The 2021 Heavies Awards: Knockout of The Year - WINNER: JIRI VS. REYES

[Substance Abuse]

It's that time Ladies and Gentlemen, where we decide which tribute provided to us by the following Mixed Martial Artists for the Just Bleed God was most worthy of praise, and the title of the Heavies Knockout of the Year Award!!!

YOU HAVE UNTIL 5PM ON 01/07/22 TO PLACE YOUR VOTE!!!

2021 Heavies MMA Knockout of the Year Award



And the Nominees are...

Corey Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar
UFC Fight Night 184 - R1 0:28 - Flying Knee

Jiří Procházka vs. Dominick Reyes
UFC on ESPN 23 - R2, 4:29 - Spinning Back Elbow

Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal
UFC 261 - R2, 1:02 - KO Punch

Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
UFC Fight Night 185 - R2, 1:26 - KO Punch

Rose Namajunas vs. Weili Zhang
UFC 261 - R1, 1:18 - Head Kick

Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Bellator 272 - R4, 3:24 - Spinning Backfist


Francis Ngannou vs. Stipe Miocic II
UFC 260 - R2, 0:52 - KO Punch

Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor II
UFC 257 - R2, 2:32 - KO Punches

Dan Hooker vs. Michael Chandler
UFC 257 - R1, 2:30 - TKO Punches

Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler
UFC 262 - R2, 0:19 - TKO Punches

Emily Ducote vs. Danielle Taylor
Invicta FC 44 - R1, 2:52 - KO Punch and Head Kick

 

[Cooliox]

Jiří Procházka vs. Dominick Reyes

Hands down... what a fight leading up to the KO combo straight out of a video game... had me screaming in excitement when watching live.

 

[Jozo Sha]

Awesome thread, I voted Jiri v. Reyes, it was BRUTAL.

 

[Kryptt]

HELLBOWCOPTER!!!!!!

(yas had ta know it was commin....)

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Voted Jiri, but seeing that Ducote one again reminded me of how cool it looked in real time.

But the most satisfying one was seeing Conor go lights out.

 

[Substance Abuse]

As much as it hurts me to enjoy it, as I think that the second and third Edgar/Maynard fights feature some of the best comebacks of all time, that Sandhagen knee on Frankie is possibly a top five walk-off knockout of all time.

That's my vote.

If you consider circumstance, I think Pettis/Horiguchi is second.

 

[Ares Black]

Jiri-Reyes will probably win, and rightfully so, although Sandhagen-Edgar was goddamn spectacular too.

My favourite UFC knockout isn't even on the list, when Ignacio Bahamondes wheelkicked Roosevelt Roberts with seconds to go.

Voted Ducote, because it's one of the most savage WMMA KOs of all time, and it needs my vote more than Jiri-Reyes or Sandhagen-Edgar.

 

[Jose Beehive]

Sandhagen for me, just so smooth and effortless.

Pettis and Jiri joint 2nd.

 

[Frank McEdgar]

Either Lewis or Big Frank

HW KO's are in a league of their own.

 

[El Fernas]

Usman vs Masvidal, but Sandhagen's was also a thing of beauty, cant see why Jiri has so many votes.

 

[Eternalwarriorking]

The combination of aesthetics, brutally consequential damage, and predatory finishing instincts on display in Jiri's sequence makes this the natural choice for me.

 

[Gio]

Great job on the thread, @Substance Abuse!

TIME TO VOTE GUYS!

(Voted for Emily Ducote's headkick KO btw. It's just so beautiful to watch, especially in slo-mo)

 

[Kryptt]

TIME TO VOTE GUYS!

 

[GBJohn]

I voted Ducote. Taylor was essentially out from the punch, and that kind of power is rare at 115. The Mortal Kombat finish was just icing on the cake.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Yeah I’m just gonna shamelessly go ahead and vote for Jiri. That shit was gnarly. Such a slick and powerful elbow

 

[Post 2 Decision]

Jiri, but vote is missing 1 of the top 3 and another of the top 10

Ignacio Bahamondes

Chris Barnett

 

[ignorant MMA fan]

While Sandhagen and Jiri looked spectacular, I went with Pettis/Horiguchi. I had actually turned the fight off after 3 because I thought it was a wrap.

H/M: Jake vs TWood.

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Jiri, but vote is missing 1 of the top 3 and another of the top 10

Ignacio Bahamondes

Chris Barnett

Oh shit I forgot about the Chris Barnett ko

 

[HatKick]

Usman vs Masvidal, but Sandhagen's was also a thing of beauty, cant see why Jiri has so many votes.

Usman's KO is like a photorealistic painting of a beautiful woman with Mozart playing in the background. Jiri's KO is like an abstract painting by Van Gogh after he went crazy and cut his ear off. To each his own.

 

[Ares Black]

I voted Ducote. Taylor was essentially out from the punch, and that kind of power is rare at 115. The Mortal Kombat finish was just icing on the cake.

It did have a very strong Mortal Kombat vibe to it.