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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Shaughnessy scores with a shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Shaughnessy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Kip Morgan has been cut.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaughnessy cracks Morgan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Shaughnessy. Those never looked like landing.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Shaughnessy keeps it at a distance.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaughnessy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Shaughnessy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
Morgan slips a jab from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morgan stalks Shaughnessy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shaughnessy's face. Shaughnessy staggers backwards, shaken.
Morgan wants to clinch up but Shaughnessy keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shaughnessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shaughnessy misses with a double jab.
Shaughnessy fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan tries to clinch but Shaughnessy is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaughnessy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan slips a straight right by Shaughnessy.
A big left from Shaughnessy misses.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan drives through and clinches with Shaughnessy against the cage.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shaughnessy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaughnessy uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morgan throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy wants to stall.
Shaughnessy managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shaughnessy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morgan counters with a head kick that drops Shaughnessy to the mat! Shaughnessy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Shaughnessy is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Oh Shaughnessy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good standup being displayed there by Shaughnessy as he connects with a hook.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Shaughnessy misses with a few strikes there.
Shaughnessy misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shaughnessy.
Nice jab there from Shaughnessy.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaughnessy seems to have got his legs back now.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaughnessy is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaughnessy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morgan's hands.
Shaughnessy avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Shaughnessy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a body kick that stops Shaughnessy in his tracks momentarily.
Shaughnessy lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaughnessy digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Shaughnessy.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaughnessy throws out the jab.
Shaughnessy avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Morgan lands but Shaughnessy takes it in his stride.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan slips a straight right by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kip Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kip Morgan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaughnessy circles away.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Shaughnessy throws a body kick that misses.
Shaughnessy jabs at Morgan's body.
Shaughnessy works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Shaughnessy connects with a nice looking jab.
Shaughnessy throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morgan clinches with his opponent.
Shaughnessy blocks the elbow strike.
Shaughnessy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
Shaughnessy is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shaughnessy breaks from the clinch.
Shaughnessy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaughnessy lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shaughnessy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaughnessy circles away.
Morgan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Shaughnessy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaughnessy lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Shaughnessy avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Shaughnessy.
Morgan tries to clinch but Shaughnessy is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shaughnessy stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shaughnessy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaughnessy.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Shaughnessy throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaughnessy jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Shaughnessy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morgan throws a head kick but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Morgan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shaughnessy takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan tries to clinch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Shaughnessy circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaughnessy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Shaughnessy finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Shaughnessy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Shaughnessy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Morgan doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaughnessy circles away.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaughnessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cael Shaughnessy is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan lands with a right hand.
Shaughnessy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Shaughnessy.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shaughnessy lands a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Morgan!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Shaughnessy moves out of range easily.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Shaughnessy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kip Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shaughnessy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shaughnessy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaughnessy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Shaughnessy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaughnessy lands the left hand.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy connects with a body shot that sends Morgan's belly button to the back.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shaughnessy looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Shaughnessy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Morgan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaughnessy lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shaughnessy loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Shaughnessy takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Shaughnessy throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Shaughnessy tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Shaughnessy.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaughnessy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaughnessy misses with a two punch combination.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaughnessy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Shaughnessy moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy breaks the clinch.
Shaughnessy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Shaughnessy swinging wildly here.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaughnessy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Shaughnessy. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaughnessy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Shaughnessy managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Shaughnessy lands a body punch.
Shaughnessy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaughnessy scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shaughnessy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shaughnessy throws a combination. Morgan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaughnessy avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Shaughnessy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shaughnessy throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Shaughnessy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaughnessy avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Shaughnessy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaughnessy throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shaughnessy misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Shaughnessy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shaughnessy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Shaughnessy!
Cael Shaughnessy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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