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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1560 p4p, 188 weight class) and Harry Baals (ranked 2460 p4p, 275 weight class). Gellar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, James Randi exposes Uri Geller. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Baals!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baals ducks under a wild hook from Gellar.
Gellar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baals will feel that in the morning.
Gellar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gellar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baals is out of range and Gellar settles back down.
Baals checks a low kick from Gellar.
Gellar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baals is looking for the big counter here.
Gellar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baals is looking for the big counter here.
Baals checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baals.
Uri Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baals checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baals is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gellar throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a two punch combo.
Baals's coach down at Iron Man (Fitness & Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baals's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Baals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar wants to slow Baals down by chopping away at his legs.
Gellar throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Gellar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gellar tried to score with a low kick but Baals checks it.
Gellar throws a shot from downtown. Baals moves away and avoids it.
Gellar swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Gellar.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baals takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baals takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gellar connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar clinches up with Baals and pushes him back against the cage.
Gellar gets through Baals'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.
Baals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Baals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baals backwards.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gellar is working Baals over against the cage.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar tries a body shot but Baals blocks it.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gellar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gellar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gellar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gellar as the two fighters clinch.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
Baals is rocked!
Gellar working aggressively here.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Baals avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Gellar gets through Baals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gellar is looking to chop away at Baals's legs.
As Gellar backs off Baals throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
Gellar thows a leg kick but Baals checks it
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Gellar misses with a low kick as Baals jumps back.
Gellar looks to land a body kick but Baals moved away.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gellar closes the distance and pushes Baals back into the cage.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Baals blocks an uppercut.
Gellar lands a hook that snaps the head of Baals backwards.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Baals controls the action.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Baals.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar tries to work over Baals's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gellar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baals can do to turn this around?
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Baals controls his hands.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
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!
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gellar is working Baals over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gellar.
Baals is breathing heavily.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baals backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Baals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baals's elbow.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar is working Baals over against the cage.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar lands a left hand.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baals backwards.
Gellar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baals or not.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baals crunches a lovely knee into Gellar's ribcage.
Gellar digs a right hand into Baals's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baals's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gellar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Baals's ribcage. Baals let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gellar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gellar lands a body punch.
Gellar pushes Baals back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baals is still on wobbly legs! Can Gellar finish him?
Gellar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar gets through Baals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baals is looking for the big counter here.
Harry Baals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy body kick from Gellar
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Gellar is predictable there
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Baals seems to have recovered his senses.
Gellar throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a series of strikes. Gellar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gellar misses with a leg kick.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gellar throws a body shot but no joy.
Gellar is looking to wear down Baals with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gellar misses with a double jab
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Gellar backing up. Gellar nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Gellar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Gellar backs off Baals throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from Gellar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar misses the shot to the body.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gellar misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Gellar backs off Baals throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
Gellar throws a leg kick that misses.
Gellar misses with a leg kick
and Baals counters with a left and a right that stings Gellar.
Gellar throws a jab but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baals checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baals lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses.
As Gellar backs off Baals throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
Gellar wants to clinch up but Baals keeps it at a distance.
Gellar tries to clinch but Baals moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Baals's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harry Baals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar wants to clinch.
Gellar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baals paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baals avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Uri Gellar is winning the standup battle so far.
Gellar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baals.
Baals lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Baals moves out of range easily.
Baals lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Gellar
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
Baals avoids the head kick by Gellar.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gellar throws out a leg kick but Baals moves out of range and Gellar only half commits.
Gellar moves in looking to clinch but Baals pushes him off.
Gellar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baals is out of range.
Baals throws a counter combo.
A cross from Gellar lands.
Baals is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baals circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uri Gellar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baals checks a leg kick.
Baals unleashes a big counter combination but Gellar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gellar is looking to slow Baals down with leg kicks.
Gellar connects with a solid leg kick.
Gellar tries a head kick but it misses.
Baals lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gellar tries to clinch there but Baals circles away.
Baals throws a counter combo.
Gellar misses with a right hand
and Baals counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baals keeps the fight on the outside.
Baals is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gellar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Baals's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gellar.
An inside leg kick lands from Gellar.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Baals.
Well Gellar 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Gellar!
A victorious Uri Gellar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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