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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Geronimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "War," by Edwin Starr. Price is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Twisted Sister - The Price. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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22
191 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Geronimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Price!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Geronimo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sean Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Geronimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Price gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Geronimo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
Geronimo throws and elbow that misses. Price uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Geronimo's guard. Nice move by Price!
Price preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geronimo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Geronimo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Price manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo stands and throws Price's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Geronimo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Geronimo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Price prevents Geronimo from improving position.
Price is not content to let Geronimo control the position.
Price wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Price can do anything to dispel that myth.
Price prevents Geronimo from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Price is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Geronimo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Geronimo fails with the takedown.
Geronimo moves away from the strike by Price.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Price throws a solid leg kick but Geronimo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Price.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Geronimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price tries to bum rush Geronimo with a series of wild strikes but Geronimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geronimo has a takedown stuffed.
Geronimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Geronimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price throws out a leg kick but Geronimo moves out of range and Price only half commits.
That's four 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.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Geronimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geronimo misses with a takedown attempt - Price sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Geronimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geronimo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Price as he avoids it easily.
Price throws a leg kick but Geronimo moved away.
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 Don Geronimo 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.
Geronimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price misses with a leg kick.
Geronimo scores with a takedown into Price's guard.
Geronimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Price wants to get back to his feet but Geronimo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geronimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price wants to stand but Geronimo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Geronimo wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Geronimo dives in and grabs Price's left leg, looking for a takedown. Price pushes down on Geronimo's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Price leaves Geronimo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Price getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Price gets caught flat footed, as Geronimo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Geronimo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Price swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Geronimo trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Price can't keep his opponent in guard - Geronimo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Geronimo stops Price from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Price is trying to stand back up but Geronimo is controlling him
Geronimo is keen to just control but Price is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Price throws a series of punches but Geronimo moves out of range.
Price attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Geronimo dodges the punch combination from Price.
Geronimo keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Geronimo fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Geronimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Geronimo fails to land the takedown.
Price misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geronimo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Geronimo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Geronimo checks a low kick from Price.
Price throws a right and a left that Geronimo avoids nicely.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Geronimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price missing with a left hand there. Geronimo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geronimo slips a jab and a cross from Price.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Geronimo circles away.
Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Price. No joy for Geronimo on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Geronimo is defended easily by Price.
Price misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Geronimo blocks the low kick.
Geronimo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Geronimo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price seems a little lost for a moment, as Geronimo dominates the positioning.
Geronimo working the head with strikes.
Geronimo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Price wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Geronimo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Don Geronimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Price pushes Geronimo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Geronimo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Price trying to remain calm as Geronimo controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price stops Geronimo from passing to mount.
The referee asks Geronimo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Geronimo prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Don Geronimo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Geronimo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Price wants to get back to his feet.
Sean Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geronimo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geronimo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Price actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Geronimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Geronimo, 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Geronimo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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