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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Basilan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cecil Peoples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peoples moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peoples fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basilan.
Basilan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peoples misses with a low kick.
Peoples checks a leg kick.
Peoples looks to land a left hand but Basilan moved out of range nicely.
Peoples connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peoples bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peoples takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peoples avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peoples lands a jab.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
Basilan throws the left hand but Peoples avoids the punch easily.
Peoples cracks Basilan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peoples counters with a body kick that stops Basilan in his tracks momentarily.
The fighters circling - Basilan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Basilan throws a sloppy head kick and Peoples moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peoples manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Basilan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Basilan. That snapped Peoples's head back.
Basilan wants to land a leg kick but Peoples is out of range.
Peoples steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Basilan. That one must have hurt.
Peoples misses with an uppercut. Basilan saw that one coming.
Basilan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peoples.
Peoples misses with an uppercut. Basilan saw that one coming.
Basilan throws a leg kick
letting Peoples counter with a right hand.
Peoples takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Basilan is looking to slow Peoples down with leg kicks.
Basilan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peoples's calf.
Both fighters circling a little - Peoples finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peoples misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Basilan. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Basilan if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Basilan. Peoples does a little dance to reset his feet.
Basilan throws the left hand but Peoples avoids the punch easily.
Basilan throws a body kick that misses.
Basilan moves out of range of the leg kick from Peoples.
Basilan throws a jab but it's blocked by Peoples.
Basilan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peoples takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Basilan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peoples keeps Basilan at a distance using the push kick.
Basilan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Peoples throws a series of punches but Basilan moves out of range.
A big right from Basilan misses.
Peoples misses with a hook to the body
and Basilan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples checks the leg kick nicely there.
Basilan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Basilan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Peoples takes a step back to recover.
Basilan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basilan misses with a low kick as Peoples jumps back.
Both fighters circling a little - Basilan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Basilan keeps Peoples at a distance using the push kick.
Peoples closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Basilan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peoples lands a lovely overhand right.
Peoples throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Basilan is looking to clinch but Peoples is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Basilan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan tries to land a body kick
and Peoples counters with a body kick that stops Basilan in his tracks momentarily.
Basilan throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basilan misses with a low kick as Peoples jumps back.
Basilan is looking to chop away at Peoples's legs.
Peoples throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peoples misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basilan.
A jab from Basilan misses.
A left and a right from Basilan both land. Nice combination.
Peoples has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Basilan.
Basilan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peoples avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basilan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peoples checks a leg kick.
Basilan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
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 tries to work over Peoples's front leg with a kick but Peoples checks it.
Peoples just misses with a punch to the body.
Felix Basilan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peoples throws a leg kick which misses Basilan's front leg but catches the back leg as Basilan tries to avoid it.
Peoples chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Felix Basilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peoples tries to land a front kick but Basilan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Basilan throws a right and a left that Peoples avoids nicely.
Peoples tries to score with a low kick but Basilan moves his leg out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Basilan. That's going to slow Peoples down.
Basilan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Basilan.
Peoples misses with a wild body shot.
Basilan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Peoples counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Basilan throws a sloppy head kick and Peoples moves out of range easily.
Peoples lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Basilan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples misses with a wild combination.
Basilan connects with the punch.
Basilan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peoples.
Basilan thuds a left hand into Peoples's body.
Basilan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Basilan takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peoples's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peoples misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peoples prevents a body shot from Basilan.
Basilan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peoples lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Basilan.
Basilan is leaning against Peoples and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with a punch on the inside.
Basilan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peoples's elbow.
Basilan tries to throw a body punch but Peoples avoids it by throwing Basilan back against the cage.
Peoples blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basilan misses with some punches.
Basilan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Basilan slowing the pace effectively.
Peoples stalling in the clinch but Basilan improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Basilan lands with a right to the head.
Peoples misses with a body punch.
Basilan misses with a body punch.
Peoples wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but Peoples blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples tries to throw a body punch but Basilan avoids it by throwing Peoples back against the cage.
Peoples avoiding damage as Basilan throws knees to the body.
Basilan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Basilan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Basilan leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Peoples on the inside.
Peoples blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Peoples.
Peoples doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Basilan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Basilan misses with a body punch.
Basilan can't find room to land a body shot as Peoples controls the action.
Basilan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peoples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peoples misses with a body punch.
Basilan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peoples manages to break the clinch.
Basilan throws out a leg kick but Peoples moves out of range and Basilan only half commits.
Basilan misses with a double jab.
Peoples avoids the body shot 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 head kick by Basilan misses
and Peoples counters with a leg kick.
Peoples misses with the combination.
Peoples throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Basilan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basilan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peoples lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Basilan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Basilan walks into a straight right hand from Peoples.
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 Cecil Peoples will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felix Basilan's cut.
That's time! Peoples's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peoples misses with a body shot.
Peoples throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Basilan.
Peoples avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peoples throws a shot from downtown. Basilan moves away and avoids it.
Peoples connects with a single shot there.
Peoples throws a jab when Basilan was well out of range.
Peoples looks to land a body kick but Basilan moved away.
Peoples throws a leg kick that is checked
and Basilan counters with a body kick that stops Peoples in his tracks momentarily.
Basilan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peoples moves away from the strike by Basilan.
Basilan tried to score with a low kick but Peoples checks it.
Peoples clobbers Basilan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan with a nice cross.
Peoples moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Basilan 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.
Peoples scoring well with a low kick there.
Basilan jabs at Peoples's body.
Peoples with a nice cross.
Basilan lands a head shot.
Basilan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peoples smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good leg kick by Peoples there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peoples throws a leg kick but Basilan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Peoples misses with a hook. Basilan ducked under it nicely.
Basilan lands a nice shot to the body.
Basilan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peoples.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples looks to land a left hand but Basilan moved out of range nicely.
Basilan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peoples thumps Basilan with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Peoples there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peoples checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peoples connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Basilan's hands.
A shot to the liver by Peoples. Beautiful body shot.
Basilan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peoples dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Basilan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Basilan tries to clinch but Peoples moves out of range.
Basilan checks the leg kick.
Basilan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan scores with a push kick.
Basilan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peoples stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Basilan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Basilan throws a front kick aimed at Peoples's knee but Peoples avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Basilan.
Peoples misses with a wild body shot.
Basilan throws a right hand that Peoples ducks under and follows up with a left that Peoples also avoids with ease.
Basilan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Basilan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Peoples there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Basilan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping body kick lands there for Peoples.
Peoples feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basilan's calf.
Peoples lands a really nice looking cross but Basilan seems unphased.
Basilan blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Basilan.
Basilan thows a body shot but no joy.
Basilan throws a body kick that misses.
Peoples loads up on a big right hand but Basilan slips the punch.
Peoples throws a series of strikes that have Basilan backpedaling.
Peoples looks to land a combination but Basilan avoids it well.
Peoples walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Basilan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peoples throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Basilan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basilan motions for Peoples to come forward. Basilan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peoples feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Basilan's calf.
Good standup being displayed there by Peoples as he connects with a hook.
Basilan scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cecil Peoples showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peoples 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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FIGHT
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