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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ca fait mal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lambert George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lambert George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Aldo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
George lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo throws a low kick but George avoids it.
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from George.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles George's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo lands a leg kick that knocks George off balance momentarily.
Aldo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo motions for George to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
George has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
George works Aldo's body with a nice hook.
George throws a big shot that misses.
George misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Aldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aldo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by George.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aldo checks a leg kick.
George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo moves out of range as George strikes.
Aldo thinks about the counter body kick.
George throws a hook to the side of Aldo's head but Aldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aldo moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
It looks like Jorge Aldo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George scores with a shoulder strike.
George lands with a left to the head.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but George is keeping busy.
Aldo blocks a body shot from George.
George looking to slow down the pace here.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
George lands a nice uppercut.
George lands a body shot in the clinch.
George really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on George - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
George lands an uppercut.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George managing to block the knees to the body from Aldo.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George wants to stall.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but George has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
George tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
George gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
George on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
George's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
George lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aldo.
Aldo is looking to chop away at George's legs.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and George counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
George is looking to counter punch.
George throws a leg kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo tries to counter with a clinch but George shakes him off and moves away.
George stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
George lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Aldo down.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Aldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
George moves out of range of the body kick from Aldo.
Aldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
George wants to land a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
George punishes Aldo's body with a nice straight punch.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aldo throws a big counter head kick but George avoids it with no problem.
Aldo tries to move into range but George moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lambert George is winning the standup battle so far.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but George blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for George.
George connects with a body shot that sends Aldo's belly button to the back.
George avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
George throws a good cross that connects.
Aldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George throws a body kick that misses.
George checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
George feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aldo's calf.
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
George scores with a spinning back kick!
George takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
George scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo takes one to the side of the head.
Aldo moves away from the strike by George.
George works the jab nicely.
George wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Aldo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by George.
George swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aldo throws a lazy body kick
and George counters with a nice leg kick.
George scores with a leg kick.
George wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by George.
George connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George takes a kick to the side of the head.
George bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aldo's head backwards.
George scores with a nice strike.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
George lands a jab to Aldo's midsection.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but George moved away.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
George lands a body shot.
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
George appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George throws a good cross that connects.
George avoids the head kick by Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George scores with a sloppy right hand. Aldo should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aldo checks a low kick from George.
George connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Aldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from George.
George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
Aldo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aldo throws a head kick that George semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Aldo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
George thuds a left hand into Aldo's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts George, as that shot connected.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Aldo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aldo walks into a stiff left hand from George.
George scores with a jab to the head.
Aldo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo blocks a jab.
George connects with an inside leg kick.
George misses the jab.
Aldo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
George throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aldo counters with a big head kick but George shrugs it off.
George avoids the head kick by Aldo.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
George misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a solid body kick.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but George steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and George counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
George swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
George thuds a left hand into Aldo's body.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
George cracks Aldo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
Aldo wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
George throws a leg kick but Aldo moved away.
Aldo wants to counter with a clinch but George pushes him away.
Aldo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Aldo off the ropes and back into range.
George misses with a left hand
and Aldo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aldo checks a low kick from George.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but George moved away.
George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aldo is out of range.
Good leg kick by George there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aldo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo throws a lazy head kick
and George counters with a left to the body.
George lands a head shot.
Decent striking displayed by George there.
Aldo misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as George checks a leg kick.
George is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Aldo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George sizes up Aldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aldo throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aldo misses with the body kick
and George counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by George as he connects with a hook.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Jorge Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George connects with a leg kick. Aldo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambert 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambert George!
A relieved looking Lambert George thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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