Former UFC athlete and finisher Rongzhu has been laser-focused on returning to the promotion throughout the Road To UFC tournament, and that focus was evident as he came out swinging in the first round, hunting down Sangwook Kim and peppering him with combinations, overhand rights and the occasional leg kicks. Kim slowed the pace late in the first with some tight clinch work and a brief takedown. Rongzhu started the second round with the same aggressive striking attack that he used in the first, and Kim, despite keeping a loose composure, began to wear the damage on his face. The high pace continued into the entertaining third round, with both men landing their share of strikes, with Rongzhu still getting the better of the exchanges. Sang Uk Kim has never been finished professionally and that wouldn’t change this night, but Rongzhu looked UFC-caliber for the full fifteen minutes.
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