Post by The Sandmen on Nov 30, 2012 19:17:33 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Anthony Pettis is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Good front kick from Pettis!
Shinya Aoki blocks
Anthony Pettis attempts a sweep single...
Anthony Pettis catches Shinya Aoki's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Pettis.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Pettis pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Pettis tries to escape from the closed guard
Pettis succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Aoki!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
A punch from Shinya Aoki
grazes Pettis's left cheek.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Anthony Pettis has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Pettis didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Anthony Pettis overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve position.
Pettis adjusts and closes his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis rolls over himself and stands up while Shinya Aoki rolls on his back.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Pettis
Anthony Pettis pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Anthony Pettis
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Aoki gets hold of a leg and trips Pettis to the mat!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Pettis holds Shinya Aoki's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Pettis open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Pettis is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki launches a hook to the body
Anthony Pettis moves aside looking for a counter...
Shinya Aoki fires an unorthodox punch to Pettis's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pettis's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Shinya Aoki, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Aoki is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki hooks Pettis's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Anthony Pettis manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to launch a few punches to Anthony Pettis
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Pettis's defense
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Pettis tries to counter Aoki's moves on the ground.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Anthony Pettis throws a flurry of punches at Aoki...
A lot of them are hitting Aoki's face
This is over! That impact from Anthony Pettis has left Aoki laying flat on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Right cheek
Winner is Anthony Pettis by KO (GnP) at 1:51 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 257 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 257 s
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Pettis dominated most of round 1, then Aoki started to get back into his groove. Recovered, and dominated a bit of round 2, was in a better spot than Pettis, health and morale-wise...then he got KOed. I am displeased.
Anthony Pettis is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Good front kick from Pettis!
Shinya Aoki blocks
Anthony Pettis attempts a sweep single...
Anthony Pettis catches Shinya Aoki's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Pettis.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Pettis pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Pettis tries to escape from the closed guard
Pettis succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Aoki!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
A punch from Shinya Aoki
grazes Pettis's left cheek.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Anthony Pettis has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Pettis didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Anthony Pettis overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve position.
Pettis adjusts and closes his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis rolls over himself and stands up while Shinya Aoki rolls on his back.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Pettis
Anthony Pettis pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Anthony Pettis
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Aoki gets hold of a leg and trips Pettis to the mat!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Pettis holds Shinya Aoki's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Pettis open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Pettis is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki launches a hook to the body
Anthony Pettis moves aside looking for a counter...
Shinya Aoki fires an unorthodox punch to Pettis's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pettis's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Shinya Aoki, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Aoki is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki hooks Pettis's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Anthony Pettis manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to launch a few punches to Anthony Pettis
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Pettis's defense
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Pettis tries to counter Aoki's moves on the ground.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Anthony Pettis throws a flurry of punches at Aoki...
A lot of them are hitting Aoki's face
This is over! That impact from Anthony Pettis has left Aoki laying flat on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Right cheek
Winner is Anthony Pettis by KO (GnP) at 1:51 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 257 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 257 s
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Pettis dominated most of round 1, then Aoki started to get back into his groove. Recovered, and dominated a bit of round 2, was in a better spot than Pettis, health and morale-wise...then he got KOed. I am displeased.