PRIDE Absolute 2006: Mirko Cro Cop vs Wanderlei Silva
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Man....2006-2012 was such an amazing era in mma!!!
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Love your channel!
It really was
Yeah everyone was wearing TAPOUT GEAR
PRIDE was better and more exciting than modern UFC or any UFC Era really
Something about Pride FC was just magical. These old fights were something special.
I agree! And, they'll NEVER find another to rival that crazy screaming lady who would give each fighter their grand introduction at the start of each tournament.
@@garlandpoolfredpool Oh yes the screaming Pride lady lol...I couldn't understand what she was saying half the time but she bring so much energy...Miss her. Miss the intelligent Japanese crowd who applauded like they were watching a play at every good jiu jitsu transition, miss the entrances, miss the lighting, miss the fact that everyone had unique outfits that represented their style and country, miss the Pride music after every win and confetti, miss the camera work that made you feel like you were right in the action...Hell even miss the red cards even though fighters hated it it made them ramp up the action when things got boring
@@kevin.itruth6880she did a couple of ONE events. Not sure if she still does or it was Rizin, can't remember
that’s why Dana and the brothers were worried and bought Pride out
@@truthreignsforever9286 Well Pride was already dieing because Japan cracked down on the Yakuza who were funding Pride big time. Along with the crackdown they lost alot of sponsors who didnt want to be associated any longer because of the controversy so Zuffa saw their opportunity to move in for a good price.
the most insane part is that CroCop fought another bout right after this one, in the same night and won the tournament. It's totally insane if you think about it.
Yeh he had a fight after this like 2 hours later with Josh Barnett for the belt and won that too
Cro cop was at the top of his game here.
When I was 16 I had a grappling match and a kickboxing match the same night (both being my first ever).. I won my grappling match @135lbs at the time I beat the #3 ranked at the time in NM.. Needless to say I had my kickboxing fight a few hours later.. Bro I was still so tired it wasn't even funny.. Well I won by default because the other fighter didn't show.. Point being that's crazy this dude went and fought twice and won like that.. Savage
This wasn't a fight; it was an execution. Cro Cop would go on to beat Josh Barnett that same night to win the Pride Openweight tournament. Great times.
But then lose to the GOAT.. Fedor
@@nickb.6726 I think he already lost to Fedor the year before this fight.
@@MISTERPERFECT3806 you think wrong
@@nickb.6726 Fedor fight was 2005, this is 2006
Hardly! Got lucky with his left kick there!
PrideFC from 2000-2007 was the best MMA I ever watched.....
Lol what? There were 3 fighters worth watching every year
@@citizeny3795 10 times better than todays shit, to watch who except usyk in boxing and jones in mma is a disgrace to compare against cro cop or silva back in the day, so who can you watch today?
@@citizeny3795 clown crap like youtubers boxing and that circus of an dude called mc greggor
And for $30, it was like 4-5 hours of fights.
Cro Cop sent Silva back to Middle Earth as an Orc.
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 fuck sakes 😂😂😂😂😂
Funniest thing I've read in a while.
😂
This shit is hilarious
Pride was the best fighting organization of all time. Every fight was epic.
So much of the early days was zero action lie-on-top-of-each-other fights.
It has everything to do with the fact that it was a Japanese owned company and the respect that a Japanese audience has for its gladiators of any combat sport. The fighters would tell you that its a completely different atmosphere because your average Japanese audience has a higher fight IQ than most so there was an incentive to put on the best match for the audience. Now, if a fight goes to the ground for 30 seconds, the crowd starts booing. Mostly bc they dont understand the fight on a technical level to appreciate whats actually happening.
no it wasnt. brtiliant fireworks like this were rare just mostly passive ground games on both sides. that's why it failed. you should really watch pride full fights vast majority was boring as fuck.
Thats the way I feel too. Life was good and there was Pride FC :D :D I'm not kidding I loved it. Multiple times viewing same fights!!! I do appreciate UFC very much and watch fights now and then and other promotions fights too, but I just dont get the same 'kick' anymore. Its maybe 'cause I got older, not that 'cos fights are not as good nowadays.....OR ARE THEY :D :D :D jes' joking.
@@codyleger1750Cody Leger from Louisiana?
Damn, Cro Cop looked like God of War in this fight. The speed, reflexes and power. Just wow.
