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Geisler vs Matos scripted? Baron reacts

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/6/29/062916-baron1.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Baron Geisler shows the facial bruises he sustained during his recent fight against Kiko Matos. ABS-CBN News</div></figcaption></figure></div>Was the cage match between Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos scripted?Geisler and Matos, who are both actors in the entertainment industry, figured in a grudge match over the weekend to settle their feud that stemmed from a bar fight video that went viral.The exhibition match, which ended in a draw, had skeptics saying that the bout was scripted.“How I wish it was, but no it&#x27;s not,” said Geisler at the sidelines of the premiere night of Brillante Mendoza’s Ma’Rosa.Geisler showed to reporters the bruises that he sustained in his face after being mounted on and punched repeatedly by Matos in the first round. “Nakita mo naman... is this scripted? Is that scripted, &#x27;Yung mga bugbog? No its not… May mga bugbog pa ko sa likod,” said Geisler.He said their feud was real and it ended at the night of the bout.“Nagkausap kami sa telepono, magkaibigan kami. Settled na. Tanggal na ang angas, tanggal na ang ego,” said Geisler.Geisler was also asked about rumors regarding Matos allegedly receiving P100,000 as fight purse for the match.“I don&#x27;t know kasi hindi ko nabasa ang kontrata n&#x27;ya,” he said.“But if he did receive P100,000 that’s more than enough, because all these fighters, true professional MMA fighters na nagte-train for years and months? P50,000 lang ang binabayad sa kanila.”<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/6/29/062916-baron2.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Baron Geisler&#x27;s bruise in his back. ABS-CBN News</div></figcaption></figure></div>When asked if he is willing to do MMA again, Geisler said: “Wala na... acting na lang, concentrate na lang sa acting at sa iba pang sports.”“During the process of training, narealize ko na &#x27;oh this is so hard, it&#x27;s not a joke.&#x27;”Geisler, however, said his cage fight with Matos inspired him to support an MMA outfit in Pampanga, which aims at training former drug addicts and alcoholics to do MMA.“’Yung team naming, ‘yung freestyle MMA sa Pampanga, nakisosyo na po ako at magkakaroon kami ng reform program para sa mga addicts o alcoholics,” he said.Geisler said he has been into rehabilitation centers and knows that rehab treatments can be expensive.&quot;Umaabot sa P60,000-P30,000… eh ito P4,000 lang. May brotherhood pa at may mag-aalaga sa inyo. It&#x27;s very a good program for recovering addicts and alcoholics.&quot;(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

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Geisler vs Matos scripted? Baron reacts

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 29, 2016 09:19 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 29, 2016 10:15 PM PHT

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