Sherdog’s Top 10: 2011’s Best Knockouts

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#7 -- Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry
UFC Live 4
June 26, 2011
Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh

Kongo appeared to be out on his feet -- until he put Barry to sleep with a short right uppercut. In what will undoubtedly go down as one of the most improbable comebacks in mixed martial arts history, the chiseled Frenchman survived nearly being stopped and flattened Barry with one punch 2:39 into the opening round. Barry cracked Kongo with a sizzling overhand right that dropped him where he stood and swarmed to finish. Referee Dan Miragliotta appeared close to stopping it and even made brief contact with the two fighters, but he gave Kongo, a proven 24-fight veteran, the benefit of the doubt. Moments later, Barry lay unconscious on the mat, his right leg bent beside him, his open eyes staring blankly into space.

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