Veteran fighter and MMA enthusiast Shonie Carter has seen a lot of things during his 12 years in the sport, but he***8217;s never witnessed anything like what he saw on Friday night.
While serving as a guest referee at the May 16 Legends of Fighting event, Carter witnessed an eight-second double-knockout in a bout between first-time pros Tyler Bryan and Shaun Parker.
***8220;My first thought was ***8216;holy [expletive],'***8221; Carter told MMAjunkie.com (MMA Junkie | UFC and MMA news, rumors, live blogs and videos). ***8220;Then my second thought was that someone needs to get in here and make sure the guys were OK.***8221;
Bryan and Parker were both making their professional debuts at the event, which took place at the 8 Seconds Saloon in Indianapolis. Just seconds into the fight, they simultaneously connected on right hooks, and both were instantly knocked out.
Luckily, both guys soon awoke and were OK. In fact, Carter was downright baffled about one post-fight conversation.
***8220;It was actually kind of amusing to me because one fighter***8217;s father was trying to tell me his son was OK to continue (fighting),***8221; Carter said. ***8220;I was like, ***8216;Your son just got knocked out, and his opponent just got knocked out. It***8217;s over.'***8221;
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