Post by The Sandmen on May 8, 2012 12:32:56 GMT -5
Frankie Edgar! Frankie Edgar! This is what the people are chanting here.
Shinya Aoki glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Frankie Edgar 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Frankie Edgar and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shinya Aoki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Aoki is holding Frankie Edgar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki swings and Edgar has to retreat
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 Edgar
Deep breaths from Frankie Edgar who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Frankie Edgar's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki is in open guard over Edgar... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Edgar rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Edgar evades.
Frankie Edgar tries a hook to the body
and hits Aoki ribs hard
Frankie Edgar swings...
...no good.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar 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 Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Aoki is in closed guard... Edgar 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 tries to escape from the closed guard
Aoki succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki succeeds
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Edgar breaks the lock showing some skills...
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Frankie Edgar breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Aoki launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Edgar's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Mario Yamasaki has seen that!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to give Edgar time to recover. Frankie Edgar seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aoki has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki pushes away Edgar trying to keep the fight at striking range
Edgar stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki circles to get the center of the cage
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 Edgar
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Frankie Edgar's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Frankie Edgar holds Shinya Aoki and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Aoki is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Frankie Edgar.
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Round 2
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Crisp uppercut by Edgar followed by a hard jab
Aoki deflects the blows.
Shinya Aoki and Edgar engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Edgar launches a furious low kick!
Aoki blocks.
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Frankie Edgar down... Edgar stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Edgar's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki launches a knee while holding Edgar's in a double underhooks...
Frankie Edgar pushes Shinya Aoki and that knee goes nowhere!
Aoki misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Frankie Edgar
surprises Aoki!
Aoki has a small cut in his Right eye
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Edgar
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Edgar tries to take Shinya Aoki down... Aoki stumbles backwards and Frankie Edgar launches a few punches...
Shinya Aoki dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shinya Aoki sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Frankie Edgar slips his head out and ends up in Shinya Aoki's guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aoki leans and gets Frankie Edgar's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
Aoki holds Frankie Edgar arms and counters his opponent punches.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
Aoki holds Frankie Edgar arms and counters his opponent punches.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 Frankie Edgar
Aoki suddenly holds Frankie Edgar's arm and tries an armbar!
Edgar can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Shinya Aoki holds Frankie Edgar and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Frankie Edgar tries a hook to the body
and hits Aoki ribs hard
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Edgar in a double underhook!
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Edgar circles out and slips free of Shinya Aoki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Shinya Aoki takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Edgar moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki struggles a bit before breaking Edgar's attemp of grappling
Aoki steps backwards away from Frankie Edgar. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Tremendous strikes from Edgar!
Aoki blocks with confidence
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Edgar's knee!
Edgar hyper-extended his leg
Aoki tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Aoki is clinching with Edgar.
Edgar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Shinya Aoki pushes Edgar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki struggles and launches a few punches to Edgar's head
Those punches are hitting! Edgar covers his head!
Frankie Edgar pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frankie Edgar
The fighters are clinching.
Frankie Edgar's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Aoki's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Edgar is launching some bone breaking punches to Aoki's ribs while in the clinch.
Aoki blocks.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Frankie Edgar's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Aoki is in closed guard... Edgar 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 Edgar
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki hooks Edgar's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Frankie Edgar manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Frankie Edgar pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Edgar jumps and tries to free his leg! Aoki doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Some nice shots from Frankie Edgar
miss their mark.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Good front kick from Aoki!
Edgar stumbles backwards after that one!
Frankie Edgar is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Aoki launches a kick
Edgar checks it and keeps distance.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Frankie Edgar
Great move by Aoki who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Frankie Edgar 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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Edgar is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Frankie Edgar tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Shinya Aoki
Edgar fails to take Aoki down and both man are still clinching
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki shoots and grab one of Frankie Edgar's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Edgar lose his balance and falls to the mat
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Frankie Edgar closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to show some ground skills
Frankie Edgar put Aoki in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki pushes Edgar's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aoki who is in full mount! Edgar is in trouble now!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki catch Frankie Edgar's left arm and tries a kimura
Frankie Edgar holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Shinya Aoki sits high on Frankie Edgar's chest and pulls his leg underneath Edgar's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Edgar tries to roll out. He's too quick for Shinya Aoki and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Aoki and it cost him top position.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls him over and takes his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Edgar
Shinya Aoki slides his arm under Frankie Edgar's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Frankie Edgar pushes up and slides Shinya Aoki's arm over his chin.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Edgar in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Frankie Edgar's face!
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Edgar
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aoki who put distance between them
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Shinya Aoki runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edgar won't budge, forcing Aoki to pull guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Aoki catch Frankie Edgar's left arm and tries a kimura
Edgar's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Edgar's eyes...
