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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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240 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ong Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilan misses with a head kick.
Basilan lands with a kick to the temple. Bak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bak tries to clinch
and Basilan counters with a thumping low kick.
Basilan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bak's sensitive parts.
Basilan is looking to chop away at Bak's legs.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a thumping low kick.
Basilan connects with a leg kick. Bak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Basilan counters with a good low kick that Bak was not able to check.
Basilan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bak's calf.
Basilan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Basilan counters with a head kick. That will keep Bak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bak looks to clinch
and Basilan counters with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Basilan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Basilan thows a body kick. Bak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bak tries to clinch but Basilan moves away
and Basilan counters with a low kick, right behind Bak 's knee.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bak's knee momentarily.
Basilan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Basilan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Basilan counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bak letting Basilan take a breather here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basilan's brow.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Bak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bak lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Bak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Basilan blocks the elbow strike.
Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Basilan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Basilan avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the ropes.
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
Bak misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basilan's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Basilan dodges an elbow strike from Bak.
Nice elbow from Bak.
Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Basilan avoids a wild elbow strike from Bak.
Bak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basilan's brow.
Basilan is trying to stall.
Basilan is trying to break free.
Basilan is trying to maintain a safe position but Bak gets an underhook and turns Basilan into the ropes.
Basilan blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Basilan avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the ropes.
Basilan blocks an elbow strike from Bak.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Basilan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Basilan dodges an elbow strike from Bak.
Basilan avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the ropes.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan dodges an elbow strike from Bak.
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Basilan avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the ropes.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Basilan looking to slow down the pace here.
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Basilan blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Basilan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Basilan is trying to stall.
Basilan avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the ropes.
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Bak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Basilan is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basilan's brow.
Basilan trying to stall but Bak improves his position.
Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Basilan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Basilan blocks an elbow strike from Bak.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Basilan trying to stall but Bak improves his position.
Basilan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Basilan blocks an elbow strike from Bak.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Basilan's brow.
Basilan blocks an elbow strike.
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
Basilan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Basilan avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Basilan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a leg kick.
Basilan scores with a leg kick.
Basilan lands a leg kick that knocks Bak off balance momentarily.
Bak wants to clinch
and Basilan counters with a body kick.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a low kick, right behind Bak 's knee.
Bak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Basilan.
Basilan scores with a leg kick.
Basilan cracks the inside of Bak's front leg.
Bak tries to clinch
and Basilan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bak's knee momentarily.
Basilan connects with a high kick.
Bak wants to clinch but Basilan slips to the side
and Basilan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Basilan counters with a head kick.
Bak closes the distance but Basilan moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bak wants to clinch
and Basilan counters with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Basilan.
Bak darts in trying to clinch
and Basilan counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan lands a leg kick that knocks Bak off balance momentarily.
A solid body kick from Basilan.
Bak wants to clinch
and Basilan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bak darts in trying to clinch
and Basilan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bak's knee momentarily.
Bak wants to clinch but Basilan slips to the side
and Basilan counters with an outside leg kick.
Basilan lands with a kick to the temple. Bak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Basilan throws a jab when Bak was well out of range.
Basilan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Basilan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Basilan wants to land a leg kick but Bak is out of range.
Basilan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Basilan counters with an inside leg kick.
Basilan scores with a kick to the body.
Bak 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.
Bak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Basilan counters with a low kick, right behind Bak 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bak darts in trying to clinch
and Basilan counters with a leg kick.
Basilan lands a leg kick that knocks Bak off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Basilan.
Bak 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Basilan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Basilan counters with a big head kick but Bak shrugs it off.
Basilan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Basilan connects with a solid leg kick.
Bak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilan can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilan.
Basilan throws a body punch but Bak moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Basilan.
Basilan misses with a hook. Bak ducked under it nicely.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Basilan lands but Bak takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Basilan.
Basilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bak moves away.
Basilan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bak darts in trying to clinch
and Basilan counters with a leg kick.
Basilan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Basilan tenderised Bak's leg. Bak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Basilan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bak's calf.
