The Korean Icepick Fights Back
More than half a world away from the United States, mixed martial artists took the mat on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea for Spirit MC 17. For one fighter in particular, it was a chance to redeem himself after stepping outside the Spirit MC. Jae Suk Lim retained his middleweight title after forcing challenger Jung Hwan Cha to tap out in just 36 seconds from a rear naked choke.
The win was not only the second shortest of Lim’s professional career, but it may also be a way of landing a fight somewhere back in the states. Nicknamed “The Korean Icepick”, Lim is coming off a rather disappointing loss to Drew Fickett in his Strikeforce debut. Fickett need all but 74 seconds to to lock in a guillotine which forced Lim to tap.
Lim’s match-up against Fickett came a little less than five months after he won his lone EliteXC bout in 2:42 over Daniel Pinedo. The promise of more lucrative bouts loomed larger until Fickett disposed of Lim rather handily. Now, The Korean Icepick is fighting his way back. Sunday’s 36 second victory is a good way to start. If Lim can repeat such a feat, he could begin to receive the same type of interest that he experienced prior to his bout with Fickett.
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