Post by The Sandmen on Mar 18, 2015 12:09:39 GMT -5
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.
T.J. Dillashaw raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 launches a rapid series of punches
taking Dillashaw from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Gomi decides to launch some tentative punches
Takanori Gomi takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Dillashaw's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Gomi moves forward looking for some action
Takanori Gomi shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
T.J. Dillashaw slightly pushes Gomi into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw throws a combo
Gomi punches back but nobody connects.
Poorly executed technique. T.J. Dillashaw looks to counter!
Dillashaw launches a hook to the body
Takanori Gomi moves aside looking for a counter...
Takanori Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! T.J. Dillashaw is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gomi into his guard.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Takanori Gomi is looking to pass T.J. Dillashaw's guard...
Takanori Gomi gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is moving on the ground...
Dillashaw tries to counter Gomi's moves on the ground.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Dillashaw
Takanori Gomi tries to pass T.J. Dillashaw's guard...
Takanori Gomi manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Gomi leans back...
Dillashaw eyes him warily.
Gomi misses a step and T.J. Dillashaw sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dillashaw tries to show some ground skills
T.J. Dillashaw put Gomi in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
T.J. Dillashaw tries to close the guard.
Dillashaw put Takanori Gomi in closed guard.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gomi tries to cover his face,
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Takanori Gomi!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw isolates Takanori Gomi's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Takanori Gomi is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw suddenly holds Takanori Gomi's arm and tries an armbar!
Gomi can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over T.J. Dillashaw!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Takanori Gomi!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Terrible one sided match... Dillashaw was not ready to fight a fighter of Takanori Gomi caliber.
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. T.J. Dillashaw looks to counter!
T.J. Dillashaw tries to better his position on the ground...
Takanori Gomi tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi delivers a few accurate elbows!
T.J. Dillashaw blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Gomi clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
Dillashaw 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 closed guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw 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 closed guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw 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 closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Dillashaw's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Dillashaw doesn't fight back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Dillashaw's face!
T.J. Dillashaw blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Dillashaw's face!
T.J. Dillashaw blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gomi tries to cover his face,
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Takanori Gomi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at T.J. Dillashaw, who is barely covering up!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi leans back...
Dillashaw eyes him warily.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Dillashaw's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Dillashaw doesn't fight back!
Dillashaw's Mouth is beginning to swell
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi tries to escape from the closed guard
Gomi succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Gomi.
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Round 2
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Gomi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Takanori Gomi launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Dillashaw blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Takanori Gomi gets sloppy and T.J. Dillashaw tries to take advantage...
Tremendous strikes from Dillashaw!
Some big punches are landing!
Gomi has a small cut in his Chin
Gomi dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Dillashaw from the ground!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gomi goes down.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to close his guard around Dillashaw
He succeeds!
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Gomi
Dillashaw fires a barrage of punches at Gomi's head!
This is bad! Dillashaw is just pounding on Takanori Gomi's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
T.J. Dillashaw is looking to pass Takanori Gomi's guard...
T.J. Dillashaw gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Takanori Gomi can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw tries to free his leg
T.J. Dillashaw uses some of his skill by jumping out of Gomi's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw tries to open up Takanori Gomi's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gomi in the side of the head
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Takanori Gomi. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Gomi looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by T.J. Dillashaw's punches
Dillashaw is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gomi.
Dillashaw's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
T.J. Dillashaw's knows what to do here and blocks them
Dillashaw launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Gomi's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from T.J. Dillashaw for eye poke.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Gomi time to recover. Takanori Gomi seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Takanori Gomi and Dillashaw engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Dillashaw's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
A wicked punch by Takanori Gomi
goes awry.
Gomi clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Gomi.
Dillashaw is holding Takanori Gomi's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Takanori Gomi loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
Takanori Gomi manages to switch to full guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gomi misses a step and T.J. Dillashaw sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dillashaw moves on the ground
T.J. Dillashaw moves to side mount
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Gomi measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dillashaw's side.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dillashaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Takanori Gomi...
