Post by The Sandmen on Mar 25, 2014 19:43:11 GMT -5
Urijah Faber 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.
Takanori Gomi 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 bell announces the first round!
Nice punch by Urijah Faber
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Gomi grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Faber struggles... Takanori Gomi is unable to take him down
Faber is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Urijah Faber
surprises Gomi!
Gomi's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Takanori Gomi throws a combo
Urijah Faber ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Gomi swings again, only to get countered once more! Gomi is looking bad here!
Gomi follows Urijah Faber
only to get counter punched in a big way! Gomi needs to stop playing Urijah Faber's game or he'll get knocked out!
Faber throws a lazy kick
Gomi dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Faber decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Takanori Gomi's Left eye
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Gomi's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Gomi decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Some nice shots from Takanori Gomi
miss their mark.
Gomi decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Faber dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Gomi from the ground!
Gomi's Forehead is beginning to swell
Gomi seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Gomi tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Faber moves backwards and circles around Takanori Gomi.
Gomi misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Faber is clinching with Gomi.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Urijah Faber slightly pushes Gomi into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Urijah Faber tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Urijah Faber who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gomi grapple with Urijah Faber and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Urijah Faber managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber grab one of Takanori Gomi's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Takanori Gomi landed hard on his back
Faber is standing while Gomi is on the ground on his back
Faber cartwheels towards Gomi!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Takanori Gomi.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Urijah Faber looks to pass to mount...
Faber slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Takanori Gomi.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Urijah Faber rolls Takanori Gomi to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Faber is in rear mount over Gomi
Faber tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Gomi! Faber has one hook in and keeps working!
Faber is in rear mount over Gomi with one hook in
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Gomi is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Gomi's Left eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Gomi staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
Faber is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Urijah Faber positions himself and tries to finish this!
Urijah Faber storms Takanori Gomi's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Mario Yamasaki is asking Takanori Gomi to defend himself!
This is over! That impact from Urijah Faber has left Gomi laying flat on the mat!
Gomi's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (GnP) at 3:48 Round 1
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 48 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 57 s
Faber would have none of Gomi's upsets this time. He's in it to win it.
Takanori Gomi 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 bell announces the first round!
Nice punch by Urijah Faber
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Gomi grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Faber struggles... Takanori Gomi is unable to take him down
Faber is trying to counter now!
A right hand from Urijah Faber
surprises Gomi!
Gomi's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Takanori Gomi throws a combo
Urijah Faber ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Gomi swings again, only to get countered once more! Gomi is looking bad here!
Gomi follows Urijah Faber
only to get counter punched in a big way! Gomi needs to stop playing Urijah Faber's game or he'll get knocked out!
Faber throws a lazy kick
Gomi dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Faber decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Takanori Gomi's Left eye
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Gomi's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Gomi decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Some nice shots from Takanori Gomi
miss their mark.
Gomi decides to launch some tentative punches
Urijah Faber takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Faber dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Gomi from the ground!
Gomi's Forehead is beginning to swell
Gomi seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Gomi tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Faber moves backwards and circles around Takanori Gomi.
Gomi misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Faber is clinching with Gomi.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Urijah Faber slightly pushes Gomi into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Urijah Faber tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Urijah Faber who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gomi grapple with Urijah Faber and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Urijah Faber managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber grab one of Takanori Gomi's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Takanori Gomi landed hard on his back
Faber is standing while Gomi is on the ground on his back
Faber cartwheels towards Gomi!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Takanori Gomi.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Urijah Faber looks to pass to mount...
Faber slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Takanori Gomi.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Urijah Faber rolls Takanori Gomi to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Faber is in rear mount over Gomi
Faber tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Gomi! Faber has one hook in and keeps working!
Faber is in rear mount over Gomi with one hook in
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Gomi is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Gomi's Left eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Gomi staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
Faber is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Urijah Faber positions himself and tries to finish this!
Urijah Faber storms Takanori Gomi's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Mario Yamasaki is asking Takanori Gomi to defend himself!
This is over! That impact from Urijah Faber has left Gomi laying flat on the mat!
Gomi's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (GnP) at 3:48 Round 1
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 17/21 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 48 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 4/10 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 57 s
Faber would have none of Gomi's upsets this time. He's in it to win it.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!