Post by The Sandmen on Jan 27, 2014 20:41:30 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki looks very relaxed.
Frankie Edgar looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Aoki and Edgar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Edgar is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Frankie Edgar looks to pass to mount...
Aoki creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Aoki blocks that. He made it look easy!
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shinya Aoki who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Frankie Edgar tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Shinya Aoki
well done Aoki falls hard on the mat
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Frankie Edgar with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Edgar steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki launches an up-kick intended for Frankie Edgar's head...
It lands flush with Frankie Edgar's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Aoki moves back and takes a deep breath.
Edgar wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Aoki doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Frankie Edgar
miss their mark.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
A right hand from Shinya Aoki
misses its target.
Frankie Edgar fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Shinya Aoki is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Edgar and pushes him away!
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frankie Edgar didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki is in open guard over Edgar... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Edgar rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Frankie Edgar is on his feet again.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
Frankie Edgar takes a kick to the body.
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki launches an up-kick intended for Frankie Edgar's head...
It lands flush with Frankie Edgar's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Edgar spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
That Armbar to Triangle looks tight...
That Armbar to Triangle looks tight...
Frankie Edgar lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki doesn't break the lock and Frankie Edgar is running out of time!
Edgar is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Frankie Edgar realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Aoki misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar cartwheels towards Aoki!
Aoki fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Aoki tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Edgar tries to jump to side mount.
Shinya Aoki jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Aoki is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Frankie Edgar's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to 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.
Frankie Edgar jabs at Aoki
hitting his chest.
Aoki ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aoki sprawls and remains on his feet.
Edgar is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Edgar in half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Frankie Edgar 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki is holding Frankie Edgar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Frankie Edgar has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Superb haymaker by Edgar
that lands on Aoki's face like a cannon ball!
Aoki hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Frankie Edgar knocks Aoki out cold in a stunning fashion!
Winner is Frankie Edgar by KO (Haymaker) at 0:26 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 176 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/3 (133%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 111 s
Aoki planted all the seeds of an effective submission-win in the making...then got Flash KO'ed. haha. Note to his team, upgrade KO resistance.
Frankie Edgar looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Aoki and Edgar move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Edgar is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Frankie Edgar looks to pass to mount...
Aoki creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Aoki blocks that. He made it look easy!
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shinya Aoki who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Frankie Edgar tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Shinya Aoki
well done Aoki falls hard on the mat
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Aoki tries to hit Frankie Edgar with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Edgar steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki launches an up-kick intended for Frankie Edgar's head...
It lands flush with Frankie Edgar's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Aoki moves back and takes a deep breath.
Edgar wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Aoki doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Frankie Edgar
miss their mark.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
A right hand from Shinya Aoki
misses its target.
Frankie Edgar fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Shinya Aoki is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Edgar and pushes him away!
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frankie Edgar didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Edgar
Aoki is in open guard over Edgar... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Edgar rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Frankie Edgar is on his feet again.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
Frankie Edgar takes a kick to the body.
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki launches an up-kick intended for Frankie Edgar's head...
It lands flush with Frankie Edgar's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Edgar is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki kicks his legs trying to keep Frankie Edgar away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Shinya Aoki is on his feet again.
Edgar grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Edgar spins out, but Shinya Aoki was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
That Armbar to Triangle looks tight...
That Armbar to Triangle looks tight...
Frankie Edgar lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki doesn't break the lock and Frankie Edgar is running out of time!
Edgar is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Frankie Edgar realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Aoki misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar cartwheels towards Aoki!
Aoki fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Aoki tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Aoki
Edgar tries to jump to side mount.
Shinya Aoki jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Edgar
Aoki is in closed guard... Edgar tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Frankie Edgar's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to 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.
Frankie Edgar jabs at Aoki
hitting his chest.
Aoki ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Edgar fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aoki sprawls and remains on his feet.
Edgar is holding Shinya Aoki's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Shinya Aoki put Edgar in half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Aoki throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Frankie Edgar 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Aoki is holding Frankie Edgar's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Frankie Edgar has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Superb haymaker by Edgar
that lands on Aoki's face like a cannon ball!
Aoki hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Frankie Edgar knocks Aoki out cold in a stunning fashion!
Winner is Frankie Edgar by KO (Haymaker) at 0:26 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 176 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/3 (133%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 111 s
Aoki planted all the seeds of an effective submission-win in the making...then got Flash KO'ed. haha. Note to his team, upgrade KO resistance.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!