Post by The Sandmen on Mar 25, 2013 16:49:13 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Mike Brown looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Shinya Aoki and Mike Brown touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Aoki is holding Mike Brown's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
0:23 Round 1 and Brown is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Brown measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Brown looks to be in very good shape.
Mike Brown tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki tries a kimura
Brown breaks the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Brown tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Brown is trying to counter now!
Brown attempts a triangle from bottom! Shinya Aoki slips out. Brown 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.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Mike Brown tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki swings and Brown has to retreat
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Mike Brown's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Mike Brown regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Mike Brown throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aoki breaks the lock showing some skills...
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Shinya Aoki down and prevents his attempts to escape
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Brown launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aoki's ribs.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Brown's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki tries a kimura
Brown breaks the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Brown is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Mike Brown and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Brown breaks free.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Aoki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki suddenly holds Mike Brown's arm and tries an armbar!
Brown can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Shinya Aoki.
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Round 2
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Brown 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 is holding Mike Brown's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Aoki tries to get a side mount...
Brown wraps his leg around Shinya Aoki leg and prevents him from moving.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Mike Brown's guard...
Brown doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Brown 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.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
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 Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Brown moves backwards and Shinya Aoki is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
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 Brown
Brown is taking this opportunity to rest.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Brown holds Shinya Aoki's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Brown 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!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Brown catch Shinya Aoki's left arm and tries a kimura
Shinya Aoki holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Brown goes for an armbar!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and pushes away Mike Brown, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Mike Brown. 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Mike Brown throws an uppercut
Aoki slips it.
Mike Brown takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Brown
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Aoki takes a break to breathe while holding Mike Brown.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Brown wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Brown moves forward and holds Aoki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki launches a few hard punches to Mike Brown's ribs!
Brown struggles and protects himself.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
A solid combination from Mike Brown
mostly hits air.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Mike Brown, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Aoki goes to the body...
He punishes Brown's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mike Brown is on his feet again.
Brown is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Mike Brown with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Brown steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Brown is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki launches an up-kick intended for Mike Brown's head...
Brown leans out of the way.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Brown's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to turn away and scramble out. Shinya Aoki takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Mike Brown spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
A left hook from Aoki
falls short.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Mike Brown jabs at Aoki
to no visible effect.
Shinya Aoki paws at Brown.
Brown swings ineffectively.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
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 launches a knee while holding Brown's in a double underhooks...
Mike Brown pushes Shinya Aoki and that knee goes nowhere!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Brown is able to break the lock.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Brown tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Brown 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.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Aoki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Deep breaths from Mike Brown who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Mike Brown shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Aoki is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
Brown's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Americana from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Aoki is locking that Americana...
That Americana from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Mike Brown breaks that americana attempt!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mike Brown's arm and tries an armbar!
Brown holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Brown's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Aoki
Mike Brown hovers above Aoki
Shinya Aoki stops him from throwing strikes.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mike Brown didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki is holding Mike Brown's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki isolates Mike Brown's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Mike Brown is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to turn away and scramble out. Shinya Aoki takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Mike Brown spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Brown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Mike Brown's groin! Was that unintentional?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Aoki circles out and slips free of Mike Brown's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Shinya Aoki.
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Round 4
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Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Mike Brown...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Brown breaks the lock showing some skills...
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown 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 Mike Brown
Aoki grabs his own foot and slides it underneath Brown's chin in a gogopata attempt!
Crippling lock!
Brown struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Brown's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Aoki secures the lock while Mike Brown refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Gogoplata) at 1:26 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 11/11 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 663 s
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 0/11 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/16 (44%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 646 s
Wow, all Aoki here. Brown just had no answer for the Aoki takedown, ultimately succumbing to the ridiculous Aoki submissions.
Mike Brown looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Shinya Aoki and Mike Brown touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Aoki is holding Mike Brown's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
0:23 Round 1 and Brown is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Brown measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Brown looks to be in very good shape.
Mike Brown tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki tries a kimura
Brown breaks the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Brown tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Brown is trying to counter now!
