How AgentMMA breaks down Chidi Njokuani vs Ignacio Bahamondes
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Chidi Njokuani and Ignacio Bahamondes stand eye to eye, but Njokuani has 80 inches of reach to Bahamondes’ 75. That makes the opening jabs worth watching, especially since Bahamondes is the guy who put Manuel Torres away with a punch from the outside. Both men just got back in the win column by unanimous decision, Njokuani against Joel Alvarez and Bahamondes against Muslim Salikhov. If you want to know why Bahamondes might think twice about stepping past the jab, though, take a look at the knee that stopped Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.
- Same height, but those opening jabs have very different ranges.
- That knee against dos Santos makes closing the gap tricky.
- Turner had top position and still got caught in a triangle.
Watch the start of round 2, when both have had a look at the jab and a step that drew a retreat earlier might draw a return punch.
Njokuani landed it in the clinch, right where a shorter reach ought to stop being a problem. For Bahamondes, the interesting part is getting close enough to land his own punch and still leaving himself room to turn out. For Njokuani, watch what happens when a jab falls short. If he has to step again to reach Bahamondes, that extra step could give the Chilean his chance to punch on the way in.
Then there’s the scramble nobody should overlook just because these guys can strike. Ask Jalin Turner how safe top position was against Bahamondes, who caught him in a triangle from his back, and suddenly where they land matters just as much as who takes whom down.
Chidi Njokuani
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Chidi Njokuani and Ignacio Bahamondes stand eye to eye, but Njokuani has 80 inches of reach to Bahamondes’ 75. That makes the opening jabs worth watching, especially since Bahamondes is the guy who put Manuel Torres away with a punch from the outside. Both men just got back in the win column by unanimous decision, Njokuani against Joel Alvarez and Bahamondes against Muslim Salikhov. If you want to know why Bahamondes might think twice about stepping past the jab, though, take a look at the knee that stopped Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos.
- Same height, but those opening jabs have very different ranges.
- That knee against dos Santos makes closing the gap tricky.
- Turner had top position and still got caught in a triangle.
Watch the start of round 2, when both have had a look at the jab and a step that drew a retreat earlier might draw a return punch.
Njokuani landed it in the clinch, right where a shorter reach ought to stop being a problem. For Bahamondes, the interesting part is getting close enough to land his own punch and still leaving himself room to turn out. For Njokuani, watch what happens when a jab falls short. If he has to step again to reach Bahamondes, that extra step could give the Chilean his chance to punch on the way in.
Then there’s the scramble nobody should overlook just because these guys can strike. Ask Jalin Turner how safe top position was against Bahamondes, who caught him in a triangle from his back, and suddenly where they land matters just as much as who takes whom down.
Ignacio Bahamondes
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