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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kevin Rudolf - In the City kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Frank Harris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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250 lbs
13 - 31 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 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
13 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Harris!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
George throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris wants to clinch.
As Harris looks to move away, George throws a big counter combo bu Harris just gets out of the way.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from George does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
George leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
George throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris tries to score a power double leg takedown but George sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harris somewhat.
Geoff George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Harris.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris tries to clinch but George moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
As Harris looks to move away, George throws a big counter combo bu Harris just gets out of the way.
George misses with a double jab.
Harris throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as George blocks the leg kick.
George looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
George throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from George.
Harris tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
George throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
George misses with a few strikes there.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
George throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Geoff George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
George manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harris thows a huge punch but George dodges it nicely.
George tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harris is looking for a kimura here.
George moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George has his hands on Harris's head, controlling the position.
George working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
George is trying to keep Harris in close.
George tries to land a sweep but no joy.
George is trying to control the position from the bottom.
George is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff George dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris tries to clinch but George is having none of it.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
Harris tries to clinch up.
George throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
George misses with a two punch combination.
George swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris clinches up with George and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
George is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
George is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
George stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to advance position but Harris has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Harris prevents George from getting the reversal.
George is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harris throwing strikes here but George is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
George is looking to get to half guard.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Harris avoids the attempt from George to control.
Harris throws some wild stikes that George manages to avoid easily.
George knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to get to half guard.
George is working hard here to advance position.
Harris throwing strikes here but George is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
George is trying desperately to improve position.
George sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harris is looking for a kimura but George is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harris to get the leverage.
George wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
George controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
George might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris trying to control from half guard but George is working away.
Harris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
George is trying to control but can't.
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
George throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
George swinging wildly here.
Harris rushes George and presses him up against the cage.
George is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris drags the fight down to the ground.
George trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
George postures up in Harris's guard and throws a big left but Harris blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris is looking to clinch.
George is looking for a counter combo.
Geoff George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris dodges the punch combination from George.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. George sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
George misses with a two punch combination.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Geoff George is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris dodges the punch combination from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris is looking to clinch but George is avoiding it.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but George circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but George avoids it really well and circles away.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries to clinch there but George circles away.
George is looking for a counter combo.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but George pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from George. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Geoff George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Harris.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but George swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
George throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
George throws a big counter combination but Harris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris feints the counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
Harris wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
Nice sprawl there from George as Harris shoots in.
George is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris rushes George and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
George tries to pull guard but Harris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but George pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but George paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - George circles away.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris moves in looking to clinch but George pushes him off.
It looked like George was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff George showed his dominance in that final round.
I think George 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff George!
An out of breath and clearly excited Geoff George thanked 95% Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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RATING
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