Post by The Sandmen on Oct 2, 2016 21:47:12 GMT -5
Pat Curran shifts back and forth nervously.
Ferocious staredown by Northcutt while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Pat Curran!
Northcutt is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Pat Curran shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Sage Northcutt is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Curran into his guard.
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Northcutt measures the resilience of Curran's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Curran blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sage Northcutt gets sloppy and Pat Curran tries to take advantage...
Curran throws a few hammer fists to the face of Sage Northcutt
Solid shots!
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Curran is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Northcutt's ribs.
Northcutt blocks Pat Curran's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Northcutt tries to move on the ground and shows Pat Curran a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Northcutt's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Curran is in closed guard... Northcutt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Pat Curran!
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Sage Northcutt rolls Pat Curran to his stomach and takes his back!
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran
Northcutt tries to end this with a RNC!
Curran manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Pat Curran is in half guard over Northcutt
Curran gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Sage Northcutt! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Sage Northcutt doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Pat Curran is in half guard over Northcutt
Pat Curran tries to free his leg
Pat Curran uses some of his skill by jumping out of Northcutt's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Pat Curran is in side mount over Sage Northcutt
Curran tries to move to full mount!
Northcutt won't allow him to take this position easily.
Pat Curran is in side mount over Sage Northcutt
Sage Northcutt attempts to trap Pat Curran in his guard.
Sage Northcutt manages to switch to half guard.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Northcutt
Pat Curran tries to pass Sage Northcutt's guard...
Pat Curran passes momentarily but Sage Northcutt sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Northcutt tries to move on the ground and shows Pat Curran a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Northcutt uses his forearms to block the impact!
Curran clumsily fails here and it's time for Sage Northcutt to fight back!
Sage Northcutt sits up and gets an arm around Curran's neck!
Curran pushes Sage Northcutt back to the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Pat Curran.
Northcutt staggers backwards. Curran wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Northcutt tries to grapple
Curran moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Sage Northcutt shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Pat Curran is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Northcutt into his guard.
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Northcutt tries to escape from the closed guard
Northcutt succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Sage Northcutt pushes Pat Curran against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Northcutt jumps and tries to free his leg! Curran doesn't allow this but Sage Northcutt is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran attempts to move to full guard
Pat Curran manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Northcutt tries to jump to side mount.
Pat Curran closed his guard around Sage Northcutt.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Northcutt tries to move to full mount!
Curran won't allow him to take this position easily.
Curran is trying to counter now!
Deep breaths from Pat Curran who tries a hammer punch to Northcutt's ribs.
That hit Northcutt who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Curran tries to show some ground skills
Pat Curran put Northcutt in half guard.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt is taking this opportunity to rest.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran tries to close the guard.
Curran put Sage Northcutt in closed guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Sage Northcutt tries to open Curran's guard...
Curran breaks the lock and covers himself from Northcutt's punches
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Northcutt is in closed guard... Curran tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sage Northcutt!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Pat Curran.
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Round 2
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Pat Curran throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Northcutt's Chin is beginning to swell
Northcutt and Curran circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Pat Curran
that forces Northcutt to try and defend better.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Curran moves forward looking for some action
Pat Curran shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Curran takes a break to breathe while holding Sage Northcutt.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Curran throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Northcutt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Pat Curran didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Curran tries to close his guard around Northcutt
He is not able to do it
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Northcutt is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Northcutt moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt sits over his knees and pushes away Curran's leg!
Curran closes his legs around Sage Northcutt's leg. Northcutt is not able to move away now!
Curran is trying to counter now!
Deep breaths from Pat Curran who tries a hammer punch to Northcutt's ribs.
That hit Northcutt who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran tries to close the guard.
Curran put Sage Northcutt in closed guard.
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Northcutt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Northcutt tries to cover his face,
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Northcutt struggles on the ground and tries to break Pat Curran's guard...
Sage Northcutt is in Curran open guard now
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Curran tries to close his guard around Northcutt
He succeeds!
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Northcutt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Sage Northcutt fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran attempts to move to full guard
Sage Northcutt keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Northcutt is trying to counter now!
Sage Northcutt tries to free his leg...
Sage Northcutt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Curran's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Northcutt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Northcutt tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Curran measures the resilience of Northcutt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Northcutt's side.
Northcutt ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to mount Pat Curran...
Sage Northcutt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Sage Northcutt rolls Pat Curran to his stomach and takes his back!
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran
Curran has Northcutt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to mount Pat Curran...
Pat Curran sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Curran measures the resilience of Northcutt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Northcutt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Sage Northcutt looks to counter!
Sage Northcutt tries to free his leg...
Sage Northcutt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Curran's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Northcutt's cheek from the guard.
Sage Northcutt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to mount Pat Curran...
Sage Northcutt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Sage Northcutt fakes a punch and launches himself over Curran!
