Isaac Thomson

Joanderson Brito vs. Isaac Thomson
BETTING PREVIEW | SCOUTING REPORT | ODDS: Brito (-230); Thomson (+205)

Round 1
Initially planning on battling Melsik Baghdasaryan tonight, Brito (17-5-1, 5-3 UFC) shifts his focus to Octagon newcomer Thomson (9-2, 0-0 UFC), who is coming in on short notice. With his last eight victories coming before the final bell, Brito will be aiming to hand the Team Alpha Male product his second career stoppage loss. Referee Eric McMahon will follow along for as long as this match lasts, and it starts with an awkward clap of hands.
Thomson backs off and jabs the body, aiming a kick to the same spot in rapid succession. Brito pitches out a body kick of his own, and Thomson grabs it and immediately counters over the top to knock the Brazilian to his back. Thomson climbs into top position, but Brito scoots to the fence in hopes of wall-walking. Brito turns his back while standing up, allowing Thomson to climb on his back so he can knee him in the face. Thomson loops one of his legs between Brito’s to trip him up, leaning on him against the wall in hopes of dragging the hard-swinging Brazilian down. Brito leans his shoulder on the wire, biding his time and ignoring short shots around the back of his head. Thomson jumps onto the back, and he drags Brito down while still maintaining partial back control.
Brito scrambles wildly to get out of the grip, and Thomson elbows him on both sides behind his back. Thomson grips a kimura in hopes of sweeping, so Brito lifts him up like a sack of potatoes and throws him down to the floor on his head. Thomson practically springboards off and back upright, and he charges at Brito and hits a clean double to put him on his back. Brito slowly works his way up without absorbing anything of note, and he grips hold of Thomson and hurls him to the floor. Brito looks to take his back, but Thomson slides out and puts Brito on his seat while attacking a one-armed guillotine choke. Brito breaks out of it without concern and pursues his own takedown, slowly dragging the Aussie to his knee and then seat. Thomson muscles his way upright, and Brito knees him in the thigh a few times until Thomson rolls. Brito follows him and knees him in the chest right before the bell sounds.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Brito
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Brito
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Brito

Round 2
Brito walks out of his corner ready to go, and Thomson is the first to land in the round when he rips a kick to the ribs. Brito blasts his inner thigh with a heavy kick that makes Thomson take a funny step, and he spins for a back fist that puts him in jeopardy. Thomson ducks it and shoots for a takedown, only for Brito to flip him over and establish top position. Thomson climbs back up with the wall at his back, and Brito disengages. Thomson sticks out a few jabs and nails Brito with a front kick, and he follows it with a body kick. Brito retaliates with a crisp right hand, and Thomson chomps his teeth at him like Iceman from “Top Gun.” Thomson fails on a shot, and Brito pushes him to his knees and sets up a brabo choke. Brito jumps guard to complete the submission, rolling him over and wrapping it up. Thomson turns his torso the proper direction to escape the sub, and he scrambles faster than his opponent and gets hold of Brito’s back.
Thomson jumps on the Brazilian’s back, who starts shimming and wriggling to get Thomson off of him. Brito finds himself taking Thomson’s back, and he knees him hard on the back of the thigh and stomps the calf viciously. Thomson’s no-look elbows keep landing too, and Brito tries for another high-amplitude slam but does not have the juice to do it. Brito settles for something smoother, tripping Thomson’s leg out from beneath him and dropping the Aussie on his face. From there, Brito clubs his foe with short, powerful left hands as he gets his hooks in to take Thomson’s back. Brito’s punches have an impact when they land, and Thomson rolls over only for Brito to cinch up the body triangle. Brito isolates Thomson’s shoulder, abandoning it to grip hold of a rear-naked choke that is over Thomson’s face. The face crank is broken up by the hand-fighting of the Team Alpha Male fighter, who rides out the round with “Tubarao” on his back.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Brito
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Brito
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Brito

Round 3
Jogging out of his corner, Brito knows that Thomson is about to kick him when he gets in close proximity, so he dodges it before it gets to him. When Thomson loops a head kick at him, Brito clubs him with a pair of huge right hands that Thomson eats like lamingtons. Brito appears unafraid of what comes back his direction, walking the Aussie down with impunity while swinging for the fences. Thomson is reeling, and a left hand damages his eye as he paws at it. Thomson motions to McMahon that he may have been poked, but McMahon does not see it so he has to shield up to avoid a couple heavy blows. Brito shoots in for a double, transitioning to a single as he puts Thomson’s back to the wall. Thomson responds with elbows to the side of the head, and Brito trips him up and puts him on his knees. While Brito looks to complete his takedown, Thomson continues to spam the short, effective elbows to the dome.
Thomson uses a kimura setup to work back to his feet, and he starts elbowing Brito’s forearm in hopes of breaking the grip around his waist. Brito holds him from behind, tripping him up and otherwise flustering him with an aggressive controlling position that results him Brito briefly getting him down. Thomson climbs back up and elbows any target he can find, but Brito completely ignores them while in pursuit of a dominant position. This results in a stalemate until Brito uses his remaining energy reserves to dump Thomson to the ground. Thomson bounces back up to his feet, but it is a hollow victory as Brito promptly drags him back down. The horn sounds, and Thomson helps Brito back to his feet as they embrace.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Brito (30-27 Brito)
Dayne Fox scores the round: 10-9 Brito (30-27 Brito)
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Brito (30-27 Brito)

The Official Result
Joanderson Brito def. Isaac Thomson via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)