Post by The Sandmen on Jan 22, 2014 22:01:39 GMT -5
Miguel Torres is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
A bunch of leg kicks from Miguel Torres
are blocked by Aoki.
Torres moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Aoki's thigh!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Aoki is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Aoki is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki gets control of Miguel Torres's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Miguel Torres shakes him off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch to Miguel Torres ribs and the tries to trip him
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Torres holds Shinya Aoki's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Torres tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Miguel Torres's arm and tries an armbar!
Torres holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Torres's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Miguel Torres can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Torres is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki shows great balance while pushing away Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Miguel Torres's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Torres switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Miguel Torres regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Torres waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shinya Aoki! He is reversed and nor Miguel Torres is on half guard!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Aoki is doing a great job covering himself up.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Aoki
Torres is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Shinya Aoki!
Torres is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Some nice shots from Shinya Aoki
miss their mark.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Torres is able to break the lock.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Miguel Torres's guard...
Torres doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Torres switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Middle kick from Torres.
Aoki receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Torres is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Aoki is in open guard over Torres... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Torres rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Miguel Torres jumps back and jabs
Aoki seems staggered and Miguel Torres runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Miguel Torres takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Torres tries to jump to side mount.
Shinya Aoki jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Miguel Torres sits up and gets an arm around Aoki's neck!
Aoki pushes Miguel Torres back to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki tries to open up Miguel Torres's defense faking a few punches.
Miguel Torres wraps his arms around Aoki's arms and counters the punches.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Miguel Torres pushes Shinya Aoki down and prevents his attempts to escape
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Torres goes for an armbar!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and pushes away Miguel Torres, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. 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 is holding Miguel Torres's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki isolates Miguel Torres's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Miguel Torres is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki aggressively and repeatedly punches Torres.
Good job by Torres blocking and slipping the blows.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to open Torres's guard...
Torres breaks the lock and covers himself from Aoki's punches
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Miguel Torres takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Torres is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Miguel Torres has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Torres evades.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Shinya Aoki fires an unorthodox punch to Torres's torso
that goes wide.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Miguel Torres takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Torres
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Torres who put distance between them
Torres launches a furious low kick!
Aoki receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Aoki hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Aoki.
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Miguel Torres's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Hard blow to Torres's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Shinya Aoki, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Aoki tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Torres moves backwards and circles around Shinya Aoki.
Torres looks to be in very good shape.
Miguel Torres tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki swings and Torres has to retreat
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Miguel Torres is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki hooks Torres's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Miguel Torres manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Aoki struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Torres goes for an armbar!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and pushes away Miguel Torres, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. 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.
Low kick by Miguel Torres to maintain his distance.
That hits Shinya Aoki's ankle
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki and Torres engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Miguel Torres throws up a triangle attempt!
Shinya Aoki postures up and breaks the triangle.
Miguel Torres gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki tries to improve position.
Torres adjusts and closes his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Pitty-pat punches from Torres
They're bothering Aoki even though they aren't hurting him.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Torres tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aoki struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Aoki
Torres tries to escape from the closed guard
Torres succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shinya Aoki struggles not allowing Miguel Torres improve his position.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Torres is in open guard over Aoki... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Aoki rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. 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.
Torres is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Torres pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Torres in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki grapple with Miguel Torres and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Torres!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Torres against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki pushes down Miguel Torres and tries to pull guard
Torres clumsily falls into Shinya Aoki's guard!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Aoki
Torres tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Miguel Torres! He is reversed and nor Shinya Aoki is on half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Torres's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Torres works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
Aoki shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres 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 Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres 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 Miguel Torres
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Torres's Nose is beginning to swell
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Shinya Aoki for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Torres time to recover... 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Miguel Torres moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aoki pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Aoki steps backwards away from Miguel Torres. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Aoki is connecting with a few punches
Torres's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Miguel Torres's punches
Aoki is on the receiving end of a great combo by Torres.
Torres throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki throws an uppercut
Torres slips it.
Torres jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Miguel Torres pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Miguel Torres embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aoki who put distance between them
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Torres!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Torres against the cage
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Shinya Aoki pushes Torres forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Torres takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Torres measures the resilience of Aoki's chin with an uppercut while Aoki lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Miguel Torres's punches
Torres is on the receiving end of a great combo by Aoki.
Miguel Torres tries a middle kick
Shinya Aoki blocks and steps away.
