In "ONE:X" on March 26, 46-year-old legendary judo champion Akiyama Seiki finally met the 38-year-old jiu-jitsu geek Makoto Aoki. As two legends of the Japanese boxing world, Aoki has repeatedly called Akiyama, and the quarrel between the two has lasted for 14 years. On this night, the two staged "the fiercest battle in the fighting world".
The match lasted a total of 6 minutes and 50 seconds, and Aoki had an absolute advantage in the first 5 minutes. Before Akiyama could show his judo prowess, he was entangled in Aoki and climbed back into a body triangle. Aoki easily killed Nakajima James with this move, but Akiyama's tenacity was unexpected, carrying Aoki on his back through the first round, not only cracking the naked hanging, but also carrying the smashing elbow and smashing fist. At the beginning of the second round, Aoki changed tactics and tried to hold his legs into the ground, and Akiyama slammed his continuous heavy punches into his face. After a knee strike, Akiyama pressed Aoki's head and hammered continuously, and finally flipped against the wind, earning a $50,000 bonus with TKO!
The reason for Aoki's failure can be summed up in one sentence - the technical proficiency cannot make up for tactical laziness. Aoki's jiu-jitsu skills have been amazing, and he has set a number of round cage records, including the most finishing record in the history of lightweight weights (10 games), and the most surrender record in the history of the ONE championship (9 games), but he relies too much on jiu-jitsu skills, the tactics are single, the gaps in the attack defense have not been remedied, and once he cannot control the rhythm of the game with a fight, it is easy to be counterattacked by the opponent. That's how Li Shenglong snatched the lightweight world championship gold belt from him. After the game, Aoki wept with chagrin and apologized to the camera: "I'm sorry, I don't have enough material!" I can't become Nasugawa Tenshin and Takezun, and it always ends up like this. ”
Akiyama's victory can be seen as a victory of perseverance. When he fell into passivity in the first round, Akiyama never gave up, carrying his opponent on his back and resisting various attacks from behind. In the second round, Akiyama's "artillery fire" was so intense that it was hard to imagine that he was 46 years old. After ending his feud with Aoki with a TKO, "Sexy Akiyama" excitedly shows off his strong muscles. "This victory has been a milestone for my entire fighting career because it put Japanese fighting back in the spotlight. I will continue to fight until I am 50. If I play 2 games a year, I still have 4 years to play 8 games. I can fight at 170 pounds (lightweight) or 185 pounds (sub-middleweight) and I want to fight championship battles. I haven't reached that goal yet, so I'm going to keep working until I challenge for the championship. ”
In addition to showing a fighting heart and excellent muscles on the field, Akiyama also showed love for his family. On social media, there is a picture of him fighting Aoki with a small footprint tattoo on the sole of his foot, and when asked by netizens, Akiyama replied: "This tattoo is the foot shape of her daughter when she was born." Akiyama once said that the reason for his fight was to let his daughter see her father's light in the boxing ring. He did it that night.
Akiyama hasn't forgotten his Korean identity: "I talked to Chatry about holding a tournament in Korea, which hadn't happened before. One Championship Chairman and CEO Chatry Seoltang said after the match: "I think the ONE Championship is very likely to be held in South Korea, we already have a Korean world champion - Yoon Yu-lai, this year we want to hold the tournament in Bangkok, Manila, Tokyo, Seoul is also an option." ”
If the ONE Championship is held in South Korea, then Akiyama Sung-hoon, Han Seo-hee, Yoon Yu-lai, and even Kim Chi-woong, who lost to Tang Kai, are likely to appear on the battle card. If the Korea tournament starts, what kind of battle would you like to see?