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Round 1
Yakuub starts the bout with in an open-handed orthodox stance
against the southpaw Yang, probing the distance with low kicks. At
the one-minute mark, Yang ducks under a jab, elevates Yakuub and
slams him into the mat, settling into half guard on top. Yakuub
regains full guard as Yang tries to pass, but the Chinese fighter
stays heavy on top and continues to pressure the guard pass while
landing short left hands. Yang moves his left leg over Yakuub's arm
and moves into a top crucifix. Yakuub tries to wriggle out the
backdoor, but Yang rips him with sharp elbows to the ribs. Yang
moves into full mount with 1:40 left on the clock, pounding away
with both hands. “Captain Malaysia” throws his legs up and tries to
hit the TK scissors, but can't get there. Yang starts unloading
with hammerfists, which allows Yakuub to finally hit the TK
scissors and get him off, but Yang back sits up and keeps pounding.
Yang goes for a sloppy armbar to end the round.
Round 2
Yakuub throws his leg kick again and Yang tackles him to the mat,
easily moving into north-south position, then full mount. Yakuub
tries to sit up and Yang again rolls back for an armbar, as he did
at the end of the first round. This time, Yang actually locks his
legs over Yakuub's face and isolates the arm properly. Yakuub tries
to yank his arm out from his feet, but he's caught deep and forced
to tap out.
The Official Result
Jianbing Yang def. Ali Yakuub via Submission (Armbar) R2 0:49
Round 1
Umar and Ang begin exchanging leg kicks, which quickly escalates
into punches as Ang tries to gun a right hand down the center. Ang
slips while kicking and Umar dives on him and into his guard. Ang
throws up an armbar, Umar passes under and gets to side for a
moment, but Ang hops back up, holding Umar's leg, elevates and
slams him. Ang on top now in quarter guard, trying to sneak his
foot out and into side control. Umar tries to upkick him away, but
Ang punches from Ali-Inoki position and settles back into guard.
Umar grabs Ang's Achilles' tendon and tries to trip him up, but
can't. Ang steps away and allows Umar to get his feet. When he
does, Ang lands a quick flurry of punches and easily gets another
takedown. Umar continues to try for wrist control from the bottom,
but eats punches and elbows for his efforts. Umar keeps trying, but
Ang keeps defending and chipping away until the round ends.
Round 2
Umar attacks with hooks and kicks in the second round's opening
moments. Ang circles out, then charges Umar with a hard knee to the
liver and pins him to the fence. From the clinch, Ang manufactures
another easy takedown and gets right back to ground-and-pounding
from full guard. Umar manages to get a bit of separation and tries
to spin for a leglock again, but Ang shuts it down and
re-establishes himself on top. Umar manages to kick Ang away again
and regain his feet and Ang indulges him this time. Umar lands a
body kick and Ang looks to respond with one of his own, but his
kick strays low and audibly cracks Umar square on the cup. Referee
Olivier Coste calls for time and pauses the bout, Umar regains his
feet, shakes the foul off and we're ready to fight again. Kicks
continue to fly on the restart, as Ang targets the legs, then tries
to go upstairs on his Pakistani opponent. Umar glances with a pair
of hooks. Ang tries for a step-in elbow, but goes over Umar's head.
His next attack, he throws a chopping right instead and it lands,
rocking Umar back to his heels and giving Ang easy passage for
another level change and takedown along the cage. Umar isn't
inactive, but he's still purely defensive as Ang punches away until
the bell.
