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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Name Less (ranked 4343 p4p, 365 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 16407 p4p, 487 weight class). George has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 cm
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159 lbs
17 - 8 - 3 |
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185 cm
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159 lbs
33 - 10 - 4 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
33 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Less avoids the body shot from George.
George takes a swing at Less's ribcage but misses. George throws a leg kick which misses Less's front leg but catches the back leg as Less tries to avoid it. Less throws a low kick, looking for George's leg but George calmly moves out of range. A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George checks a leg kick. George fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Less checks it well. George throws a hook to the side of Less's head but Less sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. George throws a good cross that connects.
George misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Less. That's going to slow George down. George throws a quick inside leg kick. Nice jab there from Less. George fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. George goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Less uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
Less slips a straight right by George. Less fires out a quick counter leg kick but George just manages to avoid it. A nice inside leg kick there by Less. That's going to slow George down. Less fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. George looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. George looks to land a right hand but Less moved out of range. As George tries to get set, Less tries to push him back and clinch up but George manages to avoid the attempt. An inside leg kick lands from Less.
That's one minute gone in the round. Less lands with a thumping leg kick.
George throws a leg kick which misses Less's front leg but catches the back leg as Less tries to avoid it. Less avoids a low kick by using good footwork. George misses with a low kick as Less jumps back. George throws a shot from downtown. Less moves away and avoids it. Less lands with a nice body punch. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Less 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. And an attempted straight right on the counter from George! But no joy. George checks the leg kick. George lunges at Less with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Less's hand. George takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. George misses with a body kick. George cracks the inside of Less's front leg. A thudding body kick lands there by Less!
Less tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily. George jabbing away but nothing is landing. Less throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Less at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Less throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. George feints a counter leg kick. George lands a nice shot that snaps Less's head back.
Less misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Less goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A leg kick checked by George. George looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. George digs a good hook to Less's body.
Less wants to land a leg kick but George is out of range. George throws a shot from downtown. Less moves away and avoids it. Less jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. George checks a low kick from Less. Less is looking to land body kicks. Less blocks a jab. George misses with a double jab
and Less moves into the clinch. George pushes Less back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Less crunches a lovely knee into George's ribcage. Less misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George lands a left hand that snaps the head of Less backwards. A short right hand to the side of the head by George. Less cracks George with a nice body shot. Less misses with a punch on the inside.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. George misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short left from George. A short uppercut from George. George lands with a right to the head. George has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
Less lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Less pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Less connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Less's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A shot in the inside from Less. Less blocks an uppercut.
Less tries to land knees in the clinch but George avoids the damage to the body. Less blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Less. A hook to the body from George.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. George throws a head punch that misses. George lands a body shot. George takes an elbow to the temple. A quick uppercut on the inside from George. Less scores with a hook to the body. George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right from Less on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. George throws an elbow that misses.
Less throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms. George misses with the head strike.
George lands a hook to the side of the head. Less lands an elbow just above George 's eye. Less lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. George misses with a hook from the clinch. George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Less's defenses.
It looks like Name Less has been cut. George misses with an elbow over the top. Less tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
Less throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Less. George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Less tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it. George has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. George lands with a left to the head. Less looks to throw an elbow but misses. Less lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt George or not. A short right from Less on the inside. Nice elbow from George. George working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lambert George will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Name Less's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
George scores with a shot to the body.
Less 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. George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Less. That did some damage! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
Donk. Less catches George right on the button with a cross. Jab by George. George moves out of range of the body kick from Less.
George walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Less checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Less takes a shot right to the bread basket. George throws a body shot but no joy. Less misses with an uppercut
and George counters with a left to the body. Less is looking to chop away at George's legs. Less fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but George is out of range. George avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Less bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards. George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Less moves away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Less avoids the body shot from George.
George looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Less moves away from the strike by George. George scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Less goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. George throws a sloppy head kick and Less moves out of range easily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Less, right into the meat.
George tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Less throws a half hearted mid kick. George scores with a jab to the body. Less tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Less. George moves out of range of the strikes. Less throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage. George swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Lambert George seems to be getting the better of the standup. George throws a nice inside leg kick. George slips under a jab. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Less. George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Less sees it coming and avoids it easily. George lands a nice shot that snaps Less's head back.
