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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Coates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Gellar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gellar has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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225 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastian Coates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uri Gellar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coates.
Crunch! Coates slams his shin into Gellar's torso.
Coates rushes Gellar and presses him up against the cage.
Gellar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coates has him pressed against the cage.
Coates ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coates no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coates controlling the position.
Gellar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gellar looks gassed!
Coates controlling Gellar's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coates looking for a sweep. Not yet Coates, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sebastian Coates.
Coates connects with a high kick.
It looks like Uri Gellar has been cut.
Coates misses with a two punch combination.
Coates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gellar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gellar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gellar shoots in looking for a takedown. Coates tries to sprawl out of it but Gellar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coates shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gellar pinned against the cage. Gellar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coates forces Gellar back against the cage and clinches.
Gellar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gellar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coates is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coates breaks from the clinch.
Coates scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gellar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coates scores with a head kick. Gellar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coates.
Coates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Coates landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Coates connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Coates looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Coates's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Coates landing strikes from the mount and Gellar is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coates sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Coates has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gellar tries to lock up and control but Coates gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Coates sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coates seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gellar for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Coates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uri Gellar's cut.
That's time! Coates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gellar gets tackled into the cage by Coates. Coates maintains the clinch.
Gellar takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Coates.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gellar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coates tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gellar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Coates controlling the action here for a moment.
Gellar jumps guard but Coates turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coates manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Coates wants to sweep but no luck.
Gellar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coates seems keen to control Gellar's posture.
Gellar tries to stand but Coates is controlling from the bottom.
Coates is pulling down on Gellar's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Sebastian Coates wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Coates throws a leg kick but Gellar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gellar with a nice cross.
Gellar wants to clinch up but Coates keeps it at a distance.
Sebastian Coates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coates darts in and clinches Gellar up against the cage.
Coates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gellar's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coates jumps guard.
Coates pulls Gellar in close to his closed guard and prevents Gellar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Coates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gellar's guard.
Coates sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Coates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gellar can do to turn this around?
Gellar keeping moving, preventing Coates from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sebastian Coates.
Coates blocks the body kick.
Coates has Gellar up against the cage in a clinch.
Coates misses with a knee to the head.
Gellar taking a breather.
Gellar breaks from the clinch.
Coates connects with a solid leg kick.
Coates closes the distance and pushes Gellar back into the cage.
Coates throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gellar looking to stall.
Coates lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coates tries to land a knee to the head but Gellar blocks with his arms.
Coates tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coates with a knee to the head.
Coates tries to stall but Gellar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gellar trying to stall but Coates improves his position.
Coates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gellar slips a jab and a cross from Coates.
Gellar dodges the punch combination from Coates.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coates shoots in for a takedown but Gellar shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gellar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coates's waist but Coates gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gellar off to one side.
Coates forces Gellar back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Coates dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uri Gellar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Coates has managed to clinch.
Coates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coates wants to clinch.
Coates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coates misses with a head kick.
Gellar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coates gets a clinch.
Gellar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gellar wants to break free but Coates has control.
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gellar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coates pulls Gellar into guard.
Coates not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coates wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coates keeping full guard, as Gellar tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coates is on top in guard.
Gellar keeping moving, preventing Coates from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sebastian Coates wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gellar shoots in looking for a takedown. Coates tries to sprawl out of it but Gellar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Coates misses.
Gellar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coates but Coates pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sebastian Coates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uri Gellar.
Coates shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gellar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coates scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coates seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Coates pushing down on Gellar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Coates is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We're going to have a standup here because Sebastian Coates wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck for Coates with that takedown attempt.
Coates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coates drives through and clinches with Gellar against the cage.
Coates gets through Gellar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coates is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gellar is defending well.
Uri Gellar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coates has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sebastian Coates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coates misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Coates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coates 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Coates!
Sebastian Coates decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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