Crocop Interview: " I pissed blood, but thats all part of the job."

[HammerFist]

Mirko Crocop was able to chat for a few minutes with a reporter from famous Croatian News service, Index.hr • Naslovnica

DreamFighters.com has the full translation of the interview.


"I'm dissapointed with the outcome of the fight, I was immaculately prepared for this fight, but in came out the way it did. The third strike to my balls was very strong, but thats part of the sport and the job."

After the fight there were quit a lot of suggestions that it was better for Cro Cop that the fight was stopped because he didn't have a chance, but Cro Cop said that until the third strike to the nuts he wasn't even hurt.


"I would like to go into the fact if the strikes were deliberate or not. I know some people were saying that I was saved by the fact the match was ended. There was blood, but those cuts were nothing, small cuts to the arcades and I wasn't hurt until I got hit in the nuts. The third strike into the nuts was very powerful and the biggest problem was that the cup squashed my nuts. I'm sad, I'm sure that he is also but we'll meet again on NYE to settle the score." Stressing that the fight isn't confirmed by dream yet but its highly likely.


Filipovic is confident that he would of got his chance in the remainder of the fight because Overeems condition is his weak point.

"I must admit that he had the initiative, especially after I first hit the matt. Apart from that I had a small injury on my knee and I couldn't throw him of myself as I need to use both feet for that. I think that nothing that happened in the fight was worrying for me. I was frightened the ref would stop the fight because of the bleeding. Overeem started the fight well, but his conditioning is his biggest problem and the question remains how he would been later in the fight."


Overeem said after the match that he didn't hit CC the third time and that CC faked it because he knew he would lose the fight.

"If the Goat is lying his horn isn't, I think the video footage shows everything, he hit me."


We can hear more often than ever from the fans that he should call it a day and that his best is past him.


CC replies:
Maybe they are right, maybe they are wrong. First I need to relax, I need to go to the hospital for some check ups. I still have some problems, I pissed blood, but thats all part of the job."



Special Credit to "cakim" Over at the Nokaut.com Forums!

Wow i dont have any doubt that he couldnt continue, i hope all works out for him.... and his sack.
Hopefully this pissed him off and he comes out firing at Alistair in the rematch, i think thats the only way he will pull it off. AO's conditioning will be best its ever been he looked good.

[Ramma]

I am glad that Cro Cop just wants to get back in there and do it again. He is telling the fight exactly as it was. Overeem was a head on points, but Cro Cop was never in any real trouble.

[Duskseyr]

Hope he gets his berries fixed and he's kickin Overeem in the face ASAP.

[pantomime horse]

I wish I could say I had confidence in Cro Cop. After what I saw he doesn't look anything like his old self. He almost looked bored in there.

No, he wasn't in any trouble, but he sure wasn't trying to put Overeem into any trouble of his own, either.

[thefirm0]

i was more excited for this match then any other of the night. big let down. but i'm happy cro cop is planning a rematch, he obviously wats to fight and do good, he did hit overeem with a head kick , the problem is he didnt follow up with punches and another and punches and another, hopefully he comes out vicious on nye.

[B_footballer]

Mirko is not the Mirko who demolished Wanderlei anymore...he is the Mirko who lost to Cheick Kongo and Gabriel Gonzaga.. He is on the decline asd to say

[Rufio]

Hah, I like that quote.

"Job requirements: Skill in various disciplines, good physical conditioning, lack of stage fright, willingness to piss blood on a regular basis."

[GL Jeff]

Mirko must have a target on his nuts. Because even Kongo hit him a few times below the waist. Poor guy, keep your head up,and ass out.

[atj-lucko]

I apologize after re-watching the fight in higher quality, that was a wicked low blow and the right call was made.