Takanori Gomi sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Gomi's abdomen
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw suddenly holds Takanori Gomi's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Gomi can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over T.J. Dillashaw!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Deep breaths from T.J. Dillashaw who tries a hammer punch to Gomi's ribs.
That hit Gomi who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Takanori Gomi has seen better days.
Gomi delivers a few accurate elbows!
T.J. Dillashaw blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Gomi misses a step and T.J. Dillashaw sees an opportunity to counter him!
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gomi tries to cover his face,
Gomi's Left cheek is beginning to swell
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Gomi looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by T.J. Dillashaw's punches
Gomi is on the receiving end of a great combo by Dillashaw.
T.J. Dillashaw tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gomi goes down.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to move on the ground and shows T.J. Dillashaw a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gomi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Gomi's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
T.J. Dillashaw fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Gomi's face!
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw tries to jump to side mount.
Takanori Gomi jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Takanori Gomi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gomi is trying to counter now!
Takanori Gomi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Gomi drills T.J. Dillashaw's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Dillashaw has a small cut in his Nose
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Takanori Gomi!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Takanori Gomi can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dillashaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi tries to move on the ground and shows T.J. Dillashaw a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gomi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
T.J. Dillashaw rolls Takanori Gomi to his stomach and takes his back!
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Gomi
Takanori Gomi is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Gomi has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Dillashaw is unable to move under Gomi control.
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw throws down elbows...
Gomi is not making himself an easy target.
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dillashaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Gomi
Dillashaw is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Gomi's ribs.
Gomi is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Hard blow to Gomi's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Takanori Gomi...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Takanori Gomi's arm and tries an armbar!
Gomi hold his own hand and breaks Dillashaw's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over T.J. Dillashaw.
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to trap Takanori Gomi in his guard.
Takanori Gomi keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Takanori Gomi tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Dillashaw's face
Dillashaw is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
T.J. Dillashaw tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gomi goes down.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw throws a few hammer fists to the face of Takanori Gomi
Solid shots!
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Takanori Gomi gets sloppy and T.J. Dillashaw tries to take advantage...
T.J. Dillashaw tries to pass to half guard...
Takanori Gomi can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dillashaw looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi attempts to move to full guard
T.J. Dillashaw keeps good control and remains in half guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. T.J. Dillashaw can end the fight with his ground and pound.
T.J. Dillashaw pushes Gomi's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Gomi wraps his legs while he holds T.J. Dillashaw's head... Tight guard!
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dillashaw's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gomi clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
T.J. Dillashaw pushes Gomi's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Gomi wraps his legs while he holds T.J. Dillashaw's head... Tight guard!
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Gomi's face!
Gomi's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. T.J. Dillashaw looks to counter!
T.J. Dillashaw pushes Gomi's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Dillashaw who is in full mount! Gomi is in trouble now!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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T.J. Dillashaw and Gomi engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
T.J. Dillashaw moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Several good body shots
land on Gomi.
T.J. Dillashaw tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gomi is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw moves on the ground
Dillashaw cannot take advantage in the ground
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to close his guard around Dillashaw
He is not able to do it
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw tries to move to full mount
Dillashaw succeeds
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw tries to open up Takanori Gomi's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gomi in the side of the head
T.J. Dillashaw turns out the lights for Gomi! What an astonishing KO by Dillashaw!
Winner is T.J. Dillashaw by KO (GnP) at 1:31 Round 4
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 23/36 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/75 (23%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 709 s
Statistics: T.J. Dillashaw
Punches 16/25 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 37/51 (73%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 709 s
Damn. I was really curious to see where the judges would have scored this one, as both were doing mildly effective, different things. Flash KO win for DIllashaw. This is also another fight I would have liked to see with both peeps in their primes.
T.J. Dillashaw raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 launches a rapid series of punches
taking Dillashaw from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Gomi decides to launch some tentative punches
Takanori Gomi takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Dillashaw's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Gomi moves forward looking for some action
Takanori Gomi shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
T.J. Dillashaw slightly pushes Gomi into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw throws a combo
Gomi punches back but nobody connects.
Poorly executed technique. T.J. Dillashaw looks to counter!
Dillashaw launches a hook to the body
Takanori Gomi moves aside looking for a counter...
