Post by The Sandmen on Jul 24, 2018 12:22:30 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki looks very relaxed.
Michael Chandler doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Shinya Aoki and Michael Chandler touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Michael Chandler leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Aoki wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Brilliant combination from Shinya Aoki
Chandler is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Aoki tries to open up Michael Chandler's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Chandler wraps his arms around Aoki's arms and counters the punches.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler 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 is looking to pass Michael Chandler's guard...
Michael Chandler has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Aoki tries to open up Michael Chandler's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Chandler wraps his arms around Aoki's arms and counters the punches.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Michael Chandler's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Michael Chandler regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Aoki is in closed guard... Chandler tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
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.
Chandler decides to launch some tentative punches
Shinya Aoki takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Chandler can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Michael Chandler 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
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler 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!
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chandler 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 sits up and gets an arm around Chandler's neck!
Chandler pushes Shinya Aoki back to the ground.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to move to full mount
Chandler succeeds
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Michael Chandler tries to better his position on the ground...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Chandler misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Shinya Aoki moves to half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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.
A punch from Michael Chandler
grazes Aoki's right cheek.
Aoki has a small cut in his Right cheek
Aoki tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Chandler moves backwards and circles around Shinya Aoki.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Aoki is holding Michael Chandler's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chandler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Deep breaths from Michael Chandler who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Shinya Aoki work his BJJ game.
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Chandler creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Michael Chandler
makes Aoki stumble back!
Aoki's Forehead is beginning to swell
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Chandler is connecting with a few punches
Michael Chandler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Aoki blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Chandler is throwing a flurry of punches!
Aoki ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Michael Chandler launches a rapid series of punches
taking Aoki from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Aoki's Left eye is beginning to swell
Aoki leads with a punch
Michael Chandler avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Michael Chandler can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Michael Chandler shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Chandler into his guard.
Crushing shot to Aoki's body! He's holding his side
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler tries to better his position on the ground...
Chandler breaks the closed guard of Shinya Aoki and moves to half guard
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Michael Chandler looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Chandler 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!
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chandler tries to free his leg...
Aoki doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Michael Chandler breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chandler. 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 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 Chandler
Chandler 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 Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
Chandler holds Shinya Aoki arms and counters his opponent punches.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
Aoki ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler 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 closed guard over Chandler
Chandler 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.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Chandler waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shinya Aoki! He is reversed and nor Michael Chandler is on half guard!
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half 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
Michael Chandler 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.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Chandler goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Deep breaths from Michael Chandler who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler attempts a triangle from bottom! Shinya Aoki slips out. Chandler quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Shinya Aoki slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki cartwheels towards Chandler!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Michael Chandler.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Michael Chandler manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Chandler is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki pushes Michael Chandler against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Michael Chandler struggles not allowing Shinya Aoki improve his position.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Brilliant combination from Michael Chandler
Aoki is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Chandler
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Chandler is throwing a flurry of punches!
Aoki ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Chandler is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chandler ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki pushes Michael Chandler against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Chandler doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Aoki is getting frustrated here.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki hooks Chandler's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Michael Chandler manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He is not able to do it
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He is not able to do it
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler 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!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki sits up and gets an arm around Chandler's neck!
Chandler pushes Shinya Aoki back to the ground.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Shinya Aoki blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Michael Chandler slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Michael Chandler slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Chandler grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Chandler struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Michael Chandler tries to take advantage...
Chandler moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shinya Aoki struggles not allowing Michael Chandler improve his position.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He succeeds!
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler 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.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Chandler blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Chandler is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Chandler 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.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Aoki put Michael Chandler in closed guard.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chandler!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler 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.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Michael Chandler creates enough space to control Shinya Aoki's leg.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Chandler is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Michael Chandler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Shinya Aoki blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Chandler delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Michael Chandler is in Aoki open guard now
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Chandler can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Chandler tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Chandler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Aoki is on the receiving end of a great combo by Chandler.
Chandler throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Chandler leads with a punch
Shinya Aoki evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Michael Chandler can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tremendous strikes from Chandler!
Aoki blocks with confidence
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good movement from Aoki
who is bobbing and weaving.
Aoki launches a stiff jab!
Chandler ducks that one.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Chandler evades.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Shinya Aoki
Chandler is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Chandler is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Michael Chandler tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki goes down.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He succeeds!
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Chandler uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Chandler tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Michael Chandler positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Aoki covers himself well
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to escape from the closed guard
Chandler succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to open up Aoki with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Aoki is trying to block them with his hands...
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Chandler misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He succeeds!
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Chandler's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Michael Chandler! He is reversed and nor Shinya Aoki is on half guard!
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg...
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Chandler's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Michael Chandler gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
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.