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Frankie Edgar holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Edgar misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Frankie Edgar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Frankie Edgar shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Frankie Edgar breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 Frankie Edgar
Deep breaths from Frankie Edgar who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki suddenly holds Frankie Edgar's arm and tries an armbar!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Edgar can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Frankie Edgar 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.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Shinya Aoki has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Edgar tries to grapple
Aoki moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Solid kick to the leg from Shinya Aoki
that visibly pains Edgar.
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Edgar
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edgar tries to break the clinch... Shinya Aoki launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Edgar stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki shoots an incredible takedown!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Frankie Edgar down... Edgar stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Edgar's jaw!
Frankie Edgar pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frankie Edgar
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki launches a knee towards Frankie Edgar's right tight
That knee found his way.
Frankie Edgar 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.
Frankie Edgar seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shinya Aoki!
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Aoki circles out and slips free of Frankie Edgar's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Frankie Edgar is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Shinya Aoki gets the advantage
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki is in open guard over Edgar... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Aoki is locking that Kneebar...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Edgar rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Left cheek
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
Lightning fast low kick from Aoki!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
A right hand from Shinya Aoki
makes Edgar stumble back!
Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Edgar is on the receiving end of a great combo by Aoki.
Edgar's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki won't budge, forcing Edgar to pull guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Aoki tries to escape from the closed guard
Aoki succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki succeeds
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Shinya Aoki is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Frankie Edgar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls Frankie Edgar to his stomach and takes his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Edgar
Edgar has given his back to Shinya Aoki who is trying to get one hook in!
Shinya Aoki has one hook in!
Aoki is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Shinya Aoki tries to get his arm under Frankie Edgar's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Frankie Edgar's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
You can see the pain reflected in Edgar's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Edgar's eyes...
That Neck Crank from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Edgar struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Mario Yamasaki breaks Shinya Aoki's lock! This is over! Edgar didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Neck Crank) at 3:50 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/15 (60%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 551 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 9/24 (38%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/29 (7%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 551 s
Wow! A completely different Shinya Aoki came out for round 4 than the first 3 rounds. The first three were generally Edgar, with some delightful exchanges, but Edgar always coming out just a little bit on top. In round 4, though, the Shin came out and just went ape, beating Edgar to near-submission, then beating him by actual submission. All hail the neck crank.
Shinya Aoki glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Frankie Edgar 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Frankie Edgar and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shinya Aoki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Aoki is holding Frankie Edgar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Frankie Edgar tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki swings and Edgar has to retreat
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 Edgar
Deep breaths from Frankie Edgar who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Frankie Edgar's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki is in open guard over Edgar... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Edgar rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Edgar evades.
Frankie Edgar tries a hook to the body
and hits Aoki ribs hard
Frankie Edgar swings...
...no good.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar 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 Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Aoki is in closed guard... Edgar 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 tries to escape from the closed guard
Aoki succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki succeeds
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
Edgar breaks the lock showing some skills...
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Frankie Edgar breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Aoki launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Edgar's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Mario Yamasaki has seen that!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to give Edgar time to recover. Frankie Edgar seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aoki has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki pushes away Edgar trying to keep the fight at striking range
Edgar stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki circles to get the center of the cage
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 Edgar
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Frankie Edgar's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Frankie Edgar holds Shinya Aoki and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Aoki is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Frankie Edgar.
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Round 2
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Crisp uppercut by Edgar followed by a hard jab
Aoki deflects the blows.
Shinya Aoki and Edgar engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Edgar launches a furious low kick!
Aoki blocks.
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Frankie Edgar down... Edgar stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Edgar's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki launches a knee while holding Edgar's in a double underhooks...
Frankie Edgar pushes Shinya Aoki and that knee goes nowhere!
Aoki misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
A right hand from Frankie Edgar
surprises Aoki!
Aoki has a small cut in his Right eye
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Edgar
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Edgar tries to take Shinya Aoki down... Aoki stumbles backwards and Frankie Edgar launches a few punches...
Shinya Aoki dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shinya Aoki sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Frankie Edgar slips his head out and ends up in Shinya Aoki's guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aoki leans and gets Frankie Edgar's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
Aoki holds Frankie Edgar arms and counters his opponent punches.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar gets a good position on the ground. ..
Aoki holds Frankie Edgar arms and counters his opponent punches.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 Frankie Edgar
Aoki suddenly holds Frankie Edgar's arm and tries an armbar!
Edgar can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Edgar tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Shinya Aoki holds Frankie Edgar and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Frankie Edgar tries a hook to the body
and hits Aoki ribs hard
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Edgar in a double underhook!
Frankie Edgar tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Edgar circles out and slips free of Shinya Aoki's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Shinya Aoki takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Edgar moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki struggles a bit before breaking Edgar's attemp of grappling
Aoki steps backwards away from Frankie Edgar. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Tremendous strikes from Edgar!
