This is terrifying.
Mzwandile Hlongwa is far from a household name in mixed martial arts but he's enjoying some new-found mainstream appreciation for his knockout victory this weekend.
Hlongwa's opponent Torbjorn Madsen literally didn't know what hit him just over a minute into the pair's fight on the EFC 75 card on Saturday night as he was out cold before he hit the mat thanks to a thudding spinning back elbow out of nowhere.
So many one-two combinations are used as range-finders in striking but there was nothing tentative about Hlongwa's as he used it to spin and render Madsen unconscious while still standing.
Hlongwa even managed to land a couple of clean shots as Madsen fell to his back but the referee thankfully saved the Norwegian fighter from even worse punishment.
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The South African middleweight will likely never hit another opponent as cleanly as he did this weekend and he's clearly become rather fond of a knockout, having finished each of his last three opponents.
Madsen was 5-0 going into Saturday night but he will never forget his first career defeat as it is bound to feature on MMA highlight reels for years to come.
If you see a better knockout this year, consider yourself lucky because this is absolutely devastating.
