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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superfly by Curtis Mayfield kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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169 lbs
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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
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snuka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snuka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snuka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Madison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Snuka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snuka darts in trying to clinch
and Madison counters with a stiff right hand.
Madison looks to throw the jab but Snuka is out of range.
Snuka tries to clinch up
and Madison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka moves away from the strike by Madison.
Snuka throws a lazy right hand but Madison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Madison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snuka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Madison was covering up waiting for the punch and Snuka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Snuka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
Snuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Madison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but Madison is keeping the position.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Madison keeps moving.
Madison wants to stand and escape but Snuka is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Madison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snuka's guard.
Snuka trying to keep a closed guard but Madison is proving a slippery customer.
Madison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snuka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Madison gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Snuka trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka wants to sweep here but Madison controlling him for the moment.
Madison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snuka is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madison looking for a sweep. Not yet Madison, not yet.
Snuka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Madison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka tries to roll over but Madison keeps him under control.
Madison tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Snuka.
Snuka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Madison performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Snuka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madison trying to control from half guard but Snuka is working away.
Snuka is looking for a sweep. Madison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Snuka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Snuka tries to clinch there but Madison circles away.
Snuka checks a low kick from Madison.
Snuka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madison at a distance.
Snuka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
Snuka punishes Madison's body with a nice straight punch.
Snuka lands a really nice looking cross but Madison seems unphased.
Madison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snuka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but Madison is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snuka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Madison's head.
Madison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Madison keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madison is keeping the position for now.
Snuka is still trying to improve position.
Snuka preventing the sweep.
Madison controlling the position.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Madison keeps moving.
Snuka stops Madison from standing up.
Snuka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Madison struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Madison is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Snuka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Madison, who protects the arm well.
Madison is looking to regain half guard here but Snuka keeps moving and retains side control.
Snuka lands a nice forearm strike.
Snuka tries to score with some ground and pound. Madison controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Snuka tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Madison can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snuka's best efforts.
Snuka is thwarting Madison's attempts to control the position.
Madison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snuka.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but Madison is defending well.
Madison is not content to let Snuka control the position.
Snuka prevents Madison from improving his position.
Madison is looking to control Snuka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Madison avoid being mounted?
Snuka wants to pass to mount but Madison is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Madison tries to roll over but Snuka keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Snuka lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Snuka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Madison pushes Snuka off looking to stand but Snuka dives back in and keeps control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madison is refusing to be controlled, as Snuka sits in half guard.
Madison is looking for a sweep. Snuka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snuka is pressing down on Madison's thigh, looking to free his foot. Madison is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Snuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snuka with a hook.
Snuka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Snuka misses the jab.
Snuka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snuka moves to clinch but Madison breaks away
and Madison counters with an outside leg kick.
Madison sends Snuka crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Madison is motioning to the referee to let Snuka up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Snuka is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka is still on wobbly legs! Can Madison finish him?
Madison is stalking Snuka. Snuka circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Madison, and it's lights out! Snuka really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Madison!
Jimmy Snuka was interviewed post fight and said 'Well ya can't climb a hill with out breaking some eggs! Or something like that...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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