Post by The Sandmen on Feb 22, 2012 14:24:13 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Shinya Aoki chants all around the place!
Shinya Aoki glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Phil Davis looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Aoki is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Shinya Aoki and Phil Davis touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Mr. Wonderful throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Mr. Wonderful is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis tries to better his position on the ground...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Phil Davis in his guard...
Phil Davis keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Mr. Wonderful tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Phil Davis controls the situation despite Shinya Aoki efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis isolates Shinya Aoki's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shinya Aoki is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Phil Davis rolls Shinya Aoki to his stomach and takes his back!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Aoki! Mr. Wonderful has one hook in and keeps working!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Mr. Wonderful has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Aoki uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Mr. Wonderful tries to open up Shinya Aoki's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Aoki in the side of the head
Aoki has a small cut in his Forehead
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Mr. Wonderful has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Nicely done! Mr. Wonderful now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Aoki is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Aoki is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Shinya Aoki uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Mr. Wonderful moves backwards and Shinya Aoki is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Phil Davis leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Mr. Wonderful shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Shinya Aoki pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki circles to get the center of the cage
A solid combination from Shinya Aoki
mostly hits air.
Tremendous strikes from Mr. Wonderful!
Some big punches are landing!
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Phil Davis struggles a bit before breaking Aoki's attemp of grappling
Phil Davis leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Mr. Wonderful shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Mr. Wonderful easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Phil Davis tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Phil Davis
gets deflected.
Aoki is holding Phil Davis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Phil Davis shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Poorly executed technique. Phil Davis looks to counter!
Mr. Wonderful wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mr. Wonderful moves forward and holds Aoki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful launches a knee!
Phil Davis hits Aoki's hard just below the ribs!
Shinya Aoki pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shinya Aoki
The fighters are clinching.
Phil Davis shoots and grab both of Shinya Aoki's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Mr. Wonderful lifted Aoki's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He succeeds!
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Mr. Wonderful struggles to free himself
Phil Davis lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mr. Wonderful looks to work from half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Aoki
Phil Davis is cooling the fight on the ground
Phil Davis is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Phil Davis chases Aoki and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Aoki steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Mr. Wonderful tries to grapple
He puts Aoki in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Phil Davis to the ground from the clinch...
Mr. Wonderful shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Solid low kick from Phil Davis.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Aoki seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Nice move by Mr. Wonderful who clinches and pushes Aoki against the cage
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Mr. Wonderful takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Aoki is holding Phil Davis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Phil Davis shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Poorly executed technique. Phil Davis looks to counter!
Mr. Wonderful wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mr. Wonderful moves forward and holds Aoki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful moves forward looking for some action
Phil Davis shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Phil Davis fakes a punch to Shinya Aoki ribs and the tries to trip him
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground
Aoki's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Mouth
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki breaths deeply while on the ground
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Phil Davis uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Mr. Wonderful struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mr. Wonderful tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mr. Wonderful tries to escape from the closed guard
Mr. Wonderful succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Phil Davis breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for some grappling action
Mr. Wonderful pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Mr. Wonderful
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki takes a break to breathe while holding Phil Davis.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Mr. Wonderful jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Phil Davis pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Shinya Aoki pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shinya Aoki
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch to Phil Davis ribs and the tries to trip him
Mr. Wonderful loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Mr. Wonderful is trying to counter now!
Mr. Wonderful tries to take Shinya Aoki down... Aoki stumbles backwards and Phil Davis launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Aoki's jaw!
Phil Davis 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 Phil Davis
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Mr. Wonderful doesn't let Aoki get in on his legs.
Aoki misses a step and Phil Davis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Phil Davis shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mr. Wonderful into his guard.
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Phil Davis looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Aoki doesn't want to free his opponent and Mr. Wonderful continues in closed guard
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Phil Davis uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Nose
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Good looking punches from Phil Davis on the ground
They could take their toll on Aoki.
Aoki's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Phil Davis tries to better his position on the ground...
Mr. Wonderful breaks the closed guard of Shinya Aoki and moves to half guard
Phil Davis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Phil Davis, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Aoki launches a kick
but Phil Davis avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Forehead
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Mr. Wonderful wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful tries to take Shinya Aoki down... Aoki stumbles backwards and Phil Davis launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Aoki's jaw!
Shinya Aoki pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shinya Aoki
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches towards Mr. Wonderful's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Mr. Wonderful seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Aoki misses a step and Phil Davis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mr. Wonderful is launching some bone breaking punches to Aoki's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shinya Aoki's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki shoots and grab one of Phil Davis's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Phil Davis sprawls and remain on his feet
Phil Davis pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki stumbles backwards and Phil Davis circles to get the center of the cage
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
A left hook from Mr. Wonderful
grazes the chin of Aoki.