Nice move by Northcutt who clinches and pushes Curran against the cage
Pat Curran tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Northcutt is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sage Northcutt postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Curran hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Pat Curran tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Northcutt is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Sage Northcutt postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Curran hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sage Northcutt fakes a punch to Pat Curran ribs and the tries to trip him
Pat Curran loses balance and goes to the ground
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to posture up and open Pat Curran's guard...
Sage Northcutt forces Pat Curran to open his guard.
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Northcutt tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt sits over his knees and pushes away Curran's leg!
Sage Northcutt is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran attempts to trap Sage Northcutt in his guard.
Sage Northcutt keeps control and remains in side mount.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to mount Pat Curran...
Sage Northcutt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Curran is in closed guard... Northcutt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Pat Curran!
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Northcutt's cheek from the guard.
Sage Northcutt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Curran launches a few weak punches
Northcutt blocks them effectively.
Northcutt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sage Northcutt tries to better his position on the ground...
Northcutt is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and trap Sage Northcutt in his guard...
Pat Curran moves to half guard.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt 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!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Sage Northcutt pushes Curran's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Northcutt who is in full mount! Curran is in trouble now!
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Curran tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Sage Northcutt doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Northcutt works on the ground with his fingers over Curran's face
Curran shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Sage Northcutt rolls Pat Curran to his stomach and takes his back!
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran
Northcutt tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Curran! Northcutt has one hook in and keeps working!
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran with one hook in
Curran is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Northcutt tries to use some of his tricky moves but Northcutt's is smart enough to counter him.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran with one hook in
Curran is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Northcutt tries to use some of his tricky moves but Northcutt's is smart enough to counter him.
Poorly executed technique. Sage Northcutt looks to counter!
Sage Northcutt tries to get his arm under Pat Curran's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Pat Curran's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Curran struggles to free himself
That Neck Crank looks tight...
That Neck Crank from Sage Northcutt appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Curran's eyes...
Northcutt is locking that Neck Crank...
Northcutt secures the lock while Pat Curran refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Sage Northcutt by Submission (Neck Crank) at 3:52 Round 3
Statistics: Pat Curran
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/34 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 608 s
Statistics: Sage Northcutt
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/11 (55%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/13 (38%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 608 s
Curran dominated this until he became exhuasted. Had he not, he probably would have finished Sage, who was close to death early on.
Ferocious staredown by Northcutt while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Pat Curran!
Northcutt is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Pat Curran shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Sage Northcutt is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Curran into his guard.
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Northcutt measures the resilience of Curran's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Curran blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Sage Northcutt gets sloppy and Pat Curran tries to take advantage...
Curran throws a few hammer fists to the face of Sage Northcutt
Solid shots!
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Curran is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Northcutt's ribs.
Northcutt blocks Pat Curran's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Northcutt tries to move on the ground and shows Pat Curran a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Northcutt's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Curran is in closed guard... Northcutt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Pat Curran!
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Sage Northcutt rolls Pat Curran to his stomach and takes his back!
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran
Northcutt tries to end this with a RNC!
Curran manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Pat Curran is in half guard over Northcutt
Curran gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Sage Northcutt! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Sage Northcutt doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Pat Curran is in half guard over Northcutt
Pat Curran tries to free his leg
Pat Curran uses some of his skill by jumping out of Northcutt's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Pat Curran is in side mount over Sage Northcutt
Curran tries to move to full mount!
Northcutt won't allow him to take this position easily.
Pat Curran is in side mount over Sage Northcutt
Sage Northcutt attempts to trap Pat Curran in his guard.
Sage Northcutt manages to switch to half guard.
Pat Curran is in half guard over Northcutt
Pat Curran tries to pass Sage Northcutt's guard...
Pat Curran passes momentarily but Sage Northcutt sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Northcutt tries to move on the ground and shows Pat Curran a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Northcutt uses his forearms to block the impact!
Curran clumsily fails here and it's time for Sage Northcutt to fight back!
Sage Northcutt sits up and gets an arm around Curran's neck!
Curran pushes Sage Northcutt back to the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Pat Curran.
Northcutt staggers backwards. Curran wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Northcutt tries to grapple
Curran moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Sage Northcutt shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Pat Curran is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Northcutt into his guard.
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Northcutt tries to escape from the closed guard
Northcutt succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Sage Northcutt pushes Pat Curran against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Northcutt jumps and tries to free his leg! Curran doesn't allow this but Sage Northcutt is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran attempts to move to full guard
Pat Curran manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Northcutt tries to jump to side mount.
Pat Curran closed his guard around Sage Northcutt.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Northcutt tries to move to full mount!
Curran won't allow him to take this position easily.
Curran is trying to counter now!
Deep breaths from Pat Curran who tries a hammer punch to Northcutt's ribs.
That hit Northcutt who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Curran tries to show some ground skills
Pat Curran put Northcutt in half guard.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt is taking this opportunity to rest.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran tries to close the guard.
