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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughs.
Hughs gets tackled into the cage by Chow. Chow maintains the clinch.
Chow avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Hughs prevents a body shot from Chow.
Chow lands an uppercut.
Chow tries to work over Hughs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chow stalling.
Hughs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chow is defending well for now.
Chow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hughs controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Chow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughs up against the cage.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Chow avoids the damage to the body.
Chow avoids the elbow strike from Hughs, against the cage.
Chow stalls.
Hughs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chow's elbow.
Chow avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughs or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Chow.
Hughs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Chow as the two fighters clinch.
Chow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chow can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Hughs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughs tries to close the distance and clinch but Chow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chow has Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Chow is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow scores with a hook to the body.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chow avoids it.
Chow avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
Chow misses with a punch to the body.
Chow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chow closes the distance and clinches.
Hughs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chow avoiding damage as Hughs throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chow is defending well for now.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Chow.
Chow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Hughs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chow moves into the clinch.
Chow tries to pull guard but Hughs holds him up against the cage and eventually Chow drops back down to his feet.
Chow lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chow.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chow avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Chow dominated that round.
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.
Hughs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chow was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughs.
Hughs just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChow.
Hughs tries to clinch but Chow is having none of it.
Chow darts in and clinches Hughs up against the cage.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chow is leaning against Hughs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chow managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chow.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow goes for a takedown attempt but Hughs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughs, pushing him back against the cage.
Chow blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chow is trying to pull guard but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hughs scores with a hook to the body.
Chow lands a knee to the body.
Hughs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chow prevents Hughs from breaking the clinch.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Chow managing to block the knees to the body from Hughs.
Chow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chow.
Chow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hughs has had enough of the clinch but Chow keeps him there for the moment.
Hughs misses with an elbow over the top.
Chow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chow blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Chow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow misses with a body punch.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Chow avoids the damage to the body.
Chow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hughs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chow blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Chow blocks it.
Chow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Chow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow moves into the clinch.
Chow presses Hughs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hughs connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Chow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hughs tries to throw a body punch but Chow avoids it by throwing Hughs back against the cage.
Chow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chow has managed to clinch.
Hughs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Chow tries to work over Hughs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Kim Chow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughs gets tackled into the cage by Chow. Chow maintains the clinch.
Kim Chow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Chow.
Chow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hughs.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Hughs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chow is defending well for now.
Chow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chow blocks it with crossed arms.
Chow blocks the elbow strike.
Hughs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chow closes the distance and clinches.
Hughs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chow.
Hughs misses with a punch to the body.
Chow pushes Hughs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hughs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hughs missing with knees to the body.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chow avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughs throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chow.
Joe Hughs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow is struggling to control the position.
Hughs misses with a knee to the head.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughs.
Hughs misses with a body punch.
Hughs blocks a body shot from Chow.
Chow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hughs is looking to clinch but Chow is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Chow misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hughs is defended easily by Chow.
Chow drives through and clinches with Hughs against the cage.
Hughs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hughs can't find room to land a body shot as Chow controls the action.
Chow has Hughs pushed against the cage.
Hughs working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chow avoids it.
Chow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim Chow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chow stuffs the takedown.
Joe Hughs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chow passes Hughs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chow trying to control from Hughs's half guard. Hughs has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Chow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kim Chow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chow pushes down on Hughs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Chow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chow 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Chow!
During a confident post fight interview, Kim Chow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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