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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Burrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burrell 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Touch This. Felix Basilan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stanley Burrell 's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Stanley Burrell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Basilan missing with a left hand there. Burrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burrell .
Burrell looks for the body kick but Basilan saw that one coming.
Burrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Basilan.
Burrell punishes Basilan's body with a nice straight punch.
Basilan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burrell .
Burrell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burrell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Basilan ducks under a wild hook from Burrell .
Basilan scores with a punch to the head.
Burrell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
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!
Burrell misses the jab.
Burrell throws a leg kick which misses Basilan's front leg but catches the back leg as Basilan tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Burrell misses its intended target.
Basilan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell thows a body shot but no joy.
Burrell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell walks into a left hand.
Burrell is rocked!
Burrell swings for the body but Basilan moves out of range.
Oh Burrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Basilan misses.
Burrell seems to have got his legs back now.
Basilan misses with a body kick.
Burrell throws a leg kick which misses Basilan's front leg but catches the back leg as Basilan tries to avoid it.
Basilan's coach down at The Barracks - LOD was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Basilan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Burrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilan moves away.
Basilan tries to land a front kick but Burrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burrell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Burrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burrell instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Basilan pushes off an throws an elbow but Burrell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Basilan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burrell 's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basilan throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilan throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Burrell .
Burrell trying to control the position but instead, Basilan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burrell into the cage.
Basilan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
Basilan stalling the fight.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
Burrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Basilan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Basilan pushes off an throws an elbow but Burrell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Basilan.
Basilan taking a breather.
Burrell takes a shot to the head.
Burrell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burrell working aggressively here.
Basilan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burrell avoiding damage.
Basilan lands with a right to the head.
Burrell misses with some punches.
Burrell tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Basilan scores with a shot to the side of Burrell 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrell misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Basilan throws a head punch that misses.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Basilan.
Burrell connects with a knee to the head.
Burrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Basilan is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basilan.
Basilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burrell dodges an elbow strike from Basilan.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but Burrell blocks it.
Basilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell landing knees to the body.
Burrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burrell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Burrell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Basilan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Burrell .
Basilan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burrell checks it well.
Basilan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burrell under the eye.
Basilan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burrell looking to throw knees to the head but Basilan is blocking nicely.
Basilan throws a head punch that misses.
Basilan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Basilan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basilan is trying to stall.
Burrell is looking to control Basilan's arms but Basilan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burrell has his back to the cage.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basilan letting Burrell take a breather here.
Burrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Basilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burrell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Basilan.
Burrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burrell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Basilan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Basilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Burrell controls his hands.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrell has a couple of punches blocked by Basilan.
A short uppercut from Basilan.
A head punch on the inside from Burrell fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burrell .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Basilan lands a shoulder strike.
Burrell lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell throws a head punch that misses.
Basilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basilan scores with a shoulder strike.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Basilan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burrell is working Basilan over against the cage.
Basilan avoiding damage as Burrell throws knees to the body.
Basilan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
Stanley Burrell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burrell stalling in the clinch but Basilan improves position.
Burrell effectively controlling the action here.
Basilan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrell misses with a knee strike.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basilan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Burrell .
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burrell lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basilan.
Burrell misses with a knee to the head.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burrell wants to stall.
Burrell lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell scores with a shot to the side of Basilan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Burrell fails to land.
Burrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Basilan is struggling to control the position.
Burrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Basilan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burrell .
Burrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burrell tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burrell lands a shot to the body.
Burrell scores with a shot to the side of Basilan's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basilan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Basilan lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Burrell scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Basilan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basilan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burrell . Burrell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burrell scores with a nice head shot.
Burrell throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Basilan.
Burrell misses with a low kick.
Burrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Basilan is just out of range.
Jab by Basilan.
Basilan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Basilan avoids a kick to the body.
Basilan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Burrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Basilan throws a poor cross that misses
and Burrell counters with a stiff right hand.
Basilan lands a nice shot that snaps Burrell 's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrell moves into the clinch successfully.
Burrell misses with a punch to the body.
Burrell pushes Basilan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Basilan.
Burrell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Basilan scores with a knee to the head.
Burrell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Burrell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell avoids the elbow strike from Basilan, against the cage.
Burrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burrell lands a nice knee to the body.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Basilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan blocks a body shot from Burrell .
