Would Cro Cop in his prime be a bad match up for DC ?

DayV said:
Cro Cop is like 16-1 vs wrestlers.
If Coleman, Randleman, Aliakbari, Fujita, Herring, Barnett, King Mo, Ron Waterman, Sakuraba, or Dos Caras didn`t outwrestle him, then that is a pretty strong case that DC would not also.

In the ring and under japanese rules wrestling is a lot less important than in american rules and cage. There is no fence to grind, and allowed clinch time is significantly shorter. Also, Cormier would hardly finish CC on the ground without elbows that were forbidden in Pride rules. Even Fedor was not able to do anything with GNP, and DC would not also with his short hands and no elbows.

Cro Cop has large arsenal of different strikes and kicks, fients and combinations where you block one thing, but you are tnen open for another. Especialy if the fight is in the ring where you get cornered easily, no space to circle around, no fence to grind and tire your opponent and no unified rules to protect you from soccer kicks and knees to the head on the ground on failed takedown attempts.
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Please. DC would dominate. Cro Cop would be so concerned with DC's amazing clinch that he'd get wrecked by strikes. Probably just like Stipe. They are both Croation.

Cro Cop would land a nice strike or two but that's about it tbh
 
Ever Watchful said:
Lmao @ fluke.


Keep trying to change reality. DC would "fluke" Cro Cop into dust.
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Cro Cop didn't do amazingly well against guys who could pressure him and swarm and not let him set and throw with comfort.

That's right up DC's ally.
 
kflo said:
Almost all title shots go to fighters who deserved it.
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But not all
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And they don't always go to fighters who deserve them. Everytime someone gets an undeserved shot, someone deserving isn't getting it, and windows of opportunity close - meaning there isn't always a corrective moment.
 
Tuf_guy said:
But not all
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And they don't always go to fighters who deserve them. Everytime someone gets an undeserved shot, someone deserving isn't getting it, and windows of opportunity close - meaning there isn't always a corrective moment.
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http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/ufc-title-fights-legit.3794639/

yes, in there rare situations that happens, it impacts others. happens in the fight game, and always has been a part of it, for over 100 years. but again, its very rare and an overblown issue.
 
kflo said:
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/ufc-title-fights-legit.3794639/

yes, in there rare situations that happens, it impacts others. happens in the fight game, and always has been a part of it, for over 100 years. but again, its very rare and an overblown issue.
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I don't think it's really overblown. It's had/is having an impact on the credibility of the UFC, which is the pinnacle of MMA - and now even hardcore fans scoff at the notion of it being a sport. It's literally being compared to pro wrestling by people who know the difference, and way more than has ever happened in the past.
 
Tuf_guy said:
I don't think it's really overblown. It's had/is having an impact on the credibility of the UFC, which is the pinnacle of MMA - and now even hardcore fans scoff at the notion of it being a sport. It's literally being compared to pro wrestling by people who know the difference, and way more than has ever happened in the past.
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http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/ufc-title-fights-legit.3794639/

again, it's not happening more than it has in the past. it's simply not.

i'm repeating the link because you see it there.
 
Cro Cop was a beast -- but it can be argued that he was out of his prime by the time the entered MMA. Wear and Tear from a long kickboxing career (boxing as well).

But he was pretty damn badass and He could TAKE anyone out but just as easily be taken out himself.

Prime MMA Mirko was kill or be killed.
 
Ever Watchful said:
Lmao @ fluke.

Keep trying to change reality. DC would "fluke" Cro Cop into dust.
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Not really a "fluke" so much as Randleman was unbelievable flaky, on his day he was capable of pulling off incredibly moments but not with any kind of consistency and just as capable of throwing matches away.

The same is really true for Gonzaga, dangerous on the day when everything went perfectly against a Mirko not well trained for the cage/elbows.
 
Ever Watchful said:
Please. DC would dominate. Cro Cop would be so concerned with DC's amazing clinch that he'd get wrecked by strikes. Probably just like Stipe. They are both Croation.

Cro Cop would land a nice strike or two but that's about it tbh
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"They are both Croation."

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a.silva hurt dc with some kicks
imagine what cc possibly does to him
we talk prime cc
 
moreorless87 said:
Not really a "fluke" so much as Randleman was unbelievable flaky, on his day he was capable of pulling off incredibly moments but not with any kind of consistency and just as capable of throwing matches away.

The same is really true for Gonzaga, dangerous on the day when everything went perfectly against a Mirko not well trained for the cage/elbows.
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Gotta love those hot-then-cold types of fighters.
 
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