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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1477 p4p, 178 weight class) and Vape Diaz (ranked 1328 p4p, 157 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. Vape Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gellar.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gellar.
Gellar avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Gellar slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gellar throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Gellar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gellar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gellar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gellar scores with a decent looking hook.
Gellar misses with a head kick.
Diaz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gellar throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gellar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gellar momentarily.
Diaz dives in and grabs Gellar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gellar pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
A good leg kick by Gellar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gellar rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gellar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Uri Gellar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vape Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uri Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Gellar defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gellar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gellar at a distance.
Gellar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gellar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gellar moves away.
Gellar tries to counter by clinching up but Diaz breaks away and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gellar. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Gellar counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Uri Gellar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gellar just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gellar.
Diaz punishes Gellar's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gellar.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Gellar.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gellar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz takes a swing at Gellar's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Gellar's head but Gellar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Gellar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gellar.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gellar rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gellar counters with a nice leg kick.
Gellar throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz moves out of range as Gellar strikes.
Gellar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Gellar throws a head kick that half lands.
Gellar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Gellar.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Gellar avoids it with no problem.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar misses with a head kick.
Diaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gellar is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz won't allow Gellar to sweep him here.
Gellar is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gellar manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gellar has gone for a leg lock! Diaz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gellar's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz stands and throws Gellar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Uri Gellar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gellar misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Uri Gellar is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz gets a double leg takedown into Gellar's guard.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Gellar wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Gellar regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a strike but Gellar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz seems keen to control Gellar's posture.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control but Gellar passes into half guard.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Gellar is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Gellar wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Gellar sits in half guard.
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.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Gellar has control of the leg.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Gellar is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gellar is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gellar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Gellar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Gellar tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Gellar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gellar throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gellar doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Gellar has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gellar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gellar blocking some punches.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Gellar keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Gellar keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Gellar.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Gellar tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gellar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz works Gellar's body with a nice hook.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Gellar thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gellar throws a leg kick but Diaz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gellar lands a front kick.
Gellar connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gellar lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Gellar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Gellar misses.
Gellar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar scores with a jab to the body.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gellar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Gellar should have avoided that one.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gellar manages to avoid it.
Jab by Gellar.
Gellar throws a good cross that connects.
Gellar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gellar throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Gellar.
As Gellar backs off Diaz throws a huge counter combo but Gellar manages to avoid it all.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Gellar.
Gellar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gellar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gellar circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Gellar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gellar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Gellar.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Gellar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gellar tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gellar throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Gellar moved out of range nicely.
Gellar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gellar misses with a head kick.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gellar is just out of range.
Gellar tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Gellar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Gellar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gellar counters with an inside leg kick.
Gellar moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Gellar lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gellar.
Gellar throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz works Gellar's body with a nice hook.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Gellar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gellar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uri Gellar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gellar counters with an inside leg kick.
Gellar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gellar stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Gellar throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gellar misses.
Gellar wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Gellar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gellar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Gellar is just out of range.
Gellar lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gellar.
Vape Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gellar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Gellar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gellar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
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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