Post by The Sandmen on Nov 14, 2019 14:15:15 GMT -5
Takanori Gomi is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Matt Hughes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Pulverizing punch to Hughes's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Hughes's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Middle kick from Hughes.
The kick just misses.
Gomi is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Hughes's jaw!
Hughes's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Matt Hughes goes with a looping right hand while Takanori Gomi jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gomi seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Hughes leads with a punch
Takanori Gomi avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes attempts to cut off Gomi with punches
Gomi reels from the strikes.
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Matt Hughes catches Takanori Gomi's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hughes.
Hard blow to Gomi's mid-section, he seems hurt
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes is in closed guard... Gomi tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Matt Hughes looks to counter!
Matt Hughes tries to open Gomi's guard...
Gomi breaks the lock and covers himself from Hughes's punches
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Gomi leans and gets Matt Hughes's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Takanori Gomi looks to counter!
Takanori Gomi sits up and gets an arm around Hughes's neck!
Hughes pushes Takanori Gomi back to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Takanori Gomi, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Hughes succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes tries to escape from closed guard...
Gomi waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Matt Hughes! He is reversed and nor Takanori Gomi is on half guard!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Takanori Gomi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Gomi drills Matt Hughes's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to move to full guard
Takanori Gomi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gomi's side.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Takanori Gomi storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gomi doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
Hughes's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Nice moves from Takanori Gomi who positions himself for using his knees on Hughes!
One, two! Look at Matt Hughes's grimace of pain!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Gomi gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Matt Hughes! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Matt Hughes doesn't defend himself!
Hughes's Nose is beginning to swell
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Takanori Gomi tries to free his leg
Takanori Gomi uses some of his skill by jumping out of Hughes's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to trap Takanori Gomi in his guard.
Takanori Gomi keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Terrible one sided match... Hughes was not ready to fight a fighter of Takanori Gomi caliber.
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Hughes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hughes doesn't fight back!
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Gomi launches a couple of fast knees to Matt Hughes's ribs!
Great moves by Takanori Gomi! Hughes must do something now if he wants to escape from that position!
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Takanori Gomi Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Hughes laid out on the mat! Takanori Gomi's corner come in to congratulate him!
Hughes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hughes has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Takanori Gomi by KO (GnP) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/29 (72%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 181 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 181 s
As douchey as Hughes is, whoever has him should make him better than he is being. This is a stinger-loss for him.
Matt Hughes doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Pulverizing punch to Hughes's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Hughes's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Middle kick from Hughes.
The kick just misses.
Gomi is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Hughes's jaw!
Hughes's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Matt Hughes goes with a looping right hand while Takanori Gomi jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gomi seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Hughes leads with a punch
Takanori Gomi avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes attempts to cut off Gomi with punches
Gomi reels from the strikes.
Matt Hughes attempts a sweep single...
Matt Hughes catches Takanori Gomi's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hughes.
Hard blow to Gomi's mid-section, he seems hurt
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes is in closed guard... Gomi tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Matt Hughes looks to counter!
Matt Hughes tries to open Gomi's guard...
Gomi breaks the lock and covers himself from Hughes's punches
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Hughes tries to cover his face,
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Gomi leans and gets Matt Hughes's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Takanori Gomi looks to counter!
Takanori Gomi sits up and gets an arm around Hughes's neck!
Hughes pushes Takanori Gomi back to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Takanori Gomi, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Hughes succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to close his guard around Hughes
He succeeds!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Gomi
Hughes tries to escape from closed guard...
Gomi waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Matt Hughes! He is reversed and nor Takanori Gomi is on half guard!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Takanori Gomi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Gomi drills Matt Hughes's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to move to full guard
Takanori Gomi keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gomi's side.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Takanori Gomi storms over Hughes with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gomi doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Hughes's face with his elbows!
Hughes's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Nice moves from Takanori Gomi who positions himself for using his knees on Hughes!
One, two! Look at Matt Hughes's grimace of pain!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Gomi gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Matt Hughes! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Matt Hughes doesn't defend himself!
Hughes's Nose is beginning to swell
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Hughes
Takanori Gomi tries to free his leg
Takanori Gomi uses some of his skill by jumping out of Hughes's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes attempts to trap Takanori Gomi in his guard.
Takanori Gomi keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Terrible one sided match... Hughes was not ready to fight a fighter of Takanori Gomi caliber.
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Hughes's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Hughes doesn't fight back!
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Gomi launches a couple of fast knees to Matt Hughes's ribs!
Great moves by Takanori Gomi! Hughes must do something now if he wants to escape from that position!
Hard blow to Hughes's mid-section, he seems hurt
Hughes seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Matt Hughes
Takanori Gomi Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Matt Hughes!
Matt Hughes is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Hughes laid out on the mat! Takanori Gomi's corner come in to congratulate him!
Hughes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hughes has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Takanori Gomi by KO (GnP) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/29 (72%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 181 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 181 s
As douchey as Hughes is, whoever has him should make him better than he is being. This is a stinger-loss for him.