VOA常速英语2019--尼日利亚拳击

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No mouthpiece and not much padding on the fists, this is a sport of warriors¹. Even before I became a Dambe fighter, I have always loved to fight. The traditional Nigerian combat sport of Dambe features two fighters beating on each other until one knocks the other down or quits. I used to fight with everyone and they complain to my parents. Then one day I saw a group of people fighting Dambe and I knew I could do it. Fighter first wraps his or her dominant² hand with straps³ called Cara before tying a cord around the wraps. Traditionally, fighters dipped the striking hand in resin⁴ and broken glass. Times have changed. The overall goal for us at the company is basically to elevate this sport on this roasted grounds into an internationally recognized sports and put it out there like the UFC and MMA. Anthony Okeleke, co-founded the fight promotion⁵ Dambe Warriors in 2017. The sports growing popularity means money for everyone.

没有护齿，拳套上也没有太多垫衬，这是一项勇士的运动。甚至在我成为一名 Dambe战士之前，我就一直喜欢战斗。尼日利亚传统的Dambe格斗运动的特点是两名拳手互相殴打，直到其中一方打倒另一方或有一方退出。我曾经常和人打架，他们向我的父母抱怨。后来有一天，我看到一群人在进行 Dambe格斗，我知道我能做到。拳手先用一种叫做Cara的带子把惯用手包起来，然后再用绳子缠绕。传统上，战士们会将击球手的手浸在树脂和碎玻璃中。时代已经变了。我们公司的总体目标基本上是将这项运动提升为一项国际认可的运动，就像UFC和MMA一样。安东尼·奥克雷克于2017年与人共同创办了“战斗推广丹比勇士”。体育运动越来越受欢迎意味着每个人都有钱。

I’m very happy with my life because I get food to eat when I compete in this sport. I get money to relax with my friends and family. In two years, the company attracted 100,000 subscribers with more than 24 million views from a handful of countries, including Thailand and the United States. The goal is about building this Dambe Warriors franchises⁶, it’s potent⁷ assets in Africa is like the biggest combat sports in Africa. Sport has a few loose rules like sometimes it is okay to kick and while technically⁸ there are three rounds, fights seldom go the distance.

我对我的生活很满意，因为当我参加这项运动时，我有食物吃。我能获得钱和我的朋友和家人一起放松。在两年内，该公司吸引了10万名订阅者，来自包括泰国和美国在内的几个国家的浏览量超过2400万次。我们的目标是建立 Dambe Warriors 的特许经营权，它在非洲的强大资产就像非洲最大的格斗运动。这项体育运动有一些宽松的规则，比如有时踢是可以的，虽然技术上有三轮比赛，但很少有人完成全部三轮。