Post by xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club on Aug 24, 2013 18:29:52 GMT -5
Thomson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Curran
Thomson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Curran
Thomson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Pat Curran! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Pat Curran doesn't defend himself!
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Curran
Josh Thomson tries to free his leg
Pat Curran moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Josh Thomson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Curran is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Curran
Curran tries to close his guard around Thomson
He succeeds!
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomson breaks the closed guard of Pat Curran and moves to half guard
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Pat Curran
Josh Thomson looks to mount Pat Curran...
Josh Thomson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Thomson is in full mount over Pat Curran
Thomson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Pat Curran! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Pat Curran doesn't defend himself!
Curran has a small cut in his Nose
Josh Thomson is in full mount over Pat Curran
Thomson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Thomson controls the situation despite Pat Curran efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Thomson is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Thomson rolls Pat Curran to his stomach and takes his back!
Thomson is in rear mount over Curran
Good looking punches from Josh Thomson on the ground
deflected by Curran.
Curran tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Curran has Thomson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Curran manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Thomson
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rogers Arena (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Curran pushes Josh Thomson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Pat Curran shoots for a double leg takedown!
Josh Thomson sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson attempts a sweep single...
Josh Thomson catches Pat Curran's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Thomson.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Pat Curran overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Thomson pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Thomson looks to counter!
Josh Thomson fakes some punches
Curran ties him up.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson hovers above Curran
Good punches to Curran's body.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Thomson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomson tries to cover his face,
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Thomson is in closed guard... Curran tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson measures the resilience of Curran's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Curran's side.
Hard blow to Curran's mid-section, he seems hurt
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson tries to roll to his side and trap Pat Curran in his guard...
Josh Thomson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson launches a few punches to Curran's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Curran tries to cover his face,
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Pat Curran doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Curran tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Curran suddenly holds Josh Thomson's arm and tries an armbar!
Thomson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Pat Curran!
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson hovers above Curran
Pat Curran stops him from throwing strikes.
Josh Thomson gets sloppy and Pat Curran tries to take advantage...
Curran measures the resilience of Thomson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomson's side.
Hard blow to Thomson's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Curran measures the resilience of Thomson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Thomson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomson breaks the closed guard of Pat Curran and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran attempts to trap Josh Thomson in his guard.
Pat Curran manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomson breaks the closed guard of Pat Curran and moves to half guard
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran attempts to trap Josh Thomson in his guard.
Pat Curran manages to switch to half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Josh Thomson attempts a sweep single...
Josh Thomson catches Pat Curran's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Thomson.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Curran is taking this opportunity to rest.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Thomson is in closed guard... Curran tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Pat Curran seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Curran leans back...
He clobbers Josh Thomson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Mouth
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson tries to roll to his side and trap Pat Curran in his guard...
Josh Thomson moves to half guard.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson attempts to move to full guard
Josh Thomson manages to switch to full guard.
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Pat Curran pushes Josh Thomson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Curran jumps and tries to free his leg! Thomson doesn't allow this but Pat Curran is able to get half guard here.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Curran's moves.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Curran tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Josh Thomson
gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Pat Curran looks to counter!
Crisp uppercut by Curran followed by a hard jab
Josh Thomson stumbles back.
Thomson's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Nose
Curran wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Thomson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Pat Curran embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Thomson who put distance between them
Josh Thomson charges at Curran throwing flurries left and right.
Pat Curran gets out of the way.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Josh Thomson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pat Curran jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Josh Thomson shoots for a double leg takedown!
Pat Curran sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Pat Curran looks to counter!
Pat Curran shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Thomson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Curran into his guard.
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Thomson
Pat Curran tries to pass Josh Thomson's guard...
Pat Curran manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson launches a few punches to Curran's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Curran tries to cover his face,
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson attempts to move to full guard
Josh Thomson manages to switch to full guard.
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Pat Curran tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock from Pat Curran appears to be unbreakable
Thomson is able to break the lock.
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Thomson tries to close his guard around Curran
He succeeds!
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Thomson
Curran struggles on the ground and tries to break Josh Thomson's guard...
Pat Curran is in Thomson open guard now
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Thomson tries to close his guard around Curran
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Curran fires a barrage of punches at Thomson's head!
