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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Lambert George (ranked 17981 p4p, 660 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 5275 p4p, 496 weight class). George comes into the arena with Ca fait mal blaring out of the sound system. Wade is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Bleeding. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade throws a hook but George blocks it.
George is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
George's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! George scrambles back to his feet.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
Wade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Wade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by George. George obviously looking to wear him down.
Wade lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
Wade 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 darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
George walks into a straight right hand from Wade.
Wade digs a good body shot into George's ribs.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a hook
and George moves into the clinch.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George misses with the head strike.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade prevents a body shot from George.
George lands with a short shot to the head.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade blocks the elbow strike.
Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and George holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
Wade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
George working aggressively here.
Wade misses with some punches.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
George throws an elbow that misses.
Wade digs a right hand into George's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on George's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Wade.
George lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George prevents a body shot from Wade.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wade working aggressively here.
Wade takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morgan Wade will probably get the nod.
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.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick.
It looks like Morgan Wade has been cut.
Donk. George catches Wade right on the button with a cross.
Wade walks into a stiff left hand from George.
George scores with a nice right hand.
George cracks the inside of Wade's front leg.
Good leg kick by George there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wade throws a right hand that misses
and George counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wade's knee momentarily.
Wade throws a jab when George was well out of range.
Wade misses the jab.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
George tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
George avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wade walks into a stiff left hand from George.
George throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George throws a leg kick which misses Wade's front leg but catches the back leg as Wade tries to avoid it.
Wade fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
Wade moves out of range of the strikes.
George ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George throws a lazy right hand but Wade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
George throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
George lands a slapping body shot.
Wade misses with a looping left.
George stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
George cracks Wade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George moves away from the strike by Wade.
A quick step to the side and George tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade scores with a hook.
Wade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
George slips under a jab.
Wade misses the shot to the body.
George is looking to counter punch.
Wade throws a front kick aimed at George's knee but George avoids it well.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Wade swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George lands a jab.
George rushes Wade and presses him up against the ropes.
George digs a right hand into Wade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wade's gas tank.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
George lands with a light punch inside.
George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Wade.
George lands a nice uppercut.
George misses with some punches.
Lambert George has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
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 Morgan Wade'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.
George misses with an uppercut. Wade saw that one coming.
George lands a head kick. Wade smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wade checks a low kick from George.
Wade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
George walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
George throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George throws a solid leg kick but Wade takes the impact on his shin and smiles at George.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wade misses with a body punch
and George counters with a left and a right that stings Wade.
George lands with a right hand.
Wade throws a hook but George blocks it.
George is looking to counter the offense by Wade and move into the clinch.
Wade throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
George staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
George looks to land a right hand but Wade moved out of range.
Wade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from George.
Wade throws a left and a right that both miss
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Wade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wade throws an off balance right hand
and George counters with a nice leg kick.
George works Wade's body with a nice hook.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George is looking to counter punch.
George thows a body kick. Wade tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from George.
Wade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George lands an overhand right.
Wade misses with a hook.
Wade lands a head shot.
George tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George cracks Wade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
George lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses the jab.
And George counters with a quick kick to the body but Wade blocks it.
Wade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wade throws a sloppy head kick and George moves out of range easily.
Wade throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Wade. Beautiful body shot.
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George slips under a jab from Wade.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George scores with a punch to the head.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George pushes Wade up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wade takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wade tests George's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George scores with a body shot.
George bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wade's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wade crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from George - the referee stops the clock and Wade gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says George. Wade manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
Wade throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Wade misses with the combination.
George lands with a straight right. Wade didn't see that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by George.
George scores with a punch to the head.
George connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George has Wade up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with some punches.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
George misses with some punches.
George blocks a body shot from Wade.
Wade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by George.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wade avoids the elbow strike from George, against the ropes.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wade can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
George blocking some punches.
Wade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George pushes off an throws an elbow but Wade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
George misses with some punches.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from George.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade pushes George back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Wade.
Wade has a couple of punches blocked by George.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George had his way with Morgan Wade in that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wade looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lambert George is winning the standup battle so far.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and George counters by clinching up.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
George is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wade misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from George.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George lands a shoulder strike.
George lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a short punch on the inside.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
George misses with some punches.
George lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
George jabs Wade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
George takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
George lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for George.
George throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wade misses the jab.
Wade cracks George with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George checks a leg kick.
George throws a series of strikes that have Wade backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
George throws a good cross that connects.
George bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wade connects with a jab.
George throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wade's head.
Wade throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade staggers George with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! George looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
George is rocked!
George doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh George is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wade misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lambert George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from George.
George throws a good cross that connects.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
Wade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Lambert George retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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