Round 3
Ang stalks Umar, neither man landing clean with their punches or
kicks. The Singapore native gets Umar to the cage and drives for a
takedown, but Umar briefly gets his neck and tries to jump a
guillotine. Ang defends it and remains in the clinch. Short hooks
and uppercuts from both men land, but to little effect. They
separate from the fence and Ang again runs Umar down, but walks
into a hard left hand. The left doesn't deter Ang, who runs Umar
right back into the fence, holding him there until Olivier Coste
breaks them up with just over two minutes to fight. Umar uncoils a
spinning back kick which misses. Ang lands a hard low kick, Umar
tags him with another left. Ang closes on Umar and lands a head
kick, but Umar catches it and puts Ang on the floor. Ang quickly
locks a triangle up, but it's high on Umar's head and he squirts
out. One minute left and Umar is looming above Ang in Ali-Inoki
position. He realizes he likely needs a knockout to win, so he lets
Ang take his feet. Ang moves forward, ducks under three Umar
punches and slams his opponent again. Ang gets busy with punches
and elbows for the last 20 seconds, standing up in the dying
moments and cracking Umar with a soccer kick. Sherdog.com scores
the bout in its entirety for Benedict Ang.
The Official Result
Benedict Ang def. Waqar Umar via Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00
Round 1
Alateng stalks the taller Langdown, who sticks his jab out and
looks to counter. Alateng shoots at the one-minute mark and
Langdown stuffs it, but Alateng comes up into the clinch, gets
double underhooks and ragdolls his man into side control. Langdown
tries to escape out of the backdoor, but Alateng gets a rear
waistlock and tries to take his back. Langdown gets to his feet,
gets slammed, gets back to his feet again and gets slammed gain.
This time, Alateng gets both hooks in, sinks the rear-naked choke
and turns his man over. Langdown tucks his chin and fends the choke
off, but he's still in deep trouble with two minutes to go in the
first round. Alateng tries to raise his back mount, but Langdown
shakes him off and retakes his feet. Clean one-two lands for
Alateng. Langdown steps into a jab and Alateng gets under his hips,
elevates and slams him once more, ending the round in side
control.
Round 2
Alateng lands a right hand, then rushes forward, moving Langdown
back to the fence. Langdown is hurt and now Alateng is opening up.
Referee Joey Lepiten warns him to not hit the back of the turtled
Langdown's head, so Alateng wracks him with hammerfists and punches
to the ears. Langdown gets back to his feet, but the Chinese
fighters is all over him with punches. Langdown covers up again and
Alateng opens up with soccer kicks. Langdown is in critical
condition now, rolling around trying to cover his melon. Joey
Lepiten jumps into action and rescues Langdown, giving Alateng the
knockout win.
The Official Result
Heili Alateng def. Stephen Langdown via TKO (Punches and Soccer
Kicks) R2 0:51
Round 1
Both women open up guns blazing, but Lee's technique is cleaner and
truer, allowing her to rock Saber with a few right hands. Lee moves
into the clinch, grabs a headlock and throws her way into side
mount. The 18-year-old Singaporean takes Saber's and starts
pounding away with both hands, but Saber escapes and Lee settles
for side mount for a moment. Lee is still dedicated to get back to
full mount. Lee keeps threatening the pass, but settles for
knee-on-belly, where she unloads a heavy battery of blows that
allow her to pass to the far side and lock up an armbar. She takes
a moment to adjust the elbow over her thigh and pin it down, but as
soon as she does, the Egyptian is forced to tap out.
The Official Result
Angela Lee def. Aya Saeid Saber via Submission (Armbar) R1
1:43
Round 1
Khan looks to attack with kicks, but Wiratchai backs up out of
range of his leg kicks each time. Wiratchai sits down and tries to
fire two punches off of a Khan kick but can't land. They stand in
front of one another and trade kicks. A Khan body kick looks to
touch Wiratchai low, but when referee Joey Lepiten tries to step
in, Wiratchai shrugs it off and prefers to keep fighting. Khan
remains active with his kicks, but Wiratchai begins to land harder
ones of his own to the back of the lead knee. Khan throws a right
body kick which Wiratchai catches, but the rangy Khan keeps
punching while keeping his balance, keeping Wiratchai from
countering with anything signifanct. The Thai fighter puts Khan
into cage briefly before disengaging. Wiratchai loads up a big left
cross, hoping to land it on a kicking Khan, but just glances. Khan
comes into the clinch and just dodges a chopping elbow from
Wiratchai. Both fighters exchange elbows in close, but a hard right
forearm from Khan drops Wiratchai to a knee for a brief second.
