Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Aspire 77: Podolski v Souvlaki
Date: Sep 24, 2017

#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #CUT2#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
Brophy misses with a head kick. #CL2#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: Aspire 68: Brophy v Adams
Date: Aug 20, 2017

#R1#
Atsushii misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a nice uppercut.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Lim.
Atsushii looks to land a body kick but Lim moved away.
Atsushii lands with an overhand left.
Lim misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Atsushii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lim throws a leg kick that misses.
Atsushii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atsushii was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim lands with a slapping head kick.
Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and Atsushii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atsushii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim cracks Atsushii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Atsushii's shoulder, as Atsushii tries to avoid the shot.
Lim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atsushii checks it well.
A nice side step and Atsushii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Atsushii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Lim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Atsushii avoids the head kick by Lim.
Lim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lim misses with a left hand
and Atsushii makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lim really felt that one!
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
Atsushii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lim misses with a hook
and Atsushii counters with a nice leg kick.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Atsushii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lim misses with a hook
and Atsushii counters with a nice kick to the body.
Atsushii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Lim throws a hook but Atsushii avoids it easily.
Atsushii misses with a looping right.#T2#
Lim misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Lim coming out on top.
Xi Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atsushii counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Xi Lim has been cut.
Jab by Lim.
Lim checks a low kick from Atsushii.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Atsushii ducks down to avoid it.
Atsushii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lim throws a right hand that misses
and Atsushii counters with a stiff right hand.
Atsushii looks to land a right hand but Lim moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Lim.
Lim misses with a body shot
and Atsushii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Atsushii ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Lim misses with a lunging right hand
and Atsushii counters with a solid body kick.
Lim is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T3#
Atsushii cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atsushii throws a lazy right hand but Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atsushii.
Lim avoids a kick to the body.
Atsushii slips a jab from Lim.
Atsushii counters with a body kick.
Atsushii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lim.
Atsushii staying out of range there.
Atsushii looks to land a right hand but Lim moved out of range.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atsushii sizes up Lim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Atsushii moves away from the strike by Lim.
It seemed like Atsushii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lim avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Atsushii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atsushii throws a leg kick but Lim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atsushii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Atsushii.
Atsushii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atsushii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lim throws a jab when Atsushii was well out of range.
Atsushii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Atsushii throws a jab when Lim was well out of range.
Atsushii throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Atsushii throws a jab when Lim was well out of range.
Lim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atsushii counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kuroda Atsushii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xi Lim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Atsushii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
Lim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atsushii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lim throws the left hand but Atsushii avoids the punch easily.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim misses the jab.
Atsushii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lim. That's going to slow Atsushii down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim misses the body punch
and Atsushii counters with a stiff right hand.
Atsushii delivers a nice body kick.
Lim swings for the body but Atsushii moves out of range.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
And Atsushii responds with a good body kick, but Lim manages to step out the way in time.#T1#
Lim throws a lazy uppercut
and Atsushii counters with a nice uppercut.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Atsushii moved out of range.
Atsushii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atsushii.
Atsushii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lim finds it's way round the side to connect with Atsushii's head.
Atsushii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atsushii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim.
Atsushii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lim counters with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Lim as he checks the leg kick.
Lim misses with a hook
and Atsushii counters with a good, hard body kick but Lim shrugs it off.
Atsushii's corner calls for a 1-2. Atsushii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atsushii moves away.
Atsushii throws a series of punches but Lim avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Atsushii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Lim.
Lim misses with a left hand
and Atsushii counters with a nice body kick.
Atsushii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lim throws a hook but Atsushii avoids it easily.
Atsushii looks to land a right hand but Lim moved out of range.
Atsushii throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atsushii.
Lim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atsushii misses with a hook to the body
and Lim counters with a nice uppercut.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Atsushii moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Atsushii's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lim misses with a right hand
and Atsushii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atsushii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Lim throws a lazy right hand but Atsushii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atsushii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atsushii checks it well.
Lim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Atsushii to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Lim is rocked!
Atsushii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Atsushii coming out on top.
Oh Lim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lim misses with a left hand
and Atsushii scores with a counter punch that sends Lim to the canvas! Atsushii smells blood - he's punishing Lim with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lim has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuroda Atsushii!
After winning the bout, Kuroda Atsushii thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Aspire 61: Lewandowski vs Yew
Date: Jul 23, 2017

