Bulletin for May 16th
KICKBOXING - MUAY THAI
Results - "Bjelovarska noć Kickboxinga"
Kickboxing Gold League Tournament held in Bjelovar on 13th of May
1. under thai kickboxing rules, -71 kg, 3 x 2 min
Hrvoje Crnić ("Sveti Matej" Viškovo, Cro) vs Miloš Mihaljević ("Crvena zvezda" Beograd, SiCG)
Crnić wins via 3r rd TKO
2. under low kick rules, -91 kg, 3 x 2 min
Saša Matić ("Bjelovar" Bjelovar, Cro) vs Veljko Piljkić ("Crvena zvezda" Beograd, SiCG)
Piljkić wins via 3-0 judge decision
3. under thai kickboxing rules, -63,5 kg, 3 x 2 min
Predrag Šimunec ("Omega Box" Varaždin, Cro) vs Sreten Miletić ("Crvena zvezda" Beograd, SiCG)
Šimunec wins via 2-1 judge decision
4. under low kick rules, -91 kg, 3 x 2 min
Ivan Stanić ("Klana" Klana, Cro) vs Bojan Glavaš ("Sektor" Banja Luka, BiH)
Glavaš wins via 2-1 judge decision
5. under low kick rules, +91 kg, 3 x 2 min
Marin Došen ("Sveti Matej" Viškovo, Cro) vs Hrvoje Kišiček ("Cro Cop Team" Zagreb, Cro)
Došen wins via 3-0 judge decision
6. under low kick rules, +91 kg, 3 x 2 min
Zoran Majkić ("Klana" Klana, Cro) vs Srđan Brezar("Sektor" Banja Luka, BiH)
Brezar wins via 3-0 judge decision
7. under thai kickboxing rules, -75 kg, 3 x 2 min
Mario Princ ("Klana" Klana, Cro) vs Aleksandar Popović ("Crvena zvezda" Beograd, SiCG)
Princ wins via 3-0 judge decision
source - about this tournament and all about kickboxing in croatian
2 things left to say about this tournament:
- it's nice to see Mario Princ back in the ring after the injury
- funny thing that after Hrvoje Kišiček has joined Cro Cop Team - he lost 2 fight within a month - really nice start under Mirko Cro Cop guidance.
MMA
Natural Born Fighter
photo by DSE/Pride FC
It seems that Mirko Cro Cop finally realized that before and after anything else in his life – he is just a fighter. All his little pleasures and things he always wanted to do, his little dreams which come true – from the football thru the film to the politics – are nothing compared to his ultimate wish, his real no.1 need: to become a fighting champion. According to Slaven Vujić (croatian mma-promotor and member of Cro Cop Team); Mirko is 100% determined to the goal and focused on trainings and he put everything else on a side: - "I'm going there with one and only goal – to take the Pride FC OWGP belt, and I'll do anything for reaching my goal."
Also Mirko admited that he made some mistakes in his fight against Fedor and that he learnt his lesson, about Minowa fight he said that he performed well but that Minowa can't be criterion how good he really is today.
As potential match-up for the 2nd round Mirko mentioned Yoshida, Mirko thinks – that is better to face top competition sooner than later: only fighter he would like to avoid is his teammate and training partner Fabricio Werdum.
One other thing he said has caught my attention – apparently Mirko thinks that Fedor won't join the OWGP circus in the 2nd round – according to Vujić: - "Mirko doesn't believe that Fedor will fight untill his injury heals completely."
My opinion was and still is that Fedor won't enter the OWGP, cause of 2 reasons – first one was cause his little bro was in it – ok, now this reason vanished cause his brother Alexander lost to Barnett. But the 2nd and main reason still stayed: Fedor in this OWGP – has got nothing to gain and everything to lose. The best career and business move for him is to wait for the outcome of the OWGP – and then - face the winner on the Pride FC NYE show.
BOXING
ARENA Cup - so so...
ARENA Cup Pula – EABA Tournament - May 10-13th
Croatian Amateur Boxing National Team did well on ARENA Cup in Pula, they won 10 medals, and Marijo Šivolija was named the Best Fighter of the Tournament and Borna Katalinić was named the Most Techincial fighter of the Tournament.
Tournament winners from Croatia:
Filip Palić (-60kg)
Boris Katalinić (-64kg)
Borna Katalinić (-69kg)
Marijo Šivolija (-81kg)
Cro Pro-Boxers Update
Croatian boxer Josip Jalušić is scheduled to fight Muhammed Ali Durmaz of Germany, in Schwartzwaldhalle in Bühl/Germany on 20th of May under Troja Boxing Group and Mirko Skoko management. After this fight Jalušić will fight one more time on 8th of July against Vasyl Kondor of Ukraine.
On the same event Asmir Vojnović will face Romanian boxer Christian Vele
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