Post by The Sandmen on Jul 27, 2016 12:32:47 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Mike Brown is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Aoki is holding Mike Brown's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Mike Brown...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mike Brown's arm and tries an armbar!
Brown hold his own hand and breaks Aoki's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Brown pulls his arm out of danger.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Brown tries to escape from the closed guard
Mike Brown any adventage in the ground.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Brown struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Brown tries to escape from closed guard...
Brown struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Aoki
Mike Brown tries to free his leg...
Aoki rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brown grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Aoki struggles... Mike Brown is unable to take him down
Brown misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shinya Aoki who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Mike Brown launches a furious knee!
Shinya Aoki blocks and struggles while trying to take the initiative.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Mike Brown to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Brown is with is back on the ground now.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is getting frustrated here.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Mike Brown 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 Brown
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Mike Brown tries to take advantage...
Mike Brown overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Mike Brown and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Brown breaks free.
Aoki misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brown pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Mike Brown fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Brown is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki shows great balance while pushing away Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to cut off Aoki with punches
Aoki avoids getting cornered.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Brown with a double overhooks!
Brown pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nice punches from Mike Brown.
Aoki staggers backwards. Brown wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Brown in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki launches a knee while holding Brown's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Brown in the abdomen
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Brown studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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A bunch of leg kicks from Mike Brown
are blocked by Aoki.
Brilliant combination from Mike Brown
Aoki is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Mike Brown
Great move by Aoki who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mike Brown embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aoki who put distance between them
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shinya Aoki sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mike Brown!
Aoki ducks under...
Brown misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Brown shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Brown launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Brown misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki pushes Mike Brown against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Mike Brown struggles not allowing Shinya Aoki improve his position.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Brown is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
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 Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki hooks Brown's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Brown struggles to free himself
Mike Brown manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Mike Brown is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Brown struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mike Brown is in open guard over Aoki
Brown tries to jump to side mount.
Shinya Aoki jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
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 Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Brown tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Mike Brown...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Brown breaks the lock showing some skills...
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Brown.
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Round 3
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Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Brown is able to break the lock.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Mike Brown tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki won't budge, forcing Brown to pull guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
0:38 Round 3 and Aoki is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown 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 Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown 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 Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Brown open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Brown's eyes...
Brown is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Mike Brown doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Aoki's moves.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki succeeds
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Some counter punches against Shinya Aoki
almost hit him as he moves away.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
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 Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki pushes Mike Brown against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Brown doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown tries to turn into his oponent...
Aoki is locking that Banana Split...
Shinya Aoki tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Brown scrammbles 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 The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mike Brown didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Brown breaks free.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Brown breaks free.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki was tooling Mike Brown for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Mike Brown lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Aoki pushes Brown's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aoki who is in full mount! Brown is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls Mike Brown to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Aoki is in rear mount over Brown
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Brown locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Shinya Aoki unil he can pull his arm free! Aoki lost his dominant position.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Mike Brown realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Brown
Mike Brown 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 4:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Aoki gets hold of a leg and trips Brown to the mat!
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Brown open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Aoki misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mike Brown sits up and gets an arm around Aoki's neck!
Aoki pushes Mike Brown back to the ground.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Aoki is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Brown avoids a dangerous strike from Aoki
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Brown misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mike Brown paws at Aoki.
Aoki answers with solid punches!
Mike Brown tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki won't budge, forcing Brown to pull guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg...
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Brown's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Mike Brown work his BJJ game.
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Aoki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls Mike Brown to his stomach and takes his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Brown
Brown has Aoki controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Aoki is unable to move under Brown control.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Brown locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Shinya Aoki unil he can pull his arm free! Aoki lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Brown struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Mike Brown lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki doesn't break the lock and Mike Brown is running out of time!
Brown struggles to free himself
Brown tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Mike Brown to escape. He is tightening the armbar
That armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Mike Brown breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Brown is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki sits high on Mike Brown's chest looking for some kind of submission
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Brown's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Brown's eyes...
Brown tries to roll and Shinya Aoki loses his balance. That was a risky position and Aoki loses the mount. Mike Brown gains top control.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar looks tight...
Brown tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Mike Brown to escape. He is tightening the armbar
After a couple of slams, Brown loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (armbar) at 2:46 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 9/9 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 21/21 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 796 s
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 5/19 (26%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 796 s
Aoki was really slow to get started in this one. Luckily he has no chest tattoo, so his morale was high and he got it done late.
Mike Brown is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Aoki is holding Mike Brown's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Mike Brown...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mike Brown's arm and tries an armbar!
