A liver shot or liver punch is a punch, kick, or knee strike to the right side of the ribcage that damages the liver. Blunt force to the liver can be excruciatingly painful, and an especially effective shot will incapacitate a person instantly.[1] Thus, in combat sports, liver shots often result in technical knockouts (TKOs).
A classic liver punch, being a left hook to the liver, thrown as a counter while ducking under the opponent's jab
Because in humans the liver is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, below the diaphragm, a liver punch is usually made with the left hand, or the left hook in infighting, or the regular short body hook, in a short and quick manner. The drive is usually made under and to the front of the ninth and tenth ribs upward to the base of the shoulder blade toward the spine. The punch shocks the liver, the largest glandorgan, and a center of blood circulation, and causes the victim to lose focus and drive, and can cause a breathless feeling in the victim. It is usually delivered when feinting an opponent to lead with his right, which leaves the body exposed; the attacker then steps in and delivers a short, stiff uppercut, over the liver, which will likely leave the average man incapacitated. Most of the time, however, a liver punch is unintentional. It begins as a left hook to the body, but as the defending boxer puts his elbow down and begins to roll with the punch, the back is exposed. Thus, the attacking boxer is frequently offered either the arm or the back of the ribs, the latter of which he will usually take instead.
Notable examples of liver shots in combat sport include:
Vitali Klitschko knocked out Tony Bradham with a liver shot during the second round of his professional debut.
Bas Rutten repeatedly knocked down Jason DeLucia with liver punches during their 1996 Pancrase fight, rupturing DeLucia's liver and earning a TKO victory.[2]
Vasyl Lomachenko tko'd Jorge Linares in the 10th round to win the WBA Lightweight title, and become the fastest man in history to become a three division champion, on May 12, 2018.
Stipe Miocic used repeated liver shots in the 4th round of his second fight against Daniel Cormier. The liver shots weakened Cormier and allowed Miocic to setup the final flurry of punches which resulted in a TKO and Miocic regaining the Heavyweight title at UFC 241, August 2019.[16]
Luke Campbell was knocked down in the 7th round by Ryan Garcia by a left punch to the liver in January 2021.
Naoya Inoue scored three knockdowns in the span of three rounds, each one with a left hook to the liver of Michael Dasmariñas, to win via third-round stoppage, June 19, 2021.
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A liver shot or liver punch is a punch kick or knee strike to the right side of the ribcage that damages the liver Blunt force to the liver can be excruciatingly painful and an especially effective shot will incapacitate a person instantly 1 Thus in combat sports liver shots often result in technical knockouts TKOs A classic liver punch being a left hook to the liver thrown as a counter while ducking under the opponent s jab Because in humans the liver is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen below the diaphragm a liver punch is usually made with the left hand or the left hook in infighting or the regular short body hook in a short and quick manner The drive is usually made under and to the front of the ninth and tenth ribs upward to the base of the shoulder blade toward the spine The punch shocks the liver the largest gland organ and a center of blood circulation and causes the victim to lose focus and drive and can cause a breathless feeling in the victim It is usually delivered when feinting an opponent to lead with his right which leaves the body exposed the attacker then steps in and delivers a short stiff uppercut over the liver which will likely leave the average man incapacitated Most of the time however a liver punch is unintentional It begins as a left hook to the body but as the defending boxer puts his elbow down and begins to roll with the punch the back is exposed Thus the attacking boxer is frequently offered either the arm or the back of the ribs the latter of which he will usually take instead Front kicks and spinning back kicks which are commonly associated with karate and taekwondo can also target the liver to great effect Examples EditNotable examples of liver shots in combat sport include Vitali Klitschko knocked out Tony Bradham with a liver shot during the second round of his professional debut Bas Rutten repeatedly knocked down Jason DeLucia with liver punches during their 1996 Pancrase fight rupturing DeLucia s liver and earning a TKO victory 2 Micky Ward knocked down Arturo Gatti with