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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Alexander Zelaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy comes to the cage accompanied by I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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154 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Alexander Zelaya!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Zelaya.
Shaughnessy throws out a powerful jab.
Zelaya jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zelaya darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Shaughnessy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zelaya throws a hook but Shaughnessy avoids it easily.
Shaughnessy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaughnessy lands a head shot.
Shaughnessy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zelaya.
Zelaya slips a jab and a cross from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaughnessy slips a jab and a cross from Zelaya.
Zelaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaughnessy.
Zelaya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shaughnessy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zelaya fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zelaya.
Zelaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaughnessy jabs Zelaya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shaughnessy lands a jab to Zelaya's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelaya tries to clinch up
and Shaughnessy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shaughnessy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zelaya moves away.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy lands a body shot.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zelaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zelaya looks to land a combination but Shaughnessy avoids it well.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zelaya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cael Shaughnessy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Alexander Zelaya.
Shaughnessy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zelaya dodges the punch combination from Shaughnessy.
Zelaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaughnessy avoids the body shot from Zelaya.
Zelaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaughnessy misses with a straight left.
Shaughnessy misses with a two punch combination.
Shaughnessy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaughnessy avoids the body shot from Zelaya.
Zelaya is looking to clinch.
Zelaya is looking to clinch.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy scores with a shot to the body.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zelaya.
Shaughnessy throws a low kick but Zelaya moves out of range easily.
Shaughnessy swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelaya.
Shaughnessy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zelaya tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shaughnessy defends well and Zelaya ends up having to push Shaughnessy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shaughnessy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaughnessy is looking to wear down Zelaya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Zelaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zelaya wants to clinch up but Shaughnessy keeps it at a distance.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy throws a right and a left that Zelaya avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya connects with a jab.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaughnessy moves out of range of the leg kick from Zelaya.
Zelaya takes one to the chin there.
Zelaya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zelaya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaughnessy in his tracks.
Zelaya lands with a cross.
Zelaya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zelaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zelaya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shaughnessy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Shaughnessy looks for the body kick but Zelaya saw that one coming.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Zelaya is just out of range.
Shaughnessy looks to land a combination but Zelaya avoids it well.
Zelaya fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shaughnessy is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zelaya tries to clinch up.
Shaughnessy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zelaya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya throws a body punch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Zelaya.
Zelaya shoots for a takedown but Shaughnessy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zelaya is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shaughnessy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shaughnessy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaughnessy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zelaya throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Shaughnessy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zelaya misses with a head kick.
Zelaya is looking to slow Shaughnessy down with leg kicks.
Zelaya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaughnessy needs to keep his hands up - Zelaya had a free shot at his head there.
Zelaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zelaya tries to clinch but Shaughnessy is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaughnessy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Shaughnessy blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Zelaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zelaya misses with a low kick.
Shaughnessy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cael Shaughnessy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zelaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zelaya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zelaya cracks Shaughnessy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Zelaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zelaya ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
Zelaya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zelaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaughnessy moves out of range of the leg kick from Zelaya.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but Zelaya moves out of range.
Zelaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaughnessy moves away.
Zelaya slips a straight right by Shaughnessy.
Zelaya scores with a jab to the body.
Shaughnessy tries to bum rush Zelaya with a series of wild strikes but Zelaya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zelaya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelaya lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy is trying to force a seperation but Zelaya has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shaughnessy.
Zelaya throws an elbow but it misses.
Zelaya is trying to drag Shaughnessy to the mat but Shaughnessy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zelaya tries a body shot but Shaughnessy blocks it.
Shaughnessy blocks a body shot from Zelaya.
Shaughnessy is trying to break the clinch but Zelaya is controlling him.
Shaughnessy is pressed up against the cage. Zelaya has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shaughnessy down to the mat. Shaughnessy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zelaya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shaughnessy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Zelaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zelaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaughnessy was well out of range. Poor timing from Zelaya.
Shaughnessy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shaughnessy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zelaya.
Shaughnessy lands a nice looking body shot.
Shaughnessy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Zelaya moves out of range.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Zelaya moves out of range.
Shaughnessy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelaya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zelaya moves away.
Shaughnessy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaughnessy throws a right hand that Zelaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Zelaya also avoids with ease.