Takanori Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! T.J. Dillashaw is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gomi into his guard.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Takanori Gomi is looking to pass T.J. Dillashaw's guard...
Takanori Gomi gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is moving on the ground...
Dillashaw tries to counter Gomi's moves on the ground.
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Dillashaw
Takanori Gomi tries to pass T.J. Dillashaw's guard...
Takanori Gomi manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
Gomi leans back...
Dillashaw eyes him warily.
Gomi misses a step and T.J. Dillashaw sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dillashaw tries to show some ground skills
T.J. Dillashaw put Gomi in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in half guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
T.J. Dillashaw tries to close the guard.
Dillashaw put Takanori Gomi in closed guard.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gomi tries to cover his face,
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Takanori Gomi!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw isolates Takanori Gomi's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Takanori Gomi is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw suddenly holds Takanori Gomi's arm and tries an armbar!
Gomi can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over T.J. Dillashaw!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Takanori Gomi!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Terrible one sided match... Dillashaw was not ready to fight a fighter of Takanori Gomi caliber.
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. T.J. Dillashaw looks to counter!
T.J. Dillashaw tries to better his position on the ground...
Takanori Gomi tries to roll on the ground...
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi delivers a few accurate elbows!
T.J. Dillashaw blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Gomi clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
Dillashaw 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 closed guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw 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 closed guard over Dillashaw
Dillashaw 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 closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Dillashaw's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Dillashaw doesn't fight back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Dillashaw's face!
T.J. Dillashaw blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Dillashaw's face!
T.J. Dillashaw blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gomi tries to cover his face,
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Takanori Gomi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at T.J. Dillashaw, who is barely covering up!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi leans back...
Dillashaw eyes him warily.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi launches a barrage of elbows over Dillashaw's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Dillashaw doesn't fight back!
Dillashaw's Mouth is beginning to swell
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi tries to escape from the closed guard
Gomi succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Gomi.
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Round 2
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Gomi is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Takanori Gomi launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Dillashaw blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Takanori Gomi gets sloppy and T.J. Dillashaw tries to take advantage...
Tremendous strikes from Dillashaw!
Some big punches are landing!
Gomi has a small cut in his Chin
Gomi dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Dillashaw from the ground!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gomi goes down.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to close his guard around Dillashaw
He succeeds!
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Gomi
Dillashaw fires a barrage of punches at Gomi's head!
This is bad! Dillashaw is just pounding on Takanori Gomi's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
T.J. Dillashaw is in closed guard over Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
T.J. Dillashaw is looking to pass Takanori Gomi's guard...
T.J. Dillashaw gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Takanori Gomi can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw tries to free his leg
T.J. Dillashaw uses some of his skill by jumping out of Gomi's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw tries to open up Takanori Gomi's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gomi in the side of the head
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Takanori Gomi. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Gomi looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by T.J. Dillashaw's punches
Dillashaw is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gomi.
Dillashaw's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
T.J. Dillashaw's knows what to do here and blocks them
Dillashaw launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Gomi's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from T.J. Dillashaw for eye poke.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Gomi time to recover. Takanori Gomi seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Takanori Gomi and Dillashaw engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Dillashaw's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
A wicked punch by Takanori Gomi
goes awry.
Gomi clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Gomi.
Dillashaw is holding Takanori Gomi's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Takanori Gomi loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
Takanori Gomi manages to switch to full guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gomi misses a step and T.J. Dillashaw sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dillashaw moves on the ground
T.J. Dillashaw moves to side mount
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Gomi measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dillashaw's side.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi attempts to trap T.J. Dillashaw in his guard.
T.J. Dillashaw keeps control and remains in side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dillashaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dillashaw tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Takanori Gomi...
Takanori Gomi sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Gomi's abdomen
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw suddenly holds Takanori Gomi's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Gomi can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over T.J. Dillashaw!
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Deep breaths from T.J. Dillashaw who tries a hammer punch to Gomi's ribs.
That hit Gomi who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Takanori Gomi has seen better days.
Gomi delivers a few accurate elbows!
