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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McThornbody might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tame. Pinta has chosen God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gristle McThornbody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinta, as that shot connected.
Pinta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McThornbody lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pinta connects with a leg kick. McThornbody looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McThornbody walks into a left hand.
Pinta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McThornbody missing with a left hand there. Pinta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gristle McThornbody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McThornbody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
McThornbody scores with a nice strike.
McThornbody moves into range and connects with a jab.
McThornbody ducks under a wild hook from Pinta.
McThornbody takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pinta is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pinta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinta motions for McThornbody to come forward. Pinta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McThornbody thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Pinta does no damage.
McThornbody tries to land a leg kick but Pinta saw it coming and moves away.
Pinta blocks a jab.
Good exchange - McThornbody coming out on top.
Pinta scores with a sloppy right hand. McThornbody should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McThornbody is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pinta.
Pinta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - McThornbody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody ducks under a wild hook from Pinta.
McThornbody lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinta at a distance.
Pinta jabs McThornbody to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McThornbody takes a swing at Pinta's ribcage but misses.
Pinta misses with a looping left.
Pinta slips under a jab.
Pinta jabs at McThornbody's body.
McThornbody misses with a body shot.
McThornbody misses with the combination.
Pinta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pinta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McThornbody throws out the jab.
Pinta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McThornbody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinta was well out of range. Poor timing from McThornbody.
McThornbody throws a right hand that misses
and Pinta counters with a nice low kick that buckles McThornbody's knee momentarily.
McThornbody digs a good hook to Pinta's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pinta. That's going to slow McThornbody down.
McThornbody looks to land a left hand but Pinta moved out of range nicely.
McThornbody misses with a body punch
and Pinta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McThornbody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinta moves away.
Pinta tried to score with a low kick but McThornbody checks it.
Pinta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McThornbody checks a leg kick.
McThornbody throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McThornbody checks the leg kick nicely there.
McThornbody on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinta takes one to the chin there.
McThornbody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pinta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinta slips a jab from McThornbody.
Pinta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A combination from Pinta does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta throws a leg kick that misses.
McThornbody misses with a straight right.
McThornbody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gristle McThornbody will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pinta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinta cracks McThornbody with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pinta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McThornbody moves away.
McThornbody misses the shot to the body.
Jab from McThornbody.
McThornbody tries to work over Pinta's front leg with a kick but Pinta checks it.
Pinta throws a jab when McThornbody was well out of range.
McThornbody misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pinta.
McThornbody misses with the combination.
Gristle McThornbody is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McThornbody.
McThornbody throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody defending well as Pinta loads up on a big left hand.
McThornbody looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinta is just out of range.
Pinta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pinta misses with a left hand
and McThornbody counters with a solid body kick.
McThornbody fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pinta on the side of the head.
Pinta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McThornbody.
Pinta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Pinta.
McThornbody scores with a hook.
McThornbody misses with a hook.
Pinta throws a leg kick
and McThornbody makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinta cracks McThornbody with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta lands with a right hand.
McThornbody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinta.
Pinta moves out of range as McThornbody throws a body kick.
Pinta looks to score with a jab to the body but McThornbody is just out of range.
Pinta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from McThornbody misses the target.
McThornbody throws a lazy head kick
and Pinta counters with a right hand to the body.
McThornbody lands a body shot.
McThornbody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinta.
McThornbody misses with a body kick.
McThornbody explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A telegraphed right hand from McThornbody misses the target.
McThornbody just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody thows a leg kick but Pinta checks it
and Pinta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinta throws a lazy uppercut
and McThornbody counters with a nice uppercut.
McThornbody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinta moves away.
Pinta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as McThornbody blocks the low kick.
McThornbody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinta throws out the jab.
Pinta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McThornbodys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McThornbody on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McThornbody misses with a body shot.
A cross from McThornbody lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from McThornbody.
A head kick misses from McThornbody.
McThornbody throws the kick towards the body but Pinta avoids it.
Pinta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pinta throws a low kick but McThornbody avoids it.
Pinta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McThornbody was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinta.
McThornbody lands with a straight right. Pinta didn't see that one coming.
Pinta throws a chopping leg kick but McThornbody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pinta thows a leg kick but McThornbody checks it
and McThornbody counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McThornbody scores with a shot to the body.
McThornbody misses with a wild body shot.
Pinta scores with a jab. McThornbody acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gristle McThornbody dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pinta lands a nice looking kick to the body. McThornbody takes a step back to recover.
Pinta throws a hook but McThornbody avoids it easily.
Pinta throws a chopping leg kick but McThornbody manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pinta cracks McThornbody with an open hand slap.
McThornbody lands with a good body shot.
McThornbody throws a leg kick but Pinta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pinta cracks McThornbody with a right hand to the side of the head.
McThornbody goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McThornbody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinta. Pinta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McThornbody connects with a leg kick. Pinta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McThornbody thumps Pinta with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta misses with a body kick.
McThornbody thuds a left hand into Pinta's body.
Pinta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as McThornbody blocks the leg kick.
McThornbody fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinta lands with a thumping leg kick.
McThornbody lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pinta blocks the body kick.
McThornbody takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pinta is looking to score with low kicks.