Brown hold his own hand and breaks Aoki's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Brown pulls his arm out of danger.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Brown tries to escape from the closed guard
Mike Brown any adventage in the ground.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Brown struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Brown tries to escape from closed guard...
Brown struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Mike Brown is in half guard over Aoki
Mike Brown tries to free his leg...
Aoki rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brown grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Aoki struggles... Mike Brown is unable to take him down
Brown misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shinya Aoki who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Mike Brown launches a furious knee!
Shinya Aoki blocks and struggles while trying to take the initiative.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Mike Brown to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Brown is with is back on the ground now.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is getting frustrated here.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Mike Brown 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 Brown
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Mike Brown tries to take advantage...
Mike Brown overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Mike Brown and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Brown breaks free.
Aoki misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brown pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Mike Brown fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Brown is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki shows great balance while pushing away Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to cut off Aoki with punches
Aoki avoids getting cornered.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Brown with a double overhooks!
Brown pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nice punches from Mike Brown.
Aoki staggers backwards. Brown wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Brown in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki launches a knee while holding Brown's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Brown in the abdomen
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Brown studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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A bunch of leg kicks from Mike Brown
are blocked by Aoki.
Brilliant combination from Mike Brown
Aoki is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Mike Brown
Great move by Aoki who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Aoki doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mike Brown embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Aoki who put distance between them
Mike Brown shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shinya Aoki sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mike Brown!
Aoki ducks under...
Brown misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Brown shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Brown launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Brown misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki pushes Mike Brown against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Mike Brown struggles not allowing Shinya Aoki improve his position.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Mike Brown looks to counter!
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Brown is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
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 Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki hooks Brown's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Brown struggles to free himself
Mike Brown manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Mike Brown is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Brown struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Mike Brown is in open guard over Aoki
Brown tries to jump to side mount.
Shinya Aoki jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
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 Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Brown tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Mike Brown...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Brown breaks the lock showing some skills...
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Brown.
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Round 3
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Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Brown is able to break the lock.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Mike Brown tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki won't budge, forcing Brown to pull guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
0:38 Round 3 and Aoki is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown 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 Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown 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 Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Brown open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Brown's eyes...
Brown is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Mike Brown doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Aoki's moves.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki succeeds
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Some counter punches against Shinya Aoki
almost hit him as he moves away.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
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 Brown
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki pushes Mike Brown against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Brown doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown tries to turn into his oponent...
Aoki is locking that Banana Split...
Shinya Aoki tries to sprawl back but he is too slow. Brown scrammbles 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 The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mike Brown didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Brown breaks free.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Brown breaks free.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki was tooling Mike Brown for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Mike Brown lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Aoki pushes Brown's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aoki who is in full mount! Brown is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls Mike Brown to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Aoki is in rear mount over Brown
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Brown locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Shinya Aoki unil he can pull his arm free! Aoki lost his dominant position.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Mike Brown realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Arena (London, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Brown
Mike Brown 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 4:45 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Aoki gets hold of a leg and trips Brown to the mat!
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Brown open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Aoki misses a step and Mike Brown sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mike Brown sits up and gets an arm around Aoki's neck!
Aoki pushes Mike Brown back to the ground.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Aoki is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Brown avoids a dangerous strike from Aoki
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Brown misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mike Brown paws at Aoki.
Aoki answers with solid punches!
Mike Brown tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki won't budge, forcing Brown to pull guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg...
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Brown's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Mike Brown work his BJJ game.
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Aoki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls Mike Brown to his stomach and takes his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Brown
Brown has Aoki controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Aoki is unable to move under Brown control.
Mike Brown gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Brown locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Shinya Aoki unil he can pull his arm free! Aoki lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Brown struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Mike Brown lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki doesn't break the lock and Mike Brown is running out of time!
Brown struggles to free himself
Brown tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Mike Brown to escape. He is tightening the armbar
That armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Mike Brown breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Brown is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mike Brown!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Mike Brown efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki sits high on Mike Brown's chest looking for some kind of submission
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Brown's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Brown's eyes...
Brown tries to roll and Shinya Aoki loses his balance. That was a risky position and Aoki loses the mount. Mike Brown gains top control.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Mike Brown is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar looks tight...
Brown tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Mike Brown to escape. He is tightening the armbar
After a couple of slams, Brown loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (armbar) at 2:46 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 9/9 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 21/21 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 796 s
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 5/19 (26%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 796 s
Aoki was really slow to get started in this one. Luckily he has no chest tattoo, so his morale was high and he got it done late.