VIDEO: Olympic Medalist Scores Nasty 3-Second Headkick KO at Fury Challenger Series 7

Robelis Despaigne has spoiled the debut of Stevie Payne with a stunning three-second head-kick KO at Fury Challenger Series 7 on September 24. Despaigne came out and immediately launched a thudding high kick right-hand combination which sparked his opponent out cold:
Robelis Despaigne with a 3 second knockout!!!!pic.twitter.com/JJqOVCElSO
— Fury FC (@FuryFightingTX) September 24, 2023
Standing a whopping 6'7" tall, Despaigne is now undefeated in three professional outings, finishing all three by way of knockout. If the three-second knockout wasn't impressive enough, "The Bad Boy" has improved on his previous knockout record of 12 seconds.
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Despaigne was an Olympic finisher, earning bronze in men's 80kg+ Taekwondo at the 2012 games. Despite being 35 years of age, Despaigne remains a hot prospect in heavyweight MMA where older fighters usually prosper into their early forties. Keep an eye on this heavyweight phenom.
Fury Challenger Series 7 also saw some other brutal finishes, with Sean Kennard securing a doctor's stoppage TKO after pulverizing Illias Faquiri with crucifix elbows:
Sean Kennard defeats Illias Faquri via doctor stoppage#FuryCS7
— Fury FC (@FuryFightingTX) September 24, 2023
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Patrick Olimna also improved his amateur record to 2-0 with a thudding head kick knockout of Artlon Ardrey to kick off the card. The two were trading hard blows before Olinma sparked his foe with a head kick that was timed perfectly on a takedown entry.
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Patrick Olinma knocks out Arlton Ardrey to kick off #FuryCS7 pic.twitter.com/DwgvvWl1Sp
— Fury FC (@FuryFightingTX) September 24, 2023
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