McThornbody moves out of range as Pinta strikes.
Pinta looks to score with a jab to the body but McThornbody is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody swings for the body but Pinta moves out of range.
McThornbody pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McThornbody scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Pinta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McThornbody looks to land a body kick but Pinta moved away.
McThornbody moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McThornbody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McThornbody throws the kick towards the body but Pinta avoids it.
McThornbody throws a sloppy head kick
and Pinta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pinta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McThornbody lands a jab to Pinta's midsection.
McThornbody lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody lands a body shot.
McThornbody catches Pinta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McThornbody is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pinta slips under a jab.
Pinta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McThornbody.
Pinta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pinta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McThornbody checks a low kick from Pinta.
Pinta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinta connects with a right hand. McThornbody shakes it off.
McThornbody fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinta.
McThornbody just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinta tries to move into range but McThornbody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pinta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McThornbody keeps Pinta at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McThornbody scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pinta thuds a left hand into McThornbody's body.
McThornbody misses with the combination.
McThornbody misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McThornbody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinta manages to avoid it.
McThornbody misses with the body kick
and Pinta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McThornbody misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gristle McThornbody clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McThornbody chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinta can pounce on him.
Pinta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pinta slips under a jab from McThornbody.
McThornbody blocks the body kick.
McThornbody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McThornbody.
McThornbody slips a straight right by Pinta.
McThornbody slips under a jab.
McThornbody feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pintas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McThornbody stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McThornbody throws a right hand that misses
and Pinta counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pinta lands a nice leg kick that just misses McThornbody's sensitive parts.
McThornbody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinta manages to avoid it.
McThornbody moves out of range of the body kick from Pinta.
McThornbody punishes Pinta's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by McThornbody.
Pinta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pinta checks a leg kick.
Pinta throws a low kick, looking for McThornbody's leg but McThornbody calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Pinta blocks the low kick.
McThornbody cracks Pinta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pinta throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta cracks McThornbody with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pinta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinta missing with a left hand there. McThornbody was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinta moves away from the strike by McThornbody.
Pinta moves away from the strike by McThornbody.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McThornbody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinta has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinta and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinta moves out of range of the strikes.
McThornbody looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McThornbody takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McThornbody lands a jab to the nose.
Pinta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pinta bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McThornbody's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta lands a jab to McThornbody's midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pinta connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinta tries to work over McThornbody's front leg with a kick but McThornbody checks it.
Pinta cracks the inside of McThornbody's front leg.
Pinta tries to move into range but McThornbody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pinta tries a low kick but McThornbody avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McThornbody has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McThornbody and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McThornbody.
Pinta cracks McThornbody with a good jab.
McThornbody takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pinta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McThornbody counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McThornbody.
McThornbody works Pinta's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McThornbody throws an overhand right that lands on Pinta's shoulder, as Pinta tries to avoid the shot.
McThornbody connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters circling a little - McThornbody finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pinta misses with a leg kick
and McThornbody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McThornbody loads up on a big right hand but Pinta slips the punch.
Pinta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinta cracks a nice hook into McThornbody's ribs.
McThornbody lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that fourth round.
That's time! McThornbody's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pinta throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from McThornbody is predictable there
and Pinta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McThornbody.
Pinta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McThornbody connects with a solid leg kick.
Pinta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McThornbody.
Pinta throws a jab when McThornbody was well out of range.
Pinta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McThornbody throws a good cross that connects.
Pinta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McThornbody finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinta's head.
Pinta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McThornbody works the jab nicely.
McThornbody throws a body punch but Pinta moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody looks to land a left hand but Pinta moved out of range nicely.
Pinta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pinta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McThornbody's calf.
McThornbody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinta was well out of range. Poor timing from McThornbody.
Pinta avoids a kick to the body.
Pinta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pinta is looking to chop away at McThornbody's legs.
Pinta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Pinta. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McThornbody. Pinta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinta motions for McThornbody to come forward. Pinta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McThornbody ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pinta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Pinta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Pinta misses the target.
Pinta thows a body shot but no joy.
McThornbody misses with a left hand
and Pinta counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. McThornbody darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pinta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pinta misses with a body kick.
Pinta misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody misses with an uppercut. Pinta saw that one coming.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pinta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McThornbody throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pinta misses with a low kick.
Pinta looks for the body kick but McThornbody saw that one coming.
Pinta dips to his left and cracks McThornbody with an uppercut!
McThornbody tests Pinta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McThornbody thuds a left hand into Pinta's body.
McThornbody bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pinta feints and then cracks McThornbody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McThornbody down.
Pinta loads up on a big right hand but McThornbody slips the punch.
A jab from McThornbody misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas Pinta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinta scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McThornbody keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Pinta misses.
Pinta looks for the body kick but McThornbody saw that one coming.
McThornbody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McThornbody loads up on a big right hand but Pinta slips the punch.
A big right from McThornbody misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinta swings for the body but McThornbody moves out of range.
Pinta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pinta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McThornbody 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gristle McThornbody!
Gristle McThornbody retains his light heavyweight title!
Gristle McThornbody seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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