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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 4854 p4p, 365 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 6573 p4p, 422 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Finn Balor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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152 lbs
38 - 22 - 1 |
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aoki counters with a left and a right that stings Balor.
Aoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aoki ! But no joy.
Balor throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aoki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balor clinches.
Balor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Aoki pushes Balor off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki tries to sprawl but Balor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Balor seems content to control.
Aoki controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Aoki has hold of Balor's hands but Balor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Balor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balor trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Ground and pound from Balor.
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.
Still in half guard, Balor seems content to control.
Balor trying to mount his opponent but Aoki defends it.
Balor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Balor wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
Aoki trying to control from the bottom.
Balor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Balor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balor thows a huge punch but Aoki dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balor shoots in and gets a takedown into Aoki 's guard.
Balor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aoki pulls Balor in close to prevent any damage.
Balor with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Aoki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Balor, into his guard.
Balor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Balor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aoki advances to half guard.
Aoki working Balor over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balor cracks Aoki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shinya Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Balor swivels and escapes.
Balor misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balor is looking for a sweep.
Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balor to see if he's OK.
Balor is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is chipping away with strikes.
Aoki looks up at the clock and then as Balor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aoki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Balor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Balor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aoki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aoki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Balor can't do much from the bottom here.
Balor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Balor regains half guard there - taking advantage of Aoki 's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Balor tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki prevents Balor from improving his position.
Balor is trying to maintain the position but Aoki is very close to passing his half guard.
Balor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aoki 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aoki 's back!
Balor is hanging on to Aoki 's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Balor's guard. Nice work there by Aoki .
Aoki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aoki lands a couple of elbows.
Aoki scoring with some ground and pound.
Balor controlling the position.
Aoki distracts Balor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aoki distracts Balor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Balor is trying to keep Aoki in close.
Aoki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
Aoki trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
Balor looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
Aoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balor working for a triangle but Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aoki trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Aoki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aoki drops his hands momentarily and Balor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
A jab from Balor misses.
Balor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balor connects with a solid leg kick.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Balor is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki wants to pass the guard but Balor is defending well.
Shinya Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balor regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki advances position into side control!
Balor can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki tries for a kimura but Balor is defending well.
Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Balor can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor is looking to reverse the position.
Aoki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Balor will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Aoki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balor to see if he's OK.
Aoki wants to control but Balor is keeping him busy.
Balor is looking for a sweep.
Aoki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aoki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Balor some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Balor wants to control but Aoki postures up.
Aoki scoring with punches from side control.
Aoki grinds an elbow into Balor's temple.
Balor is rocked!
Balor is trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Balor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Aoki ! That's hurt Balor! Will he recover? Aoki fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinya Aoki !
An out of breath Shinya Aoki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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