Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
Fookin A.. Gomez looked like he was rewriting the Kama Sutra in that last round Too little too late by Kamegai and Gomez was there for the taking if you ask me. Around 96-94, 8-9-10 def Kamegai rounds.
I saw this on Friday, the most frustrating fight I've seen in a while. Like you say Gomez was there for the taking, but Kamegai was fighting on a one-way street with no off ramps. Walk right in without a jab taking two or three shots, throw a couple partially blocked shots and then get tied up, over and over again!
It's hard to figure out what Kamegai was attempting to do! Was he trying to be a Japanese 'Rocky'?
I've heard that in Japan, Kamegai is considered to be a technical boxer, there was nothing technical about his performance. Well I guess you could say that, technically, Kamegai threw the fight away.
The pressure Kamegai was applying was working (that point deduction against Gomez for a deliberate head butt shows how frustrated he was at not being able to keep Kamegai off) and Gomez did slow up towards the end of the fight, but if you lose the fight because you were being tagged all night, what's the sense behind the pressure?
The smart fighters try to hit and not be hit. The smart fighters don't invite their opponents to wear themselves out by throwing punches at their faces and bodies.
Honestly, the fight had me cursing Kamegai through the TV. I was wishing he could hear me. Lol
If that's the way Kamegai is going to fight in the US, he should stay in Japan, it would better for his health.
I had Kamegai winning 3 rds too.
Kamegai has an interesting motto, 'If it doesn't work, keep doing it.'