Josh Thomson

Bobby Green vs. Josh Thomson

Round 1
Green backs Thomson toward the fence with a hard outside leg kick which draws a smile from “The Punk.” A right hand knocks Thomson off balance and briefly to the ground, but he pops back up to continue backpedaling. Green keeps walking after the AKA fighter, parrying punches with range-finding punches to Thomson’s body and kicks upstairs. Thomson sticks Green with a crisp right hand and circles off the fence. Green continues to press the action but isn’t letting his hands go, instead walking Thomson down while feinting and twitching. Thomson throws an overhand right and takes a finger to the eye from Green’s outstretched left hand. Thomson doesn’t want much time to recover, and the action resumes with 1:50 on the clock. Green lands an outside leg kick and slides backward to avoid five or six punches in quick succession. Thomson gets one back with a right hand in a quick clinch. Green keeps peppering Thomson’s lead leg with kicks in the last half minute of the round.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-10
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Thomson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10

Round 2
Green puts a kick on Thomson’s body, checks a leg kick and then taunts Thomson after dodging a left high kick. Thomson looks angry now, throwing fast combinations which mostly go off Green’s arms. Green doesn’t fire back, instead choosing to slide away and mock Thomson’s inaccuracy. Green eats two straight right hands as he walks after Thomson with hands low. Halfway through the round, Green tells Thomson “let’s go” and begins cutting off Thomson’s angles. Green probes with a right hand to the breadbasket and backs up to dodge Thomson’s counter right. Inside the last minute, Thomson catches a kick and floors Green with a takedown. Green is back on his feet 10 seconds later to continue clowning. He walks after Thomson but gets pushed out of range with a front kick to the stomach in the waning seconds of the round.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Thomson
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Thomson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Thomson

Round 3
Green lands a left hand to the body and changes levels to try a single-leg against the fence. Thomson stuffs the takedown, so Green stands him up against the cage and cracks the former Strikeforce champ with a right hand on the break. Green catches Thomson with a leaping knee on the chin, but Thomson grabs the leg and goes for a takedown of his own. Green defends and pops Thomson with a few punches before circling away. Thomson catches Green with a straight left, a right hook and a knee to the midsection. Green goes hard for a single-leg on the fence, spinning Thomson to the ground for a split second. Thomson springs back up and hammers at the kneeling Green’s head with a couple right hands. Thomson is sporting damage around his right eye, dripping blood down onto his cheek. Down to the final minute now, and neither man is letting his hands go. They exchange low kicks, Thomson sticks Green with a straight right and then whiffs over Green’s head with a high kick as time expires.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Green (29-29 Draw)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Green (29-28 Thomson)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Green (29-29 Draw)

The Official Result
Bobby Green def. Josh Thomson via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) R3 5:00