This is bad! Curran is just pounding on Josh Thomson's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Curran is in open guard over Thomson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Thomson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Thomson is trying to counter now!
Thomson throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Pat Curran realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Pat Curran. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Thomson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Curran can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Curran looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Thomson's punches
Thomson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Curran.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Curran steps backwards away from Josh Thomson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Pat Curran paws at Thomson.
Thomson swings ineffectively.
Thomson misses a step and Pat Curran sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pat Curran's mind is definitely in the fight, Thomson just got nailed! Pat Curran saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Thomson is going to have a headache after this one.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Pat Curran.
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Round 3
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Pat Curran leans forwards and tries to grapple with Thomson
Curran shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pat Curran is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Thomson with uppercuts!
Thomson is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Thomson is unable to escape!
Josh Thomson pushes away Curran trying to keep the fight at striking range
Curran stumbles backwards and Josh Thomson circles to get the center of the cage
Thomson launches a kick
but Pat Curran avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Curran moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Thomson with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Middle kick from Curran.
Thomson receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Pat Curran attempts to cut off Thomson with punches
Thomson reels from the strikes.
Thomson's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Curran throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
That punishment by Pat Curran has left Thomson staggered! Pat Curran should try push forward now and finish this!
Curran looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Thomson's punches
Thomson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Curran.
Josh Thomson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Pat Curran!
Thomson stumbles backwards staggered and Pat Curran launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Thomson is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Herb Dean is asking Thomson to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Thomson.
Thomson has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Pat Curran by TKO (Punches) at 1:35 Round 3
Statistics: Pat Curran
Punches 16/20 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 2067,03
Clinch Damage 29,75
Ground Damage 629,12
Time on the ground 434 s
Statistics: Josh Thomson
Punches 0/12 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 19/28 (68%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 462,35
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 383,77
Time on the ground 434 s
I thought this one might go the distance with how crazy even through both the 1st and 2nd were, then Curran started banging for big damage to start the 3rd and it was curtains for Thomson. I like, but would've rather seen it go a little longer.
Great takedown by Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Curran
Thomson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Curran
Thomson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Pat Curran! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Pat Curran doesn't defend himself!
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Curran
Josh Thomson tries to free his leg
Pat Curran moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Josh Thomson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Curran is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Josh Thomson is in open guard over Curran
Curran tries to close his guard around Thomson
He succeeds!
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomson breaks the closed guard of Pat Curran and moves to half guard
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Pat Curran
Josh Thomson looks to mount Pat Curran...
Josh Thomson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Thomson is in full mount over Pat Curran
Thomson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Pat Curran! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Pat Curran doesn't defend himself!
Curran has a small cut in his Nose
Josh Thomson is in full mount over Pat Curran
Thomson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Josh Thomson controls the situation despite Pat Curran efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Thomson is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Josh Thomson rolls Pat Curran to his stomach and takes his back!
Thomson is in rear mount over Curran
Good looking punches from Josh Thomson on the ground
deflected by Curran.
Curran tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Curran has Thomson controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Curran manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Thomson
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rogers Arena (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Curran pushes Josh Thomson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Pat Curran shoots for a double leg takedown!
Josh Thomson sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson attempts a sweep single...
Josh Thomson catches Pat Curran's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Thomson.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Pat Curran overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Thomson pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Josh Thomson looks to counter!
Josh Thomson fakes some punches
Curran ties him up.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson hovers above Curran
Good punches to Curran's body.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Thomson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomson tries to cover his face,
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Thomson is in closed guard... Curran tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson measures the resilience of Curran's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Curran's side.
Hard blow to Curran's mid-section, he seems hurt
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson tries to roll to his side and trap Pat Curran in his guard...
Josh Thomson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson launches a few punches to Curran's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Curran tries to cover his face,
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Thomson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Pat Curran doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Curran tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Curran suddenly holds Josh Thomson's arm and tries an armbar!
Thomson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Pat Curran!
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson hovers above Curran
Pat Curran stops him from throwing strikes.
Josh Thomson gets sloppy and Pat Curran tries to take advantage...
Curran measures the resilience of Thomson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomson's side.
Hard blow to Thomson's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Curran measures the resilience of Thomson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Thomson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomson breaks the closed guard of Pat Curran and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran attempts to trap Josh Thomson in his guard.