George looks to land a left hand but Less moved out of range nicely. Less throws a head kick that George semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. George misses the shot to the body. Less is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Less throws a wild body kick that George sees coming a mile off. A bone on bone clash there as George blocks the leg kick.
Less slips under a jab. Less throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A swing and a miss from George. George does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. As George tries to get set, Less tries to push him back and clinch up but George manages to avoid the attempt. An inside leg kick lands from Less. Less connects with the punch. George throws a quick inside leg kick. Less checks a leg kick nicely. Less fails in his attempt to clinch. George throws a lazy right hand but Less sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Less. Less swings away with a body shot that misses
and George counters with a stiff right hand. George throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. George catches Less with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Less bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Less 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Less lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Less throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. George checks a leg kick. George feints and then cracks Less's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Less down. A jab from Less misses. George takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
George attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. George throws a lazy right hand but Less sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. George ducks under a wild hook from Less. Less will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Less is looking to clinch. Less misses with a body kick. George moves out of range as Less strikes. George fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Less misses with a low kick.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Less is just out of range. George tries to work over Less's front leg with a kick but Less checks it. George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Less.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Less ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Less thows a leg kick but George checks it and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! George scores with a nice body kick.
George throws an off balance right hand
and Less counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps George thinking. George lands the left hand. George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Less tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and George is able to avoid easily. George lands with an overhand left. Less on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
George walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. George throws a leg kick but Less moved away. Less misses with a hook. Less slips a straight right by George. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George throws a hook but Less avoids it easily. Nice defenses there by Less. Less misses with a straight left. George looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambert George showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Name Less'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Less throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage. George flicks out a counter leg kick but Less steps away. George stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Less. George jabbing away but nothing is landing. George misses with a straight right. George fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Less manages to avoid it. George works over Less's head and body with a nice combination. George moves out of range of the strikes. George thows a left - swing and a miss! Less slips a straight right by George. Less finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
George looks like he wants to counter punch here. Less misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick. George fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Less is out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. George just misses with a punch to the body.
Less is looking to slow George down with leg kicks. Less scores with a nice body kick.
Less throws a leg kick but George moved away. George scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Less doesn't seem bothered though. A solid leg kick lands there for Less.
That's one minute gone in the round. George throws a body shot but no joy. Less throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it. Less swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George keeps the fight on the outside. George moves out of range as Less strikes. Less is looking to land body kicks. Less keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Less.
George takes a body punch but keeps moving. Less checks a low kick from George. George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Less sees it coming and avoids it easily. Less throws the left hand but George avoids the punch easily. Less tries to score with a low kick but George moves his leg out of the way. George throws a sloppy head kick and Less moves out of range easily. George connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. George misses with a straight right. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Less was well out of range. Poor timing from George. Name Less has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Less motions for George to come forward. Less throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. George connects with a leg kick. Less looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Less fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but George is out of range. George moves out of range as Less throws a body kick.
Less closes the distance and pushes George back into the ropes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less. Less misses with a short punch on the inside. Less takes a shot to the head. George misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George. Less swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Less misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Less gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Less lands with a light punch inside. George misses with a short punch on the inside. George has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Less blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Less.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Less working aggressively here.
Less scores a nice knee to the body.
Less pushes off an throws an elbow but George leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. A head punch on the inside from George fails to land. George lands a body punch in the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Less. George working aggressively here.
Less landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Less.
George throws a head punch that misses. George scores with a shot to the side of Less's head. Less scores with an uppercut up the middle. George misses with the head strike.
Less lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Less misses with a hook from the clinch. George has a couple of punches blocked by Less.
Less misses with a short punch on the inside. Less throws a knee to the head but misses.
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! Less scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Less lands a left hand that snaps the head of George backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George. Less throws a punch but it's blocked by George. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George. George lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. George takes an elbow to the forehead. George avoiding damage as Less throws knees to the body.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle. George lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. George misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Less. George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Less lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. George softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. George is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Less looking to throw knees to the head but George is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Less working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. George scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Name Less. I think George has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Lambert George! Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Lambert George! Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Lambert George!
Lambert George wins by unanimous decision! Our winner, Lambert George, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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