The Force Is With Her

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Who knew that the 27 year-old daughter of Star Wars creator George Lucas could fight?

Amanda Lucas (above), who has been featured in three of daddy's Star Wars films, debuted her mixed martial art skills last night at the Princesses of Pain event at the Auckland Boxing Association Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.

Bring the pain!!!!!

Amanda fought against Kiwi kickboxer Nicole Kavanagh while the event was being filmed.

The footage will end up on a new reality TV show featuring a women's international fight league.

Fun. Fun. Fun.

Is hair-pulling allowed???

And in case you didn't know, Amanda used to be a hip-hop teacher in San Francisco.

She had also received years of training in Brazilian ju-jitsu, Muay Thai and kickboxing.

Belinda Dunne, the promoter for Princesses of Pain, mentioned how down to Earth Amanda really is.

She says Amanda's "staying in a hostel with six other girls. Eating the same food. She has not once been a prima donna about it. Within her team-mates, none of them really give a crap (about her links to fame). Amanda is an amazing person within herself. Being in New Zealand has been good for her. She's been here since Sunday and no one's taken any notice. It's great for her first fight. It's been about her and not about who she is."

As for her nickname, Amanda "Powerhouse" Lucas, Dunne says that comes about because "She's got a lot of strength in her punch."

Dunne adds that Amanda's "got the heart of a fighter. She's got some skills in every area. She does the tough yards and she doesn't give up."

Can they fight in bikinis???

That'd be way hotter!

[Image via Sunday News.]

    Posted: Jun 3, 2008 at 6:13 pm / Email this  »

    91 comments to “The Force Is With Her”

    1. sara says – reply to this


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      hi baby i can't wait 4 u to get home go kimbo!

    2. Rudy says – reply to this


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      first

    3. Alexan says – reply to this


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      werd

    4. callie says – reply to this


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      how manly

    5. Annett says – reply to this


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      Daaaamn stay outta her way

    6. hmmmmm says – reply to this


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      girls fighting…… just wrong….
      it's like watching women's basketball
      ick ick ick

    7. sd says – reply to this


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      1st

    8. sillyg says – reply to this


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      ewwwwwwwwwww she looks nasty

    9. Savann says – reply to this


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      Wow! You go girl!

    10. becca says – reply to this


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      First?

    11. OddJob says – reply to this


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      She's more man than Perez ever will be.

    12. ahaha says – reply to this


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      EW



    13. 13

      oh god.

      she's rough looking

    14. OUCH says – reply to this


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      YAWN
      ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
      ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

    15. JIll says – reply to this


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      shes butch



    16. 16

      at least gina carano is FUCKING HOT!

    17. lala says – reply to this


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      first, man she is ugly



    18. 18

      OMG :|



    19. 19

      Was she Jar Jar Binks?

    20. crazy says – reply to this


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      ouch

      search: crazyunicorns

    21. Ona says – reply to this


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      if you google her.. shes actually pretty…

    22. I WANN says – reply to this


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      LOOKS LIKE PIPPI LONGSTOCKING IN DRAG. YIKES!!!!!

    23. K says – reply to this


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      Does anyone know who she trains with? Or what team she trained with prior to this reality show?

    24. heyhey says – reply to this


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      wow,

    25. Beavis says – reply to this


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      Uh huh huh huh, Hey Butthead, isn't that the chick from "Little House?" Huh huh huh uh huh. She wants me.
      Butthead: "Shut up, fartknocker, the force is with her. She'd kick your ass.
      Beavis: "Whoa! That would ruuullleee! Give me some chips, dammnit, CHIPS CHIPS!!!
      Butthead: Calm down, Beavis.

    26. rachel says – reply to this


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      Hey Perez you should have mentioned that she got her ass handed to her as well….May be the Force isnt strong with this one?

    27. ZsaZsa says – reply to this


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      She'll probably be on "People's MOST BEAUTIFUL" list next year.

    28. FoReal says – reply to this


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      Fucking gross. All the money in the world and this is what you do with your life? Fucking gross.

    29. fart m says – reply to this


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      Disgusting!!!!!!

    30. RumerW says – reply to this


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      Obviously she got involved in self-defense after she had the shit beat out of her by an ugly stick.

    31. Fisher says – reply to this


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      Is he a lesbian?

    32. ghostl says – reply to this


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      duuuuuuuuuuuuuude she's tough, thats hot

    33. aj says – reply to this


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      fight in bikinis? that would be hotter?! can this really be perez…

    34. Michel says – reply to this


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      DON"T BE SO SEXIST PEREZ!!

