Post by The Sandmen on Jul 9, 2019 2:39:06 GMT -5
Ben Askren looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Shinya Aoki raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Askren and Aoki move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Askren's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Aoki
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Ben Askren's guard...
Ben Askren has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Ben Askren 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.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Ben Askren...
Ben Askren takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren 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.
Ben Askren gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki moves on the ground
Aoki cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Aoki moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Askren 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 Askren
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Askren is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Ben Askren and moves to half guard
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ben Askren is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Askren can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Askren 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 Askren
Aoki is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Ben Askren's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Ben Askren regains full guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Aoki's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
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
Askren tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Askren sprawls and remains on his feet.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Ben Askren looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Aoki's face!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Ben Askren storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Askren is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Aoki's face!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki holds Ben Askren's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Ben Askren.
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Round 2
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Ben Askren 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
Ben Askren is in open 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
Askren tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Askren goes down.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Aoki moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Askren tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren 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 Askren
Shinya Aoki tries to open Askren's guard...
Askren breaks the lock and covers himself from Aoki's punches
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Askren is able to break the lock.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Askren decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Askren moves back and takes a deep breath.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren throws a flurry of punches at Aoki...
Aoki is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Ben Askren slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Ben Askren slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Ben Askren. 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Ben Askren goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Askren only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Aoki's body! He's holding his side
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki passes his leg around Ben Askren's shoulder and rolls on the ground!
Crippling lock!
Ben Askren lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki doesn't break the lock and Ben Askren is running out of time!
Askren works his way out of that omoplata and launches himself over his opponent, winning side mount position! That was close though!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren 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.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Aoki launches a punch that misses Ben Askren's ribs, who rolls and tries to stand up. Shinya Aoki holds his head while in north-south position... Shinya Aoki closes a strong lock around Askren's neck and rolls on the ground closing a Gator Roll lock!
Askren rolls too and his head slips out of the neck lock. He moves forward and wins side control.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Ben Askren doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Shinya Aoki 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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Askren only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Aoki is holding Ben Askren's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ben Askren loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Ben Askren...
Ben Askren takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki tries to 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.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Askren shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Aoki is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Askren is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Aoki uses his forearms to block the impact!
Askren is in rear mount over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
Askren is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki has Askren controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Askren in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Askren leans back...
Aoki eyes him warily.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki sits up and gets an arm around Askren's neck!
Askren pushes Shinya Aoki back to the ground.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Askren sits over his knees and pushes away Aoki's leg!
Aoki closes his legs around Ben Askren's leg. Askren is not able to move away now!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Askren is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren 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.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren tries to escape from the full mount...
Askren struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Ben Askren
Aoki catch Ben Askren's right arm and tries a kimura
Ben Askren holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Herb Dean 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.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren moves on the ground
Askren cannot take advantage in the ground
Ben Askren gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Askren pulls his arm out of danger.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Askren is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Askren struggles and frees his leg!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki pushes Askren's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Askren wraps his legs while he holds Shinya Aoki's head... Tight guard!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Ben Askren looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Ben Askren keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Askren hyper-extended his leg
Aoki is locking that Kneebar...
Askren blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
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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Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ben Askren's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Shinya Aoki blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Askren uses his strength to keep Askren at a disadvantage
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Ben Askren looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Askren pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
Askren struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Aoki doesn't want to free his opponent and Askren continues in closed guard
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Askren blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Askren tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aoki leans and gets Ben Askren's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Askren blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Aoki.
Good job by Aoki blocking and slipping the blows.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Ben Askren passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Askren is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aoki leans and gets Ben Askren's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Askren pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks Ben Askren's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren fakes some punches
Aoki ties him up.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Ben Askren breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Askren blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Askren blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki holds Ben Askren's head against his chin in the closed 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.
Askren lifts his opponent off the ground!
Aoki struggles and shows nice sprawl skills
Ben Askren 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
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren 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!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Ben Askren.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Aoki is holding Ben Askren's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ben Askren loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Askren breaks free.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren 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 Ben Askren
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Askren breaks free.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Askren tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Askren creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ben Askren and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shinya Aoki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
The punches go wide.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Askren can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Aoki uses his forearms to block the impact!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren 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.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
Askren breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Askren in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Askren struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ben Askren tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Askren launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Askren is countered by Shinya Aoki.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Ben Askren storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
Askren tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Ben Askren to escape. He is tightening the Triangle Armbar
Askren ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Crippling lock!
Ben Askren realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
The clock says 3:30 in the 5 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Askren 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.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Askren goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren 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.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren 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.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Ben Askren closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Shinya Aoki work his BJJ game.
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Askren won't allow him to take this position easily.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren 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.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shinya Aoki sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Askren, who walks calmly to his corner.
Winner is Ben Askren by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 3/15 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 14/3 (467%)
GnP strikes 28/106 (26%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1177 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 19/19 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1177 s
This was a very good, technical fight. Both were not that damage-y, but both were doing mad work. Also, check out Askren's INSANE takedown percentage. Just...dafuk, yo.
Shinya Aoki raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Askren and Aoki move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Askren's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Aoki
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Ben Askren's guard...
Ben Askren has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Ben Askren 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.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Ben Askren...
Ben Askren takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren 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.
