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'''Su Jeong Lim''' (임수정, born October 17, 1985) is a [[South Korean]] female [[Muay thai]] [[kickboxer]].
'''Su Jeong Lim''' ({{lang-ko|임수정}}, ''im-su-jeong'', {{IPA-ko|}}, born {{Birth date|1985|10|17}}) is a [[Koreans|South Korean]] female [[Muay Thai]] [[kickboxer]].


==Early career==
==Background==
Lim was born on {{Birth date|1985|10|17}} in [[South Korea]].<ref name="Interview - GBR" /><ref name="Profile - K-1">{{cite web
Lim started to train 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.<ref>[http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/martialarts/090311/mrt0903110946000-n2.htm 「格闘界のキム・ヨナ」イム・スジョン、Ｋ－１殴りこみ (2/2)] [[Sankei Shimbun]] {{jp icon}}</ref>
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| title = Lim Su Jeong
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| date =
| work = Fighters
| publisher = K-1
| location = Japan
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="Profile - Nate" /><ref name="Profile - Chosun.com" />


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.<ref>[http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/martialarts/090311/mrt0903110946000-n2.htm 「格闘界のキム・ヨナ」イム・スジョン、Ｋ－１殴りこみ (2/2)] [[Sankei Shimbun]] {{jp icon}}</ref><ref name="Lim profile - freezonenews.com">{{cite web
After fighting for several years in South Korea and Thailand, Lim became the bronze medalist of the International Federation of Muay Thai Amateur Tournament held in [[Bangkok]] in 2007 and the Muay thai bantamweight champion in South Korea.<ref>[http://gbring.com/365/090822_lim_su_jeong.htm 格闘技ウェブマガジンGBR＞365人インタビュー＞119　イム・スジョン] {{jp icon}}</ref>
| url = http://www.freezonenews.com/news/article.html?no=25674
| title = '얼짱 파이터' 임수정 “링 위에서 행복감 느껴”
| author =
| date = 2008-04-08
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| publisher = freezonenews.com
| location = South Korea
| language = Korean
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="Lim profile - IBTEN.co.kr">{{cite web
| url = http://kr.ibtimes.com/article/news/20080408/4342512.htm
| title = 얼짱 파이터 임수정, ‘임수정 파이팅’이 너무 행복해
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| date = 2008-04-08
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| publisher = IBTEN.co.kr
| location = South Korea
| language = Korean
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref>


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.<ref name="Interview - GBR">{{cite web
==Road to K-1==
| url = http://gbring.com/365/090822_lim_su_jeong.htm
Before competing in [[K-1]], Lim's professional Muay thai record stood at 17-0-4 (win-tie-loss).<ref name="innolife">[http://contents.innolife.net/news/list.php?ac_id=5&ai_id=96170 <格闘技>イム・スジョン、女性で世界初のK-1の舞台へ] {{jp icon}}</ref><ref name="yonhapnews">[http://app.yonhapnews.co.kr/YNA/Basic/ArticleJapan/ArticleMPIC/YIBW_showArticleMPICPopup.aspx?contents_id=MYH20090312005300882 美人格闘家イム・スジョン、Ｋ－１デビュー] {{jp icon}}</ref>
| title = 365人インタビュー＞119　イム・スジョン
| author =
| date = 2009-08-22
| work = 365人インタビュー
| publisher = God Bless the Ring
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref> Lim was the Muay Thai association rookie of the year in 2004.<ref name="Profile - joinsmsn" /> She became the South Korea Muay Thai bantamweight champion in 2006 and became the -52kg champion of South Korean promotion Neo Fight in 2006.<ref name="Interview - GBR" /><ref name="Profile - joinsmsn">{{cite web
| url = http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?ctg=14&Total_ID=3534393
| title = [스타 데이트] 모레 K-1 무대 서는 ‘얼짱 파이터’ 임수정
| author =
| date = 2009-03-18
| work =
| publisher = joinsmsn
| location = South Korea
| language = Korean
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="Profile - Nate">{{cite web
| url = http://people.nate.com/people/info/li/ms/limsoojung_fight/
| title = 임수정
| author =
| date =
| work =
| publisher = Nate
| location = South Korea
| language = Korean
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-11-01
}}</ref><ref name="Profile - Chosun.com">{{cite web
| url = http://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/06/15/2009061500526.html
| title = 이종격투기 임수정, 화려한 발차기 '섹시 여전사'
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==Kickboxing career==
Lim made her K-1 debut on March 20, 2009 at the [[K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009]] and defeated the teenage [[shoot boxing|shoot]]/[[kickboxing]] fighter [[REINA]] by 2-1 decision.<ref name="k1eng"/> On September 26, 2009 at the [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16]], Lim beat the [[Sanshou|Sanda]] fighter Chen Qing by unanimous decision.<ref>[http://www.k-1.co.jp/jp/event/2009/0926_wgp/00_3_results.html FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2009 IN SEOUL -FINAL16-：リザーブファイト3] [[K-1]] {{jp icon}}</ref>
{{Expand section|Lim's professional kickboxing matches outside Japanese promotions|date=November 2010}}
Before competing in [[Japan]], Lim's professional Muay thai record stood at 17-0-4 (win-tie-loss).<ref name="innolife">[http://contents.innolife.net/news/list.php?ac_id=5&ai_id=96170 <格闘技>イム・スジョン、女性で世界初のK-1の舞台へ] {{jp icon}}</ref><ref name="yonhapnews">[http://app.yonhapnews.co.kr/YNA/Basic/ArticleJapan/ArticleMPIC/YIBW_showArticleMPICPopup.aspx?contents_id=MYH20090312005300882 美人格闘家イム・スジョン、Ｋ－１デビュー] {{jp icon}}</ref>