Chandler jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Michael Chandler pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Chandler is launching some bone breaking punches to Aoki's ribs while in the clinch.
Aoki blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Michael Chandler to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Chandler is with is back on the ground now.
Chandler's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler 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.
Chandler misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki pushes Michael Chandler against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Chandler doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Chandler's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Chandler won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 4:50 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Michael Chandler sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Aoki tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 5
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Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Chandler is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki succeeds
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler 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 full mount over Michael Chandler
Aoki catch Michael Chandler's left arm and tries a kimura
Michael Chandler holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Chandler is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Michael Chandler breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 1:35 in the 5 round
Chandler is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Michael Chandler storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Chandler doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Aoki's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:55 in the 5 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Michael Chandler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chandler 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! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Michael Chandler isolates Shinya Aoki's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shinya Aoki is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Chandler in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:35 in the 5 round
Chandler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Chandler is on the receiving end of a great combo by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Chandler is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Aoki is in open guard over Chandler... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Chandler rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chandler to fight back!
Chandler reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Aoki blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Michael Chandler rolls over himself and stands up while Shinya Aoki rolls on his back.
John McCarthy 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 is holding Michael Chandler's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chandler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Michael Chandler can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Chandler launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Michael Chandler takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Aoki blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki isolates Michael Chandler's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Michael Chandler is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Aoki misses a step and Michael Chandler sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chandler switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki isolates Michael Chandler's right arm looking for an armbar...
Michael Chandler manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Shinya Aoki blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Chandler struggles to free himself
Chandler tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Michael Chandler to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Michael Chandler breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Chandler struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler moves on the ground
Chandler cannot take advantage in the ground
Chandler misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy 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.
Michael Chandler attempts a sweep single...
Michael Chandler catches Shinya Aoki's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Chandler.
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Winner is Michael Chandler by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 5/22 (23%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 9/9 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 1084 s
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 18/33 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/15 (13%)
Takedowns 7/2 (350%)
GnP strikes 30/88 (34%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 1084 s
AOki would not go away, so Chandler just kept beating on him for 5 rounds.
Michael Chandler doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Shinya Aoki and Michael Chandler touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Michael Chandler leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Aoki wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Brilliant combination from Shinya Aoki
Chandler is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Aoki tries to open up Michael Chandler's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Chandler wraps his arms around Aoki's arms and counters the punches.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler 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 is looking to pass Michael Chandler's guard...
Michael Chandler has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Aoki tries to open up Michael Chandler's defense faking a few punches.
Michael Chandler wraps his arms around Aoki's arms and counters the punches.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Michael Chandler's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Michael Chandler regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Aoki is in closed guard... Chandler tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
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.
Chandler decides to launch some tentative punches
Shinya Aoki takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Chandler can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Michael Chandler 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
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler 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!
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chandler 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 sits up and gets an arm around Chandler's neck!
Chandler pushes Shinya Aoki back to the ground.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to move to full mount
Chandler succeeds
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Michael Chandler tries to better his position on the ground...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Chandler misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Shinya Aoki moves to half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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.
A punch from Michael Chandler
grazes Aoki's right cheek.
Aoki has a small cut in his Right cheek
Aoki tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Chandler moves backwards and circles around Shinya Aoki.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Aoki is holding Michael Chandler's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chandler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Deep breaths from Michael Chandler who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Shinya Aoki work his BJJ game.
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Chandler creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Michael Chandler
makes Aoki stumble back!
Aoki's Forehead is beginning to swell
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Chandler is connecting with a few punches
Michael Chandler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Aoki blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Chandler is throwing a flurry of punches!
Aoki ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Michael Chandler launches a rapid series of punches
taking Aoki from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Aoki's Left eye is beginning to swell
Aoki leads with a punch
Michael Chandler avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Michael Chandler can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Michael Chandler shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Chandler into his guard.
Crushing shot to Aoki's body! He's holding his side
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler tries to better his position on the ground...
Chandler breaks the closed guard of Shinya Aoki and moves to half guard
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Michael Chandler looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Chandler 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!
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chandler tries to free his leg...
Aoki doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Michael Chandler breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Michael Chandler. 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 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 Chandler
Chandler 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 Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Aoki gets a good position on the ground. ..
Chandler holds Shinya Aoki arms and counters his opponent punches.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
Aoki ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler 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 closed guard over Chandler
Chandler 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.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Chandler waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shinya Aoki! He is reversed and nor Michael Chandler is on half guard!