Bak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilan can pounce on him.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a leg kick.
Bak has closed the distance and engaged Basilan in a clinch.
Basilan taking a breather.
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Basilan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the ropes.
Basilan blocks an elbow strike from Bak.
Basilan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bak is keeping busy.
Bak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Basilan dodges an elbow strike from Bak.
Basilan trying to control the position but instead, Bak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Basilan into the ropes.
Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Basilan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Basilan blocks an elbow strike from Bak.
Basilan manages to break the clinch.
Felix Basilan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Basilan keeps Bak at a distance using the push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basilan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Basilan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Basilan lands a leg kick that knocks Bak off balance momentarily.
Bak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilan can pounce on him.
Basilan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bak. That did some damage!
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Basilan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Basilan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Basilan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bak checks a leg kick nicely.
Basilan throws a head kick that half lands.
Basilan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Basilan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Basilan lands with a kick to the temple. Bak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bak wants to clinch
and Basilan counters with a nice body kick.
Basilan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bak's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Basilan.
Bak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Basilan counters with an outside leg kick.
Basilan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Basilan.
Basilan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak looks to clinch
and Basilan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bak's knee momentarily.
Basilan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Basilan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bak's head.
Bak tries to clinch but Basilan moves away
and Basilan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan throws a leg kick that misses.
Basilan misses with a body shot.
Basilan wants to slow Bak down by chopping away at his legs.
Basilan misses with a head kick.
Bak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Basilan counters with an outside leg kick.
Basilan is looking to score with low kicks.
Bak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bak looks to clinch
and Basilan counters with a good low kick that Bak was not able to check.
Bak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
Bak tries to clinch but Basilan moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Basilan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bak tries to clinch but Basilan moves away
and Basilan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bak moves to clinch but Basilan breaks away
and Basilan counters with a thumping low kick.
Bak moves to clinch but Basilan breaks away
and Basilan counters with a low kick, right behind Bak 's knee.
Basilan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Basilan.
Basilan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bak darts in trying to clinch
and Basilan counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan throws a jab when Bak was well out of range.
Bak wants to clinch but Basilan slips to the side
and Basilan counters with a leg kick.
Basilan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Basilan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Basilan lands a head kick!
Basilan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Basilan counters with an outside leg kick.
Basilan throws a head kick that Bak semi-blocks.
Basilan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bak tries to clinch but Basilan moves away
and Basilan counters with a low kick, right behind Bak 's knee.
Basilan lands a head kick. Bak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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 lands a head kick. Bak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bak wants to clinch but Basilan slips to the side
and Basilan counters with an inside leg kick.
Basilan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Basilan counters with a head kick. That will keep Bak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilan.
Bak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilan can pounce on him.
Basilan scores with a head kick. Bak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Basilan throws a front kick that sends Bak stumbling back into the ropes.
Bak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bak closes the distance but Basilan moves to the side
and Basilan counters with a big head kick but Bak shrugs it off.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a head kick. That will keep Bak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Basilan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bak wants to clinch but Basilan slips to the side
and Basilan counters with a leg kick.
Bak tries to clinch
and Basilan counters with a low kick, right behind Bak 's knee.
Basilan missing with a left hand there. Bak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Basilan connects with a solid leg kick.
Basilan lands a high kick!
Basilan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bak's head.
Basilan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Basilan pushes him off.
Bak moves out of range of the leg kick from Basilan.
Bak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Basilan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bak's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan connects with a solid leg kick.
Felix Basilan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick from Basilan.
Bak wants to clinch
and Basilan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bak's knee momentarily.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Basilan counters with a head kick. That will keep Bak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak tries to clinch but Basilan moves away
and Basilan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilan can pounce on him.
Basilan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Basilan throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Basilan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bak takes the fight into the clinch.
Basilan avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basilan breaks from the clinch.
Bak wants to clinch but Basilan slips to the side
and Basilan counters with a nice leg kick.
Ong Bak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Basilan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Basilan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Basilan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Basilan 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Basilan!
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