In her first bout in Japan, Lim was defeated by [[Japanese people|Japanese]] fighter [[Tomomi Sunaba]] by [[majority decision]] on {{start date|2006|10|07}} at [[All Japan Kickboxing Federation]] event ''Cub*Kick's 3 days 1st - AJ Night: Tradition''.<ref name="vs Sunaba - Bout Review">{{cite web
==Other information==
| url = http://www.boutreview.com/data/reports05/061007aj-kick.html
| title = (レポ＆写真) [全日本キック] 10.7 新宿：山内、白虎とのドツき合い制す
| author = Ihara, Yoshinori
| date = 2006-10-08
| work = Reports
| publisher = Bout Review
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Sunaba - GBR">{{cite web
| url = http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2006_10/1007_ajkick.htm
| title = 【全日本キック】山内が白虎との激闘を制す！AJ勢が大勝
| author =
| date = 2006-10-17
| work = Results
| publisher = God Bless the Ring
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref>

At the event ''The Khan Series 1'' in [[Seoul]] on {{Start date|2008|03|30}}, Lim defeated [[Australians|Australian]] Muay Thai fighter Ashley in the third round, after breaking her nose, making the doctor stop the fight.<ref name="vs Ashley - Ohmynews">{{cite web
| url = http://blog.ohmynews.com/elvis/228218
| title = '더 칸'을 살린 부산 사나이의 한 방
| author =
| date = 2008-11-03
| work =
| publisher = Elvis Ohmynews blog
| location = South Korea
| language = Korean
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Ashley - Economy Today">{{cite web
| url = http://eto.freechal.com/news/view.asp?Code=20080331194347070
| title = '미녀 파이터' 임수정, '아쉬리에 TKO승'
| author =
| date = 2008-03-31
| work =
| publisher = Economy Today
| location = South Korea
| language = Korean
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-11-01
}}</ref><ref name="vs Ashley - SSTV">{{cite web
| url = http://sstv.freechal.com/index.html?page=news/flypage&od=1&cid=2&nid=18232
| title = '얼짱 파이터' 임수정, 실력 못지않은 패션감각 네티즌 화제
| author =
| date = 2008-04-08
| work =
| publisher = SSTV
| location = South Korea
| language = Korean
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-11-01
}}</ref><ref name="vs Ashley - Daum TV">{{cite video
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| title = 임수정 선수 THE KHAN 1회대회 경기
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Debuting in [[K-1]], on {{Start date|2009|03|20}}, Lim faced and defeated future [[shoot boxing]] champion [[Rena Kubota]] by [[split decision]] after an extra round at ''[[K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009]]''.<ref name="vs Kubota - Bout Review">{{cite web
| url = http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/k1/090320k1max.html
| title = イム・チビン、MAX韓国予選優勝。レーナは惜敗
| author =
| date = 2009-03-22
| work = Reports
| publisher = Bout Review
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Kubota - GBR">{{cite web
| url = http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2009_03/0320_k-1max.htm
| title = 【K-1MAX】イム・チビン、2年連続でトーナメント優勝！谷川EP注目の美女ファイターも勝利
| author =
| date = 2009-03-20
| work = Results
| publisher = God Bless the Ring
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref>

