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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 2443 p4p, 3366 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 283 p4p, 367 weight class). Gellar comes into the arena with James Randi exposes Uri Geller blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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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 38 - 19 - 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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
Gellar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Uri Gellar has been cut.
Gellar prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Copeland wants to stall.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gellar avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Copeland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Copeland misses with a knee strike.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Copeland lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Gellar - that landed with a thud.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
Gellar scores with a shot to the side of Copeland's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Copeland taking a breather.
A short left from Gellar.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Copeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gellar scores with a hook to the body.
Copeland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Copeland's elbow.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Copeland 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.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but Gellar blocks it.
Copeland lands a nice knee to the body.
Copeland lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar takes an elbow to the temple.
Copeland trying to stall but Gellar improves his position.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland works on Gellar's body with a couple of short punches.
Copeland connects with a knee to the head.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Copeland.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gellar.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gellar lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Gellar 's eye.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Copeland is struggling to control the position.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Copeland 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Copeland manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Copeland misses with a knee to the head.
Gellar blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Gellar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Copeland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uri Gellar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Copeland avoids the head kick by Gellar.
Travis Copeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Gellar.
Copeland checks a low kick from Gellar.
A jab from Gellar misses.
Copeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gellar throws a head kick but Copeland moves out of range.
Gellar walks into a jab.
Copeland closes the distance and pushes Gellar back into the cage.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Copeland misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gellar's brow.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Copeland avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gellar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Copeland.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland is trying to maintain a safe position but Gellar gets an underhook and turns Copeland into the cage.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Knees to the body from Copeland.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Gellar blocks with his arms.
Copeland misses with a punch to the body.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Travis Copeland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
A body shot lands from Gellar.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gellar.
Gellar avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Copeland taking a breather.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland lands an elbow just above Gellar 's eye.
Gellar lands with a light punch inside.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gellar lands with a light punch inside.
Copeland lands an elbow inside.
Gellar blocks the elbow strike.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gellar blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Gellar scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Copeland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Copeland.
Copeland taking a breather.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Gellar as the two fighters clinch.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gellar.
Copeland is breathing heavily.
Gellar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Gellar.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Gellar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Copeland misses with an elbow over the top.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Copeland controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gellar.
Copeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gellar tries to work over Copeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Copeland takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Gellar - that landed with a thud.
Gellar tries a body shot but Copeland blocks it.
Gellar blocks the elbow strike.
Copeland just leaning against Gellar, taking a breather.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gellar lands a nice uppercut.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Gellar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Gellar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uri Gellar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gellar misses with a kick to the body.
Gellar throws a low kick, looking for Copeland's leg but Copeland calmly moves out of range.
Gellar moves into the clinch.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland blocking some punches.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar lands a right hand.
Gellar dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar lands a body punch.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Copeland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copeland trying to stall but Gellar improves his position.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Copeland.
Copeland taking a breather.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Copeland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Copeland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar tries to work over Copeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gellar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Gellar avoids the damage to the body.
Gellar cracks Copeland with a nice body shot.
Copeland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of stalling here from Copeland.
Gellar working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar presses Copeland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gellar lands with a left to the head.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gellar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gellar presses Copeland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Copeland misses with an elbow over the top.
Copeland prevents a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Gellar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Copeland can do to turn this around?
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Gellar.
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Copeland controls his hands.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Gellar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Copeland is rocked!
Gellar avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gellar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Copeland is still on wobbly legs! Can Gellar finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copeland blocks an uppercut.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Copeland seems to have recovered his senses.
Copeland looking to slow down the pace here.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Copeland.
Copeland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Copeland tries to throw a body punch but Gellar avoids it by throwing Copeland back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Copeland or not.
Copeland scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gellar.
Copeland tries to stall but Gellar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gellar lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gellar tries to work over Copeland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Copeland is trying to maintain a safe position but Gellar gets an underhook and turns Copeland into the cage.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar pushes Copeland back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gellar - that landed with a thud.
Gellar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gellar's brow.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Copeland.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Gellar showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Gellar!
Uri Gellar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Travis Copeland was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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hype
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