Post by The Sandmen on Sept 11, 2015 8:53:12 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Shinya Aoki looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Anthony Pettis 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.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Aoki is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Pettis shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Aoki!
Nice move by Pettis who clinches and pushes Aoki against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Aoki is working in the clinch and suddenly tries to pull guard!
Aoki brings Anthony Pettis to the ground and quickly closes guard.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Pettis is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Anthony Pettis gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Aoki's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Pettis 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 closed guard over Pettis
Aoki is in closed guard... Pettis 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 Pettis
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Pettis open guard now
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Deep breaths from Anthony Pettis who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
Aoki blocks those punches
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki is moving on the ground...
Pettis tries to counter Aoki's moves on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Shinya Aoki slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki goes for an armbar!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and pushes away Shinya Aoki, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Pettis takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
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 Pettis
Aoki is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis tries an armbar from the bottom!
Shinya Aoki breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries a kimura
Pettis struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Pettis breaks the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki looks to pass to mount...
Aoki slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Anthony Pettis.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. 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.
Shovel hook by Anthony Pettis
goes nowhere.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Aoki into his guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki is in closed guard... Pettis 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 Pettis
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Aoki is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Coliseo Cubierto El Campín (Bogotá, Colombia) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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.
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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 grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki is taking this opportunity to rest.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Aoki is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Quick hook by Anthony Pettis
glances off Aoki's arms.
Pettis misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Coliseo Cubierto El Campín (Bogotá, Colombia) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Aoki shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Pettis pushes Shinya Aoki forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Anthony Pettis 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 Coliseo Cubierto El Campín (Bogotá, Colombia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Brilliant combination from Anthony Pettis
Aoki is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Shinya Aoki locks Anthony Pettis's left arm in a kimura. He rolls through bringing Anthony Pettis to the mat.
He can't keep control over Anthony Pettis's body. Anthony Pettis scrammbles back to his feet.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nice punch by Anthony Pettis
that nearly tags Aoki.
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Shinya Aoki tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Terrible one sided match... Pettis was not ready to fight a fighter of Shinya Aoki caliber.
Pettis 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 open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki is in open guard over Pettis... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pettis rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Pettis to fight back!
Anthony Pettis overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Aoki pulls his arm out of danger.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
Pettis is able to break the lock.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki goes for an americana!
Pettis breaks free.
Aoki misses a step and Anthony Pettis sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shinya Aoki takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Anthony Pettis closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Anthony Pettis!
Aoki is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
3:05 Round 2 and Aoki is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shinya Aoki and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Shinya Aoki is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Anthony Pettis's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
Aoki is in closed guard... Pettis 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 Pettis
Shinya Aoki was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Aoki is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Pettis
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 Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Aoki launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis is not able to stop Pettis ground skills and Shinya Aoki moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki isolates Anthony Pettis's right arm looking for an armbar...
Anthony Pettis manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Pettis 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 referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Shinya Aoki has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pettis is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Pettis
Aoki tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Pettis
Shinya Aoki pushes Pettis's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Pettis rolls and he's now on half guard over Shinya Aoki. Nice reversal.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Aoki
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Anthony Pettis passes momentarily but Shinya Aoki regains half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Aoki
Pettis launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pettis is countered by Shinya Aoki.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
Pettis pulls his arm out of danger.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Aoki
Pettis is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Pettis breaks the lock showing some skills...
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
Aoki doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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 Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Anthony Pettis shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Anthony Pettis breaks that americana attempt!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Shinya Aoki tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Aoki is locking that armbar...
Pettis Hyper-extended his left arm
That armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Pettis struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Pettis's eyes...
Josh Rosenthal breaks Shinya Aoki's lock! This is over! Pettis didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (armbar) at 2:23 Round 3
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 552 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 552 s
Shinya Aoki defends the Lightweight title!
There was a strange point where they both did literally NOTHING for 2 minutes. Nothing was thrown....nothing was attempted....they just kinda...existed. Then they fought, and with Pettis holding back the kicking, and Aoki going to chimp-town on the takedowns.
