PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. George has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Azhari
vs
George

171 cm
38
159 lbs
31 - 19 - 2

185 cm
22
161 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
Sydney Fight Gear

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 31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George walks into a left hand.
George takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
George buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
George missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Azhari.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azhari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azhari misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
George is looking to score with low kicks.
George is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Azhari misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from George! But no joy.
Azhari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
George attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and George has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Azhari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George 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.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
George lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like George was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
George wants to clinch but Azhari slips to the side
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George moves away from the strike by Azhari.
George shapes to counter with a head kick.
George moves forwards but Azhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azhari swinging wildly here.
Azhari avoids the body shot from George.
Azhari throws a jab when George was well out of range.
George gets cracked there but stands up to it.
George digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azhari lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
George is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azhari rather than just go for the knockout.
George lands a nice looking body kick.
George lands a right hook to the body.
George throws a lazy body kick
and Azhari counters with a straight right hand.
Azhari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
George blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Azhari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George is looking to chop away at Azhari's legs.
Azhari misses with a jab to the body
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from George misses.
George shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

George rushes Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azhari's defenses.

It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari is leaning against George and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azhari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
George tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.

Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari throws a hook but George blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
Azhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
Azhari throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Azhari throws a combination that misses
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George motions for Azhari to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari checks a low kick from George.
Azhari connects with a single shot there.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for George.
George tries to clinch up.
George 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.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but George takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
George scores with a head kick. Azhari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari backing away here, and George unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Azhari is looking to chop away at George's legs.
George throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
George throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
George takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George tries to clinch up.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
George connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George misses with an uppercut.
Azhari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but George checks it.
George scores with a leg kick.
George tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azhari is able to avoid easily.
George chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Azhari there.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Azhari down.
George throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
George slips under a jab.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George 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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

George takes the fight into the clinch.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Azhari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Azhari breaks the clinch.

George has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari blocks an elbow strike.
Azhari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Azhari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Azhari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azhari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azhari gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George lands an elbow that stopped Azhari in his tracks for a moment.
Azhari pushes George back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Azhari lands a shot to the body.
Azhari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from George.

Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss!
George steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lambert George will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Azhari thuds a left hand into George's body.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari avoids the body shot from George.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari cracks George with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
George lands a head kick!
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
George misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from George.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari connects with a good right hand that stumbles George. George circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Azhari. Those never looked like landing.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Crunch! George slams his shin into Azhari's torso.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for George's leg but George calmly moves out of range.
George scores with a nice head shot.
Azhari cracks a nice hook into George's ribs.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
George feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Azhari cracks George with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
George connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
George bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
George misses the shot to the body.
George misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
George throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
George misses with a body kick.
Azhari walks forward, straight into a front kick from George.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
George avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
Azhari moves out of range as George throws a body kick.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George misses with a low kick.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
George fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azhari checks it well.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
George is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
George looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Azhari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azhari.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Azhari misses its target.
George is looking to land body kicks.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebrahim Azhari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Azhari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azhari. Azhari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari scores with a nice right hand.
George rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Azhari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George misses with a body kick.
Azhari looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks George off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
George pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and George settles back down.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
George looks to land a combination but Azhari avoids it well.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azhari scores with a crisp jab that stopped George in his tracks.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
George ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
George digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
George throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari tried to counter with a leg kick but George avoided it.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari connects with a crisp jab.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from George.
The fighters circle momentarily. George darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azhari's corner calls for a 1-2. Azhari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to George's calf.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azhari, as that shot connected.
George cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
George scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and George counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
George scores with a kick to the midsection.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
George lands a nice hook to Azhari's body. Azhari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Azhari does it's job there.
George cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

George tries to clinch up but Azhari circles away and keeps his distance.

George has taken the fight to the clinch.
George looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azhari lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Lambert George has been cut.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azhari tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Ebrahim Azhari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azhari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
You can see that George has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari misses with a punch to the body.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
Azhari lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Azhari prevents a body shot from George.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George prevents a body shot from Azhari.
George has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Azhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhari throws a right and a left that both miss.
George pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
George throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping George under the eye.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
Azhari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari fires out a quick counter leg kick but George just manages to avoid it.
George misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
George takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
George takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari misses with a hook.
George's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and George duly obliges.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George misses with a straight right.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azhari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Azhari as he connects with a hook.
Azhari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
George fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari throws a low kick but George avoids it.
Azhari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azhari swings away with a body shot that misses
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azhari thinking.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
George with a hook.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George throws a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a low kick, right behind George 's knee.
George lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George pushes Azhari away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Lambert George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George lands a nice hook to Azhari's body. Azhari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
George swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
George misses the body punch
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lambert George.
Well Azhari 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Ebrahim Azhari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Lambert George spoke after the fight, saying 'Yea. The referees surely were blind or stupid today. '.