    35. Sass says – reply to this


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      Who wants to see THAT in a bikini? Actually, it might be fun for 15 minutes….



    36. 36

      apparently you didn't read the article that TMZ had accompanying this picture.. she got her ass kicked big time (they say she was "mismatched" with someone better than her)

    37. Leia says – reply to this


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      Wow, hands down Perez. You really fought the corner for the emancipation of women. 'In a bikini?' Are you for real? You sound like a closeted homosexual from the 1950's, not an enlightened gay man from the 00's. I've seriously lost respect for you.

    38. mrsjon says – reply to this


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      This is so cool, so refreshing to see a woman doing something instead of just trying to just look like something.

    39. Perez says – reply to this


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      "Can they fight in bikinis???

      That'd be way hotter!"

      Kind of odd for a gay man to be so sexist. Shouldn't you have some kind of insight when it comes to gender?
      With all the power that you have with this giant audience, it'd be nice if you didn't reduce half of humanity to being worthy only insofar as they are "hot."

    40. luvsit says – reply to this


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      chick fighting is so so sick

    41. ick says – reply to this


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      she is majorly busted in the face. no pun intended.

    42. NanciT says – reply to this


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      Lovely …….. Woman Fighters !

    43. kellyg says – reply to this


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      PEREZ, YOU SEXIST PIECE OF SCROTUM LINT! THIS IS NOT COOL, AT ALL. YOU ARE A GAY PIG.

    44. michel says – reply to this


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      fighting is stupid

    45. Lulz says – reply to this


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      Just so you know: there's no hair-pulling allowed in MMA. There's also no eye-gouging, groin punches, or finger-breaking. There is, however, a totally AWSOME sport to watch. I mean, who doesn't love to watch sweaty men (and women) roll around on the ground, jockeying for position.

    46. Barfwo says – reply to this


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      ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yucky!!!!!! Shes freakin ugly as shit!!!!!!!!

      : (

    47. muhbay says – reply to this


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      who knew George Lucas even had kids? I always thought he was gay… I mean come on!! look at his face.

    48. DLR says – reply to this


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      Damn, that's brutal. What's the appeal of pugalism? Doesn't matter whether it is men or women, why are people beating each other up? I'm sure Daddy George is thrilled with his kid's new career. :-O

    49. Koka says – reply to this


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      Your comments are ridiculous. WHO the fuck are you?! Youseem like a white straight studpi jock making derogative comments about women, would you say the same about male fighters? Ridiculous. I officially hate you.

    50. fart m says – reply to this


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      He adopted 2 kids with his ex-wife. Re: muhbay

    51. roach says – reply to this


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      Sorry but that's more manly behavior. Not attractive at all and surely not female in my opinion.

    52. Aclair says – reply to this


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      Can they fight in bikinis?
      That'd be way hotter!

      Is it really necessary that everything about women (how they dress, behave, carry themselves, etc.) be somehow sexually appealing? You are a sexist pig, Perez.

    53. Butchi says – reply to this


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      I'll bet she's lesbo and she didn't just come out of the closet - she kicked the freaking door down screaming "I'm here and queer and I am a big bad Bull Dyke".

    54. Wow says – reply to this


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      Wow, gotta hand her props, she hung in there. Good job!

    55. nik says – reply to this


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      yeah!!! she was my assistant hip hop teacher in SF!! gooooo roco!! and go amanda!! xx

    56. niles says – reply to this


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      The Lucases are not attractive people.

    57. ed says – reply to this


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      Chryst, she looks like a freggin` ape…Gee I don`t suppose she`s a lesbo, what a suprise

    58. Leah S says – reply to this


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      Are you sure that's not Gary Busey with a wig on?

    59. mike p says – reply to this


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      whoopdee do what does it all mean Basil?



    60. 60

      Aaaaaa hahahahahaha.



    61. 61

      Alright, I'm sorry for laughing. It's not a big deal if she boxes. Might be kinda cool. but this is an awful picture. Her and Kimbo Slice should get married.

    62. Meee S says – reply to this


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      Yay, Go New Zealand! If you can fight and make money from it, why the hell not! She must be talented.

    63. bianca says – reply to this


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      groseeeeee

    64. nomore says – reply to this


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      Why does someone with such power in the media decide to be so hateful and sexist with his power? Use what you have to do some positive things in the world, Perez, and why not strive to be hate free? Increasingly disgusted . . . it's over. I will convince my friends to do the same.

    65. MarieE says – reply to this


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      Wow, Perez. Can't you at least try and be a little bit more sexist?

