PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colonel Shikishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Shikishima
vs
Aoki

187 cm
20
171 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
27
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colonel Shikishima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shikishima scoring well with a low kick there.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horrible takedown by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Shikishima which made him look bad.
Shikishima throws a front kick aimed at Aoki's knee but Aoki avoids it well.
Aoki shoots for a double leg takedown but Shikishima sprawls well. He's pushed Aoki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Shikishima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
Shikishima slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Shikishima. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Shikishima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Shikishima connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shikishima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Shikishima motions for Aoki to come forward. Shikishima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki moved away.
Shikishima wants to land a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shikishima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Shikishima.
Shikishima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Shikishima shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shikishima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shikishima scores with a leg kick.
Shikishima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Shikishima goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Colonel Shikishima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima throws a leg kick that misses.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shikishima.
Shikishima lands a leg kick that knocks Aoki off balance momentarily.
Colonel Shikishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shikishima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shikishima throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shikishima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shikishima throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima is looking to score with low kicks.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shikishima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shikishima throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aoki.
Aoki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shikishima is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aoki.
Shikishima throws a body kick that misses.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Shikishima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shikishima defends it nicely.
Shikishima wants to slow Aoki down by chopping away at his legs.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Shikishima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shikishima.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shikishima. Shikishima obviously looking to wear him down.
Shikishima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shikishima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima misses with a low kick as Aoki jumps back.
Shikishima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki moves out of range as Shikishima throws a body kick.
Shikishima throws a big shot that misses.
Shikishima throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shikishima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aoki. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shikishima.
Shikishima slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shikishima as he jumps to the side.
Aoki looks gassed!
Shikishima throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colonel Shikishima dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shikishima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shikishima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aoki.
Shikishima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aoki.
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick.
Shikishima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Colonel Shikishima is winning the standup battle so far.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aoki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shikishima throws a low kick but Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shikishima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Shikishima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki moved away.
Shikishima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima scores with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shikishima lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shikishima's waist but Shikishima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aoki off to one side.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shikishima.
Shikishima fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Shikishima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shikishima swivels and escapes.
Shikishima motions for Aoki to come forward. Shikishima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shikishima throws a leg kick which misses Aoki's front leg but catches the back leg as Aoki tries to avoid it.
Shikishima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shikishima swivels and escapes.
Shikishima wants to land a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
Aoki blocks a low kick nicely.
Shikishima turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Aoki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shikishima looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aoki blocks a leg kick.
Shikishima explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aoki checks a low kick from Shikishima.
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shikishima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shikishima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?
Shikishima throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shikishima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shikishima moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shikishima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aoki is able to avoid easily.
Shikishima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shikishima tries to land a front kick but Aoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Shikishima misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shikishima, right into the meat.
Shikishima scores with a kick to the body.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Shikishima sprawls well.
Shikishima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Shikishima closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the cage.
Shikishima looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shikishima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shikishima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shikishima throws a low kick, looking for Aoki's leg but Aoki calmly moves out of range.

Shikishima tries to sprawl but Aoki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Aoki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shikishima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but Shikishima defending well.
Shikishima is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shikishima is looking to escape.

Aoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aoki trying to mount his opponent but Shikishima defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colonel Shikishima dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shikishima lands a head kick!
Shikishima connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Shikishima.
Shikishima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoki's calf.
Shikishima stuffs the takedown.
Shikishima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoki is out of range and Shikishima settles back down.
Aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shikishima tries to avoid it but Aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shikishima to the ground. Shikishima escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shikishima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shikishima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoki's calf.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shikishima feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Shikishima as Aoki shoots in.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shikishima.
Shikishima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki fails with the takedown.
Shikishima connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shikishima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shikishima lands a nice looking body shot.
Shinya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Shikishima throws a head kick that half lands.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Shikishima.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Shikishima sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Shikishima throws a body kick that misses.
Aoki blocks a low kick nicely.
Shikishima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shikishima keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shikishima swivels and escapes.
Some bone on bone action there as Aoki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Shikishima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Shikishima shows good takedown defense.
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Aoki moves out of range of the leg kick from Shikishima.
A bone on bone clash there as Aoki blocks the leg kick.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shikishima misses with a body kick.
Aoki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shikishima stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shikishima wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Shikishima.
Shikishima connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shikishima lands a high kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Shikishima!
A nice inside leg kick there by Shikishima. That's going to slow Aoki down.
A good leg kick by Shikishima.
Shikishima throws a low kick, looking for Aoki's leg but Aoki calmly moves out of range.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shikishima swivels and escapes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shikishima can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shikishima.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shikishima thows a body kick. Aoki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shikishima.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shikishima can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colonel Shikishima clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shikishima scoring well with a low kick there.
Shikishima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shikishima fakes the leg kick and cracks Aoki in the body.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shikishima. Shikishima obviously looking to wear him down.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shikishima. Shikishima obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Shikishima.
Aoki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shikishima.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shikishima darts in and clinches Aoki up against the cage.

Shikishima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Shikishima does it's job there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shikishima lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Shikishima tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shikishima stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
Shikishima tries a low kick but Aoki avoids it.
Shikishima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shikishima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
Shikishima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shikishima misses with a head kick.
Aoki blocks a low kick nicely.
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aoki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shikishima stuffs the takedown.
Aoki moves out of range of the leg kick from Shikishima.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki shoots for a takedown but Shikishima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shikishima throws a low kick, looking for Aoki's leg but Aoki calmly moves out of range.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shikishima but Shikishima pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aoki moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoki is out of range and Shikishima settles back down.
Aoki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shikishima.
Shikishima lands a front kick.
Shikishima throws a chopping leg kick but Aoki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shikishima throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Shikishima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shikishima misses with a body kick.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima tries to score with a low kick but Aoki moves his leg out of the way.
Aoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shikishima.
Shikishima throws the kick towards the body but Aoki avoids it.
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shikishima is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Shikishima circles away and we're back to standing.
Shikishima keeps Aoki at a distance using the push kick.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shikishima tried to score with a low kick but Aoki checks it.
Shikishima cracks the inside of Aoki's front leg.
Shikishima lands a head kick. Aoki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shikishima misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Shikishima.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shikishima pinned against the cage. Shikishima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shikishima was covering up waiting for the punch and Aoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colonel Shikishima had his way with Shinya Aoki in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shikishima as he avoids it easily.
Shikishima feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
Shikishima throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That kick from Shikishima tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aoki dives in and grabs Shikishima's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shikishima pushes down on Aoki's head and hops out.
Aoki checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shikishima!
Shikishima tries a head kick but it misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shikishima feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
Shikishima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Shikishima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Colonel Shikishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikishima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Aoki looks for a takedown but Shikishima sprawls well.
Shikishima misses with a low kick.
Shikishima pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Aoki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shikishima's half guard.
Shikishima is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aoki passes the guard and advances to mount!

Aoki has hold of Shikishima's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shikishima manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shikishima gets back to half guard.
Colonel Shikishima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shikishima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
Shikishima looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shikishima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shikishima tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aoki is looking for a kimura but Shikishima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.

Shikishima kicks off Aoki and gets to his feet.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Shikishima sprawls well.
Shikishima tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shikishima throws a solid leg kick but Aoki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shikishima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but Aoki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shikishima lands a leg kick that knocks Aoki off balance momentarily.
Shikishima wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Shikishima throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aoki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shikishima.
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aoki checks a leg kick.
Shikishima throws a head kick that half lands.
Shikishima throws a head kick that Aoki semi-blocks.
Aoki checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shikishima.
Horrible takedown by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Shikishima which made him look bad.
Aoki checks the leg kick.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Shikishima.
Aoki fails with the takedown.
Shikishima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shinya Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shikishima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shikishima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shikishima throws a front kick that sends Aoki stumbling back into the cage.
Shikishima lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Colonel Shikishima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shikishima, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colonel Shikishima!
Colonel Shikishima retains his lightweight title!