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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def. Tyson Pearson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pearson's head backwards.
Shaughnessy misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaughnessy.
Pearson misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pearson, as that shot connected.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaughnessy fails to land with a series of punches.
Pearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shaughnessy.
Pearson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shaughnessy defends well and Pearson 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.
Pearson lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaughnessy off the cage and back into range.
We've been hearing reports that Pearson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaughnessy misses with a series of wild punches.
Pearson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shaughnessy has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaughnessy.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaughnessy is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a hook. Shaughnessy ducked under it nicely.
Shaughnessy is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pearson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pearson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shaughnessy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shaughnessy seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaughnessy looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaughnessy, not yet.
Shaughnessy controlling Pearson's posture.
Shaughnessy told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Shaughnessy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearson's guard.
Shaughnessy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shaughnessy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaughnessy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaughnessy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson tries to move into range but Shaughnessy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shaughnessy lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaughnessy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson throws out a powerful jab.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Shaughnessy slips the punch.
Shaughnessy stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shaughnessy's head.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaughnessy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaughnessy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Shaughnessy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaughnessy thuds a left hand into Pearson's body.
A punch combination from Shaughnessy misses.
Pearson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shaughnessy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson thows a body shot but no joy.
Pearson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shaughnessy did well to prevent Pearson getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaughnessy trying to hold on to Pearson's head to control him but Pearson postures up.
Pearson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy is looking to improve his position.
Shaughnessy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Shaughnessy regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaughnessy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shaughnessy has a closed guard, preventing Pearson from standing up.
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 Tyson Pearson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pearson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shaughnessy's waist but Shaughnessy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pearson off to one side.
Pearson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shaughnessy ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Shaughnessy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaughnessy throws a big shot that misses.
Shaughnessy lands with a nice body punch.
Pearson misses with a straight right.
Shaughnessy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shaughnessy lands a right hook to the body.
Pearson ducks right into an uppercut from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Pearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Shaughnessy as Pearson shoots in.
Shaughnessy scores with the left hand. Pearson knows he should have avoided that one.
Shaughnessy lands with a nice combination. Pearson backs away looking to recover.
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 throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Shaughnessy only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shaughnessy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pearson backs up against the cage.
Pearson throws a body punch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Shaughnessy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shaughnessy scores with a nice right hand.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Shaughnessy jabs at Pearson's body.
Shaughnessy throws a nice looking combination but Pearson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaughnessy throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Shaughnessy throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Shaughnessy circles away.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shaughnessy.
Pearson rushes Shaughnessy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shaughnessy lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaughnessy looking to stall.
Pearson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaughnessy with a hook.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Shaughnessy connects with a body shot.
Pearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Shaughnessy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Pearson avoids them all with ease.
Pearson tries to clinch but Shaughnessy is having none of it.
Shaughnessy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shaughnessy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaughnessy swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Shaughnessy's head but Shaughnessy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson works the jab nicely.
Shaughnessy lands a glancing blow to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson lands a jab to Shaughnessy's midsection.
Shaughnessy tries to bum rush Pearson with a series of wild strikes but Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Tyson Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Shaughnessy.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaughnessy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pearson counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Pearson!
Tyson Pearson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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