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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaye Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaye Wong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geoff George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jaye Wong!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George gets a takedown into half guard.
Wong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
George seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
George'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.
George looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
George seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
George moves nicely into side control.
Wong is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George wants to stand but Wong is controlling his arm.
George controls the position.
Wong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wong taking punishment in the form of punches.
George content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
George working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
George taking a breather here.
George has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
George lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wong down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
George works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
George in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
George wants to stand but Wong is controlling his arm.
George is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wong has escaped the position, nice work there.
George wants to stand but Wong has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wong has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as George stalls from top position.
George thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
George controls the position from side control.
George seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wong for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
George is figuring out what he wants to do next.
George looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
George keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
George has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff George dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong tries to sprawl but George drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. George lands a nice short elbow.
George perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
George drops an elbow to the side of Wong's head.
Wong is breathing heavily.
George working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from George.
George working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
George trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George wants to get back to his feet.
George looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We're going to have a standup here because Geoff George wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
George shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wong pinned against the cage. Wong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
George gets a double leg takedown into Wong's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
George would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Geoff George.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
Wong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from George.
Wong shoots in but no luck this time.
Wong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as George is landing a low percentage of strikes.
George looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George cracks Wong with a big elbow.
George has knee on belly and moves into mount.
George is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wong can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
George controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
George dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff George dominated that second round.
That's time! George's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
George scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
George content to control rather than advance.
George is looking for a kimura but Wong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for George to get the leverage.
George is taking a breather. Wong says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
George seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
George lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong controlling the position well.
Geoff George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
George is working for a submission of some sort.
George slips a nice elbow through Wong's hands, connecting with Wong's forehead.
George escapes and gets back to his feet.
George closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks George politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. George prefers to stall for the moment though.
George passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wong!
George takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George working away from the top, dropping strikes.
George is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Wong is surviving well by controlling George's body position as best he can.
Wong is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George controlling the pace for now.
George landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George dominating with strikes here.
George working for a guillotine from mount but Wong is in no mood to give up.
George raining down shots from the mount!
George has hold of Wong's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wong manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
George controlling from the full mount.
Jaye Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geoff George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well George 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff George!
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hype
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