3<\/p>\n Kazama said he’s glad to be alive after being brutally knocked outCredit: Getty<\/p>\n The Japanese fighter found himself on his back in the final 60 seconds of round one, when his opponent summoned the strength to lift him straight above his head.<\/p>\n Both men knew what was coming as Kazama found himself in mid-air on the shoulders of Smith, who proceeded to drive his opponent with maximum force into the canvas.<\/p>\n Smith used his left hand to make sure Kazama felt the full wrath of his brutal powerbomb as the back of his head smashed the floor.<\/p>\n Kazama was instantly knocked out as he lay on the floor motionless, and Smith made sure the fight was over by following up with two successive right hands.<\/p>\n Members of the MMA fraternity were worried for the state of Kazama’s health in the aftermath of the finish.<\/p>\n However, the 28-year-old cleared up any doubts through a social media post that asserted that, although he will certainly be feeling the pain, he is just fine.<\/p>\n What did Toshiomi Kazama say after UFC Vegas 109?<\/p>\n “Defeat at Five Guys,” Kazama wrote on X, pictured at the popular restaurant in Vegas.<\/p>\n “For now, I’m just really glad to be alive…”<\/p>\n Fans were quick with their reactions to the insane KO too.<\/p>\n One took to X in response to the finish and wrote: “Knock out of the year right there. Absolutely ruthless finish.”<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Kazama was rendered unconscious after the brutal finishCredit: ESPN\/UFC<\/p>\n A second said: “That was really horrendous.<\/p>\n While others were left concerned with the nature of Smith’s finish.<\/p>\n A third added: “That move needs to be banned.”<\/p>\n And a fourth said the powerbomb ‘should be taken out’ of Dana White<\/a>‘s promotion.<\/p>\n Kazama emerged through Road to UFC, an MMA event featuring Asian prospects fighting for UFC contracts, in 2022.<\/p>\n He won his entry bout to the UFC via unanimous decision and has since gone 1-3 in MMA’s biggest league.<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Smith, who is just 22 years old, is undefeated in two UFC boutsCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Smith, meanwhile, came through Dana White’s Contender Series last year and is undefeated in two UFC fights.<\/p>\n![\"Kazama](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/r-l-elijah-smith-knocks-1015483481.jpg\")
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