Making her debut in shoot boxing, during the quarterfinals of Girls S-Cup 2009, on {{start date|2009|08|23}} 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]].<ref name="vs Yamaguchi - Bout Review">{{cite web
| url = http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/shootboxing/090823shootboxing.html
| title = イム・チビン、MAX韓国予選優勝。レーナは惜敗
| author = Kubo, Yoshi
| date = 2009-08-25
| work = Reports
| publisher = Bout Review
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Yamaguchi - GBR">{{cite web
| url = http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2009_08/0823_sb.htm
| title = 【シュートボクシング】18歳女子高生ファイターRENAがガールズS-cup初代女王に！
| author =
| date = 2009-08-23
| work = Results
| publisher = God Bless the Ring
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref>

On {{Start date|2009|09|26}} at the event ''[[K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16]]'', Lim beat [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[Sanshou|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.<ref name="vs Qing - Bout Review">{{cite web
| url = http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/k1/090926k1wgp.html
| title = 引退賭けた武蔵、判定負け。アリスター、アーツに圧勝
| author =
| date = 2009-09-27
| work = Reports
| publisher = Bout Review
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Qing - GBR">{{cite web
| url = http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2009_09/0926_k-1.htm
| title = 【K-1】武蔵がバンナにダウン奪われ引退へ…DREAMからの刺客アリスターがアーツ破る
| author =
| date = 2009-09-26
| work = Results
| publisher = God Bless the Ring
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Qing - K-1">{{cite web
| url = http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/event/2009/0926_wgp/index.html
| title = FieLDS K-1 WORLD GP 2009 IN SEOUL -FINAL16-
| author =
| date =
| work = Events
| publisher = K-1
| location = Japan
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref>

Lim participated in a four people tournament at the event ''The Khan 2'', held on {{start date|2009|11|27}} in South Korea, where she first defeated [[Czechs|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.<ref name="The Khan 2 - The Khan">{{cite web
| url = http://the-khan.tistory.com/entry/THE-KHAN-2-부활-대회-결과
| title = [THE KHAN 2 부활] 대회 결과
| author =
| date = 2009-11-30
| work =
| publisher = The Khan
| location = South Korea
| language = Korean
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="The Khan 2 - Head Kick Legend">{{cite web
| url = http://www.headkicklegend.com/2009/11/29/1178384/weekend-results-khan-slamm
| title = Weekend Results: Khan, Slamm, Evolution
| author = Coffeen, Fraser
| date = 2009-11-30
| work =
| publisher = Head Kick Legend
| location = UK
| language =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref>

At the event ''J-Girls: Catch the stone 6'' on {{Start date|2010|03|28}}, Lim defeated [[Satoko Sasaki]] by majority decision after an extra round.<ref name="vs Sasaki - Bout Review">{{cite web
| url = http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/jgirls/100328jgirls.html
| title = 佐々木仁子、イム・スジョンに惜敗：3.28 新宿
| author =
| date = 2010-03-29
| work = Reports
| publisher = Bout Review
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Sasaki - GBR">{{cite web
| url = http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2010_03/0328_j-girls.htm
| title = 【J-GIRLS】韓国の美人格闘家スジョン、日本の最強女王・佐々木を撃破
| author =
| date = 2010-03-28
| work = Results
| publisher = God Bless the Ring
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref>

Lim was scheduled to fight against [[Ikue Tanimura]] on {{start date|2010|10|03}} 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.<ref name="vs Tanimura (cancelled) - Bout Review">{{cite web
| url = http://www.boutreview.com/2/reports/k1/101003k1max.html
| title = キシェンコ＆サガッペットがMAX初戦敗退：10.3 ソウル
| author =
| date = 2010-10-04
| work = Reports
| publisher = Bout Review
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Tanimura (cancelled) - GBR">{{cite web
| url = http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2010_03/0328_j-girls.htm
| title = 【J-GIRLS】韓国の美人格闘家スジョン、日本の最強女王・佐々木を撃破
| author =
| date = 2010-10-03
| work = Results
| publisher = God Bless the Ring
| location = Japan
| language = Japanese
| trans_title =
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref><ref name="vs Tanimura (cancelled) - K-1">{{cite web
| url = http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/event/2010/1003_max/index.html
| title = K-1 WORLD MAX 2010 IN SEOUL -70kg World Championship Tournament FINAL16
| author =
| date =
| work = Events
| publisher = K-1
| location = Japan
| accessdate = 2010-10-31
}}</ref>

