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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Clow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michaud Korrs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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193 cm
34
166 lbs
6 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Clow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michaud Korrs!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korrs tries to score with a low kick but Clow moves his leg out of the way.
Korrs leaves Clow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korrs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clow dives in for a single leg takedown but Korrs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Clow gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clow throws a big elbow that misses.
Clow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Korrs trying to keep a closed guard but Clow is proving a slippery customer.
Clow has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Clow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Korrs is looking to stand up but Clow isn't so interested in that idea.
Clow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korrs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clow throwing strikes but missing.
Korrs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Michaud Korrs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clow gets tackled into the cage by Korrs. Korrs maintains the clinch.
Clow stalling.
Clow fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Clow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clow breaks from the clinch.
Korrs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clow has closed the distance and engaged Korrs in a clinch.
Clow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Korrs pulls his leg out and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Clow blocks the leg kick.
Korrs throws a sloppy head kick and Clow moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korrs darts in trying to clinch
and Clow counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clow is looking to take a break and control but Korrs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Clow crashes against the mat.
Clow staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Korrs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clow remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Clow stands up and beckons Korrs to his feet.
Korrs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clow swats away the attempt to clinch by Korrs.
Korrs throws a sloppy head kick
and Clow counters by clinching up.
Clow is looking to take this one to the mat.
Korrs has Clow pressed against the cage, preventing Clow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korrs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clow is trying to pull guard but Korrs has him pressed against the cage.
Clow missing with knees to the body.
Clow tries to pull guard but Korrs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clow gets control of Korrs's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clow will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Clow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Korrs's guard.
Korrs wants to stand up but Clow is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clow trying to control the position from guard on top but Korrs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Korrs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Clow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Korrs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korrs gets caught napping as Clow dives in and scores a takedown. Korrs manages to retain guard.
Korrs looking to control.
Clow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clow works over Korrs with some ground and pound from guard.
Clow trying to control but Korrs is working from the bottom.
Korrs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clow is controlling him.
Clow throwing strikes but missing.
Clow connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clow throws a big elbow that misses.
Clow postures up in Korrs's guard and throws a big left but Korrs blocks it.
Korrs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korrs wants to get back to his feet but Clow passes into half guard.
Clow stops Korrs from getting back to his feet.
Clow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clow decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clow is defended easily by Korrs.
Clow closes the distance and clinches.
Korrs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clow avoids it.
Clow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Korrs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Korrs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Clow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clow is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clow looking for a takedown.
Clow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Korrs is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Korrs throws an elbow but misses.
Korrs is trying to break the clinch but Clow has him pressed against the cage.
Clow keeps control of Korrs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Korrs looking to slow down the pace here.
Clow jumps guard but Korrs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Korrs as Clow shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Korrs fails to land with a series of punches.
Korrs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korrs throws a head kick but Clow moves out of range.
Korrs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clow.
Korrs misses with a body shot.
Korrs tries to clinch but Clow is having none of it.
Korrs misses with an uppercut. Clow saw that one coming.
Korrs tries to clinch up but Clow circles away and keeps his distance.
Korrs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clow moves away.
Clow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clow slips a jab and a cross from Korrs.
Clow tries to clinch but Korrs moves out of range.
Korrs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Clow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Clow looks for a takedown but Korrs sprawls well.
Chris Clow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korrs throws a sloppy head kick and Clow moves out of range easily.
Korrs throws a series of punches but Clow moves out of range.
Korrs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Korrs misses.
Clow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Korrs's waist but Korrs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clow off to one side.
Korrs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clow.
Sloppy strikes from Korrs. Those never looked like landing.
Korrs throws a leg kick
and Clow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clow.
Korrs wants to get back to striking at distance but Clow won't allow it.
Clow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Clow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clow tries to score a body lock takedown but Korrs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korrs trying to stall but Clow improves his position.
Korrs wants to get back to striking at distance but Clow won't allow it.
Korrs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clow misses with a knee strike.
Clow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Korrs parries the strikes from Clow easily there. Clow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Korrs to escape.
You can see the frustration on Korrs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Korrs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Korrs parries the strikes from Clow easily there. Clow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Korrs to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clow is putting a hurting on Korrs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Clow trying to control the position but Korrs is working away.
Korrs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Korrs taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clow trying to control the action but Korrs is working from the bottom.
Clow has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Korrs misses.
Clow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Korrs tries to clinch up but Clow circles away and keeps his distance.
Korrs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korrs looks to land a combination but Clow avoids it well.
Korrs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Korrs wants it to stay on the feet.
Clow misses with an uppercut. Korrs saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Korrs.
Korrs fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clow fails with a takedown attempt.
Korrs misses the jab.
Clow shoots in but no luck this time.
Korrs misses with a low kick.
Clow blocks a head kick by Korrs.
Korrs wants to clinch up but Clow keeps it at a distance.
Korrs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Korrs wants it to stay on the feet.
Korrs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Korrs misses its intended target.
Korrs throws a series of punches but Clow moves out of range.
Michaud Korrs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Clow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Korrs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Clow is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Clow.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Clow!
Chris Clow took some time post fight to say the following; 'thanks goes to all the fans that keep supporting me.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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