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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Worries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basilan but Basilan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Lazarus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Lazarus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Felix Basilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lazarus closes the distance but Basilan moves to the side
and Basilan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Basilan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Lazarus momentarily.
Basilan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Basilan lets loose with a powerful body kick. St Lazarus will feel that in the morning.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Basilan.
Basilan throws a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head but St Lazarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Basilan.
Basilan lands a high kick!
St Lazarus lands a nice looking body kick.
St Lazarus misses with a head kick.
Basilan is looking to counter punch.
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 cracks St Lazarus with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
Basilan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Lazarus drives through with a takedown into Basilan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
St Lazarus throwing strikes from guard but Basilan blocks nicely.
St Lazarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Basilan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Lazarus passes Basilan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw St Lazarus working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
St Lazarus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Basilan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Lazarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basilan defending well though.
Basilan taking some punishment here, with St Lazarus in his half guard.
Basilan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Basilan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Lazarus.
Basilan trying to control from the bottom.
St Lazarus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Lazarus wants to pass to mount but Basilan is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Lazarus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Basilan is looking for a sweep. St Lazarus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Basilan misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
St Lazarus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Basilan looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
Basilan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Lazarus checks it well.
Basilan moves out of range as St Lazarus strikes.
Basilan throws a lazy right hand but St Lazarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Lazarus avoids the head kick by Basilan.
Basilan tries to score with a low kick but St Lazarus moves his leg out of the way.
Basilan missing with a left hand there. St Lazarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with a body kick.
St Lazarus walks into a left hand.
Felix Basilan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Lazarus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Basilan misses with a hook.
St Lazarus has Basilan up against the cage in a clinch.
Basilan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Basilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Basilan - that landed with a thud.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Lazarus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Basilan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
Basilan gets through St Lazarus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Basilan dominated that round.
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.
Basilan motions for St Lazarus to come forward. Basilan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Basilan throws a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
Basilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Lazarus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Basilan throws a lazy head kick
and St Lazarus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Basilan lunges at St Lazarus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Lazarus's hand.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Basilan!
Basilan is looking to reverse the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus is trying to get an arm triangle but Basilan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan wants to control but St Lazarus postures up.
Basilan regains half guard.
St Lazarus working over Basilan with some ground and pound. Basilan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Basilan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Basilan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Lazarus's head backwards.
Basilan misses with an uppercut. St Lazarus saw that one coming.
Felix Basilan is winning the standup battle so far.
Basilan cracks St Lazarus with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus scores with a jab. Basilan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Basilan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for St Lazarus with that takedown attempt.
St Lazarus delivers a nice body kick.
Basilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
St Lazarus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Basilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Basilan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Basilan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Lazarus can do to turn this around?
Basilan lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with an uppercut
and St Lazarus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Basilan tries to land a body kick
and St Lazarus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Lazarus slips under a jab from Basilan.
Basilan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Basilan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Lazarus misses with a body kick.
St Lazarus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Basilan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Basilan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Basilan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork 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!
A nice leg kick lands there from St Lazarus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus shoots in looking for a takedown. Basilan tries to sprawl out of it but St Lazarus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Basilan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Basilan misses.
Basilan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
Basilan misses with a right hand
and St Lazarus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
St Lazarus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Basilan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Basilan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Lazarus momentarily.
Basilan lands a nice looking body kick.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the strikes.
St Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basilan.
St Lazarus avoids a kick to the body.
St Lazarus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Basilan doesn't seem bothered though.
St Lazarus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Basilan in his tracks.
St Lazarus shoots in but Basilan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basilan feints and then cracks St Lazarus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Lazarus down.
Basilan looks to throw the jab but St Lazarus is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - St Lazarus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus blocks a head kick by Basilan.
St Lazarus blocks the body kick.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Basilan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Basilan as he avoids it easily.
Basilan throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus jabs Basilan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Lazarus goes for a takedown attempt but Basilan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
Basilan looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
Basilan avoids the head kick by St Lazarus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus delivers a nice body kick.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basilan.
Basilan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basilan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilan throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
St Lazarus jabs at Basilan's body.
Basilan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the body
and Basilan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Basilan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basilan.
Basilan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St Lazarus counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands with a good body shot.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basilan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Basilan motions for St Lazarus to come forward. Basilan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Basilan scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by St Lazarus as he checks the leg kick.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Basilan.
St Lazarus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donk. St Lazarus catches Basilan right on the button with a cross.
St Lazarus throws a big shot that misses.
Basilan works St Lazarus's body with a nice hook.
St Lazarus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Basilan quickly recovers to half guard.
St Lazarus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Lazarus wants to work for an arm triangle but Basilan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan is controlling St Lazarus's trapped leg to prevent St Lazarus from advancing to side control.
St Lazarus wants to advance to full mount but Basilan doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basilan wants to hit a switch here but St Lazarus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Basilan there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kirk St Lazarus just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Basilan throws an overhand right that lands on St Lazarus's shoulder, as St Lazarus tries to avoid the shot.
Basilan with a hook.
St Lazarus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Basilan to score with a decent uppercut.
St Lazarus walks into a straight right hand from Basilan.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Basilan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Basilan throws a looping overhand right but St Lazarus ducks down to avoid it.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Basilan moves out of range.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
St Lazarus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Basilan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basilan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Lazarus throws a head kick but Basilan moves out of range.
A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Lazarus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick from Basilan misses.
Basilan lands a lovely overhand right.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus feints the counter takedown.
St Lazarus tries to land a body kick
and Basilan counters with a solid body kick.
Basilan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Lazarus counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus is looking to take a break and control but Basilan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Basilan is trying to get back to half guard.
Basilan is working hard here to advance position.
St Lazarus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Basilan is looking to reverse the position.
Basilan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but St Lazarus is controlling him well.
St Lazarus working the ground and pound from side control.
Basilan is looking for a sweep.
St Lazarus is trying to get an arm triangle but Basilan is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus scoring with punches from side control.
Basilan is trying to get back to his feet.
St Lazarus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Basilan is not content to let St Lazarus control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Basilan feints and then cracks St Lazarus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Lazarus down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
St Lazarus moves out of range as Basilan throws a body kick.
St Lazarus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St Lazarus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Basilan rather than just go for the knockout.
St Lazarus avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Basilan catches St Lazarus right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Basilan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Lazarus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Lazarus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Lazarus connects with a solid leg kick.
Basilan lands a jab to the nose.
St Lazarus fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Basilan did well to prevent St Lazarus getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan tries to roll over but St Lazarus keeps him under control.
Basilan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus works over Basilan with some ground and pound from guard.
St Lazarus wants to control from the top but Basilan keeps moving.
Basilan pulls St Lazarus in close to his closed guard and prevents St Lazarus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Felix Basilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Lazarus passes Basilan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kirk St Lazarus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Lazarus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Basilan's head.
Basilan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Lazarus is working away from the top position though.
St Lazarus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Basilan keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but St Lazarus manages to pass to mount!
A nice elbow there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Basilan is looking to escape.
Basilan is desperately trying to improve his position but St Lazarus has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Basilan is trying to escape the mount.
St Lazarus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Lazarus landing strikes from the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Lazarus with a couple of short strikes.
Basilan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk St Lazarus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Lazarus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
Kirk St Lazarus is the new welterweight champion!
Kirk St Lazarus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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