==Outside sports==
{{trivia|date=May 2010}}
{{trivia|date=May 2010}}
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.<ref>[http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090924-00000045-spnavi-fight 美人戦士スジョン、本業は芸能界より格闘技＝K-1] {{jp icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.k-1.co.jp/jp/fighter/player.php?index=lim_su_jeong K-1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE | イム・スジョン | 選手データベース] [[K-1]] {{jp icon}}</ref> Also in 2008, Lim appeared in the Thai [[martial arts film]] [[Chocolate (2008 film)|Chocolate]].<ref>[http://www.kamipro.com/column/korea.php?id=1237134997 「秋山のUFCでのファイトマネーは驚くほど低い！」韓国メディアが秋山の契約を暴露!?] {{jp icon}}</ref>
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.<ref>[http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090924-00000045-spnavi-fight 美人戦士スジョン、本業は芸能界より格闘技＝K-1] {{jp icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.k-1.co.jp/jp/fighter/player.php?index=lim_su_jeong K-1 OFFICIAL WEBSITE | イム・スジョン | 選手データベース] [[K-1]] {{jp icon}}</ref> Also in 2008, Lim appeared in the Thai [[martial arts film]] [[Chocolate (2008 film)|Chocolate]].<ref>[http://www.kamipro.com/column/korea.php?id=1237134997 「秋山のUFCでのファイトマネーは驚くほど低い！」韓国メディアが秋山の契約を暴露!?] {{jp icon}}</ref>


In her home country South Korea, she has been the most searched martial artist on the internet during from 200? to 2009.<ref name="mrt0903110946000-n1">[http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/martialarts/090311/mrt0903110946000-n1.htm 「格闘界のキム・ヨナ」イム・スジョン、Ｋ－１殴りこみ (1/2)] [[Sankei Shimbun]] {{jp icon}}</ref>
In her home country South Korea, she has been the most searched martial artist on the internet during from 200? to 2009.<ref name="mrt0903110946000-n1">[http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/martialarts/090311/mrt0903110946000-n1.htm 「格闘界のキム・ヨナ」イム・スジョン、Ｋ－１殴りこみ (1/2)] [[Sankei Shimbun]] {{jp icon}}</ref>
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==Kickboxing record==
==Kickboxing record==
{{Inc-sport}}{{Inc-results}}
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! colspan=2 style="background:#A9A9A9" | <font color="white">Kickboxing record</font>
|style="text-align: center" colspan=8|'''2 Wins''' (2 decisions), '''0 Losses'''
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:white; "><font color="black">8 Fights 6 wins 2 losses</font></div>
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! Time
! Location
! Notes
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|{{yes2}}Win
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Date'''
|6-2-0
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Result'''
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Satoko Sasaki]]
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Opponent'''
|Decision (2-0)
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Event'''
|J-Girls: Catch the stone 6
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Method'''
|{{dts|2010|03|28}}
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Round'''
|3+1e
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Time'''
|2
|[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
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|{{yes2}}Win
|2010-10-03
|5-2-0
|
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Woo Yeon Park]]
|
|Decision
|[[K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Seoul|K-1 World MAX 2010 Final 16]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|The Khan 2
|
|{{dts|2009|11|27}}
|
|3
|2
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2009-09-26
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{yes2}}Win
|4-2-0
|{{flagicon|China}} [[Chen Qing]]
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Alena Hola]]
|[[K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|Decision (unanimous)
|Decision (3-0)
|The Khan 2
|{{dts|2009|11|27}}
|3
|3
|2
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2009-03-20
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{yes2}}Win
|3-2-0
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[REINA]]
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chen Qing]]
|[[K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009]], [[South Korea]]
|Decision (3-0)
|[[K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16]]
|{{dts|2009|09|26}}
|3
|3
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|{{small|Qing was deducted a point for not making the contracted weight}}
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|2-2-0
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mei Yamaguchi]]
|Decision (0-3)
|Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 2009
|{{dts|2009|08|23}}
|3
|2
|[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|{{small|Girls S-Cup 2009 quarterfinals}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|2-1-0
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rena Kubota]]
|Decision (2-1)
|Decision (2-1)
|[[K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009]]
|3+
|{{dts|2009|03|20}}
|3+1e
|3
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|
|
|-
|-
{{End box}}
|{{yes2}}Win
|1-1-0
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ashley
|TKO (broken nose)
|The Khan Series 1
|{{dts|2008|03|30}}
|3
|2
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|0-1-0
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomomi Sunaba]]
|Decision (0-2)
|Cub*Kick's 3 days 1st - AJ Night: Tradition
|{{dts|2006|10|07}}
|3
|3
|[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|
|}
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'''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}}
{{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}}
{{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}}
|}


