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Triumphant Kongo 'didn't see anything'

ESPN staff
June 27, 2011
Cheick Kongo was in a bad way before knocking out Pat Barry in the UFC Live main event © Getty Images
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Cheick Kongo confessed he can't remember seeing anything during his incredible knockout victory over Pat Barry at UFC Live.

Kongo came about as close to defeat as a fighter possibly can before turning the entire main event on its head in Pittsburgh. Having been dropped twice, Kongo did a chicken dance and then threw out a desperation uppercut that snatched victory.

The Wolf's Lair fighter's triumph will go down as one of the greatest come-from-behind wins in UFC history, but Kongo admits he will need to watch it back to remember what happened.

"I didn't see anything. I couldn't imagine what's going on," said Kongo. "I just remember saying, 'Whoa, OK, he dropped me down, so something happened.' So, I had to come back quickly.

"I was decollated (decapitated), like the lift -- you know, go down and go up. When he hit me, I said, 'Whoa!' I knew I had to come back right away because I can't let him be very confident from this position.

"I can say it was lucky, but I just worked all the defence I could do for this fight. The good thing was I have a good chin."

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