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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 3380 p4p, 383 weight class) and Sherlock Holmes (ranked 6757 p4p, 565 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
176 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sherlock Holmes!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Aoki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sherlock Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holmes circles away.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
Aoki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Holmes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holmes sneaks back into half guard.
Holmes is trying to control but can't.
Holmes gets full guard.
Aoki has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
Holmes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Holmes is looking to sweep but instead, Aoki has passed into half guard.
Aoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holmes defends it well.
Holmes trying to hold on to Aoki's head to control him but Aoki postures up.
Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holmes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holmes gets back to full guard.
Holmes working a defensive guard but Aoki manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Holmes tries to bench press Aoki off him but Aoki keeps the position.
Aoki tries for a kimura but Holmes is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holmes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holmes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Holmes struggling a bit here.
Holmes tries to improve position but can't.
Holmes is trying to control Aoki's posture but Aoki avoids it.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Holmes has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Holmes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Holmes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Holmes 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!
Holmes thows a strike but Aoki uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Aoki as he ends up in Holmes 's guard!
Holmes trying to control the position here.
Aoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holmes looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left lands for Aoki.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Aoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Nice shot lands for Aoki.
Aoki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holmes on the side of the head.
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Holmes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Holmes sprawls and moves away.
Aoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holmes's head.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes thows a leg kick but Aoki checks it
and Aoki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki seems to be working for a kimura but Holmes defends the submission attempt.
Holmes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holmes.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aoki manages to get himself to full guard.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holmes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holmes has gone for a leg lock! Aoki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Holmes's guard.
Holmes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform us that Holmes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Aoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holmes is trying to keep Aoki in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holmes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holmes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holmes's guard.
Holmes controlling the position well.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura but Holmes is defending well.
Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Holmes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holmes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aoki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Aoki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
Holmes looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holmes is on top in guard.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Holmes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Holmes preventing the sweep.
Aoki can't keep his opponent in guard - Holmes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmes prevents Aoki from improving his position.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
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 Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki tries to counter with a takedown but Holmes is quick to defend against it.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Aoki is just out of range.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Aoki - just one landing.
Holmes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aoki to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Holmes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holmes throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Holmes is looking to score with low kicks.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aoki rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes shoots and misses
and Aoki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aoki preventing the sweep.
Holmes trying to keep a closed guard but Aoki is proving a slippery customer.
Holmes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aoki stacks Holmes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aoki!
You can see the frustration on Holmes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aoki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shinya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holmes is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Aoki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holmes, who protects the arm well.
Holmes is looking to regain half guard here but Aoki keeps moving and retains side control.
Holmes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aoki off and has taken his back!
Holmes is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Aoki defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Can Aoki hold on?! Holmes is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Sherlock Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has got one arm under Aoki's chin. This could be trouble... Aoki trying to control the other hand but Holmes gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Aoki has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sherlock Holmes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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