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Mirko Cro Cop vs. Ron Waterman

Anyone who didn't know better would pick Waterman to win this fight.  He's huge and ripped and outweighs Cro Cop by over 30 lbs.  But he turns out to be a gentle giant.  He takes Cro Cop down early and then seemed reluctant to throw a lot of punches.  He puts his forearm on Cro Cop's throat with all his weight for most of the time and Cro Cop's face turns almost purple.  It looks painful, but that's all he does.  Cro Cop even gave him a bloody nose from the bottom before escaping to get the fight back to standup...  

A quick left high kick clips the top of Waterman's head. Then after two big soccer kicks to the face while Waterman was on all fours, the fight is stopped.   

(Incredibly during the fight, Waterman tells his cornerman to "take it easy" because they were yelling at him to hit Cro Cop.)  Waterman was too nice for Pride fighting.  He was in the minor leagues of the WWF/WWE before this.  He is a good, spiritual and artistic person and I hope he is doing well in life.

Mirko Cro Cop is a class act, honorable person and fighter.  You see this when you hear him talk, but he clearly has that killer instinct when fighting. He finished this fight with authority. Cro Cop is a true legend of MMA.  

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