#R1#
Gotti takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Lim closes the distance and clinches.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gotti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gotti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lim blocks a body shot from Gotti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lim.
Gotti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gotti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gotti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gotti blocking some punches. #BC2#
Gotti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gotti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Gotti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gotti lands a slapping body shot. #CL#
Lim closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gotti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Gotti tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Gotti backwards.
A short body shot lands from Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Gotti.
Lim gets through Gotti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gotti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lim walks away with a smile on his face. Gotti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xi Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Gotti.
Gotti throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim throws a big counter combination but Gotti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Don Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xi Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lim tries to clinch up.
Lim bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gotti lands with a straight right. Lim didn't see that one coming.
Gotti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gotti shoots in and drives through. Lim sprawls well.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotti defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Gotti moves out of range of the leg kick from Lim.
Gotti feints the counter takedown.#T2#
Lim cracks Gotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Lim has closed the distance and engaged Gotti in a clinch.
Gotti tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Gotti back against the cage. #TD2#
Gotti tightens his grip and picks Lim up, before dumping him to the ground. Lim manages to land in guard.
Lim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gotti wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving.
Gotti controlling from the top position.
Gotti working some strikes from top position.#T3##SUB2#
Gotti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gotti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Gotti from controlling successfully.
Lim is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gotti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lim controlling the position.
Gotti trying to control but Lim is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lim swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Gotti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Gotti punishes Lim's body with a nice straight punch.
Gotti lands a nice shot that snaps Lim's head back.
Gotti moves out of range of the leg kick from Lim.
Jab by Gotti.
Lim throws a right hand that Gotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gotti also avoids with ease.
Lim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gotti.
Nice jab there from Gotti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotti connects with a right hand. Lim shakes it off.
Gotti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lim.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Lim as Gotti shoots in.
Lim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gotti just manages to avoid it.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Gotti takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Gotti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lim misses with a straight right.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim moves away from the strike by Gotti.
Lim throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xi Lim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gotti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Lim avoids nicely.
Lim looks to land a left hand but Gotti moved out of range nicely.
Lim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gotti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lim scrambles back to his feet.
Gotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Gotti slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lim, right into the meat.
Gotti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gotti.#TD2#
Gotti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti tries to free his leg and advance position but Lim is retaining full guard.
Lim is adopting a defensive guard.
Gotti trying to control but Lim is working from the bottom. #T1#
Lim keeping full guard, as Gotti tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gotti is fighting to break Lim's control of his arms but Lim is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #KD#
Lim feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gotti sprawling to the canvas! Gotti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lim finish him?! #ROC#
Gotti is rocked!
Lim knocks out Gotti with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Lim before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Lim picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xi Lim!
A less than humble Xi Lim misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Aspire 46: Orsini vs Ramon
Date: Jun 23, 2017

#R1#
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lim.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Lim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green cracks Lim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green connects with a looping right hand.
Green lands a jab.
Lim throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim is looking to slow Green down with leg kicks.
Green listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Green has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Green and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Lim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Green. Green obviously looking to wear him down.
Lim lands a glancing blow to the side of Green's head.#T1#
Lim takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Lim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green lands with a right hand.
Green slips a straight right by Lim.
Lim walks into a jab.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim scores with a nice head shot.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green looks to land a body kick but Lim moved away.
Green's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Green scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.#T2#
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Lim throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Green ducks down to avoid it.
Lim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lim looks to land a combination but Green avoids it well.
Green dips to his left and cracks Lim with an uppercut!
Green with a nice cross.
Lim misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Green.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
A low kick from Lim is predictable there
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Lim misses.
Lim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Lim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
Lim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Green just manages to avoid it.
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a left to the body.
Lim tries to clinch up.
Lim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lim is looking to clinch.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lim throws a low kick, looking for Green's leg but Green calmly moves out of range.
Lim misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Lim blocks the leg kick.
Green connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lim misses with a leg kick.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim avoids the body shot from Green. #T4#
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Green lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green misses with a looping right.
Lim takes one to the side of the head.
Green slips a jab from Lim.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Green slips under a jab from Lim.
Lim misses with a hook
and Green counters with a good low kick that Lim was not able to check.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Lim.
Green connects with a solid leg kick.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green staying out of range there.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Green cracks Lim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Green dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGreen.
Lim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A left lands for Green.
Lim ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Green lands a nice hook to Lim's body. Lim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Lim.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Green thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green cracks Lim with a good jab.
A solid body kick from Green.
Lim scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green lands a jab to Lim's midsection.
Lim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green jabs at Lim's body.
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a nice kick to the body. #T1#
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Green scores with a nice head shot.
Blake Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim walks into a straight right hand from Green.
A head kick by Lim misses
and Green counters with an inside leg kick.
Lim throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Lim's head back.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Lim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Green scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lim in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
Green uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lim has time to react.
Green scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Lim off the cage and back into range.#T2#
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Green counters with a body kick.
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Lim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green lands a nice looking body kick.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green avoids the body shot from Lim.
Green staying out of range there.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lim takes a step back to recover.
Lim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lim lands an overhand right.
Lim connects with an inside leg kick.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Green there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Green throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T3#
Lim avoids the body shot from Green.
Green bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Green keeps Lim at a distance using the push kick.
Green scores with a push kick.
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
Green takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Lim's head.
Lim moves out of range of the strikes.
Green scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Lim misses the target.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lim.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a left to the body.
Lim needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Lim finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Lim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Green checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lim scores with a nice right hand.
Lim swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Lim throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green slips under a jab from Lim.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green jabs at Lim's body.
A low kick from Lim misses
and Green counters with a nice body kick.
Green moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Green is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lim with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Green is out of range and Lim settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Green. That snapped Lim's head back.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green works Lim's body with a nice hook.
Green lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Lim.
Lim misses with a straight left.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim clobbers Green with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lim cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Lim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Green misses with a body kick.
Lim slips under a jab from Green.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim misses with a right hand
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green walks into a left hand.
Lim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Green.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lim avoids the head kick by Green. #T1#
Green lands with a good body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lim might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Green jabs at Lim's body.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Green bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lim's head backwards.
Lim wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lim moves out of range of the body kick.
Green swings for the body but Lim moves out of range.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Green.
Lim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lim throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lim tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Lim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lim momentarily.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green takes one to the side of the head.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Lim throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Lim walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Green scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Green.
Lim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lim throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Green ducks right into an uppercut from Lim.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lim moves away.
Lim tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
A good leg kick by Green.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Green throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Xi Lim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Green catches Lim right on the button with a cross.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green stuns Lim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Green finds it's target.
Lim defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Lim avoids it.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Lim moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim misses the jab.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lim rather than just go for the knockout.
Lim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Green has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Blake Green!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Blake Green!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Blake Green!

