Twenty years in the past to the day, Mirko Cro Cop delivered an iconic head kick towards the extremely expert Russian-born Alexander Emelianenko. This could result in a match between the Croatian kickboxer towards the PRIDE FC world champion, brother of Alexander, Fedor Emelianenko.
Satisfaction FC: Remaining Battle 2004
The August 15 occasion was to be the finals of the Satisfaction 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix, set to function the semi-finals and ultimate match of the match. Fedor Emelianenko rapidly subbed Naoya Ogawa whereas “Huge Nog” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fought a full fifteen minutes towards Russia’s Sergei Kharitonov. Nogueira and Fedor met within the finals, however the struggle was known as off as a No Contest as a result of an unintended reduce. Thus, the opposite matches on the cardboard grew to become the memorable moments from this occasion.
Mirko Cro Cop Knocks Out Alexander Emelianenko with a Head Kick
Mirko Cro Cop Filipović was a standout fighter in Okay-1 Kickboxing. The Croatian-born fighter was a coaching companion of the primary Okay-1 Champion Branko Cikatić. Preventing in the course of the golden age of kickboxing, he had wars towards among the greatest kickboxers in historical past together with Andy Hug, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts, Ray Sefo, Remy Bonjasky, Mike Bernardo and Mark Hunt, and others.
However when Mirko Cro Cop transitioned to MMA and competed in PRIDE FC, then he grew to become a megastar. It was his head kick knockouts from the southpaw that made him transcend and grow to be a family title in Japan and amongst MMA followers. “Proper kick hospital, left leg cemetery.”
Igor Vovchanchyn, Dos Caras Jr., and Heath Herring have been knocked out by the heavy kicks of the Croatian fighter. However the unbeaten Alexander Emelianenko at a towering 6’3″ was anticipated to pose a brand new problem. As a substitute, Mirko knocked him out with a signature head kick simply two minutes into their assembly.
Wanderlei Silva Stomps Yuki Kondo
Perhaps essentially the most iconic knockout of the profession of Wanderlei Silva. A brutal end from the Vale Tudo fighter. Wanderlei knocks down the Pancrase veteran after which stomps him out on the canvas. An unforgettable picture. Yuki Kondo is commonly dismissed as a straightforward win however Yuki Kondo was a veteran and this was the primary time he’d misplaced by KO/TKO in his profession. I’ve written at size in regards to the BMF profession of Yuki Kondo.
