Post by The Sandmen on Sept 13, 2013 19:04:21 GMT -5
Tyson Griffin looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Shinya Aoki looks very relaxed.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Tyson Griffin and Shinya Aoki touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tyson Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Griffin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Griffin
Aoki moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin 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 open guard over Griffin
Aoki shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Tyson Griffin can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to turn into his oponent...
Shinya Aoki tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Griffin scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Griffin struggles... Shinya Aoki is unable to take him down
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki leads with a punch
Tyson Griffin avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The two exchange wildly
Griffin is connecting with a few punches
Tyson Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
A left hook from Griffin
grazes the chin of Aoki.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Aoki moves back and takes a deep breath.
A left hook from Aoki
grazes the chin of Griffin.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tyson Griffin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Inside leg kick from Aoki
that goes awry.
Aoki misses a step and Tyson Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Griffin is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Griffin tries to escape from the closed guard
Tyson Griffin any adventage in the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Griffin is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Tyson Griffin shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Tyson Griffin breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Griffin is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Griffin's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Griffin is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
That punishment by Tyson Griffin has left Aoki staggered! Tyson Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin 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 full mount over Tyson Griffin
Aoki suddenly holds Tyson Griffin's arm and tries an armbar!
Griffin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Griffin is looking to end this fight with strikes
Aoki anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Griffin pulls his arm out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tyson Griffin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Tyson Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Nice move by Griffin who clinches and pushes Aoki against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki circles to get the center of the cage
Griffin pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Aoki jumps and catches Tyson Griffin's arm and tries a flying armbar!
Griffin breaks the lock and launches himself over Shinya Aoki, winning side mount!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Shinya Aoki, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Shinya Aoki tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shinya Aoki who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki takes a break to breathe while holding Tyson Griffin.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
0:51 Round 2 and Aoki is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aoki pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Griffin easily blocks and looks for a counter!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Tyson Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Tyson Griffin's guard...
Tyson Griffin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Tyson Griffin's guard...
Tyson Griffin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Aoki is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Griffin launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Shinya Aoki rolls over himself and stands up while Tyson Griffin rolls on his back.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Tyson Griffin. 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Aoki is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Tyson Griffin put Aoki in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Tyson Griffin and moves to half guard
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Tyson Griffin put Aoki in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Griffin
Aoki sits over his knees and pushes away Griffin's leg!
Griffin closes his legs around Shinya Aoki's leg. Aoki is not able to move away now!
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin 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 half guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg...
Griffin rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Griffin uses his strength to keep Griffin at a disadvantage
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Tyson Griffin storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Aoki's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Left cheek
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Tyson Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Griffin uses his strength to keep Griffin at a disadvantage
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Shinya Aoki, who is barely covering up!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Griffin struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Dan Miragliotta 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki circles around Griffin
Crisp uppercut by Aoki followed by a hard jab
Griffin deflects the blows.
Poorly executed technique. Tyson Griffin looks to counter!
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Aoki doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Aoki leads with a punch
Tyson Griffin avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Tyson Griffin tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Tyson Griffin who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Aoki, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Body kick by Tyson Griffin...
is blocked.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Griffin launches a kick
Aoki checks it and keeps distance.
Griffin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Aoki struggles... Tyson Griffin is unable to take him down
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki wants nothing of that and pushes Griffin.
Tyson Griffin gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Griffin blocks Shinya Aoki's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Tyson Griffin gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Aoki put Tyson Griffin in closed guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki throws up a triangle attempt!
Tyson Griffin postures up and breaks the triangle.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Tyson Griffin throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki holds Tyson Griffin's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki holds Tyson Griffin's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Griffin misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Griffin blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Griffin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aoki sprawls and remains on his feet.
Griffin misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tyson Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Tyson Griffin pushes Aoki forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tyson Griffin postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Aoki hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Tyson Griffin postures up and launches another series of punches!
Aoki pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Tyson Griffin's offensive.
Griffin misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Those punches are hitting! Griffin covers his head!
Griffin has a small cut in his Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki slightly pushes Griffin into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The two exchange wildly
Griffin is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Tyson Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Tyson Griffin's guard...
Tyson Griffin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Tyson Griffin holds Shinya Aoki and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Aoki misses a step and Tyson Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Griffin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Dan Miragliotta 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Tyson Griffin fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Griffin won't budge, forcing Aoki to pull guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Griffin spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Griffin is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Tyson Griffin is on his feet again.
