MMA star Mzwandile Hlongwa delivered a contender for knockout of the year Saturday with a chilling, one-two combination to floor Torbjorn Madsen — as social media users likened the finish to something out of “Street Fighter.”
Hlongwa lived uꦿp his nickname of “Shakebone” with a devastating technique mirroring one seen in the legendary fighting franchise game.
After a quick combination, Hlongwa unleashed a lightning-quick spinning elbow at Madsen during the🐟 EFC 75 encounter in Cape Town.
That technique completely fooled Madsen –- who subsequently dropped his hands in anticipation of clinch work — and landed flush across the Norwegian’s chin.
The MMA star took multiple blows to t๊he head before eventually dropping to the canvas, as ♈the 5-foot-11, 185-pounder Hlongwa celebrated a sensational win.
One of the stunned commentators perfectly summed up the spectacular incident saying: “Oh my g꧑oodness, oh my goodness, what just happened!
“One-Two! That was a massive shot. He set it up with a punch and he fell down like a piece of lu𝓰mber.”
As video footage emerged of the knockout, one social media user simply posted﷽ a gif of the street fighter video character.
Madsen was supervised by medical staff and taken out of the arena on a stretcher, but after recovering from the brutal KO he told TV 2: “I’m in the ambulance now.
“I’m going to a check in the hospital. Everything is fine. This can happen, it’s fun. Well done by him.”
Hlongwa has won his last four fightꦿs after that furious first-round knockout triumph over Norwegian Madsen, who was previously unbeaten in five fights.
The South African-born fighter haജs size and str𝓡ong physical tools to go with his vicious power.
This win will likely put him on the radar of some larger promotions — after all, they don’t call him the “Shakebone” for nothing.