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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirco Lilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mirco Lilli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirco Lilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fernan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lilli is trying to stand.
Fernan controlling the action here.
Lilli is defending against the submission attempts here by Fernan.
Lilli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fernan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lilli holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fernan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lilli tries to buck Fernan off but he can't manage it.
Fernan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fernan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fernan looking to ground and pound but Lilli is blocking nicely.
Fernan wants to control the pace but Lilli is squirming around nicely.
Fernan looking to ground and pound but Lilli is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fernan thowing shots but they're missing.
Lilli is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Fernan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fernan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fernan looking to ground and pound but Lilli is blocking nicely.
Fernan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fernan controlling the pace for now.
Lilli holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fernan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lilli is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilli avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fernan.
Lilli blocking the ground and pound.
Fernan looking to ground and pound but Lilli is blocking nicely.
Fernan thowing shots but they're missing.
Fernan controlling the position easily from mount.
Fernan thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four 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.
Fernan tries to control but Lilli wriggling away.
Lilli is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fernan thowing shots but they're missing.
Fernan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lilli is now in Fernan's guard. A big mistake from Fernan there, giving up the dominant position!
Fernan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fernan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilli manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fernan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Fernan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lilli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A good leg kick by Fernan.
Fernan defending well as Lilli loads up on a big left hand.
Lilli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernan clinches.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lilli blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fernan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lilli takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fernan stalling against the cage.
Lilli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lilli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fernan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fernan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lilli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fernan landing knees to the body.
Fernan drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilli manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fernan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fernan controlling from the top position.
Fernan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fernan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lilli taking a bit of punishment here - Fernan scoring with strikes.
Fernan controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lilli defending against the ground and pound.
Fernan advances nicely into full mount.
Fernan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fernan unloads with some shots from mount but Lilli bucks and avoids them well.
Lilli avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fernan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fernan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fernan controlling the position easily from mount.
Fernan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fernan looking to ground and pound but Lilli is blocking nicely.
Fernan throws some wild stikes that Lilli manages to avoid easily.
Lilli tries to hold on but Fernan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lilli avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fernan.
Fernan punching from mount but Lilli doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fernan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fernan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fernan looking to ground and pound but Lilli is blocking nicely.
Fernan controlling from mount.
Fernan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Fernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Fernan closes the distance and clinches.
Fernan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lilli is looking to break free of the clinch but Fernan has double underhooks.
Lilli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Fernan.
A bit of stalling here from Fernan.
Fernan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fernan taking a breather.
Fernan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Lilli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernan has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Fernan.
Nice body punch from Lilli.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilli tries to bum rush Fernan with a series of wild strikes but Fernan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernan lands a jab.
Fernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robert Fernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernan clinches up with Lilli and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fernan as Lilli tries to tie him up.
Fernan crunches a lovely knee into Lilli's ribcage.
Fernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fernan breaks the clinch.
Fernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fernan closes the distance and pushes Lilli back into the cage.
Fernan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fernan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fernan obliges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fernan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernan connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fernan obliges.
Mirco Lilli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan presses Lilli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fernan crunches a lovely knee into Lilli's ribcage.
Fernan lands a knee to the body.
Fernan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fernan is stalling here.
Fernan pulls Lilli into guard.
Fernan is pulling down on Lilli's head to control his posture.
Fernan kicks Lilli off and gets to his feet.
Lilli throws a hook but Fernan avoids it easily.
Robert Fernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lilli just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan rushes Lilli and presses him up against the cage.
Fernan lands a good knee to the midsection. Lilli won't want to take too many of those.
Lilli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fernan is keeping busy.
Fernan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lilli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fernan.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robert Fernan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fernan scores with a kick to the body.
Fernan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fernan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lilli on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fernan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Fernan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fernan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lilli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lilli.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fernan.
Fernan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lilli tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fernan is in Lilli's guard.
Fernan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lilli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernan on the ground.
Fernan throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernan throwing strikes from guard but Lilli blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Fernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernan 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Fernan!
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