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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer misses with a hook. Basilan ducked under it nicely.
Basilan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer lands a nice looking body shot.
Basilan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big right from Basilan misses.
Mercer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Basilan looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Mercer moved away.
Mercer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercer scores with a jab to the body.
Mercer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercer.
Mercer cracks Basilan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Basilan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilan walks into a left hand.
Mercer jabs at Basilan's body.
Mercer connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercer misses the target.
Mercer instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing Basilan back against the cage.
I was talking to Mercer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Basilan.
Basilan looking to stall.
Basilan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercer or not.
Mercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Basilan.
Mercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Basilan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Basilan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Basilan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercer scores with a shot to the side of Basilan's head.
Mercer misses with a knee strike.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Basilan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercer's defenses.
It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Basilan controls the action.
Basilan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercer.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Basilan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercer blocks a body shot from Basilan.
Basilan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Mercer prevents a body shot from Basilan.
Basilan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercers head.
Basilan lands an uppercut.
Mercer tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Basilan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mercer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Basilan lands a shoulder strike.
Basilan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Basilan.
Basilan misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan blocks an uppercut.
Basilan tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Basilan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercer throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Mercer.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basilan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Mercer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Basilan.
Mercer throws a lazy uppercut
and Basilan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Basilan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Basilan blocking some punches.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Basilan's elbow.
Basilan tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Basilan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Basilan.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Basilan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Basilan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mercer throws a head punch that misses.
Basilan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan misses with a body punch.
Basilan presses Mercer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basilan tries to work over Mercer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer blocks a body shot from Basilan.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilan.
Basilan prevents a body shot from Mercer.
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 Alex Mercer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Mercer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Basilan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Basilan.
Good exchange - Mercer coming out on top.
Mercer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Basilan throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Basilan blocks a jab.
Basilan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercer.
Basilan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Basilan avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Basilan tried to score with a low kick but Mercer checks it.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Basilan checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Basilan.
Basilan scores with a nice head shot.
Basilan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Basilan tests Mercer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Basilan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Mercer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercer lands with a good body shot.
Mercer dips to his left and cracks Basilan with an uppercut!
Basilan misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
Mercer closes the distance and pushes Basilan back into the cage.
Mercer working aggressively here.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Mercer tries a body shot but Basilan blocks it.
Basilan misses with the head strike.
Basilan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Felix Basilan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Basilan misses with a punch to the body.
Basilan taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Basilan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mercer's brow.
Basilan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilan throws an elbow but misses.
Mercer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercer.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan lands with a short shot to the head.
Basilan lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Basilan.
Basilan struggles to land a body shot inside as Mercer controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
Basilan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercer's defenses.
Mercer is rocked!
Mercer is trying to break free.
Oh Mercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Basilan working aggressively here.
Mercer blocking some punches.
Come on Basilan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Basilan has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer lands a good knee to the midsection. Basilan won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Basilan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Basilan fails to land.
Mercer seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Basilan.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Basilan ducks down to avoid it.
Basilan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mercer.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Basilan moves out of range easily.
Basilan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercer can pounce on him.
Mercer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercer blocks a jab.
Basilan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Basilan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Basilan avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Mercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercer throws a front kick that sends Basilan stumbling back into the cage.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Mercer checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercer misses its target.
Mercer throws a head kick but Basilan moves out of range.
Mercer jabs Basilan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercer under the eye.
Basilan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan drops his hands momentarily and Mercer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mercer looks to land a left hand but Basilan moved out of range nicely.
Mercer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilan can pounce on him.
Basilan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Basilan.
Basilan throws a leg kick which misses Mercer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercer tries to avoid it.
Mercer feints and then cracks Basilan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Basilan down.
Basilan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Basilan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Basilan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Basilan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer defending well as Basilan loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Basilan takes a step back to recover.
Mercer lands with a shot to the body.
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 Alex Mercer will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Basilan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercer checks it well.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Basilan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basilan throws a leg kick but Mercer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Mercer blocks the low kick.
Basilan tries to clinch there but Mercer circles away.
Jab, jab by Basilan - just one landing.
Basilan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Basilan blocks a leg kick.
Basilan wants to counter the offense by Mercer and move into the clinch position.
A low kick from Mercer misses
and Basilan counters with a two punch combo.
Basilan looks to land a left hand but Mercer moved out of range nicely.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilan moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basilan manages to avoid it.
Basilan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Basilan ducks down to avoid it.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Basilan moved away.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Basilan wants to land a leg kick but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer throws a lazy head kick
and Basilan counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basilan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercer.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Basilan.
Mercer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Basilan. That did some damage!
Basilan thows a body kick. Mercer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mercer thumps Basilan with a low kick.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Basilan checks it.
Basilan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mercer tries to score with a low kick but Basilan moves his leg out of the way.
Alex Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Basilan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Mercer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercer scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Basilan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Basilan throws out a leg kick but Mercer moves out of range and Basilan only half commits.
Mercer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Basilan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Basilan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Mercer finds it's way through Basilan's defenses.
Jab from Mercer.
Basilan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Basilan checks a leg kick.
Basilan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Basilan lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Basilan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Basilan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercer's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Mercer.
Basilan thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Basilan drops Mercer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mercer! Basilan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Basilan!
Felix Basilan is the new welterweight champion!
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