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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamus O Hooligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Loucks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hooligan comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphy. Sean Loucks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamus O Hooligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Loucks!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hooligan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Hooligan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Loucks wants to hold on but O Hooligan pushes him away.
O Hooligan is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Loucks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Hooligan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
O Hooligan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Loucks's guard.
Loucks works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loucks is on top in guard.
Loucks stands and steps away. O Hooligan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
O Hooligan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Loucks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Hooligan kicks Loucks off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hooligan drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loucks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Loucks working for a triangle but O Hooligan defends it easily.
Loucks working for a triangle but O Hooligan defends it easily.
Loucks looks gassed!
Loucks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Hooligan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Hooligan is working Loucks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
O Hooligan wanted to stand there but Loucks had control of the position.
Loucks is working an open guard so O Hooligan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
O Hooligan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Loucks counters with a takedown into side control.
O Hooligan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
O Hooligan pushes Loucks off looking to stand but Loucks dives back in and keeps control.
O Hooligan wants to improve his position but Loucks is controlling well.
Loucks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Hooligan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Loucks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loucks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Hooligan is looking for a sweep. Loucks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Hooligan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Loucks.
O Hooligan is trying to stand up here but Loucks is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Hooligan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loucks, pushing him back against the cage.
Loucks looking for a takedown.
Loucks is trying to drag O Hooligan to the mat but O Hooligan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
O Hooligan misses with a knee to the head.
Loucks is trying to break the clinch but O Hooligan has him pressed against the cage.
Loucks is trying to break the clinch but O Hooligan is controlling him.
O Hooligan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Loucks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
O Hooligan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four 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.
O Hooligan has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Hooligan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Hooligan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Hooligan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Loucks clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Loucks is covering up but some of the strikes from O Hooligan are getting through and doing damage.
O Hooligan missing with punches from the back.
O Hooligan throwing wild punches that miss their target.
O Hooligan is looking for a choke. Loucks gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Loucks manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loucks tries to free his leg and advance position but O Hooligan is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus O Hooligan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Loucks has O Hooligan up against the cage in a clinch.
O Hooligan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Loucks wants a takedown.
O Hooligan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Loucks.
O Hooligan stops a takedown attempt from Loucks.
Shamus O Hooligan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Loucks.
O Hooligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loucks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Hooligan blocks it with crossed arms.
O Hooligan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Loucks wants the takedown. O Hooligan is fighting it off but Loucks persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in O Hooligan's guard against the cage.
Loucks looking to sit in guard and control but O Hooligan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Loucks keeping moving, preventing O Hooligan from controlling successfully.
Shamus O Hooligan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Hooligan forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loucks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Hooligan is working away from the top position though.
Loucks is breathing heavily.
O Hooligan decides to stand and escape the position.
Shamus O Hooligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hooligan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Hooligan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Loucks misses with a takedown
and O Hooligan counters with a shoot takedown. Loucks fights it but they end up in guard.
O Hooligan trying to control the position from guard on top but Loucks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Hooligan passes into half guard.
O Hooligan prevents Loucks from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loucks is trying to get back to full guard.
O Hooligan stands up out of the half guard.
O Hooligan drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loucks is trying to keep O Hooligan in close.
O Hooligan wants to stand but Loucks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
O Hooligan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
O Hooligan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Loucks is trying to defend but O Hooligan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hooligan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
O Hooligan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Hooligan tries to stand and escape but Loucks is controlling the position.
O Hooligan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
O Hooligan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
O Hooligan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loucks's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Hooligan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Loucks controls his leg.
O Hooligan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Loucks uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loucks takes the fight into the clinch.
O Hooligan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Loucks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Hooligan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Loucks regains guard immediately.
Loucks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Hooligan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus O Hooligan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Loucks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Hooligan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Loucks's guard now.
O Hooligan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Loucks scrambles and gets back to his feet.
O Hooligan with a poor takedown
and Loucks counters with a single leg into guard. O Hooligan didn't expect that.
Loucks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loucks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O Hooligan is trying to defend but Loucks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Hooligan manages to get to full guard.
O Hooligan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hooligan looking for a guillotine here but Loucks defends easily.
Loucks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Loucks content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because O Hooligan has locked up a guillotine! O Hooligan's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Loucks is holding on here and O Hooligan must be using up a lot of energy. Loucks has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! O Hooligan gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shamus O Hooligan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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