Mirko Cro Cop ’s winning streak continued today at Rizin FF 13. Legendary heavyweight Cro Cop (37-11-2) extended his career-best run to nine fights when he defeated Roque Martinez (13-5-2) by first-round TKO in the Fite.tv-streamed bout at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. After being sidelined for all of 2018 due to a knee surgery, Cro Cop returned to action and looked in solid form against Martinez. He threw a number of his trademarked kicks, but it was actually a precise elbow that spelled the end of the contest. Clinched in the corner of the ring, Cro Cop, 44, unleashed a slashing left elbow strike that opened a gash on Martinez’s forehead. A heavy flow of blood came out instantaneously, and after a stoppage in the action, the ringside doctor declared the bout could not continue.
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Mirko Cro Cop extends winning streak with slashing elbow stoppage at Rizin FF 13 – MMA Junkie