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Joe Son
Born (1970-11-22) November 22, 1970 (age 53)
South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight236 lb (107 kg; 16.9 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleJoe Son Do
Fighting out ofLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Mixed martial arts record
Total5
Wins1
By knockout0
By submission0
Losses4
By knockout1
By submission3
Draws0
No contests0
Joe Son
Hangul
손형민
Revised RomanizationSon Hyeongmin
McCune–ReischauerSon Hyǒngmin

Joseph Hyungmin Son (born November 22, 1970) is a Korean convicted sex-offender currently serving a life prison sentence, a former actor, and a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.

Career

Son was born in South Korea but moved to California at an early age.[1] He is a retired MMA fighter remembered for his fight at UFC 4 where he lost to Keith Hackney by choke. During the fight, Hackney repeatedly struck Son's groin (UFC had no rule against groin strikes at the time).[2] Son retired from MMA with a record of 0–4.[3] He then spent a brief time in professional wrestling in Japan, during which he faced Shinya Hashimoto.[4] Son was also Kimo Leopoldo's manager at UFC 3.[3]

Son is the founder and sole practitioner of the martial art Joe Son Do, a style Joe Son described as a hybrid of Taekwondo and Judo.[5]

Son is perhaps best known for his role in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, playing the henchman Random Task, a parody of the James Bond character Oddjob.[6] He also appeared in several other movies, including Bloodfist V: Human Target.[4]

In early October 2008, Son was charged by California authorities in relation to alleged participation in a gang rape in 1990. Son was initially charged in Orange County, California with five counts of rape, two felony counts of forcible sodomy, two felony counts of sodomy in concert by force, seven felony counts of forcible oral copulation, and one felony count of sexual penetration by foreign object by force. He faced a maximum sentence of 275 years to life if convicted.[3][5][7] By the time jury selection began for his trial in August of 2011, however, the charges had been changed to conspiracy to commit murder and torture. This is in part due to the statute of limitations on the original charges having expired.[8] Son was found guilty of one felony count of torture on August 25, 2011. According to the Orange County District Attorney's office, Son and his co-defendant Santiago Lopez Gaitan pistol-whipped the woman, threatened to kill her repeatedly and raped her before releasing her.[9] On September 9, 2011, Son was sentenced to life in prison.[10]

On Monday, October 10th, 2011, Son was accused of killing his cell mate while serving a life sentence.[11]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches 0 wins 4 losses
By knockout 0 1
By submission 0 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-4 Japan Jukei Nakajima TKO (shoulder injury) Pride The Best Vol.2 July 20, 2002 1 0:54 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0-3 Brazil Joe Moreira Submission (terror) Xtreme Pankration 2 April 12, 2002 1 N/A Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 0-2 Japan Yusuke Imamura Submission (elbow injury) Pride The Best Vol.1 February 22, 2002 1 0:33 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0-1 United States Keith Hackney Submission (choke) UFC 4 December 16, 1994 1 2:44 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Kickboxing record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0–1 Japan Nobuaki Kakuda KO (Punch) K-3 Grand Prix '95 July 16, 1995 1 1:40 Japan Nagoya Japan [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joe Son". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-21. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Gracie Regains UFC Title in Marathon Match". Black Belt: 10. April 1995. ISSN 0277-3066.
  3. ^ a b c Hunt, Loretta (October 10, 2008). "Austin Powers Henchman faces life in prison". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "The MMA Mental Hall of Fame: Joe Son a.k.a. Random Task". ColinTimberlake.com. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  5. ^ a b Child, Ben (October 10, 2008). "Austin Powers henchman faces life in prison". London: The Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  6. ^ Liddy, Tom (2008-10-10). ""Austin" Actor in Rape Bust". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-12-21. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "'Austin Powers' Actor Charged in Unsolved Gang Rape". FOXNews.com. October 10, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  8. ^ Welborn, Larry (August 16, 2011). "'Austin Powers' actor on trial in rape case". The Orange County Register. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  9. ^ "'Actor Sentence to Life in Prison for 1990 Christmas Eve Gang Rape of Woman who was Walking Her Dog'". Orange County District Attorney Press Release. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |publisher= at position 32 (help)
  10. ^ "Joseph Hyungmin Son, Dr. Evil Henchman Random Task in Austin Powers, Gets Life for Torture". ocweekley.com. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  11. ^ "Joe Son Suspected in California Inmate's Death". sherdog.com. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  12. ^ http://k-1sport.de/en/database/show_fighter.php?id=503

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