Post by The Sandmen on Jul 9, 2013 9:38:20 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Aoki while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Anthony Pettis looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
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 paws at Pettis.
Pettis answers with solid punches!
Aoki has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Shinya Aoki
Great move by Pettis who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Pettis embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Pettis pushes Aoki forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki tries to take Anthony Pettis down... Pettis stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki launches a few punches...
Anthony Pettis dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Anthony Pettis tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Aoki ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Pettis is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Anthony Pettis in his guard.
Anthony Pettis keeps control and remains in side mount.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Pettis tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anthony Pettis rolls Shinya Aoki to his stomach and takes his back!
Pettis is in rear mount over Aoki
1:32 Round 1 and Pettis is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aoki has given his back to Anthony Pettis who is trying to get one hook in!
Anthony Pettis has one hook in!
Pettis is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Aoki is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Pettis tries to use some of his tricky moves but Pettis's is smart enough to counter him.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Anthony Pettis throws his leg over Shinya Aoki's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Anthony Pettis's rear naked choke attempt!
Shinya Aoki frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Anthony Pettis and ends up on top!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki isolates Anthony Pettis's right arm looking for an armbar...
Anthony Pettis manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Anthony Pettis cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A right hand from Anthony Pettis
gets deflected.
Anthony Pettis is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Aoki leads with a punch
Anthony Pettis avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Aoki pushes Anthony Pettis and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Good front kick from Aoki!
Pettis stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
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
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Pettis measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to escape from the closed guard
Aoki succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Pettis is able to break the lock.
Aoki misses a step and Anthony Pettis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pettis tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
That guillotine looks tight...
Anthony Pettis slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Pettis struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki swtiches to rubber guard! He holds Anthony Pettis's head against his shin, wrapping his other leg over Anthony Pettis's head!
Pettis struggles and breaks that gogoplata attempt!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Aoki is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
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
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Pettis is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki pushes Anthony Pettis against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Pettis doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Pettis put Shinya Aoki in closed guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki isolates Anthony Pettis's right arm looking for an armbar...
Pettis struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
Anthony Pettis manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Aoki tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki regains full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki suddenly holds Anthony Pettis's arm and tries an armbar!
Pettis can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Anthony Pettis realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Anthony Pettis opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Pettis to try something else.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis tries to escape from the closed guard
Anthony Pettis any adventage in the ground.
Pettis misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Pettis blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Anthony Pettis closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Pettis pushes Shinya Aoki forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki regains full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Pettis spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Pettis is too good and managed to back out of danger.
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.
Pettis tries to grapple
Aoki moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Anthony Pettis moves forward and launches a high kick!
Aoki ducks under.
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki launches a few hard punches to Anthony Pettis's ribs!
Anthony Pettis's ribs shows the damage! Shinya Aoki is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Aoki catches an ankle and Pettis is tripped to the mat!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Anthony Pettis.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Aoki tries to grapple
Pettis moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
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.
Aoki misses a step and Anthony Pettis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anthony Pettis gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Aoki spins out, but Anthony Pettis was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Aoki is too good and managed to back out of danger.
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.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
Pettis holds Shinya Aoki arms and counters his opponent punches.
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!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Pettis breaks free.
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pettis tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki regains full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Aoki
Aoki covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki throws up a triangle attempt!
Anthony Pettis postures up and breaks the triangle.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
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 using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pettis's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get 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.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) are cheering for the fighters.
Anthony Pettis wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Anthony Pettis and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki catch Anthony Pettis's left arm and tries a kimura
Anthony Pettis holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Anthony Pettis shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Anthony Pettis breaks that americana attempt!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Deep breaths from Anthony Pettis who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pettis is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Pettis struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
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!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine looks tight...
Anthony Pettis slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Pettis moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Anthony Pettis! He is reversed and nor Shinya Aoki is on half guard!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Aoki.
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Round 4
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Pettis moves backwards and Shinya Aoki is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
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!
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Anthony Pettis 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 that!
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
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.
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Anthony Pettis! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Anthony Pettis doesn't defend himself!
Pettis's Nose is beginning to swell
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis is not able to stop Pettis ground skills and Shinya Aoki moves to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki suddenly holds Anthony Pettis's arm and tries an armbar!
Pettis can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Aoki is locking that Triangle Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Pettis struggles to free himself
Aoki is locking that Triangle Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
He locks it in! He locks in an armbar for good measure that forces Pettis to tap out rather than have his arm broken!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 2:25 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/8 (50%)
Takedowns 10/10 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/12 (58%)
Submissions 25/25 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 785 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 785 s
I absolutely love the way Aoki grinds at people. Takedown, then sub, sub, sub, sub until the guy is beaten-down with limb-damage, then finally he'll lock one in for the finish. Legit sub artist
Anthony Pettis looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
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 paws at Pettis.
