Twenty years in the past to the day, Mirko Cro Cop delivered an iconic head kick in opposition to the extremely expert Russian-born Alexander Emelianenko. This is able to result in a match between the Croatian kickboxer in opposition to the PRIDE FC world champion, brother of Alexander, Fedor Emelianenko.
Satisfaction FC: Ultimate Battle 2004
The August 15 occasion was to be the finals of the Satisfaction 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix, set to characteristic the semi-finals and ultimate match of the event. Fedor Emelianenko shortly subbed Naoya Ogawa whereas “Massive Nog” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira fought a full fifteen minutes in opposition to Russia’s Sergei Kharitonov. Nogueira and Fedor met within the finals, however the battle was referred to as off as a No Contest because of an unintentional lower. Thus, the opposite matches on the cardboard turned 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 Ok-1 Kickboxing. The Croatian-born fighter was a coaching associate of the primary Ok-1 Champion Branko Cikatić. Combating through the golden age of kickboxing, he had wars in opposition to a few of 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 turned a megastar. It was his head kick knockouts from the southpaw that made him transcend and change into a family identify 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 an alternative, Mirko knocked him out with a signature head kick simply two minutes into their assembly.
Wanderlei Silva Stomps Yuki Kondo
Possibly 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 simple 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 concerning the BMF profession of Yuki Kondo.
