knock cold
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Inside the opening three minutes they gave away a ruck penalty which Pollard narrowly put wide before Kyle Sinckler collided with the elbow of Mapimpi and was knocked cold, necessitating a lengthy stoppage.
From The Guardian
Rudolph appeared to be knocked cold immediately by the hit, then his head bounced off the turf when he fell to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times
To resolve disputes, or even just for sport, men in the same village whacked each other over the head with enormous clubs until one combatant quit or was knocked cold.
From Scientific American
Earlier in the game he was knocked cold and diagnosed with a concussion.
From New York Times
Later, Rogan deflected criticism of Overeem’s unsportsmanlike claim by noting that interviewing a guy moments after he’s been knocked cold is folly.
From Washington Post
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