LUDWIG FALLS TO GOMI DUE TO CUT
Posted on | March 6, 2008 | No Comments
“Duane Ludwig had said he was excited to be competing against the best in the world in Takanori Gomi but unfortunately for him and for fans, the fight was cut short before it could really develop.
Both fighters started out with sporadic jousting while circling the ring. Gomi, shifting his stance between orthodox and southpaw throughout, eventually caught his opponent with a good left hand that knocked him to the mat momentarily. However, Gomi couldn’t capitalize on the advantage before Ludwig got back to his feet.
Ludwig, while relatively unfazed by the punch, began to bleed heavily from a cut opened by the impact. The fighter was directed to the doctor, and it was determined that the cut was too severe to continue, giving Gomi the TKO at the 2:28 mark of the first.
Gomi apologized to fans afterward and said he definitely wanted to fight Ludwig again.”
Ludwig had the following comments:
“He landed a good shot but I popped right back and was ready to go. We exchanged again and then the ref stepped in to look at my nose and they stopped it. I really wanted to keep fighting and I felt I was winning. There was a rule for this show that no Vaseline can be used at all, even a little on the face like all other shows. I think that had a lot to do with the cut. I respect Gomi a lot, he is a great fighter, but we didn’t get to really finish this fight. I want to fight him again, he wants to fight me again. I hope we can set up the rematch as soon as possible. ”
FULL RESULTS:
-Josh Barnett def. Hidehiko Yoshida by Submission (Heel Hook) at 3:23, R3
-Takanori Gomi def. Duane Ludwig by TKO (Cut) at 2:28, R1
-Kazuo Misaki def. Siyar Bahadurzada by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:02, R2
-Kazuyuki Fujita def. Peter Graham by Submission (North-South Choke) at 1:32, R1
-Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos def. Makoto Takimoto by Submission (Heel Hook) at 4:51, R1
-Ryo Kawamura def. Antonio Braga Neto by Unanimous Decision, R3
-Nick Thompson def. Fabricio Monteiro by Unanimous Decision, R3