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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Cumhaill kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Doomsword. Knox has chosen "Another Body Murdered" as his entrance music. Fionn Mac Cumhaill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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217 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox moves out of range as Mac Cumhaill strikes.
Mac Cumhaill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knox throws and low kick but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a body shot.
A jab from Knox misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Cumhaill looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
John Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Cumhaill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill slips under a jab from Knox.
Mac Cumhaill moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox throws and low kick but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range easily.
Knox scores with a jab.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mac Cumhaill throws a big shot that misses.
Knox throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Cumhaill moves away.
Mac Cumhaill moves out of range of the strikes.
Mac Cumhaill avoids the body shot from Knox.
Mac Cumhaill moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn Mac Cumhaill . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac Cumhaill is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knox's half guard.
Mac Cumhaill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mac Cumhaill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knox defends it well.
Knox wants to improve his position but Mac Cumhaill is controlling well.
Mac Cumhaill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mac Cumhaill .
Knox moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox wants to sweep here but Mac Cumhaill controlling him for the moment.
Mac Cumhaill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox is trying to keep Mac Cumhaill in close.
Mac Cumhaill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knox is keeping the position for now.
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mac Cumhaill . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mac Cumhaill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mac Cumhaill scores a takedown into full mount!
Knox tries to hold on but Mac Cumhaill pushes him away.
Knox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mac Cumhaill is breathing heavily.
Knox is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mac Cumhaill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
Mac Cumhaill dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Knox throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Mac Cumhaill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Cumhaill moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Cumhaill was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox throws a jab when Mac Cumhaill was well out of range.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Mac Cumhaill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Knox connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Cumhaill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox swings for the body but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox throws a body punch but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Mac Cumhaill moves out of range easily.
Mac Cumhaill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox throws a jab when Mac Cumhaill was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mac Cumhaill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac Cumhaill decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mac Cumhaill moves into full mount! Knox won't be happy about that!
Mac Cumhaill 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.
Knox is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knox defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Knox is surviving well by controlling Mac Cumhaill 's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill avoids the attempt from Knox to control.
BOOM! Mac Cumhaill connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like John Knox has been cut.
Knox is trying desperately to improve position.
Mac Cumhaill is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Knox can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Knox is desperately trying to improve his position but Mac Cumhaill has a good base and remains in mount.
Mac Cumhaill is working for a guillotine from mount but Knox frees his head quite easily.
Mac Cumhaill looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mac Cumhaill looking for a guillotine from mount but Knox is having none of it.
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 Fionn Mac Cumhaill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mac Cumhaill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mac Cumhaill .
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a right and a left that Mac Cumhaill avoids nicely.
Mac Cumhaill avoids the body shot from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox tries to bum rush Mac Cumhaill with a series of wild strikes but Mac Cumhaill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mac Cumhaill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mac Cumhaill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox misses with a hook. Mac Cumhaill ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a hook but Mac Cumhaill blocks it.
Mac Cumhaill closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mac Cumhaill lands in his opponent's guard.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mac Cumhaill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mac Cumhaill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mac Cumhaill landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mac Cumhaill preventing the sweep.
Mac Cumhaill trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mac Cumhaill .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mac Cumhaill 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mac Cumhaill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mac Cumhaill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mac Cumhaill is fighting to break Knox's control of his arms but Knox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mac Cumhaill manages to get himself to full guard.
Mac Cumhaill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mac Cumhaill throws his legs up looking for a submission but Knox uses it to pass to side control.
Mac Cumhaill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mac Cumhaill prevents Knox from improving position.
Mac Cumhaill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill gets back to half guard.
Knox frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mac Cumhaill taking shots to the head.
Mac Cumhaill is looking to improve his position but Knox isn't that keen on the idea.
Mac Cumhaill regains half guard.
Mac Cumhaill trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Mac Cumhaill is desperately trying to improve his position but Knox has a good base and remains in mount.
Mac Cumhaill is working hard here to advance position.
Mac Cumhaill regains half guard.
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 Fionn Mac Cumhaill .
I think Mac Cumhaill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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