Post by The Sandmen on Sept 24, 2020 21:20:20 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Jose Aldo 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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Aoki and Aldo move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The two exchange wildly
Aldo is connecting with a few punches
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aldo
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Jose Aldo!
That one almost breaks Aoki's chin! He is knocked down!
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Jose Aldo with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Aldo steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aldo launches a kick to Aoki's thigh
Aoki checks that kick!
Aldo misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to hit Jose Aldo with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Aldo dodges that
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Jose Aldo away.
Jose Aldo takes a kick to the body.
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki launches an up-kick intended for Jose Aldo's head...
Aldo leans out of the way.
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aldo launches a kick to Aoki's thigh
Aoki checks that kick!
Aldo misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to hit Jose Aldo with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Aldo steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Jose Aldo. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Aldo steps backwards away from Shinya Aoki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Low kick by Jose Aldo to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Aldo decides to launch some tentative punches
Jose Aldo takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Aldo
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo 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.
Aldo misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Jose Aldo...
Jose Aldo sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Aldo
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jose Aldo rolls over himself and stands up while Shinya Aoki rolls on his back.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Crisp uppercut by Aldo followed by a hard jab
Shinya Aoki stumbles back.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Aldo.
It looks like Aoki was hit by a bus!
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Jose Aldo's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo 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 3:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Aoki is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aldo 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!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Aldo's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Aldo
Shinya Aoki pushes Aldo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Aldo wraps his legs while he holds Shinya Aoki's head... Tight guard!
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aldo 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 half guard over Aldo
Shinya Aoki pushes Aldo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Aldo rolls and he's now on half guard over Shinya Aoki. Nice reversal.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Aoki
Jose Aldo pushes Aoki's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aldo who is in full mount! Aoki is in trouble now!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Jose Aldo sits high on Shinya Aoki's chest and pulls his leg underneath Aoki's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Aoki tries to roll out. He's too quick for Jose Aldo and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Aldo and it cost him top position.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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 2
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Aldo looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Aoki follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Aoki needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Aoki has a small cut in his Left cheek
Aoki seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Jose Aldo fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Shinya Aoki! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki tries a hook to the body
but Aldo manages to dodge it
Aoki misses a step and Jose Aldo sees an opportunity to counter him!
Middle kick from Aldo.
The kick just misses.
Aoki is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Aldo goes to the body...
He punishes Aoki's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jose Aldo is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
Jose Aldo has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Jose Aldo's guard...
Aldo doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Jose Aldo regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo 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 Aldo
Aoki is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Jose Aldo holds Shinya Aoki and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Aoki is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Jose Aldo is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jose Aldo storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jose Aldo wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Aldo drills Shinya Aoki's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The ref pulls off Jose Aldo! Aoki seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Nose
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (GnP) at 2:48 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 284 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/20 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Aoki still rusty at Lightweight. Might have been a weak strategic move for him to LW re-debut as our Survivor Series LW. But like...we had no one else, so sue us! Assholes.
Jose Aldo 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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
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Aoki and Aldo move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The two exchange wildly
Aldo is connecting with a few punches
Aoki's Chin is beginning to swell
Shinya Aoki leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aldo
Aoki shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Jose Aldo!
That one almost breaks Aoki's chin! He is knocked down!
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Jose Aldo with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Aldo steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aldo launches a kick to Aoki's thigh
Aoki checks that kick!
Aldo misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to hit Jose Aldo with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Aldo dodges that
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Jose Aldo away.
Jose Aldo takes a kick to the body.
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki launches an up-kick intended for Jose Aldo's head...
Aldo leans out of the way.
Aldo is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aldo launches a kick to Aoki's thigh
Aoki checks that kick!
Aldo misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki tries to hit Jose Aldo with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Aldo steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Jose Aldo. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Aldo steps backwards away from Shinya Aoki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Low kick by Jose Aldo to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Aldo decides to launch some tentative punches
Jose Aldo takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Aldo goes down.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Aldo
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo 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.
Aldo misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Jose Aldo...
Jose Aldo sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Aldo
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jose Aldo rolls over himself and stands up while Shinya Aoki rolls on his back.
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Crisp uppercut by Aldo followed by a hard jab
Shinya Aoki stumbles back.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Aldo.
It looks like Aoki was hit by a bus!
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Jose Aldo's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Jose Aldo 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 3:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Aoki is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aldo 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!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Aldo's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Aldo
Shinya Aoki pushes Aldo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Aldo wraps his legs while he holds Shinya Aoki's head... Tight guard!
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aldo 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 half guard over Aldo
Shinya Aoki pushes Aldo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Aldo rolls and he's now on half guard over Shinya Aoki. Nice reversal.
Jose Aldo is in half guard over Aoki
Jose Aldo pushes Aoki's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aldo who is in full mount! Aoki is in trouble now!
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Jose Aldo sits high on Shinya Aoki's chest and pulls his leg underneath Aoki's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Aoki tries to roll out. He's too quick for Jose Aldo and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Aldo and it cost him top position.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Aldo knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal 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 2
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Aldo looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Aoki follows Jose Aldo
only to get counter punched in a big way! Aoki needs to stop playing Jose Aldo's game or he'll get knocked out!
Aoki has a small cut in his Left cheek
Aoki seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Jose Aldo fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Shinya Aoki! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki tries a hook to the body
but Aldo manages to dodge it
Aoki misses a step and Jose Aldo sees an opportunity to counter him!
Middle kick from Aldo.
The kick just misses.
Aoki is holding Jose Aldo's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jose Aldo shows great balance while pushing away Shinya Aoki
Aldo goes to the body...
He punishes Aoki's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Hard blow to Aoki's mid-section, he seems hurt
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jose Aldo is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
Jose Aldo has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Jose Aldo's guard...
Aldo doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Jose Aldo's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Jose Aldo regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Aldo 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 Aldo
Aoki is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Jose Aldo holds Shinya Aoki and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Aldo
Aoki is in closed guard... Aldo tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Jose Aldo is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Jose Aldo is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jose Aldo storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Aldo doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Jose Aldo is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jose Aldo wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Aldo drills Shinya Aoki's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The ref pulls off Jose Aldo! Aoki seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Nose
Winner is Jose Aldo by TKO (GnP) at 2:48 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 284 s
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/20 (70%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Aoki still rusty at Lightweight. Might have been a weak strategic move for him to LW re-debut as our Survivor Series LW. But like...we had no one else, so sue us! Assholes.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!