Blake Green wins by unanimous decision!
Blake Green very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Aspire MMA - Just Bleed 43
Date: Jun 03, 2017

#R1#
Lim slips under a jab from Green.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lim.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lim motions for Green to come forward. Lim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lim misses with a looping left.
Lim wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Lim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim.
Green is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lim with a body shot.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Green takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Green slips a jab from Lim.
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!
Lim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lim.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.#T1#
Lim tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lim takes one to the chin there.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Green misses with a body kick.
Green has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lim moves away.
It looked like Lim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green fakes the leg kick and cracks Lim in the body.
Green slips under a jab from Lim.#CL#
Lim clinches up against the cage.
Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Green checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Green - just one landing.
Lim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Green takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a left to the body.
Green moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lim swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Green misses.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lim scores with a jab to the head.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green thinks about the counter body kick.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green digs a good hook to Lim's body.
Green lands a jab-cross combination. #T3#
Green thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lim rather than just go for the knockout.
Green tries to work over Lim's front leg with a kick but Lim checks it.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lim.
Green pushes Lim away with a front kick.
Green moves away from the strike by Lim.
Green looks to land a right hand but Lim moved out of range.
Lim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lim can pounce on him.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Green lands with a good body shot.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Lim misses
and Green counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green blocks a low kick nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Lim closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Green. #T4#
Lim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Green blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lim.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim misses with a body punch.
Lim presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Green or not.
Lim gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lim throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Lim prevents a body shot from Green.
Lim tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Lim back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim misses with some punches.
Lim misses with a body punch.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Blake Green will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green thows a body kick. Lim tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim.
Lim misses with a straight right.
Green is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lim with a body shot.
Green connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lim's hands.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lim is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Lim doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Green connects with a high kick.
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!
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
Lim lands a really nice looking cross but Green seems unphased.
Lim throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lim. Lim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Green misses with a body shot.
Lim slips under a jab.
Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green fakes the leg kick and cracks Lim in the body.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim lands a slapping body shot.
Lim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lim throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lim.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Green checks a low kick from Lim.
Lim moves out of range as Green strikes.
Lim misses with a series of wild punches.
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lim moves away.
It looked like Lim was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Green.
Lim misses with a hook.
Green appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Green stuns Lim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Lim moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Green connects with a right hand. Lim shakes it off.
Lim is looking to clinch.
Green lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lim takes a step back to recover.
Green throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Lim misses.
Green thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
Lim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Green catches Lim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lim ducks under a wild hook from Green.#T3#
That kick from Lim tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Lim clinches.
Xi Lim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Lim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Green lands a body shot.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green digs a right hand into Lim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lim's gas tank.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Green tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green pushes Lim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Green misses with a body punch.
Lim presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim lands a nice uppercut.
Lim pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Blake Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
Lim throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Lim throws a chopping leg kick but Green manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lim tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Lim.
Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a slapping leg kick.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lim manages to avoid it.
Lim thumps Green with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Lim closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Green on the inside.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Lim working aggressively here.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lim.
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green lands a body punch in the clinch.
Green cracks Lim with a nice body shot.
Lim tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green pushes Lim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Green.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
A short uppercut from Green. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green blocking some punches.
Green lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lim prevents a body shot from Green.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Green blocks a body shot from Lim.
Lim presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green lands with a nice body kick.
Lim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Green - that will leave a mark!
Green looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim throws a solid leg kick but Green takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lim.#T3#
Good leg kick by Green there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lim tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Lim digs a good hook to Green's body.
Green delivers a nice body kick.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lim. That's going to slow Green down.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green throws a body punch but Lim moves out of range.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
Green scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lim.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.
Lim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xi Lim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green dodges the punch combination from Lim. #T4#
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!
Green throws a shot to the body.
Blake Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim walks into a straight right hand from Green.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Green stuns Lim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lim walks forward, straight into a front kick from Green.
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
Green goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green lands with a right hand.
Blake Green is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green slips under a jab from Lim.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Green winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: Aspire MMA - Just Bleed 39
Date: May 19, 2017