Yeah he was damn quick, and precise ..just the right timing, accuracy, and power from good form. Super quick!...cause Silva was really quick in this one.
@@pasthuman в=-9
GospOdin SamUrai
Yup. He fought a perfect fight here, absolutely perfect. He made wandy look like the crazy brawler that he is
I'm not into mma. But I think I'm going to get into it now
All the comments praising Cro Cop's fighting, which was impeccable, but no one acknowleding Silva's ability to block Cro Cop's punches with his face.
Nice joke.
Taj tvoj silvi je NEANDRENTALO😂❤
Lmao
Yeah Silva got a head hard as a bowling ball😅😅😅
You comment this on every fight?
That legendary head kick never gets old....love watching cro cop in his prime.
I loved this Era it had some great fights and Cro Cop was 1 tough Warrior.
That staredown down was so descriptive, Wanderlei eager for bloodspill, Mirko cool as ice. What a moment.
the staredown in the first fight is something else!!! Check it out! :D
OknbbFyrew and the other two were just wondering about how much
I believe that Cro Cop was a soldier right? If so it would explain his cold demeanor in the opening staredown
@@josephwolfe9681 He is a "Cop" that is why Crop Cop : Croatian Cop but not just an ordinary cop but Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit, , Croatia's elite Police Special Forces tactical unit.
@@josephwolfe9681 True, also Mirko is Eastern European, and Wanderlei is South American. Differentr breeds
I remeber watching this live in Croatia. Everybody was watching and the ammount of happiness was undescribable, especially because of Silva's trash talk before the fight.
The wandering egg got humbled
"He has to do job is job"
Mogu samo zamislit kakva je atmosfera bila
What did Wanderlei say ?
If I'm not wrong Fabricio Was there in Croatia training Mirko around that time, or 1 year before maybe !
I consider myself very lucky to have witnessed Pride FC live or close to live during my lifetime. These are like the golden years of MMA.
This was a kickboxing masterclass by a prime cro cop. He conditioned Wanderlei to block the body kick until it took only one head kick to send him off to the cemetery 🐐
That is exactly what happened, wow.
Facts, Fedor Is the only one I can think of during this time to figure out how to block body and head against Cro Cop
@@BenDover-de7tffedor is the goat
@@BenDover-de7tf Well, Mark Hunt was even more impressive. He didnt block at all. Took head kicks like a champ, then just shrugged it off 😅
Cro cop e mau mandou wanderley pra lanternagem .
My favourite quote in MMA is from Cro Cop, who;s known for his roundhouse kick. "Right leg Hospital, Left Leg.... Cemetery"
The beginning. Is top tier in all combat sports. All this blows were shot with intent to kill the opponent. Each and every one of shots they threw were spectacular dynamic and power
This was Mirko's best fight ever in my opinion. The opponent was unpleasant and dangerous, but Mirko was very, very good here.
"Mirko's best fight " +1 , and the worse fight was versus Fedor
@@pacocarrion7869 Ok
"The opponent" 😅 ...damn, Wanderlei got worked 😂
@@SaooMii U potpunosti se slažem s tobom
Wonderlei is a monster. I wouldn't fight him. And he got destroyed.
CroCop is my favourite fighter of all time! "Right leg hospital, left leg morgue" the epiphany of a professional and respectful fighter. Even his personal life is exemplary.
*right leg hospital left leg cemetary
I think the left leg sends you straight 6 foot under. It bypasses the hospital, morgue, funeral an all. Just straight to hell.
For sure. Beast
@@efecemylmaz2524 it can be translated to both from Croatian.
Epiphany??
I know Cro Cop is known for the kicks but man that faint straight left that dropped Silva was nasty, too. Dude was an absolute pinpoint striker. What a legend.
That punch was devastating. It broke his orbital bone.
Absolutely Brutal
I just can't comprehend how Brandan Schaub was able to down Cro Cop. I just can't.
@@drdj2626 Bcs Cro Cop had seven surgeries after winning Pride which was his dream. Hr didn't even plan to go to UFC until they offered him an offer he couldn't say no
@@drdj2626 Man that wasn't the same Cro Cop Shaub fought. I give him props for winning ofc, but that wasn't a prime Cro Cop anymore.
Razno ga Mirko
Silva woke up in a cave in France with paintings of deer on the wall after that head kick.
