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Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds, Dae Hwan Kim submitted Filipino fighter Kevin Belingon in the co-headliner of ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC): War of Nations on Friday, March 14 at the Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kim stopped the highly-touted Team Lakay representative with a rear-naked choke in the opening salvo of the marquee match-up.
As the extended feeling-out period settled in, the pesky South Korean started to throw kicks and combinations to fend off Belingon, who was looking for the right loophole to pounce.
Under duress from an aggressive and confident adversary, Kim relied on his patience as Belingon took a quick takedown. However, he managed to get back up on his feet while being pressed along the fence.
A known Wushu practitioner, Belingon tagged Kim with kicks to the body and then nailed follow-up combinations of left hooks and wild right-hand shots.
Instead of maintaining it in a stand-up trade, Belingon resorted to another takedown that saw him slamming his 5-foot-6 opponent down to the mat.
Both men battled for better positioning on the canvas, but Kim intelligently used the cage to gain leverage and climb onto Belingon’s back.
Kim began to pepper Belingon with elbows, and after having the full view of his counterpart’s rear, he locked the find-ending submission hold to get the tapout at the 4:39 mark of the first round.
With his impressive win over Belingon, Kim improves his record to 10-0-1 and remains unscathed in his professional career.
Meanwhile, Belingon drops his win-loss slate to 12-4.
Aside from Belingon, another Filipino was unfortunate not to walk away with the elusive victory in the preliminary card of ONE FC: War of Nations.
Former Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC) lightweight champion Harris Sarmiento bowed down to Brazilian ground specialist Herbert Burns by unanimous decision.
Burns pacified Sarmiento with his grappling pedigree early in the bout, giving no room for his experienced foe to work on his dangerous striking game.
The 26-year-old standout of Evolve Fight Team scored three takedowns to neutralize the heavy-hitting Sarmiento and even toiled a deep guillotine choke in the first frame. – Rappler.com
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