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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 30 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Garret (ranked 714 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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158 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clive Garret!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garret kicks off Gellar and gets to his feet.
Garret looks to land a combination but Gellar avoids it well.
Garret misses with a double jab
enabling Gellar to counter with a crisp jab.
Gellar slips a jab and a cross from Garret.
Garret tries to bum rush Gellar with a series of wild strikes but Gellar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gellar misses with a body kick.
Garret lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garret misses with a few strikes there.
Gellar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garret scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gellar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garret manages to avoid it.
Garret will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garret lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gellar circles away quickly and effectively.
Garret throws a series of punches but Gellar avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Gellar misses the target.
Garret tries to move into range but Gellar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garret has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar cracks a nice hook into Garret's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Garret.
Gellar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clive Garret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garret staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garret!
Gellar instigates a clinch.
Garret looking to stall.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Garret.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garret breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garret looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garret.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gellar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar cracks Garret with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar clinches.
Come on Garret - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garret pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garret throws a right hand that Gellar ducks under and follows up with a left that Gellar also avoids with ease.
Garret misses with a wild combination.
Garret misses with a two punch combination.
Gellar misses with a body shot.
Garret fails to land with a series of punches.
Gellar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garret.
Garret feints a jab promting Gellar to slip. Garret then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gellar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Garret lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gellar misses the target.
Garret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garret checks a low kick from Gellar.
Clive Garret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gellar clinches up against the cage.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Garret.
Garret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Garret - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gellar lands a shot to the body.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Garret takes a shot to the head.
Gellar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garret clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garret covering up well under a series of strikes from Gellar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret just trying to survive but Gellar is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Good control from Gellar.
Gellar scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Garret covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garret trying to control the action but Gellar just sinks the hooks in.
Gellar somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gellar misses with a punch to the head.
Gellar missing with punches from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gellar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Garret trying to get back to his feet but Gellar is in full control for now.
Gellar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garret avoids the strikes from Gellar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clive Garret will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gellar avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gellar moves into range and clinches up with Garret.
Garret breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garret scores with a three punch combo!
Gellar has managed to clinch.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garret has Gellar pressed against the cage.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garret just leaning against Gellar, taking a breather.
Garret manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garret is trying to stall.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garret prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Garret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Garret.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gellar letting Garret take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clive Garret.
Garret fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gellar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garret on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Clive Garret has been cut.
Gellar has closed the distance and engaged Garret in a clinch.
Garret has had enough of the clinch but Gellar keeps him there for the moment.
Garret trying to stall but Gellar improves his position.
Gellar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garret's efforts to push away.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garret taking a breather.
Garret is pushing Gellar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Garret pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar clinches.
Gellar lands a shot to the body.
Gellar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Gellar.
Garret trying to control the position but instead, Gellar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garret into the cage.
Garret is stalling here.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Garret.
Gellar pushes Garret back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garret tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret manages to break the clinch.
Gellar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garret.
Garret swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gellar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garret's half guard.
Gellar lands strikes from half guard.
Garret is trying to stand back up but Gellar is controlling him
Gellar thows a huge punch but Garret dodges it nicely.
Garret keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gellar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gellar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gellar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gellar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clive Garret's cut.
That's time! Gellar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garret moves out of range of the body kick.
Gellar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gellar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gellar prevents Garret from standing back up.
Garret is trying is best to control the position here.
Uri Gellar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gellar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garret defending well though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gellar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gellar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garret's head.
Gellar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gellar prevents Garret from standing back up.
Gellar wants to control but Garret is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar prevents Garret from standing back up.
Garret is controlling Gellar's trapped leg to prevent Gellar from advancing to side control.
Well, if Gellar 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.
Gellar stops Garret from getting back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gellar trying to control the action but Garret is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garret lands a jab-cross combination.
Gellar moves into range and clinches up with Garret.
Garret looking to slow down the pace here.
Garret dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clive Garret has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gellar.
Still in the clinch, Gellar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garret blocks an uppercut.
Garret controlling the action here for a moment.
Garret taking a breather.
Garret wants to break free but Gellar has control.
Garret manages to break the clinch.
Gellar clinches up against the cage.
Garret is trying to break the clinch but Gellar has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garret backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Garret misses.
Gellar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gellar misses with a straight left.
Garret misses with a double jab.
Gellar misses with a body kick.
Garret with the counter takedown but Gellar avoids it easily.
Gellar dodges the punch combination from Garret.
Sloppy strikes from Garret. Those never looked like landing.
Gellar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garret moves away from the strike by Gellar.
Gellar has closed the distance and engaged Garret in a clinch.
Garret wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garret tries to stall but Gellar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garret breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garret lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gellar circles away quickly and effectively.
Garret takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gellar closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gellar lands a takedown into guard.
Garret wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gellar manages to pass to side control.
Garret takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gellar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garret can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gellar thows a huge punch but Garret dodges it nicely.
Uri Gellar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gellar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gellar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garret!
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Gellar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gellar 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Uri Gellar!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Uri Gellar!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Uri Gellar!
Uri Gellar wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Uri Gellar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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