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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the ring accompanied by Prodigy - Breathe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hitzlspergher. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Hitzlspergher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hitzlspergher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hitzlspergher misses with a body shot.
Hitzlspergher is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Hitzlspergher tries to close the distance and clinch but Aoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitzlspergher takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Hitzlspergher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Hitzlspergher blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitzlspergher. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitzlspergher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoki.
Hitzlspergher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Hitzlspergher misses its intended target.
Hitzlspergher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitzlspergher throws a lazy right hand but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitzlspergher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitzlspergher scores with a body shot.
Rufus Hitzlspergher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitzlspergher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitzlspergher moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
Aoki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hitzlspergher moves into the clinch.
Hitzlspergher lands with a right to the head.
Hitzlspergher lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Hitzlspergher scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hitzlspergher.
Aoki goes for a takedown attempt but Hitzlspergher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitzlspergher thuds a left hand into Aoki's body.
Hitzlspergher closes the distance and clinches.
Aoki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hitzlspergher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hitzlspergher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aoki rather than just go for the knockout.
Hitzlspergher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Hitzlspergher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hitzlspergher scores with a shoulder strike.
Aoki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hitzlspergher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher scores a nice knee to the body.
Hitzlspergher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hitzlspergher pushes Aoki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitzlspergher lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Gilbert Aoki has been cut.
Hitzlspergher lands a shoulder strike.
Hitzlspergher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Hitzlspergher circles away easily
and Hitzlspergher counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitzlspergher connects with a solid leg kick.
Hitzlspergher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
Hitzlspergher looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hitzlspergher thuds his right hand into Aoki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hitzlspergher closes the distance and pushes Aoki back into the ropes.
Hitzlspergher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aoki wants to break free but Hitzlspergher has control.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hitzlspergher smiles and moves away.
Hitzlspergher tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitzlspergher gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hitzlspergher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
Hitzlspergher lands a knee to the body.
Hitzlspergher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitzlspergher lands an uppercut.
Hitzlspergher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitzlspergher pushes Aoki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hitzlspergher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher lands a shoulder strike.
Hitzlspergher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hitzlspergher on the inside.
Hitzlspergher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hitzlspergher with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hitzlspergher looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Hitzlspergher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitzlspergher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitzlspergher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aoki on the side of the head.
Aoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hitzlspergher connects with a crisp jab.
Hitzlspergher scores with a body shot.
Hitzlspergher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aoki momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki throws a body punch but Hitzlspergher moves out of range.
Aoki blocks a leg kick.
Hitzlspergher swings for the body but Aoki moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Hitzlspergher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Aoki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aoki takes one on the button.
Aoki misses with a takedown
and Aoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hitzlspergher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aoki turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Aoki manages to end up in side control.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hitzlspergher is looking to reverse the position.
Hitzlspergher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aoki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aoki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hitzlspergher manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hitzlspergher tries to get to full guard but Aoki has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Hitzlspergher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Aoki tries to pass to full mount but Hitzlspergher defends it.
Aoki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hitzlspergher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hitzlspergher is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hitzlspergher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Hitzlspergher.
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hitzlspergher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hitzlspergher avoids the attempt from Aoki to control.
Aoki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aoki gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is staying active underneath Hitzlspergher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hitzlspergher works his foot free and advances to mount.
Aoki tries to hold on but Hitzlspergher postures up.
Aoki looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hitzlspergher is trying to stick to Aoki's back but Aoki is turning into Hitzlspergher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hitzlspergher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Aoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hitzlspergher wants to sweep here but Aoki controlling him for the moment.
Aoki pushing down on Hitzlspergher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hitzlspergher is refusing to be controlled, as Aoki sits in half guard.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hitzlspergher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hitzlspergher missing with punches from the bottom.
Hitzlspergher tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
Hitzlspergher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hitzlspergher is breathing heavily.
Aoki won't allow Hitzlspergher to sweep him here.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitzlspergher is keeping the position for now.
Aoki advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Aoki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hitzlspergher throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Hitzlspergher darts in and clinches Aoki up against the ropes.
Hitzlspergher lands an elbow just above Aoki 's eye.
Aoki is trying to drag Hitzlspergher to the mat but Hitzlspergher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hitzlspergher pushes Aoki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitzlspergher is working Aoki over against the ropes.
Aoki has clasped his hands together around Hitzlspergher's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hitzlspergher is looking for a sweep.
Aoki tries for a kimura but Hitzlspergher is defending well.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitzlspergher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aoki is trying to get an arm triangle but Hitzlspergher is defending well.
Hitzlspergher is looking for a sweep.
Aoki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hitzlspergher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hitzlspergher has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hitzlspergher is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hitzlspergher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aoki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hitzlspergher tries to improve position but can't.
Hitzlspergher manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aoki manages to get to full guard.
Hitzlspergher wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hitzlspergher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hitzlspergher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hitzlspergher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Aoki is tightening it up a little... Hitzlspergher has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hitzlspergher reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hitzlspergher taps out! nice BJJ there by Aoki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gilbert Aoki!
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