Ben Askren gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki moves on the ground
Aoki cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Aoki moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Askren 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 Askren
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Askren is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Ben Askren and moves to half guard
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ben Askren is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Askren can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Askren 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 Askren
Aoki is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Ben Askren's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Ben Askren regains full guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Aoki's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
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
Askren tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Askren sprawls and remains on his feet.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Ben Askren looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Aoki's face!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Ben Askren storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Askren is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Aoki's face!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki holds Ben Askren's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Ben Askren.
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Round 2
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Ben Askren 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
Ben Askren is in open 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
Askren tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Askren goes down.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Aoki moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ben Askren attempts to move to full guard
Ben Askren manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Askren tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren 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 Askren
Shinya Aoki tries to open Askren's guard...
Askren breaks the lock and covers himself from Aoki's punches
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Askren is able to break the lock.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Askren decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Askren moves back and takes a deep breath.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren throws a flurry of punches at Aoki...
Aoki is defending himself well. None of them connect.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Ben Askren slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Ben Askren slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Ben Askren. 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 Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Ben Askren goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Askren only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Crushing shot to Aoki's body! He's holding his side
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki passes his leg around Ben Askren's shoulder and rolls on the ground!
Crippling lock!
Ben Askren lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki doesn't break the lock and Ben Askren is running out of time!
Askren works his way out of that omoplata and launches himself over his opponent, winning side mount position! That was close though!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren 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.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Aoki launches a punch that misses Ben Askren's ribs, who rolls and tries to stand up. Shinya Aoki holds his head while in north-south position... Shinya Aoki closes a strong lock around Askren's neck and rolls on the ground closing a Gator Roll lock!
Askren rolls too and his head slips out of the neck lock. He moves forward and wins side control.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Ben Askren doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Shinya Aoki 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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Askren only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Aoki is holding Ben Askren's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ben Askren loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Ben Askren...
Ben Askren takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Aoki is in closed guard... Askren tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki tries to 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.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Askren shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Aoki is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Askren is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Aoki uses his forearms to block the impact!
Askren is in rear mount over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
Askren is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki has Askren controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Askren in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Askren leans back...
Aoki eyes him warily.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki sits up and gets an arm around Askren's neck!
Askren pushes Shinya Aoki back to the ground.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Askren sits over his knees and pushes away Aoki's leg!
Aoki closes his legs around Ben Askren's leg. Askren is not able to move away now!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Askren is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren 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.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren tries to escape from the full mount...
Askren struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Ben Askren
Aoki catch Ben Askren's right arm and tries a kimura
Ben Askren holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Herb Dean 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.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren moves on the ground
Askren cannot take advantage in the ground
Ben Askren gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Askren pulls his arm out of danger.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Askren is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Askren struggles and frees his leg!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki pushes Askren's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Askren wraps his legs while he holds Shinya Aoki's head... Tight guard!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Ben Askren looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Ben Askren keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Askren hyper-extended his leg
Aoki is locking that Kneebar...
Askren blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
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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Aoki looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ben Askren's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Aoki's face!
Shinya Aoki blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Askren uses his strength to keep Askren at a disadvantage
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Ben Askren looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Askren pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Ben Askren looks to counter!
Askren struggles on the ground and tries to break Shinya Aoki's guard...
Aoki doesn't want to free his opponent and Askren continues in closed guard
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Askren blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Askren tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aoki leans and gets Ben Askren's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:55 in the 4 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Askren blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 4 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Askren is trying to counter now!
Ben Askren aggressively and repeatedly punches Aoki.
Good job by Aoki blocking and slipping the blows.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Ben Askren passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Askren is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aoki leans and gets Ben Askren's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Askren pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks Ben Askren's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Ben Askren fakes some punches
Aoki ties him up.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Ben Askren breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Askren blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Askren blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Ben Askren tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki holds Ben Askren's head against his chin in the closed 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.
Askren lifts his opponent off the ground!
Aoki struggles and shows nice sprawl skills
Ben Askren 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
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren 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!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Ben Askren.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Aoki is holding Ben Askren's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ben Askren loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Askren breaks free.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren 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 Ben Askren
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Askren breaks free.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Askren tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Askren creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ben Askren and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shinya Aoki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
The punches go wide.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Askren can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Aoki uses his forearms to block the impact!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Aoki
Askren 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.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
Ben Askren tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Askren
Askren breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Askren in half guard.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Ben Askren tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Askren struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Askren tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ben Askren tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Askren launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Askren is countered by Shinya Aoki.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Ben Askren storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Askren misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
Askren tries to break the lock slamming Shinya Aoki against the mat!
Shinya Aoki doesn't allow Ben Askren to escape. He is tightening the Triangle Armbar
Askren ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Crippling lock!
Ben Askren realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
The clock says 3:30 in the 5 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Aoki
Askren 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.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Askren goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Ben Askren 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.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Askren
Askren 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.
Askren clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Ben Askren closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Ben Askren
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Shinya Aoki work his BJJ game.
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Askren won't allow him to take this position easily.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren 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.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Hallenstadion (Zurich, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Ben Askren shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shinya Aoki sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Askren is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Ben Askren in his guard.
Ben Askren keeps control and remains in side mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Askren, who walks calmly to his corner.
Winner is Ben Askren by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 3/15 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 14/3 (467%)
GnP strikes 28/106 (26%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1177 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 15/18 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/7 (86%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 19/19 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1177 s
This was a very good, technical fight. Both were not that damage-y, but both were doing mad work. Also, check out Askren's INSANE takedown percentage. Just...dafuk, yo.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!