Curran put Sage Northcutt in closed guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Sage Northcutt tries to open Curran's guard...
Curran breaks the lock and covers himself from Northcutt's punches
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Northcutt is in closed guard... Curran tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Sage Northcutt!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Pat Curran.
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Round 2
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Pat Curran throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Northcutt's Chin is beginning to swell
Northcutt and Curran circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Pat Curran
that forces Northcutt to try and defend better.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Curran moves forward looking for some action
Pat Curran shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Curran takes a break to breathe while holding Sage Northcutt.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Curran throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Northcutt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Pat Curran didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Curran tries to close his guard around Northcutt
He is not able to do it
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Northcutt is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Northcutt moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt sits over his knees and pushes away Curran's leg!
Curran closes his legs around Sage Northcutt's leg. Northcutt is not able to move away now!
Curran is trying to counter now!
Deep breaths from Pat Curran who tries a hammer punch to Northcutt's ribs.
That hit Northcutt who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran tries to close the guard.
Curran put Sage Northcutt in closed guard.
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Northcutt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Northcutt tries to cover his face,
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Northcutt struggles on the ground and tries to break Pat Curran's guard...
Sage Northcutt is in Curran open guard now
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Curran tries to close his guard around Northcutt
He succeeds!
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Northcutt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Sage Northcutt fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran attempts to move to full guard
Sage Northcutt keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Pat Curran tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Northcutt is trying to counter now!
Sage Northcutt tries to free his leg...
Sage Northcutt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Curran's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Northcutt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Northcutt tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Curran measures the resilience of Northcutt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Northcutt's side.
Northcutt ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to mount Pat Curran...
Sage Northcutt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Sage Northcutt rolls Pat Curran to his stomach and takes his back!
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran
Curran has Northcutt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to mount Pat Curran...
Pat Curran sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Curran measures the resilience of Northcutt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Northcutt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Sage Northcutt looks to counter!
Sage Northcutt tries to free his leg...
Sage Northcutt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Curran's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Northcutt's cheek from the guard.
Sage Northcutt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to mount Pat Curran...
Sage Northcutt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Sage Northcutt fakes a punch and launches himself over Curran!
Nice move by Northcutt who clinches and pushes Curran against the cage
Pat Curran tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Northcutt is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sage Northcutt postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Curran hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Pat Curran tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Northcutt is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Sage Northcutt postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Curran hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sage Northcutt fakes a punch to Pat Curran ribs and the tries to trip him
Pat Curran loses balance and goes to the ground
Sage Northcutt is in closed guard over Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to posture up and open Pat Curran's guard...
Sage Northcutt forces Pat Curran to open his guard.
Sage Northcutt is in open guard over Curran
Northcutt tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt sits over his knees and pushes away Curran's leg!
Sage Northcutt is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran attempts to trap Sage Northcutt in his guard.
Sage Northcutt keeps control and remains in side mount.
Sage Northcutt is in side mount over Pat Curran
Sage Northcutt looks to mount Pat Curran...
Sage Northcutt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Pat Curran is in closed guard over Northcutt
Curran is in closed guard... Northcutt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Pat Curran!
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran launches a few punches to Northcutt's cheek from the guard.
Sage Northcutt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Curran launches a few weak punches
Northcutt blocks them effectively.
Northcutt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sage Northcutt tries to better his position on the ground...
Northcutt is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and trap Sage Northcutt in his guard...
Pat Curran moves to half guard.
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt 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!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Sage Northcutt is in half guard over Curran
Northcutt steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Sage Northcutt pushes Curran's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Northcutt who is in full mount! Curran is in trouble now!
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Curran tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Sage Northcutt doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Northcutt works on the ground with his fingers over Curran's face
Curran shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Sage Northcutt is in full mount over Pat Curran
Pat Curran tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Sage Northcutt rolls Pat Curran to his stomach and takes his back!
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran
Northcutt tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Curran! Northcutt has one hook in and keeps working!
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran with one hook in
Curran is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Northcutt tries to use some of his tricky moves but Northcutt's is smart enough to counter him.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Northcutt is in rear mount over Curran with one hook in
Curran is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Northcutt tries to use some of his tricky moves but Northcutt's is smart enough to counter him.
Poorly executed technique. Sage Northcutt looks to counter!
Sage Northcutt tries to get his arm under Pat Curran's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Pat Curran's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Curran struggles to free himself
That Neck Crank looks tight...
That Neck Crank from Sage Northcutt appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Curran's eyes...
Northcutt is locking that Neck Crank...
Northcutt secures the lock while Pat Curran refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Sage Northcutt by Submission (Neck Crank) at 3:52 Round 3
Statistics: Pat Curran
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/34 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 608 s
Statistics: Sage Northcutt
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/11 (55%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/13 (38%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 608 s
Curran dominated this until he became exhuasted. Had he not, he probably would have finished Sage, who was close to death early on.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!