They jostle from over-unders position for a moment with no offense
coming of it. They separate and Khan lands a right round kick to
the ribs.Wiratchai lands a front kick to the ribs, then two
wide-casting left hands before the bell.
Round 2
It's Wiratchai with the forward pressure, but Khan continues to
kick to keep him at bay. Khan sneaks a sharp right hand in that
makes Wiratchai grin. “OneShin” keeps walking through Khan's
offense, pressing him to the fence again with over-unders. Khan
gets a hold of his neck and lands a hard knee to break the clinch.
The southpaw Wiratchai uses his lead right hand to catch and
disrupt Khan's jab but he can't land any counters.Wiratchai ducks
an overhand right from Khan and glances with a spinning back elbow
in a glimpse of beautiful technique. Wiratchai tries the exact same
clever spin a moment later, but Khan sees it coming and clinches
up. Khan has a right body kick caught again and Wiratchai rams him
with a left hand. Another Khan kick is caught and Wiratchai glances
with a left, then kicks his plant leg. Khan chases Wiratchai all
the way across the cage with wide hooks, all of which the Thai
ducks and dodges. Khan runs into the clinch and grabs Wiratchai's
waist. The Thai tries to dig for underhooks but whiffs completely,
ending up ragdolled to the canvas. Khan moves to scarf control and
tries to look for scarf hold armlock, but Wiratchai slides up the
fence to his feet.
Round 3
A clean right cross from Khan starts the final round. Wiratchai
backs him up to the cage again and Khan runs into the clinch as a
defensive measure. Khan controls Wiratchai's left wrist and holds
him there until referee Joey Lepiten breaks them up. A Khan head
kick is blocked, but he lands a volley of short uppercuts behind
it. Evolve MMA's Khan runs the Thai into the fence again and looks
for a single-leg takedown, but it goes nowhere quickly and they
wind up in the clinch until Wiratchai exits with a right hand.
Glancing hooks land for Wiratchai, then he avoids another Khan
clinch attempt. Khan throws a slow right hand and gets countered
with a clean left from Wiratchai. Khan launches a head kick that
whizzes wide and Wiratchai shakes his head at his foe. Sloppy shot
attempt by Khan puts Wiratchai back on the fence, but the Thai
turns him around and knees to the body. Left elbow lands for
Wiratchai, so Khan turns him around and lands a knee to the body.
Khan gets to the waist and desperately pulls Wiratchai to the
ground with under a minute to go in the fight. Khan robotically
throws right hands at Wiratchai's head, mechanically chopping away
from half guard and keeping his activity up until the final bell
sounds. Sherdog.com scores the back-and-forth, competitive bout for
Amir Khan.
The Official Result
Shannon Wiratchai def. Amir Khan via Decision (Split) R3 5:00
Round 1
Both men flick tense jabs across the distance before trying to find
head kicks. Sexton sneaks a right hand in, but Ng fires another
roundhouse upstairs that rings the Costa Rican's bell. Sexton
rushes for a takedown and Ng jumps a guillotine. Sexton pops his
head out, so Ng shrimps away and gets back to his feet. Sexton
stays glued to his waist, trying to trip him to the mat with deep
over-unders. Ng gets double underhooks and turns Sexton around into
the cage. Ng lands a body knee and a right hand. Two more hard
knees to the body for the Hong Kang native land before they come
off of the fence. Ng is more confident now, throwing long crosses
with both hands. Sexton turns southpaw and sneaks a left hand in,
then goes otrthodox and cracks a rushing Ng with a nice uppercut.
Ng rushes Sexton and gives up an easy level change and double-leg
takedown in the middle of the cage. Sexton picks his man up with
his guard closed and jockeys him back to the cage. Ng uses the
opportunity to scramble back to his feet. Sexton gives chase but
runs into a jab. The Costa Rican continues to pressure with his
hands down and yet again lands a sneaky, clean cross. Sexton pins
Ng's left arm inside of a waistlock and tackles him to the mat. He
gets to mount in a heartbeat and locks on a deft topside triangle.
