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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thomas (ranked 1150 p4p, 823 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 166 p4p, 131 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Central Cee - 6 for 6. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomson.
Tomson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomson throws a fast counter high kick but Thomas manages to duck under it in time.
Tomson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Tomson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas dips to his left and cracks Tomson with an uppercut!
Tomson misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Tomson throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thomas.
Still in the clinch, Tomson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomson blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomson avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Tomson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomson.
Tomson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tomson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Tomson.
Tomson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomson is looking to chop away at Thomas's legs.
Tomson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Tomson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomson.
Tomson scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a jab when Tomson was well out of range.
Tomson misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Tomson misses
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomson doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Thomas thumps Tomson with a low kick.
Tomson misses with an uppercut
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
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!
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Tomson throws a counter combo.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Tomson ducks down to avoid it.
Patrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas thumps Tomson with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Tomson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomson works the jab nicely.
It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Tomson throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas lands with a right hand.
Tomson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomson gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomson can do to turn this around?
Tomson tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Tomson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Tomson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tomson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tomson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tomson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Tomson in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tomson backwards.
Tomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws the left hand but Tomson avoids the punch easily.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Tomson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Tomson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thomas punishes Tomson's body with a nice straight punch.
Tomson throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Tomson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomson.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tomson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Tomson.
Thomas sizes up Tomson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomson looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Tomson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Tomson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tomson throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Tomson throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomson! But no joy.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Tomson checks it.
Tomson throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Tomson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tomson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Tomson pushes him off.
Tomson misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Tomson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Tomson is avoiding it.
Tomson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Tomson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves to clinch but Tomson breaks away
and Tomson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomson closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomson avoids it.
Tomson working aggressively here.
Patrick Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas cracks Tomson with a nice body shot.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Tomson.
Tomson can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
A head punch on the inside from Tomson fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thomas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomson. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas thuds his right hand into Tomson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
A nice side step and Tomson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Tomson's body.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Tomson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomson throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tomson lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tomson throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomson. Tomson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas tries to clinch but Tomson moves out of range.
Tomson gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Tomson tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Thomas is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Tomson buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Tomson!! Tomson is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Thomas throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
An out of breath Patrick Thomas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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