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http://mmatycoon.com/images/company/logo/1440094913Troid_Epicity.gif *T118* - Celtic Christmas http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/13762188447833.jpg VS http://mmatycoon.com/gallery/0/14046526106802.jpg "Lucky" Liam O'Connor James "Sully" McGuiness The MMA Tycoon world have been given a Christmas present by the Troid EP management team. Two ex-Island Irish legends are due to step into that steel cage for the very last time. Only one will emerge victorious in this epic last fight for both of these warriors. Both fighters captured the hearts of MMA fans across the globe by putting on a show every time they stepped into the cage. One the one hand you have the submission specialist in "Lucky" Liam O'Connor (15-7) and on the other hand you have the KO artist in James "Sully" McGuiness (16-13-1). The classic battle between grappler and boxer is set to go down in this mouth watering fight. Liam O'Connor comes into this fight off the back of a TKO loss to former Troid EP Middleweight title holder Ilya Mstislav Volkov (13-3). Though the fight didn't go the way he wanted, he surprised a lot of MMA fans by managing to get the fight where he wanted, on to the ground. Unfortunately for Liam O'Connor and his fans, Ilya was more than comfortable to be on the ground and was well aware of Liam's dangerous ground game. Ilya managed to avoid the submissions and counter them with some dangerous ground and pound, opening up a nasty cut on Liam's face. With the blood pouring down Liam's face, the doctor was asked to inspect the cut and deemed it too bad for Liam O'Connor to continue. Liam O'Connor's last chance of winning a title in his career had gone. Post-fight, Liam spoke of the pains he has recently been facing as a result of his 10 year fight career and hinted that his time in MMA was drawing to a close. James "Sully" McGuiness, perhaps famously known for being owner of Sully's Bar & Grill or the face of the KT revolution, is the fighter who will be standing across the cage from Liam O'Connor. James is coming off the back of a KT fight where he suffered a TKO loss against Welterweight KT sensation Bryant Baez (11-3-1). He was the main event in a card hosted by the #1 KT organisation EFFA. At 28 years of age, James is 7 years younger than Liam O'Connor but despite this has competed in 8 more fights and has the experience of competing not just in MMA but also in KT. He is said to be retiring to focus his attention full time on helping organise events in the KT scene and to run his bar full time. Both fighters have a strong following and are loved by the Irish MMA fans. Liam O'Connor has a unique style of fighting which he has perfected, his game plan is to get the fight to the clinch, pull guard and then secure the submission, a game plan which has seen him rack up an impressive 12 submissions and he has never been submitted in his 22 fight career. James McGuiness on the other hand has a KO or be KO'd attitude which has seen him win all of his fights bar one by (T)KO. While we're saddened to see the end of the career of two legendary ex-Island fighters, this is one fight to mark down on your calender and I know a lot of people will be looking forward to this Christmas present come Christmas day! http://i.imgur.com/eEVnMIA.png