Post by The Sandman on Feb 3, 2022 22:44:15 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Benson Henderson looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Shinya Aoki is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Shinya Aoki comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Benson Henderson comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Benson Henderson catches Shinya Aoki's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Benderson.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benderson is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Shinya Aoki isolates Benson Henderson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Benderson struggles to free himself
Benson Henderson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Benson Henderson moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benderson
Aoki sits over his knees and pushes away Benderson's leg!
Benderson closes his legs around Shinya Aoki's leg. Aoki is not able to move away now!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benderson
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benderson
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benderson
Shinya Aoki isolates Benson Henderson's left arm looking for an armbar...
Benson Henderson manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Benderson tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to close his guard around Benderson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki breaths deeply while 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.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Benderson studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Aoki and Benderson circle around the center of the cage.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benderson
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Shinya Aoki hooks Benderson's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Benderson's eyes...
Benderson hyper-extended his leg
Crippling lock!
Benson Henderson manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Aoki
Aoki covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benderson
Aoki moves on the ground
Aoki cannot take advantage in the ground
Aoki misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benderson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benderson
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Benson Henderson closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Aoki is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Aoki, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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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 Benderson
Aoki is in open guard over Benderson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Benderson struggles to free himself
Benderson hyper-extended his left leg
Crippling lock!
Benderson hyper-extended his left leg
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Benderson hyper-extended his left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Benderson's eyes...
Benderson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Back to the beginning! Benson Henderson is standing now.
Benderson is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki 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
Aoki climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Benderson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Aoki moves backwards and circles around Benson Henderson.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Benson Henderson brings Shinya Aoki down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benderson is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson 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 Benson Henderson
Aoki suddenly holds Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Benderson's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Benderson struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Benderson's eyes...
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Benderson almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Armbar) at 1:30 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 249 s
All Shinya.
Benson Henderson looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Shinya Aoki is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Shinya Aoki comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Benson Henderson comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Benson Henderson catches Shinya Aoki's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Benderson.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benderson is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Shinya Aoki isolates Benson Henderson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Benderson struggles to free himself
Benson Henderson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Shinya Aoki tries to better his position on the ground...
Aoki is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Benson Henderson moves to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benderson
Aoki sits over his knees and pushes away Benderson's leg!
Benderson closes his legs around Shinya Aoki's leg. Aoki is not able to move away now!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benderson
Shinya Aoki tries to pass Benson Henderson's guard...
Shinya Aoki manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Benson Henderson manages to switch to half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benderson
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Benderson
Shinya Aoki isolates Benson Henderson's left arm looking for an armbar...
Benson Henderson manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Benderson tries to improve position.
Aoki adjusts and closes his guard.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aoki tries to close his guard around Benderson
He succeeds!
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki breaths deeply while 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.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Benderson studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Aoki and Benderson circle around the center of the cage.
Aoki fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Benson Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benderson
Benson Henderson is cooling the fight on the ground
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benderson
Aoki moves on the ground
Shinya Aoki moves to side mount
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Shinya Aoki hooks Benderson's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Benderson's eyes...
Benderson hyper-extended his leg
Crippling lock!
Benson Henderson manages to kick Aoki away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Benson Henderson is in open guard over Aoki
Benson Henderson launches a few punches to Aoki
Aoki covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benderson
Aoki moves on the ground
Aoki cannot take advantage in the ground
Aoki misses a step and Benson Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benderson tries to close his guard around Aoki
He is not able to do it
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Benderson
Aoki tries to jump to side mount.
Benson Henderson closed his guard around Shinya Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (St. Petersburg, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Aoki is holding Benson Henderson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Benson Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The round is for Aoki, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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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 Benderson
Aoki is in open guard over Benderson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Benderson struggles to free himself
Benderson hyper-extended his left leg
Crippling lock!
Benderson hyper-extended his left leg
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Shinya Aoki appears to be unbreakable
Benderson hyper-extended his left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Benderson's eyes...
Benderson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Back to the beginning! Benson Henderson is standing now.
Benderson is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Shinya Aoki 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
Aoki climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Benderson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Aoki moves backwards and circles around Benson Henderson.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Benson Henderson brings Shinya Aoki down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Benson Henderson is in closed guard over Aoki
Benderson is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Benson Henderson!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Benson Henderson
Benson Henderson 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 Benson Henderson
Aoki suddenly holds Benson Henderson's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Benderson's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Benderson struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Benderson's eyes...
Aoki is locking that Armbar...
Benderson almost dind't see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Shinya Aoki by Submission (Armbar) at 1:30 Round 2
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s
Statistics: Benson Henderson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 249 s
All Shinya.
