Post by The Sandmen on Nov 26, 2013 22:34:01 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Faber while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Takanori Gomi is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Takanori Gomi swings...
hard impact to Faber's face!
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left eye
Takanori Gomi leans forwards and tries to grapple with Faber
Gomi shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Gomi launches a few hard punches to Urijah Faber's ribs!
Urijah Faber's ribs shows the damage! Takanori Gomi is working his opponent ribs!
Faber ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Faber pushes off of Takanori Gomi and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Gomi stumbles backwards but Urijah Faber chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Gomi gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Gomi blocks Urijah Faber's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gomi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Takanori Gomi to fight back!
Gomi leans back...
He clobbers Urijah Faber's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Faber's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Faber
Faber cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Gomi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Takanori Gomi storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gomi doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Faber
Gomi positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Faber
Takanori Gomi looks to posture up and open Urijah Faber's guard...
Takanori Gomi forces Urijah Faber to open his guard.
Takanori Gomi is in open guard over Faber
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Faber doesn't fight back!
Takanori Gomi is in open guard over Faber
Takanori Gomi tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber can't prevent his opponent from passing. Gomi looks to work from half guard.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Takanori Gomi uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
Gomi doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gomi's moves.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Nice moves from Takanori Gomi who positions himself for using his knees on Faber!
One, two! Look at Urijah Faber's grimace of pain!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Takanori Gomi tries to free his leg
Takanori Gomi uses some of his skill by jumping out of Faber's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Takanori Gomi uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Takanori Gomi to fight back!
Takanori Gomi looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Takanori Gomi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gomi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Takanori Gomi doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Gomi is trying to counter now!
Takanori Gomi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Gomi drills Urijah Faber's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
That punishment by Takanori Gomi has left Faber staggered! Takanori Gomi should try push forward now and finish this!
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Takanori Gomi Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Takanori Gomi turns out the lights for Faber! What an astonishing KO by Gomi!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left cheek
Winner is Takanori Gomi by KO (GnP) at 3:36 Round 1
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/24 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Wow. Gomi with some shockingly legit GnP. Impressed. Nice to see Pride Gomi show up. GO PRIDE!
Takanori Gomi is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Takanori Gomi swings...
hard impact to Faber's face!
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left eye
Takanori Gomi leans forwards and tries to grapple with Faber
Gomi shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Gomi launches a few hard punches to Urijah Faber's ribs!
Urijah Faber's ribs shows the damage! Takanori Gomi is working his opponent ribs!
Faber ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Faber pushes off of Takanori Gomi and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Gomi stumbles backwards but Urijah Faber chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Gomi gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Gomi blocks Urijah Faber's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gomi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Takanori Gomi to fight back!
Gomi leans back...
He clobbers Urijah Faber's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Faber's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Faber
Faber cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Gomi can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Takanori Gomi storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gomi doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Faber
Gomi positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Faber's being punished here!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Faber
Takanori Gomi looks to posture up and open Urijah Faber's guard...
Takanori Gomi forces Urijah Faber to open his guard.
Takanori Gomi is in open guard over Faber
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Faber doesn't fight back!
Takanori Gomi is in open guard over Faber
Takanori Gomi tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber can't prevent his opponent from passing. Gomi looks to work from half guard.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Takanori Gomi uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
Gomi doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gomi's moves.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Nice moves from Takanori Gomi who positions himself for using his knees on Faber!
One, two! Look at Urijah Faber's grimace of pain!
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Faber
Takanori Gomi tries to free his leg
Takanori Gomi uses some of his skill by jumping out of Faber's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Takanori Gomi uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Takanori Gomi to fight back!
Takanori Gomi looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Takanori Gomi slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Gomi's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gomi blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Takanori Gomi doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Gomi is trying to counter now!
Takanori Gomi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Gomi drills Urijah Faber's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
That punishment by Takanori Gomi has left Faber staggered! Takanori Gomi should try push forward now and finish this!
Takanori Gomi is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Takanori Gomi Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Takanori Gomi turns out the lights for Faber! What an astonishing KO by Gomi!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left cheek
Winner is Takanori Gomi by KO (GnP) at 3:36 Round 1
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/24 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Wow. Gomi with some shockingly legit GnP. Impressed. Nice to see Pride Gomi show up. GO PRIDE!