Widi
08-09-2010, 13:29
Interessanter Ausschnitt aus einem Crocop Interview und seine Analyse des Kampfes und Gedanken dazu:
FO: "Speaking of rings and cages, did you watch Fedor Emelianenko's fight against your former jiu-jitsu partner Fabricio Werdum in the Strikeforce cage? What did you think of Fedor's loss?
CC: "It had to happen one day. They are both good fighters. Of course I wanted Werdum to win and get his dream - we trained together for a few years. He texted me a few hours before the fight, he never did that before. He said 'It's my night tonight' and I said, 'Good luck! Chin down and hands up!'
Fedor made a mistake but Werdum is very skilled on the ground. His speciality is the triangle - and the armbar from the triangle. He is physicaly very strong and Fedor tried to escape to the wrong side. Many fighters do this. I was taught by Fabricio and then by Dean Lister to always escape around the blocked arm. So instead of going to his right he should have gone to his left and try to put the knee on Fabricio's face. When I fought Fedor I closed the triangle in the third round - not completely, because I was dead tired - and he also made the same mistake.
Plus, like everything in life, luck has its role. Remember with Randleman? Fedor could have died (from the slam) A few centimetres left or right he could have died. Definitely he could have died then. And when Fujita threw the right hook, it was a lucky punch, but when it landed on Fedor's chin and Fedor was knocked out on his feet. Instead of throwing one more punch. Fujita took the leg. Of course after 30 seconds he recovered and managed to stand up and finish him. Against Werdum he wasn't lucky, he made a mistake and that's it, that's life."
FO: "Speaking of rings and cages, did you watch Fedor Emelianenko's fight against your former jiu-jitsu partner Fabricio Werdum in the Strikeforce cage? What did you think of Fedor's loss?
CC: "It had to happen one day. They are both good fighters. Of course I wanted Werdum to win and get his dream - we trained together for a few years. He texted me a few hours before the fight, he never did that before. He said 'It's my night tonight' and I said, 'Good luck! Chin down and hands up!'
Fedor made a mistake but Werdum is very skilled on the ground. His speciality is the triangle - and the armbar from the triangle. He is physicaly very strong and Fedor tried to escape to the wrong side. Many fighters do this. I was taught by Fabricio and then by Dean Lister to always escape around the blocked arm. So instead of going to his right he should have gone to his left and try to put the knee on Fabricio's face. When I fought Fedor I closed the triangle in the third round - not completely, because I was dead tired - and he also made the same mistake.
Plus, like everything in life, luck has its role. Remember with Randleman? Fedor could have died (from the slam) A few centimetres left or right he could have died. Definitely he could have died then. And when Fujita threw the right hook, it was a lucky punch, but when it landed on Fedor's chin and Fedor was knocked out on his feet. Instead of throwing one more punch. Fujita took the leg. Of course after 30 seconds he recovered and managed to stand up and finish him. Against Werdum he wasn't lucky, he made a mistake and that's it, that's life."