Post by The Sandmen on Feb 4, 2013 22:51:02 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Aoki while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Dennis Siver is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Dennis Siver jumps back and jabs
Aoki only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Aoki fires low kicks
punishing Siver's legs repeatedly.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Siver
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Dennis Siver closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Dennis Siver
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Dennis Siver...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Dennis Siver
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Dennis Siver shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Siver's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Americana looks tight...
Siver struggles to free himself
Dennis Siver breaks that americana attempt!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Dennis Siver
Shinya Aoki sits high on Dennis Siver's chest and pulls his leg underneath Siver's head. There's the triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Siver's eyes...
Siver struggles to free himself
Siver tries to roll out. He's too quick for Shinya Aoki and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Aoki and it cost him top position.
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
Dennis Siver doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Aoki's moves.
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
Siver tries to stand up!
Aoki doesn't allow him!
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dennis Siver can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Siver tries to stand up!
Aoki doesn't allow him!
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
Siver is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dennis Siver!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Dennis Siver
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar looks tight...
Siver struggles to free himself
The pain forces Siver to tap! This is over!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (armbar) at 2:15 Round 1
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 102 s
Statistics: Dennis Siver
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 102 s
I think I picked Siver. He did nothing though. All Shinya. I like that we have at least 1 effective sub specialist here though. Also, I am pretty sure locking in a a submission does health damage. Interesting to note...
Dennis Siver is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Dennis Siver jumps back and jabs
Aoki only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Aoki fires low kicks
punishing Siver's legs repeatedly.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Siver
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Dennis Siver closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Dennis Siver
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Dennis Siver...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Dennis Siver
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Dennis Siver shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Siver's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Americana looks tight...
Siver struggles to free himself
Dennis Siver breaks that americana attempt!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Dennis Siver
Shinya Aoki sits high on Dennis Siver's chest and pulls his leg underneath Siver's head. There's the triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Siver's eyes...
Siver struggles to free himself
Siver tries to roll out. He's too quick for Shinya Aoki and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Aoki and it cost him top position.
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
Dennis Siver doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Aoki's moves.
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
Siver tries to stand up!
Aoki doesn't allow him!
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Dennis Siver can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Siver tries to stand up!
Aoki doesn't allow him!
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Dennis Siver is in closed guard over Aoki
Siver is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dennis Siver!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Dennis Siver
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar looks tight...
Siver struggles to free himself
The pain forces Siver to tap! This is over!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (armbar) at 2:15 Round 1
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 102 s
Statistics: Dennis Siver
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 102 s
I think I picked Siver. He did nothing though. All Shinya. I like that we have at least 1 effective sub specialist here though. Also, I am pretty sure locking in a a submission does health damage. Interesting to note...