#R1#
Lim jabs McGee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lim's calf.
Lim lands a head shot.
McGee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee slips a straight right by Lim.
McGee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lim is able to avoid easily.
McGee looks for the body kick but Lim saw that one coming.
Lim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lim throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
Lim thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
Lim misses with a hook.
McGee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McGee defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lim tries a low kick but McGee avoids it.
McGee walks into a left hand. #T1#
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
McGee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee lands a front kick.
McGee misses with an uppercut.
McGee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CL2#
Lim clinches with his opponent.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from McGee.
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGee struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Lim tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee is trying to force a seperation but Lim has the dominant position.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lim lands with a light punch inside.
McGee scores with a shoulder strike.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to McGee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lim tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lim.
McGee lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from McGee.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Lim lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for McGee.
Lim blocks an uppercut. #T3#
McGee lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
McGee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
Lim misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGee.
Lim presses McGee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim takes a shot to the head.
McGee lands with a left to the head.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee scores with a hook to the body.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lim.
A right hand to the body from McGee.
McGee blocks a body shot from Lim.
McGee lands a hook that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
McGee misses with the head strike. #BC#
McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xi Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
McGee quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee throws a chopping leg kick but Lim manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice jab there from Lim.
Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and McGee counters with a two punch combo.
McGee swings for the body but Lim moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xi Lim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lim throws a sloppy body shot
and McGee counters with an outside leg kick.
Xi Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim moves to clinch but McGee breaks away
and McGee counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee is looking to chop away at Lim's legs.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
McGee moves out of range of the strikes.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lim.
Lim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Lim is predictable there
and McGee counters with a low kick, right behind Lim 's knee.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGee cracks Lim with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
McGee connects with the punch.
A low kick from Lim misses
and McGee counters with a nice body kick.
McGee cracks Lim with an open hand slap.
McGee lands a jab to the nose.
Lim misses with a hook to the body
and McGee counters with a nice body shot.
Lim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
Lim walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGee.
McGee scores with a jab to the head. #ROC#
Lim is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Xi Lim has been cut.
Lim throws a chopping leg kick but McGee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lim is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him?
McGee feints and then cracks Lim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lim down.
Lim seems to have recovered his senses.
Lim throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim. #T2#
Lim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGee.
A swing and a miss from McGee.
It seemed like Lim was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Lim.
McGee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee lands a jab to Lim's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as McGee blocks the leg kick.
Lim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lim.
Lim cracks a nice hook into McGee's ribs.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Lim misses
and McGee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lim lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Lim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Lim clinches up against the cage.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Lim digs a right hand underneath McGee's ribcage. McGee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lim lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Lim working aggressively here.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, McGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lim lands a right hand.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
McGee blocks a body shot from Lim.
A short left from Lim.
Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lim tries a body shot but McGee blocks it.
McGee misses with a body punch.
Lim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGee misses with a body punch.
McGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Lim. #T4#
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
McGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
McGee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lim slips a jab from McGee.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some bone on bone action there as McGee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lim.
McGee is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGee.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Riff McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xi Lim's cut.
That's time! McGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
McGee lands a jab to the head.
Lim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lim throws out a leg kick but McGee moves out of range and Lim only half commits.
McGee lands the left hand.
Lim connects with a body shot that sends McGee's belly button to the back.
Lim tried to score with a low kick but McGee checks it.
McGee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGee throws a lazy right hand but Lim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim misses with a low kick as McGee jumps back.
McGee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGee throws a front kick that sends Lim stumbling back into the cage.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim with a nice cross.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
And McGee counters with a quick kick to the body but Lim blocks it.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from McGee.
Lim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lim misses the jab.
Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee stalks Lim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lim's face. Lim staggers backwards, shaken.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim throws a lazy uppercut
and McGee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lim's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lim checks a leg kick.
McGee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lim. Lim circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lim moves out of range of the body kick.#T2#
McGee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGee avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim wants to clinch
and McGee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Lim misses with a jab to the body
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
McGee scores with a shot to the body.
Lim is looking to score with low kicks.#T3#
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Lim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGee.
Lim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lim misses with a hook
and McGee counters with a body kick that stops Lim in his tracks momentarily.
Lim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
McGee with a hook.
McGee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGee connects with a jab.
Lim seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. McGee shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Lim is backing up but McGee catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Lim covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! McGee Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riff McGee!
Riff McGee retains his featherweight title!

