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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superfly. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Semi Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Semi Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Snuka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Snuka's side.
Snuka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Jimmy Snuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snuka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Snuka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Snuka tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Snuka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snuka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Snuka cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva wants to control but Snuka postures up.
Snuka controls the position.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Snuka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snuka slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Snuka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Snuka wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snuka controlling the action here.
Snuka drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Snuka stalling.
Snuka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snuka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Snuka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snuka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snuka's back!
Silva scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Snuka wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
The referee warns Snuka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva prevents Snuka from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing strikes here but Snuka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Snuka?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Snuka is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva scoring with strikes but Snuka is staying in there.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva tries to control but Snuka wriggling away.
Snuka gets back to half guard.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Snuka is working away.
Snuka is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Snuka is looking for a sweep.
Snuka is working hard here to advance position.
Silva has control of an arm but Snuka manages to advance to Silva's back!
Snuka scores with punches from the back.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Snuka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snuka wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Snuka 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.
Snuka is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Snuka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Semi Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Snuka or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Snuka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Snuka somewhat.
Snuka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snuka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snuka's back!
Silva not allowing Snuka to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Silva punishes Snuka with strikes from the back mount.
Silva working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Silva is trying to stick to Snuka's back but Snuka is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Snuka.
Silva trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Snuka is having none of it.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snuka is aware though and is defending well.
Snuka landing some decent shots from guard.
Snuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Snuka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snuka postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Snuka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
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.
Snuka throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snuka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Snuka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Snuka takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Snuka.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Snuka.
Snuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snuka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snuka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snuka moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Snuka.
An elbow from Snuka crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Snuka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snuka is working away from the top position though.
Jimmy Snuka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snuka wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snuka.
Snuka passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Snuka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva regains half guard.
Snuka trying to control the pace.
Silva is staying active underneath Snuka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snuka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snuka wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva gets full guard.
Snuka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snuka lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snuka scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Snuka slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Snuka tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Snuka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snuka is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snuka moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Snuka looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Snuka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Snuka persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Snuka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Snuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Snuka sees coming a mile off.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Snuka stumbling back into the cage.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Snuka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Snuka lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Snuka!
Snuka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva cracks Snuka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Snuka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to control but Snuka is having none of it.
Silva prevents Snuka from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snuka gets back to half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Snuka is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snuka is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva controlling the action here.
Snuka wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Snuka defends the submission attempt.
Silva wants to control but Snuka is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Snuka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Snuka slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva wants to control but Snuka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is staying active underneath Snuka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Snuka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to get back to full guard but Snuka takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Snuka maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Snuka.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Snuka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Snuka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Snuka has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka clearly takes 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.
Snuka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Snuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Snuka swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snuka is out of range.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Snuka.
Snuka scores a takedown into full mount!
Snuka tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva tries to hold on but Snuka pushes him away.
Snuka tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Snuka has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snuka can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Snuka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Snuka trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Snuka wants to get back to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva is stalling here. Snuka is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Snuka has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Snuka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Snuka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snuka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Snuka.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Snuka is controlling him well.
Silva tries to roll over but Snuka keeps him under control.
Snuka passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Snuka maintains control.
Snuka landing strikes from the mount.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snuka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Snuka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snuka trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Snuka.
Snuka with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Snuka working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Snuka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Snuka wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Snuka landing punches.
Snuka lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Snuka working Silva over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka had his way with Semi Silva in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Snuka gets the takedown into side control.
Silva is not content to let Snuka control the position.
Silva is trying to control Snuka's posture but Snuka avoids it.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva is trying to control Snuka's posture but Snuka avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka lands a few punches from side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snuka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva is not content to let Snuka control the position.
Snuka lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snuka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Snuka moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
An elbow from Snuka crashes against the mat.
Snuka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Snuka working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Snuka in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Snuka is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Snuka wants to take a breather but Silva manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Snuka.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Snuka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Snuka stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Snuka chips away with some ground and pound.
Jimmy Snuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka 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.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snuka preventing the sweep.
Silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snuka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Snuka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snuka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snuka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Snuka working Silva over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Snuka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Snuka has control of the leg.
Snuka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Snuka controlling the action here.
Snuka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Semi Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snuka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Still in half guard, Snuka seems content to control.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Snuka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Snuka is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Snuka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Snuka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka retains his middleweight title!
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