Cro Cop laments loss and recalls mid-fight conversation
Cro Cop recalled a conversation that he and Mir had when clinched against the fence at 2:15 of the third…
Cro Cop recalled a conversation that he and Mir had when clinched against the fence at 2:15 of the third round.
CroCop: Let me go, lets go to the centre and fight
Mir: Let’s go to the mat
CroCop: OK – if I’m on top
Mir: We’ll stay in the clinch
Filipovic also detailed his post fight feelings about the loss. “I’m sorry like a dog! I could eat myself alive! I can only congratulate Mir, he really caught me with that knee. But taking all circumstances in to consideration I think I did a pretty decent job. Its too bad because there was only a minute left to go [when I was stopped]. I had him against the fence and that was my chance.”
“The deal with my coach was not to go in any hard exchanges until the third round because I thought I was not as prepared as him. But it turned out that I was more prepared than him. I felt more powerful than him in the third and I went after him aggressively. Too bad I caught that knee, but that’s what this sport is about. I want to thank everybody for their support and apologize to the ones I’ve disappointed.”
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