Event: Aspire MMA - Just Bleed 35
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1#
Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xi Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim scores with a leg kick.
Lim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Escobar Chavez moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez digs a right hand underneath Lim's ribcage. Lim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Lim blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Escobar Chavez on the inside.
Lim lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez. #T1#
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lims head.
Lim blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Lim tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Lim pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lim lands a body punch.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
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!
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Escobar Chavez.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Escobar Chavez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Lim misses with the head strike.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Lim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lim - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Lim.
Lim gets through Escobar Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Lim tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Lim.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lim misses with a body punch.
Lim blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez. #T3#
Lim lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar Chavez.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim lands with a left to the head.
Lim tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar Chavez.
A right hand to the body from Lim.
A short body shot lands from Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Lim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar Chavez.
Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lim or not. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
A short body shot lands from Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Lim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Lim lands with a left to the head.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Lim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Lim lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez pushes Lim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lim scores with a shoulder strike.
Lim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xi Lim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lim scores with a decent looking hook.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lim is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch
enabling Lim to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
Escobar Chavez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Lim ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar Chavez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Lim feints a counter leg kick.
Escobar Chavez takes one on the button.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Lim tries to get set, Escobar Chavez tries to push him back and clinch up but Lim manages to avoid the attempt.
Escobar Chavez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez moves to clinch but Lim breaks away
and Lim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Escobar Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar Chavez punishes Lim's body with a nice straight punch.
Lim throws a shot to the body.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Lim tries to get set, Escobar Chavez tries to push him back and clinch up but Lim manages to avoid the attempt.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar Chavez moves away.
Escobar Chavez lands a glancing blow to the side of Lim's head.
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Lim saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Escobar Chavez. That snapped Lim's head back.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar Chavez, as that shot connected. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lim.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Lim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good exchange - Escobar Chavez coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lim throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lim swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Escobar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot
enabling Lim to counter with a crisp jab.
Lim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escobar Chavez on the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice head shot.
Lim ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Lim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but Lim moves out of range.
Lim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar Chavez. Escobar Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Lim.
Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim.
Lim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Lim misses with a straight left. #T4#
Escobar Chavez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Lim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez walks into a left hand.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lim manages to circle out of the way.
Lim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tests Lim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
Xi Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Lim blocks the low kick.
Lim works the jab nicely.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xi Lim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Escobar Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lim lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lim counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Escobar Chavez dips to his left and cracks Lim with an uppercut!
Lim throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobar Chavez cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lim, as that shot connected. #T1#
Lim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Lim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to Lim's midsection.
Escobar Chavez scores with a hook to the body. Lim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up
and Lim counters with a nice uppercut.
Lim fakes the leg kick and cracks Escobar Chavez in the body.
Lim dips to his left and cracks Escobar Chavez with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim blocks a jab.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Escobar Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter the offense by Lim and move into the clinch.
Nice cross by Escobar Chavez.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Lim moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Lim has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar Chavez, as that shot connected.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Escobar Chavez rushes Lim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Lim digs a right hand into Escobar Chavez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar Chavez's gas tank.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar Chavez.
A short uppercut from Lim.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Lim misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Escobar Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lim blocking some punches.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Lim lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim takes a shot to the head.
Lim scores with a shot to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xi Lim.
Well Lim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xi Lim!
Xi Lim decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Revolution XC 18
Date: Mar 31, 2017

#R1#
Lim misses with a body shot.
Lim throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lim misses with a hook #TD#
and Carter counters with a shoot takedown. Lim fights it but they end up in guard.
Lim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lim has Carter pulled in close to control his posture.
Lim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lim pulls Carter in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Lim has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
Lim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Lim has his hands on Carter's head, controlling the position.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter throws a big elbow that misses.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Carter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lim pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Lim moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Lim moves away and avoids it.
Lim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3#
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Carter has been cut.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Lim misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Lim misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter tries to clinch up but Lim circles away and keeps his distance.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a left hand
and Lim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter slips a straight right by Lim.
Lim misses with an uppercut.
Carter slips under a jab from Lim.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and Lim settles back down.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter throws a body punch but Lim moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lim misses.
Lim misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Lim misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Nice jab there from Lim.
Lim scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lim at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Lim releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carter shoots for a double leg takedown but Lim sprawls well. He's pushed Carter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Lim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lim at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Nice shot by Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Lim - just one landing. #T1#
Lim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#
Michael Carter's cut is getting worse.
Carter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carter scrambles back to his feet.#ROC2#
Carter is rocked!
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
Lim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lim digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Lim slips the punch.
Lim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lim. That's going to slow Carter down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lim.#T2#
Lim missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lim misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lim. Beautiful body shot.
Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Lim jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown but Lim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lim works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Xi Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lim blocks a jab.#T3#
A jab from Carter does it's job there.
Lim looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lim scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Lim - just one landing.
Lim lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
Michael Carter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carter slips under a jab from Lim.
Lim cracks the inside of Carter's front leg.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lim.
Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Lim scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one. #T4#
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Lim drops Carter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Carter looks back up at him and smiles so Lim waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter. #KD2#
Lim cracks Carter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lim has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carter to stand back up!#CUT2#
Jeez, Michael Carter's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Carter works Lim's body with a nice hook.
Lim misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter jabs Lim right on the nose. Lim blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lim moves out of range as Carter strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xi Lim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Carter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Carter slips under a jab.
Lim throws a big shot that misses.
Carter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lim lands with a good body shot.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lim.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Lim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lim momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carter connects with a body shot that sends Lim's belly button to the back.
Lim walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.#T1#
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Lim is predictable there
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a hook
and Lim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carter is out of range and Lim settles back down.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Lim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carter misses with a hook
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lim avoids the body shot from Carter.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Lim tenderised Carter's leg. Carter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter avoids the body shot from Lim.
Carter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Carter throws the left hand but Lim avoids the punch easily.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Carter pushes Lim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lim.
Carter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Lim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lim lands with a short shot to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Carter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xi Lim!
Xi Lim is the new featherweight champion!
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.