      Right on, nomore.

      Posts like this are why I don't subscribe to this site's RSS feed anymore.

    66. M says – reply to this


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      Who is her mother? I have never heard of him dating/married, etc. Just curious either way I think she's great!

    67. What a says – reply to this


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      Damn that girl is ugly!

    68. Christ says – reply to this


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      OH GAWD PEREZ! Look at her…bikinis would NOT be hot.

    69. tia says – reply to this


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      what? Laura Ingalls? :)

    70. Lara says – reply to this


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      she lost the fight, by the way…. NOT LIKE ALL YOU SEXIST PIECES OF SHIT CARE OR ANYTHING. looks don't fucking matter in fighting unless your name is gina carano. then people bend over backwards for you and change the rules of the game for you. just let the girls do what they want to do. MMA is fun and it's a fantastic workout. i urge any female to go to a brazilian jiujitsu, muay thai, or MMA gym. first day of training is ALWAYS free. just try it, i swear you'll love rolling around with hot, sweaty guys :)

      if you want to watch some GREAT female mma fighters, look up tara larosa, shayna baszler, and megumi fuji. gina is a good fighter but she is not very professional since she consistently can't make weight.

      ps. kimbo fucking sucks

    71. Medusa says – reply to this


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      Perez, not everything female has to be oversexed. Sure, you may think we look hotter in bikinis(i'm not even sure about that one, because you're always knocking celebs for looking like shit in their bikinis), but if we're fighting, do you really think we're doing it to look hot? Sure, male boxers and wrestlers may be concerned about how they look, but they're male, having muscles is "hot". If fighting females wanted people to think they're hot, they'd go become models, strippers or something "sexy".

      Oh, but good job on reporting on something interesting.

    72. Eeewww says – reply to this


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      THIS THING IS NOT A WOMAN !!!

    73. Naught says – reply to this


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      Did Hilary Swank put on weight again?!

    74. Bel says – reply to this


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      For a gay guy, you're a misogynist pig.

    75. m. says – reply to this


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      you're comments are sexist, perez. of course - women fighting calls for bikinis, right? come on…

    76. Butchi says – reply to this


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      Why do women have to compete like men today? What happened to soft women who like to wear makeup and dress up in nice clothes? This is disgusting.



    77. 77

      EKK she looks some kinda scary.

    78. patsy says – reply to this


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      Why bikinis Perez? Is all you fags think about is sex?

    79. nay says – reply to this


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      visit urdirt.com for the latest on mma news

    80. Jacob says – reply to this


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      You too can get some gear like Amanda—go to www.fightchix.com for the SEXY side of Mixed Martial Arts!!!

    81. Brian says – reply to this


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      hip-hop teacher? FTW!!

    82. Booshd says – reply to this


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      Since when did Maniston start boxing?

    83. Alana says – reply to this


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      do any of you know where new zealand is???? Its not a reality show nor will it be all fights in NZ are filmed and shown on tv….
      from a true blue kiwi
      WAIKATO REPRESENT!!!!! Go the CHIEFS

    84. (unkno says – reply to this


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      Re: hmmmmm – what the hell re you talking about you bitch? seriously girls sports are lot more interesting than boys…
      1. its harder for a girl to get into pros then boys.
      2. they have more guts to do it
      3. and girls are just amazing……

      argue with me all you want, but you know that im right!

    85. Katien says – reply to this


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      This was on our (NZ) 6 o'clock news. She got wasted. But she was up against someone better than her so the ref stopped the fight.
      And for all those people who are commenting on how terrible she looks, i cant imagine its very easy to look gorg when you are getting the shit kicked out of you, im not sure she was expecting this to be judged for most beautiful or fashionable.

    86. Kate says – reply to this


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      Wow! I'd be afraid to make her mad!

    87. jdhdkk says – reply to this


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      seriously perez — i'm disgusted when straight men say shit like this about women's sports. Why do you want them to fight in bikini's? Trying to appeal to a different market now or something? jesus perez. why can't people take women seriously when they break into something previously dominated by men instead of bringing it down to the level of sex and entertainment?

    88. Tatian says – reply to this


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      Am I #89?
      Anyhoo,wow…really ugly…thought she was a guy…poor girl and she's covered in blood?That's just so wrong!

    89. jessya says – reply to this


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      Has anyone noticed when people box they get a crazed bull terrier type of glaze in their eyes?? It's sorta creepy.

    90. nay says – reply to this


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      urdirt.com for mma news

    91. Carl says – reply to this


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      Oh no! The Rancor!