Tony Hervey sits in his corner while Takanori Gomi is tended to between rounds three and four of their five-round battle at Vale Tudo Japan ’09. In a fight which each man came close to ending – Hervey with punches, Gomi with an armbar – the judges awarded Gomi a unanimous decision via the unusual scores of 47-45, 46-45 and 46-44.
Sources inform Bloody Elbow that Gomi was unable to conduct post-fight interviews due to “exhaustion,” and may have been taken to the hospital with a rib injury.
Full VTJ ’09 results can be found here. Photo by T.Sakuma for Sportsnavi.