Event: Revolution XC 14
Date: Feb 12, 2017

#R1#
Kush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kush takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Lim there.
Lim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kush momentarily.
Kush changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lim tries to avoid it but Kush manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lim to the ground. Lim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lim lands a nice looking body shot.
Kush fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim lands a right hook to the body.
Lim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kush fails to land the takedown.
Kush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lim finds it's way round the side to connect with Kush's head. #T1#
Lim connects with a right hand. Kush shakes it off.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kush gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lim.#ROC2#
Kush is rocked!
Lim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lim lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Lim slams his shin into Kush's torso.
Lim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lim jabs Kush right on the nose. Kush blinks but takes it well.
Kush shoots in but Lim avoids the takedown attempt easily.#KD2#
Lim lands a big uppercut and Kush crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kush looks OK. Lim waves Kush back to his feet!
Oh Kush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Lim tenderised Kush's leg. Kush is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kush seems to have got his legs back now.
Kush takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lim jabs Kush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lim closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kush! Lim dives in looking to finish! Kush is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xi Lim!
A less than humble Xi Lim misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Arjan Kush was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost that fight, but you know what, Fuck it, I'm just happy to be back fighting for all you folks.'.

Event: Revolution XC 12
Date: Jan 10, 2017

#R1#
Atsushii thuds his right hand into Lim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#
It looks like Xi Lim has been cut.
Lim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atsushii circles away quickly and effectively.
Atsushii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atsushii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atsushii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atsushii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lim tried to counter with a leg kick but Atsushii avoided it.
Atsushii has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Atsushii misses the shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Atsushii.
Lim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atsushii's sensitive parts.
Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atsushii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Atsushii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atsushii moves out of range of the strikes.
Atsushii slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim moves out of range as Atsushii throws a body kick.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Atsushii moved out of range.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Atsushii ducks down to avoid it.
Atsushii tries a low kick but Lim avoids it.
Atsushii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Lim misses with an uppercut. Atsushii saw that one coming.
Atsushii looks to land a body kick but Lim moved away.
Atsushii throws a low kick but Lim avoids it.
Atsushii lands a really nice looking cross but Lim seems unphased.
A big right from Atsushii misses.
Atsushii lands with a cross.
Atsushii misses with a looping right.
Lim misses with a shot to the body
enabling Atsushii to counter with a crisp jab.
Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atsushii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atsushii jabs at Lim's body.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atsushii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atsushii throws a fast counter high kick but Lim manages to duck under it in time.
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Lim moves out of range of the leg kick from Atsushii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushii looks to throw the jab but Lim is out of range. #T2#
Atsushii throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Lim cracks Atsushii with a good jab.
Atsushii lands with a nice body kick.
Atsushii thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
Atsushii throws the kick towards the body but Lim avoids it.
Lim half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atsushii scores with a shot to the body.
Atsushii lands with an overhand left.
Lim cracks Atsushii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Lim darts in and clinches Atsushii up against the cage.
Lim lands an uppercut.
Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Atsushii breaks from the clinch.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Atsushii moved out of range.
Lim misses with an uppercut. Atsushii saw that one coming.
Atsushii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim.#T3#
Lim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atsushii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lim misses with a hook. Atsushii ducked under it nicely.
Lim lands the left hand.
Lim misses with a looping left.
Atsushii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atsushii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lim thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Atsushii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Lim misses.
Atsushii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lim throws a low kick, looking for Atsushii's leg but Atsushii calmly moves out of range.
Lim throws a leg kick but Atsushii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atsushii thuds a left hand into Lim's body.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atsushii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lim with a nice cross.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lim misses with an uppercut
and Atsushii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Atsushii misses with a low kick.
Atsushii throws a leg kick but Lim moved away.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lim throws a body punch but Atsushii moves out of range.
A big left from Lim misses.
Atsushii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lim checks a low kick from Atsushii.
Atsushii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lim walks into a stiff left hand from Atsushii.
Atsushii avoids the body shot from Lim.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim avoids the head kick by Atsushii.
Atsushii lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lim, right into the meat.
Atsushii throws the kick towards the body but Lim avoids it.
Lim is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kuroda Atsushii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xi Lim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A big left from Lim misses.
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atsushii manages to avoid it.
Lim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atsushii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lim doesn't seem bothered though.
Atsushii scores with a nice right hand.
Lim throws a jab but it's blocked by Atsushii.
Atsushii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atsushii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lim staying out of range there.
Lim defending well as Atsushii loads up on a big left hand.
Lim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Atsushii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atsushii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lim throws a leg kick
and Atsushii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lim thinking. #T1#
Lim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atsushii to score with a decent uppercut.
Lim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Lim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lim is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Atsushii.
Atsushii lands a nice looking body kick.
Atsushii misses with an uppercut. Lim saw that one coming.
Lim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Atsushii scores with a spinning back kick!
Atsushii moves out of range of the strikes.
Atsushii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lim needs to keep his hands up - Atsushii had a free shot at his head there.
Atsushii connects with an inside leg kick.
Lim moves out of range of the body kick.
Lim slips a straight right by Atsushii.
Atsushii throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Atsushii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lim.#T2#
Lim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atsushii throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Atsushii takes one on the button.
Atsushii throws a leg kick but Lim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atsushii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Lim scores with a nice right hand.
Atsushii is looking to score with low kicks.
Xi Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atsushii scores with a hook.
Atsushii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atsushii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Atsushii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good leg kick by Lim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lim keeps Atsushii at a distance using the push kick.
Atsushii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lim on the side of the head. #T3#
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick from Atsushii is predictable there
and Lim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Atsushii is just out of range.
Atsushii throws the kick towards the body but Lim avoids it.
Atsushii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atsushii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsushii.
Lim misses the jab.
Atsushii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lim swings for the body but Atsushii moves out of range.
Atsushii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atsushii follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atsushii sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Atsushii tries to work over Lim's front leg with a kick but Lim checks it.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL#
