Andrey Koreshkov landed one of the nastiest spinning back kicks you'll see this month.- This is because it connected with Chance Rencountre's body, and wrecked his entire world.
Bellator MMA fighter Andrey Koreshkov wrecked his opponent's world Saturday with a nasty spinning back kick to the body.
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There is an undeniable difference between scoring a knockout because of a strike to the head, and securing a finish because of a shot to the body.
One to the skull can cause a person's senses to separate. They collapse to the canvas, and wake up with a severe concussion, and a horrible loss.
But a blow to the body can cause bruising that can be felt for days, if not weeks afterward.
A sadistic fighter seeking violence looks for finishes by striking the body.
At the Bellator 274 event held inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Koreshkov showed that he is one of those fighters against Chance Rencountre.
And boy, was it beautiful to see.
Koreshkov scored his knockout in the very first round, and you can watch it right here:
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"It's what we prepared for," Koreshkov said after the win, in a statement sent to Insider. "The spinning back-kick is like a tradition for [MMA team] Storm School."
Currently ranked No.9 in Bellator's welterweight division, Koreshkov could find himself placed higher after his win is factored in to the next update.
He already has his next opponent in mind, and challenged English fighter Paul Daley to throw hands. "I know one guy – Paul Daley – I want to kick his ass. He doesn't like wrestling just like me. We will show a great stand-up fight and I will knock him out."
Koreshkov, aptly nicknamed "The Spartan," advanced his pro MMA record to 25 wins (13 knockouts, four submissions, and eight decisions) against four losses.
Elsewhere in the card,
Storley took home the unanimous decision win with scores of (48-47, 50-45, and 49-46).
"I was stung for a little bit but I was playing and moving," said Storley after the fight, in a statement sent to Insider.
"And then he started wearing himself out and I landed it. I'm a fighter now. That proved it right there. Any doubt I ever had about taking a punch, fighting the best guys – that's the No. 4 guy in the world – and I just beat him.
"It was 25 minutes on the feet. That was the most fun I've ever had competing in my life."
He continued by remarking that he is now yearning for a title shot in the welterweight division. "I want the belt," he said. "That's why I got in this business … I want to be the best in the world and I want the title next."
Earlier in the card, Bellator mega prospect Aviv Gozali suffered a shock loss — the first of his career — when he was upset by Bobby King in a dominant performance.