Post by The Sandmen on May 3, 2012 14:40:04 GMT -5
Mirko Cro Cop raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Houston Alexander glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Houston Alexander
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Cro Cop's Forehead is beginning to swell
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Forehead
Tremendous strikes from Alexander!
Some big punches are landing!
Cro Cop's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Several good body shots
land on Cro Cop.
Cro Cop leads with a punch
Houston Alexander avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Nice low kick from Alexander
Loud pop!
Houston Alexander seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Houston Alexander fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Mirko Cro Cop! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Cro Cop's mid-section, he seems hurt
Cro Cop launches a hook to the body
Houston Alexander moves aside looking for a counter...
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Houston Alexander to fight back!
Houston Alexander has found an opening in the defense of Cro Cop, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Cro Cop is wobbling!
Alexander throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Houston Alexander goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Cro Cop seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Nice punch by Houston Alexander
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Mirko Cro Cop
miss their mark.
A right hand from Houston Alexander
makes Cro Cop stumble back!
Cro Cop's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Right cheek
Mirko Cro Cop seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Houston Alexander!
Houston Alexander goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop seems staggered and Houston Alexander runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Right cheek
Mirko Cro Cop seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Houston Alexander!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Alexander tries to grapple
He puts Cro Cop in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop is a bloody mess!
Cro Cop tries to breaks Houston Alexander's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Cro Cop doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Alexander is trying to counter now!
Alexander is launching some bone breaking punches to Cro Cop's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mirko Cro Cop's eyes.
Alexander doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mirko Cro Cop embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Alexander who put distance between them
That punishment by Houston Alexander has left Cro Cop staggered! Houston Alexander should try push forward now and finish this!
Mirko Cro Cop steps forward and fires a high kick!
Alexander blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Mirko Cro Cop continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A high kick from Houston Alexander
glances off Cro Cop.
Cro Cop ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Alexander goes to the body...
He punishes Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Houston Alexander throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Cro Cop's chin! That stops Cro Cop in his tracks!
Houston Alexander turns out the lights for Cro Cop! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Cro Cop's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Right eye
Winner is Houston Alexander by KO (Punch) at 3:24 Round 1
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
I was REALLY looking forward to this one, and am delightfully shocked. I kinda thought this would be an epic slugfest-style fight, but I kinda expected Cro Cop to have his act together by now. This officially qualifies Cro Cop as being on a "severe losing skid, and career decline". Perhaps a fight with Rickson Gracie is next for Mirko?
Note to Cannon: No matter what he does from here on out, he was a) a ManMMA champion, and b) the guy who destroyed JDS.
Glad to see Houston back aboard the demolition crew tho.
Houston Alexander glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Houston Alexander
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Cro Cop's Forehead is beginning to swell
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Forehead
Tremendous strikes from Alexander!
Some big punches are landing!
Cro Cop's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Several good body shots
land on Cro Cop.
Cro Cop leads with a punch
Houston Alexander avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Nice low kick from Alexander
Loud pop!
Houston Alexander seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Houston Alexander fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Mirko Cro Cop! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Hard blow to Cro Cop's mid-section, he seems hurt
Cro Cop launches a hook to the body
Houston Alexander moves aside looking for a counter...
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Houston Alexander to fight back!
Houston Alexander has found an opening in the defense of Cro Cop, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Cro Cop is wobbling!
Alexander throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Houston Alexander goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Cro Cop seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Nice punch by Houston Alexander
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Mirko Cro Cop
miss their mark.
A right hand from Houston Alexander
makes Cro Cop stumble back!
Cro Cop's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Right cheek
Mirko Cro Cop seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Houston Alexander!
Houston Alexander goes with a looping right hand while Mirko Cro Cop jumps back and jabs
Cro Cop seems staggered and Houston Alexander runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Right cheek
Mirko Cro Cop seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Houston Alexander!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Alexander tries to grapple
He puts Cro Cop in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Mirko Cro Cop is a bloody mess!
Cro Cop tries to breaks Houston Alexander's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Cro Cop doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Alexander is trying to counter now!
Alexander is launching some bone breaking punches to Cro Cop's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mirko Cro Cop's eyes.
Alexander doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mirko Cro Cop embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Alexander who put distance between them
That punishment by Houston Alexander has left Cro Cop staggered! Houston Alexander should try push forward now and finish this!
Mirko Cro Cop steps forward and fires a high kick!
Alexander blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Mirko Cro Cop continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
A high kick from Houston Alexander
glances off Cro Cop.
Cro Cop ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Alexander goes to the body...
He punishes Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Houston Alexander throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Cro Cop's chin! That stops Cro Cop in his tracks!
Houston Alexander turns out the lights for Cro Cop! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Cro Cop's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Mirko Cro Cop's Right eye
Winner is Houston Alexander by KO (Punch) at 3:24 Round 1
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Houston Alexander
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
I was REALLY looking forward to this one, and am delightfully shocked. I kinda thought this would be an epic slugfest-style fight, but I kinda expected Cro Cop to have his act together by now. This officially qualifies Cro Cop as being on a "severe losing skid, and career decline". Perhaps a fight with Rickson Gracie is next for Mirko?
Note to Cannon: No matter what he does from here on out, he was a) a ManMMA champion, and b) the guy who destroyed JDS.
Glad to see Houston back aboard the demolition crew tho.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!