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Chin
Phil Davis goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Aoki seems staggered and Phil Davis runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mr. Wonderful tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Mr. Wonderful is clinching with Aoki.
Shinya Aoki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Terrible one sided match... Aoki was not ready to fight a fighter of Phil Davis caliber.
Shinya Aoki launches a knee towards Phil Davis's left tight
Mr. Wonderful struggles and blocks the impact.
Aoki misses a step and Phil Davis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Phil Davis tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Shinya Aoki
well done Aoki falls hard on the mat
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Phil Davis with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Mr. Wonderful dodges that
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Phil Davis away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Phil Davis decides to jump inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki didn't see that coming. Mr. Wonderful is in open guard over Aoki now.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Phil Davis tries to open Aoki's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Phil Davis. Aoki is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Phil Davis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Phil Davis manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Mr. Wonderful tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Phil Davis doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Phil Davis looks to counter!
Phil Davis takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Shinya Aoki shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Mr. Wonderful is locking that Americana...
Mr. Wonderful is locking that Americana...
That Americana from Phil Davis appears to be unbreakable
Aoki's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
That Americana from Phil Davis appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Shinya Aoki breaks that americana attempt!
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Mr. Wonderful throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shinya Aoki
Solid shots!
Aoki's Nose is beginning to swell
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Phil Davis doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Mr. Wonderful fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Shinya Aoki's arm and tries an armbar!
Aoki's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Aoki struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Phil Davis appears to be unbreakable
Mr. Wonderful launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Shinya Aoki's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Aoki taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Phil Davis by Submission (Armbar) at 3:37 Round 3
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/5 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 405 s
Statistics: Phil Davis
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/22 (91%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 6/6 (100%)
Time on the ground 370 s
Aoki had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany).
A highlight reel performance by Mr. Wonderful from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events!
Great display of talent and heart by Shinya Aoki and Phil Davis! We want to see more like this one!
Shinya Aoki glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Phil Davis looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Aoki is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Shinya Aoki and Phil Davis touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Mr. Wonderful throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Mr. Wonderful is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis tries to better his position on the ground...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Phil Davis in his guard...
Phil Davis keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Mr. Wonderful tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Phil Davis controls the situation despite Shinya Aoki efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis isolates Shinya Aoki's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shinya Aoki is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Phil Davis rolls Shinya Aoki to his stomach and takes his back!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Aoki! Mr. Wonderful has one hook in and keeps working!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Mr. Wonderful has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Aoki uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Mr. Wonderful tries to open up Shinya Aoki's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Aoki in the side of the head
Aoki has a small cut in his Forehead
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Mr. Wonderful has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Nicely done! Mr. Wonderful now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Aoki is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Aoki is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Mr. Wonderful is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Shinya Aoki uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Mr. Wonderful moves backwards and Shinya Aoki is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Phil Davis leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Mr. Wonderful shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Shinya Aoki pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki circles to get the center of the cage
A solid combination from Shinya Aoki
mostly hits air.
Tremendous strikes from Mr. Wonderful!
Some big punches are landing!
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Phil Davis struggles a bit before breaking Aoki's attemp of grappling
Phil Davis leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Mr. Wonderful shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Mr. Wonderful easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Phil Davis tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Phil Davis
gets deflected.
Aoki is holding Phil Davis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Phil Davis shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Poorly executed technique. Phil Davis looks to counter!
Mr. Wonderful wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mr. Wonderful moves forward and holds Aoki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful launches a knee!
Phil Davis hits Aoki's hard just below the ribs!
Shinya Aoki pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shinya Aoki
The fighters are clinching.
Phil Davis shoots and grab both of Shinya Aoki's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Mr. Wonderful lifted Aoki's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He succeeds!
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Mr. Wonderful struggles to free himself
Phil Davis lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Mr. Wonderful
He is not able to do it
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Phil Davis tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mr. Wonderful looks to work from half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Aoki
Phil Davis is cooling the fight on the ground
Phil Davis is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Phil Davis chases Aoki and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Aoki steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Mr. Wonderful tries to grapple
He puts Aoki in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Phil Davis to the ground from the clinch...
Mr. Wonderful shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Solid low kick from Phil Davis.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Aoki seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Phil Davis fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Nice move by Mr. Wonderful who clinches and pushes Aoki against the cage
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Mr. Wonderful takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Aoki is holding Phil Davis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Phil Davis shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Poorly executed technique. Phil Davis looks to counter!
