Post by The Sandmen on Jun 5, 2013 16:11:46 GMT -5
Nate Diaz is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Shinya Aoki looks very relaxed.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Lightning fast low kick from Aoki!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Diaz in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki takes a break to breathe while holding Nate Diaz.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aoki launches a furious low kick!
Diaz receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Diaz hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Diaz is connecting with a few punches
Nate Diaz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Aoki wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Nate Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Nate Diaz!
Aoki ducks under...
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Diaz work his BJJ game.
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nate Diaz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Diaz is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz attempts a triangle from bottom! Shinya Aoki slips out. Diaz 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.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Aoki is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Diaz tries to stand up!
Aoki doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Aoki is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Aoki opts to jump inside Diaz's guard.
Diaz didn't see that coming. Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz now.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Shanghai Arena (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Aoki.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki is working in the clinch and suddenly tries to pull guard!
Aoki brings Nate Diaz to the ground and quickly closes guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Diaz tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Nate Diaz fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Diaz work his BJJ game.
Aoki is getting frustrated here.
Diaz misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Nate Diaz cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Diaz spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Diaz is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki didn't see that coming. Diaz is in open guard over Aoki now.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Aoki
Nate Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
Nate Diaz tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Nate Diaz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Aoki creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Arena (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Aoki moves backwards and circles around Nate Diaz.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Diaz ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Some nice shots from Shinya Aoki
miss their mark.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Diaz against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz tries to breaks Shinya Aoki's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Diaz doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki postures up and launches another series of punches!
Diaz pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Shinya Aoki's offensive.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki launches a knee!
Diaz blocks that knee.
Aoki misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz launches a few hard punches to Shinya Aoki's ribs!
Shinya Aoki's ribs shows the damage! Nate Diaz is working his opponent ribs!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Nate Diaz's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Diaz
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 Diaz
Aoki sits over his knees and pushes away Diaz's leg!
Shinya Aoki is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki hooks Diaz's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Nate Diaz manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Diaz is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Nate Diaz! He is reversed and nor Shinya Aoki is on half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz 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 Diaz
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Shinya Aoki pushes Nate Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Shinya Aoki pushes Nate Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Nate Diaz breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. 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.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Aoki.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Shinya Aoki
that forces Diaz to try and defend better.
Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Nate Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Diaz is swinging for the fences!
Aoki backpedals and creates space. Nate Diaz is asking him if he is going to fight!
Shinya Aoki and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Diaz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diaz sprawls and remains on his feet.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz tries to grapple
Aoki moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nate Diaz!
Aoki ducks under...
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
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 Diaz
Shinya Aoki pushes Nate Diaz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Diaz doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Diaz
Aoki tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki isolates Nate Diaz's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Aoki is locking that Arm Triangle...
Nate Diaz is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Nate Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
Aoki shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki tries to open up Nate Diaz's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diaz in the side of the head
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Nate Diaz and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Shinya Aoki pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki launches a knee!
Shinya Aoki hits Diaz's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki can end the fight at any moment from the clinch. You can hear the crowd buzz with anticipation.
Aoki tries to take Nate Diaz to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Diaz is with his back on the ground now.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Nate Diaz can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Diaz
Aoki shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Diaz pushes Shinya Aoki forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Diaz's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Nate Diaz realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Aoki misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Diaz opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Diaz to try something else.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Diaz is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki suddenly holds Nate Diaz's arm and tries an armbar!
Diaz can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Diaz is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nate Diaz
Solid shots!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki was tooling Nate Diaz for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Nate Diaz lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Aoki is locking that armbar...
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Nate Diaz's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Diaz holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Nate Diaz breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Aoki misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
That Kimura looks tight...
That Kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
That Kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Aoki is locking that Kimura...
Aoki secures the lock while Nate Diaz refuses to tap... Steve Mazzagatti jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Kimura) at 3:18 Round 3
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 9/20 (45%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 529 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/8 (25%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 12/12 (100%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 510 s
Aoki has this weird way of causing damage without doing anything. Here, most of the damage was from locked ins ubmissions, with some GnP strikes used to soften the guy up, but still. I guess the result is the same. Yay submissions!
Shinya Aoki looks very relaxed.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Lightning fast low kick from Aoki!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Diaz in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki takes a break to breathe while holding Nate Diaz.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Aoki launches a furious low kick!
