Post by The Sandmen on Aug 21, 2015 15:19:30 GMT -5
Takanori Gomi looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Anthony Pettis looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Gomi launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Pettis's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Takanori Gomi for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal allows Pettis time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Anthony Pettis launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Gomi blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Takanori Gomi's cheek! Gomi stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Pettis is standing while Gomi is on the ground on his back
Pettis launches a kick to Gomi's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Pettis is standing while Gomi is on the ground on his back
Pettis moves backwards and gestures for Takanori Gomi to stand up.
Takanori Gomi is on his feet again.
Pettis grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Gomi
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Takanori Gomi can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pettis looks to work from half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Gomi
Stand up! This is what Gomi's cornermen are shouting. Anthony Pettis is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Anthony Pettis pushes Gomi's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Pettis who is in full mount! Gomi is in trouble now!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Pettis in his guard...
Anthony Pettis rolls him over and takes his back!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi has Pettis 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.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Takanori Gomi...
Anthony Pettis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi tries to escape from the full mount...
Anthony Pettis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Pettis sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Anthony Pettis looks to pass to mount...
Pettis slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Takanori Gomi.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pettis blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anthony Pettis rolls Takanori Gomi to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi has Pettis controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Pettis is unable to move under Gomi control.
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi
Pettis tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Gomi! Pettis has one hook in and keeps working!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with one hook in
Pettis has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gomi.
Nicely done! Pettis now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Gomi!
Pettis has one of his arm over Takanori Gomi's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Gomi!
Pettis has one of his arm over Takanori Gomi's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Gomi, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Pettis moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Gomi, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Pettis moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Pettis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Gomi!
Pettis has one of his arm over Takanori Gomi's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Gomi!
Gomi adopts the turtle defense and Pettis is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Gomi has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Takanori Gomi uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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 The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Pettis
that lands on Gomi's face like a cannon ball!
Pettis feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Gomi's Chin is beginning to swell
Anthony Pettis 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
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Gomi
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Takanori Gomi can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pettis looks to work from half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Gomi
Anthony Pettis tries to free his leg
Anthony Pettis uses some of his skill by jumping out of Gomi's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Gomi tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Gomi is clinching with Pettis.
The fighters are clinching.
Gomi launches a few hard punches to Anthony Pettis's ribs!
Pettis struggles and protects himself.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Pettis throws a lazy kick
Gomi blocks and keeps his distance.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Incredible high kick!
Gomi is worried!
Crushing shot to Gomi's body! He's holding his side
Gomi throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Pettis's defense muffles the blows.
Anthony Pettis is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Solid kick to the leg from Anthony Pettis
that visibly pains Gomi.
Pettis decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Pettis takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Takanori Gomi goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Pettis jumps back and jabs
Gomi seems staggered and Anthony Pettis runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gomi hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Anthony Pettis jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Gomi!
Crushing shot to Gomi's body! He's holding his side
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Incredible high kick!
Gomi is worried!
Gomi seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Anthony Pettis was tooling Takanori Gomi for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Takanori Gomi lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gomi pushes Anthony Pettis and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi circles around Pettis
Gomi wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pettis wants nothing of that and pushes Gomi.
Pettis goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Gomi attempts a shoot
Anthony Pettis hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
The frightening power of Anthony Pettis has left Gomi sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Gomi's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Anthony Pettis by KO (High kick) at 2:49 Round 2
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 226 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 8/8 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Pettis brought his Pettis performance tonight and took the Gome out of Gomi. What is Gome?
Anthony Pettis looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Gomi launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Pettis's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Takanori Gomi for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal allows Pettis time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Anthony Pettis launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Gomi blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Takanori Gomi's cheek! Gomi stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Pettis is standing while Gomi is on the ground on his back
Pettis launches a kick to Gomi's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Pettis is standing while Gomi is on the ground on his back
Pettis moves backwards and gestures for Takanori Gomi to stand up.
Takanori Gomi is on his feet again.
Pettis grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Gomi
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Takanori Gomi can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pettis looks to work from half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Gomi
Stand up! This is what Gomi's cornermen are shouting. Anthony Pettis is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Anthony Pettis pushes Gomi's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Pettis who is in full mount! Gomi is in trouble now!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Pettis in his guard...
Anthony Pettis rolls him over and takes his back!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi has Pettis 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.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Takanori Gomi...
Anthony Pettis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi tries to escape from the full mount...
Anthony Pettis is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Takanori Gomi
Pettis sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Anthony Pettis looks to pass to mount...
Pettis slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Takanori Gomi.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Takanori Gomi
Gomi measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pettis blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Takanori Gomi tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anthony Pettis rolls Takanori Gomi to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi
Gomi has Pettis controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Pettis is unable to move under Gomi control.
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi
Pettis tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Gomi! Pettis has one hook in and keeps working!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with one hook in
Pettis has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gomi.
Nicely done! Pettis now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Gomi!
Pettis has one of his arm over Takanori Gomi's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Gomi!
Pettis has one of his arm over Takanori Gomi's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Gomi, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Pettis moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Gomi, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Pettis moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Takanori Gomi launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Pettis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Gomi!
Pettis has one of his arm over Takanori Gomi's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Pettis tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Gomi!
Gomi adopts the turtle defense and Pettis is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Pettis is in rear mount over Gomi with two hooks in
Gomi has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Takanori Gomi uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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 The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Pettis
that lands on Gomi's face like a cannon ball!
Pettis feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Gomi's Chin is beginning to swell
Anthony Pettis 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
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Gomi
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Takanori Gomi can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pettis looks to work from half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Gomi
Anthony Pettis tries to free his leg
Anthony Pettis uses some of his skill by jumping out of Gomi's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Gomi tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Gomi is clinching with Pettis.
The fighters are clinching.
Gomi launches a few hard punches to Anthony Pettis's ribs!
Pettis struggles and protects himself.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Pettis throws a lazy kick
Gomi blocks and keeps his distance.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Incredible high kick!
Gomi is worried!
Crushing shot to Gomi's body! He's holding his side
Gomi throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Pettis's defense muffles the blows.
Anthony Pettis is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Solid kick to the leg from Anthony Pettis
that visibly pains Gomi.
Pettis decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Pettis takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Takanori Gomi goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Pettis jumps back and jabs
Gomi seems staggered and Anthony Pettis runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gomi hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Anthony Pettis jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Gomi!
Crushing shot to Gomi's body! He's holding his side
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Incredible high kick!
Gomi is worried!
Gomi seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Anthony Pettis was tooling Takanori Gomi for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Takanori Gomi lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gomi pushes Anthony Pettis and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi circles around Pettis
Gomi wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pettis wants nothing of that and pushes Gomi.
Pettis goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Gomi attempts a shoot
Anthony Pettis hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
The frightening power of Anthony Pettis has left Gomi sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Gomi's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Anthony Pettis by KO (High kick) at 2:49 Round 2
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/5 (20%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 226 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 8/8 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 204 s
Pettis brought his Pettis performance tonight and took the Gome out of Gomi. What is Gome?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!