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
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
But that argument becomes more difficult to sustain when there are pictures flying around the world of him flat on his back having been knocked cold for a third time.
From BBC
Then Hartley took a knee to the head making a tackle, appeared knocked cold and was stretchered off the field, and the inexperienced Luke Cowan-Dickie was rushed on to take his place.
From BBC
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