These fights will always be better than the UFC 2013 and up by miles. I miss Pride and K1 so much. Thankfully we have ONE championship now and bare knuckle fighting.
One and bkfc both suck lol
Cro Cop's finest hour.
The Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Championship.
I'm here again, because, I put this fight, without a doubt, one of the most furious and brutal, he has a lot of CRO Cop technique, he wanted to soften the meat before he kills, he's a very talented fighter, success for CRO COP in 2024...
9:51 most powerful highkick ever
The level of control that crocop always had is amazing. What a great fighter
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9:55 *pauses*
“Yep that’s me..u probably wondering how I got my self into this situation “
naw still liked old uff three fights in one nite to be champ and no wt class pride couldn't touch that hombre lol those pluckers were warriors Matt Hughes chuckgsp josh Barnett bj Penn don frye phuck man lol
Nothing we have now compares to Pride.
roids man
@@no_cosmopolites still around today.
@@majortom331 but not as much as in Pride though, what makes the fights much better
@@no_cosmopolites Rules were better in Pride, knees on the ground were legal, so that gave wrestlers more risk in shooting for a takedown. The ring was always better than the cage to me, I hate how the top guy uses the cage to stall and keep the bottom guy pinned, causes a "lay and pray" boring fight. Steroids are everywhere, and are never going away, get used to ii...The steroid genie is not going back in the bottle.....The 10 minute first round was great too.....
@@pulsarlights2825 Exactly. Don't forget the yellow card rule to penalize stalling.
Man prime Cro Cop was something to behold...amazing striker. Then especially after he developed really good td defense, dude was a nightmare to fight.
and he was a very small HW, just 220 pounds (no weight cutting) with 6'2 wingspan. He is as big as Paulo Costa!
@@igorcesardealmeida6196now that you say it… bro Paulo is not a middleweight omg. 😰
I watch their first fight to this 2nd match and dang MIRCO studied SILVA'S move very well.
You can see by the way he side step to avoid silvas COUNTER punching, and the way he defended Silva's take down is absolutely incredible!
One of the single greatest performances in the sport.
a soldier vs a murderer. a warrior vs a killer. this fight was combat at its peak.
The hardest era of fighting 💯
The 90s and early 2000s was a absolute golden age of combat sports I don’t care who you are mma was peak with some of the best moments and greatest scraps I don’t know if we’ll ever have it as good as this
Crocop Um guerreiro que já matou pessoas de verdade até com Uma faca.
Looked like a man against a boy. Vandy got smashed
@@sector783 It happens like that sometimes. Doesn't make Wand any less of a killer. Cro Cop would have beat anybody in the world on that night. It was like he was possessed.
The sequence at 00:56 is elite movement, defense and position control. It's beautiful.
There are two Wanderlei Silva careers. Before and after this fight. Crop Cop changed the entire trajectory of Wander's career with this assault.
Been watching ufc on and off since 2013, and fully invested in 2018. I stsrted watching these old pride fights, can you explain the difference in Wanderlei pre and post this fight?
He good before he sucks after
@@admir1136 a dumb question deserves a dumb answer
@@TheTctoocold nothing dumb about a question you personally cant answer. thanks for showing me that youre just a dumba$$ in one simple reply.
@@TheTctoocold nothing dumb about a question you cant personally answer. If you cant generate an answer better to just move on instead of showing your stupidity.
Mirko Cro Cop is the Leader of an Anti Terrorism Squad in Croatia . This Man was build to destroy his enemy ...... Perfect Condition , Perfect Skills ! very good Fight !
One of the greatest rematches of all time
What a classic example of a great PRIDE match.
That swelling on Silva's side at 2:03 is brutal and that was just 1 kick! Cro Cop kicks like a mule!
I was searching for this comment 🤭 thank you. Best wishes.
@@Paraclef You're welcom and best wishes to you as well.
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Wow. It's even swollen already like crazy
one eye swollen, the other bloody too. no wonder he didnt see that high kick coming
Silva was always one of my favorites along with fedor, cro cop and rampage
Wanderlei had fought CroCop a few years earlier when CroCop was just transitioning from kickboxing into MMA, and most people thought Wanderlei probably ‘won’ that 1st fight despite the official draw result.