Griffin is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Aoki tries to hit Tyson Griffin with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Griffin steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Griffin is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Tyson Griffin with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Griffin dodges that
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin opts to jump inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Griffin to try something else.
Griffin is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Tyson Griffin away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Aoki climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Tyson Griffin has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Tyson Griffin closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Tyson Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Aoki is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Griffin moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to free his leg
Tyson Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Aoki's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Tyson Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Tyson Griffin passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Tyson Griffin realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Tyson Griffin decides to jump inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Griffin to try something else.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Griffin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tyson Griffin fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to open Aoki's guard...
Aoki breaks the lock and covers himself from Griffin's punches
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Tyson Griffin slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Tyson Griffin slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Tyson Griffin. 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Tyson Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Aoki steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Tyson Griffin's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Tyson Griffin regains full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Aoki is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Aoki's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Forehead
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Griffin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tyson Griffin slightly pushes Aoki into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Tyson Griffin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Griffin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Griffin is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Aoki's ribs.
Aoki is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to open Aoki's guard...
Aoki breaks the lock and covers himself from Griffin's punches
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Griffin jumps and tries to free his leg! Aoki doesn't allow this but Tyson Griffin is able to get half guard here.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Tyson Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Aoki
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Aoki's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Griffin is the winner of this round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Shinya Aoki.
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Round 5
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Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Tyson Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Tyson Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki goes down.
Crushing shot to Aoki's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Griffin tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin pushes Aoki's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Griffin who is in full mount! Aoki is in trouble now!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tyson Griffin doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Griffin catch Shinya Aoki's left arm and tries a kimura
Shinya Aoki holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Tyson Griffin throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aoki breaks the lock showing some skills...
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Aoki misses a step and Tyson Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Griffin dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Tyson Griffin closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Griffin pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 5 round
Tyson Griffin attempts to cut off Aoki with punches
Aoki reels from the strikes.
Aoki's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Left cheek
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Griffin struggles... Shinya Aoki is unable to take him down
Griffin 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.
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Aoki tries to take Tyson Griffin to the ground from the clinch...
Griffin shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Shinya Aoki's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Griffin is throwing a flurry of punches!
Shinya Aoki just can't get away!
Aoki has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:40 in the 5 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki launches a few hard punches to Tyson Griffin's ribs!
Griffin struggles and protects himself.
Griffin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Griffin who put distance between them
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Tyson Griffin jumps back and jabs
Aoki seems staggered and Tyson Griffin runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Griffin moves backwards and circles around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Tyson Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Aoki.
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Griffin 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.
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Griffin won't budge, forcing Aoki to pull guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Griffin tries to escape from closed guard...
Griffin struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Tyson Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Tyson Griffin looks to pass to mount...
Griffin slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Shinya Aoki.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tyson Griffin controls the situation despite Shinya Aoki efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tyson Griffin doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Tyson Griffin moves to better his position on the ground...
Tyson Griffin viciously slams hammer blows to Aoki's face!
Aoki's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Forehead
That punishment by Tyson Griffin has left Aoki staggered! Tyson Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Tyson Griffin.
Winner is Tyson Griffin by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 23/35 (66%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/18 (50%)
Takedowns 5/7 (71%)
GnP strikes 28/52 (54%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 851 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 6/20 (30%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/9 (33%)
Takedowns 5/16 (31%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Time on the ground 874 s
Decent fight. Moreso from Griffin than Aoki. But Aoki held his own okay. He just got bettered along the way. Maybe a smidge of stamina would have helped him, but I think generally, he was just out of his element here. too much power to have a submission fight with Griffin.
Shinya Aoki looks very relaxed.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Tyson Griffin and Shinya Aoki touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tyson Griffin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Griffin's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Griffin
Aoki moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Griffin
Griffin 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 open guard over Griffin
Aoki shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Tyson Griffin can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin tries to turn into his oponent...
Shinya Aoki tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Griffin scrammbles out and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Griffin struggles... Shinya Aoki is unable to take him down
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki leads with a punch
Tyson Griffin avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Griffin looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The two exchange wildly
Griffin is connecting with a few punches
Tyson Griffin moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
A left hook from Griffin
grazes the chin of Aoki.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Aoki moves back and takes a deep breath.
