Post by The Sandman on Oct 25, 2023 3:24:42 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Justin Gaethje is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
Shinya Aoki comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Justin Gaethje comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shinra Corporation fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Justin Gaethje didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Gaethje
Shinya Aoki pushes Justin Gaethje against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shinra Corporation jumps and tries to free his leg! Gaethje doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Gaethje
Shinya Aoki isolates Justin Gaethje's left arm looking for an armbar...
Shinra Corporation is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Justin Gaethje manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Shinra Corporation
Justin Gaethje hovers above Shinra Corporation
Shinya Aoki stops him from throwing strikes.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gaethje pulls his arm out of danger.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Shinra Corporation
Shinra Corporation tries to move on the ground and shows Justin Gaethje a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Shinra Corporation uses his forearms to block the impact!
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje tries to open up Shinya Aoki's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Shinra Corporation in the side of the head
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Justin Gaethje tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Justin Gaethje manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Justin Gaethje looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Justin Gaethje slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Good looking punches from Justin Gaethje on the ground
They could take their toll on Shinra Corporation.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Gaethje throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shinya Aoki
Blocked by Shinra Corporation.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Gaethje in his guard...
Shinya Aoki moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Justin Gaethje keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Shinra Corporation from the side mount!
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Justin Gaethje in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Justin Gaethje fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gaethje struggles to free himself
Gaethje pulls his arm out of danger.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje tries to stand up!
Shinra Corporation doesn't allow him!
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Shinra Corporation is covering himself! Gaethje tries to force the situation and Shinra Corporation clumsily gives his back!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Shinra Corporation
Shinra Corporation has Gaethje controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Shinra Corporation manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Gaethje
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Yunlin Indoor Arena (Yunlin, Taiwan) are cheering for the fighters.
Several good body shots
land on Shinra Corporation.
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Justin Gaethje jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gaethje seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Gaethje pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Gaethje steps backwards away from Shinya Aoki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Gaethje!
Some big punches are landing!
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Shinra Corporation is holding Justin Gaethje's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Justin Gaethje loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Shinra Corporation's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shinra Corporation tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Justin Gaethje manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Gaethje
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Gaethje's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Shinra Corporation
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Justin Gaethje's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Gaethje
Shinya Aoki tries a kimura
Gaethje breaks the lock.
Shinra Corporation clumsily fails here and it's time for Justin Gaethje to fight back!
Justin Gaethje attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Justin Gaethje throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Shinra Corporation's chin! That stops Shinra Corporation in his tracks!
That brutal impact left Shinra Corporation laid out on the mat! Justin Gaethje's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Shinra Corporation's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinra Corporation has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Justin Gaethje by KO (Punch) at 0:21 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 2/3 (67%)
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 219 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/18 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 219 s
Aoki wasn't able to get his ground control in order, and Gaethje overtook him with relative ease, and got himself the KO finishes.
Justin Gaethje is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
Shinya Aoki comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Justin Gaethje comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Shinra Corporation fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Justin Gaethje didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Gaethje
Shinya Aoki pushes Justin Gaethje against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Shinra Corporation jumps and tries to free his leg! Gaethje doesn't allow this but Shinya Aoki is able to get half guard here.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Gaethje
Shinya Aoki isolates Justin Gaethje's left arm looking for an armbar...
Shinra Corporation is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Justin Gaethje manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Shinra Corporation
Justin Gaethje hovers above Shinra Corporation
Shinya Aoki stops him from throwing strikes.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gaethje pulls his arm out of danger.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Shinra Corporation
Shinra Corporation tries to move on the ground and shows Justin Gaethje a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Shinra Corporation uses his forearms to block the impact!
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje tries to open up Shinya Aoki's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Shinra Corporation in the side of the head
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Justin Gaethje tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Justin Gaethje manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Justin Gaethje looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Justin Gaethje slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Good looking punches from Justin Gaethje on the ground
They could take their toll on Shinra Corporation.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Gaethje throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shinya Aoki
Blocked by Shinra Corporation.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Gaethje in his guard...
Shinya Aoki moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Justin Gaethje keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Shinra Corporation from the side mount!
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Justin Gaethje in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Justin Gaethje fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gaethje struggles to free himself
Gaethje pulls his arm out of danger.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje tries to stand up!
Shinra Corporation doesn't allow him!
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Shinra Corporation
Gaethje launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Shinra Corporation is covering himself! Gaethje tries to force the situation and Shinra Corporation clumsily gives his back!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Shinra Corporation
Shinra Corporation has Gaethje controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Shinra Corporation manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Gaethje
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Yunlin Indoor Arena (Yunlin, Taiwan) are cheering for the fighters.
Several good body shots
land on Shinra Corporation.
Shinya Aoki goes with a looping right hand while Justin Gaethje jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Gaethje seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Gaethje pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Gaethje steps backwards away from Shinya Aoki. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Gaethje!
Some big punches are landing!
Shinya Aoki moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Shinra Corporation is holding Justin Gaethje's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Justin Gaethje loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Shinra Corporation's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shinra Corporation tries to cover his face,
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Justin Gaethje manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Gaethje
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Gaethje's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Shinra Corporation
Shinya Aoki is looking to pass Justin Gaethje's guard...
Shinya Aoki gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Gaethje
Shinya Aoki tries a kimura
Gaethje breaks the lock.
Shinra Corporation clumsily fails here and it's time for Justin Gaethje to fight back!
Justin Gaethje attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Justin Gaethje throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Shinra Corporation's chin! That stops Shinra Corporation in his tracks!
That brutal impact left Shinra Corporation laid out on the mat! Justin Gaethje's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Shinra Corporation's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shinra Corporation has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Justin Gaethje by KO (Punch) at 0:21 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 2/3 (67%)
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 219 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/18 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 219 s
Aoki wasn't able to get his ground control in order, and Gaethje overtook him with relative ease, and got himself the KO finishes.