Fantastic technique from Sexton, unfortunately, the round ends
there before he can attempt to get the finish.
Round 2
Sexton gauges the distance with flicker jabs and teeps as he
approaches Ng. Sexton uncorks a right-handed helicopter just
glances Ng's jaw and it allows him to transition into another
takedown. Sexton hops right back into full mount, where he ended
round one, then takes the back along the cage. Ng has nowhere to go
as Sexton sinks the choke and squeezes. This one is a wrap.
The Official Result
Ariel Sexton def. Eddie Ng via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R2
1:10
Round 1
Slow opening minute at Tynanes walks Khamitov down with feints.
Tynanes lands a glancing right, Khamitov shoots and the Hawaiian
sprawls nicely, then separates. Khamitov looks to want no part of
Tynanes on the feet, backing up and circling away steadily for the
first two minutes. Tynanes swings a right hook, Khamitov looks for
a low single and is again rebuffed. Tynanes throws a low kick that
glances low, but no full break is needed for Khamitov who fights
on. Tynanes lands a right hand and tries to follow up on a
retreating Khamitov, but walks into a double-leg attempt. The
Kazakh fighter finally gets Tynanes down, but it's ever-so-brief,
with Tynanes popping right up along the fence and gaining control
in the clinch, landing short uppercuts and knees to the body. They
separate and Tynanes keeps walking Khamitov down. Another right
hand lands, another Khamitov takedown stuffed and Tynanes lands a
knee to the body to boot.
Round 2
Tynanes spears Khamitov with a right straight to the stomach, then
shoots a successful takedown of his own, quickly snaking over
Khamitov's legs and creeping into full mount. Khamitov bucks, rolls
and escapes, but eats more punches and a soccer kick from the
Hawaiian on the way up. Another right hand for Tynanes, who is
suddenly attacks with a high volume of inside and outside leg
kicks, chopping up the Kazakh fighter's legs. Tynanes shoots
another double and Khamitov brilliantly shoots underneath of
Tynanes' shot, nearly taking him down, then switching to a rear
waistlock. Great wrestling sequence. Khamitov tries an outer
forward trip from behind, but Tynanes shows great balance, then
crossfaces his opponent off of him at the halfway mark of the
fight. Tynanes throws a stepping knee and Khamitov tries for a
single off of it, but again, Tynanes' takedown defense is just too
good. Khamitov throws a jab from the outside as he backs away, but
Tynanes shoots another powerful double and gets his man down.
Khamitov holds onto a guillotine, but Tynanes pops his head out and
gets to work from half guard. Khamitov gets to his knees, turtles,
then slides up the fence under punches from Tynanes. When he gets
to his feet, he tries to jump a guillotine to no avail. Tynanes
punishes him from above until the bell.
Round 3
Tynanes remains the aggressor, stalking with punches. Khamitov,
perhaps sensing he's behind, comes forward on his own, winging with
both hands but not breaking Tynanes' guard. Khamitov unloads a
wild, winging flurry and Tynanes tries to take him to the mat while
he flails around. Khamitov rolls through and goes for a kneebar,
but Tynanes sits out of it and pounds the turtled Kazakh fighter.
Khamitov gets to his feet and takes a deep breath, but as he does
so, Tynanes locks his hands and dumps him on the canvas. Tynanes
looks for the pass while landing left hands and elbows. Khamitov
tries to turn and snake up the fence, so Tynanes controls him with
a half nelson, knees him, then dumps him again when Khamitov gets
to his feet. The unbeaten Tynanes continues to pressure with 90
seconds left, passing to side control and looking for full mount.
Khamitov again spins and comes out the back door, but winds up
turtled andTynanes takes his back and sinks both hooks with a
minute to go. Short right hands for Tynanes land as he gift wraps
Khamitov with his own right arm. Khamitov explodes out and gets to
his feet before the bell, but it's nothing but a moral victory.