A left hook from Aoki
grazes the chin of Griffin.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tyson Griffin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Inside leg kick from Aoki
that goes awry.
Aoki misses a step and Tyson Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Griffin is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Griffin tries to escape from the closed guard
Tyson Griffin any adventage in the ground.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Griffin is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tyson Griffin!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Tyson Griffin shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Tyson Griffin breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Griffin is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Griffin's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Griffin is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
That punishment by Tyson Griffin has left Aoki staggered! Tyson Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin 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 full mount over Tyson Griffin
Aoki suddenly holds Tyson Griffin's arm and tries an armbar!
Griffin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Griffin is looking to end this fight with strikes
Aoki anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Griffin pulls his arm out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tyson Griffin jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Tyson Griffin fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Nice move by Griffin who clinches and pushes Aoki against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki pushes away Griffin trying to keep the fight at striking range
Griffin stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki circles to get the center of the cage
Griffin pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Aoki jumps and catches Tyson Griffin's arm and tries a flying armbar!
Griffin breaks the lock and launches himself over Shinya Aoki, winning side mount!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Shinya Aoki, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Shinya Aoki tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shinya Aoki who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki takes a break to breathe while holding Tyson Griffin.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Griffin!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Griffin against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
0:51 Round 2 and Aoki is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aoki pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Griffin easily blocks and looks for a counter!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Tyson Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Tyson Griffin's guard...
Tyson Griffin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Tyson Griffin's guard...
Tyson Griffin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Aoki is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Griffin launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Shinya Aoki rolls over himself and stands up while Tyson Griffin rolls on his back.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Tyson Griffin. 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Aoki is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Tyson Griffin put Aoki in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Griffin
Tyson Griffin attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Tyson Griffin and moves to half guard
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Tyson Griffin
Griffin tries to show some ground skills
Tyson Griffin put Aoki in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Griffin
Aoki sits over his knees and pushes away Griffin's leg!
Griffin closes his legs around Shinya Aoki's leg. Aoki is not able to move away now!
Griffin is trying to counter now!
Griffin 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 half guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg...
Griffin rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Griffin uses his strength to keep Griffin at a disadvantage
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Tyson Griffin storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Griffin doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Aoki's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Left cheek
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Tyson Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Griffin uses his strength to keep Griffin at a disadvantage
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Shinya Aoki, who is barely covering up!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Griffin struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Dan Miragliotta 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki circles around Griffin
Crisp uppercut by Aoki followed by a hard jab
Griffin deflects the blows.
Poorly executed technique. Tyson Griffin looks to counter!
Griffin wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Aoki doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Aoki leads with a punch
Tyson Griffin avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Tyson Griffin tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Tyson Griffin who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Aoki, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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Body kick by Tyson Griffin...
is blocked.
Griffin clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Griffin launches a kick
Aoki checks it and keeps distance.
Griffin grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Aoki struggles... Tyson Griffin is unable to take him down
Griffin is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Griffin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki wants nothing of that and pushes Griffin.
Tyson Griffin gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Griffin blocks Shinya Aoki's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Tyson Griffin gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Aoki put Tyson Griffin in closed guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki throws up a triangle attempt!
Tyson Griffin postures up and breaks the triangle.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Tyson Griffin throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki holds Tyson Griffin's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki holds Tyson Griffin's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Griffin misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Griffin blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Griffin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aoki sprawls and remains on his feet.
Griffin misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Tyson Griffin embrace and tries to move away...
Tyson Griffin pushes Aoki forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tyson Griffin postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Aoki hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Tyson Griffin postures up and launches another series of punches!
Aoki pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Tyson Griffin's offensive.
Griffin misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki struggles and launches a few punches to Griffin's head
Those punches are hitting! Griffin covers his head!
Griffin has a small cut in his Right cheek
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki slightly pushes Griffin into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The two exchange wildly
Griffin is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Tyson Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Tyson Griffin's guard...
Tyson Griffin has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Tyson Griffin holds Shinya Aoki and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Aoki misses a step and Tyson Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to better his position on the ground...
Griffin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Dan Miragliotta 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Tyson Griffin fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Griffin won't budge, forcing Aoki to pull guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Griffin spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Griffin is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Tyson Griffin is on his feet again.
Griffin is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Aoki tries to hit Tyson Griffin with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Griffin steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Griffin is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Tyson Griffin with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Griffin dodges that
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin opts to jump inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Griffin to try something else.
