Aoki: ‘I knew I couldn’t win without breaking a bone’

Speaking via SportsNavi, Aoki said:

When I grabbed him, I felt that I could finish it… When I caught him and tried to submit him, I heard a loud crackle sound. He did not tap so I thought ‘Ok, this match just became a death-fight’ and I was going to destroy his leg. I knew Kawajiri never taps so I could not win without breaking his bone. I was hoping for an open-fracture. No one could have endured [that submission] like Kawajiri. His heart is iron.

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