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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Jane has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jane tries to close the distance and clinch but Basilan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basilan.
Basilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jane moves away.
Jane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Jane checks it.
Jane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Basilan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jane thinking.
Jane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
Jane flicks out a counter leg kick but Basilan steps away.
Jane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jane.
Basilan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Basilan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Basilan missing with a left hand there. Jane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jane lands with a good body shot.
Jane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Basilan.
Basilan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Basilan tries to land a leg kick but Jane saw it coming and moves away.
Basilan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Basilan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jane throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Basilan scores with the left hand. Jane knows he should have avoided that one.
Jane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jane checks a leg kick nicely.
Basilan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
Jane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jane misses with an uppercut.
Basilan tried to counter with a leg kick but Jane avoided it.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
Jane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Basilan misses with an uppercut.
Jane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Basilan, pushing him back against the cage.
Basilan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Basilan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jane trying to land knees to the body.
Basilan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jane backwards.
Basilan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan tries to throw a body punch but Jane avoids it by throwing Basilan back against the cage.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jane trying to land knees to the body.
Basilan tries to stall but Jane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Basilan has Jane pressed against the cage.
Basilan misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Basilan obliges.
Basilan pushes Jane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Basilan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jane tries to work over Basilan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Basilan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Basilan throws an elbow that misses.
Basilan is looking to control Jane's arms but Jane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Basilan has his back to the cage.
Basilan lands an elbow inside that Jane shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jane.
Basilan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Basilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Basilan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Jane.
A nice left hand lands by Jane.
Basilan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Jane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jane misses with a punch on the inside.
Jane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Basilan gets through Jane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Basilan has Jane pressed against the cage.
Jane scores with a shot to the side of Basilan's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Basilan.
Basilan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Basilan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Basilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan tries a body shot but Jane blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Jane fails to land.
Basilan pushes off an throws an elbow but Jane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Jane controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Jane throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jane.
Jane blocking some punches.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Basilan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jane backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Basilan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jane checks a low kick from Basilan.
Basilan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jane misses with a straight left.
Jane avoids the body shot from Basilan.
Basilan throws a front kick aimed at Jane's knee but Jane avoids it well.
Basilan throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jane counter with a right hand.
Jane avoids the body shot from Basilan.
It seemed like Jane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Basilan misses with a body shot.
Basilan misses with a looping left.
Jane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jane lands a slapping body shot.
Basilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jane moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jane in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basilan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jane.
Basilan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jane.
Nice defenses there by Basilan.
Jane lands a jab.
Basilan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jane can do to turn this around?
Basilan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Basilan scrambles back to his feet.
Patrick Jane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Basilan blocks a jab.
Basilan throws out a leg kick but Jane moves out of range and Basilan only half commits.
Jane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jane checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Basilan misses.
Basilan throws a lazy right hand but Jane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basilan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Basilan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jane cracks Basilan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Basilan throws a low kick but Jane avoids it.
Basilan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Basilan jabs at Jane's body.
Jane lands with a straight right. Basilan didn't see that one coming.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basilan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with a body punch
letting Jane counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jane lands a lovely overhand right.
Basilan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jane misses with a left hand
and Basilan counters with a good low kick that Jane was not able to check.
Jane scores with a hook to the body. Basilan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jane throws a combination that misses
and Basilan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Basilan misses with a wild body shot.
Basilan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basilan.
A countering left hand to the body from Jane misses.
Basilan looks to land a right hand but Jane moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Basilan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Basilan is looking to wear down Jane with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Basilan looks to throw the jab but Jane is out of range.
Jane checks the leg kick.
Jane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good shot there by Basilan.
Basilan misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jane throws out the jab.
Jane cracks Basilan with a good jab.
Basilan scores with a sloppy right hand. Jane should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Basilan. That's going to slow Jane down.
Jane connects with a nice looking jab.
Basilan looks to throw a body kick
and Jane counters with a stiff right hand.
Jane tests Basilan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Basilan misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Basilan does it's job there.
Basilan lands a nice looking body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jane blocks the leg kick.
Basilan looks to throw a body kick
and Jane counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basilan is looking to land body kicks.
Basilan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Basilan throws a low kick, looking for Jane's leg but Jane calmly moves out of range.
Basilan connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilan moves away.
As Jane backs away, Basilan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Basilan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jane looks to land a combination but Basilan avoids it well.
Basilan lands a leg kick that knocks Jane off balance momentarily.
Basilan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jane misses with a hook.
Jane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basilan.
Jane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basilan.
Jane lands a nice shot to the body.
Basilan avoids the head kick by Jane.
Basilan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jane throws a shot from downtown. Basilan moves away and avoids it.
Jane misses with a body shot.
Basilan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Basilan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Felix Basilan will probably get the nod.
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!
Jane looks to land a right hand but Basilan moved out of range.
It looked like Basilan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Basilan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jane.
Basilan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jane misses with a looping left.
Basilan wants to slow Jane down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jane. Basilan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Basilan.
Basilan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Basilan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Basilan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jane throws a hook to the side of Basilan's head but Basilan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Basilan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jane avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basilan tries to land a body kick
and Jane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jane looks to land a right hand but Basilan moved out of range.
Jane misses with a two punch combination.
Basilan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jane.
Basilan is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan slips under a jab from Jane.
Basilan missing with a left hand there. Jane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Basilan staying out of range there.
Basilan tries to land a body kick
enabling Jane to counter with a crisp jab.
Jane looks to land a right hand but Basilan moved out of range.
Jane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Basilan.
Basilan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jane is just out of range.
Basilan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jane.
Basilan throws a chopping leg kick but Jane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Basilan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jane steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Basilan.
Jane looks to land a right hand but Basilan moved out of range.
Basilan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jane.
Basilan throws a low kick, looking for Jane's leg but Jane calmly moves out of range.
Jane thuds his right hand into Basilan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Basilan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patrick Jane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Basilan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane blocks a low kick nicely.
Jane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Basilan with a body shot.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Jane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Basilan throws a body punch but Jane moves out of range.
Jane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Basilan slips a straight right by Jane.
Basilan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Jane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan misses with a leg kick.
Basilan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Basilan throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Jane there.
Basilan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Basilan misses.
Basilan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jane counters with a left to the body.
Basilan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jane checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Jane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Basilan 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane blocks the body kick.
Jane misses with a right hand
and Basilan counters with a solid body kick.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
Basilan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jane thumps Basilan with a low kick.
Jane throws a big shot that misses.
Jane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Basilan throws out the jab.
Basilan throws a front kick that sends Jane stumbling back into the cage.
Jane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Basilan. Basilan obviously looking to wear him down.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
Jane looks to throw the jab but Basilan is out of range.
Jane tries to clinch up.
Jane throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan scores with a jab.
Basilan rushes Jane and presses him up against the cage.
Basilan stalling in the clinch.
Basilan blocks 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!
Basilan blocking some punches.
Basilan looking to stall.
Jane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Jane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Basilan.
Jane struggles to land a body shot inside as Basilan controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Felix Basilan.
Well Basilan 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Felix Basilan!
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