Griffin is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Tyson Griffin away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Aoki climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Tyson Griffin has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Tyson Griffin closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Tyson Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Aoki is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Griffin
He is not able to do it
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Griffin moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to free his leg
Tyson Griffin uses some of his skill by jumping out of Aoki's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Tyson Griffin keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Tyson Griffin in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Tyson Griffin passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Tyson Griffin realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Tyson Griffin decides to jump inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Griffin to try something else.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
Griffin tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tyson Griffin fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to open Aoki's guard...
Aoki breaks the lock and covers himself from Griffin's punches
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Tyson Griffin slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Tyson Griffin slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Tyson Griffin. 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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Tyson Griffin's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Aoki steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Tyson Griffin's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Tyson Griffin regains full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Griffin
Aoki is in closed guard... Griffin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Tyson Griffin a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Aoki's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Forehead
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Griffin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tyson Griffin slightly pushes Aoki into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Tyson Griffin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Griffin fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Griffin is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Aoki's ribs.
Aoki is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin tries to open Aoki's guard...
Aoki breaks the lock and covers himself from Griffin's punches
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Griffin jumps and tries to free his leg! Aoki doesn't allow this but Tyson Griffin is able to get half guard here.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Tyson Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tyson Griffin launches a few punches to Aoki
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Aoki's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Griffin is the winner of this round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Shinya Aoki.
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Round 5
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Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Tyson Griffin is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Tyson Griffin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki goes down.
Crushing shot to Aoki's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Tyson Griffin is in open guard over Aoki
Griffin tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Tyson Griffin pushes Aoki's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Griffin who is in full mount! Aoki is in trouble now!
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tyson Griffin doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Griffin catch Shinya Aoki's left arm and tries a kimura
Shinya Aoki holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Tyson Griffin in his guard...
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Tyson Griffin throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aoki breaks the lock showing some skills...
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Aoki misses a step and Tyson Griffin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Griffin dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Tyson Griffin closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Griffin pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 5 round
Tyson Griffin attempts to cut off Aoki with punches
Aoki reels from the strikes.
Aoki's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Left cheek
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Griffin struggles... Shinya Aoki is unable to take him down
Griffin 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.
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Aoki tries to take Tyson Griffin to the ground from the clinch...
Griffin shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Tyson Griffin to fight back!
Shinya Aoki's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Griffin is throwing a flurry of punches!
Shinya Aoki just can't get away!
Aoki has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:40 in the 5 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki launches a few hard punches to Tyson Griffin's ribs!
Griffin struggles and protects himself.
Griffin doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Griffin who put distance between them
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Tyson Griffin jumps back and jabs
Aoki seems staggered and Tyson Griffin runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki is holding Tyson Griffin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Tyson Griffin shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Griffin moves backwards and circles around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Tyson Griffin tries to take advantage...
Griffin tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Griffin is clinching with Aoki.
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Griffin 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.
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Griffin takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Griffin won't budge, forcing Aoki to pull guard.
Tyson Griffin is in closed guard over Aoki
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Griffin tries to escape from closed guard...
Griffin struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Tyson Griffin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tyson Griffin is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches to Griffin's cheek from the guard.
Tyson Griffin uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Griffin tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Griffin tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Tyson Griffin is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Tyson Griffin looks to pass to mount...
Griffin slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Shinya Aoki.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Griffin tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tyson Griffin controls the situation despite Shinya Aoki efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tyson Griffin doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tyson Griffin is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Tyson Griffin moves to better his position on the ground...
Tyson Griffin viciously slams hammer blows to Aoki's face!
Aoki's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Forehead
That punishment by Tyson Griffin has left Aoki staggered! Tyson Griffin should try push forward now and finish this!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Tyson Griffin.
Winner is Tyson Griffin by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Tyson Griffin
Punches 23/35 (66%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/18 (50%)
Takedowns 5/7 (71%)
GnP strikes 28/52 (54%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 851 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 6/20 (30%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/9 (33%)
Takedowns 5/16 (31%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Time on the ground 874 s
Decent fight. Moreso from Griffin than Aoki. But Aoki held his own okay. He just got bettered along the way. Maybe a smidge of stamina would have helped him, but I think generally, he was just out of his element here. too much power to have a submission fight with Griffin.