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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Claudio Huaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakim Hamsho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huaman comes to the cage accompanied by *S*F*O* COMMENTATOR SUCKS ASS!!!. Hamsho has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Claudio Huaman
vs
Hamsho

170 cm
18
132 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
20
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Claudio Huaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hakim Hamsho!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamsho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donk. Hamsho catches Huaman right on the button with a cross.

Hamsho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Huaman's guard.
Huaman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Huaman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamsho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Huaman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hamsho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Huaman wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huaman trying to keep a closed guard but Hamsho is proving a slippery customer.

Huaman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hamsho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hamsho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamsho throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huaman keeping moving, preventing Hamsho from controlling successfully.

Huaman working for a triangle but Hamsho defends it easily.
Huaman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Hamsho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Huaman tries to clinch there but Hamsho circles away.
Huaman tries to clinch there but Hamsho circles away.
Huaman takes one to the side of the head.
Huaman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Huaman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hamsho misses with a few strikes there.

Hamsho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Huaman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamsho is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hamsho stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice body punch from Hamsho.

Hamsho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamsho forces his way into half guard.
Huaman punching from the bottom.

Huaman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Huaman is breathing heavily.
Huaman wants to get back to full guard but Hamsho has passed into side control.
Hamsho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hamsho with good strikes from the mount here!

Hamsho gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Hamsho changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Huaman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Huaman is trying to control Hamsho's posture but Hamsho avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamsho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Hamsho stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hamsho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huaman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huaman has a takedown stuffed.
Huaman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hamsho lands with a right hand.
Hamsho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamsho stuffs the takedown attempt from Huaman. Huaman gets slowly back to his feet.
Huaman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hamsho avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Claudio Huaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamsho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huaman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hamsho sprawls well. Hamsho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huaman gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamsho, as that shot connected.
Hamsho stuffs the takedown.
Hamsho lands a jab-cross combination.
Huaman shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamsho tries to sprawl out of it but Huaman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamsho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huaman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hamsho defends it nicely.
A left lands for Hamsho.
Nice body punch from Hamsho.
Hamsho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamsho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamsho throws a series of punches but Huaman avoids them all with ease.
Huaman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Hamsho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Huaman looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakim Hamsho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hamsho thumps Huaman with a low kick.
Huaman misses with a takedown attempt
and Hamsho counters with a one-two to the body.
Hamsho works the jab nicely.
Hamsho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huaman.

Hamsho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Huaman was covering up waiting for the punch and Hamsho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hamsho trying to control but Huaman is working from the bottom.
Huaman looking to control.
Huaman lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Huaman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamsho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hamsho tries to stand but Huaman is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huaman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hamsho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hamsho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Huaman working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamsho lands with a kick to the temple. Huaman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Huaman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Claudio Huaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamsho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Hamsho has taken the fight to the clinch.

Huaman jumps guard and drags Hamsho to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hamsho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Huaman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hamsho defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Huaman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huaman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hamsho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Huaman keeping moving, preventing Hamsho from controlling successfully.
Hamsho 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.
Hamsho wants to get up but he can't break Huaman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huaman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hamsho is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Huaman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hamsho's back instead.
Hamsho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Huaman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Huaman wants to work for an arm triangle but Hamsho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hamsho is not content to let Huaman control the position.
Hakim Hamsho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamsho controlling the position for now.

Huaman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hamsho sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hamsho wants to control but Huaman is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Hamsho is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Huaman pulls his head out easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Huaman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hamsho to the mat! Hamsho manages to get full guard.
Hamsho can't keep his opponent in guard - Huaman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Huaman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Huaman seems to be looking for submissions.
Huaman wants to pass to mount but Hamsho is defending the position.
Hamsho trying to hold on to Huaman's head to control him but Huaman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakim Hamsho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Huaman dodges the punch combination from Hamsho.
Hamsho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Huaman misses with a takedown attempt - Hamsho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Huaman dives in and grabs Hamsho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamsho pushes down on Huaman's head and hops out.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Huaman.
Hamsho wants to control but Huaman postures up.
Hamsho is trying to get back to half guard.
Hamsho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Huaman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hamsho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huaman prevents Hamsho from escaping the position.

Huaman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hamsho is trying to control Huaman's posture but Huaman avoids it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huaman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Claudio Huaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamsho misses with a few strikes there.
Hamsho scores with a hook.
Huaman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hamsho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Huaman can't do much from the bottom here.
Hamsho trying to control the action but Huaman is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huaman tries to buck Hamsho off but Hamsho is having none of it.

Hamsho has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Hamsho clinches.
Huaman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huaman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hamsho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Huaman prevents it.
Hamsho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huaman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huaman tries to pull guard but Hamsho holds him up against the cage and eventually Huaman drops back down to his feet.
Huaman is working for takedown but Hamsho is calmly controlling the position for now.
Huaman stops a takedown attempt from Hamsho.
Huaman is trying to drag Hamsho to the mat but Hamsho just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hamsho prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huaman fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Huaman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Huaman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamsho is one step ahead there.

Hamsho stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Hamsho feints and as Huaman raises his hands in defense, Hamsho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hamsho wants to control from the top but Huaman keeps moving.
Hakim Hamsho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Huaman is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hamsho has his hands clasped together but Huaman extends an breaks Hamsho's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Huaman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Claudio Huaman!