"Rough diamond" is a combat sports cliché, but it is hard to think of any other way to describe the enormous talent and maddening habits of Manuel Torres.

Some thoughts on the more innovative moments.

The 1966 Fight of the Year gave us an extremely rare match up: Cus D'amato trained peek-a-boo fighter, versus shoulder rolling cutie with almost a hundred fights.

We get the chance to study some high level Muay Thai clinch work, and appreciate the schoolyard headlock.

How Britain's strongest Nak Muay boxed up Japan's greatest Karateka. With various asides.

Throwback to the beginning of the Only Bangers era.

When he handled the crafty Wei Rui, Jonathan Haggerty proved that his spurious ONE kickboxing title was for real. In his third kickboxing match, he has the chance to prove he is the governor.

What if textbook technique was holding you back?

The cold, violent technical genius of Yothin FA Group finally succumbed to the romantic, ramshackle brawling of Chiabkard. Here is a love letter to the right straight to the body.

Being cut from the UFC is often the death knell for a young prospect in mixed martial arts. The undeterrable Mason Jones went back to the drawing board and returned to the big show fighting better than ever.