Su Jeong Lim
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Lim Su-Jeong often anglicised to Su-Jeong Lim, is a South Korean female Muay Thai
kickboxer.
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Lim started to train in Muay Thai
for dieting when she was a high school student, and in November 2007 at the age of 22, she went to Thailand
and stayed there for 3 months to practice Muay thai.
After fighting for several years in South Korea and Thailand, Lim became the bronze medalist of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) World Championships held in Bangkok
in 2007. Lim was the Muay Thai association rookie of the year in 2004. She became the South Korea Muay Thai bantamweight champion in 2006 and became the -52kg champion of South Korean promotion Neo Fight in 2006.
, Lim's professional Muay thai record stood at 17-0-4 (win-tie-loss).
In her first bout in Japan, Lim was defeated by Japanese
fighter Tomomi Sunaba
by majority decision
on at All Japan Kickboxing Federation
event Cub*Kick's 3 days 1st - AJ Night: Tradition.
At the event The Khan 1 in Seoul
on , Lim defeated Australian Muay Thai fighter Ashley Lee in the third round, after breaking her nose, making the doctor stop the fight.
Debuting in K-1
, on , Lim faced and defeated future shoot boxing
champion Rena Kubota
by split decision
after an extra round at K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009.
Making her debut in shoot boxing, during the quarterfinals of Girls S-Cup 2009, on at the event Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 2009, in an upset
, Lim, one of the favorites to win the cup, lost via unanimous decision against mixed martial artist Mei Yamaguchi
, who was also debuting in shoot boxing (in kickboxing in general) and was the eventual runner-up
.
On at the event K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16
, Lim beat Chinese
Sanda fighter Chen Qing by unanimous decision in a fight in which Qing started with 1 point disadvantage due to not making the contracted weight.
Lim participated in a four people tournament at the event The Khan 2, held on in South Korea, where she first defeated Czech Alena Hola by unanimous decision after three rounds, and next Lim defeated fellow South Korean Woo Yeon Park also by decision to win the tournament.
At the event J-Girls: Catch the stone 6 on , Lim defeated Satoko Sasaki by majority decision after an extra round.
Lim was scheduled to fight against Ikue Tanimura on at K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Seoul but the match did not take place since Lim fell ill.
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Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
kickboxer.
Background
Lim was born on October 17, 1985 in South KoreaSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Lim started to train in Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
for dieting when she was a high school student, and in November 2007 at the age of 22, she went to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and stayed there for 3 months to practice Muay thai.
After fighting for several years in South Korea and Thailand, Lim became the bronze medalist of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) World Championships held in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
in 2007. Lim was the Muay Thai association rookie of the year in 2004. She became the South Korea Muay Thai bantamweight champion in 2006 and became the -52kg champion of South Korean promotion Neo Fight in 2006.
Kickboxing career
Before competing in JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Lim's professional Muay thai record stood at 17-0-4 (win-tie-loss).
In her first bout in Japan, Lim was defeated by Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
fighter Tomomi Sunaba
Tomomi Sunaba
, better known in Japan by her ring name , is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Sunaba has fought in several kickboxing and MMA promotions....
by majority decision
Majority decision
A majority decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking...
on at All Japan Kickboxing Federation
All Japan Kickboxing Federation
All Japan Kickboxing Federation was the Japan-based sanctioning and promoting body of professional kickboxing. It was established in 1987 and it was dissolved in 2009. The informal name was "Zen Nihon Kikku...
event Cub*Kick's 3 days 1st - AJ Night: Tradition.
At the event The Khan 1 in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
on , Lim defeated Australian Muay Thai fighter Ashley Lee in the third round, after breaking her nose, making the doctor stop the fight.
Debuting in K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
, on , Lim faced and defeated future shoot boxing
Shoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....
champion Rena Kubota
Rena Kubota
, better known by her ring name or Reina , is a professional Japanese kickboxer. She competes mainly in shoot boxing, where she won the 2009 and 2010 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup tournaments.-Early life:Kubota was born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan on...
by split decision
Split decision
A split decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other...
after an extra round at K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009.
Making her debut in shoot boxing, during the quarterfinals of Girls S-Cup 2009, on at the event Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 2009, in an upset
Upset
An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win , is defeated by an underdog whom the majority expects to lose, defying the conventional wisdom...
, Lim, one of the favorites to win the cup, lost via unanimous decision against mixed martial artist Mei Yamaguchi
Mei Yamaguchi
, formerly known by her nickname , is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Her former nickname comes from the V1 armlock wrestling move.Yamaguchi currently fights as a featherweight in the Valkyrie promotion...
, who was also debuting in shoot boxing (in kickboxing in general) and was the eventual runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up is a term used to denote a participant which finishes in second place in any of a variety of competitive endeavors, most notably sporting events and beauty pageants; in the latter instance, the term is applied to more than one of the highest-ranked non-winning contestants, the...
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On at the event K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16
K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 was a martial arts event held by the K-1 on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, Korea. It will be the Final Elimination tournament for top sixteen fighters...
, Lim beat Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
Sanda fighter Chen Qing by unanimous decision in a fight in which Qing started with 1 point disadvantage due to not making the contracted weight.
Lim participated in a four people tournament at the event The Khan 2, held on in South Korea, where she first defeated Czech Alena Hola by unanimous decision after three rounds, and next Lim defeated fellow South Korean Woo Yeon Park also by decision to win the tournament.
At the event J-Girls: Catch the stone 6 on , Lim defeated Satoko Sasaki by majority decision after an extra round.
Lim was scheduled to fight against Ikue Tanimura on at K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Seoul but the match did not take place since Lim fell ill.
Outside sports
Aside from kickboxing and Muay Thai, Lim has appeared in several TV shows and worked as an actress as a side job, appearing in TV series in South Korea. Also in 2008, Lim appeared in the Thai martial arts filmMartial arts film
Martial arts film is a film genre. A sub-genre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently...
Chocolate
Chocolate (2008 film)
Chocolate , also known as Zen, Warrior Within, is a 2008 Thai martial arts film starring Yanin "Jeeja" Vismistananda in her debut film performance. It is directed by Prachya Pinkaew, with martial arts choreography by Panna Rittikrai...
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Kickboxing record
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External links
- Profile at K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
- Profile at J-Girls