backfist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of backfist
Example Sentences
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Cyborg was not fazed, delivering an eye-catching spinning backfist before landing another takedown, but momentum would swing back in Pacheco's favour in the third.
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After a slow start Wood grew into the fight, finding a home for her strikes in the second round and continuing into the third, with the highlight being an eye-catching spinning backfist which wobbled Ukraine's Moroz.
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But, despite being dominated for the overwhelming majority of the bout, it was Pettis who found the fight-ending moment as he followed up a missed head-kick attempt with a spinning backfist that connected cleanly to knock out Horiguchi in spectacular fashion.
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Sandhagen, 29, appeared to start the better of the pair, but Yan, 28, got better as the fight went on and, when he dropped 'The Sandman' in the third round with a spinning backfist, the momentum swung firmly in Yan's favour as he ran out the unanimous decision victor with scores of 49-46 on all three scorecards.
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The pair battled back and forth through round two, with a spinning backfist from Bahati drawing gasps from the crowd.
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