MMA Spot's Best of 2009 : 넉아웃

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1) 댄 헨더슨 vs. 마이클 비스핑 (UFC 100)

During the filming of "The Ultimate Fighter: US vs UK", a heated rivalry began brewing between coaches Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping. The build-up of the feud was put into living rooms across the country leading up to UFC 100 in July. Henderson, who had been open about his distaste for Bisping while filming, got his revenge on the biggest stage in UFC history. Henderson dominated the first round by cutting off the Octagon and making Bisping circle dangerously toward his power hand. The second frame saw more of the same, only this time Bisping would not hear the closing bell. After feigning a leg kick, Henderson landed a crushing right hand on Bisping’s chin that turned the Brit’s lights out entirely. Adding insult to injury, Henderson then followed Bisping to the ground with a diving punch reminiscent of professional wrestling, and earned what was, by far, the most brutal knockout of the year.

2) 에밀리아넨코 효도르 vs. 안드레이 알롭스키 (Affliction: Day of Reckoning)

In what was a clash between the two top-ranked heavyweight fighters on the planet, Fedor Emelianenko proved once again that he is indeed the greatest heavyweight of all time. As story played out at Affliction's "Day of Reckoning" this past January, Andre Arlovski used his superior boxing skills to frustrate Emelianenko early on, keeping ‘The Russian Experiment’ on his heels for the first three minutes of the fight. After landing a powerful straight kick which pushed Fedor into the corner, Arlovski attempted to follow with a flying knee. Fedor had had enough at that point. While Arlovski was still in mid-air Emelianenko landed a thunderous overhand right which sent ‘The Pitbull’ crashing to the mat, face first, in one of the most visually stunning knockouts in MMA history, at 3:13 of the first round.

3) 료토 마치다 vs. 라샤드 에반스 (UFC 98)

Without a doubt, now UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Lyoto Machida had a banner year in 2009. Riding high off a devastating first round knockout victory of previously undefeated Thiago Silva, ‘The Dragon’ met Rashad Evans at May's UFC 98 and added another victim to his win column. After controlling the action in first round, dropping Evans, Machida proved that his “elusive” style did not simply mean backing away. The champion came out for blood in the second frame, absorbing no damage, while repeatedly tripping and dropping Evans. Machida ended the fight when he landed a devastating combination of punches that sent Evans crumbling, unconsciously, against the cage and to the canvas at 3:57 of the round. The "Machida Era" had begun.

4) 브라이언 보울스 vs. 미겔 앙헬 토레스 (WEC 42)

When facing one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world, it is expected that one would come in as an underdog. Brian Bowles had absolutely no problem showing the world that they were wrong about him when he took on the challenge at "WEC 42:Torres vs. Bowles" this past August. After a minute-long feeling out process, Miguel Torres attacked with no idea what was in store for him. Bowles countered with a short hook that quickly dropped Torres. Torres immediately began working for an armbar, while Bowles defended and began to rain down heavy blows, putting Torres to sleep for a major upset win. Bowles now wears the belt and rests atop the division as World Extreme Cagefighting's bantamweight king.

5) 에밀리아넨코 효도르 vs. 브렛 로저스 (Strikeforce: Fedor vs Rogers)

Making his second appearance on this list, Fedor Emelianenko was without question a heavy favorite going into his November bout with Brett Rogers. The heavy-handed Rogers came in looking to shock the world and made it a fight for Emelianenko in the first round, cutting the Russian early. The mohawked Rogers used his size to his advantage, even gaining a positional advantage off of an attempted takedown by Fedor. Rogers had gained a victory of sorts by making it to the second round, something Emelianenko's last five opponents failed to do. But once again, Fedor would decide that enough was enough. After slipping a looping left from Rogers, Fedor connected with a right hand so powerful that Fedor himself almost fell over throwing it. Rogers went crashing to the mat, and Fedor moved in for the kill. Effectively ending Rogers’ night at 1:48 of the second round.