Torres misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Miguel Torres is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Torres holds Shinya Aoki's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Torres tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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Aoki is holding Miguel Torres's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Aoki suddenly holds Miguel Torres's arm and tries an armbar!
Torres can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Aoki
Torres struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Aoki doesn't want to free his opponent and Torres continues in closed guard
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki throws up a triangle attempt!
Miguel Torres postures up and breaks the triangle.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Miguel Torres tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki won't budge, forcing Torres to pull guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Miguel Torres's guard...
Torres doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Torres's face
Torres shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Torres tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Miguel Torres's guard...
Shinya Aoki forces Miguel Torres to open his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Miguel Torres's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Torres open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:10 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Torres switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Miguel Torres's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Aoki is holding Miguel Torres's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
Torres Hyper-extended his arm
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Stand up! This is what Torres's cornermen are shouting. Shinya Aoki is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Torres struggles and frees his leg!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Good looking punches from Shinya Aoki on the ground
They could take their toll on Torres.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Aoki tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Torres from the side mount!
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Torres tries to show some ground skills
Miguel Torres put Aoki in half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki isolates Miguel Torres's right arm looking for an armbar...
Miguel Torres manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Miguel Torres 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 half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres sits up and gets an arm around Aoki's neck!
Aoki pushes Miguel Torres back to the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Aoki launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Torres's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Miguel Torres launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries a hook to the body
and hits Torres's ribs hard
Miguel Torres attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 4:55 in the 5 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Miguel Torres didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 19/31 (61%)
Kicks 4/9 (44%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 886 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 13/30 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 12/12 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/21 (14%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Time on the ground 886 s
Aoki's powerful submission offence seemed to be the difference-maker here. He did significantly more damage than Torres, both overall and with submissions. I was definitely shocked to see Torres had more.
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
A bunch of leg kicks from Miguel Torres
are blocked by Aoki.
Torres moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Aoki's thigh!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Aoki is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miguel Torres tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Aoki is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki gets control of Miguel Torres's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Miguel Torres shakes him off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch to Miguel Torres ribs and the tries to trip him
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Torres holds Shinya Aoki's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Torres tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Miguel Torres's arm and tries an armbar!
Torres holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Torres's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Miguel Torres is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Miguel Torres in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Miguel Torres can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Torres is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki shows great balance while pushing away Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Miguel Torres's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Torres switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Miguel Torres regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Torres waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shinya Aoki! He is reversed and nor Miguel Torres is on half guard!
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres throws a lot of punches
with little effect. Aoki is doing a great job covering himself up.
Miguel Torres is in half guard over Aoki
Torres is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Shinya Aoki!
Torres is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Some nice shots from Shinya Aoki
miss their mark.
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Torres is able to break the lock.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Miguel Torres's guard...
Torres doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Torres switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Middle kick from Torres.
Aoki receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Torres is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Aoki is in open guard over Torres... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Torres rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Miguel Torres jumps back and jabs
Aoki seems staggered and Miguel Torres runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Miguel Torres takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Torres tries to jump to side mount.
Shinya Aoki jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Miguel Torres sits up and gets an arm around Aoki's neck!
Aoki pushes Miguel Torres back to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki tries to open up Miguel Torres's defense faking a few punches.
Miguel Torres wraps his arms around Aoki's arms and counters the punches.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Miguel Torres pushes Shinya Aoki down and prevents his attempts to escape
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Torres goes for an armbar!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and pushes away Miguel Torres, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. 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 is holding Miguel Torres's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki isolates Miguel Torres's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Miguel Torres is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki aggressively and repeatedly punches Torres.
Good job by Torres blocking and slipping the blows.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to open Torres's guard...
Torres breaks the lock and covers himself from Aoki's punches
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Miguel Torres takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Torres is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Miguel Torres has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Torres evades.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Shinya Aoki fires an unorthodox punch to Torres's torso
that goes wide.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Miguel Torres takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Torres
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Torres who put distance between them
Torres launches a furious low kick!
Aoki receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Aoki hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Miguel Torres throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Aoki.
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Miguel Torres's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Hard blow to Torres's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Shinya Aoki, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Aoki tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Torres moves backwards and circles around Shinya Aoki.
Torres looks to be in very good shape.
Miguel Torres tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki swings and Torres has to retreat
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Miguel Torres is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Miguel Torres's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki hooks Torres's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Miguel Torres manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Miguel Torres to fight back!
