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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Urg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kenji Aoki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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294 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toni Urg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urg moves into the clinch successfully.
Aoki jumps guard and drags Urg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aoki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urg gets to his feet - Aoki follows without any prompting.
Aoki wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aoki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Urg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aoki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Urg isn't going anywhere.
Aoki working away.
Aoki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Aoki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Urg is trying to get back to half guard.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Urg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Aoki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Urg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aoki could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Urg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Urg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aoki.
Aoki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Urg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Urg managing to control the position.
Urg throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Urg trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aoki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urg darts in looking for a takedown but Aoki gets double underhooks and turns Urg into the cage.
Aoki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Urg gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aoki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aoki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aoki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Urg circles away.
Urg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aoki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Urg is in Aoki's guard.
Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Urg is aware though and is defending well.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Urg from controlling successfully.
Aoki is looking for a triangle but Urg pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki has an active guard here but Urg has managed to pass into half guard.
Aoki wants to improve his position but Urg is controlling well.
Aoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Urg wants to take a breather but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki is looking to improve his position.
Urg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Urg is trying to work for a kimura but Aoki is defending well.
Urg is working for an americana but Aoki has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Urg was thinking about the submission.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Urg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Urg is one step ahead there.
Aoki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urg can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Urg tries to pass.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Urg wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Urg controlling from the top position.
Urg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Urg moves into range and clinches up with Aoki.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urg throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Urg quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenji Aoki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aoki gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Aoki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Urg parries the strikes from Aoki easily there. Aoki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Urg to escape.
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Aoki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Urg, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Urg pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urg passes to side control.
Urg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Aoki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urg wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Aoki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Urg keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Aoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urg wants to control but Aoki is keeping busy.
Aoki lands strikes from half guard.
Urg makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki feints and then cracks Urg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urg down.
Urg avoids a kick to the body.
Urg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Urg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aoki wants to control but Urg is keeping him busy.
Urg can't do much from the bottom here.
Urg is looking for a sweep.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Urg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urg keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Urg is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Urg keeps working.
Aoki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aoki, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Aoki!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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