Post by The Sandmen on Mar 2, 2016 13:27:53 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Conor McGregor looks very relaxed.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Notorious moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Shinya Aoki checks the kick.
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Notorious 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.
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Conor McGregor's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Notorious 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 Notorious
Conor McGregor tries to turn away and scramble out. Shinya Aoki takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Notorious's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Notorious's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Notorious's eyes...
Punishing hold!
He can't lock it up. Conor McGregor spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
Aoki only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Notorious sprawls and remains on his feet.
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Conor McGregor tries a high kick!
Aoki blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Notorious!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Notorious against the cage
Notorious doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Shinya Aoki pushes Notorious forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Conor McGregor postures up and launches another series of punches!
Aoki pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Conor McGregor's offensive.
Notorious misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki struggles and launches a few punches to Notorious's head
Those punches are hitting! Notorious covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Aoki blocks Conor McGregor's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Deep breaths from Conor McGregor who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki is trying to counter now!
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 Notorious
Shinya Aoki hooks Notorious's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Conor McGregor manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Conor McGregor is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Conor McGregor slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Conor McGregor slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki steps forward
Notorious feints.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Notorious
The fighters are clinching.
Conor McGregor postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Aoki hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Notorious pushes off of Shinya Aoki and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Aoki stumbles backwards but Conor McGregor chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Aoki's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Aoki pushes away Notorious trying to keep the fight at striking range
Notorious stumbles backwards and Shinya Aoki circles to get the center of the cage
Notorious looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Notorious measures the resilience of Aoki's chin with an uppercut while Aoki lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Notorious blocks that. He made it look easy!
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Notorious goes down.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
Notorious holds Shinya Aoki arms and counters his opponent punches.
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious 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 Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Notorious is able to break the lock.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious 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 Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Notorious dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Aoki from the ground!
Shinya Aoki paws at Notorious.
Notorious answers with solid punches!
Conor McGregor and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Aoki is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Aoki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Conor McGregor.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Aoki's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Notorious pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Conor McGregor tries to open Aoki's guard...
Aoki breaks the lock and covers himself from Notorious's punches
Conor McGregor is in half guard over Aoki
Notorious sits over his knees and pushes away Aoki's leg!
Conor McGregor is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Conor McGregor is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Conor McGregor in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki measures the resilience of Notorious's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Notorious's side.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Notorious is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Conor McGregor uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Notorious is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Notorious struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Conor McGregor to fight back!
Conor McGregor tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Conor McGregor gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Notorious is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to open Notorious's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shinya Aoki. Notorious is unable to cover himself now!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Notorious's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Notorious is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki is in open guard over Notorious... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Notorious rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Aoki misses a step and Conor McGregor sees an opportunity to counter him!
Conor McGregor sits up and gets an arm around Aoki's neck!
Aoki pushes Conor McGregor back to the ground.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Notorious is able to break the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Conor McGregor looks to counter!
Conor McGregor isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Aoki blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Notorious's guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Conor McGregor's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Conor McGregor sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Herb Dean 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 Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Notorious is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki moves on the ground
Aoki cannot take advantage in the ground
Notorious is trying to counter now!
Notorious 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 open guard over Notorious
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Aoki shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Notorious pushes Shinya Aoki forward against his back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Notorious struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Aoki doesn't want to free his opponent and Notorious continues in closed guard
Notorious misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Notorious pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Conor McGregor is in closed guard over Aoki
Notorious is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Conor McGregor!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Shinya Aoki pushes Conor McGregor down and prevents his attempts to escape
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki isolates Conor McGregor's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Conor McGregor is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Herb Dean 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 clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Aoki is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Notorious 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 Conor McGregor...
Conor McGregor takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Aoki is in open guard over Notorious... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Notorious rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Notorious is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Quick hook by Conor McGregor
glances off Aoki's arms.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki is holding Conor McGregor's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Conor McGregor loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Shinya Aoki.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki circles around Notorious
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Conor McGregor jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Notorious seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Conor McGregor didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Notorious's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Notorious tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor 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.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki pushes Conor McGregor against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Notorious doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor tries to turn away and scramble out. Shinya Aoki takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Notorious struggles to free himself
He can't lock it up. Conor McGregor spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Amway Arena (Orlando, Florida) are cheering for the fighters.
Notorious launches a hook to the body
Shinya Aoki moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Conor McGregor's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Notorious
Aoki is in closed guard... Notorious tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Notorious clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Conor McGregor's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Conor McGregor attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Notorious
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Conor McGregor's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Conor McGregor
Shinya Aoki isolates Conor McGregor's right arm looking for an armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Notorious's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Notorious's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Notorious's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Notorious's eyes...
That armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Aoki secures the lock while Conor McGregor refuses to tap... Herb Dean jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (armbar) at 2:18 Round 3
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 9/10 (90%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 452 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 11/20 (55%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/16 (44%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/20 (20%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 452 s
Shinya Aoki defends the Lightweight title!
Shit. Meant to fine-tune Conor before this fight. Forgot. (Then I have a policy of not upgrading fighters just before I sim a card they are on because it feels cheap with predictions and such).
Anyways, a decent fight but Conor needs the fine-tuning to get to that next level and son of a bitch because I had a clear idea of what I wanted to do and I think it may have worked. But alas, one of our most dominant champions ever still reigns. Who will be the guy to beat this guy? Can someone please do it soon. Kinda very over Shinya now. to submission domination, but to The Uncle of Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Shinya Aoki.