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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 936 p4p, 4555 weight class) and John Vermicelli (ranked 125 p4p, 502 weight class). Vermicelli has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Vermicelli !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem slips under a jab.
Nukem is looking to counter punch.
Vermicelli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nukem. Vermicelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Vermicelli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vermicelli misses the shot to the body.
Vermicelli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nukem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nukem lands a slapping body shot.
Nukem lands with a nice body punch.
Nukem clinches up against the cage.
Nukem blocks an elbow strike.
Vermicelli takes a shot to the head.
Nukem blocks a body shot from Vermicelli .
Nukem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Vermicelli .
Nukem avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermicelli .
Nukem breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nukem moves into the clinch.
Nukem prevents a body shot from Vermicelli .
Nukem lands with a right to the head.
Nukem manages to break the clinch.
Vermicelli misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermicelli wants to land a leg kick but Nukem is out of range.
Vermicelli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vermicelli looks to land a left hand but Nukem moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Vermicelli .
Vermicelli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nukem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermicelli connects with a solid leg kick.
Nukem works the jab nicely.
Nukem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermicelli moves away.
Nukem forces Vermicelli back against the cage and clinches.
Nukem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermicelli takes one to the chin there.
John Vermicelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vermicelli takes one to the chin there.
Vermicelli throws a sloppy head kick and Nukem moves out of range easily.
Nukem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vermicelli .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermicelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vermicelli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vermicelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem has managed to clinch.
Vermicelli struggles to land a body shot inside as Nukem controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nukem takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nukem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nukem gets through Vermicelli 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nukem lands a shoulder strike.
Nukem avoids the elbow strike from Vermicelli , against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nukem.
Vermicelli tries to throw a body punch but Nukem avoids it by throwing Vermicelli back against the cage.
Nukem stalling.
Nukem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nukem blocks an uppercut.
Nukem breaks from the clinch.
Vermicelli throws a lazy uppercut
and Nukem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nukem moves into the clinch.
Nukem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nukem pushes Vermicelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nukem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermicelli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nukem checks a low kick from Vermicelli .
Nukem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nukem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Vermicelli
and Nukem counters with a nice body shot.
Vermicelli looks to throw the jab but Nukem is out of range.
Vermicelli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nukem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vermicelli looks winded!
Nukem scores with a jab. Vermicelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nukem cracks a nice hook into Vermicelli 's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vermicelli tries a body shot but Nukem blocks it.
Vermicelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nukem slowing the pace effectively.
That's four 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!
Nukem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nukem.
Vermicelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vermicelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
Vermicelli misses with a punch to the body.
Nukem avoids the elbow strike from Vermicelli , against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nukem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nukem manages to break the clinch.
Nukem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vermicelli .
Nukem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vermicelli throws the left hand but Nukem avoids the punch easily.
Vermicelli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nukem clinches up against the cage.
Nukem lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nukem blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Nukem.
Nukem manages to break the clinch.
Nukem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nukem connects with a jab.
Vermicelli throws a jab when Nukem was well out of range.
Nukem seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vermicelli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Nukem.
Nukem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nukem with a jab.
Nukem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vermicelli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vermicelli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vermicelli misses with a body shot.
Vermicelli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nukem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermicelli thows a leg kick but Nukem checks it
and Nukem counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vermicelli is breathing heavily.
Nukem scores with a nice strike.
Vermicelli is rocked!
Nukem scores with the left hand. Vermicelli knows he should have avoided that one.
Vermicelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Nukem finish him?
Nukem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vermicelli gets tackled into the cage by Nukem. Nukem maintains the clinch.
Vermicelli seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermicelli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nukem breaks the clinch.
Vermicelli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vermicelli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nukem finds it's way round the side to connect with Vermicelli 's head.
Nukem closes the distance and pushes Vermicelli back into the cage.
Vermicelli misses with some punches.
Nukem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermicelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nukem rushes Vermicelli and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nukem.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nukem.
Nukem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vermicelli backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vermicelli to his knees! Nukem keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Nukem!
Duke Nukem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated John Vermicelli had this to say: 'I Think I Need To Stop Watching Rocky '.
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