But in this rematch in 2006, CroCop had grown into the best HW in the world not named Fedor. Still gives me chills on how Crocop mercilessly massacred Wanderlei here.
His boxing IS sont much better in this second fight.
its important to note that wanderlei was already wearing out as a fighter when he had this second fight. he was not the monster he used to be.
Wanderlei wasn't the same guy at this point, either. He probably took more damage than any other fighter in Pride but also dealt just as much!
This is true and why I wish top boxers would do the same thing Mirko did.
I know the money is the main reason but it's not far fetched that a top guy from another combat sport can like you said TRANSITION to MMA. Crocop and Cung Le did it. Takes time but it worked out.
But yea, money, Fury and Joshua ain't making 50 million in UFC and they are older.
Crocop was definitely number 3
1 - Fedor
2 - Minotaur
Never gets old watch Silva get KO’d. CroCop was an absolute beast.
Cro Cop should be added to UFC 5!!!
Oh surra boa no borçal do Wanderley Silva, cro cop batia e descansava, enquanto o Wanderley gastava energia se explodindo de raiva, grandes lutas.
This was Cro Cop’s prime.
This was his peak. So crisp.
He was 33 here I think, maybe a little past his prime
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@@pulsarlights2825 32. This is him winning the Pride Grand Prix.
@@mr.brenman2132 He looked unbeatable that night, so I was glad Barnett got a decision win over Big Nog..Rather Cro Cop beat up fat boy Barnett than avenge his loss to Nogueira....Fedor was MIA in that tournament....I think he was injured
Omg just learning about pride and can’t stop watching all these old fights. Epic w by cro cop. Made it look easy!
Pride and K1 was the best. If this was before your time, I urge you to check out K1 too, youll love it! Every match was exiting, and most matches ended in KO
Love how Cro Cop just stands there waiting to finish him off while Silva gets checked over.
Old school PRIDE never disappoints! 👊 💥
The level of drugs was always there to be seen
@@Nonegiven14582 i like it
@@claudiojaoliveira Is it all a drugs thing? Like Amir Khan and Conor Benn?
@@Nonegiven14582 drugs, training, blood and violence
@@claudiojaoliveira Is that what they do in this drugs sport? Take drugs?
Doesn't that make it all a sham?
Prime Cro Cop was a MONSTER! Scary AF and just ELITE. Top 5 of all time in his Prime.
Cro Cop still is my favorite fighter.A real warrior in the cage or ring
Cro Cop is one of the best 5 fighters I've ever seen, and I include here boxing and kickboxing.
Fax. Prime Cro Cop, Mike Tyson, and Wandy are some of my all time favorite fighters.
Ramon Dekkers ❤
@@thaistompprime hoost smashes cro cop
@@Dr_Dirk_Diggler I’m not a fan of Hoost 🤷♂️
@@Micke_K Igor Vovchanchin, Gokhan Saki
I've been following MMA since 2006, this was the first MMA fight I ever saw. I was hooked from the get go.
You was hooked from the What What?!?!?!?!
This video was sponsored by Chael Sonnen.
Damn. They did everything they could for Silva, except give him a glass of iced tea and a hummer.
😂😂
@@ssgootyj crazy how long they gave him.
True
Right? Fuck I didn't know you could go to the emergency room between rounds
Agreed. It puzzled me
Imagine fighting a southpaw K1 champion with your right eye completely closed 20 seconds into the fight.
Very good point sir
Legendary kick
Cro Cop é o melhor lutador de todos os tempos. Cro Cop the best of all.
Fedor
Cro cop and Fedor...the same@@pedrogamaneto5192
What?
Cro cop had the coolest shorts in mma history
Best staredown. An Axe Murderer and a Special Force. Wanderlei came to this fight wanting to kill someone, But Cro cop just standing there knowing he already did.
Their first fight’s staredown was crazier! Hands-down the most intense staredown in Pride.
Joe rogan taught you well son
The golden era of MMA. I miss K1, too.
The kick to the liver at 9:40 did him in. The final kick to the head just finished him off..... Fu**in Savage!!! Love Mirko!!
The absolute best Cro Cop was OWGP 2006 Cro Cop. He was unstoppable.
Классные были бои, слов нет.
Most brutal KO i've ever seen
Respect from France
ustedes los franceses, dediqué sé a los perfumes
@@carlosrenealanis What?
