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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Snuka has chosen Superfly by Curtis Mayfield as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
45 - 21 - 3 |
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29
169 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 21 - 3, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black lands a slapping body shot.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Snuka's front leg but catches the back leg as Snuka tries to avoid it.
Black throws a head kick but Snuka moves out of range.
Snuka staying out of range there.
Snuka cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Black with a poor takedown
and Snuka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Snuka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snuka stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Snuka postures up.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to sweep here but Snuka controlling him for the moment.
Snuka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snuka wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Snuka cracks Black with a solid left hand.
Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
My spies in LOD: Gym of the Gods inform me that Snuka has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Snuka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black wants to control the position but Snuka says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Black wants to improve his position but Snuka is controlling well.
Snuka working the head and body with strikes.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Snuka.
Black taking some punishment here, with Snuka in his half guard.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Snuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black 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!
The referee is taking a good look at Snuka as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Black!
Snuka tries to escape but Black has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Black. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Snuka defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Snuka turns into Black and is now in his guard.
Snuka lands a couple of digs.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snuka tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snuka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Snuka tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Black trying to pass the guard but Snuka defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Snuka defends it.
Snuka wants to get back to full guard.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snuka flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snuka is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snuka avoid being mounted?
Snuka is pressing down on Black's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Black won't allow Snuka to sweep him here.
Black is working Snuka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Snuka's brow.
Snuka trying to control the position.
Snuka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Snuka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snuka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
Snuka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Black got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snuka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Black has managed to get both his arms back between Snuka's legs - danger averted.
Snuka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snuka is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snuka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Snuka.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 time! Back to the action!
Snuka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Snuka moves out of range as Black strikes.
Snuka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Snuka misses with the combination.
Snuka with a jab.
Black looks to land a left hand but Snuka moved out of range nicely.
Snuka gets the takedown into side control.
Black on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Black 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.
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!
Black sneaks back into half guard.
Snuka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Black actively working from the bottom here.
Black taking some punishment here, with Snuka in his half guard.
Snuka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Black wants to get back to full guard.
Snuka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Black is pressing down on Snuka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snuka stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Snuka preventing the sweep.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Jimmy Snuka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snuka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka with a nice head shot there.
Snuka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snuka's guard.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snuka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black distracts Snuka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Snuka throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Snuka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Snuka looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Snuka is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snuka is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Snuka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Snuka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snuka's guard.
Snuka controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snuka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Snuka trying to control but Black is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black is in a horrible position here. Snuka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black gets back to half guard.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Black is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snuka is aware though and is defending well.
Snuka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snuka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snuka manages to get himself to full guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Snuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Snuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Black throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Snuka swings widly with a right hand
and Black counters with an inside leg kick.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Snuka's shoulder, as Snuka tries to avoid the shot.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Snuka looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Snuka.
Snuka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snuka scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka lands a couple of elbows.
Snuka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Snuka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Snuka keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Snuka is looking to cinch up a triangle. Black throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Snuka's body to avoid the submission. Snuka has instead reached around Black's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Snuka arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Snuka!
Jimmy Snuka is the new lightweight champion!
Jimmy Snuka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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