Burrell just leaning against Basilan, taking a breather.
Basilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Basilan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burrell 's brow.
Burrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burrell lands a shoulder strike.
Basilan looking to slow down the pace here.
Burrell just leaning against Basilan, taking a breather.
Burrell lands a body punch.
Burrell just leaning against Basilan, taking a breather.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burrell .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws an elbow that misses.
Burrell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Basilan gets through Burrell 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Basilan is trying to stall.
Burrell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Basilan's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basilan.
Burrell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burrell working aggressively here.
Burrell stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basilan.
Burrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burrell taking a breather.
Burrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
Burrell lands with a right to the head.
Basilan trying to stall but Burrell improves his position.
Basilan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Basilan prevents a body shot from Burrell .
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Burrell lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell is leaning against Basilan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burrell lands a shoulder strike.
Burrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Burrell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basilan.
Basilan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burrell slips under a jab.
Basilan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Basilan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Basilan lands a body shot.
Burrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Basilan.
Burrell jabs at Basilan's body.
Basilan throws out a loose jab but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basilan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Basilan.
Burrell moves into the clinch successfully.
Basilan misses with some punches.
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Burrell .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burrell tries to land a knee to the head but Basilan blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Basilan.
Basilan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Basilan tries to throw a body punch but Burrell avoids it by throwing Basilan back against the cage.
Burrell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Basilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basilan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
Burrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Basilan pushes Burrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Basilan misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Basilan.
Burrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan tries a body shot but Burrell blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilan scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Basilan.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Basilan as Burrell tries to tie him up.
Basilan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Basilan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burrell backwards.
Burrell scores with a shot to the side of Basilan's head.
Burrell is trying to maintain a safe position but Basilan gets an underhook and turns Burrell into the cage.
Burrell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burrell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Basilan.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan pushes Burrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Basilan is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Basilan looking to slow down the pace here.
Basilan lands an elbow that stopped Burrell in his tracks for a moment.
Burrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Burrell is trying to maintain a safe position but Basilan gets an underhook and turns Burrell into the cage.
Burrell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Basilan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burrell prevents a body shot from Basilan.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Burrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrell blocking some punches.
Basilan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Basilan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burrell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Basilan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burrell working aggressively here.
Basilan tries a body shot but Burrell blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilan throws an elbow but misses.
Burrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Burrell .
Burrell stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burrell misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Burrell .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basilan.
A right handed body shot lands from Burrell .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Felix Basilan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Burrell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burrell is looking to wear down Basilan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Basilan tries a low kick but Burrell avoids it.
Basilan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burrell scores with a body shot.
Basilan misses the shot to the body.
Burrell scores with the left hand. Basilan knows he should have avoided that one.
Basilan lands the left hand.
Basilan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burrell .
Burrell ducks right into an uppercut from Basilan.
Basilan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basilan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burrell slips a jab and a cross from Basilan.
A slow jab from Burrell misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - Burrell scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Basilan tries to land a front kick but Burrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Basilan blocks a jab.
Basilan connects with a solid leg kick.
Felix Basilan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basilan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Basilan. That snapped Burrell 's head back.
Basilan scores with a hook to the body. Burrell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burrell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Basilan, pushing him back against the cage.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
Burrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
Basilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Burrell controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burrell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burrell tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Burrell back against the cage.
Burrell lands an uppercut.
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!
Burrell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Basilan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burrell dodges an elbow strike from Basilan.
Burrell tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Basilan.
Burrell throws a head punch that misses.
Burrell misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burrell .
Burrell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Basilan backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burrell 's elbow.
A short uppercut from Basilan.
Basilan scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burrell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burrell misses with the head strike.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basilan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short left from Burrell .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burrell .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilan blocking some punches.
Basilan is leaning against Burrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Basilan lands a right hand.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burrell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Basilan is defending well for now.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Basilan is looking to control Burrell 's arms but Burrell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Basilan has his back to the cage.
Burrell misses with a punch on the inside.
Burrell tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Burrell avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilan.
Burrell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basilan misses with a body punch.
Burrell tries a knee to the head but Basilan blocks it.
Burrell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Basilan looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Burrell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burrell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Burrell !
After winning the bout, Stanley Burrell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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