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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Tulirinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by N.E.R.D. - Rockstar remix. Tulirinta has chosen Aphrodite - Ganja Man as his entrance music. Dennis Robinson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Tulirinta!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulirinta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulirinta. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tulirinta fails to land the takedown.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Tulirinta avoids nicely.
Tulirinta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tulirinta blocks a jab.
Tulirinta defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Tulirinta shoots and misses
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Tulirinta.
Tulirinta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dennis Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Tulirinta.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Tulirinta's head but Tulirinta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Tulirinta is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Tulirinta avoids them all with ease.
Robinson tries to bum rush Tulirinta with a series of wild strikes but Tulirinta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Tulirinta avoids them all with ease.
Tulirinta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson misses with a double jab
so Tulirinta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tulirinta wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Tulirinta trying to move into half guard but instead Robinson has managed to sweep!
Tulirinta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Robinson is now in half guard.
Tulirinta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta moves into full guard.
Robinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tulirinta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tulirinta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tulirinta working for a triangle but Robinson defends it easily.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta managing to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robinson postures up.
Tulirinta pulls Robinson in to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulirinta has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Robinson gets to his feet - Tulirinta follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Tulirinta dominated that 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.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta shoots for a takedown but Robinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tulirinta fails with a takedown attempt.
Dennis Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Tulirinta.
Robinson tries to bum rush Tulirinta with a series of wild strikes but Tulirinta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tulirinta blocks a jab.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson lands a head shot.
Tulirinta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tulirinta circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tulirinta is breathing heavily.
Tulirinta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Tulirinta counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tulirinta seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Robinson has recovered full guard.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Tulirinta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tulirinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson wants to stand up but Tulirinta is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Tulirinta wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Marcus Tulirinta has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tulirinta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tulirinta slips under a jab from Robinson.
Tulirinta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tulirinta counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Tulirinta tries to pass.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Tulirinta from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Robinson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tulirinta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcus Tulirinta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Tulirinta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tulirinta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tulirinta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dennis Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tulirinta dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Robinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tulirinta ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tulirinta counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta pushes down on Robinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tulirinta is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tulirinta seems to be working for a kimura but Robinson defends the submission attempt.
Tulirinta passes to side control.
Tulirinta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Robinson's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta laying and praying for a moment but Robinson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Tulirinta tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
Robinson is trying to stand up here but Tulirinta is controlling him well.
Tulirinta looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robinson's head.
Tulirinta wants to free his trapped foot but Robinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tulirinta is stalling here. Robinson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tulirinta seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Robinson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tulirinta tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Robinson easily slips into full mount!
Tulirinta is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marcus Tulirinta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Dennis Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson lands with a cross.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Marcus Tulirinta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dennis Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Tulirinta.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tulirinta on the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Robinson there.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Tulirinta counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dennis Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulirinta with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Tulirinta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tulirinta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Tulirinta!
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