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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tendaji Afolayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Hobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tendaji Afolayan!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobo throws a hook to the side of Afolayan's head but Afolayan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Hobo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Afolayan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Afolayan moves into the clinch.
Afolayan tries a knee to the head but Hobo blocks it.
Hobo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Afolayan moves into range and clinches up with Hobo.
Afolayan managing to block the knees to the body from Hobo.
Hobo looking to stall.
Hobo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Afolayan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Afolayan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hobo's efforts to push away.
Hobo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hobo leaning against his opponent.
Afolayan avoids the elbow strike from Hobo, against the cage.
Afolayan avoiding damage as Hobo throws knees to the body.
Afolayan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hobo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Afolayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Afolayan connects with a body shot.
Hobo avoids the head kick by Afolayan.
Hobo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Afolayan counters by clinching up.
Afolayan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobo's elbow.
Afolayan blocks an elbow strike from Hobo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan keeps control of Hobo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hobo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Afolayan avoids it.
Hobo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hobo looking to stall.
Afolayan keeps control of Hobo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Afolayan as Hobo tries to tie him up.
Hobo wants to get back to striking at distance but Afolayan won't allow it.
Afolayan pulls guard successfully.
Hobo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Afolayan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Afolayan breaks from the clinch.
Afolayan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hobo being controlled for a moment.
Hobo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Afolayan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hobo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hobo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Afolayan manages to avoid it.
Hobo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Afolayan throws a series of punches but Hobo avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan closes the distance and clinches up with Hobo, looking for a takedown. Afolayan pushes Hobo against the cage but Hobo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Hobo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tendaji Afolayan.
Afolayan scores with a jab. Hobo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Afolayan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Afolayan throws a right and a left that Hobo avoids nicely.
Afolayan goes for a double leg but Hobo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hobo continues to drive forward.
Hobo being controlled against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Afolayan successfully pulls guard.
Hobo is looking to stand up but Afolayan won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Afolayan wants to sweep here but Hobo controlling him for the moment.
Afolayan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tendaji Afolayan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hobo moves out of range of the body kick.
Afolayan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hobo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hobo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hobo tries to clinch but Afolayan is having none of it.
Afolayan throws a big shot that misses.
Afolayan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Afolayan jabs Hobo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Afolayan scores with a jab to the body.
Afolayan fails with a takedown attempt.
Hobo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Afolayan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hobo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Afolayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Afolayan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnny Hobo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Afolayan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolayan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hobo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hobo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hobo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Afolayan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnny Hobo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tendaji Afolayan.
Afolayan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hobo.
Afolayan closes the distance and clinches.
Afolayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hobo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hobo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Afolayan's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobo stalling against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Afolayan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hobo to keep the fight standing.
Afolayan is trying to pull guard but Hobo has him pressed against the cage.
Afolayan has had enough of the clinch but Hobo keeps him there for the moment.
Hobo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Afolayan's defenses.
Hobo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Afolayan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hobo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hobo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hobo throws a series of punches but Afolayan avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Afolayan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Afolayan dives in for a single leg takedown but Hobo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hobo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Afolayan avoids it.
Afolayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Afolayan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Afolayan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tendaji Afolayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Afolayan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown by Afolayan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hobo which made him look bad.
Hobo scores with a leg kick.
Hobo throws a leg kick which misses Afolayan's front leg but catches the back leg as Afolayan tries to avoid it.
Tendaji Afolayan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hobo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Afolayan blocks a head kick by Hobo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobo thows a body kick. Afolayan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hobo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Afolayan as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Hobo.
Hobo misses with a body kick.
Hobo is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hobo.
Good standup being displayed there by Afolayan as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Afolayan.
Afolayan closes the distance and clinches up with Hobo, looking for a takedown. Afolayan pushes Hobo against the cage but Hobo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobo throws a leg kick which misses Afolayan's front leg but catches the back leg as Afolayan tries to avoid it.
Afolayan keeps the fight on the outside.
Afolayan looking to score a takedown here. Hobo is defending well but Afolayan drives through and ends up in Hobo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hobo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Afolayan scores with a jab to the head.
Hobo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Afolayan.
Afolayan throws a leg kick but Hobo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hobo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Afolayan.
Afolayan's corner calls for a 1-2. Afolayan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Afolayan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Afolayan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Afolayan thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Afolayan catches Hobo right on the button with a cross.
Hobo slaps away a takedown attempt from Afolayan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Afolayan has closed the distance and engaged Hobo in a clinch.
Hobo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Afolayan blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolayan avoids the head kick by Hobo.
Hobo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hobo misses with a wild body shot.
Hobo throws a body kick that misses.
Afolayan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hobo throws a sloppy head kick and Afolayan moves out of range easily.
Hobo doesn't manage to clinch there - Afolayan circles away.
A head kick misses from Afolayan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Afolayan.
Johnny Hobo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tendaji Afolayan.
Afolayan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Afolayan lands a nice hook to Hobo's body. Hobo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Afolayan throws an overhand right that lands on Hobo's shoulder, as Hobo tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hobo.
Hobo walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Afolayan misses the target.
Afolayan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Afolayan fails with a takedown attempt.
Afolayan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Afolayan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Hobo.
Afolayan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hobo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Afolayan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Afolayan throws a leg kick
and Hobo counters with a good low kick that Afolayan was not able to check.
Afolayan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hobo.
Hobo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobo wants to clinch up but Afolayan keeps it at a distance.
Afolayan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Afolayan moves to clinch but Hobo breaks away
and Hobo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Afolayan looking for a takedown.
Afolayan avoiding damage as Hobo throws knees to the body.
Hobo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Afolayan is defending well for now.
Hobo is trying to maintain a safe position but Afolayan gets an underhook and turns Hobo into the cage.
Hobo tries to land knees in the clinch but Afolayan avoids the damage to the body.
Afolayan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hobo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnny Hobo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Hobo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobo breaks the clinch.
Afolayan wants to clinch
and Hobo counters with a leg kick.
Hobo throws a sloppy head kick
and Afolayan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Afolayan.
Hobo breaks the clinch.
Afolayan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hobo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hobo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Afolayan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hobo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobo throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Afolayan throws a wild body kick that Hobo sees coming a mile off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hobo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hobo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hobo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hobo!
Tendaji Afolayan spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry to disappoint all my fans. My coaches. Everyone. Thanks for this opportunity when I come back I will be better. '.
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energy
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hype
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