Aoki blocks with confidence
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Edgar's knee!
Edgar hyper-extended his leg
Aoki tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Aoki is clinching with Edgar.
Edgar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Shinya Aoki pushes Edgar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki struggles and launches a few punches to Edgar's head
Those punches are hitting! Edgar covers his head!
Frankie Edgar pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frankie Edgar
The fighters are clinching.
Frankie Edgar's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Aoki's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Edgar is launching some bone breaking punches to Aoki's ribs while in the clinch.
Aoki blocks.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Frankie Edgar's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Aoki is in closed guard... Edgar 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 Edgar
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki hooks Edgar's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Frankie Edgar manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Frankie Edgar pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Edgar jumps and tries to free his leg! Aoki doesn't allow this but Frankie Edgar is able to get half guard here.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Some nice shots from Frankie Edgar
miss their mark.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Good front kick from Aoki!
Edgar stumbles backwards after that one!
Frankie Edgar is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Aoki launches a kick
Edgar checks it and keeps distance.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Frankie Edgar
Great move by Aoki who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Frankie Edgar 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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Edgar is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Frankie Edgar looks to counter!
Frankie Edgar tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Shinya Aoki
Edgar fails to take Aoki down and both man are still clinching
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki shoots and grab one of Frankie Edgar's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Edgar lose his balance and falls to the mat
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Frankie Edgar closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to show some ground skills
Frankie Edgar put Aoki in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki pushes Edgar's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aoki who is in full mount! Edgar is in trouble now!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki catch Frankie Edgar's left arm and tries a kimura
Frankie Edgar holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Shinya Aoki sits high on Frankie Edgar's chest and pulls his leg underneath Edgar's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Edgar tries to roll out. He's too quick for Shinya Aoki and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Aoki and it cost him top position.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls him over and takes his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Edgar
Shinya Aoki slides his arm under Frankie Edgar's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Frankie Edgar pushes up and slides Shinya Aoki's arm over his chin.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Edgar in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Frankie Edgar's face!
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Edgar
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aoki who put distance between them
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Shinya Aoki runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edgar won't budge, forcing Aoki to pull guard.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Edgar is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Aoki catch Frankie Edgar's left arm and tries a kimura
Edgar's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Edgar's eyes...
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Frankie Edgar holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Edgar misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Frankie Edgar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Frankie Edgar shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Frankie Edgar breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 Frankie Edgar
Deep breaths from Frankie Edgar who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki suddenly holds Frankie Edgar's arm and tries an armbar!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Edgar can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Aoki
Frankie Edgar 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.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Shinya Aoki has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 4
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Edgar tries to grapple
Aoki moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Solid kick to the leg from Shinya Aoki
that visibly pains Edgar.
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Edgar
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edgar tries to break the clinch... Shinya Aoki launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Edgar stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki shoots an incredible takedown!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Frankie Edgar down... Edgar stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Edgar's jaw!
Frankie Edgar pushes away Aoki trying to keep the fight at striking range
Aoki doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frankie Edgar
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki launches a knee towards Frankie Edgar's right tight
That knee found his way.
Frankie Edgar 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.
Frankie Edgar seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shinya Aoki!
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Aoki circles out and slips free of Frankie Edgar's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Frankie Edgar is down after that takedown and they are scrambling for position. Shinya Aoki gets the advantage
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki is in open guard over Edgar... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Aoki is locking that Kneebar...
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Edgar rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Left cheek
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
Lightning fast low kick from Aoki!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
A right hand from Shinya Aoki
makes Edgar stumble back!
Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frankie Edgar's punches
Edgar is on the receiving end of a great combo by Aoki.
Edgar's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frankie Edgar tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki won't budge, forcing Edgar to pull guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Aoki tries to escape from the closed guard
Aoki succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki succeeds
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Shinya Aoki is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Frankie Edgar efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls Frankie Edgar to his stomach and takes his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Edgar
Edgar has given his back to Shinya Aoki who is trying to get one hook in!
Shinya Aoki has one hook in!
Aoki is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Shinya Aoki tries to get his arm under Frankie Edgar's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Frankie Edgar's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
You can see the pain reflected in Edgar's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Edgar's eyes...
That Neck Crank from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Edgar struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Mario Yamasaki breaks Shinya Aoki's lock! This is over! Edgar didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Neck Crank) at 3:50 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 9/15 (60%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 551 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 9/24 (38%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/29 (7%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 551 s
Wow! A completely different Shinya Aoki came out for round 4 than the first 3 rounds. The first three were generally Edgar, with some delightful exchanges, but Edgar always coming out just a little bit on top. In round 4, though, the Shin came out and just went ape, beating Edgar to near-submission, then beating him by actual submission. All hail the neck crank.