Post by The Sandmen on Jul 3, 2013 15:09:55 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki 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.
Gray Maynard glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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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Shinya Aoki and Gray Maynard touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Aoki seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Aoki is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maynard's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Aoki
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Gray Maynard moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Maynard 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.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard 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!
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Gray Maynard's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Maynard open guard now
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Maynard
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Gray Maynard closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Shinya Aoki isolates Gray Maynard's right arm looking for an armbar...
Gray Maynard manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Gray Maynard tries to open Aoki's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Gray Maynard. Aoki is unable to cover himself now!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki sits up and gets an arm around Maynard's neck!
Maynard pushes Shinya Aoki back to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Maynard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Maynard is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Aoki suddenly holds Gray Maynard's arm and tries an armbar!
Maynard can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Maynard's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal allows Maynard time to recover... 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Some nice shots from Gray Maynard
that stun Aoki.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Maynard steps backwards away from Shinya Aoki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Maynard seems staggered and Shinya Aoki runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A right hand from Shinya Aoki
misses its target.
Aoki is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Maynard Hyper-extended his left arm
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Maynard 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.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Gray Maynard slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Aoki misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maynard 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.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Shinya Aoki isolates Gray Maynard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Gray Maynard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard 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. Gray Maynard 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Maynard decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Maynard moves back and takes a deep breath.
A left hook from Maynard
falls short.
Maynard clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Shinya Aoki
that forces Maynard to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shinya Aoki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gray Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maynard into his guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Gray Maynard is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Gray Maynard looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Gray Maynard forces Shinya Aoki to open his guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Maynard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
The punches go wide.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Maynard blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Gray Maynard realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Shinya Aoki's ribs!
Shinya Aoki's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki is working in the clinch and suddenly tries to pull guard!
Aoki brings Gray Maynard to the ground and quickly closes guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Maynard gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Gray Maynard aggressively and repeatedly punches Aoki.
Good job by Aoki blocking and slipping the blows.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Maynard is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shinya Aoki
Blocked by Aoki.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Gray Maynard realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Gray Maynard. 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 Maynard followed by a hard jab
Shinya Aoki stumbles back.
Aoki jumps and catches Gray Maynard's arm and tries a flying armbar!
That Flying submission looks tight...
Maynard breaks the lock and launches himself over Shinya Aoki, winning side mount!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Maynard is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Maynard uses his strength to keep Maynard at a disadvantage
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Gray Maynard looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Maynard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maynard's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Maynard breaks free.
Maynard is trying to counter now!
Maynard tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Maynard
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Gray Maynard's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Maynard tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Aoki moves backwards and circles around Gray Maynard.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maynard is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gray Maynard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Maynard
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Gray Maynard and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard 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. Gray Maynard spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Maynard moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Maynard seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Gray Maynard attempts a sweep single...
Gray Maynard catches Shinya Aoki's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maynard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Gray Maynard aggressively and repeatedly punches Aoki.
Good job by Aoki blocking and slipping the blows.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard 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 Gray Maynard
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Gray Maynard's arm and tries an armbar!
Maynard holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Maynard's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Gray Maynard is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
Aoki anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Maynard misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Maynard is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maynard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Maynard
Aoki is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punch by Gray Maynard
that nearly tags Aoki.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Aoki catch Gray Maynard's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Maynard's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Maynard's arm is bent at an awful angle! Gray Maynard's taps again and again
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (kimura) at 3:00 Round 3
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 16/23 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 523 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/50 (26%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 523 s
A complete fight from Aoki.
But you know what I just realized....There is a small glitch in the simulator with regards to displaying stats. The simulator monitor (that I use to monitor the fights for my commentary) shows Aoki's submissions at 5/16. The end-fight results show then at 16/16. That's a HUGE difference, since it looked like AOki's issue during the fight was that his submissions were not doing effective damage because he was unable to lock them in. But in the fight stats at the end, it seems he may have been locking them in after all. I will keep a closer eye on this in the future. Weird.
Gray Maynard glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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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Shinya Aoki and Gray Maynard touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Aoki seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Aoki is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Maynard's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Aoki
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Gray Maynard moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Maynard 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.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard 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!
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Gray Maynard's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Maynard open guard now
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Maynard
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Gray Maynard closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Shinya Aoki isolates Gray Maynard's right arm looking for an armbar...
Gray Maynard manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Gray Maynard tries to open Aoki's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Gray Maynard. Aoki is unable to cover himself now!
