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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Thunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunders has chosen Ain't That A Kick In The Head by Dean Martin as his entrance music. Haloti Gnata is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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13 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haloti Gnata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Thunders!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Thunders.
Thunders lands with a nice body punch.
Gnata misses with a series of wild punches.
Gnata moves out of range as Thunders strikes.
Gnata staying out of range there.
Gnata checks a low kick from Thunders.
Thunders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gnata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunders misses with an uppercut.
Gnata throws out a leg kick but Thunders moves out of range and Gnata only half commits.
Gnata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Johnny Thunders has been cut.
Gnata goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gnata takes one to the chin there.
Thunders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thunders lands with a cross.
Johnny Thunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunders moves into the clinch.
Gnata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thunders lands with a shot to the body.
Thunders throws a right and a left that Gnata avoids nicely.
Thunders ducks under a wild hook from Gnata.
Gnata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Thunders.
Thunders tries a low kick but Gnata avoids it.
Thunders connects with a body shot that sends Gnata's belly button to the back.
Thunders lands with a straight right. Gnata didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gnata manages to avoid it.
Gnata moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunders throws a right hand that Gnata ducks under and follows up with a left that Gnata also avoids with ease.
Gnata bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunders's head.
Thunders misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunders moves out of range of the body kick from Gnata.
Thunders lands with a straight right. Gnata didn't see that one coming.
Gnata blocks a jab.
Gnata lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunders off the cage and back into range.
Thunders swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gnata.
Gnata looks to throw the jab but Thunders is out of range.
Thunders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gnata.
Gnata takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gnata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gnata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunders just misses with a punch to the body.
Gnata misses with a looping left.
Thunders lands a nice shot that snaps Gnata's head back.
Thunders misses with a hook
and Gnata counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gnata throws a hook but Thunders avoids it easily.
Gnata throws a leg kick but Thunders sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thunders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gnata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunders backs up against the cage.
Gnata swings for the body but Thunders moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Thunders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunders throws a lazy uppercut
and Gnata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gnata throws a right and a left that Thunders avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Thunders misses.
Thunders throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gnata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunders moves away.
Thunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gnata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gnata looks to land a left hand but Thunders moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Thunders.
Thunders looks to land a right hand but Gnata moved out of range.
Gnata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunders. Thunders obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gnata misses with a looping left.
Gnata with a jab.
Thunders throws a sloppy head kick and Gnata moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Thunders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gnata slips under a jab.
Johnny Thunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Haloti Gnata has been cut.
Thunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gnata.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunders. Gnata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gnata staying out of range there.
Thunders misses with a looping right.
Thunders throws a lazy right hand but Gnata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gnata.
Thunders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gnata throws out the jab.
Gnata misses with a straight right.
Thunders throws a jab when Gnata was well out of range.
Thunders throws a hook to the side of Gnata's head but Gnata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunders throws a right hand that Gnata ducks under and follows up with a left that Gnata also avoids with ease.
Thunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunders throws a looping overhand right but Gnata ducks down to avoid it.
Thunders lands a head shot.
Thunders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gnata avoids the head kick by Thunders.
Gnata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunders.
Thunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danga de danga de dang - Gnata scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Gnata lands.
That has opened up Johnny Thunders's cut even more.
Thunders throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gnata slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thunders is rocked!
Thunders misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Gnata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata throws a nice looking combination but Thunders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunders throws a looping overhand right but Gnata ducks down to avoid it.
Gnata misses with an uppercut.
Thunders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gnata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gnata moves out of range of the leg kick from Thunders.
Gnata lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thunders's sensitive parts.
Gnata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunders throws a head kick that half lands.
Thunders throws a jab when Gnata was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Gnata.
The cut above Johnny Thunders's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thunders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Gnata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gnata throws a hook but Thunders blocks it.
Gnata moves forwards but Thunders connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thunders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thunders thows a body shot but no joy.
Thunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gnata.
Thunders lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gnata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thunders misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gnata counters with a one-two to the body.
Gnata lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnny Thunders's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunders throws out a loose jab but Gnata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gnata looks to land a left hand but Thunders moved out of range nicely.
Gnata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gnata avoids the body shot from Thunders.
Gnata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Thunders's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Haloti Gnata!
In his post fight interview, Haloti Gnata started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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