Two young men, both in red shirts, one in gray shorts the other in brown, engage in an MMA street fight with boxing gloves. They dance around each other, feeling out their opponent but not willing to commit.

They appear to have a little training but it is easy to tell from their foot work and guard that neither has mid to high level boxing experience.

The fighter in the brown shorts is constantly switching stances but commits a cardinal sin in crossing his back leg over his lead leg more than once. In such a vulnerable position even a glancing blow would destabilize you and cause a knockdown. When moving you should always move the leg furthest in the direction you are travelling first.

If you ever see an opponent crossing their legs, wait for them to do it again and they will repeat that error and then swing a hook. You won’t have to land flush to have them crashing to the floor.

They continue winging punches, most often missing or hitting the gloves as bikes and mopeds speed by. It seems like a friendly affair as they touch gloves often but neither fighter is threatening anything amazing.

The man in the brown removes his shirt as we enter round two but there is little in the way of meaningful blows until a yellow moped interrupts the bout. Upon resumption the shirtless man slips two right crosses before firing back with a straight of his own. The first meaningful blow of the fight has landed and the opponent folds like a cheap deckchair, face planting in the middle of the road.

The spectators rush to his aid and help him back to his feet. He is on unsteady legs as he sways around before finally sitting down at the side of the road.

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It’s not often that you see a one-punch KO which takes 4 minutes to arrive.

The author, Nicholas Westerby, has trained boxing and kickboxing since 1995. You can watch his UFC retrospectives, predictions and fight card reactions on his Youtube channel.