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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mubarak Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mubarak Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 Las Vegas, Mubarak Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geoff George!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George misses with the combination.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida throws a leg kick but George moved away.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
George misses with a two punch combination.
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machida is looking to slow George down with leg kicks.
George looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind George 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Geoff George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machida lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and George has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from George and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands with a shot to the body.
George tries to keep at a distance but Machida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machida wants to take the fight to the mat but George manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
George trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
George tries for a takedown. No joy.
George breaks from the clinch.
Machida looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
George stuffs the takedown.
George swinging wildly here.
George misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida thumps George with a low kick.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
George misses with a wild combination.
George throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
A head kick from Machida lands but George takes it in his stride.
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with an inside leg kick.
George misses with a wild combination.
George slips a jab from Machida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Machida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Machida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Machida looks to land a body kick but George moved away.
Machida swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George misses with a two punch combination.
Machida pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and Machida settles back down.
George lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Machida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida stuns George with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mubarak Machida dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. George is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Geoff George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a head kick.
Mubarak Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
George tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Machida is looking to score with low kicks.
George misses with a double jab.
Machida lands a head kick!
George misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way.
George throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
George stuffs the takedown.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida tries to work over George's front leg with a kick but George checks it.
Machida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
George slaps away a takedown attempt from Machida, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mubarak Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George misses with a double jab
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George moves out of range of the body kick.
George throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
George misses with a wild combination.
Machida throws a push kick but George slaps the foot to one side.
Machida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
George lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
George blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida looks to land a body kick but George moved away.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George walks forward, straight into a front kick from Machida.
George tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
George blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but George is out of range.
George swinging wildly here.
A combination from George does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida dodges the punch combination from George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mubarak Machida dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
George lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida dives in and grabs George's left leg, looking for a takedown. George pushes down on Machida's head and hops out.
George will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machida throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
George tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geoff George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George checks a low kick from Machida.
George throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
George will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
George gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machida.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
Machida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Mubarak Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from George does no damage.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machida.
George swinging wildly here.
George misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking to slow George down with leg kicks.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for George, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
George swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Machida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed George's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida sitting and controlling from the half guard.
George lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Machida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
George is refusing to be controlled, as Machida sits in half guard.
George missing with punches from the bottom.
Geoff George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mubarak Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mubarak Machida!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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