Yahoo Sports UFC Fight Night 79 Results: Dong Hyun Kim Makes Quick Work of Dominic Waters
Seventh-ranked welterweight Dong Hyun Kim was originally scheduled to face Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night 79 in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday, but when Thiago Alves was forced out of the main event against Benson Henderson due to injury the fight card was reshuffled. Masvidal was aligned against Henderson while Dominic Waters stepped up on two weeks notice to face “Stun Gun.”
Kim pressed forward to start the fight and fired off a cartwheel kick. The kick missed, but caused Waters to try and get the fight to the ground. They battled for position inside the clinch before Kim tossed Waters to the canvas.
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The South Korean immediately worked his way to the crucifix position, trapping both of Waters' arms and rendering him unable to defend himself. Kim hammered away with left hands while Waters desperately squirmed and bucked trying to escape the bad position. Kim maintained control and continued to land punches until the referee had seen enough and stopped the fight.
“Sometimes the fight card does change. That's not the fault of the UFC. It's actually what happens when the athletes are training very hard, and they do get hurt. I do the best that I can no matter what,” said Kim following the technical knockout win in his home country.
With the win, Kim's second in-a-row, “Stun Gun” would like a rematch against sixth-ranked Demian Maia. The two fought at UFC 148 in July 2012. Maia defeated Kim that night after the South Korean suffered an injury. It's a loss Kim wants to avenge.
“I want a rematch with Demian Maia here in Korea,” he said.
