Mid-Year Awards: 10 Best KO's Of 2009
by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 26, 2009 9:00 AM EDT
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Well, as we have done with the best fights and submissions of 2009, we are now going to finish with the 10 best KO's of 2009 thus far. We've seen all kinds of KO's from head kicks, to spinning back fists, to double flying knees. Let's see who made the list below in no particular order:
- Lyoto Machida vs. Rashad Evans, UFC 98
- Jose Aldo vs. Cub Swanson, WEC 41
- Matt Hamill vs. Mark Munoz, UFC 96
- Brett Rogers vs. Andrei Arlovski, Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
- Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski, Affliction 2
- Vitor Belfort vs. Matt Lindland, Affliction 2
- Yahir Reyes vs. Estevan Payan, Bellator 6
- Ben Henderson vs. Shane Roller, WEC 40
- Paulo Thiago vs. Josh Koscheck, UFC 95
- Dan Hardy vs. Rory Markham, UFC 95
Give me your thoughts and feel free to list any other KO's that you thought should have made the list.
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As far as significance to the sport: Definitely Machida over Evans. My personal favorite to watch was Brett Rogers over Andrei Arlovski.
by SlickRick00 on Jun 26, 2009 9:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta suck for AA…making the list twice….smh.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 26, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fedor over Arlovski was by far my favorite.
Aldo putting a vagina on Cub’s head was so quick and brutal.
by The Real T-Bone on Jun 26, 2009 9:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hardy’s win over Markham was nice as well…son fell like a sack of potatoes…lol.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 26, 2009 9:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the way Rashad falls makes that knockout so much better
by Charles Walker on Jun 26, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yea
it was kinda cro copish….the way he fell backwards…
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 26, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Though it hurts me because I really like Rashad, here you go.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Jun 26, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
REC'D!
LOL…damn they did my man wrong!
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 26, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aldo’s double flying knee on Swanson, that was sick. Vitor’s KO over Lindland was scary. I thought Lindland was dead for a couple of minutes. There were some crazy KOs this year, and we’re only half way through 09.
" Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated "
- Hemingway
by Hellsing on Jun 26, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That insane overhand right from Fedor knocking Arlovski out cold.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Jun 26, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking about picking that but it just occured to me that it was more due to Arlovski’s mistake than to Fedor’s punch. If you look back at it, Fedor’s technique was pretty sloppy. Head down, eyes closed is not the way to throw a punch.
" Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated "
- Hemingway
by Hellsing on Jun 26, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what I like about it though – it came from pure instinct in a situation where son was PRESSURED.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Jun 26, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
But it just kinda came outta nowhere….which made it great.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 26, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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