Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2016 13:05:38 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Shinya Aoki is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Benson Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Benson is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Benson tries to open up Shinya Aoki's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Aoki in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Forehead
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Benson tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Aoki is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson tries to hit Shinya Aoki with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Aoki dodges that
Aoki is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Aoki moves backwards and gestures for Benson Henderson to stand up.
Benson climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Shinya Aoki jumps and scissors Benson Henderson's left leg in a flying heel hook attempt!
Benson Henderson's heel hook defense is spot on and avoids the audacious attempt. He stands up while Shinya Aoki remains on the ground.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson Henderson 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.
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Benson Henderson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Hard blow to Benson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Stand up! This is what Benson's cornermen are shouting. Shinya Aoki is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Benson Henderson regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Benson launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Benson Henderson's guard...
Benson Henderson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Benson 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 struggles on the ground and tries to break Benson Henderson's guard...
Benson doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson is measuring Aoki with his jab.
Aoki isn't fazed.
Benson misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki launches a hook to the body
Bang! Benson stops that one with his ribs!
Benson seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Quick hook by Benson Henderson
glances off Aoki's arms.
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
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 Benson
Aoki is in open guard over Benson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Benson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Benson Henderson is on his feet again.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Benson is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Benson Henderson away.
Benson Henderson takes a kick to the body.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Aoki is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Benson pulls his arm out of danger.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Benson blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Benson blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shinya Aoki jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Benson!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Benson against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson grapple with Shinya Aoki and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Shinya Aoki falls hard on the mat with Benson Henderson on top of him
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Aoki put Benson Henderson in closed guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Shinya Aoki holds Benson Henderson and prevents him from moving to a better position!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benson is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Benson Henderson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Benson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aoki sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson and Shinya Aoki are cliched up against the cage. Benson hammers Aoki face and hooks Aoki leg
Aoki stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Benson Henderson to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Benson is with his back on the ground now.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Aoki is in closed guard... Benson 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 Benson
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Aoki is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Aoki is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benson is in rear mount over Aoki
Benson Henderson throws his leg over Shinya Aoki's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Benson Henderson's rear naked choke attempt!
Shinya Aoki frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Benson Henderson and ends up on top!
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Benson is unable to move under Aoki control.
Benson is in rear mount over Aoki
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki has Benson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Benson is unable to move under Aoki control.
Benson is in rear mount over Aoki
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Aoki's being punished here!
Benson is in rear mount over Aoki
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
Aoki ties him up.
Benson is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki has given his back to Benson Henderson who is trying to get one hook in!
Benson Henderson has one hook in!
Benson is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Benson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Shinya Aoki uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Shinya Aoki's knows what to do here and blocks them
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Benson Henderson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benson
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Benson Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson 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 Benson
Deep breaths from Benson Henderson who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson 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.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Benson launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki forces Benson Henderson to open his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Aoki is holding Benson Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson 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.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Benson won't budge, forcing Aoki to pull guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Benson Henderson cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Benson uses his strength to keep Benson at a disadvantage
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Benson Henderson to fight back!
Benson fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
The punches go wide.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson Henderson looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Benson Henderson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Benson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Aoki's ribs.
Aoki is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Benson Henderson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Benson in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Benson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Benson Henderson pushes Aoki's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Benson who is in full mount! Aoki is in trouble now!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Aoki uses his forearms to block the impact!
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Shinya Aoki moves to half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Benson launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Aoki doesn't fight back!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Aoki uses his forearms to block the impact!
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Benson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Shinya Aoki rolls over himself and stands up while Benson Henderson rolls on his back.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson leads with a punch
Shinya Aoki avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Benson launches a hook to the body
Bang! Aoki stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Aoki pushes Benson Henderson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Benson pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Benson Henderson goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Aoki seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Benson Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Benson into his guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Shinya Aoki holds Benson Henderson and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Benson misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Aoki misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson aggressively and repeatedly punches Aoki.
Good job by Aoki blocking and slipping the blows.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Benson Henderson storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 4
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Benson Henderson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki forces Benson Henderson to open his guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Benson Henderson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benson
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Benson is covering himself! Aoki tries to force the situation and Benson clumsily gives his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Benson
Shinya Aoki slides his arm under Benson Henderson's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Benson Henderson pushes up and slides Shinya Aoki's arm over his chin.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Benson Henderson tries to take advantage...
Benson has Aoki controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
1:43 Round 4 and Benson is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Benson Henderson 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 Benson
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Benson is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Aoki is in closed guard... Benson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Benson Henderson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Aoki's Forehead is beginning to swell
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Benson Henderson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benson Henderson tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Benson Henderson in his guard...
Benson Henderson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Benson Henderson is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Shinya Aoki's arm and tries an armbar!
Aoki hold his own hand and breaks Benson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Benson Henderson.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Benson Henderson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki goes down.