T.J. Dillashaw blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Gomi misses a step and T.J. Dillashaw sees an opportunity to counter him!
T.J. Dillashaw launches a few punches to Gomi's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gomi tries to cover his face,
Gomi's Left cheek is beginning to swell
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Gomi looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by T.J. Dillashaw's punches
Gomi is on the receiving end of a great combo by Dillashaw.
T.J. Dillashaw tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gomi goes down.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to move on the ground and shows T.J. Dillashaw a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gomi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Gomi's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
T.J. Dillashaw fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Gomi's face!
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw tries to jump to side mount.
Takanori Gomi jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Takanori Gomi uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gomi is trying to counter now!
Takanori Gomi wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Gomi drills T.J. Dillashaw's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Dillashaw has a small cut in his Nose
Takanori Gomi is in closed guard over Dillashaw
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Gomi is in closed guard... Dillashaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Takanori Gomi!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Takanori Gomi can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dillashaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi tries to move on the ground and shows T.J. Dillashaw a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gomi's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
T.J. Dillashaw rolls Takanori Gomi to his stomach and takes his back!
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Gomi
Takanori Gomi is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Gomi has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Dillashaw is unable to move under Gomi control.
Dillashaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
T.J. Dillashaw throws down elbows...
Gomi is not making himself an easy target.
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi measures the resilience of Dillashaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dillashaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Gomi
Dillashaw is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Gomi's ribs.
Gomi is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Hard blow to Gomi's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Dillashaw is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi has Dillashaw controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
T.J. Dillashaw is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw looks to mount Takanori Gomi...
T.J. Dillashaw slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Takanori Gomi's arm and tries an armbar!
Gomi hold his own hand and breaks Dillashaw's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over T.J. Dillashaw.
Takanori Gomi is in side mount over T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw attempts to trap Takanori Gomi in his guard.
Takanori Gomi keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Takanori Gomi tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Dillashaw's face
Dillashaw is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
T.J. Dillashaw tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gomi goes down.
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw throws a few hammer fists to the face of Takanori Gomi
Solid shots!
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Takanori Gomi gets sloppy and T.J. Dillashaw tries to take advantage...
T.J. Dillashaw tries to pass to half guard...
Takanori Gomi can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dillashaw looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi attempts to move to full guard
T.J. Dillashaw keeps good control and remains in half guard.
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. T.J. Dillashaw can end the fight with his ground and pound.
T.J. Dillashaw pushes Gomi's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Gomi wraps his legs while he holds T.J. Dillashaw's head... Tight guard!
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dillashaw's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gomi clumsily fails here and it's time for T.J. Dillashaw to fight back!
T.J. Dillashaw pushes Gomi's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Gomi wraps his legs while he holds T.J. Dillashaw's head... Tight guard!
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
T.J. Dillashaw fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Gomi's face!
Gomi's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
T.J. Dillashaw is in half guard over Gomi
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Dillashaw's cheek from the guard.
T.J. Dillashaw uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. T.J. Dillashaw looks to counter!
T.J. Dillashaw pushes Gomi's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Dillashaw who is in full mount! Gomi is in trouble now!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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T.J. Dillashaw and Gomi engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
T.J. Dillashaw moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Several good body shots
land on Gomi.
T.J. Dillashaw tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gomi is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw moves on the ground
Dillashaw cannot take advantage in the ground
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Gomi tries to close his guard around Dillashaw
He is not able to do it
T.J. Dillashaw is in open guard over Gomi
Dillashaw tries to move to full mount
Dillashaw succeeds
T.J. Dillashaw is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Dillashaw tries to open up Takanori Gomi's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Gomi in the side of the head
T.J. Dillashaw turns out the lights for Gomi! What an astonishing KO by Dillashaw!
Winner is T.J. Dillashaw by KO (GnP) at 1:31 Round 4
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 23/36 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/75 (23%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 709 s
Statistics: T.J. Dillashaw
Punches 16/25 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 37/51 (73%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 709 s
Damn. I was really curious to see where the judges would have scored this one, as both were doing mildly effective, different things. Flash KO win for DIllashaw. This is also another fight I would have liked to see with both peeps in their primes.
