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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casablancas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . Haloti Gnata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Haloti Gnata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Casablancas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casablancas tries to clinch there but Gnata circles away.
Gnata misses with a right hand
and Casablancas moves into the clinch.
Casablancas breaks from the clinch.
Gnata takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gnata works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gnata throws a jab but it's blocked by Casablancas.
Casablancas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Casablancas slips a straight right by Gnata.
Casablancas wants to clinch but Gnata slips to the side
and Gnata counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casablancas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gnata scores with a hook to the body. Casablancas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gnata scores with a punch to the head.
Casablancas swats away the attempt to clinch by Gnata.
Gnata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas moves in looking to clinch but Gnata pushes him off.
Gnata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Casablancas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casablancas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Casablancas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gnata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Casablancas loads up on a big right hand but Gnata slips the punch.
Gnata keeps the fight on the outside.
Gnata punishes Casablancas's body with a nice straight punch.
Gnata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gnata keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gnata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casablancas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gnata misses with a jab to the body
and Casablancas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Gnata swats away the attempt to clinch by Casablancas.
Gnata lands a nice shot to the body.
Gnata throws a hook but Casablancas avoids it easily.
Casablancas throws a head kick that misses
and Gnata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Gnata as he checks the leg kick.
Gnata works Casablancas's body with a nice hook.
Casablancas fails to land with a series of punches.
Gnata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casablancas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gnata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Casablancas at a distance.
Gnata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Casablancas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gnata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gnata's jab looks to have found its range, popping Casablancas under the eye.
A good leg kick by Gnata.
Gnata has managed to clinch.
Casablancas can't find room to land a body shot as Gnata controls the action.
Gnata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casablancas's elbow.
Gnata can't find room to land a body shot as Casablancas controls the action.
Casablancas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gnata has him pressed against the cage.
Casablancas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Casablancas misses.
Gnata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casablancas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Casablancas. Those never looked like landing.
Gnata works Casablancas's body with a nice hook.
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!
Casablancas throws an off balance right hand
and Gnata counters with a left and a right that stings Casablancas.
Casablancas is rocked!
Casablancas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Casablancas slips under a jab from Gnata.
Casablancas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gnata finish him?
Gnata throws a sloppy head kick and Casablancas moves out of range easily.
Gnata shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Casablancas takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Gnata sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Casablancas bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haloti Gnata!
Haloti Gnata decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Julian Casablancas spoke after the fight, saying 'i need to clear my mind and do a little hiatus from the big fight organisations!'.
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