Lim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lim avoids the elbow strike from Atsushii, against the cage.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Atsushii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atsushii's elbow.
Lim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atsushii backwards.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atsushii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atsushii.
Lim scores with a shoulder strike.
Atsushii blocks an uppercut.
Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kuroda Atsushii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Xi Lim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Atsushii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lim counters with a nice uppercut.
Atsushii misses with the combination.
Lim is looking to counter punch.
Lim scores with a hook to the body. Atsushii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Atsushii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Lim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atsushii misses with a low kick.
Lim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Atsushii just manages to avoid it.
Atsushii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lim.
Atsushii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Lim darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #ROC#
Atsushii is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Kuroda Atsushii has been cut.
Lim drops Atsushii with a straight right hand, right on the button! Lim follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xi Lim!
In his post fight interview, Xi Lim started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: ICON Fight NIGHT 7
Date: Dec 03, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Escobar Chavez darts in and clinches Lim up against the cage.
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Lim.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar Chavez.
Lim prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Lim lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lims head.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim lands with a light punch inside.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez pushes Lim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Nice body punch from Lim.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
Lim misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lim.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Escobar Chavez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Lim is working Escobar Chavez over against the cage.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Lim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Lim.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Lim lands a right hand.
Lim tries to throw a body punch but Escobar Chavez avoids it by throwing Lim back against the cage.
Lim misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lim.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Escobar Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Lim blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Lim pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim scores with a shot to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Lim presses Escobar Chavez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar Chavez works on Lim's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Lim lands with a right to the head.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lim misses with some punches. #T4#
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lim works on Escobar Chavez's body with a couple of short punches.
Lim digs a right hand underneath Escobar Chavez's ribcage. Escobar Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Lim.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xi Lim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Lim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim throws a leg kick which misses Escobar Chavez's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Escobar Chavez instigates a clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar Chavez.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Lim.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Lim working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xi Lim has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lims head.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lim misses with a body punch.
Lim is working Escobar Chavez over against the cage.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Lim scores with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand.
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!
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lim prevents a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez works on Lim's body with a couple of short punches.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lims head.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Lim misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lim misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
A short uppercut from Lim.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Lim.
A body shot lands from Escobar Chavez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Lim misses with some punches.
Lim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xi Lim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Escobar Chavez on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Lim blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Lim working aggressively here.
Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Lim. #T1#
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocks a body shot from Lim.
Escobar Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar Chavez.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Lim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Lim.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Lim lands a body shot.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Lim misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Lim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lim blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Escobar Chavez presses Lim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Lim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Escobar Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
A short right from Escobar Chavez.
Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Escobar Chavez pushes Lim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Lim takes a shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Escobar Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands. #T4#
Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar Chavez controls his hands.
Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Lim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar Chavez or not.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lim working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Escobar Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lim scores with a shoulder strike.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Escobar Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: ICON Fight NIGHT 4
Date: Oct 16, 2016

#R1#
Lim connects with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Alberto Silva has been cut.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lim connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Lim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Lim.#ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Lim closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Silva out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xi Lim!
Alberto Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'He did a great job by not letting da fight go down to the mat. Love u al my fans and sorry for letting u down.'.

Event: DFC 12: Vachon vs. Livre
Date: Jul 16, 2016

#R1#
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galvao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Galvao staying out of range there.
Galvao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Galvao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lim.
Galvao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good work by Galvao as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Galvao misses the target.
Galvao just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim misses with a low kick.#CL#
Galvao clinches.
Galvao blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Galvao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD#
Galvao manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Galvao keeping moving, preventing Lim from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Galvao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T1##SUB#
Galvao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lim defends it easily.
Lim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Galvao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lim connects with a couple of short punches.
Lim trying to control the position from guard on top but Galvao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lim might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Galvao haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Galvao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Galvao can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lim controls the pace.#T2##SUB#
Galvao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galvao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Lim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lim postures up.
Lim slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lim wants to control from the top but Galvao keeps moving.
Lim slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Lim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Galvao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lim has managed to get both his arms back between Galvao's legs - danger averted.
Galvao keeping moving, preventing Lim from controlling successfully.
Lim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galvao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Galvao is trying to keep Lim in close. #SUB#
Lim is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Galvao has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lim is looking to defend but Galvao has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lim! Galvao pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lim taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Galvao!
Julio Galvao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DFC Showtime 4
Date: Jun 25, 2016

