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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski's entrance music is Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . A fine choice. Shaughnessy has chosen I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cael Shaughnessy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy lands a jab to Tarnowski's midsection.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tarnowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Shaughnessy. Beautiful body shot.
Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown but Shaughnessy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaughnessy scores with the left hand. Tarnowski knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Shaughnessy misses.
Tarnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Tarnowski misses.
Shaughnessy throws a leg kick but Tarnowski checks it.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy digs a good body shot into Tarnowski's ribs.
Horrible takedown by Tarnowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Shaughnessy which made him look bad.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaughnessy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Tarnowski. Those never looked like landing.
Tarnowski misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Shaughnessy does no damage.
Tarnowski misses with a leg kick.
Tarnowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaughnessy misses the target.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarnowski throws an overhand right that lands on Shaughnessy's shoulder, as Shaughnessy tries to avoid the shot.
Shaughnessy avoids the body shot from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy swings widly with a right hand
and Tarnowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shaughnessy keeping full guard, as Tarnowski tries to pass.
Shaughnessy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tarnowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shaughnessy is looking to control Tarnowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shaughnessy avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shaughnessy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Shaughnessy's thigh. Shaughnessy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tarnowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaughnessy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tarnowski is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarnowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaughnessy has wrist control.
Tarnowski looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at GnP Factory Elite Gym inform us that Shaughnessy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shaughnessy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cael Shaughnessy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tarnowski throws a hook to the side of Shaughnessy's head but Shaughnessy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaughnessy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski slips a jab from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarnowski manages to avoid it.
Shaughnessy throws a sloppy body shot
and Tarnowski counters with a series of strikes. Shaughnessy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Shaughnessy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tarnowski moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
Tarnowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shaughnessy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaughnessy misses with a looping left.
Tarnowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut.
Tarnowski moves away from the strike by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy misses with a combination
and Tarnowski counters with a shoot takedown. Shaughnessy fights it but they end up in guard.
Shaughnessy is still in real trouble! Can Tarnowski finish him?
Shaughnessy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shaughnessy seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaughnessy keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Tarnowski throwing strikes but missing.
Shaughnessy trying to keep a closed guard but Tarnowski is proving a slippery customer.
Shaughnessy managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shaughnessy wants to stand up but Tarnowski is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaughnessy throws out the jab.
Tarnowski looks for the body kick but Shaughnessy saw that one coming.
Shaughnessy staying out of range there.
Shaughnessy connects with a body shot that sends Tarnowski's belly button to the back.
Tarnowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook to the body
and Tarnowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tarnowski trying to control but Shaughnessy is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski is really struggling to control Shaughnessy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shaughnessy is looking to stand up but Tarnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tarnowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarnowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tarnowski throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaughnessy, not yet.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Shaughnessy keeps moving.
Tarnowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaughnessy is pulling down on Tarnowski's head to control his posture.
Tarnowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tarnowski throws a low kick but Shaughnessy avoids it.
Tarnowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michal Tarnowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarnowski motions for Shaughnessy to come forward. Tarnowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy digs a good body shot into Tarnowski's ribs.
Tarnowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Shaughnessy as Tarnowski shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaughnessy circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaughnessy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaughnessy defending well as Tarnowski loads up on a big left hand.
Tarnowski misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaughnessy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy missing with a left hand there. Tarnowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaughnessy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarnowski tries to land a front kick but Shaughnessy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shaughnessy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tarnowski slips a jab and a cross from Shaughnessy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tarnowski throws a body punch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Shaughnessy cracks Tarnowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tarnowski throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Tarnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarnowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shaughnessy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarnowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Tarnowski ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
Tarnowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tarnowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Tarnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarnowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Shaughnessy should have avoided that one.
Shaughnessy misses the body punch
so Tarnowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shaughnessy looking to control.
Tarnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaughnessy is retaining full guard.
Shaughnessy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaughnessy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shaughnessy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tarnowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarnowski is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shaughnessy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Tarnowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarnowski moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
Shaughnessy swinging wildly here.
Tarnowski misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tarnowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarnowski misses the shot to the body.
Shaughnessy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tarnowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarnowski connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarnowski manages to avoid it.
Tarnowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaughnessy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarnowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy lands an overhand right.
Shaughnessy throws a sloppy body shot
and Tarnowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaughnessy misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shaughnessy works the jab nicely.
Shaughnessy throws a hook but Tarnowski avoids it easily.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy punishes Tarnowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Tarnowski avoids them all with ease.
Tarnowski motions for Shaughnessy to come forward. Tarnowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Tarnowski tries to move into range but Shaughnessy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarnowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaughnessy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarnowski is just out of range.
Shaughnessy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarnowski throws a one two combo.
Shaughnessy throws a big shot that misses.
Tarnowski tries to bum rush Shaughnessy with a series of wild strikes but Shaughnessy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarnowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Tarnowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shaughnessy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tarnowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Shaughnessy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarnowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Tarnowski does no damage.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaughnessy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaughnessy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tarnowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tarnowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
Tarnowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy misses the body punch
and Tarnowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shaughnessy throws a big shot that misses.
Tarnowski avoids the body shot from Shaughnessy.
Tarnowski lands with a right hand.
Shaughnessy misses with a straight left.
A jab from Shaughnessy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy avoids a kick to the body.
Tarnowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot
and Tarnowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tarnowski preventing the sweep.
Tarnowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Shaughnessy keeps moving.
Cael Shaughnessy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaughnessy looking to control.
Tarnowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaughnessy is trying to control the position but Tarnowski postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaughnessy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shaughnessy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarnowski controlling from the top position.
Shaughnessy working for a triangle but Tarnowski defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tarnowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarnowski 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tarnowski!
Michal Tarnowski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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