CroCop Upset

Sam Cannons · 04-22-2007, 12:56 AM

What an unusual finish to ufc. A grappler knocks out a world class striker with a head kick most disappointed.

A die hard Crocop fan

Sam In Aus

Robert Allison · 04-22-2007, 08:06 AM

Wow... I never would have guessed that. I am also a big fan of Mirko and was looking forward to him fighting Couture

He was also knocked out by Kevin Randelman a while back. I wonder if he gets so focused on ground defense against grapplers that he neglects their striking.

Of course, it could also just be that the skill level in MMA has risen to the point to where there is some degree of parity.

Greg Everett · 04-22-2007, 12:04 PM

that was possible the gnarliest knockout i've ever seen... i thought his head was going to come off. not to mention the position his knee and ankle were in when he hit the deck. i think he had an apgar score of about 4 for a couple minutes there. fuuuuuudge that.

gonzaga vs cotoure is going to be very interesting...

Robert Allison · 04-22-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Everett

that was possible the gnarliest knockout i've ever seen... i thought his head was going to come off.

Yeah, I heard it was pretty nasty. I missed the fight--totally forgot it was a free event on Spike. I am hoping the clip gets uploaded to YouTube or somewhere. I would definitely like to see it.

The debate over whether Pride or the UFC has the best fighters should get interesting.

Greg Everett · 04-22-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Allison

I am hoping the clip gets uploaded to YouTube or somewhere.

no doubt that clip will top highlight lists for many years to come...

Robb Wolf · 04-22-2007, 05:03 PM

That definitely made me decide to keep most of my training in the grappling realm. Crocop has been largely undefeated in chess his whole life...I hope that is still the case.

Greg Everett · 04-22-2007, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Robb Wolf

Crocop has been largely undefeated in chess his whole life...I hope that is still the case.

i'll be shocked if he can even remember what chess is after that brain trauma.

Robert Allison · 04-22-2007, 05:29 PM

I found it on DailyMotion:

http://www.dailymotion.com/search/crocop

Holy #@$& That was brutal.

Cro Cop is often more of a counter-puncher, but he seemed very tentative. Still, very impressive performance by Gonzaga.

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Originally Posted by Robb Wolf

That definitely made me decide to keep most of my training in the grappling realm.

Yep... we train stand-up, but are very conscious of avoiding hard shots that land on the old CPU. Too many blows to the head, even at the amateur level, is bad ju-ju.

Derek Simonds · 04-22-2007, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Allison

Yep... we train stand-up, but are very conscious of avoiding hard shots that land on the old CPU. Too many blows to the head, even at the amateur level, is bad ju-ju.

Speaking of too many blows to the head, Tuesday night at No-Gi I was defending a guard pass from one of the black belt. I was spinning with him and I had my right hand on his hip and I he was trying to move into side control. Well me in my infinite wisdom tucked my head and brought my knee up to block his move. Not so good as I kneed myself right in the mouth and damn near gave him the TKO.

I woke up Wednesday wondering what the hell happened to my mouth.

Robert Allison · 04-22-2007, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek Simonds

Speaking of too many blows to the head, Tuesday night at No-Gi I was defending a guard pass from one of the black belt. I was spinning with him and I had my right hand on his hip and I he was trying to move into side control. Well me in my infinite wisdom tucked my head and brought my knee up to block his move. Not so good as I kneed myself right in the mouth and damn near gave him the TKO.

I woke up Wednesday wondering what the hell happened to my mouth.

Dude, that had to hurt. We have been working a lot on defending and escaping from side control. Getting your body into that tucked position is a good strategy; it is more difficult to flip you on to your back and you can shrimp out with a little space. Your tuck might have been a little tight, though.

It seems like the faster speed of the No-Gi game lends itself to more of those incidents. We have been working a lot of Gi lately, which tends to be a little more methodical.