Sherdog.com scores the bout on the whole for Lowen Tynanes.
The Official Result
Lowen Tynanes def. Kuat Khamitov via Decision (Unanimous) R3
5:00
Round 1
Gafurov is on the offensive to begin, attacking with crosses and
head kicks which Ting ably blocks. Ting loads up on a right hand,
but when he launches it, Gafurov kicks him in the exposed ribs.
Gafurov corners his man against the fence, shoots in and dumps him
to the mat. Gafurov hammerfists and elbows Ting's ribs from half
guard, but the Malaysian replaces guard. Gafurov continues trying
to pass side-to-side, showing heavy top pressure and throwing
hammerfists along the way. Back in half guard now, it's more
rib-roasting from the Dagestani with punches and elbows to the
midsection of Ting. Ting goes belly down to escape and Gafurov
steps over into full mount. Ting turns and bucks “Cobra” off of
him, but Gafurov gets up and slams him right back down to the mat,
claiming side control and looking for another pass to full mount.
Gafurov gets it, then takes the back and locks in a body triangle
with just under a minute to go in the first round. Ting rolls,
Gafurov sinks his choking arm, grabs his own wrist and cinches it
up. Ting struggles briefly, but it's elementary from here.
The Official Result
Marat Gafurov def. Ev Ting via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) R1
4:30
Round 1
This fight will determine the inaugural One Championship
strawweight champion. Doliguez quickly shoots a single on the
three-time Lumpinee Stadium champion and gets him down but only
briefly, as Dejdamrong quickly scrambles to his feet when Doliguez
goes to north-south. Knee to the body lands for Dejramrong.
Doliguez shoots in again and Dejdamrong shows fantastic balance,
sitting out on his leg, then passing into full mount for a moment.
Dejdamrong lands some ground-and-pound as Doliguez shrimps out and
stays glued to his foe's leg. Doliguez goes over the top, looking
for a kneebar as he goes belly-down. Dejdamrong continues defending
the leglock while landing punches, then gets head-and-arm control
on Doliguez, and forces his way into top control. Fun scrambles so
far. Dejdamrong chips away with punches from full guard. Doliguez
tries to sneak his guard higher and higher for a submission, but
Dejdamrong tripods up, drives his head into Doliguez's chest, then
gets back to punching away. Doliguez is now cut open on the outside
of his left eye.
Round 2
Doliguez throws the left hand, shoots underneath it and puts
Dejdamrong on his back. The muay Thai standout closesh is guard,
overhooks Doliguez's arms and tries to stall him out. Doliguez
breaks Dejdamrong's posture and gets some head control, but can't
land much ground-and-pound or sniff a guard pass. Referee Joey
Lepiten stands them up and unsurpisingly, Doliguez shoots off the
restart. Dejdamrong defends, then lunges with a knee to the body.
Doliguez clinches and eats two more hard knees to the bread basket
while driving for a takedown. Doliguez gets him down, but not for
long as Dejdamrong snakes up the fence, elbows Doliguez to the
body, then flips him over right into full mount with two minutes to
go. The Thai fighter keeps his base low, but it doesn't stop the
flexible Doliguez from using the TK scissors to escape and scramble
to his feet. Hard right kick to hits Doliguez's elbow. He shoots a
takedown, it's stuffed and Dejdamrong rips him with a head kick and
a stream of punches. Doliguez starting to take real damage from
Dejdamnrong as the second round ticks down. Doliguez drives for
another single and puts Dejdamrong on the mat, but can't move into
a dominant position before the bell.
Round 3
Both men willing to exchange punches freely in the early third, but
it's Dejdamrong who lands better. The southpaw Doliguez looks
recovered after taking punishment late in the last round.