6) 호세 알도 주니어 vs. 컵 스완슨 (WEC 41)

In what was both one of the quickest and most spectacular knockouts of the year, Jose Aldo nearly decapitated Cub Swanson in a mere eight seconds. Swanson came out fast, likely looking for an early takedown. However, Aldo would have none of it. The 16-1 Brazilian had Swanson's chin squarely in the crosshairs when he darted across the cage. Aldo leaped and connected with a brutal flying knee that put Swanson completely out and left multiple gashes on his face. Those eight seconds in June would lead to Aldo's spot on many top 10 lists, as well as a date with Mike Brown for the WEC featherweight title.

7) 댄 혼버클 vs. 고노 아키히로 (Sengoku: Ninth Battle)

August's Sengoku welterweight match up between UFC vet Akihiro Gono and Dan Hornbuckle provided our seventh pick. After what proved to be a nip-tuck affair for the better part of two rounds between the two, Hornbuckle was dropped by a body shot in the closing moments of the second. Hornbuckle started the third round with a vengeance. After completely dominating the round, Hornbuckle caught a body kick thrown by Gono and countered with a high kick which cracked Gono directly on the chin and melted him, leaving him out cold underneath the ropes at 2:50 of the third round.


8) 맷 해밀 vs. 마크 무노즈 (UFC 96)

Showing some new wrinkles in his skill set, Matt Hamill welcomed WEC veteran Mark Munoz to the UFC in one of the most brutal ways possible this past March. After simply swatting away Munoz’s takedowns and controlling the fight on the feet, ‘The Hammer’ pinned Munoz against the cage. Once released, Munoz tried to strafe away prompting Hamill to launch a vicious right roundhouse kick that knocked Munoz out so badly that his head connected against his own knee when he dropped, ending the bout at 3:53 of the opening frame. Munoz remained out for several minutes, but eventually walked out of the Octagon in a neck brace.

9) 안드레 위너 vs. 롤랜도 델가도 (UFC 105)
 
Coming off of a hard-fought decision loss to Ross Pearson at "The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale", Andre Winner came into November's UFC 105 looking for his first Octagon victory against fellow TUF alum Roli Delgado. Winner got just that, in impressive fashion. Delgado started the bout by landing a high kick that hardly fazed Winner. With that, Winner then began to taunt and connect at will, dropping Delgado with an overhand right. The jiu-jitsu ace would recover, but moments later, late in the round, Winner clipped Delgado with a jab, backing him up a step. The Brit followed up by crushing the same overhand right directly on the button. The punch sent Delgado timbering like a tree, leaving him unconscious and motionless on the mat.

10) 스캇 스미스 vs. 쿵 리 (Strikeforce: Evolution)

When former Strikeforce champion Cung Le returned to action after a long layoff to face Scott Smith, Le was heavily favored and he showed why early on. Le came out impressively in the first round picking Smith apart with a variety of kicks to the head and body, earning a 10-8 round in the first frame. More of the same continued in the second stanza, only Smith was able to put together some offense this time around.

Heading into the third, a fatiguing Le was ahead on points and simply had to coast his way to a victory. Scott Smith refused to let that happen. In what has become a staple of a Scott Smith bout, Smith rocked Le with a winging left hook that took Le’s legs right out from under him. Smith followed Le down to the mat and began hammering away in desperation. He would finish off Le and take home a nasty knockout which left Le a battered mess at 3:25 of the third round. Adding yet another chapter what are some of the best comebacks in the history of the sport, and closing out the year (and this list) in style.

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개인적으론 혼버클vs고노전을 이중 베스트로

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자롭스키가 없네

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뭐니 뭐니해도 혼버클 vs 고노가 베스트~!

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효도르가 알롭스키에게 선사했던 공중카운터는 최고였음. 그리고 마쿼트가 마이아에게 선사했던 원펀치도 참 멋졌고..

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앤실 vs 그리핀이 없네..

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댄 핸더슨의 비스핑 확인사살은 다시 봐도 ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ죽은넘 한번 더 죽이기 ㄷㄷㄷㄷ영혼까지 보낼 기세 ㄷㄷㄷㄷ

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