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half 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
Michael Chandler 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.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Chandler goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Aoki moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Deep breaths from Michael Chandler who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler attempts a triangle from bottom! Shinya Aoki slips out. Chandler quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Shinya Aoki slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki cartwheels towards Chandler!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Michael Chandler.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Michael Chandler manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Chandler is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chandler manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki pushes Michael Chandler against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Michael Chandler struggles not allowing Shinya Aoki improve his position.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Brilliant combination from Michael Chandler
Aoki is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Chandler
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Chandler is throwing a flurry of punches!
Aoki ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Chandler is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Chandler ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki pushes Michael Chandler against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Chandler doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Aoki is getting frustrated here.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki hooks Chandler's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Michael Chandler manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He is not able to do it
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He is not able to do it
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler 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!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki sits up and gets an arm around Chandler's neck!
Chandler pushes Shinya Aoki back to the ground.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Shinya Aoki blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Michael Chandler slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Michael Chandler slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Chandler grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Chandler struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Michael Chandler tries to take advantage...
Chandler moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shinya Aoki struggles not allowing Michael Chandler improve his position.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He succeeds!
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler 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.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Chandler blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Chandler is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Chandler 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.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Aoki put Michael Chandler in closed guard.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chandler!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler 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.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Michael Chandler creates enough space to control Shinya Aoki's leg.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Chandler is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Michael Chandler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Shinya Aoki blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Chandler delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Michael Chandler is in Aoki open guard now
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Chandler can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Chandler tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Chandler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Aoki is on the receiving end of a great combo by Chandler.
Chandler throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Chandler leads with a punch
Shinya Aoki evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Michael Chandler can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Tremendous strikes from Chandler!
Aoki blocks with confidence
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good movement from Aoki
who is bobbing and weaving.
Aoki launches a stiff jab!
Chandler ducks that one.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Chandler evades.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Shinya Aoki
Chandler is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Chandler is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Michael Chandler tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aoki goes down.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He succeeds!
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Michael Chandler uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Chandler tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Michael Chandler positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Aoki covers himself well
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to escape from the closed guard
Chandler succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to open up Aoki with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Aoki is trying to block them with his hands...
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Chandler misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He succeeds!
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Chandler's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Michael Chandler is in closed guard over Aoki
Chandler tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Michael Chandler! He is reversed and nor Shinya Aoki is on half guard!
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg...
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Chandler's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Michael Chandler gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
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.
Chandler jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Michael Chandler pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Chandler is launching some bone breaking punches to Aoki's ribs while in the clinch.
Aoki blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki tries to take Michael Chandler to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Chandler is with is back on the ground now.
Chandler's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler 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.
Chandler misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki pushes Michael Chandler against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Chandler doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Chandler's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Chandler won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 4:50 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Michael Chandler sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Aoki tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 5
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Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Chandler is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Aoki tries to move to full mount
Aoki succeeds
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler 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 full mount over Michael Chandler
Aoki catch Michael Chandler's left arm and tries a kimura
Michael Chandler holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Chandler is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Michael Chandler breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 1:35 in the 5 round
Chandler is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Michael Chandler storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Chandler doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Aoki's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:55 in the 5 round
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Michael Chandler in his guard.
Michael Chandler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chandler 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! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Michael Chandler is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Michael Chandler isolates Shinya Aoki's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shinya Aoki is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Chandler in half guard.
Michael Chandler is in half guard over Aoki
Michael Chandler tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:35 in the 5 round
Chandler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Chandler is on the receiving end of a great combo by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Chandler is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Chandler
Aoki is in open guard over Chandler... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Chandler rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chandler to fight back!
Chandler reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Aoki blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Michael Chandler rolls over himself and stands up while Shinya Aoki rolls on his back.
John McCarthy 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 is holding Michael Chandler's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chandler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Michael Chandler
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Michael Chandler can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Chandler launches a few weak punches
Aoki blocks them effectively.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Michael Chandler takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Aoki blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki isolates Michael Chandler's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Michael Chandler is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Aoki misses a step and Michael Chandler sees an opportunity to counter him!
Chandler switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Aoki struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Chandler
Shinya Aoki isolates Michael Chandler's right arm looking for an armbar...
Michael Chandler manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:10 in the 5 round
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Shinya Aoki blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Chandler struggles to free himself
Chandler tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Michael Chandler to escape. He is tightening the armbar
Michael Chandler breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Chandler struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Michael Chandler is in open guard over Aoki
Chandler moves on the ground
Chandler cannot take advantage in the ground
Chandler misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Chandler
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy 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.
Michael Chandler attempts a sweep single...
Michael Chandler catches Shinya Aoki's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Chandler.
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Winner is Michael Chandler by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 5/22 (23%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 9/9 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 1084 s
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 18/33 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/15 (13%)
Takedowns 7/2 (350%)
GnP strikes 30/88 (34%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 1084 s
AOki would not go away, so Chandler just kept beating on him for 5 rounds.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!