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Alliance Wars R5: Group B PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanjit Babatunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanjit Babatunde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sanjit Babatunde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Braga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babatunde rushes Braga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Braga can't break the clinch.
Babatunde prevents Braga from breaking the clinch.
Braga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braga wants to break free but Babatunde has control.
Babatunde is looking to take this one to the mat.
Braga is trying to break the clinch but Babatunde is controlling him.
Babatunde has hold of one of Braga's legs. Braga is fighting the takedown attempt but Babatunde gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Babatunde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Braga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babatunde's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Braga wants to stand and escape but Babatunde is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Babatunde stops Braga from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Babatunde controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Babatunde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braga.
Braga staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Braga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babatunde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Braga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babatunde turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Babatunde working the ground and pound.
Braga is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Babatunde politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Babatunde prefers to stall for the moment though.
Braga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Babatunde asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Babatunde taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga is looking to reverse the position.
Babatunde misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Braga seems a little lost for a moment, as Babatunde dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Babatunde working the ground and pound.
Babatunde is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Braga's shoulder. That is not cool.
Babatunde throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Babatunde landing strikes.
Babatunde controls the position from side control.
Babatunde working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braga avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Babatunde.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanjit Babatunde dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babatunde swings widly with a right hand
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Sanjit Babatunde has been cut.
Babatunde misses with an uppercut.
Babatunde misses with a looping right.
Braga misses with a hook. Babatunde ducked under it nicely.
Babatunde moves into the clinch.
Braga gets underhooks to prevent Babatunde's takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Babatunde is looking for a takedown.
Babatunde prevents Braga from breaking the clinch.
Babatunde has Braga pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Babatunde pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Braga tumbling to the mat - Babatunde dives into Braga's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga is trying to control the position but Babatunde postures up.
Babatunde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sanjit Babatunde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babatunde throws a big elbow that misses.
Babatunde stays in close to Braga's body and controls the position.
Babatunde postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Babatunde controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Braga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braga. Babatunde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braga lands with a shot to the body.
Babatunde drops his hands momentarily and Braga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Babatunde misses with a right hand
and Babatunde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babatunde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braga has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Babatunde is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Babatunde looks to throw the jab but Braga is out of range.
Babatunde takes the fight into the clinch.
Babatunde is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Braga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanjit Babatunde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Babatunde turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Babatunde manages to end up in side control.
Braga is letting Babatunde control him for a moment.
Braga is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Babatunde is controlling him well.
Braga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Braga is trying to escape the position but Babatunde is controlling the position.
Braga can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga is letting Babatunde control him for a moment.
Babatunde scores with punches from side control.
Braga is trying to work for a sweep but Babatunde has mounted him!
Babatunde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babatunde punishing his opponent with strikes.
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 Sanjit Babatunde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sanjit Babatunde's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Braga misses with a hook
and Babatunde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Babatunde.
Babatunde wants the takedown. Braga is fighting it off but Babatunde persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Braga's guard against the cage.
Babatunde lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Braga wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Babatunde is now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Babatunde in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babatunde is working away from the top position though.
Babatunde has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babatunde lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Babatunde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braga can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Babatunde in particular looking to stall.
Babatunde not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Babatunde is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Babatunde working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Babatunde not doing much here.
Further stalling from Babatunde.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde takes the fight into the clinch.
Babatunde gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Braga works his way to full guard. Good work.
Braga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babatunde.
Babatunde is working Braga over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Babatunde is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braga is on top in guard.
Babatunde keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babatunde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Babatunde continues to stall.
Sanjit Babatunde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braga tries to stand but Babatunde is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanjit Babatunde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babatunde, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanjit Babatunde!
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Knutsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Knutsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Major Force's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Knutsson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Major Force!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knutsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Force dives in for a single leg takedown but Knutsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knutsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knutsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Force drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knutsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bjorn Knutsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Major Force.
Knutsson pushes Force back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knutsson scores with a hook to the body.
Force looks winded!
Force takes a shot to the head.
Knutsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knutsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knutsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knutsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knutsson digs a right hand into Force's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Force's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knutsson scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Knutsson .
Knutsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Force is rocked!
Knutsson pushes Force against the cage. Knutsson is working some dirty boxing. Knutsson pushes off with a quick right hook! Force goes down! Force tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Knutsson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Knutsson !
Bjorn Knutsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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