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Harry Davies

Referee gets dropped by heavyweight kickboxer whilst trying to separate fighters

A referee was accidentally knocked down by heavyweight kickboxer Antonio Plazibat during a fight at Glory Collision 5.

Croatian kickboxer Plazibat was in action over the weekend as he fought Tariq Osaro in Rotterdam, Holland for the interim Glory heavyweight title. Plazibat lost the fight as he was stopped in the fifth round by his teammate Osaro, but the heavyweight almost scored a knockout of his own earlier in the fight.

As referee Edward Strijkert stepped in to separate the two heavy hitters when the bell sounded at the end of the second round, Plazibat threw an overhand right that accidentally landed on the chin of Strijkert, instead of his opponent. Strijkert dropped to his knees after absorbing the heavy punch but got back to his feet just moments later.

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