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Kajzer Soze
The main fight of the K-1 event in Tokyo had a very disputable situation - Blake hitting Mirko Cro-Cop in a situation when the Croatian fighter reached his hand as a sign of apology.
Red corner jumped a minute before the end of the third round when the American fighter Randy Blake gave Mirko a "cheap" hit after he offered an apology for the punch he was going to make, but in the end he didn't.
However, although the Croatian fans reacted extremely sharp, like most around the world, "bad blood" between Mirko and Blake doesn't exist. They met in the hallway right after the fight and they even photographed together.
"I turned away from him and I wanted to give him a friendly hand, and he hit me. He made a good clean hit in the chin. I was not shaken or knocked down, more surprised. It was certainly a bit unsportsmanlike and dirty, but I'm an experienced fighter and I have to protect myself at every minute during a fight, so I have no hard feelings. This is such a sport, and I have to be careful in these situations" - said Mirko after the fight.
Mirko started the fight little more restrained at the beginning , but that obviously was the plan, and Cro Cop is very pleased with what he did:
"I felt great in the match. There had been no muscle cramps or something similar. Now I feel good. Superbly. If the tournament went on, I could immediately go into the next match. I'm delighted about that."
Blake complained a bit to the situation during the second round when the referee counted him because he was knocked down, but he claimed that he had received a blow to the genitals. "It was a clean hit above the belt. I'm sure of that and the judge counted him fairly." added Mirko on the subject.
Although Blake's incorrect move didn't leave that impression, the American still greatly appreciates Croatian fighter:
"It was a privilege to fight you. Thank you for this opportunity. You're a legend of the sport and you deserved to win." Blake referred to Mirko during a meeting after the match.
It's still unknown who will be Mirko's next opponent, because now that is determined by drawing lot, and Mirko watched performances of other fighters as much as he could:
"There were some excellent fights. Morosanu and Slowinski made a terrific match. They were just torn up. It's all a lottery. Gerges couldn't walk after the fight, and he is a top fighter. There are eight hazardous boys left and whoever the draw grants me, it will not be easy."said Cro Cop after the match in Tokyo.
Otherwise, Mirko earned lower left leg injury during the match with Blake. He earned a cut and the first estimation was that it had to be sewed, but the situation still turned out to be a little bit better than it seemed at first sight. The cut is long about eight inches and doctors thought to sent Mirko immediately to sewing, but after they cleaned the injury and gave a better view, they decided it's better to heal on itself.
"I felt great in the match. There had been no muscle cramps or something similar. Now I feel good. Superbly. If the tournament went on, I could immediately go into the next match. I'm delighted about that."
Blake complained a bit to the situation during the second round when the referee counted him because he was knocked down, but he claimed that he had received a blow to the genitals. "It was a clean hit above the belt. I'm sure of that and the judge counted him fairly." added Mirko on the subject.
Although Blake's incorrect move didn't leave that impression, the American still greatly appreciates Croatian fighter:
"It was a privilege to fight you. Thank you for this opportunity. You're a legend of the sport and you deserved to win." Blake referred to Mirko during a meeting after the match.
It's still unknown who will be Mirko's next opponent, because now that is determined by drawing lot, and Mirko watched performances of other fighters as much as he could:
"There were some excellent fights. Morosanu and Slowinski made a terrific match. They were just torn up. It's all a lottery. Gerges couldn't walk after the fight, and he is a top fighter. There are eight hazardous boys left and whoever the draw grants me, it will not be easy."said Cro Cop after the match in Tokyo.
Otherwise, Mirko earned lower left leg injury during the match with Blake. He earned a cut and the first estimation was that it had to be sewed, but the situation still turned out to be a little bit better than it seemed at first sight. The cut is long about eight inches and doctors thought to sent Mirko immediately to sewing, but after they cleaned the injury and gave a better view, they decided it's better to heal on itself.
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