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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Arsenault (ranked 6483 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olu Bambaulay (ranked 6511 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Arsenault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olu Bambaulay!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arsenault fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arsenault darts in looking for a takedown but Bambaulay gets double underhooks and turns Arsenault into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bambaulay! But no joy.
Arsenault forces Bambaulay back against the cage and clinches.
Arsenault breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arsenault shoots in looking for a takedown but Bambaulay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arsenault's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Arsenault. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bambaulay throws a combination that misses
and Arsenault counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bambaulay thinking.
Arsenault gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bambaulay has had enough of the clinch but Arsenault keeps him there for the moment.
Arsenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bambaulay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arsenault's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bambaulay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Danga de danga de dang - Bambaulay scores with a four punch combination!
Bambaulay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Arsenault does no damage.
Bambaulay lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arsenault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsenault shoots for a takedown but Bambaulay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arsenault shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bambaulay as he jumps to the side.
Arsenault is breathing heavily.
Bambaulay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bambaulay scores with a three punch combo!
Bambaulay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arsenault on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bambaulay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Bambaulay scores with a four punch combination!
Bambaulay is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bambaulay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arsenault shoots in looking for a takedown. Bambaulay tries to sprawl out of it but Arsenault keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bambaulay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bambaulay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaulay scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Steve Arsenault has been cut.
Bambaulay scores with a three punch combo!
Bambaulay throws a leg kick but Arsenault sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Bambaulay.
Bambaulay lands a nice shot that snaps Arsenault's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bambaulay, as that shot connected.
Bambaulay misses with a few strikes there.
Bambaulay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arsenault.
Arsenault shoots in looking for a takedown but Bambaulay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arsenault's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bambaulay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bambaulay wants to clinch up but Arsenault keeps it at a distance.
Bambaulay clinches up against the cage.
Arsenault keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bambaulay's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bambaulay closes the distance and clinches.
Arsenault keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bambaulay's efforts to push away.
Bambaulay tries to circle away but Arsenault has him pinned against the cage.
Arsenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bambaulay is trying to push Arsenault away but Arsenault has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaulay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arsenault fails to pull guard.
Arsenault wants a takedown.
Bambaulay working hard to break the clinch.
Arsenault escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bambaulay lands with a right hand.
Bambaulay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bambaulay is looking to score with low kicks.
As Bambaulay tries to get set, Arsenault tries to push him back and clinch up but Bambaulay manages to avoid the attempt.
Bambaulay throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olu Bambaulay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Arsenault's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arsenault walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Bambaulay does no damage.
Bambaulay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bambaulay lands with a nice combination. Arsenault backs away looking to recover.
Arsenault shoots in but Bambaulay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arsenault throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bambaulay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arsenault tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bambaulay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olu Bambaulay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bambaulay lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bambaulay.
Arsenault fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bambaulay avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bambaulay throws a series of punches but Arsenault avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arsenault drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bambaulay shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arsenault eats them both and turns towards Bambaulay to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsenault closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bambaulay circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Arsenault. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Bambaulay misses.
Bambaulay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bambaulay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bambaulay tries to break the clinch but Arsenault is controlling the position.
Arsenault drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bambaulay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arsenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bambaulay tries to close the distance and clinch but Arsenault swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arsenault tries to clinch there but Bambaulay circles away.
Bambaulay is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambaulay throws a right and a left that Arsenault avoids nicely.
Bambaulay scores with a hook.
Arsenault takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bambaulay cracks Arsenault with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bambaulay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bambaulay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arsenault.
Arsenault is looking to counter the offense by Bambaulay and move into the clinch.
Bambaulay shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arsenault eats them both and turns towards Bambaulay to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bambaulay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bambaulay misses with a double jab.
Arsenault thinks about countering with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arsenault.
Bambaulay lands with a hook. Arsenault tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bambaulay throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Olu Bambaulay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Bambaulay.
Arsenault tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault shoots in looking for a takedown. Bambaulay tries to sprawl out of it but Arsenault keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bambaulay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arsenault rushes Bambaulay and presses him up against the cage.
Arsenault looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arsenault scores a nice knee to the body.
Bambaulay blocks an uppercut.
Arsenault breaks from the clinch.
Bambaulay scores with a one two! Arsenault had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Bambaulay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaulay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arsenault moves in looking to clinch but Bambaulay pushes him off.
Bambaulay throws a counter combo.
Bambaulay slips under a jab from Arsenault.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bambaulay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bambaulay gets tackled into the cage by Arsenault. Arsenault maintains the clinch.
Arsenault has Bambaulay pressed against the cage, preventing Bambaulay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arsenault gets control of Bambaulay's arms and successfully pulls guard. Arsenault will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Arsenault looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bambaulay puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bambaulay with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olu Bambaulay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Arsenault's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Arsenault showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bambaulay.
Arsenault dodges the punch combination from Bambaulay.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arsenault.
Arsenault moves in looking to clinch but Bambaulay pushes him off.
Arsenault will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bambaulay lands with an overhand left.
Bambaulay lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bambaulay pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arsenault back to the cage. Bambaulay follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bambaulay pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arsenault back to the cage. Bambaulay follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bambaulay tries to bum rush Arsenault with a series of wild strikes but Arsenault uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bambaulay lunges at Arsenault with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arsenault's hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arsenault blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsenault fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Arsenault. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bambaulay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arsenault lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bambaulay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bambaulay lands a right hook to the body.
No luck for Arsenault with that takedown attempt.
Bambaulay cracks Arsenault with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bambaulay.
Bambaulay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arsenault closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arsenault leaning against his opponent.
Arsenault is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bambaulay is defending well for now.
Arsenault landing knees to the body.
Bambaulay wants to get back to striking at distance but Arsenault won't allow it.
Arsenault tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bambaulay smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bambaulay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arsenault takes one to the chin there.
Bambaulay scores with a nice right hand.
Bambaulay clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Bambaulay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arsenault is pushing Bambaulay up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambaulay is trying to break the clinch but Arsenault has him pressed against the cage.
Arsenault can't get the takedown.
Arsenault misses with a body punch.
Bambaulay tries to circle away but Arsenault has him pinned against the cage.
Arsenault escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve Arsenault has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olu Bambaulay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donk. Bambaulay catches Arsenault right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olu Bambaulay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bambaulay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olu Bambaulay!
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