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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lil Homie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Hansson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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169 cm
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169 lbs
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195 cm
25
170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lil Homie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Hansson! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Homie shoots for a double leg takedown but Hansson sprawls well. He's pushed Homie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Homie fails with the takedown. Hansson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Homie quickly recovers to half guard. Hansson passes to full mount! Homie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Hansson is standing up, even though he is in mount. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Homie is defended easily by Hansson. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Homie. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Homie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hansson on his heels. He'll look to pass Hansson's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hansson is looking for a triangle but Homie pushes his legs off easily.
Homie is stalling in the full guard. Hansson has his hands on Homie's head, controlling the position. Homie tries to free his leg and advance position but Hansson is retaining full guard.
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. Homie trying to control but Hansson is working from the bottom. Hansson striking off his back but it's not causing Homie any problems. Homie wants to control from the top but Hansson keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Hansson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Homie looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Homie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Homie is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Homie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Still in half guard, Hansson seems content to control. Homie could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Hansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Homie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hansson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hansson's back! Hansson rolls, trying to escape but Homie keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Homie tries to keep control of the position but Hansson is staying busy. Homie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hansson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Homie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hansson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Homie is trying to control the action in half guard but Hansson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Hansson dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Homie shoots in looking for a takedown but Hansson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Homie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Hansson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Hansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Hansson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Homie was covering up waiting for the punch and Hansson finishes the takedown easily into guard. Johan Hansson has got the better of the ground game so far. Hansson wants to pass the guard but Homie is keeping the position. Homie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hansson defends it easily. Hansson content to stall in guard here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Homie is looking for a triangle here but Hansson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hansson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Homie tries to get back to half guard but can't. Homie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hansson's best efforts. Hansson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Homie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Homie looking for subs from the bottom but Hansson mounts him! Hansson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Homie is squirming around, avoiding Hansson's attempts to control the action. Homie regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hansson trying to control the action but Homie is working from the bottom. Homie trying to control here.
Homie tries to get to full guard but Hansson has control of the leg. Homie wants to control but Hansson is keeping busy and won't allow it. Homie actively working from the bottom here. Hansson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Homie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hansson jumps into side control! Hansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hansson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hansson is looking to take a break and control but Homie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Homie tries to control but Hansson manages to take his back. Homie trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. You can see the frustration on Homie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hansson punishes Homie with strikes from the back mount. Homie trying to control the hands but Hansson won't let him. Hansson is trying to stick to Homie's back but Homie is turning into Hansson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hansson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Homie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Homie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hansson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Homie has managed to get both his arms back between Hansson's legs - danger averted. Homie wants to control from the top but Hansson keeps moving. Homie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Hansson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Homie's guard. Hansson won't allow Homie to sweep him here. Homie is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hansson frees his head nicely. Oh but Homie has switched to an armbar! Hansson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lil Homie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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