==Refs==
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/fighter/player.php?index=lim_su_jeong Profile] at [[K-1]]


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Revision as of 02:34, 2 November 2010

Su Jeong Lim
Born (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 (age 38)
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
StyleMuay Thai
Fighting out ofSouth Korea
TeamT-Entertainment / Sam Sun Eagle
Kickboxing record
Total8
Wins6
Losses2
Last updated on: November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
Not to be confused with Lim Su-Jeong.
Not to be confused with Su-jeong Lim.

Su Jeong Lim (Korean: 임수정, im-su-jeong, ko, born (1985-10-17)October 17, 1985) is a South Korean female Muay Thai kickboxer.

Background

Lim was born on (1985-10-17)October 17, 1985 in South Korea.[2][1][3][4]

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.[5][6][7]

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.[2] Lim was the Muay Thai association rookie of the year in 2004.[8] She became the South Korea Muay Thai bantamweight champion in 2006 and became the -52kg champion of South Korean promotion Neo Fight in 2006.[2][8][3][4]

Kickboxing career

Before competing in Japan, Lim's professional Muay thai record stood at 17-0-4 (win-tie-loss).[9][10]

In her first bout in Japan, Lim was defeated by Japanese fighter Tomomi Sunaba by majority decision on October 7, 2006 (2006-10-07) at All Japan Kickboxing Federation event Cub*Kick's 3 days 1st - AJ Night: Tradition.[11][12]

At the event The Khan Series 1 in Seoul on March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30), Lim defeated Australian Muay Thai fighter Ashley in the third round, after breaking her nose, making the doctor stop the fight.[13][14][15][16]

Debuting in K-1, on March 20, 2009 (2009-03-20), Lim faced and defeated future shoot boxing champion Rena Kubota by split decision after an extra round at K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009.[17][18]

Making her debut in shoot boxing, during the quarterfinals of Girls S-Cup 2009, on August 23, 2009 (2009-08-23) 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.[19][20]

On September 26, 2009 (2009-09-26) 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.[21][22][23]

Lim participated in a four people tournament at the event The Khan 2, held on November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27) 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.[24][25]

At the event J-Girls: Catch the stone 6 on March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28), Lim defeated Satoko Sasaki by majority decision after an extra round.[26][27]

Lim was scheduled to fight against Ikue Tanimura on October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03) 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.[28][29][30]

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.[31][32] Also in 2008, Lim appeared in the Thai martial arts film Chocolate.[33]

In her home country South Korea, she has been the most searched martial artist on the internet during from 200? to 2009.[34]

Lim is sometimes described as the "Kim Yu-Na in martial arts".[34]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
8 Fights 6 wins 2 losses
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 6-2-0 Japan Satoko Sasaki Decision (2-0) J-Girls: Catch the stone 6 March 28, 2010 3+1e 2 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-2-0 South Korea Woo Yeon Park Decision The Khan 2 November 27, 2009 3 2 Seoul, South Korea
Win 4-2-0 Czech Republic Alena Hola Decision (3-0) The Khan 2 November 27, 2009 3 2 Seoul, South Korea
Win 3-2-0 China Chen Qing Decision (3-0) K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 in Seoul Final 16 September 26, 2009 3 3 Seoul, South Korea Qing was deducted a point for not making the contracted weight
Loss 2-2-0 Japan Mei Yamaguchi Decision (0-3) Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 2009 August 23, 2009 3 2 Tokyo, Japan Girls S-Cup 2009 quarterfinals
Win 2-1-0 Japan Rena Kubota Decision (2-1) K-1 Award & MAX Korea 2009 March 20, 2009 3+1e 3 Seoul, South Korea
Win 1-1-0 Australia Ashley TKO (broken nose) The Khan Series 1 March 30, 2008 3 2 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 0-1-0 Japan Tomomi Sunaba Decision (0-2) Cub*Kick's 3 days 1st - AJ Night: Tradition October 7, 2006 3 3 Tokyo, Japan

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

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