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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Jascro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marlon Jascro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 cm
19
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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205 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geraldo Rivera! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Jascro! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jascro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jascro throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it. Rivera cracks Jascro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Jascro takes one on the button. Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jascro moves away. Nice shot lands for Rivera.
It looks like Marlon Jascro has been cut. Jascro misses with a shot to the body letting Rivera counter with a right hand. Jascro throws a combination that misses and Rivera counters with a nice body shot. Jascro looks gassed! This has been an exciting period of action! Rivera scores with a nice strike. Jascro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Rivera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Rivera scores with a nice strike. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera. Rivera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivera connects with a jab.
That has opened up Marlon Jascro's cut even more. Jascro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Rivera drops Jascro with a big left hand and mounts him. Jascro is in big trouble!
Jascro is rocked! Rivera content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jascro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Rivera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Jascro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Jascro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jascro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Rivera controlling the pace for now. Rivera'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.
That's four 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Geraldo Rivera just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Nice body punch from Rivera. Jascro pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Rivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jascro's head backwards.
The cut above Marlon Jascro's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Jascro takes a shot right to the bread basket. Jascro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Rivera lands a right hook to the body.
Rivera punishes Jascro's body with a nice straight punch. Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Jascro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jascro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Jab by Rivera. Rivera scores with a punch to the head. Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jascro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Rivera dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marlon Jascro's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rivera scores with a body shot.
Jascro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Rivera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Jascro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rivera. Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jascro on the side of the head.
Marlon Jascro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Rivera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rivera scores with a jab. Rivera scores with a sloppy right hand. Jascro should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marlon Jascro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Geraldo Rivera!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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