a liver punch in May 2002 Mirko Filipovic knocked down Heath Herring with his signature left roundhouse kick to the liver in June 2003 at PRIDE 26 Bernard Hopkins knocked Oscar De La Hoya out with a liver shot in 2004 Amir Khan knocked Marcos Maidana down in the first round of their fight with a liver shot in 2010 3 Alistair Overeem knocked down Brock Lesnar with a liver kick at UFC 141 December 2011 4 Gennady Golovkin knocked Matthew Macklin out with a liver shot in June 2013 Daniel Geale sent Darren Barker to the canvas in the sixth round of their fight with a liver shot in 2013 Ronda Rousey knocked Sara McMann down with a knee to the liver at UFC 170 February 2014 5 Lyoto Machida knocked down C B Dollaway with a liver kick in December 2014 at UFC Fight Night Machida vs Dollaway 6 Canelo Alvarez knocked out Liam Smith following a devastating left hook to the liver in round 9 September 2016 7 Anderson Silva rocked Daniel Cormier with a left kick to the liver late in the final third round at UFC 200 July 2016 8 Jake Ellenberger knocked Matt Brown down with a left kick to the liver at UFC 201 July 2016 9 Olivier Aubin Mercier knocked Evan Dunham down with a knee to the liver at UFC 225 April 2018 10 Vasyl Lomachenko tko d Jorge Linares in the 10th round to win the WBA Lightweight title and become the fastest man in history to become a three division champion on May 12 2018 Poliana Botelho knocked Syuri Kondo down with a left kick to the liver at UFC Fight Night Maia vs Usman May 2018 11 Ben Saunders knocked Jake Ellenberger down with a short knee to the liver at UFC Fight Night 131 Rivera vs Moraes June 2018 12 Jose Aldo knocked Jeremy Stephens down with a left punch to the liver at UFC on Fox Alvarez vs Poirier 2 July 2018 13 Canelo Alvarez defeated Rocky Fielding by TKO after repeatedly downing Fielding with liver shots December 2018 14 Michal Oleksiejczuk knocked Gian Villante out with a left punch to the liver at UFC Fight Night Blachowicz vs Santos February 2019 15 Stipe Miocic used repeated liver shots in the 4th round of his second fight against Daniel Cormier The liver shots weakened Cormier and allowed Miocic to setup the final flurry of punches which resulted in a TKO and Miocic regaining the Heavyweight title at UFC 241 August 2019 16 Luke Campbell was knocked down in the 7th round by Ryan Garcia by a left punch to the liver in January 2021 Naoya Inoue scored three knockdowns in the span of three rounds each one with a left hook to the liver of Michael Dasmarinas to win via third round stoppage June 19 2021 Usman Nurmagomedov finished Manny Muro at Bellator 263 scoring a TKO on July 30 2021 Brandon Moreno used a liver kick to put down Kai Kara France which led to a TKO at UFC 277 July 30 2022 Irene Aldana finished Macy Chiasson with a liver kick from the bottom scoring a TKO at UFC 279 on September 10 2022 References Edit A fight doctor explains the effectiveness of liver shots plus some techniques on YouTube The 10 Best Signature Moves in MMA Bas Rutten s liver shot is 1 Khan wins dramatic war with Maidana ESPN co uk Retrieved 2019 02 25 Hemminger Brian 2011 12 31 UFC 141 results recap Alistair Overeem vs Brock Lesnar fight review and analysis MMAmania com Retrieved 2019 02 25 UFC 170 Ronda Rousey dominates Sara McMann bout ends in controversial fashion sports yahoo com Retrieved 2019 02 25 Sherdog com Lyoto Machida Body Kick Short Circuits C B Dollaway in UFC Fight Night Main Event Sherdog Retrieved 2019 02 25 Canelo vs Smith results Alvarez scores ninth round TKO with massive body shot CBSSports com Retrieved 2019 05 16 Morning Report DC admits to being in awe of Silva MMA Fighting Retrieved 2018 05 20 UFC 201 results Jake Ellenberger stuns Matt Brown early then upsets him with body kick MMAjunkie 2016 07 31 Retrieved 2019 02 25 UFC 223 results Olivier Aubin Mercier takes out Evan Dunham in 53 seconds MMAjunkie 2018 04 08 Retrieved 2019 02 25 UFC Fight Night 129 results Poliana Botelho liver kick shuts down Syuri Kondo in 33 seconds MMAjunkie 2018 05 20 Retrieved 2019 02 25 UFC Fight Night 131 results Ben Saunders takes out Jake Ellenberger with brutal knee MMAjunkie 2018 06 02 Retrieved 2018 06 03 UFC on FOX 30 results Jose Aldo stops Jeremy Stephens with first round body shot MMAjunkie 2018 07 29 Retrieved 2019 02 25 Alvarez drops Fielding four times in dominant win ESPN com 2018 12 16 Retrieved 2019 05 16 UFC Prague results Michal Oleksiejczuk body shot fells Gian Villante MMAjunkie 2019 02 23 Retrieved 2019 02 25 UFC 241 video recap Stipe Miocic avenges loss finishes Daniel Cormier in fourth round Bloody Elbow 2019 08 18 Retrieved 2019 08 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liver shot amp oldid 1145743548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
