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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyes Badaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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284 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyes Badaoui!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badaoui looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nukem works the jab nicely.
Badaoui is looking to clinch.
Badaoui shoots in for a double leg but Nukem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Badaoui misses with a head kick.
Badaoui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nukem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nukem cracks Badaoui with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nukem keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Nukem.
Nukem scores with a punch to the head.
Badaoui ducks straight into an uppercut from Nukem and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Badaoui manages to regain guard straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Badaoui is trying to control the position but Nukem postures up.
Badaoui told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nukem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Badaoui keeping moving, preventing Nukem from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Badaoui is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Badaoui is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nukem defends well.
Nukem throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badaoui had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nukem defends it easily.
Nukem throws a big right hand that misses.
Badaoui throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nukem missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Badaoui is looking for a triangle but Nukem pushes his legs off easily.
Nukem is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Badaoui preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem trying to control the position from guard on top but Badaoui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badaoui wants to sweep but no luck.
Badaoui working for a triangle but Nukem defends it easily.
Badaoui looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nukem is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nukem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badaoui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badaoui is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nukem defends well.
Nukem seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nukem stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badaoui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem landing some decent shots from guard.
Nukem trying to control the position from guard on top but Badaoui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badaoui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Badaoui looking for a guillotine here but Nukem defends easily.
Badaoui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Badaoui is looking for a triangle but Nukem pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem is looking to work some ground and pound but Badaoui has wrist control.
Badaoui has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nukem can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nukem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Badaoui managing to control the position.
Nukem drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Badaoui manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nukem has Badaoui in his guard.
Nukem manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badaoui is desperately trying to improve his position but Nukem has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nukem scores with a sloppy right hand. Badaoui should have avoided that one.
Badaoui takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Badaoui tries to clinch up.
Badaoui wants to clinch but Nukem slips to the side
and Badaoui is countered with a crisp right hand from Nukem that sends him to the canvas! Nukem follows him to the mat into side control.
Badaoui is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nukem works to advance to full mount. Badaoui defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Badaoui is still in real trouble! Can Nukem finish him?
Nukem misses with a head shot.
Nukem jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Badaoui is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Badaoui and Nukem has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Badaoui is looking to regain half guard here but Nukem keeps moving and retains side control.
Nukem lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Badaoui seems to have recovered his senses.
Nukem is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Badaoui is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nukem here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nukem tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nukem tries for a kimura but Badaoui is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nukem looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nukem cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Badaoui is trying desperately to improve position.
Badaoui avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nukem.
Badaoui is trying desperately to improve position.
Nukem with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Badaoui is looking to get to half guard.
Nukem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Badaoui covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Nukem!
Duke Nukem is the new heavyweight champion!
Duke Nukem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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