Diaz receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Diaz hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Diaz is connecting with a few punches
Nate Diaz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Aoki
Aoki wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Nate Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Nate Diaz!
Aoki ducks under...
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Diaz work his BJJ game.
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nate Diaz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Diaz is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz attempts a triangle from bottom! Shinya Aoki slips out. Diaz 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.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Aoki is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Diaz tries to stand up!
Aoki doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Aoki is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Aoki opts to jump inside Diaz's guard.
Diaz didn't see that coming. Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz now.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Shanghai Arena (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Aoki.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Aoki is working in the clinch and suddenly tries to pull guard!
Aoki brings Nate Diaz to the ground and quickly closes guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Diaz tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Nate Diaz fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Diaz work his BJJ game.
Aoki is getting frustrated here.
Diaz misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Nate Diaz cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Diaz spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Diaz is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki didn't see that coming. Diaz is in open guard over Aoki now.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Aoki
Nate Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Shinya Aoki can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
Nate Diaz tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Nate Diaz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Aoki creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Arena (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Aoki moves backwards and circles around Nate Diaz.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Diaz ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Some nice shots from Shinya Aoki
miss their mark.
Shinya Aoki fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nice move by Aoki who clinches and pushes Diaz against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz tries to breaks Shinya Aoki's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Diaz doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki postures up and launches another series of punches!
Diaz pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Shinya Aoki's offensive.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki launches a knee!
Diaz blocks that knee.
Aoki misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz launches a few hard punches to Shinya Aoki's ribs!
Shinya Aoki's ribs shows the damage! Nate Diaz is working his opponent ribs!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Nate Diaz's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Diaz
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 Diaz
Aoki sits over his knees and pushes away Diaz's leg!
Shinya Aoki is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki hooks Diaz's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Nate Diaz manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Diaz is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz tries to escape from closed guard...
Aoki waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Nate Diaz! He is reversed and nor Shinya Aoki is on half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz 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 Diaz
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Shinya Aoki pushes Nate Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Shinya Aoki pushes Nate Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Nate Diaz breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. 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.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Aoki.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Shinya Aoki
that forces Diaz to try and defend better.
Not a desiderable position that Aoki is in now. Nate Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Diaz is swinging for the fences!
Aoki backpedals and creates space. Nate Diaz is asking him if he is going to fight!
Shinya Aoki and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Diaz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diaz sprawls and remains on his feet.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz tries to grapple
Aoki moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nate Diaz!
Aoki ducks under...
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
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 Diaz
Shinya Aoki pushes Nate Diaz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Aoki jumps and tries to free his leg! Diaz doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Diaz
Aoki tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki isolates Nate Diaz's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Aoki is locking that Arm Triangle...
Nate Diaz is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shinya Aoki controls the situation despite Nate Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
Aoki shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki tries to open up Nate Diaz's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diaz in the side of the head
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Nate Diaz and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shinya Aoki embrace and tries to move away...
Shinya Aoki pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki launches a knee!
Shinya Aoki hits Diaz's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Shinya Aoki can end the fight at any moment from the clinch. You can hear the crowd buzz with anticipation.
Aoki tries to take Nate Diaz to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Diaz is with his back on the ground now.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Diaz
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Nate Diaz can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Diaz
Aoki shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Diaz pushes Shinya Aoki forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Diaz's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Nate Diaz realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Aoki misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Diaz opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Diaz to try something else.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Diaz is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki suddenly holds Nate Diaz's arm and tries an armbar!
Diaz can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Diaz is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nate Diaz
Solid shots!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Shinya Aoki was tooling Nate Diaz for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Nate Diaz lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Aoki is locking that armbar...
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Nate Diaz's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Diaz holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries an armbar from the bottom!
Nate Diaz breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Aoki misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
That Kimura looks tight...
That Kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
That Kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Aoki is locking that Kimura...
Aoki secures the lock while Nate Diaz refuses to tap... Steve Mazzagatti jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Kimura) at 3:18 Round 3
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 9/20 (45%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/7 (43%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 529 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/8 (25%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 12/12 (100%)
Submissions 15/15 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 510 s
Aoki has this weird way of causing damage without doing anything. Here, most of the damage was from locked ins ubmissions, with some GnP strikes used to soften the guy up, but still. I guess the result is the same. Yay submissions!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!