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Aoki struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Torres goes for an armbar!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and pushes away Miguel Torres, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. 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.
Low kick by Miguel Torres to maintain his distance.
That hits Shinya Aoki's ankle
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki and Torres engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Miguel Torres throws up a triangle attempt!
Shinya Aoki postures up and breaks the triangle.
Miguel Torres gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki tries to improve position.
Torres adjusts and closes his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Pitty-pat punches from Torres
They're bothering Aoki even though they aren't hurting him.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Torres tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aoki struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Miguel Torres keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miguel Torres is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Miguel Torres in his guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Torres
He succeeds!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Aoki
Torres tries to escape from the closed guard
Torres succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches to Torres's cheek from the guard.
Miguel Torres uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Torres fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Torres
He is not able to do it
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shinya Aoki struggles not allowing Miguel Torres improve his position.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Miguel Torres is in open guard over Aoki
Torres is in open guard over Aoki... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Aoki rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Miguel Torres. 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.
Torres is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Torres pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Torres in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki grapple with Miguel Torres and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Torres!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Torres against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki pushes down Miguel Torres and tries to pull guard
Torres clumsily falls into Shinya Aoki's guard!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Aoki
Torres tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Miguel Torres! He is reversed and nor Shinya Aoki is on half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Torres's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Torres works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
Aoki shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres 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 Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres 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 Miguel Torres
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Torres's Nose is beginning to swell
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Shinya Aoki for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Torres time to recover... 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Miguel Torres moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aoki pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Aoki steps backwards away from Miguel Torres. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Aoki is connecting with a few punches
Torres's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Miguel Torres's punches
Aoki is on the receiving end of a great combo by Torres.
Torres throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki throws an uppercut
Torres slips it.
Torres jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Miguel Torres pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Miguel Torres embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aoki who put distance between them
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Torres!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Torres against the cage
Torres doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Shinya Aoki pushes Torres forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Torres takes a break to breathe while holding Shinya Aoki.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Torres looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Torres measures the resilience of Aoki's chin with an uppercut while Aoki lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Miguel Torres's punches
Torres is on the receiving end of a great combo by Aoki.
Miguel Torres tries a middle kick
Shinya Aoki blocks and steps away.
Torres misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Miguel Torres is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Torres holds Shinya Aoki's head against his chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Torres tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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Aoki is holding Miguel Torres's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Miguel Torres...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Aoki suddenly holds Miguel Torres's arm and tries an armbar!
Torres can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Aoki
Miguel Torres looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Miguel Torres is in closed guard over Aoki
Torres struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Aoki doesn't want to free his opponent and Torres continues in closed guard
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki throws up a triangle attempt!
Miguel Torres postures up and breaks the triangle.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Miguel Torres tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki won't budge, forcing Torres to pull guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki is in closed guard... Torres tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Miguel Torres's guard...
Torres doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Torres's face
Torres shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Torres tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Miguel Torres's guard...
Shinya Aoki forces Miguel Torres to open his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Miguel Torres manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Torres
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Miguel Torres's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Torres open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Torres tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:10 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Torres
Torres switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Miguel Torres can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Miguel Torres's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Aoki is holding Miguel Torres's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Miguel Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
Torres Hyper-extended his arm
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Stand up! This is what Torres's cornermen are shouting. Shinya Aoki is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Torres clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Torres struggles and frees his leg!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Good looking punches from Shinya Aoki on the ground
They could take their toll on Torres.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Aoki tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Torres from the side mount!
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Miguel Torres
Torres tries to show some ground skills
Miguel Torres put Aoki in half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Torres
Shinya Aoki isolates Miguel Torres's right arm looking for an armbar...
Miguel Torres manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Torres tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Miguel Torres 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 half guard over Torres
Miguel Torres sits up and gets an arm around Aoki's neck!
Aoki pushes Miguel Torres back to the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Aoki launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Torres's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Miguel Torres launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries a hook to the body
and hits Torres's ribs hard
Miguel Torres attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 4:55 in the 5 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Miguel Torres didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Miguel Torres
Punches 19/31 (61%)
Kicks 4/9 (44%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 886 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 13/30 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 12/12 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/21 (14%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/4 (75%)
Time on the ground 886 s
Aoki's powerful submission offence seemed to be the difference-maker here. He did significantly more damage than Torres, both overall and with submissions. I was definitely shocked to see Torres had more.