Crushing shot to Aoki's body! He's holding his side
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Benson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Benson misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Benson Henderson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki launches a kick
Benson checks it and keeps distance.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki launches a hook to the body
Bang! Benson stops that one with his ribs!
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Benson goes down.
Benson ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki forces Benson Henderson to open his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Benson Henderson slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Benson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Benson Henderson 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 half guard over Benson
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Benson Henderson regains half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benson
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Benson Henderson sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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Tremendous strikes from Benson!
Aoki blocks with confidence
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki throws a hook
He fails to land it.
The clock says 0:25 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Shinya Aoki fakes a move and moves laterally.
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for some grappling action
Aoki has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Shinya Aoki is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki launches a few hard punches to Benson Henderson's ribs!
Benson Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Shinya Aoki is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Benson Henderson down... Benson stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Benson's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Benson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Shinya Aoki pushes Benson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Benson misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Benson Henderson embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aoki who put distance between them
Benson Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Aoki blocks that. He made it look easy!
Benson is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson Henderson looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Deep breaths from Shinya Aoki who tries a hammer punch to Benson's ribs.
Benson blocks those punches
Aoki misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Aoki covers himself well
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Benson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
That Triangle Armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Benson tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Benson Henderson to escape. He is tightening the Triangle Armbar
Benson Henderson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benson is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson is moving on the ground...
Aoki tries to counter Benson's moves on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Benson tries to escape from the full mount...
Shinya Aoki is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benson
Benson 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.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson 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.
The clock says 3:05 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benson
Benson Henderson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki pushes Benson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Benson rolls and he's now on half guard over Shinya Aoki. Nice reversal.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Benson Henderson shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shinya Aoki sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki throws up a triangle attempt!
Benson Henderson postures up and breaks the triangle.
Benson pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Benson decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Benson moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Benson evades.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki showing excellent timing, blasts Benson Henderson with a right hand.
Great hook by Shinya Aoki! Benson Henderson is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Aoki is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson kicks his legs trying to keep Shinya Aoki away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Aoki is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Benson Henderson kicks his legs trying to keep Shinya Aoki away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Aoki is standing while Benson is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki steps back and allows Benson to get back to his feet.
Benson climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Benson
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benson Henderson is clinching with Shinya Aoki's back against the fence, Benson tries a big elbow
Shinya Aoki blocks that one and force Benson Henderson to come out with something better
Benson clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 6
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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 Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Benson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:45 in the 6 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Benson
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 Benson
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Benson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
1:04 Round 6 and Aoki is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shinya Aoki hooks Benson's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Aoki is locking that Kneebar...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Benson Henderson manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:15 in the 6 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Aoki misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson fakes some punches
Aoki ties him up.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Benson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benson Henderson throws a flurry of punches at Aoki...
Aoki is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Benson Henderson gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Benson Henderson is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Benson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Aoki misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benson Henderson tries to open Aoki's guard...
Aoki breaks the lock and covers himself from Benson's punches
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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Benson Hyper-extended his left arm
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Benson Henderson...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Benson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
Benson struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Benson hold his own hand and breaks Aoki's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
The clock says 2:35 in the 6 round
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson tries to stand up!
Aoki doesn't allow him!
Benson Henderson is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Benson Henderson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Benson Henderson. 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 Colisée Pepsi (Quebec City, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Benson is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki shows great balance while pushing away Benson Henderson
Aoki steps backwards away from Benson Henderson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:15 in the 6 round
Benson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Aoki sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Shinya Aoki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 3:50 in the 6 round
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Benson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 4:00 in the 6 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benson
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Benson struggles to free himself
Aoki is locking that leglock...
Punishing hold!
Benson struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That leglock from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Benson's eyes...
Aoki secures the lock... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (leglock) at 4:13 Round 6
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 15/19 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/13 (69%)
Takedowns 11/12 (92%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 22/22 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 1141 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 9/24 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 5/3 (167%)
GnP strikes 27/114 (24%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1180 s
Shinya Aoki defends the Lightweight title!
Damn... Benson dominated Aoki for 4 full rounds. Aoki got some stuff in there so it wasn't a slughter, but if this was a 5 round fight, Benson would have taken the decision with ease. But his downfall here almost certainly seemed to be his toughness. At max-toughness, Aoki was able to take A LOT more than Benson. To put that in prespective of this fight, taking round-recovery into consideration, it took Benson until the end of round 4 to get Aoki's health down to where Benson started the fight at. And that was with Benson winning all 4 rounds. Max toughness, he might have had the momentum and longevity to carry his offense into the deeper rounds and get a win. That said, Aoki's rounds seem to be anything after 4 lately, where he turns on the Beast.
I really wanted Benson to win this. Getting kinda tired of Aoki being up there. Conor's coming, but I'd prefer someone other than me to dethrone the bastard.