Strikeforce on NBC 2/22/09 Re-Cap

Strikeforce on NBC 2/22/09

This is the Josh Thomson edition of Strikeforce on NBC. Josh Thomson is the current

Lightweight Fight- Ashe Bowman (9-4) vs. Josh Thomson (16-2)

This is from the Strikeforce show at the Playboy Mansion from 9/20/08. Thomson is the Strikeforce Lightweight champion. I’m pretty sure this was a non-title fight although after the fight Lon MacEachern calls this a successful title defense.

R1- Josh goes for a high kick early but it's blocked. Thomson lands some punches and takes down Ashe and quickly finishes. Great showing by Thomson against an over matched fighter.

Winner: Josh Thomson by TKO (strikes) R1 1:14

Lightweight Fight- Josh Thomson (11-2) vs. Nick Gonzalez (11-4)

This fight is from June of 2007. Thomson has a 4” height advantage for this fight. Both guys were riding win streaks coming into the fight. This fight was originally shown on NBC last April.

R1- Thomson connects lightly with a lighting quick kick and then takes down Gonzales. Thomson’s got his back and is going for a choke. Thomson controlling early. Thomson taps Gonzales quickly. Thomson looked awesome in this fight.

Winner: Josh Thomson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 1:42

Lightweight Fight- Josh Thomson (12-2) vs. Adam Lynn (11-7)

This fight is from September 2007. It was on Strikeforce’s first show at the Playboy Mansion.

R1- The fight is joined in progress about half way through the first round. Thomson just kind of all the sudden came alive. He jumped in and hit a right hand and tripped his opponent up and then jumped on top and finished him with Ground and Pound.

Winner: Josh Thomson by TKO (Strikes) R1

Strikeforce Lightweight Title Fight- Gilbert Melendez © (14-1) vs. Josh Thomson (14-2)

This fight is from June 2008. This was a five round fight and they showed highlights of the early part of the fight with Thomson controlling.

R5- They joined this fight in progress at the beginning of the 5th round. At this stage of the fight I had Thomson up on my score card 40-36 as he won the first 4 rounds of the fight. Towards the end of the round both guys open it up and are going at each other with some really good exchanges. The first half of the round was kind of blah but they had a big explosion for about a minute and it ends with a close round. I had Thomson taking this round and winning the fight 50-45. All 3 judges scored the fight 50-45.

Winner and new Strikeforce Lightweight Champion: Josh Thomson by Decision (Unanimous)