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Boku-Aoki: An All-Japanese super fight with a dose of revenge
by rick olivares
One FC Lightweight World Champion Kotetsu “No Face” Boku makes
his first ever title defense against current number one contender and one of
the greatest submission grapplers the sport of MMA has ever seen, Shinya
“Tobikan Judan” Aoki, on Friday, 5 April 2013, when One Fighting Championship
returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium in the appropriately titled, One FC:
Kings & Champions.
Boku, a Japanese-born Korean MMA fighter, defeated Brazilian
contender Zorobabel “Zoro” Moreira at One FC: Rise of Kings last October 2012
to earn the inaugural One FC Lightweight World Championship title belt while
Aoki earned his shot at the title following a devastating submission victory
over Frenchman Arnaud Lepont.
During the fight with Moreira, the kick-boxing specialist Boku (20-7-2)
ignited the crowd at the sold-out Singapore Indoor Stadium last 6 October 2012
with a massive come-from-behind victory at 0:31 seconds of the third round,
earning him the first ever One FC Lightweight World Championship title. The
Brazilian hurt Boku with numerous leg kicks and was second away from the title
when the Korean nailed him with a lucky punch that dropped him.
With six wins in his last seven fights, Boku is enjoying the
most successful spell of his career. There is no doubt that the fight on 5
April will be his toughest test to date when he squares off against Aoki who is
a Dream Lightweight Champion who has beaten MMA legends like Tatsuya Kawajiri,
Marcus Aurelio and Rich Clementi.
Aoki (32-6-1) holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo
which has earned him a reputation as one of the most dangerous submission
artists the sport of MMA has ever seen. His last outing with One FC saw him
send Lepont to dreamland with triangle choke 85 seconds into the fight to earn
a shot at the One FC Lightweight Title.
He followed up that win over Lepont with his 32nd
career victory over American Antonio McKee via second round submission in Dream
18 last December 31 in Tokyo, Japan.
The famed “Grandmaster of Flying Submissions” is looking forward
to avenge Moreira, his close friend from Evolve MMA out of Singapore. Said
Aoki: "It was a great fight. Zoro was
dominating the fight and was very close to finishing Boku a few times. I want
to fight. I will fight anyone, but I want to avenge my teammate’s loss. On the
Evolve Fight Team, Zoro is my closest friend. I want a title shot against
Boku."
Aoki will get that chance to showcase his skills against Boku
who has been idle since his win over Moreira, when both men enter the cage at
One FC: Kings & Champions.
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Personally, I see Boku getting his ass kicked by Aoki in under 85 seconds.
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