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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xi Lim (ranked 1040 p4p, 119 weight class) and Ryan Brophy (ranked 1531 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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158 lbs
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145 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xi Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy cracks the inside of Lim's front leg.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from Lim.
Brophy slips a jab from Lim.
Brophy stuns Lim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xi Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Brophy scores with a jab.
Brophy slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
Brophy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lim's waist but Lim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brophy off to one side.
Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Lim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Lim misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brophy!
Lim moves away from the strike by Brophy.
Lim scores with a body shot.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lim throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lim misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim connects with a nice looking jab.
Lim jabs Brophy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lim misses the target.
A slow jab from Lim misses its intended target.
We've been told by Lim's head coaches at The Skating Rink that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
Lim feints and then cracks Brophy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brophy down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brophy is defended easily by Lim.
Xi Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Brophy.
Lim takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with a straight left.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brophy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lim misses with a straight left.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Lim checks a low kick from Brophy.
Brophy avoids the head kick by Lim.
Lim cracks Brophy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a leg kick that knocks Lim off balance momentarily.
Brophy scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy slips a jab from Lim.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lim throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xi Lim dominated that round.
That's time! Lim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Brophy.
Brophy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brophy in his tracks.
A big right from Lim misses.
Lim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy moves away from the strike by Lim.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brophy. That's going to slow Lim down.
Brophy checks a leg kick nicely.
Brophy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brophy lands with a straight right. Lim didn't see that one coming.
Brophy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Brophy throws a front kick that sends Lim stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lim misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Brophy does it's job there.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Lim appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lim looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
Lim throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a head kick.
Brophy throws a wild body kick that Lim sees coming a mile off.
Lim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Lim avoids it with no problem.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lim.
Lim takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Xi Lim has been cut.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Lim misses.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Lim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brophy.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lim looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Lim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Lim blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lim misses.
Brophy moves forwards but Lim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brophy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xi Lim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lim throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Brophy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brophy misses with a left hand
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lim misses with an uppercut. Brophy saw that one coming.
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brophy throws a nice head kick!
Lim throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy slips a jab from Lim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Lim lands with an overhand left.
Lim throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Lim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lim misses with a body shot
and Brophy counters with a thumping low kick.
Brophy wants to land a leg kick but Lim is out of range.
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brophy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lim.
Lim scores with a body shot.
Brophy slips a straight right by Lim.
Brophy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lim is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brophy blocks a jab.
Brophy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brophy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim misses the jab.
Brophy throws a fast counter high kick but Lim manages to duck under it in time.
Brophy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy scores with a nice head shot.
Lim slips under a jab.
Xi Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Brophy throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
Lim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lim lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Brophy has managed to clinch.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Brophy tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Lim lands a body shot.
Lim working aggressively here.
Lim pushes Brophy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lim misses with a body punch.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Lim lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brophy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brophy tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brophy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy misses with some punches.
Lim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brophy misses with the head strike.
Lim is leaning against Brophy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim misses with a body punch.
Brophy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brophy misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Lim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xi Lim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brophy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brophy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brophy can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Lim misses with some punches.
Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brophy prevents a body shot from Lim.
Brophy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xi Lim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xi Lim!
Xi Lim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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