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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patch Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Headstrong-Trapt. Patch Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patch Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Thomas. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Patch Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thomas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Thomas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas gets caught flat footed, as Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz prevents Thomas from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cruz is defended easily by Thomas.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Cruz takes one on the button.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Thomas leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Patch Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Cruz connects with a jab.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patch Thomas dominated that 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.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Thomas throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thomas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patch Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Thomas wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas is defending well.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patch Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thomas stuffs the takedown.
Patch Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Cruz is avoiding it.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas lands with an overhand left.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas gets underhooks to prevent Cruz's takedown attempt.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thomas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
Cruz wants a takedown.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands a body shot.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Nate Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thomas tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Patch Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patch Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patch Thomas!
Patch Thomas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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