Akihiro Gono Expected to Make Full Recovery After Dan Hornbuckle KO Kick
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.
Hornbuckle's kick was one of the MMA knockouts of the year, a kick that Hornbuckle set up perfectly by grabbing Gono's right foot, planting his own left foot and then driving his right shin into Gono's chin. Gono fell like a chopped down tree, with his neck landing on the rope and his head hitting the canvas.
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.
A well-known fighter in both Japan and North America whose last three fights were in the UFC, Gono fell to 29-15-7 with the loss. Hornbuckle, a native of Mahomet, Illinois who is not very well known outside hard-core MMA fans, improved to 18-2.
He may not be top flight yet, but Im sure he can kick just as hard as some of the best at the division. Even a b level ww can fuck some shit up if the kick lands right.
Has he? Once he was KO/TKO'ed vs Henderson but it wasnt that bad iirc. Cant recall the Shogun outcome if it was that bad, But those guys were top LHWs, now he's getting KTFO by B WWs (no offense, Horbuckle aint top flight yet).
it reminded me a bit of Markham's KO of Farber. both nasty KO's! glad he's ok, but don't you think after that kind of an injury and KO, maybe he should think about retiring?
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