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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Pramuk (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 smoke weed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pramuk's choice of entrance music: Inferno Veil . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 cm
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214 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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189 cm
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199 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Snuka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Buakaw Pramuk! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pramuk throws a hook but Snuka avoids it easily. The fight stays on the outside here - Pramuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pramuk tries to move into range but Snuka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Snuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Pramuk circles away.
Pramuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Snuka counters with a nice leg kick. Snuka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Snuka moves out of range as Pramuk strikes. Snuka throws a sloppy body shot
and Pramuk counters with a slapping leg kick. Pramuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pramuk lands a jab. Pramuk misses with a leg kick and Snuka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Pramuk throws a shot from downtown. Snuka moves away and avoids it. Snuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pramuk. Pramuk obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pramuk tries to work over Snuka's front leg with a kick but Snuka checks it. We've been told by Snuka's head coaches at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Buakaw Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Snuka avoids the head kick by Pramuk.
Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pramuk is looking to clinch but Snuka is avoiding it.
Snuka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Snuka lands a head kick. Pramuk smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Snuka throws a nice looking combination but Pramuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Snuka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pramuk misses with the combination.
Snuka takes a kick to the side of the head. Snuka tries to clinch up but Pramuk circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Snuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short body shot lands from Snuka as the two fighters clinch.
Pramuk lands with a short shot to the head. Snuka digs a right hand underneath Pramuk's ribcage. Pramuk let out a lung full of air as it connected. Snuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Snuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pramuk misses with a double jab.
Pramuk takes one to the side of the head.
Snuka lands with a nice combination. Pramuk backs away looking to recover. A combination from Snuka does no damage. A lazy left from Pramuk finds it's target. Snuka has managed to clinch.
Snuka stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pramuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Snuka controls his hands.
Snuka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pramuk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pramuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pramuk throws a right and a left that Snuka avoids nicely. Snuka slips a straight right by Pramuk. Pramuk throws a wild body kick that Snuka sees coming a mile off. Pramuk looks to land a body kick but Snuka moved away. Snuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pramuk lands the left hand. Snuka on the wrong end of a nice jab. Pramuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snuka tries to clinch up. A slow jab from Pramuk misses its intended target. Pramuk throws a lazy head kick and Snuka counters with a head kick. That will keep Pramuk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice body kick there by Pramuk. Snuka lands a slapping body shot.
Snuka scores with a kick to the body.
Snuka scores with a jab. Pramuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Snuka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pramuk clinches. Pramuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Snuka won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Snuka blocks the body kick.
Snuka misses with a low kick. Snuka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Snuka slips under a jab from Pramuk. Pramuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Snuka clinches. Snuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pramuk's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pramuk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Pramuk swings for the body but Snuka moves out of range.
Snuka misses with a body punch
and Pramuk counters with a stiff right hand. Pramuk looks to throw the jab but Snuka is out of range. Snuka wants to clinch. Snuka is looking to wear down Pramuk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pramuk throws an overhand right that lands on Snuka's shoulder, as Snuka tries to avoid the shot. Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pramuk moves away. Snuka punishes Pramuk's body with a nice straight punch. Jimmy Snuka is winning the standup battle so far. Pramuk fails in his attempt to clinch. Snuka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pramuk.
Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Snuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pramuk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pramuk. Snuka does a little dance to reset his feet. Pramuk thows a body shot but no joy. Pramuk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pramuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snuka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Pramuk throws a sloppy head kick and Snuka moves out of range easily. A jab from Pramuk misses. Snuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Snuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pramuk throws a wild body kick that Snuka sees coming a mile off. Pramuk misses with a body kick. Pramuk misses with a looping right. Pramuk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snuka counters with a straight punch to the midsection. 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! Pramuk throws a head kick that half lands.
Snuka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pramuk. A low kick from Pramuk is predictable there and Snuka counters with a thumping low kick. Pramuk tries to clinch but Snuka moves away and Snuka counters with a head kick. That will keep Pramuk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pramuk with a hook. Pramuk throws a lazy right hand but Snuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A head kick misses from Pramuk. Pramuk lands a jab to the nose. Snuka gets a clinch. Snuka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Snuka breaks from the clinch.
Snuka tries to bum rush Pramuk with a series of wild strikes but Pramuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Pramuk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snuka misses with a head kick.
Snuka throws a leg kick that misses. Pramuk connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pramuk misses with a looping left. Jimmy Snuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Snuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pramuk throws an off balance right hand
and Snuka counters with an inside leg kick. Pramuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pramuk connects with a solid leg kick. Snuka avoids the body shot from Pramuk.
Snuka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pramuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pramuk throws out a loose jab but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it. Pramuk is looking to score with low kicks. Snuka slips a jab and a cross from Pramuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pramuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Snuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pramuk just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pramuk. Snuka has closed the distance and engaged Pramuk in a clinch.
Snuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A lazy left from Pramuk finds it's target. Pramuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Snuka is just out of range. Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka moves into the clinch. Pramuk tries a body shot but Snuka blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Snuka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pramuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Pramuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Snuka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pramuk's face.
Snuka stalling in the clinch.
Snuka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pramuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Snuka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Snuka keeps Pramuk at a distance using the push kick. Snuka slips a jab and a cross from Pramuk.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from Pramuk. Snuka misses with the combination.
Pramuk tries to clinch but Snuka moves away and Snuka counters by clinching up. Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Pramuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pramuk is trying to stall.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but Pramuk is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Snuka breaks from the clinch.
Pramuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pramuk throws a lazy right hand but Snuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. The fighters circling - Pramuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Snuka!
Snuka closes the distance and pushes Pramuk back into the cage. Snuka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Buakaw Pramuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pramuk throws a head punch that misses. Snuka lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snuka as Pramuk tries to tie him up. Pramuk has a couple of punches blocked by Snuka.
Snuka leaning against his opponent.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pramuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snuka pressing his opponent against the cage. Jimmy Snuka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pramuk managing to block the knees to the body from Snuka.
Snuka tries to break free but Pramuk pushes him back against the cage. Pramuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pramuk lands with a right to the head. Snuka breaks the clinch.
Jimmy Snuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Snuka tries to clinch up. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pramuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Snuka ducks right into an uppercut from Pramuk. Snuka scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight! Jimmy Snuka showed his dominance in that final round. Well Snuka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Snuka! Jimmy Snuka looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'i want ahli ali baba next..give it to me!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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