Pat Curran manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Josh Thomson tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomson breaks the closed guard of Pat Curran and moves to half guard
Josh Thomson is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran attempts to trap Josh Thomson in his guard.
Pat Curran manages to switch to half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Josh Thomson attempts a sweep single...
Josh Thomson catches Pat Curran's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Thomson.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Curran is taking this opportunity to rest.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Curran
Thomson is in closed guard... Curran tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Pat Curran seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Curran leans back...
He clobbers Josh Thomson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Mouth
Pat Curran is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson tries to roll to his side and trap Pat Curran in his guard...
Josh Thomson moves to half guard.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson attempts to move to full guard
Josh Thomson manages to switch to full guard.
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Pat Curran pushes Josh Thomson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Curran jumps and tries to free his leg! Thomson doesn't allow this but Pat Curran is able to get half guard here.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Curran's moves.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Curran tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Josh Thomson
gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Pat Curran looks to counter!
Crisp uppercut by Curran followed by a hard jab
Josh Thomson stumbles back.
Thomson's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Nose
Curran wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Thomson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Pat Curran embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Thomson who put distance between them
Josh Thomson charges at Curran throwing flurries left and right.
Pat Curran gets out of the way.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Josh Thomson tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pat Curran jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Josh Thomson shoots for a double leg takedown!
Pat Curran sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Pat Curran looks to counter!
Pat Curran shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Josh Thomson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Curran into his guard.
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Thomson
Pat Curran tries to pass Josh Thomson's guard...
Pat Curran manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson launches a few punches to Curran's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Curran tries to cover his face,
Pat Curran is in half guard over Thomson
Josh Thomson attempts to move to full guard
Josh Thomson manages to switch to full guard.
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Pat Curran tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock from Pat Curran appears to be unbreakable
Thomson is able to break the lock.
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Thomson tries to close his guard around Curran
He succeeds!
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Thomson
Curran struggles on the ground and tries to break Josh Thomson's guard...
Pat Curran is in Thomson open guard now
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Thomson tries to close his guard around Curran
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Curran fires a barrage of punches at Thomson's head!
This is bad! Curran is just pounding on Josh Thomson's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Pat Curran is in open guard over Thomson
Curran is in open guard over Thomson... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Thomson rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Thomson is trying to counter now!
Thomson throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Pat Curran realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Pat Curran. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Thomson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Curran can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Curran looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Thomson's punches
Thomson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Curran.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Curran steps backwards away from Josh Thomson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Pat Curran paws at Thomson.
Thomson swings ineffectively.
Thomson misses a step and Pat Curran sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pat Curran's mind is definitely in the fight, Thomson just got nailed! Pat Curran saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Thomson is going to have a headache after this one.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Pat Curran.
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Round 3
=========================================
Pat Curran leans forwards and tries to grapple with Thomson
Curran shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pat Curran is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Thomson with uppercuts!
Thomson is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Thomson is unable to escape!
Josh Thomson pushes away Curran trying to keep the fight at striking range
Curran stumbles backwards and Josh Thomson circles to get the center of the cage
Thomson launches a kick
but Pat Curran avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Curran moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Thomson with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Middle kick from Curran.
Thomson receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Pat Curran attempts to cut off Thomson with punches
Thomson reels from the strikes.
Thomson's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Curran throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
That punishment by Pat Curran has left Thomson staggered! Pat Curran should try push forward now and finish this!
Curran looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Thomson's punches
Thomson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Curran.
Josh Thomson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Pat Curran!
Thomson stumbles backwards staggered and Pat Curran launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Thomson is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Herb Dean is asking Thomson to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Thomson.
Thomson has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Pat Curran by TKO (Punches) at 1:35 Round 3
Statistics: Pat Curran
Punches 16/20 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 2067,03
Clinch Damage 29,75
Ground Damage 629,12
Time on the ground 434 s
Statistics: Josh Thomson
Punches 0/12 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 19/28 (68%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 462,35
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 383,77
Time on the ground 434 s
I thought this one might go the distance with how crazy even through both the 1st and 2nd were, then Curran started banging for big damage to start the 3rd and it was curtains for Thomson. I like, but would've rather seen it go a little longer.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!