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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saradas Tunnelly (ranked 9481 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dubravko Barisic (ranked 5348 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saradas Tunnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dubravko Barisic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunnelly misses with a left hand
and Barisic counters by clinching up.
Tunnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tunnelly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barisic controlling the position for now.
Tunnelly wants to stand but Barisic has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Barisic has his hands clasped together around Tunnelly's back. He's all about the action.
Tunnelly thows a huge punch but Barisic dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunnelly wants to take a breather but Barisic is having none of it.
Barisic is trying to maintain the position but Tunnelly is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunnelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barisic keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tunnelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Tunnelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barisic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tunnelly pushes Barisic off and gets back to his feet.
Tunnelly fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barisic throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Saradas Tunnelly has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barisic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tunnelly successfully pulls guard.
Barisic content to stall in guard here.
Barisic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tunnelly trying to control the position.
Barisic decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunnelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Barisic circles away.
Barisic stuffs the takedown attempt from Tunnelly. Tunnelly gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saradas Tunnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barisic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barisic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tunnelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tunnelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barisic smiles and moves away.
Tunnelly misses with a jab to the body
and Barisic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barisic.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tunnelly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barisic controls the pace.
Tunnelly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tunnelly tries to get out of the position.
Tunnelly wants to sweep here but Barisic controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunnelly keeping moving, preventing Barisic from controlling successfully.
Tunnelly trying to control the position.
Barisic is in close to Tunnelly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tunnelly throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tunnelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barisic on the ground.
Barisic 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Barisic trying to control but Tunnelly is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tunnelly throws a right and a left that Barisic avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dubravko Barisic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saradas Tunnelly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tunnelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Tunnelly lands with a kick to the temple. Barisic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No joy there for Tunnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tunnelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barisic pinned against the cage. Barisic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tunnelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barisic.
Tunnelly takes a swing at Barisic's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunnelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barisic closes the distance and pushes Tunnelly back into the cage.
Tunnelly can't break the clinch.
Barisic tries to break the clinch but Tunnelly is controlling the position.
Barisic has picked Tunnelly up - he's going for a ride! Barisic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tunnelly is looking to get back to is feet but Barisic passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunnelly seems a little lost for a moment, as Barisic dominates the positioning.
Barisic is looking to take a break and control but Tunnelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barisic taking a breather here.
Tunnelly taking a bit of punishment here - Barisic scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barisic is looking to take a break and control but Tunnelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tunnelly taking punishment in the form of punches.
Barisic moves into full mount!
Tunnelly is squirming around, avoiding Barisic's attempts to control the action.
Barisic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Barisic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tunnelly is looking to escape.
Barisic lands a big shot there that rocks Tunnelly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barisic controlling his opponent.
Barisic avoids the attempt from Tunnelly to control.
Barisic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barisic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tunnelly can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Barisic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tunnelly is looking to escape.
Barisic fails to advance to Tunnelly's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tunnelly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barisic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barisic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barisic controlling the pace for now.
Barisic is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dubravko Barisic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saradas Tunnelly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tunnelly is defended easily by Barisic.
Barisic with a poor takedown
and Tunnelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Barisic decides to pull guard.
Barisic lands a decent punch to the body there.
Tunnelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Barisic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barisic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tunnelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tunnelly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barisic is trying to keep Tunnelly in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunnelly throwing strikes but missing.
Tunnelly stands and throws Barisic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tunnelly is looking to take a break and control but Barisic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tunnelly looking to control but instead Barisic has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Barisic wants to control but Tunnelly is keeping busy.
Dubravko Barisic has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Tunnelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barisic keeps working.
Barisic is trying to stand.
Barisic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tunnelly pulls his head out easily.
Barisic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tunnelly is working away from the top position though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barisic is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tunnelly throws a combination that misses
and Barisic counters with a body kick.
Barisic dives in and grabs Tunnelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tunnelly pushes down on Barisic's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunnelly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tunnelly lands in his opponent's guard.
Tunnelly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barisic's head.
Barisic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barisic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tunnelly is one step ahead there.
Tunnelly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barisic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunnelly wants to control from the top but Barisic keeps moving.
Barisic controlling the position.
Barisic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tunnelly is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tunnelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barisic stuffs the takedown.
Barisic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Saradas Tunnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubravko Barisic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barisic fails with a takedown attempt.
Tunnelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Saradas Tunnelly.
Well Barisic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dubravko Barisic!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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