Pettis answers with solid punches!
Aoki has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Shinya Aoki
Great move by Pettis who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Pettis embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Pettis pushes Aoki forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki tries to take Anthony Pettis down... Pettis stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki launches a few punches...
Anthony Pettis dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Anthony Pettis tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Aoki ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Pettis is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Anthony Pettis in his guard.
Anthony Pettis keeps control and remains in side mount.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Pettis tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anthony Pettis rolls Shinya Aoki to his stomach and takes his back!
Pettis is in rear mount over Aoki
1:32 Round 1 and Pettis is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aoki has given his back to Anthony Pettis who is trying to get one hook in!
Anthony Pettis has one hook in!
Pettis is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Aoki is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Pettis tries to use some of his tricky moves but Pettis's is smart enough to counter him.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Anthony Pettis throws his leg over Shinya Aoki's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Anthony Pettis's rear naked choke attempt!
Shinya Aoki frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Anthony Pettis and ends up on top!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki isolates Anthony Pettis's right arm looking for an armbar...
Anthony Pettis manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Anthony Pettis cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A right hand from Anthony Pettis
gets deflected.
Anthony Pettis is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Aoki leads with a punch
Anthony Pettis avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Aoki pushes Anthony Pettis and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Good front kick from Aoki!
Pettis stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
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
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Pettis measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to escape from the closed guard
Aoki succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Pettis is able to break the lock.
Aoki misses a step and Anthony Pettis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pettis tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
That guillotine looks tight...
Anthony Pettis slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Pettis struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki swtiches to rubber guard! He holds Anthony Pettis's head against his shin, wrapping his other leg over Anthony Pettis's head!
Pettis struggles and breaks that gogoplata attempt!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Aoki is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
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
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Pettis is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki pushes Anthony Pettis against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Pettis doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Pettis put Shinya Aoki in closed guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki isolates Anthony Pettis's right arm looking for an armbar...
Pettis struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
Anthony Pettis manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Aoki tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki regains full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki suddenly holds Anthony Pettis's arm and tries an armbar!
Pettis can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Anthony Pettis realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Anthony Pettis opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Pettis to try something else.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis tries to escape from the closed guard
Anthony Pettis any adventage in the ground.
Pettis misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Pettis blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Anthony Pettis closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Pettis pushes Shinya Aoki forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki regains full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Pettis spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Pettis is too good and managed to back out of danger.
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.
Pettis tries to grapple
Aoki moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Anthony Pettis moves forward and launches a high kick!
Aoki ducks under.
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki launches a few hard punches to Anthony Pettis's ribs!
Anthony Pettis's ribs shows the damage! Shinya Aoki is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Aoki catches an ankle and Pettis is tripped to the mat!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Anthony Pettis.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Aoki tries to grapple
Pettis moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
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.
Aoki misses a step and Anthony Pettis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anthony Pettis gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Aoki spins out, but Anthony Pettis was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Aoki is too good and managed to back out of danger.
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.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
Pettis holds Shinya Aoki arms and counters his opponent punches.
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!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Pettis breaks free.
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pettis tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki regains full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Aoki
Aoki covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki throws up a triangle attempt!
Anthony Pettis postures up and breaks the triangle.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
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 using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pettis's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get 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.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Telenor Arena (Oslo, Norway) are cheering for the fighters.
Anthony Pettis wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Anthony Pettis and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki catch Anthony Pettis's left arm and tries a kimura
Anthony Pettis holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Anthony Pettis shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Anthony Pettis breaks that americana attempt!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Deep breaths from Anthony Pettis who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pettis is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Pettis struggles and frees his leg!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
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!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine looks tight...
Anthony Pettis slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Pettis moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Anthony Pettis! He is reversed and nor Shinya Aoki is on half guard!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Aoki.
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Round 4
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Pettis moves backwards and Shinya Aoki is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
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!
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Anthony Pettis 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 that!
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
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.
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Anthony Pettis! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Anthony Pettis doesn't defend himself!
Pettis's Nose is beginning to swell
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis is not able to stop Pettis ground skills and Shinya Aoki moves to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki suddenly holds Anthony Pettis's arm and tries an armbar!
Pettis can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Aoki is locking that Triangle Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Pettis struggles to free himself
Aoki is locking that Triangle Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
He locks it in! He locks in an armbar for good measure that forces Pettis to tap out rather than have his arm broken!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Triangle Armbar) at 2:25 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/8 (50%)
Takedowns 10/10 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/12 (58%)
Submissions 25/25 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 785 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 785 s
I absolutely love the way Aoki grinds at people. Takedown, then sub, sub, sub, sub until the guy is beaten-down with limb-damage, then finally he'll lock one in for the finish. Legit sub artist