RESULTS TFC 24: Kim Ji-young wins but hurt when referee falls on his knee

The most damaging moment of TFC 24: Breakthrough came after the fight was already over. Kim Ji-young won his lightweight bout with Kim Jun-woo by punches at 1:54 of round two, then left hurt. According to MMA.pl, the referee, rushing in to protect the beaten fighter, fell onto Kim's leg and twisted it at an unnatural angle.

MMA.pl cites media reports that Kim was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a torn knee ligament. No details on treatment or a return to training have been given. Footage of the incident spread online, and everything points to an accident rather than anything deliberate. MMA.pl says it has prompted discussion about how referees step in at stoppages.

The injury overshadowed a card at the Textile Center event hall in Gangnam on Oct. 23 that was otherwise decided mostly by short finishes and tight scorecards. In the bantamweight bout, Kim Dong-hyun beat Kim Young-bo by split decision, with two judges scoring it 28-29 and one 29-28 as Rank5 lists them. Those numbers do not line up neatly with a win for Kim Dong-hyun, so the official result is worth checking against any later scorecards.

Elsewhere, Seol Young-ho stopped Japan's Yuta Watanabe with ground-and-pound at 0:58 of round one, and Eom In-seo won by ground-and-pound TKO at 2:10 of round one. Muratjan Yusupov of Kazakhstan took all three cards against Lee Seung-jun, and Lee Ho-jun won a unanimous decision over Kim Nam-shin, who lost a point in each of rounds one and three.

The thing to watch is Kim Ji-young's diagnosis and timeline. A torn knee ligament would typically mean a long layoff, but nothing official has been confirmed, and no next bouts have been announced for any of the winners.