Bantamweight, Kyu Sung Kim Vs. Tokitaka Nakanishi
Tale of the Tape
Kyu Sung Kim
South Korea
31
Six-foot
12-5
Combined opponent’s record: 57-30-1
South Korea
31
Six-foot
12-5
Combined opponent’s record: 57-30-1
Tokitaka Nakanishi
Mie, Japan
27
Five-foot-six
11-3
Combined opponent’s record: 97-54-7
Mie, Japan
27
Five-foot-six
11-3
Combined opponent’s record: 97-54-7
Pros and Cons
Kyu Sung Kim
Pros
- Long jab
- Good kickboxing
- Precise
- Chopping leg kicks
Cons
- Lacks head movement
- Slows as the fight goes
- Open to counters
- Weak chin
- Throws naked kicks
- Advances in straight lines
- Too comfortable in the pocket
- Chin in the air
Tokitaka Nakanishi
Pros
- Submission threat
- Heavy ground and pound
- Solid grappling
Cons
- N/A
Prediction: Nakanishi lacks footage so it’s hard to get a good read on this fight. Kim, for his size, should be better. He’s good with his hands and kicks but his defense is a huge gray area. The good thing for him is that Nakanishi is a grappler so his chin should stay intact.
Nakanishi is a serious grappler, though that said, Kim is going to be so much bigger that it’s going to be hard for Nakanishi to get on the inside. Still Kim throws a lot of lazy kicks that I’m sure Nakanishi will catch, allowing him to dump Kim down.
