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Video: Barenuckle boxing match in Myanmar ends with brutal spinning backfist KO

Thursday 12.14.2017 11:00pm ET  |  View Full Article

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    The last quarter of 2017 has seen some powerful combat sports knockouts and a finish from Southeast Asia could rank with the best of them.

    In Myanmar, a Lethwei (a form of barenuckle boxing) bout ended in definitive fashion when one fighter landed a wicked spinning backfist that left his opponent flat on the mat.

    See a clip of the stunning strike above.

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