Dejdamnrong quickly closes the distance between the two with a
clean head kick, and a left hook behind it. Right body kick by
Dejdamrong, then a hard right hook. Doliguez lands a big right
hook, but it doesn't even seem to faze Dejdamrong, who walks
through it and lands two more hard knees to the body, then opens up
with the right hand. All of a sudden, Doliguez's left eye is bloody
again and he's on the defense, as Dejdamrong moves into the clinch,
blasts him with knees, forces him to shoot, then plows him with a
soccer kick. Doliguez desperately scrambles to his feet and shoots,
but once more, the Thai fighter boogies into full mount, rains down
some punishment and forces Doliguez to scramble away. Rather than
taking his feet, Dejdamrong sets up on top, pounding and looks to
pass. Doliguez gets full guard back, but it's all defense for the
Filipino now. Joey Lepiten stands the two up with a minute to go in
the round for no particular reason and it's more of the same:
Doliguez shoots, Dejdamrong gets an underhook and bumps him into
full mount. Doliguez gets his legs up and scissors Dejdamnrong off
of him, but eats upkicks in the process.
Round 4
Doliguez advances on Dejdamrong and quickly unloads a series of
hooks to the body. Dejdamrong tries to push Doliguez away, but
throws his left hand out and pokes his opponent in the eye,
prompting a halt in the action and a doctor visit for Doliguez.
Doliguez takes the five full minutes that One Championship affords
him before continuing and on the restart, he winds up getting taken
down by Dejdamrong. The two get absolutely no time to work on the
ground before Joey Lepiten pathetically stands them up again.
Doliguez feints, then steps in with a left hand, but Dejdamnrong
misaims a low kick on the advancing fighter and cracks him in the
cup, prompting another halt in the action. This one, fortunately,
doesn't take the full five minutes. They resume and Dejdamrong gets
busy with stepping and flying knees to the body on Doliguez.
Dejdamnrong feints and steps into a head kick, but Doliguez catches
it after the strikes bounces into his head, runs Dejdamrong into
the ground and gets top control. He moves to north-south position
and lands knees to the head. The Filipino fighter holds the
position and punches Dejdamrong to the ribs and looks for more
knees. Dejdamrong locks his arms around the neck of Doliguez,
simply trying to stop him from doing anything. As you might expect
at this point, Joey Lepiten stands them up despite their activity.
Dejdamrong keeps lobbing body kicks while Doliguez throws low kicks
and inaccurate punches. They come together and clinch, allowing
Dejdamrong to land some more knees to the body before the round
expires.
Round 5
Right cross lands for Dejdamrong, and a left cross lands for
Doliguez a split second later. Dejdamrong stalks slowly,
intermittently ripping Doliguez with a right kicks to the body.
Doliguez swipes to the body as the Thai approaches, but Dejdamrong
then throws a right roundhouse kick upstairs that rocks Doliguez,
forcing him to circle away. Flying head kick by Dejdamrong glances
its target. A flying knee from the Thai. Dejdamrong continues to
pressure with 90 seconds and lands an elbow coming into the clinch.
Doliguez circles away, touches his forehead and makes the “T” sign
with his hands, as if he's suggesting he was headbutted. The action
halts as he kneels down. Referee Joey Lepiten doesn't actually call
a foul, simply waves his hands and the fight appears to be over.
After moments of confusion, it is announced that the bout is moving
to the scorecards for a technical decision. Dejdamrong Sor
Amnuaysirichoke is announced the winner via technical unanimous
decision, making him the first One Championship strawweight
champion.
The Official Result
Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke def. Roy Doliguez via Technical
Decision (Unanimous) R5 3:29
One Championship Lightweight Title Fight:
Shinya
Aoki vs. Koji Ando
Round 1
Aoki immediately looks for a quick double, but Ando sees it coming
and shoves him away. Aoki edges toward Ando, ducks under and runs
him into the fence, pushing for a double. Aoki switches to a single
and gets denied, but he keeps working it and eventually sucks
Ando's legs out from under him. Slowly, Aoki works himself over
Ando's legs and tries to creep into mount, but Ando shrimps away
and claims half guard. Ando overhooks Aoki's left arm, so Aoki
elbows him with the right. Ando gets guard back, but Aoki
consistently pesters him with punches and looks to pass. Ando tries
to sneak up the fence, but eats elbows in the process before the
bell.