@@MagicMike_101 qué los franceses antes de hablar de boxeo y fútbol,, se dediquen a hablar de perfumes qué es de lo único qué saben
Mirko Cro Cop era um mostro mano , viu o chute na costela do Vanderlei como marcou mano , se tá doido.
O Wanderlei também se arriscou muito, ele entrou no torneio peso aberto no lugar do Fedor pra se testar contra caras bem pesados, ganhou a primeira, pegou logo o Cro Cop no round seguinte, não deu outra, era bem difícil ele ganhar essa. Apesar disso ele até tentou, entrou com 102 kg lá.
@@VictorRodrigues-ru5nb102 quilos era o CROCOP.
Wand tava com 97
0:54 That left hand counter from Cro Cop was nasty 😯
That punch would kill a cow!!
Mesmo perdendo a luta por motivo de ansiedade em termina-la nosso campeão brasileiro cachorro louco merece todo nosso respeito e admiração.....muito guerreiro e coragem além do normal.....sempre serás nosso campeão.....👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
That stare-down!
Silva thinking about how to kill Cro Cop.
Cro Cop thinking about where to bury Silva.
You just came over from that short, didn’t you?
@@AndomedaShiftbro copied the top comment too😭
The staredown they had leading up to their first fight was much better.
Wow these guys are tough, good thing this fierceness and sacrifice was recorded and immortalized
I wish this version of crocop fought fedor, we would have had an even better show. You could tell he was a man on a mission, mindset, mentality, drive everything
This was the fight that cracked Silva’s chin. He was never the same after this fight.
Fact!
That's like rampage Jacksons left hook on liddell, he was never the same. That same left hook certainly did not improve Silva's chin either, monster strikers.
That final kick looked like it split silvas head open 😂
2:25 me too. I like the way throwing non-stop punches is being "patient on top". just wow. IQ = 3.
17 years later and that 5-minute break they gave Wanderlei is still just as ridiculous.
He was tired and getting beat up, he needed it.
Basically lmao like what the fuck was that 😂
This is the biggest fight they had. They wanted to entertain us so they gave him a long break. This shit is still a business bro
@@xThePrinceOfPeace Shill much?
Imagine battling Wanderlei Silva in a match then having to fight Josh Barnett right after. 😮
Cro cop is a legend, his kicks are so brutal and devastated.
Ele jogava o chute no tronco até que percebeu que pro Wanderley já estava automático a defesa e foi o que vimos.
Sou fã do Wanderlei Silva da época, mas que lutador inteligente e frio foi o Cro Cop. Ele foi preparando o caminho para o chute na cabeça por meio dos chutes na costela, pois sabia que o Wanderlei Silva ia manter a guarda alta toda luta, isso por conta da fama de nocauteador do Cro Cop. Tiro e queda, condicionou e veio a bomba na cabeça.
Крокоп в этом бою показал вершину мастерства и тактики против такой машины, как Сильва
Look how #CroCop walks away at the right time and comes back with a straight punch to #WanderleySilva's eye, Cro Cop was very focused for this fight.
*Time* 0:54,55
Caramba o Mirko realmente era muito foda !!! Mirko e Fedor os maiores do Pride.
No Pride Wanderlei foi igual ou maior q Crop em termos de grandeza .
Em uma revista na época apontava Wanderley como maior do pride, não pq era o melhor, mas pq em termos de projeção e alavancar o evento ... Wanderley era a marca do pride. Minotauro, Fedor, cro Cop, Wanderley e Shogun foram os maiores
A diferença de peso, tamanho aí era absurda, é como se pusesse para lutar o Whitaker contra o Aspinall.
Não deu nem luta .
@@gostodemaisdaroca4052apanhou igual moça kk
Exagero!!!! Wand com 96 quilos nessa luta e crocop com 103.
Parece até que o crocop tava com 120 quilos ...galera inventa tudo pra derrota.,cc mil vz melhor!@@paulosergiosg1
I was a young man when I first saw this. 26 years old..Now I’m 45. I miss PRIDE, and I miss my youth.
I will never forget Crocop It hurt me so bad To see Crocop go down like this in the UFC but man if he had got there in his prime oh my goodness
You damn right. Thus version of CRO would have been hell.
Crocop in his absolute prime could have beaten anyone.