Zelaya scores with a shot to the body.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
Zelaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but Zelaya moves out of range.
Zelaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaughnessy moves away.
Zelaya tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shaughnessy defends well and Zelaya ends up having to push Shaughnessy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cael Shaughnessy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Alexander Zelaya.
Zelaya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shaughnessy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Zelaya can't find room to land a body shot as Shaughnessy controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaughnessy takes a swing at Zelaya's ribcage but misses.
Shaughnessy lands the left hand.
Zelaya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zelaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zelaya dodges the punch combination from Shaughnessy.
Zelaya on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zelaya moves away.
Shaughnessy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zelaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zelaya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zelaya lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zelaya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zelaya wants to clinch up but Shaughnessy keeps it at a distance.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaughnessy moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelaya throws a hook but Shaughnessy blocks it.
Zelaya tries to clinch up but Shaughnessy circles away and keeps his distance.
Zelaya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zelaya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zelaya slips a jab from Shaughnessy.
Zelaya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shaughnessy circles away.
Shaughnessy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zelaya moves away.
Shaughnessy works Zelaya's body with a nice hook.
Zelaya misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zelaya is defended easily by Shaughnessy.
Zelaya is breathing heavily.
Shaughnessy moves out of range of the body kick from Zelaya.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaughnessy stuns Zelaya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shaughnessy lands with a good body shot.
Zelaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
Zelaya throws the left hand but Shaughnessy avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Shaughnessy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shaughnessy cracks Zelaya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Zelaya misses the shot to the body.
Shaughnessy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zelaya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shaughnessy scrambles back to his feet.
Zelaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zelaya lands a nice hook to Shaughnessy's body. Shaughnessy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zelaya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaughnessy misses with a few strikes there.
Zelaya misses with a looping left.
Zelaya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shaughnessy.
Cael Shaughnessy is winning the standup battle so far.
Zelaya throws a chopping leg kick but Shaughnessy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shaughnessy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zelaya in his tracks.
Zelaya tries to clinch but Shaughnessy is having none of it.
Zelaya throws a push kick but Shaughnessy slaps the foot to one side.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zelaya goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zelaya is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shaughnessy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zelaya.
Shaughnessy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Shaughnessy as Zelaya shoots in.
Zelaya throws a jab when Shaughnessy was well out of range.
Zelaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
Zelaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shaughnessy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zelaya to score with a decent uppercut.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Zelaya avoids them all with ease.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zelaya moves away.
Zelaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaughnessy.
Zelaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaughnessy throws out the jab.
Shaughnessy scores with a nice head shot.
Zelaya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shaughnessy digs a good hook to Zelaya's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zelaya.
Shaughnessy connects with a jab.
Zelaya is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Zelaya.
Zelaya is still on wobbly legs! Can Shaughnessy finish him?
Shaughnessy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Zelaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zelaya seems to have recovered his senses.
Zelaya gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zelaya grinds an elbow into Shaughnessy's temple.
Shaughnessy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zelaya's best efforts.
Shaughnessy controlling the position for now.
Shaughnessy is looking to control Zelaya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shaughnessy avoid being mounted?
Shaughnessy is trying is best to control the position here.
Shaughnessy trying to control but Zelaya postures up.
Zelaya trying to mount his opponent but Shaughnessy defends it.
Shaughnessy wants to improve his position but Zelaya is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cael Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaughnessy misses with a double jab.
Shaughnessy scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Shaughnessy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zelaya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zelaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zelaya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Shaughnessy.
A left and a right from Shaughnessy both land. Nice combination.
Zelaya shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shaughnessy pulls Zelaya in to control the position.
Zelaya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaughnessy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zelaya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaughnessy managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cael Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy connects with a right hand. Zelaya shakes it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zelaya.
Zelaya looks to land a body kick but Shaughnessy moved away.
Zelaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaughnessy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shaughnessy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zelaya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shaughnessy looks to land a body kick but Zelaya moved away.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but Zelaya moves out of range.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zelaya moves away.
Shaughnessy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zelaya.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zelaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shaughnessy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walter Alexander Zelaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaughnessy blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaughnessy checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cael Shaughnessy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shaughnessy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Shaughnessy!
An out of breath Cael Shaughnessy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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