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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Lamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCool's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dearg Doom. Lamel has chosen Blk & Blu as his entrance music. Fionn McCool could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luther Lamel's chin.
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn McCool!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luther Lamel!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fionn McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCool throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamel misses the target.
McCool misses with a double jab.
Lamel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lamel lands a jab.
Lamel moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCool takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamel slips under a jab.
McCool slips a jab from Lamel.
Lamel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCool shoots in looking for a takedown. Lamel tries to sprawl out of it but McCool keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lamel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCool looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCool tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lamel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCool somewhat.
McCool looks to throw the jab but Lamel is out of range.
A big left from McCool misses.
Lamel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool throws a sloppy head kick and Lamel moves out of range easily.
Lamel lands a slapping body shot.
Lamel thuds a left hand into McCool's body.
Lamel lands with a nice body punch.
McCool is breathing heavily.
McCool misses with a straight right.
Lamel connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Fionn McCool has been cut.
Lamel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCool.
McCool throws a right hand that Lamel ducks under and follows up with a left that Lamel also avoids with ease.
Lamel moves away from the strike by McCool.
Lamel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCool scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamel throws a jab when McCool was well out of range.
Lamel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCool rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lamel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCool's head.
McCool lands with a hook. Lamel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Lamel misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCool lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamel fails to land with a series of punches.
McCool wants to clinch
and McCool takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamel throws a nice looking combination but McCool bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCool is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamel.
McCool misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCool is looking to chop away at Lamel's legs.
McCool tries to close the distance and clinch but Lamel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCool connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luther Lamel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Lamel misses.
Lamel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCool was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamel.
Lamel throws the left hand but McCool avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Lamel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamel loads up on a big right hand but McCool slips the punch.
Lamel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCool pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamel loads up on a big right hand but McCool slips the punch.
Lamel slips under a jab from McCool.
Lamel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCool manages to avoid it.
McCool misses with a combination
and Lamel counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCool.
Lamel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCool had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lamel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamel scores with a body shot.
McCool misses with a hook.
McCool misses with a straight right.
Jab from Lamel.
McCool displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamel throws out the jab.
McCool throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lamel.
Lamel thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCool lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamel off the cage and back into range.
Lamel ducks under a wild hook from McCool.
Lamel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamel swats away the attempt to clinch by McCool.
Lamel throws a nice looking combination but McCool bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCool closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Luther Lamel has been cut.
Lamel just misses with a punch to the body.
McCool shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lamel sprawls well. Lamel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCool gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn McCool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCool manages to avoid it.
McCool swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCool misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCool takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCool ducks right into an uppercut from Lamel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamel jabs McCool to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lamel throws a jab but it's blocked by McCool.
McCool misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Lamel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCool getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lamel catches McCool with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lamel scores with a sloppy right hand. McCool should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Lamel misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from McCool.
McCool lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamel off the cage and back into range.
Lamel is rocked!
McCool cracks Lamel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lamel falls to his knees and McCool doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fionn McCool!
Fionn McCool is the new light heavyweight champion!
Fionn McCool took some time post fight to say the following; 'I hunted the Saxon with Cú Chulainn, after that battle hold no surprises for me'.
Luther Lamel spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back'.
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