#R1#
Lim throws a low kick but Grundy avoids it.
A punch combination from Grundy misses.
Grundy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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.
Lim takes one to the side of the head.
Lim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Grundy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick
and Grundy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lim throws a sloppy body shot
and Grundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lim throws an off balance right hand
and Grundy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lim throws a head kick that misses
and Grundy counters with a nice body shot.
Lim misses with a lunging right hand
and Grundy counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundy wants to clinch.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Lim misses with a hook
and Grundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lim cracks Grundy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grundy takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Grundy both land. Nice combination.
Grundy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grundy looks to land a combination. Lim sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lim misses with a hook to the body
and Grundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grundy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lim.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grundy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xi Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim throws a low kick, looking for Grundy's leg but Grundy calmly moves out of range.
Lim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grundy.
Grundy checks the leg kick.#T2#
Lim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grundy's hands.
Grundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lim misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Lim misses with a shot to the body
and Grundy counters with a one-two to the body.
Grundy walks into a straight right hand from Lim.#ROC#
Grundy is rocked!
Grundy defending well as Lim loads up on a big left hand.
Grundy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lim finish him?
Lim swings for the body but Grundy moves out of range.
Lim connects with a leg kick. Grundy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grundy seems to have recovered his senses.
Lim throws a poor cross that misses
and Grundy counters with a right hand to the body.
Grundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Lim misses with a body punch
and Grundy counters with a straight right hand.
Grundy tries to clinch up.
Lim lands a head shot.
Grundy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grundy lands a jab.#T3#
Grundy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lim throwing a counter right hand but Grundy manages to avoid it.
Grundy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
Grundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grundy lands a nice shot to the body.
Lim throws a wild body kick that Grundy sees coming a mile off.
Grundy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lim misses with an uppercut
and Grundy counters with a straight right hand.
Lim throws a hook but Grundy blocks it.
Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
Lim misses with a hook.
Grundy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grundy is out of range.
Grundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Grundy.#T4#
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Lim misses.
Grundy lands a jab to Lim's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lim misses with a hook to the body
and Grundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Grundy closes the distance and clinches.
Grundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim avoiding damage as Grundy throws knees to the body.
Grundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lim.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Lim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.
Grundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lim's elbow.
Grundy misses with a body punch.
Lim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Lim scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Solomon Grundy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Lim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grundy throws a body punch but Lim moves out of range.
Lim throws a right hand that misses
and Grundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Grundy.
Lim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Solomon Grundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lim misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Grundy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#KD#
Lim lands a big uppercut and Grundy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Grundy looks OK. Lim waves Grundy back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lim throws a chopping leg kick but Grundy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grundy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grundy takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Grundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Grundy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grundy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grundy finds it's way round the side to connect with Lim's head.
Lim slips under a jab from Grundy.#T1#
Grundy throws a body shot but no joy. #KD#
Lim drops Grundy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Grundy looks back up at him and smiles so Lim waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Grundy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grundy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim cracks Grundy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Grundy falls to his knees and Lim doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xi Lim!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 30, 2016

#R1##CL#
Lim drives through and clinches with Falwell against the cage.
Falwell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Falwell up against the cage.
Falwell tries to pull guard but Lim won't allow it. #BC#
Lim breaks the clinch.
Falwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falwell throws a sloppy head kick and Lim moves out of range easily. #TD#
Lim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Falwell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lim advances nicely into full mount.
Falwell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Lim has hold of Falwell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Falwell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by Lim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lim looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lim misses with a head shot.#T1#
Falwell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Falwell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lim controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Falwell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lim controlling from the full mount.
Lim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Lim looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lim looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB#
Lim has hold of Falwell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Falwell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #T2#
Falwell is trying to stand up.
Lim lands a big elbow.
Lim controlling the pace for now.
Falwell blocking the ground and pound.
Lim controlling from the full mount.
Falwell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lim working Falwell over with strikes here. #ROC#
Falwell is rocked!
Lim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Falwell is still in real trouble! Can Lim finish him?#SUB#
Lim working for a guillotine from mount but Falwell is in no mood to give up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lim sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3##SU#
Lim stands up from mount. Strange move. #TD#
Lim changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Falwell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Falwell parries the strikes from Lim easily there. Lim is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Falwell to escape.
Lim postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #SU#
Lim decides to stand back up. #CL#
Lim forces Falwell back against the cage and clinches.
Lim unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Falwell! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lim is unloading with more strikes now! Falwell drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xi Lim!
In defeat, Yahweh Falwell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hasa diga eebowai. I guess I didn't pray hard enough, or maybe prayed too much. I bet if I rolled more instead of praying, I might have learned to defend submissions. I guess it's God's will. But to quote George Carlin: "If it's God's will and he's going to do what he wants to anyway, why'.

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