Instead of Kim Tae-in, he held out for the first round of his surprise appearance, Bae Kwon-Asol, but eventually lost to a heavyweight Japanese player. Kim Tae-in is sorry a continuation
Mar 16, 2025
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Kwon A-sol (39) faced Japan's Sekino Taisei (25) in the heavyweight match of Goobne ROAD FC 072 at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul on the 16th, but lost to TKO by punch in 1:56 of the second round.
Kwon A-sol's participation was urgent enough to be decided just a day ago. The heavyweight title match between Kim Tae-in and Sekino, the heavyweight champion, was originally scheduled. However, Kim Tae-in suffered a knee injury during training on the 13th, three days before the game. As a result of MRI examination, he was found to have ruptured medial collateral ligament, and eventually, Rod FC announced that he would give up the competition.
Park Si-won, who was supposed to compete with Nandin Erdene for the final round of the lightweight tournament, was also left out due to injury, leaving two big games out. Yang Ji-yong fought against Nandin Erden, but the heavyweight didn't have a suitable player. At this time, Kwon A-sol stepped up.
On the 15th, the day before the game, it was not known who Sekino's replacement was. Sekino finished counting "Kim Tae-in jumped out, and I'll show you a great game for the fans tomorrow."I think there's a player prepared by Road FC. Who is it. When he shouted "Come on", Kwon A-sol, wearing a suit, came up to the podium and agonized all night. I asked the national team for a favor, and the national team opposed it, but I pushed him with a strong will. He said he would face Sekino. "A lot of people are coming, and some staff have been preparing for this match for months, and I was worried that I would be buried in such an issue (injury), so I asked the national team for a favor. I decided to fight Sekino so that you can enjoy it, and I hope he responds"
Sekino said "I didn't know, but I was surprised. I'll show you an interesting game tomorrow"The match between the two took place as they readily responded to Kwon A-sol's challenge.
Kwon's official MMA match was a -73kg contract weight match against ROAD FC 062 Nakamura Koji on December 18, 2022. At that time, he failed to pass by as much as 5kg in the weight, and lost the match by all judges. It's the first official game in three years and we haven't prepared at all. In addition, Kwon A-sol's weight class is lightweight, so there is a big difference in weight class with Sekino.
Kwon A-sol, who was similar in size but rarely exercised, and Sekino, who prepared for the game by steadily exercising, were clearly different. So Kwon A-sol had to do outboxing thoroughly. When Sekino seemed to be coming to attack, he fell back and came back to the front to fight back. As Sekino was more cautious, Kwon A-sol threw a high kick and a punch, receiving loud applause from fans. That's how Kwon A-sol held out for the first round.
But the game ended in the second round. Sekino was a little aggressive. From the beginning, he threw a kick and a punch and ran to Kwon A-sol.
Kwon A-sol didn't fall back, either. The image of a lightweight champion remained. However, Sekino's strong punch eventually collapsed. Immediately after Sekino's punch went in, Sekino rushed in and continued to punch, and when Kwon A-sol, who threw a punch against it, collapsed, Sekino's foundry continued, and the referee eventually stopped the game.
Kim Tae-in, who watched the game on crutches, only said to his fans, Kwon A-sol, and Sekino, "I'm sorry."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