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki sits up and gets an arm around Maynard's neck!
Maynard pushes Shinya Aoki back to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Maynard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Maynard is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Aoki suddenly holds Gray Maynard's arm and tries an armbar!
Maynard can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki works on the ground with his fingers over Maynard's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal allows Maynard time to recover... 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Some nice shots from Gray Maynard
that stun Aoki.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Maynard steps backwards away from Shinya Aoki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Maynard seems staggered and Shinya Aoki runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A right hand from Shinya Aoki
misses its target.
Aoki is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Maynard Hyper-extended his left arm
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Maynard 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.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Gray Maynard slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Aoki misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Maynard 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.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Shinya Aoki isolates Gray Maynard's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Gray Maynard is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Poorly executed technique. Gray Maynard looks to counter!
Gray Maynard attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard 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. Gray Maynard 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Maynard decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Maynard moves back and takes a deep breath.
A left hook from Maynard
falls short.
Maynard clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Shinya Aoki
that forces Maynard to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shinya Aoki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gray Maynard shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Maynard into his guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Gray Maynard is looking to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Shinya Aoki has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Gray Maynard looks to posture up and open Shinya Aoki's guard...
Gray Maynard forces Shinya Aoki to open his guard.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Maynard moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Maynard fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
The punches go wide.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Maynard blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Gray Maynard is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Gray Maynard realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shinya Aoki pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Shinya Aoki's ribs!
Shinya Aoki's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki is working in the clinch and suddenly tries to pull guard!
Aoki brings Gray Maynard to the ground and quickly closes guard.
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Maynard gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Gray Maynard aggressively and repeatedly punches Aoki.
Good job by Aoki blocking and slipping the blows.
Gray Maynard gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Maynard is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Maynard throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shinya Aoki
Blocked by Aoki.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Gray Maynard realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Gray Maynard. 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 Maynard followed by a hard jab
Shinya Aoki stumbles back.
Aoki jumps and catches Gray Maynard's arm and tries a flying armbar!
That Flying submission looks tight...
Maynard breaks the lock and launches himself over Shinya Aoki, winning side mount!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Maynard is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Maynard uses his strength to keep Maynard at a disadvantage
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Gray Maynard tries to take advantage...
Gray Maynard looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Gray Maynard slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Maynard's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Maynard
Shinya Aoki tries to free his leg
Shinya Aoki uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maynard's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Maynard breaks free.
Maynard is trying to counter now!
Maynard tries to show some ground skills
Aoki uses his strength to keep Aoki at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Maynard
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Gray Maynard's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Maynard tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Aoki moves backwards and circles around Gray Maynard.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maynard is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gray Maynard is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Maynard
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki breaks the closed guard of Gray Maynard and moves to half guard
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard 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. Gray Maynard spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Maynard moves forward looking for some action
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Maynard seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Gray Maynard attempts a sweep single...
Gray Maynard catches Shinya Aoki's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Maynard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Gray Maynard aggressively and repeatedly punches Aoki.
Good job by Aoki blocking and slipping the blows.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Maynard is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gray Maynard!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard 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 Gray Maynard
Aoki fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Gray Maynard's arm and tries an armbar!
Maynard holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Maynard's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Shinya Aoki.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Gray Maynard is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Maynard is looking to end this fight with strikes
Aoki anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Maynard misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Gray Maynard in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Gray Maynard is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Maynard
He succeeds!
Gray Maynard is in closed guard over Aoki
Maynard is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Gray Maynard uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Maynard is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Maynard
Aoki is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Comcast Center (College Park, Maryland) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punch by Gray Maynard
that nearly tags Aoki.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki is holding Gray Maynard's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Aoki catch Gray Maynard's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
That kimura from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Maynard's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Maynard's arm is bent at an awful angle! Gray Maynard's taps again and again
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (kimura) at 3:00 Round 3
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 16/23 (70%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 16/16 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 523 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/50 (26%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 523 s
A complete fight from Aoki.
But you know what I just realized....There is a small glitch in the simulator with regards to displaying stats. The simulator monitor (that I use to monitor the fights for my commentary) shows Aoki's submissions at 5/16. The end-fight results show then at 16/16. That's a HUGE difference, since it looked like AOki's issue during the fight was that his submissions were not doing effective damage because he was unable to lock them in. But in the fight stats at the end, it seems he may have been locking them in after all. I will keep a closer eye on this in the future. Weird.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!