Shinya Aoki is one of the world's best fighters at 155 pounds but there are times you wonder if his mind strays. He accepted a ridiculous fight at K-1's year ender and paid the price.
After a round fought under kickboxing rules, Aoki tried a sloppy a shot and got destroyed by a knee to the face from Yuichiro Nagashima. Aoki was out cold for several minutes. He made it less than 15 seconds into the second round.
Aoki (on the left) acted like a clown in the opening round. The three-minute long round, waged under K-1 rules but with four ounce gloves. Aoki tried to avoid a real fight by illegally clinching and throwing Nagashima to the mat. He also tried several goofy pro wrestling-style dropkicks, and attempted to vault himself off the ropes a few times. The result of the shenanigans was Aoki falling to the floor and wasting away the round.
Apparently, Nagashima expected a quick shot in the second and was waiting to deliver that big knee. In 2009, some considered Aoki the No. 1 lightweight in the world. He lost a one-sided fight to Gilbert Melendez in 2010 and now this debacle.
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