You are right, it was. I really thought Cro Cop was going to win this fight. I thought that the worst case scenario would be Cro Cop losing a decision. I never thought he'd lose to Schaub by ko. Of course that was not Cro Cop at his best, but Schaub deserves some credit for that win. Schaub ate a few strikes, kept his composure, and closed when he needed to.
Cro Cop will win his next fight (a 15 min stroll - spar against someone you've never heard of), then be matched against a semi-game fighter, everyone will feel optimistic about one last head kick KO, then he'll lose embarrassingly and pitied/told tto retire. This cycle will repeat forever.
Cro Cop shouldv'e hung it up a few fights ago. I had asked that he Hang up the gloves after the Pat B. fight. That way he wen't out on top.... That fight only gave Cro Cop a few more pay checks.