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Moments after dispatching his opponent, Dusan Dzakic went to work saving the man’s life.

Dzakic, a Serbian MMA fighter, won his bout at Serbian Battle Championship 4 in December by submitting Croatian fighter Sebastijan Emini with a chokehold. Emini’s tapout came not a moment too soon, as the Croatian was literally choking to death in Dzakic’s grasp.

Deadspin’s Kevin Draper spotted footage of the scary moment (tapout occurs around the 4:15 mark). Dzakic released Emini, recognized the danger before him and immediately began helping to resuscitate his opponent.

Emini eventually recovered thanks to Dzakic and the help of the medical staff. Even more, he had the strength to stand as the judge awarded Dzakic his victory.

The two men shook hands after the fight in what appeared to be an earnest show of mutual respect.

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