{"id":200185,"date":"2019-03-30T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/200185\/thunder-mma-packs-a-punch-at-raw\/"},"modified":"2019-03-29T16:35:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T14:35:18","slug":"thunder-mma-packs-a-punch-at-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/03\/30\/thunder-mma-packs-a-punch-at-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder MMA packs a punch at RAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several Thunder MMA fighters travelled to South Hills, last Saturday, to compete in RAW Fight Night.<\/p>\n<p>The day started early with grappling and light contact bouts.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The team shone in several different weight categories including the 15kg to 25kg, 25kg to 35kg, 35kg to 45kg and 45kg to 55kg.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/Thunder MMA prepares for third event of the year\" target=\"_blank\">Thunder MMA prepares for third event of the year<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>When the sun set it was time for the main event.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>First up from Thunder MMA was Tinika Vilares who stepped into the hexagon for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Vilares showed a lot of heart and fought to the best of her ability. Sadly her opponent was better prepared and Vilares lost the match.<\/p>\n<p>The second Thunder MMA fighter in the hexagon was Martin Meyer, who only had three days to prepare for the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer was confident in the bout and took control early to secure a win by technical knock-out (TKO).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-200436\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/03\/IMG-20190324-WA0005-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/03\/IMG-20190324-WA0005-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/03\/IMG-20190324-WA0005-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eric van Rooyen then entered the hexagon and dominated and outclassed his opponent in three of the four-round fight.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fight was stopped with 10 seconds left on the clock as van Rooyen had possibly fractured his hand, giving his opponent the win.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/198664\/get-fit-thunder-mma\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get fit with Thunder MMA<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Chris le Roux was the last of Thunder MMA\u2019s fighters to enter the hexagon.<\/p>\n<p>Le Roux fought hard and was rewarded the win through rear-naked choke hold, securing him a title shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an extremely busy day from the morning to the evening,\u201d said coach Pietie Coxen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very proud of every student who competed from the juniors to seniors, grapplers to fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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