Brown attempts a triangle from bottom! Shinya Aoki slips out. Brown 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.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Mike Brown tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki swings and Brown has to retreat
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Mike Brown's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki passes momentarily but Mike Brown regains full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Mike Brown throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aoki breaks the lock showing some skills...
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Mike Brown pushes Shinya Aoki down and prevents his attempts to escape
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mike Brown tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Brown's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Brown launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aoki's ribs.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Brown's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki tries a kimura
Brown breaks the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Brown is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Mike Brown and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Brown breaks free.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Aoki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki suddenly holds Mike Brown's arm and tries an armbar!
Brown can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Shinya Aoki.
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Round 2
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Brown 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 is holding Mike Brown's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Mike Brown's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Aoki tries to get a side mount...
Brown wraps his leg around Shinya Aoki leg and prevents him from moving.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Mike Brown manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Mike Brown's guard...
Brown doesn't want to free his opponent and Aoki continues in closed guard
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Brown 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.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
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 Brown
Mike Brown attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Brown moves backwards and Shinya Aoki is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
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 Brown
Brown is taking this opportunity to rest.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Mike Brown's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Brown holds Shinya Aoki's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Brown tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki is in closed guard... Brown tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Brown 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!
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Brown catch Shinya Aoki's left arm and tries a kimura
Shinya Aoki holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Mike Brown in his guard...
Mike Brown keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Mike Brown is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Brown goes for an armbar!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and pushes away Mike Brown, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Mike Brown. 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Mike Brown throws an uppercut
Aoki slips it.
Mike Brown takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Brown
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Aoki takes a break to breathe while holding Mike Brown.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Brown wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Brown moves forward and holds Aoki
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki launches a few hard punches to Mike Brown's ribs!
Brown struggles and protects himself.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
A solid combination from Mike Brown
mostly hits air.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Mike Brown, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Aoki goes to the body...
He punishes Brown's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
As the fight continues it seems that Shinya Aoki is taking the best of the fight.
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mike Brown is on his feet again.
Brown is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Mike Brown with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Brown steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Brown is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki launches an up-kick intended for Mike Brown's head...
Brown leans out of the way.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Mike Brown is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Brown
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Brown's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to turn away and scramble out. Shinya Aoki takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Mike Brown spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
A left hook from Aoki
falls short.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Mike Brown jabs at Aoki
to no visible effect.
Shinya Aoki paws at Brown.
Brown swings ineffectively.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
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 launches a knee while holding Brown's in a double underhooks...
Mike Brown pushes Shinya Aoki and that knee goes nowhere!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brown is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Brown tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Brown is able to break the lock.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Mike Brown to fight back!
Brown tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Brown 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.
Brown clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Aoki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mike Brown.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Deep breaths from Mike Brown who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Mike Brown shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Aoki is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
Brown's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Americana from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Aoki is locking that Americana...
That Americana from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Mike Brown breaks that americana attempt!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mike Brown's arm and tries an armbar!
Brown holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Brown's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
Mike Brown is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Mike Brown in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Mike Brown is in open guard over Aoki
Mike Brown hovers above Aoki
Shinya Aoki stops him from throwing strikes.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mike Brown didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Brown ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Aoki is in open guard over Brown... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Brown rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki is holding Mike Brown's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mike Brown loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki isolates Mike Brown's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Mike Brown is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown tries to turn away and scramble out. Shinya Aoki takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Mike Brown spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Brown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Mike Brown's groin! Was that unintentional?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
The clock says 4:55 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shinya Aoki tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Aoki circles out and slips free of Mike Brown's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Shinya Aoki.
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Round 4
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Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brown goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Brown
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Mike Brown
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Mike Brown...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Aoki sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Brown breaks the lock showing some skills...
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Mike Brown
Mike Brown 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 Mike Brown
Aoki grabs his own foot and slides it underneath Brown's chin in a gogopata attempt!
Crippling lock!
Brown struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Brown's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Aoki secures the lock while Mike Brown refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Gogoplata) at 1:26 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/6 (17%)
Takedowns 11/11 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 663 s
Statistics: Mike Brown
Punches 0/11 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/16 (44%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 646 s
Wow, all Aoki here. Brown just had no answer for the Aoki takedown, ultimately succumbing to the ridiculous Aoki submissions.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!