{"id":179391,"date":"2018-05-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/179391\/thunder-mma-shine-at-local-tournament\/"},"modified":"2018-05-30T15:14:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T13:14:08","slug":"thunder-mma-shine-at-local-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/05\/30\/thunder-mma-shine-at-local-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder MMA shine at local tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elsburg-based mixed martial arts club Thunder MMA recently travelled to Alberton to compete in the Gauteng Fighting League Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Six young fighters, namely Chris le Roux, Mark Grejosie, Kiara Willemse, Slade de Klerk, Deacon Hall and JC Grobelaar participated in the grappling division at the event, held at the Alberton Wrestling Club.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/176946\/second-time-the-charm-for-coxen\/\" target=\"_blank\">Second time the charm for Coxen<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Their coach, EFC fighter Pietie \u2018Thunder\u2019 Coxen, was thrilled with the club\u2019s results.<\/p>\n<p>The club caters for fighters as young as two years old and offers instruction in boxing, fitness, mixed martial arts and wrestling.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177773\/hard-work-and-determination-pay-off-for-coxen\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Thunder, lightning and a knock-out<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Practices are held at the club, located at 45 Parnell Road in Elsburg, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm, with children\u2019s practices from 5.30pm to 6pm.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the club, visit their Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/coxen.thundermma\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/coxen.thundermma.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_179393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179393\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-179393\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/21GCNSPORTTHUNL_64414-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/21GCNSPORTTHUNL_64414-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/21GCNSPORTTHUNL_64414-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/21GCNSPORTTHUNL_64414-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/21GCNSPORTTHUNL_64414.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Six members of Thunder MMA recently travelled to Alberton to compete in the Gauteng Fighting League Tournament. 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