Lowering your Opponents Guard for the Knockout?

Question

What is your favourite way of lowering your opponents guard for a knockout punch.

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Answer 1

smash there jaw with your elbow

Answer 2

Fake a shot (takedown) and then come over top with an overhand right.

Answer 3

Loads and loads of Body shots.

Answer 4

He usually will lower it himself when he throws a punch. Watch how your oponent throws a jab or a punch. Most inexperienced fighters will bring their jabs and punches back much lower than when they were thrown. (they drop their punching arm)  for example if an opponent throws a punch from  his cheek bone level guard  he will pull it back to his shoulder (sometimes even lower) level. You can counter over the top of his returning arm.

Answer 5

i love punching the opponents front hand down with a jab and then driving your back hand through to the now unguarded head..

Answer 6

getting really close and THROUGH the guard. close enough to transition to a clean elbows, knees, headbutt and than transitioning to takedown + ground and pound. other than that, manipulating balance and landing some 3-5's (medium to strongest hit)

Answer 7

middle kicks, feinting, trapping in the right circumstances...but my absolute favorite way is to just blast them before they attack...if its eminent that they are going to attack...i wont wait. catch em on the way in.

either that or low kicks...kick their shin or knee and put them a bit off their base and it doesnt matter if their hands are up or not...they are distracted and weak for a moment.

wich is one good way enter into trapping...it really can work in real fights.

he starts to step in and i fake a jab and kick him in the shin, pak sao his arm and blast him. which usually isnt the knockout blow...but it bewilders them enough to follow up.

Answer 8

i love a good snap kick to the babymaker works every time

Answer 9

a hard, snapping roundhouse kick to the ribs will cause him to drop his guard. follow with a sweet hook to the jaw - job done!

Answer 10

A common street fight method is to throw spare change between his legs.