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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crispin Mathias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilburne comes to the ring accompanied by You'll never walk alone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
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188 cm
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205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crispin Mathias!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathias throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lilburne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mathias misses with a series of wild punches.
Lilburne throws a push kick but Mathias slaps the foot to one side.
Lilburne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lilburne slips a jab and a cross from Mathias.
Mathias moves out of range as Lilburne throws a body kick.
Mathias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lilburne pushes Mathias away with a front kick.
Lilburne checks a leg kick nicely.
Lilburne lands a slapping body shot.
Mathias swings for the body but Lilburne moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mathias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lilburne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilburne scores with a shot to the body.
Lilburne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lilburne lands with a nice body kick.
Mathias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lilburne.
Lilburne lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne thuds his shin into the meat of Mathias's side.
Mathias fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lilburne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lilburne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mathias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lilburne scores with a push kick.
Mathias looks gassed!
Mathias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mathias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lilburne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilburne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John Lilburne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Lilburne.
Lilburne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mathias at a distance.
Lilburne lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick from Lilburne.
Lilburne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mathias momentarily.
Lilburne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Mathias manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lilburne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lilburne throws a head kick that Mathias semi-blocks.
It looks like Crispin Mathias has been cut.
Lilburne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lilburne.
Mathias takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lilburne lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Lilburne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lilburne.
Lilburne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lilburne throws a nice head kick!
Lilburne keeps Mathias at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Lilburne finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mathias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mathias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lilburne can pounce on him.
Lilburne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mathias has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lilburne.
A punch lands to the side of Mathias 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lilburne.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lilburne.
Mathias takes one to the side of the head.
Mathias throws a leg kick but Lilburne moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lilburne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathias was well out of range. Poor timing from Lilburne.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mathias crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lilburne - the referee stops the clock and Mathias gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lilburne. Mathias manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mathias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lilburne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lilburne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mathias in his tracks.
Lilburne scores with a sloppy right hand. Mathias should have avoided that one.
Lilburne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mathiass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lilburne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lilburne lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilburne rushes Mathias and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lilburne.
Lilburne lands an elbow inside.
Lilburne lands a good knee to the midsection. Mathias won't want to take too many of those.
Lilburne working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne lands an elbow inside that Mathias shrugs off.
Lilburne lands an elbow inside that Mathias shrugs off.
Lilburne lands a nice elbow.
Mathias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lilburne lands an elbow inside that Mathias shrugs off.
Lilburne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mathias managing to block the knees to the body from Lilburne.
Lilburne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mathias fails to land with a series of punches.
Mathias takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lilburne connects with a body shot.
Lilburne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mathiass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Lilburne.
Lilburne tries to clinch up.
Mathias sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mathias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lilburne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crispin Mathias's cut.
That's time! Lilburne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mathias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lilburne instigates a clinch.
Mathias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lilburne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mathias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mathias dodges an elbow strike from Lilburne.
Lilburne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Mathias.
Lilburne digs a good hook to Mathias's body.
Lilburne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lilburne lands a jab to Mathias's midsection.
Lilburne jabs Mathias right on the nose. Mathias blinks but takes it well.
A solid body kick from Lilburne.
Mathias is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lilburne.
Lilburne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mathias can do to turn this around?
Mathias lands a nice looking body shot.
Lilburne lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne lands with a nice body kick.
Mathias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lilburne to score with a decent uppercut.
Lilburne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mathias if he has to take too many more of those.
Lilburne scoring well with a low kick there.
Lilburne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lilburne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mathias's head.
Mathias has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lilburne.
Mathias walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lilburne.
Lilburne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lilburne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lilburne moves into range and clinches up with Mathias.
Lilburne crunches a lovely knee into Mathias's ribcage.
Lilburne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lilburne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mathias taking a breather.
Lilburne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lilburne pushes off an throws an elbow but Mathias leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lilburne lands a nice uppercut.
Lilburne breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lilburne. Mathias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lilburne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathias tries a low kick but Lilburne avoids it.
Crispin Mathias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lilburne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathias.
Mathias moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lilburne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lilburne. That's going to slow Mathias down.
John Lilburne is winning the standup battle so far.
Lilburne lands a nice hook to Mathias's body. Mathias takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lilburne connects with a body shot that sends Mathias's belly button to the back.
Lilburne clinches up with Mathias and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lilburne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lilburne.
John Lilburne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mathias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lilburne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lilburne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lilburne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lilburne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Crispin Mathias's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Lilburne.
Lilburne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lilburne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mathias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne tries to land knees in the clinch but Mathias avoids the damage to the body.
Mathias takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilburne tries a body shot but Mathias blocks it.
Mathias managing to block the knees to the body from Lilburne.
Lilburne trying to land knees to the body.
Mathias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mathias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lilburne backwards.
Lilburne pushes Mathias back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mathias is trying to force a seperation but Lilburne has the dominant position.
Lilburne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mathias backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilburne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lilburne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lilburne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Lilburne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Crispin Mathias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mathias on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lilburne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mathias.
Mathias lunges at Lilburne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lilburne's hand.
Mathias misses with a hook. Lilburne ducked under it nicely.
Lilburne tries to clinch but Mathias moves out of range.
Lilburne wants to clinch up but Mathias keeps it at a distance.
Lilburne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lilburne throws a sloppy head kick and Mathias moves out of range easily.
Lilburne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathias swings for the body but Lilburne moves out of range.
Mathias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mathias throws a jab when Lilburne was well out of range.
Mathias lunges at Lilburne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lilburne's hand.
Mathias lands a really nice looking cross but Lilburne seems unphased.
Lilburne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilburne slips a jab and a cross from Mathias.
Mathias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lilburne slips a jab and a cross from Mathias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lilburne.
Mathias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lilburne was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathias.
Lilburne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mathias under the eye.
Lilburne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lilburne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lilburne.
Mathias avoids the body shot from Lilburne.
The crowd cheers as Lilburne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mathias doesn't seem phased though.
Mathias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lilburne.
Mathias tries to bum rush Lilburne with a series of wild strikes but Lilburne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lilburne misses with a jab to the body
and Mathias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lilburne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lilburne clobbers Mathias with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lilburne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mathias takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lilburne clinches up against the ropes.
Lilburne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mathias's defenses.
Lilburne manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne lands with an overhand left.
Lilburne closes the distance and pushes Mathias back into the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lilburne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mathias's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lilburne.
Mathias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lilburne tries to land knees in the clinch but Mathias avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Lilburne.
The cut above Crispin Mathias's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lilburne.
Lilburne missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lilburne.
Mathias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mathias blocking some punches.
Mathias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lilburne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mathias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lilburne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lilburne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lilburne lands an uppercut.
Crispin Mathias's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lilburne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mathias is rocked!
Lilburne lands an elbow just above Mathias 's eye.
Mathias is still on wobbly legs! Can Lilburne finish him?
Lilburne pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Mathias! Lilburne unloads with more strikes and Mathias sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Lilburne!
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