- minotauro11
- 4th Degree Black Belt
- Member Since 2011.01.06
My MMA Rankings
2010 Greatest MMA Knockouts
Great year of fights, not necessarily a great year of KO's though. I think these were my favorites.
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1
- Griffin vs. Gomi
- Takanori Gomi | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2010 | UFC on Versus 2
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Nasty punch from Gomi, it sent Griffin face first into the canvas. Tyson was out cold, from just one punch. Gomi resurrected his career with that knockout.
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2
- Lawler vs. Manhoef
- Robbie Lawler | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2010 | Strikeforce
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This was a bummer, I really wanted Manhoef to win, but you can't take away from Lawler's spectacular comeback knockout.
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3
- Duffee vs. Russow
- Mike Russow | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2010 | UFC 114
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Another awesome comeback KO, I stopped paying attention to the fight because it seemed like it was just gonna be two more minutes of a beatdown from Duffee. Russow had other plans and finished Duffee brutally (with the weakest follow up punch I've ever seen).
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4
- Hardy vs. Condit
- Carlos Condit | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2010 | UFC 120
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I went crazy when Condit knocked Hardy out. I thought Condit would win, but not like that. Condit shut Hardy's big mouth with one gigantic punch.
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5
- Jung vs. Roop
- George Roop | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2010 | WEC 51
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Another sad KO. After TKZ's classic fight with Garcia, everyone hopped on his band wagon, but Roop sent a lot of these new fan's packing after putting Jung out cold with a big head kick. (For the record, I am still on Jung's bandwagon).
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6
- Branch vs. Harris
- Gerald Harris | KO/TKO | Round 3
- 2010 | UFC 116
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I don't know if Branch was pulling guard, or looking for a triangle, but either way, it didn't work. Harris channeled his inner Slampage and finished him brutally.
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7
- Machida vs. Rua II
- Maurício Rua | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2010 | UFC 113
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Their first fight was a technical battle of leg and body kicks. Although most felt Rua won, the judges saw it differently. Rua came in with a new strategy, run forward swinging for the fences. It worked, and he dropped Machida before mounting him and putting him unconscious.
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8
- Sandro vs. Kanomata
- Marlon Sandro | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2010 | Sengoku 12
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Sandro finished Kanomata with his signature uppercut. Kanomata was knocked out before he hit the ground.
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9
- Daley vs. Smith
- Paul Daley | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2010 | Strikeforce
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Smith looked bad at welterweight, and Daley made him pay. Daley unloaded on him with heavy leather and dropped him face first into the canvas.
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10
- Silva vs. Kyle
- Antônio Silva | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2010 | Strikeforce
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After getting dropped in the first, Silva got mount and went ape **** on kyle in the second for a nasty ground and pound KO.
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