Frank Mir TKO's Mirko Cro Cop late in the Third Round
Posted on September 26, 2010, 12:12 AM by Anton GurevichFormer UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir recovered well from defeat against Shane Carwin at UFC 111, with a victory over the legendary Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic in the main event of UFC 119 in Indianapolis. The first two rounds lacked the expected action, as Frank Mir decided to test his wrestling skills and Mirko Flipovic's sprawl on several occasions.
Frank Mir managed to connect with Cro Cop's forehad, however the referee Herb Dean was the most active figure during the first round, separating the fighters at the fence on several occasions.
The fighters continued to the third round, with no knockout finish in sight. But the situation changed with less than two minutes to the end of the fight, when Frank Mir out of nowhere managed to connect with a very powerful knee that knocked Mirko Cro Cop out cold. Mir added a few more punches, before Herb Dean stepped in to stop the contest at 4:02 minutes of Round 3.
Frank Mir improves his MMA record to 14-5, adding another victory over a Pride legend to his record. Frank Mir will possibly face the loser of UFC 121 bout between Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez, or his original UFC 119 opponent, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Photo by Tracy Lee via Cage Writer
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BORING......
what else is there to say, Cro Cop looked gun shy and Mir was hesitant...... to say the least!!
100% Correct.
Mirko is a shell of his former self. He needs to retire and I really hope he does before he's forced to by the UFC when they cut him. He's a legend of the sport and it would be nice if he could go out on his own terms.
The face Cro Cop made when he got knocked out was... I don't know anymore.
not the same CroCop..
cro cop is a merely half the man he was back in Pride, he is lacking motivation and commitment to his strikes, i used to love watching him crack skulls back in the Pride days but sadly that era is over.. go out on a high cro cop.. mirko vs mitrione then retire
bad,bad fight and a "who cares" ending.
The K.O came out of nowhere. It seemed that when the Knockout occurred, no one in the audience reacted at all. I guess that's cause everyone just wasn't paying attention to the 'fight',or... everyone just fell asleep.
You're fired Crocop! Your career is over!!!! You're ****in fired!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As bad as it might sound.....it could be
I think Mir was testing out his tactic of leaning heavily on an opponent for the next time he faces Lesnar (If ever). But I don't understand why late in the third, he is still trying to "Wear down" Cro Cop. If he isn't worn down with 2 minutes to go. You may aswell start firing.
I want to know what Cro Cop said in Mirs ear in the third round when he was learning on him. I hope it was something like "Do you really want the fight to go this way"
That could of been the knee that saved the UFC lol
But this fight and this event was crap, sorry to say and im so glad i didnt pay for it. *facepalm*
Mirko lost his killer instinct, he's done! I thought he might have it back after the fight with Pat Barry, but it did not happen. He's coach was yelling ''high kick'', ''low kick'' and he did nothing. He would easaly won this in Pride days.
Huge fan of Mirko, but he isn't even a shell of his former self - not sure what his motivation to fight anymore even is. I hate to say it but...it's time to hang em up.
I got the outcome I was expecting, but in the 3rd, not the first and with a knee, not a sub. With that said, it was a disappointing performance from Frank - IMO.
I was expecting him to come out and just thump MC, but he didn't or couldn't. For the number of times that they locked up and for the effort that Mir (appeared to) put into getting Cro Cop down, one has to ask the question - why didn't he just jump guard?
The biggest thing we learned from this fight - Mir's wrestling is not what it needs to be.
I'll say this though - Frank "looked" great. And when "it" came, it was a decisive ending.
...probably the end of Mirco's career.
Thank You! Took the words right out of my head.
i think he should stop working so hard on his wrestiling tbh, he needs to start working on what made him a star. his BJJ, and his work off his back agianst big wrestlers. if he could figure out how to deal with the chest-to-chest pressure those types of fighters put on you, he would be hw champ quick.
It was like a sunday brunch. The two were chatting at the end against the fence. You could even hear Mir saying something about the ground and then Cro Cop smiling.
God damn it Mirko... God damn it
wen cro cop doesnt use his kicks he just stands in one place and throws 1,2s. He needs to mix it up more and get those feet moving
It dont matter if he was scared of a possible td he should have at least tried to throw one of them legendary kicks. He stood there with a gun shy look on his face while Frank did nothing but lay on him up on the cage for nearly 3 rounds. Tough break gtin KO'd but thats what happens when you dont try to finish the fight on your own terms.
Anyone notice them talking to each other in the 3rd round. that was weird.
So much for kickin his head to the bleachers.
boring fight but impressive by Mir, he stopped Kongo and CroCop on the feet. Pretty impressive for a BJJ fighter.