@@Aximus06somewhere Fedor is laughing at you, like me.
Bla bla bla. Ryan Bader not once but twice.... really?? 😂
Foreal, he was never the same after that Gonzaga fight, hurt my heart to see him get handled like that.
Devastating high kick. Cro Cop a legend.
@hoekandat - He was only a legend in Pride, where fights were often thrown. He sucked in UFC, where things are more above board.
@@endwigast5212 In the UFC, he actually got too old. He had fought in K-1 and 'Pride' for many years. In K-1 and 'Pride' he was in his prime.
@@hoekandat I'm sure age was a factor. Other things: 1) Shape of UFC octagon made it harder for him to trap his opponents into getting head-kicked. 2) Cro Cop became a one-trick pony, making him very predictable. Everyone knew to stay away from his head-kicks. 3) UFC drug-testing made it difficult for Cro Cop to 'roid up as much as before.
@@endwigast5212UFC drug testing at the time was suspect too.
@@endwigast5212ufc is fake
I take CroCop to be one of the top fighters in the history of MMA. A true killing machine.
I miss Pride. To me it was the peak of MMA.
That and the Tito/Chuck era of UFC around the same time was the golden age of mma. Its just not the same anymore
@@drunkweebmarine9492 definitely the best era of mma. The UFC had a rock/metal vibe back then too 💯👊
Left head kick was legendary 💪💪💪👍
Left liver kick was painful 💪💪👌 .
Completely outclassed
Sweet part is that Silva trashtalked while Cro Cop stayed humble and completely decimated him..
IMO one of the most intense fights in mma history. fantastic performance. I do feel this particular fight and the Hunt fight took a lot out of Wanderlei.
+T W
Not to mention his brutal knockout at the hands of Dan "H-Bomb" Henderson. Wanderlei was an absolute warrior, though. No one can ever take that away from him. 👍
The most intense contender for sure but nothin beats McDonald Lawler 2
Hunt and the Atomic Butt Drop! Man, crazy fight.
a lot of flash memory burned out
and Wanderley never evolved from abowe street brawler with uncaulculated wild swinging and pure violence . to bad
He was one of best ever
@@lukasuton2433he was precise in his strikes though
A masterclasses performance from Cro Cop. Silva was valiant and showed great heart but..
Bodied.
this shit still has be at the edge of my seat almost 20 yrs later, Pride was the peak of MMA, period.
Pride was wild back then.whole show production was amazing ❤
This never gets old to watch
CroCop set it up so beautifully with those hard body kicks.
The amount of abuse Wanderlei took here is just incredible. For all the times we've seen him knocked out cold, you have to admit he also had a chin. But did he ever throw a straight punch?
Did he ever even do anything bes8des throw punches? Lol.
Never seen him to anything technical or even a kick before. Just throwing wild haymakers like a dumb ape.
Never, only wild looping punches, that's what eventually worked against him when fighters started becoming better technical strickers.
The amount of timeouts because he had a boo boo was also pretty incredible- just take the L
Yes, against Brian Stann.
I don’t like him but gotta say I respect his fighting spirit
The knock on Cro Cop was that he wouldn’t always push the action in his big fights. You see in this one what happens when he was the aggressor!
Classic fight, miss the old days of mma. New era just isn’t the same
Wand sempre falou demais e sempre lutou de menos. Se lutasse o tanto que falava, seria o melhor de todos os tempos.
My favorite fighter in Pride… Mirko Cro Cop. 🇭🇷
Fun fact : 1:55 the fight was over from this moment on . Crocop broke his nose with that left straight
Within one and a half minute Wand sustained a broken nose, a closed right eye and busted ribs. Thorough striking by Cro Cop exposed the limits of Wand's game for the very first time. Both of them are tremendous warriors though and Wand would have a W against CC in his resume if their first fight wasn't an exhibition with only KO deciding the winner.
After this the Axe was on the downslide he took a beating then got kicked cold out then Henderson just demolished him with a hook then an elbow ouch
Likely Brocken ribs and possibly mild brain bleed. This dude was very scary at his prime.
PRIDE MARCOU A ÉPOCA DO MMA SÓ LENDAS LUTANDO !!!
What?
Best era of MMA forever!
You could tell that last body kick took the life out of Silva, and it also beautifully set up the beheading head kick!