SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
February - 2016
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to the groin. After several min-
utes the promoter entered the
cage and they went at it again!
That is unheard of. I cannot
recall seeing a fight where the
winner was declared in the
ring and they still restarted the
fight.
Once back in play, both fighters
appeared ready to bang it out
on the feet. Kang was throw-
ing more strikes but Wi was
doing more damage. A knee
to the body from Wi backed
Kang to the cage. Then he ate
another knee to the face. A
straight right landed and Kang
was bleeding. Wi kept the
fight on the feet while Kang
did what he could to clinch and
land knees. Kang did land a Su-
perman kick that caused Wi to
take a tumble but he was un-
fazed and continued to domi-
nate the striking game until the
end of the round.
The second round began with
a stunning shot of Kang’s left
eye. It was closed shut. Kang
landed a hard right but ate a left
hook while exiting the pock-
et. Kang’s striking was tight
but Wi’s punches were simply
harder. Kang missed on a flash-
ing right uppercut-left hook
but he scored a hard left to
the head and then an uppercut
moments later. Wi began sit-
ting down on his punches and
really connecting. It became a
full-on firefight. Kang pressed
forward and landed but Wi
connected with several hooks
to the body and a right hook
to the face. Kang dropped for
what looked to be a takedown
but Wi sprawled and landed 6
knees to the head. Some knees
were blocked by Kang’s gloves
but enough got through to
stop him in his tracks. The ref
stepped in and Kang rested on
his knees to clear his head. It
was a great fight and one of
the best I’ve seen under the
ROAD FC banner.
ROAD FC 5: Kyung-Ho Kang
vs. Min-Jong Song
Known as “Mr. Perfect” or
“Typhoon”, Kang is a 7-year
veteran of MMA and sports a
record of 2-1-0-1 in the UFC.
He began fighting in Spirit MC
and made pit stops in DEEP,
Sengoku and a variety of pro-
motions in Japan before sign-
ing with ROAD FC in 2011.
“The Running Man” Min-Jong
Song is a product of ROAD FC
with an 8-4 record in the pro-
motion.
From the bell, Song rushed
Kang with strikes and pressed
him to the fence. Kang
clinched, circled out and ex-
ecuted a textbook trip take-
down. He landed on top in half
mount and worked the position
but Song escaped to his feet.
Kang struggled to bring Song
back to the mat and his strik-
ing was a little off in the early
going. To the contrary, Song’s
striking improved but neither
fighter would earn points for
accuracy.
Kang eventually circled behind
Song and was fishing for a su-
plex but he jumped on his back
instead. He forced Song to
lean forward and support his
weight while landing punches
to Song’s face. He attacked
Song’s right arm for an arm-
bar and as Song bucked, Kang
spun, landing with his back to
the mat. He transitioned to a
modified triangle choke and
when the angle wasn’t there,
he focused on the arm again
and rolled to his stomach to
keep the pressure on. I didn’t
see a tap but nonetheless, the
ref called a halt to the action.
ROAD FC 11: Joachim Hansen
vs. Doo Won Seo
“Hellboy” Hansen is the for-
mer SHOOTO Welterweight
Champion and DREAM Light-
weight Champion. He lost in
the semi-finals for the PRIDE FC
Lightweight Grand Prix but has
fought nearly 40 times in his
16-year career. The Norwegian
fighter last appeared in the
cage in 2014 fighting for the
Superior Challenge Feather-
weight Championship in a los-
ing effort. Seng doesn’t have
the most impressive record but
he’s won 7 of his last 9 bouts
and showed the heart of a lion
in this one.
Hansen opened with repeated
leg and body kicks while Seo
threw mostly punches. You
could see early on that Seo had
heavy hands. Hansen executed
a slick judo throw, slamming
Seo to the mat but Seo re-
versed position they were back
to their feet. Seo appeared
more confident and willing
to strike in the pocket while
Hansen preferred to clinch
