Post by The Sandman on Oct 14, 2021 22:54:40 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Fitch while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Shinya Aoki raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Fitch is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Shinya Aoki comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Jon Fitch's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch 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 Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Jon Fitch's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Fitch open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch 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 Fitch
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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Shinya Aoki isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Fitch tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Fitch is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki shows great balance while pushing away Jon Fitch
Shinya Aoki is measuring Fitch with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Fitch's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Deep breaths from Jon Fitch who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Aoki tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Fitch is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aoki's ribs.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aoki struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Aoki's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jon Fitch rolls Shinya Aoki to his stomach and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Aoki rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Jon Fitch tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Jon Fitch manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Fitch blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Fitch is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Jon Fitch tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Jon Fitch manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Aoki
Fitch moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Fitch launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Aoki is covering himself! Fitch tries to force the situation and Aoki clumsily gives his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Aoki! Fitch has one hook in and keeps working!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Aoki uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Aoki is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Aoki holds Jon Fitch's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Jon Fitch manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Jon Fitch jabs at Aoki
hitting his chest.
Aoki moves backwards and Jon Fitch is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Aoki moves backwards and Jon Fitch is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Unknown
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Fitch pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Fitch is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Aoki struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Aoki's face!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Fitch tries to open up Aoki with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Aoki is trying to block them with his hands...
Aoki's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Jon Fitch has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Fitch measures the resilience of Aoki's chin with an uppercut while Aoki lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Aoki
Fitch 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) is cheering him!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Aoki
Fitch 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) is cheering him!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Fitch blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Fitch 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Terrible one sided match... Aoki was not ready to fight a fighter of Jon Fitch caliber.
Fitch tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Fitch knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Jon Fitch is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Aoki.
Fitch 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 3:30 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Fitch uses his strength to keep Fitch at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jon Fitch rolls Shinya Aoki to his stomach and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Aoki! Fitch has one hook in and keeps working!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Aoki is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Jon Fitch isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Fitch is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
That Armbar from Jon Fitch appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Jon Fitch appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Aoki's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Fitch is locking that Armbar...
Fitch throws his leg over and Shinya Aoki is in serious trouble! Jon Fitch extends his hips and Shinya Aoki is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Jon Fitch by Submission (Armbar) at 5:00 Round 3
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 712 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 7/8 (88%)
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 712 s
Feather-in-the-cap win for Fitch. In front of Aoki's native land too! Ohhh sheeeeeeeeet.
Shinya Aoki raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Fitch is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Shinya Aoki comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Jon Fitch's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch 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 Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Shinya Aoki uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki struggles on the ground and tries to break Jon Fitch's guard...
Shinya Aoki is in Fitch open guard now
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch 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 Fitch
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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Shinya Aoki isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Jon Fitch tries to take advantage...
Fitch tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Fitch is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki shows great balance while pushing away Jon Fitch
Shinya Aoki is measuring Fitch with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Fitch's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Deep breaths from Jon Fitch who tries a hammer punch to Aoki's ribs.
That hit Aoki who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Aoki tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Shinya Aoki tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Fitch is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aoki's ribs.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Aoki
He succeeds!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aoki struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Aoki's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Fitch
Aoki is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jon Fitch rolls Shinya Aoki to his stomach and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Aoki rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Jon Fitch tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Jon Fitch manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Fitch blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Aoki's guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Fitch is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Jon Fitch tries to pass Shinya Aoki's guard...
Jon Fitch manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Aoki
Fitch moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Aoki
Fitch launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Aoki is covering himself! Fitch tries to force the situation and Aoki clumsily gives his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Aoki! Fitch has one hook in and keeps working!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Aoki uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Aoki is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Aoki holds Jon Fitch's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Jon Fitch manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Jon Fitch jabs at Aoki
hitting his chest.
Aoki moves backwards and Jon Fitch is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Aoki moves backwards and Jon Fitch is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Unknown
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Fitch pushes Shinya Aoki and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Fitch is holding Shinya Aoki's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shinya Aoki loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Aoki struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Jon Fitch gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch rolls him over and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki has given his back to Jon Fitch who is trying to get one hook in!
Jon Fitch has one hook in!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Jon Fitch fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Aoki's face!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Fitch tries to open up Aoki with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Aoki is trying to block them with his hands...
Aoki's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Jon Fitch has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Fitch looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shinya Aoki's punches
Fitch measures the resilience of Aoki's chin with an uppercut while Aoki lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Aoki
Fitch 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) is cheering him!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Shinya Aoki takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Aoki
Fitch 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) is cheering him!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Fitch breaths deeply while on the ground
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to stand up!
Fitch doesn't allow him!
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Fitch's moves.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Shinya Aoki is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Fitch blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Fitch 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Terrible one sided match... Aoki was not ready to fight a fighter of Jon Fitch caliber.
Fitch tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll on the ground...
Fitch knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Aoki tries to escape from the full mount...
Jon Fitch is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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 Sapporo Dome (Sapporo, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Aoki.
Fitch 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 3:30 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Jon Fitch in his guard.
Jon Fitch keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Aoki tries to show some ground skills
Fitch uses his strength to keep Fitch at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Jon Fitch looks to mount Shinya Aoki...
Jon Fitch slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Jon Fitch keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jon Fitch rolls Shinya Aoki to his stomach and takes his back!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki
Fitch tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Aoki! Fitch has one hook in and keeps working!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with one hook in
Fitch has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Aoki.
Nicely done! Fitch now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Fitch is in rear mount over Aoki with two hooks in
Aoki has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Aoki is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Jon Fitch isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Fitch is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Aoki's eyes...
That Armbar from Jon Fitch appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Jon Fitch appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Aoki's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Fitch is locking that Armbar...
Fitch throws his leg over and Shinya Aoki is in serious trouble! Jon Fitch extends his hips and Shinya Aoki is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Jon Fitch by Submission (Armbar) at 5:00 Round 3
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 712 s
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 7/8 (88%)
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 712 s
Feather-in-the-cap win for Fitch. In front of Aoki's native land too! Ohhh sheeeeeeeeet.
