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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Geronimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geronimo's entrance music is "War," by Edwin Starr. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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189 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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ADCC Champion
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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
12 - 8 - 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Maia!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geronimo misses the shot to the body.
Geronimo tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geronimo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Geronimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Bruno Maia has been cut.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Geronimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Geronimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maia.
Geronimo lands a jab to Maia's midsection.
Geronimo throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily.
Geronimo throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maia dodges the punch combination from Geronimo.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Geronimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Geronimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Don Geronimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia closes the distance and clinches up with Geronimo, looking for a takedown. Maia pushes Geronimo against the cage but Geronimo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Don Geronimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Maia.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Geronimo.
Some wild striking there from Geronimo.
Geronimo leaves Maia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo misses with a wild combination.
Maia fails with the takedown.
Geronimo misses with a few strikes there.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geronimo checks a leg kick.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geronimo.
Geronimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Geronimo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Geronimo.
Geronimo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Geronimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maia.
Geronimo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maia ducks under a wild hook from Geronimo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geronimo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maia. That did some damage!
Geronimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Geronimo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maia throws a leg kick but Geronimo moved away.
Geronimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maia rushes Geronimo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Geronimo breaks from the clinch.
Geronimo misses with a wild combination.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Geronimo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maia looks gassed!
Geronimo wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo pushes Maia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Geronimo throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Geronimo throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Geronimo misses with a looping left.
Geronimo swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Geronimo.
Geronimo lunges at Maia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maia's hand.
Maia closes the distance and clinches.
Geronimo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maia has him pressed against the cage.
Geronimo manages to break the clinch.
Geronimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Geronimo looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Maia tries to clinch there but Geronimo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to clinch but Geronimo is having none of it.
Geronimo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maia's head.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Geronimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geronimo.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Geronimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Geronimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Maia.
Geronimo misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Geronimo. Those never looked like landing.
Maia misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Geronimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Don Geronimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia scores with a three punch combo!
Geronimo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maia looks to land a combination but Geronimo avoids it well.
Maia tries to land a front kick but Geronimo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Geronimo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Maia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Geronimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A bone on bone clash there as Maia blocks the leg kick.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Geronimo.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Geronimo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maia fails to land the takedown.
Geronimo connects with a body shot that sends Maia's belly button to the back.
Geronimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Geronimo misses with a straight left.
Geronimo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Geronimo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geronimo throws a leg kick which misses Maia's front leg but catches the back leg as Maia tries to avoid it.
Geronimo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geronimo stuffs the takedown attempt from Maia. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Don Geronimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Maia.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Geronimo throws a series of punches but Maia moves out of range.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Geronimo sprawls well. Geronimo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Maia avoids the body shot from Geronimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maia avoids the body shot from Geronimo.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geronimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Geronimo's guard.
Geronimo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Geronimo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia.
Geronimo looks for the body kick but Maia saw that one coming.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maia checks the leg kick.
Geronimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maia wants to control but Geronimo is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo is trying to stand.
Maia passes to full mount!
Geronimo is trying to stand.
Maia is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Geronimo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Geronimo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Geronimo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Maia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Geronimo uses it to pass to side control.
Geronimo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Don Geronimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Maia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Maia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Geronimo lands with a nice combination. Maia backs away looking to recover.
Geronimo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maia is out of range and Geronimo settles back down.
Maia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geronimo.
Don Geronimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geronimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Geronimo avoids the body shot from Maia.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick from Geronimo misses
so Maia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Geronimo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maia has gone for a leg lock! Geronimo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maia's guard.
Bruno Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geronimo gets to his feet - Maia follows without any prompting.
Geronimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maia counters with a single leg into guard. Geronimo didn't expect that.
Maia looking to sit in guard and control but Geronimo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Geronimo stacks Maia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Geronimo!
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.
Geronimo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Geronimo tried to score with a low kick but Maia checks it.
A combination from Geronimo does no damage.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geronimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Geronimo misses with a few strikes there.
Maia tries to clinch but Geronimo is having none of it.
Geronimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia.
Geronimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maia circles away quickly and effectively.
Geronimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Geronimo looks to land a combination. Maia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That has opened up Bruno Maia's cut even more.
Geronimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Geronimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia slips a jab and a cross from Geronimo.
Geronimo throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but Geronimo sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Don Geronimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Maia.
Geronimo looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Geronimo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Geronimo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Geronimo enables Maia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Geronimo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Geronimo is keeping the position.
Maia has gone for a leg lock! Geronimo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maia's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Geronimo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Geronimo 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Geronimo!
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energy
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hype
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