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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 1235 p4p, 1412 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 159 p4p, 186 weight class). Ohoulihan comes to the cage accompanied by Bill Conti - Going The Distance. 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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World class 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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Ohoulihan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ohoulihan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ohoulihan swivels and escapes.
Ohoulihan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ohoulihan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ohoulihan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DanBills Sketchy Basement in the buildup to the fight.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Ohoulihan was well out of range.
Ohoulihan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunnarsson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohoulihan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ohoulihan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Ohoulihan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan is looking to wear down Gunnarsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ohoulihan stuffs the takedown.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but Ohoulihan avoids it.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown but Ohoulihan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Seamus Ohoulihan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Gunnarsson.
A big right from Ohoulihan misses.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ohoulihan misses the shot to the body.
Ohoulihan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ohoulihan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunnarsson misses with a left hand
and Ohoulihan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunnarsson scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ohoulihan as Gunnarsson shoots in.
Ohoulihan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ohoulihan lands a nice shot that snaps Gunnarsson's head back.
Ohoulihan throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohoulihan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohoulihan missing with a left hand there. Gunnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunnarsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Gunnarsson lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gunnarsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ohoulihan, which made it look bad.
It looked like Ohoulihan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ohoulihan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ohoulihan.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ohoulihan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunnarsson! But no joy.
Ohoulihan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
Ohoulihan connects with a body shot.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ohoulihan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Ohoulihan blocks the low kick.
Ohoulihan misses with a hook. Gunnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ohoulihan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gunnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Ohoulihan moves out of range easily.
Ohoulihan takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohoulihan slaps away a takedown attempt from Gunnarsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Ohoulihan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gunnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ohoulihan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunnarsson in his tracks.
Ohoulihan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Ohoulihan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ohoulihan tries to avoid it.
Gunnarsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ohoulihan stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohoulihan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gunnarsson.
Ohoulihan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ohoulihan swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan punishes Gunnarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ohoulihan misses with an uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a left to the body.
Ohoulihan misses with a wild body shot.
Ohoulihan throws the left hand but Gunnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Gunnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gunnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Ohoulihan's head.
Gunnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ohoulihan to score with a decent uppercut.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Gunnarsson wants to counter the offense by Ohoulihan and move into the clinch position.
Gunnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Ohoulihan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunnarsson has a takedown stuffed.
Seamus Ohoulihan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Gunnarsson.
Ohoulihan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunnarsson is just out of range.
And Gunnarsson responds with a good body kick, but Ohoulihan manages to step out the way in time.
Seamus Ohoulihan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohoulihan throws the left hand but Gunnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Ohoulihan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunnarsson can do to turn this around?
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohoulihan misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Ohoulihan is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohoulihan lands the left hand.
Ohoulihan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Gunnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ohoulihan backing away here, and Gunnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gunnarsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ohoulihan has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunnarsson is just out of range.
A jab from Ohoulihan misses.
Ohoulihan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Ohoulihan shrugs it off.
Ohoulihan throws out a powerful jab.
Ohoulihan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ohoulihan tries a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson tries to score with a low kick but Ohoulihan moves his leg out of the way.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan lands a slapping body shot.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Ohoulihan.
Gunnarsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ohoulihan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gunnarsson.
Ohoulihan misses with an uppercut.
Ohoulihan misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ohoulihan throwing a counter right hand but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ohoulihan throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gunnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Ohoulihan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohoulihan is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Ohoulihan dominated that second round.
That's time! Ohoulihan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ohoulihan with a nice cross.
Gunnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ohoulihan throws out the jab.
Ohoulihan swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ohoulihan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ohoulihan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ohoulihan throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohoulihan throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Seamus Ohoulihan is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Ohoulihan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunnarsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ohoulihan moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Ohoulihan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson stuns Ohoulihan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Gunnarsson misses.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Ohoulihan's front leg but catches the back leg as Ohoulihan tries to avoid it.
Ohoulihan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ohoulihan misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Ohoulihan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohoulihan throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Gunnarsson defending well as Ohoulihan loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunnarsson.
Ohoulihan misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohoulihan. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohoulihan looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohoulihan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohoulihan.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Ohoulihan avoids it with no problem.
Ohoulihan lands a lovely overhand right.
Ohoulihan throws an overhand right that lands on Gunnarsson's shoulder, as Gunnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
Ohoulihan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seamus Ohoulihan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunnarsson dives in and grabs Ohoulihan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ohoulihan pushes down on Gunnarsson's head and hops out.
Ohoulihan throws a big counter combination but Gunnarsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Seamus Ohoulihan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson is looking for the big counter here.
Gunnarsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ohoulihan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Ohoulihan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ohoulihan with a nice cross.
Ohoulihan checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ohoulihan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohoulihan lands an overhand right.
Gunnarsson shoots in for a takedown but Ohoulihan shows good takedown defense.
Magnus Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ohoulihan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Ohoulihan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ohoulihan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Ohoulihan!
In his post fight interview, Seamus Ohoulihan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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