Kim Dong-hyun and Jung Chan-sung's disciples, TKO wins... side by side, advance to the semifinals
Kim Dong-hyun and Jung Chan-sung's disciples, TKO wins... side by side, advance to the semifinals
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The disciples of "Stern Gun" Kim Dong-hyun and "Korean Zombie" Jung Chan-sung advanced to the semi-finals of "ROAD TO UFC Season 4" side by side. "Frogman" Kim Sang-wook and "Genius No. 1" Park Jae-hyun both won TKO by second round foundry using their teacher's ground specialty skills.
Kim Sang-wook (12-3) and Park Jae-hyun (8-3) won against Kamiya Daichi (26, Japan) and Jack Becker (32, Australia), respectively, in the opening round of the "ROAD TO UFC Season 4 Opening Round: Episode 3 & 4" lightweight (70.3kg) held in Shanghai, China's UFC Performance Institute (PI) on the 23rd (Korea time).
Kim Sang-wook's performance stood out in perseverance and concentration. He didn't give up and won the TKO game at 3:53 of the second round. Kim was pushed back by Daichi Kamiya (6 wins, 1 loss, 1 invalidity) in the first round, as he allowed multiple takedowns.
However, from the second half of the round, Kamiya's pace dropped and he fought back with a kick. In the second round, he blocked the takedown and caused great damage to his opponent with consecutive punches. He won with his teacher Kim Dong-hyun's main specialty, Crucifix. Kamiya, who was losing due to accumulated damage and decreased physical strength, made an unreasonable tackle in front of him, and Kim Sang-wook blocked it and dragged his opponent down to the ground immediately.
Kim Sang-wook held the Crucifix position, which overpowered his opponent's arms in the shape of a cross, and ended the match with a sharp elbow attack. It was the same as Kim Dong-hyun finished Dominic Waters at the 2015 UFC Seoul competition.
"Give me a bonus for Performance of the Night. I don't know if it will be next month or next year, but I want to use it to fund my wedding," Kim said in an interview with the winner. "I'm the fighter you've been looking for. Please vote for me," he said, calling out UFC President Dana White.
However, the bonus went to Xu Langbo (19, China), who produced a fantastic uppercut finish for Peter Danisso in the bantamweight (61.2 kg) tournament.
Kim Sang-wook will face Wushu Santa's batting Ren Ya-way (27, China) on August 22 for the final. Ren Ya-way (9 wins and 3 losses) reached the semifinals after winning a technical submission by Denny Dapa (25, Indonesia) in 2:01 of the first round.
Confident PARK JAEHYUN
Park Jae-hyun won the ground-and-pound TKO at 3:56 of the second round after overwhelming former Eternal MMA lightweight champion Jack Becker (13 wins and 6 losses). Park Jae-hyun also made Becker breathless by occupying the back position, which is the main specialty of his teacher, Jung Chan-sung. It was the same way that Jung Chan-sung overwhelmed former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at the 2019 UFC Busan competition.
Park Jae-hyun, who dominated the mount position in the second round, ended the game with continued elbow and foundry attacks. "When I rode the mount, the opponent was strong, but I thought I could finish it because I lacked skills," Park Jae-hyun said in an interview with the winner. 바카라사이트
"I don't think I've shown all my skills yet. I'm going to grow up more and win the tournament, and I'll think UFC is just going," he said.
Park Jae-hyun will clash with "Street Buda" Dom Mar Pan (25, Australia) on August 22 for the final. Mar Pan (7-2), who was considered a leading candidate for sticky grappling, advanced to the semifinals by beating Yuji Yannick (25, Japan) by a unanimous decision.
Meanwhile, in the final of the ROAD TO UFC Season 3 featherweight (65.8kg) held as the main event on the day, Zhu Kang-je (29, China) won the UFC contract by winning a split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) to Xie Bin (27, China). The final was postponed for half a year due to the injury of Ju Kang-je (13 wins and five losses).
China has produced its fourth ROAD TO UFC winner. Korea has had five winners so far (Park Hyun-sung, Lee Jung-young, Lee Chang-ho, Choi Dong-hoon, and Yoo Soo-young), ranking first among the participating countries.
The ROAD TO UFC Season 4 semifinals will be held at Shanghai Gymnasium in Shanghai, China on August 22 and the eve of the UFC Fight Night Shanghai competition on the 23rd.