Round 2
Ando sticks his jab out, cautiously inching closer to Aoki. At the
one-minute mark, Aoki lobs a right head kick that smacks Ando in
the ear. Aoki lands another right kick to the body, then Ando pops
him with a jab. Aoki continues to use right kicks to the body to
ward Ando off. Ando begins popping his jab more often, and the
challenger draws some blood from Aoki's nose. Referee Olivier Coste
calls for action as the men flick jabs and kicks at one another
from distance without much urgency. Aoki slips a few of Ando's jabs
and smiles, as if impressed with his own defensive handiwork. It's
more of the same tepid pace until the end.
Round 3
Aoki immediately looks for a quick double, but Ando sees it coming
and shoves him away. Aoki edges toward Ando, ducks under and runs
him into the fence, pushing for a double. Aoki switches to a single
and gets denied, but he keeps working it and eventually sucks
Ando's legs out from under him. Slowly, Aoki works himself over
Ando's legs and tries to creep into mount, but Ando shrimps away
and claims half guard. Ando overhooks Aoki's left arm, so Aoki
elbows him with the right. Ando gets guard back, but Aoki
consistently pesters him with punches and looks to pass. Ando tries
to sneak up the fence, but eats elbows in the process before the
bell. After playing kickboxer for the second round, Aoki quickly
changes levels and gets Ando on the mat with a double-leg takedown
along the fence. Aoki methodically tries to pass from half guard
while Ando wraps him up and tries thwart his pass. Aoki tries to
float over Ando's right knee and into full mount and after some
midair wrangling, plops right into position. Outstanding guard pass
by Aoki, now in mount with over two minutes to go in the round.
Aoki moves into a high mount and Ando tries to roll, but fails.
Aoki controls Ando's wrist and lands elbows. The former Shooto and
Dream champion takes his time, cutting Ando's face up with short
elbows, holding a dominant mount and waiting for his challenger to
make a mistake. Aoki continues pinning Ando's wrists, then quickly
slides into a high mount and rolls into spider web position for an
armbar. Aoki is up against the clock, trying to break Ando's grip
as the last 20 seconds tick down. As he hears the 10-second
clapper, Aoki stops pressuring it, casually hammerfisting and
elbowing Ando's face, smashing his nose up.
Round 4
Ando sticks the right jab out and as soon as he does, Aoki runs him
into the fence and completes a single. Aoki again passes right over
Ando's knees and straight into full mount with with just under four
minutes on the clock. It's more of the same, as Ando cautiously
defends as Aoki peppers him with punches. He gives up his back and
Aoki threatens for the rear-naked choke while boxing Ando's ears.
Ando shows strong defense, forcing Aoki to remove one of his hooks
to get a better look at some offense. Aoki takes both hooks out,
trying to pull Ando back into back control. The “Tobikan Judan”
slides one hook back in on the turtle Ando, grinding with
punches.
Round 5
Ando idly jabs towards Aoki without any real commitment. Aoki
shoots at the one-minute mark of the final round, but is easily
sprawled on. Aoki surprises Ando with another clean head kick, then
hits a flying guard pull to suck his countryman to the mat. Aoki
gets wrist control and lands an upkick to the chops of Ando. The
two jockey for position in almost a quasi De la Riva guard, but
referee Olivier Coste unfortunately stands them up. Two minutes
left to fight. Two clean jabs for Ando land, then Aoki shoots with
just over a minute to go. Ando shrugs him off and Aoki chases him
around in the butt scoot for a moment, drawing laughs from the
crowd before Olivier Coste asks him to stand back up. With 30
seconds left, Aoki throws a rolling koppo kick nowhere near Ando,
then aggressively butt scoots at him again for a moment. Aoki
continues clowning on the desperate Ando until the end. Sherdog.com
easily scores the bout for the One Championship lightweight
titlist, Shinya Aoki.
The Official Result
Shinya Aoki def. Koji Ando via Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00
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