Report: Akihiro Gono Will Make Full Recovery
by Kid Nate on Aug 3, 2009 12:22 AM EDT
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Some good news by way of MMA.Fanhouse:
Japanese MMA fighter Akihiro Gono is expected to make a complete recovery after suffering head and neck injuries when he was knocked out by a brutal head kick from Dan Hornbuckle Sunday.
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Gono was taken out of the ring on a stretcher, and Tony Loiseleur of Sherdog reports that Gono was diagnosed with a concussion, possible brain hemorrhaging and damage to his neck. But he is reportedly conscious and alert, and he's expected to be released from the hospital within a day and to make a full recovery.
That is a relief. It was bad enough when the judges robbed Gono against Dan Hardy. When Joe Silva booked Gono against Jon Fitch it was clear the UFC had no interest in keeping him on board, despite his knack for delivering action-packed fights. But seeing Gono lose badly to Dan Hornbuckle in his homecoming fight and wondering all day if he was ok was a most unpleasant experience.
Gono is a game, entertaining and very well rounded fighter with an impressive body of work over a long career.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery DJ Gozma and congratulations to Dan Hornbuckle for pulling out a tough fight that no one was giving you much of a chance to win.
Animated gif of the KO is in the full entry.
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Good to hear....because that was a scary KO
Like Soul separated from Body scary.
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by Deo Wade on Aug 3, 2009 12:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Poor Gono. I hope he comes back with a vengence.
by Bandaka on Aug 3, 2009 12:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One of the only exciting parts of the show was also one of its worst. I’m glad he’s going to be okay, and honestly, didn’t realize how badly he was injured before this.
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by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yea I watched most of the show, but missed this fight...
I came back and he was out COLD.
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
by Loot on Aug 3, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw him take the kick and go down, and things looked bad, but sometimes you tend to assume the guy was okay after he was tended to. Part of the problem with a Japanese telecast, I suppose. Never heard that he was dealing with possible brain hemorrhaging.
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by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was the landing more than the kick itself that cause the neck/brain injuries. Do you see the way that his head bounces off the mat? Talk about whiplash. :(
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by FredPancake on Aug 3, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
only excitng part ???
Blackout612 If you thought that was the only exciting part did you not watch any of the other fights on that show all were good pretty much. How about the Misaki vs.Nakamura or Kitaoka vs. Hirota fights you did not think they were exciting or good finishes ? Shit I thouhgt the whoile show was great and had exciting fights and finishes and held my interest to the very end. The only bad/boring/sloppy fights on that whole card were Yoshihiro Nakao vs. Mu Bae Choi and Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Blagoi Ivanov and they were still watchable. Other then that the whole card was great
by Shocbomb on Aug 3, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wut?
Guy… first of all, I said one of, so don’t put words in my mouth. Secondly, in a four plus hour show, there were two good fights and that KO. You can’t be serious..
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by Blackout612 on Aug 3, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is good news. A little scary how dangerous a kick like that can be, and I don’t know if there is a lot MMA can do to prevent a very serious injury from happening at some point.
by mo dogg on Aug 3, 2009 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
its a dangerous game
and there will be a death in the ring/cage at a major event at some point if we keep holding fights.
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by Kid Nate on Aug 3, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will happen in the NFL, maybe baseball (comebackers are fucking scary), hockey. Shit happens.
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by subo on Aug 3, 2009 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s happened in Lacrosse – Cornell player got hit square in the chest by a full power shot – dropped dead.
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by themachiavellian on Aug 3, 2009 3:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right...
the truth is…getting kicked in the head can only be so safe. At some point there will be a death at a major event and we just need to remember that and be ready for it because we’re going to be in for a hell of a fight once it happens
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by Brent Brookhouse on Aug 3, 2009 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
get well Gono!
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by ekc on Aug 3, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck Gono
Always entertaining, you are.
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by FredPancake on Aug 3, 2009 12:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i don’t think he was robbed against hardy.. but yeah, it’s real nice to see he’s going to be okay..
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 3, 2009 12:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
Robbed is to say there’s no way 2 of the 3 judges saw him winning more than 1 round. It’s saying that anyone watching would clearly see that Gono won. That’s not even close to the reality. Hardy won 2 rounds, maybe all 3.
by jebushchrist on Aug 3, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta love how Sengoku took him out on a stretcher but did not give him a neck brace or anything. Good to hear that he seems to be doing ok.
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by iiowyn on Aug 3, 2009 1:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Funfact: Akihiro Gono was the last person to beat gegard mousasi
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by Paynuss on Aug 3, 2009 1:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Funfact: Best walk-in in UFC history against Fitch
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by subo on Aug 3, 2009 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When it comes to entrances, genki sudo >>> Gono
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 3, 2009 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did Sudo ever get the man he is parodying to pretend to be him in an entrance. DJ Ozma pretending to be DJ Gozma, who is Gono’s parody of DJ Ozma, in an entrance is always the best for me.
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by iiowyn on Aug 3, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really happy to see Gono is ok. Really happy as well for Hornbuckle as I’ve had the opportunity to learn a few training techniques from him in person. Real cool guy. Biggest win of his career.
by filipinomix2oo0 on Aug 3, 2009 1:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Scary stuff indeed.
Get well Gono.
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by Benicio on Aug 3, 2009 3:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep your hands up
But hope dude is okay and can come back stronger. Scary stuff. I remember being @ UFC 84 when Wandy KO’d Jardine, and he was out for like 5, the whole crowd was like ‘come on…get up Keith’
by drudog1715 on Aug 3, 2009 4:23 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
The way Gono’s head whiplashed off the mat was the really sickening part. I don’t know how soft the padding is but if he’d landed like that on a sidewalk he’d be fortunate if he was only a vegetable.
by rabrown on Aug 3, 2009 8:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He was not robbed against Dan Hardy. It was a close fight that many fans had Hardy slightly winning.
Gono has now lost 3 fights in a row…. Is his career on the decline?
by AlwaysRelaxing on Aug 3, 2009 9:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I called hornbuckle back at the first announcement of the fight (yeah me!). Bad to see gono lose the way he did, but dan had this win coming. He had the reach and is just as spontaneous and dynamic as gono.
by judonerd on Aug 3, 2009 10:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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