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Amateur MMA fighter Christian Lubenga dies after TKO loss

Amateur MMA fighter Christian Lubenga has died following a fight at the AMMO Fight League: Battle of St. Patrick’s event on March 12. The event was held at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA (per WWLP).

Lubenga was making his amateur debut in the bout. His opponent, Cody McCracken, was also making his amateur debut. The fight ended in a TKO victory for McCracken at the 2:38 minute mark of Round 3.

New England MMA’s Lars Borssen reported that the ending of the fight “didn’t seem very violent” and that “there is no word on what caused Lubenga’s death.