Mr. Wonderful wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Mr. Wonderful moves forward and holds Aoki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful moves forward looking for some action
Phil Davis shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Phil Davis fakes a punch to Shinya Aoki ribs and the tries to trip him
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground
Aoki's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Mouth
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki breaths deeply while on the ground
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Phil Davis uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Mr. Wonderful struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mr. Wonderful tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mr. Wonderful tries to escape from the closed guard
Mr. Wonderful succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Phil Davis breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for some grappling action
Mr. Wonderful pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Mr. Wonderful
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki takes a break to breathe while holding Phil Davis.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Mr. Wonderful jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Phil Davis pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Shinya Aoki pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shinya Aoki
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch to Phil Davis ribs and the tries to trip him
Mr. Wonderful loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Mr. Wonderful is trying to counter now!
Mr. Wonderful tries to take Shinya Aoki down... Aoki stumbles backwards and Phil Davis launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Aoki's jaw!
Phil Davis 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 Phil Davis
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Mr. Wonderful doesn't let Aoki get in on his legs.
Aoki misses a step and Phil Davis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Phil Davis shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mr. Wonderful into his guard.
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Phil Davis looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Aoki doesn't want to free his opponent and Mr. Wonderful continues in closed guard
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Phil Davis uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Nose
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Good looking punches from Phil Davis on the ground
They could take their toll on Aoki.
Aoki's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Phil Davis is in closed guard over Aoki
Phil Davis tries to better his position on the ground...
Mr. Wonderful breaks the closed guard of Shinya Aoki and moves to half guard
Phil Davis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Phil Davis looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Phil Davis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Phil Davis, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Aoki launches a kick
but Phil Davis avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Forehead
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Mr. Wonderful wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mr. Wonderful tries to take Shinya Aoki down... Aoki stumbles backwards and Phil Davis launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Aoki's jaw!
Shinya Aoki pushes away Mr. Wonderful trying to keep the fight at striking range
Mr. Wonderful doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Shinya Aoki
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches towards Mr. Wonderful's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Mr. Wonderful seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Aoki misses a step and Phil Davis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mr. Wonderful is launching some bone breaking punches to Aoki's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shinya Aoki's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki shoots and grab one of Phil Davis's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Phil Davis sprawls and remain on his feet
Phil Davis pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki stumbles backwards and Phil Davis circles to get the center of the cage
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
A left hook from Mr. Wonderful
grazes the chin of Aoki.
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Chin
Phil Davis goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Aoki seems staggered and Phil Davis runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mr. Wonderful tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Mr. Wonderful is clinching with Aoki.
Shinya Aoki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mr. Wonderful is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Terrible one sided match... Aoki was not ready to fight a fighter of Phil Davis caliber.
Shinya Aoki launches a knee towards Phil Davis's left tight
Mr. Wonderful struggles and blocks the impact.
Aoki misses a step and Phil Davis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Phil Davis tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Shinya Aoki
well done Aoki falls hard on the mat
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Phil Davis with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Mr. Wonderful dodges that
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Phil Davis away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Mr. Wonderful is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Phil Davis decides to jump inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki didn't see that coming. Mr. Wonderful is in open guard over Aoki now.
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Phil Davis tries to open Aoki's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Phil Davis. Aoki is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Phil Davis is in open guard over Aoki
Mr. Wonderful moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Phil Davis is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Phil Davis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Phil Davis manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Phil Davis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Mr. Wonderful tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Phil Davis doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Phil Davis looks to counter!
Phil Davis takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Shinya Aoki shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Mr. Wonderful is locking that Americana...
Mr. Wonderful is locking that Americana...
That Americana from Phil Davis appears to be unbreakable
Aoki's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
That Americana from Phil Davis appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Shinya Aoki breaks that americana attempt!
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Mr. Wonderful throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shinya Aoki
Solid shots!
Aoki's Nose is beginning to swell
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Phil Davis doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Phil Davis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Mr. Wonderful fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Shinya Aoki's arm and tries an armbar!
Aoki's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Aoki struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Phil Davis appears to be unbreakable
Mr. Wonderful launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Shinya Aoki's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Aoki taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Phil Davis by Submission (Armbar) at 3:37 Round 3
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/5 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 405 s
Statistics: Phil Davis
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/22 (91%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 6/6 (100%)
Time on the ground 370 s
Aoki had some absorbing moments and he contributed to the enjoyment of the people here at Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany).
A highlight reel performance by Mr. Wonderful from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events!
Great display of talent and heart by Shinya Aoki and Phil Davis! We want to see more like this one!