Wild scene: Karate Combat president chokes out cornerman who sparked brawl mid event
Things get wild at Karate Combat, and apparently, that includes the brass getting physically involved.
At Fridayâs Karate Kombat 47, which took place in Orlando, Fla., Karate Combat president Asim Zaidi choked out a corner man, who was involved in a brawl during the event. Zaidi went behind the corner man, put him in a rear-naked choke, and then left him unconscious on the ground mid-skirmish.
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Karate Combat president chokes cornerman unconscious in wild brawl at Karate Combat 47
You can watch the video of the incident below:
The brawl happened after the decision reading of Luis Melendez vs. Will Esparza. Melendez won the bout by unanimous decision, and then almost immediately began to taunt Esparzaâs corner. Esparzaâs corner didnât take the gestures kindly and rushed into the pit, sparking the brawl.
Security didnât let things escalate and immediately intervened along with the promotionâs president, who went on to choke the corner man. Once they brought the corner man back to consciousness and diffused the situation, Esparzaâs team was escorted out of the pit.