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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Takanori Gomi capped off a great preliminary card at UFC 144 on Saturday night with an incredible come from behind performance against Eiji Mitsuoka.
Mitsuoka took the fight to Gomi in the first, out-striking "The Fireball Kid" throughout the round, then dropping him near the end of the frame. After knocking him down, Mitsuoka locked on a mounted triangle choke from the back, but time ran out in the round before he could finish it.
Gomi then came out on fire in the second, and began swinging with reckless abandon. The attack was overwhelming for Mitsuoka, who was eventually sent to the ground and could only cover up as Gomi continued to rain down strikes. The ref finally stepped in to stop the fight, and the fight was over.
The win was a nice rebound for Gomi after his consecutive losses to Clay Guida and Nate Diaz, and Mitsuoka had a good showing for himself in his short-notice UFC debut.
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