Mirko got knocked out, cold. The kick wasn't even that great but it connected just right. whoa.

 

i was more impressed by the fact he was able to stand after his ankle twisted like that.

 

haha...we were watching it at sic1's house. cro cop got pWn3D!

 

after seeing his first ufc fight, this one was really disappointing. he took a lot of quite the beating and got knocked the ---- out. and that ankle bend... ouch!

 

sadly the croatian sensation couldnt quite cut it :S

sad day in croatia

 

at 32, it may be for him time to quite.

 

I couldn't believe the way his knee and ankle bent like a pretzel. and he actually stood up after. I was expecting a MCL or ACL ligament tear and bruising after that fall.

 

He's not quitting he has at last 4 more fights. Its just one loss, no big deal he went to block low and the kick went high. Nothing you can do after you're hit with a kick like that.

 

Yeah he has 4 fights left on his contract with the UFC... Maybe we can see him vs. Chiek Kongo for a good stand up battle, or better yet maybe he can end Tim Sylvia's life.

As for the kick, I don't know how you can say it wasn't that great, it was beautifully executed.

 

what a burn, for cro cop, ko by his own signature move. kick to the head

 

Text-book reason why you do not block low kicks with your hands... don’t drop those hands Mirko.

 

No hip turn over, upper body bent forward, if he turned the hip over and had full twist he could have ended Mirko's life never mind knocking him out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Eh7SL91v8

Like this - full hip rotation, lean slightly back instead of hunching forward this will help ensure full power is delivered with the kick and contact is made with the shin rather then the instep of the foot. That being said full hip rotation is generally not seen with heavy-weights.

Thats my 2 cents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YpCcJ2SnDs

Thats my 2 cents.

 

No hip turn over, upper body bent forward, if he turned the hip over and had full twist he could have ended Mirko's life never mind knocking him out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Eh7SL91v8

Like this - full hip rotation, lean slightly back instead of hunching forward this will help ensure full power is delivered with the kick and contact is made with the shin rather then the instep of the foot. That being said full hip rotation is generally not seen with heavy-weights.

Thats my 2 cents. (not sure why I have two identical posts)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YpCcJ2SnDs

 

Mr Ngalani needs to keep his hands up or he too will get ktfo

 

 

^^ Red X

but I'm sure you meant this

 

as you can see, no hip turn over.

 

Although he is definitely not a K-1 level kickboxer, the kick was still great, and I definitely do see his hips turn.... what makes it look really ugly is how he loses his balance a bit after the kick lands.

 

i'm still disturbed at how his foot/ankle/leg looks after that.......and he still walked. probably not for long though.