Post by The Sandman on Aug 13, 2021 19:26:39 GMT -5
Tony Ferguson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Takanori Gomi looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Tony Ferguson and Takanori Gomi touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Takanori Gomi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Gomi throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
El Cucuy's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Gomi moves backwards and Tony Ferguson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Takanori Gomi tries a hook to the body
and hits El Cucuy ribs hard
Gomi avoids a dangerous strike from El Cucuy
and counters with a solid straight!
A right hand from Takanori Gomi
makes El Cucuy stumble back!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tony Ferguson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tony Ferguson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Gomi steps backwards away from Tony Ferguson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gomi goes to the body...
He punishes El Cucuy's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Tony Ferguson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
El Cucuy steps backwards away from Takanori Gomi. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
El Cucuy launches a kick
but Takanori Gomi avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
El Cucuy's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
El Cucuy and Gomi circle around the center of the cage.
Incredible haymaker from Takanori Gomi!
You can see Tony Ferguson's head being snapped backwards!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Takanori Gomi
almost hit him as he moves away.
Tony Ferguson gets sloppy and Takanori Gomi tries to take advantage...
El Cucuy follows Takanori Gomi
only to get counter punched in a big way! El Cucuy needs to stop playing Takanori Gomi's game or he'll get knocked out!
El Cucuy's Mouth is beginning to swell
El Cucuy seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Gomi moves backwards and Tony Ferguson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Tony Ferguson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Takanori Gomi!
Tony Ferguson throws a combo
Takanori Gomi ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! El Cucuy swings again, only to get countered once more! El Cucuy is looking bad here!
That punishment by Takanori Gomi has left El Cucuy staggered! Takanori Gomi should try push forward now and finish this!
Solid low kick from Takanori Gomi.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Tony Ferguson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Takanori Gomi!
Gomi and El Cucuy circle around the center of the cage.
That punishment by Takanori Gomi has left El Cucuy staggered! Takanori Gomi should try push forward now and finish this!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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El Cucuy avoids a dangerous strike from Gomi
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
El Cucuy moves backwards and Takanori Gomi is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
A left hook from Gomi
grazes the chin of El Cucuy.
El Cucuy has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
A right hand from Tony Ferguson
misses its target.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Good leg kicks from Tony Ferguson.
Takanori Gomi defends with ease.
El Cucuy launches a hook to the body
Takanori Gomi moves aside looking for a counter...
Poorly executed technique. Takanori Gomi looks to counter!
Takanori Gomi tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on El Cucuy's face
El Cucuy seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on El Cucuy's face
El Cucuy's Mouth is beginning to swell
El Cucuy seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Gomi and El Cucuy circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Takanori Gomi!
El Cucuy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Gomi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Takanori Gomi pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Tony Ferguson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gomi is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Takanori Gomi slightly pushes El Cucuy into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Gomi pushes Tony Ferguson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Takanori Gomi was tooling Tony Ferguson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tony Ferguson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Takanori Gomi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Takanori Gomi!
El Cucuy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Tony Ferguson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Takanori Gomi!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi chases El Cucuy and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! El Cucuy steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
El Cucuy hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Takanori Gomi has left El Cucuy unconscious on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Tony Ferguson's Right cheek
Winner is Takanori Gomi by KO (Punches) at 2:37 Round 2
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 25/26 (96%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
oh no! So even though Tony is a cardio machine, and has some good developments, Gomi had no interest in giving him a chance to show off any of those things, and went right in, all super-aggro, and just got the damqage done before Tony knew a damned thing. Result? KO times. Like lightening! Everybody was frightening. And the music was soothing! And they all started grooving!!!
Takanori Gomi looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Tony Ferguson and Takanori Gomi touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Takanori Gomi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Gomi throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
El Cucuy's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gomi studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Gomi moves backwards and Tony Ferguson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Takanori Gomi tries a hook to the body
and hits El Cucuy ribs hard
Gomi avoids a dangerous strike from El Cucuy
and counters with a solid straight!
A right hand from Takanori Gomi
makes El Cucuy stumble back!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tony Ferguson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tony Ferguson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Takanori Gomi is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Gomi steps backwards away from Tony Ferguson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gomi goes to the body...
He punishes El Cucuy's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Tony Ferguson is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
El Cucuy steps backwards away from Takanori Gomi. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
El Cucuy launches a kick
but Takanori Gomi avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
El Cucuy's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
El Cucuy and Gomi circle around the center of the cage.
Incredible haymaker from Takanori Gomi!
You can see Tony Ferguson's head being snapped backwards!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Some counter punches against Takanori Gomi
almost hit him as he moves away.
Tony Ferguson gets sloppy and Takanori Gomi tries to take advantage...
El Cucuy follows Takanori Gomi
only to get counter punched in a big way! El Cucuy needs to stop playing Takanori Gomi's game or he'll get knocked out!
El Cucuy's Mouth is beginning to swell
El Cucuy seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Gomi moves backwards and Tony Ferguson is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Tony Ferguson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Takanori Gomi!
Tony Ferguson throws a combo
Takanori Gomi ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! El Cucuy swings again, only to get countered once more! El Cucuy is looking bad here!
That punishment by Takanori Gomi has left El Cucuy staggered! Takanori Gomi should try push forward now and finish this!
Solid low kick from Takanori Gomi.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Tony Ferguson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Takanori Gomi!
Gomi and El Cucuy circle around the center of the cage.
That punishment by Takanori Gomi has left El Cucuy staggered! Takanori Gomi should try push forward now and finish this!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
El Cucuy avoids a dangerous strike from Gomi
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
El Cucuy moves backwards and Takanori Gomi is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
A left hook from Gomi
grazes the chin of El Cucuy.
El Cucuy has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
A right hand from Tony Ferguson
misses its target.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Good leg kicks from Tony Ferguson.
Takanori Gomi defends with ease.
El Cucuy launches a hook to the body
Takanori Gomi moves aside looking for a counter...
Poorly executed technique. Takanori Gomi looks to counter!
Takanori Gomi tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on El Cucuy's face
El Cucuy seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on El Cucuy's face
El Cucuy's Mouth is beginning to swell
El Cucuy seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Gomi and El Cucuy circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Takanori Gomi!
El Cucuy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Gomi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Takanori Gomi pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Tony Ferguson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gomi is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Takanori Gomi slightly pushes El Cucuy into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Gomi pushes Tony Ferguson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Takanori Gomi was tooling Tony Ferguson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tony Ferguson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Takanori Gomi fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Takanori Gomi!
El Cucuy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Tony Ferguson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Takanori Gomi!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Takanori Gomi chases El Cucuy and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! El Cucuy steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
El Cucuy hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Takanori Gomi has left El Cucuy unconscious on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Tony Ferguson's Right cheek
Winner is Takanori Gomi by KO (Punches) at 2:37 Round 2
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 25/26 (96%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
oh no! So even though Tony is a cardio machine, and has some good developments, Gomi had no interest in giving him a chance to show off any of those things, and went right in, all super-aggro, and just got the damqage done before Tony knew a damned thing. Result? KO times. Like lightening! Everybody was frightening. And the music was soothing! And they all started grooving!!!
