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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scoobie Ge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geraldo Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scoobie Ge!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ge closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mathews is looking to reverse the position.
Ge controls the position.
Ge stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ge closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mathews's guard.
Mathews pushes Ge off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mathews gets caught flat footed, as Ge shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ge wants to control from the top but Mathews keeps moving.
Mathews wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ge is controlling him.
Ge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mathews throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ge postures up.
Mathews looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ge passes into half guard.
Mathews is staying active underneath Ge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mathews tries to get to full guard but Ge has control of the leg.
Ge wants to work for an arm triangle but Mathews is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mathews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ge.
Mathews appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ge clinches up against the cage.
Ge decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mathews postures up.
Ge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mathews haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mathews prevents Ge from getting back to his feet.
Mathews throwing strikes from guard but Ge blocks nicely.
Mathews landing with the ground and pound.
Mathews 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.
Ge is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ge throws a body kick that misses
so Mathews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ge has momentary wrist control but Mathews slips an elbow through the middle.
Mathews postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mathews could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mathews lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ge looking for a sweep. Not yet Ge, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mathews landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mathews's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Geraldo Mathews will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mathews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ge shoots in and bounces Mathews off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ge stands and steps away. Mathews gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ge throws a head kick that misses
and Mathews counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews is trying to break the clinch but Ge is controlling him.
Mathews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathews tries to pull guard but Ge forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ge decides to pull guard.
Ge wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mathews is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ge gets back to full guard.
Ge wants to control but Mathews passes easily into half guard.
Ge tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mathews has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Geraldo Mathews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mathews looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ge looks a forlorn figure.
Ge is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mathews lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mathews working the ground and pound effectively.
Ge tries to lock up and control but Mathews gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ge wants to get back to his feet.
Ge is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ge hang on?
Mathews raining down shots from the mount!
Mathews lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mathews lands a nice shot to the head.
Mathews with a couple of short strikes.
Ge can't escape the position.
Mathews with good strikes from the mount here!
Mathews connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews with the ground and pound from mount.
Mathews landing strikes from the mount and Ge is in trouble!
Mathews lands a couple of good shots and Ge has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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!
Mathews lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ge hold on?!
Ge is breathing heavily.
Ge is trapped and Mathews is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Mathews loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ge hold on?
Mathews is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ge. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mathews has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ge's body.
Mathews is looking to control Ge but Ge is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Mathews dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mathews shoots for a double leg takedown but Ge sprawls well. He's pushed Mathews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ge closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mathews to the mat! Mathews manages to get full guard.
Mathews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ge is one step ahead there.
Mathews keeping moving, preventing Ge from controlling successfully.
Ge is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ge keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ge is trying to maintain the position but Mathews is very close to passing his half guard.
Mathews throwing shots but Ge is blocking nicely.
Ge is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mathews there.
Ge controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ge is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mathews scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mathews working over Ge with some ground and pound. Ge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Mathews.
Ge has hold of Mathews's hands but Mathews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mathews working over Ge with some ground and pound. Ge looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mathews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ge can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mathews winds up and cracks Ge with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ge wants to improve his position but Mathews is controlling well.
Mathews is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ge tries to roll over but Mathews keeps him under control.
Ge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mathews with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ge has hold of Mathews's hands but Mathews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ge trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mathews manages to pass to mount!
The referee warns Ge that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mathews with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mathews avoids the attempt from Ge to control.
Mathews controlling the position easily from mount.
Scoobie Ge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geraldo Mathews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mathews looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geraldo Mathews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mathews, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geraldo Mathews!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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