random but i always thought crocop wearing wrestling shoes was awesome. that and him pulling out the axe kick... has he ever thrown one since?
Against Pat Barry, yes.
His coach Ivan Hippolyte yelled out "no side kicks Mirko, no side kicks!" and that's when Cro Cop decided to throw an axe kick which he also landed.
IIRC that was a close fight, no hobbery
Wand suffered so much damage that it changed his career, sadly...
A courageous and the valiamt effort by Wand a true testament to his warrior spirit.IIRC that was a close fight, no hobbery... Wand suffered so much damage that it changed his career, sadly...
He also threw several axe kicks during his K-1 days. Emporio, check out his fight with Andy Hug, the most legendary axe kicker in K-1 history, if you haven't seen it. At one point, they literally traded axe kicks
It was a competitive fight, but I don't think that it was a close fight. Plus, with the extra points that Wand was supposed to get on the cards for giving away so much weight to Hunt, there's no conceivable reason for awarding that fight to Hunt.
His fight with Mirko, on the other hand, was much closer. That one's not even close to a robbery. I just think that Mirko's offensive output should've got him the nod.
Nearly getting his head uppercutted off his shoulders and then getting punched across the ring into the corner by Hunt in 2004 and then getting beaten from pillar to post by Mirko in 2006 definitely aged him in fighting years by a couple of decades
for sure... on short notice, @ openweight... Hespect.A courageous and the valiamt effort by Wand a true testament to his warrior spirit.
The legendary Atomic Butt Drop!!
2 of the greatest that have been forgotten to time.
seems Ivan is still remembered by the OGs in Japan though...2 of the greatest that have been forgotten to time.
I heard he once used his ass in a fight...
He also threw several axe kicks during his K-1 days. Emporio, check out his fight with Andy Hug, the most legendary axe kicker in K-1 history, if you haven't seen it. At one point, they literally traded axe kicks
props for the vid man
i've been here since '02 and remember you holding it down for mirko since day 1.
Kicks allowed with shoes on always left my smh
I still laugh when I remember Randy Couture saying that Bas, who was commentating, should put that in his Big Book of Combat. LOL. I'm also fairly sure that Mirko through another axe kick in that fight, along with another kick that looked like it was going to take the side of Hunt's face off.The legendary Atomic Butt Drop!!
One of the worst body shots i've ever seenOooooft.
Fuck.... that.
I'm also fairly sure that Mirko through another axe kick in that fight
along with another kick that looked like it was going to take the side of Hunt's face off.
Nearly getting his head uppercutted off his shoulders and then getting punched across the ring into the corner by Hunt in 2004 and then getting beaten from pillar to post by Mirko in 2006 definitely aged him in fighting years by a couple of decades
Not...human.