Last Update: December 20 , 2006

Post Nam Phan Fight Interview by Mick Chanthaseth

MC: Hey Nam, I wasn’t at the fight, but I heard you got your ass beat. Explain!

NP: Well Mick, I wouldn’t say I got my ass beat, per say, but I definitely take my hat off to Josh Thomson, and I for sure lost that fight. Pretty much what happened was that he pushed the pace more than I did. I got out hustled, and Josh won the decision fair and square.

MC: He looked a lot buffer than you, how was strength a factor in this fight?

NP: Yes, I agree. He definitely had a lot better beach muscle than I did but to be honest, I didn’t feel that he was that strong. His strength did not bother me so much during the fight. I must say one thing, I felt really embarrassed standing next to the dude at the weigh in and he was ripped and I was chubby.MC: But didn’t you have the conditioning factor over him?

NP: Yes Mick, I agree, even though I did not have a “stud-ly” body, I felt that my conditioning was better than his; therefore, it gave me a chance to be the aggressor during the 2nd and 3rd round.

MC: Would you ever call him out again?

NP: Well Mick, first of all, I never even called him out the first time. So I’m not the kind of person that would call him out the second time, but for sure I would like a rematch, and I’ll do my best to finish the fight.

MC: This was your first time in Strike Force; how different is it from KOTC?

NP: Well, I think the difference is Strike Force is a little more strict with the rules because, it is a California sanctioned show so there are commissioned guys everywhere watching the fighters to see if they are doing anything illegal. In KOTC, I miss it very much, you can just go in there and do whatever the heck you want because it is on Indian Reservation, and they are not bound by the California state athletics.

MC: Is there anything you would like to say to fans?

NP: Yes, I would like to say thank you to all the people that have been supporting me all these years, and have been sending me all those nice emails even after my lost. To all my Vietnamese brothers that sent me all that hate mail, I just want to say, even though you don’t like me, you guys will always be my brothers and I will continue to represent our people to the best of my ability whether you like me or not.

MC: Shout outs to sponsors?

NP: Yes, I would like to say thank you to Jeremy Williams and Team APEX, Art James and Team Punchout, The whole MADU family, TAPOUT,

KNOXX mma gear, vietcircles.com, American First Mortgage, and budovideos.com.

MC: Ok Nam, Thanks very much for the interview. Maybe next time you’ll get em eh?

NP: Yes Mick, Always a pleasure and I promise to do my best next time okay? Eh.

Last Update: December 19 , 2006

Nam Phan vs. Josh Thomson from mmaweekly.com

Last Update: December 18 , 2006

Nam Phan vs. Josh Thomson fight pics from sherdog.com

Last Update: December 10 , 2006

Back Stage from Strikeforce 12.8.2006

Last Update: December 8, 2006

Play by play ~ Nam Phan vs. Josh Thomson

Courtesy of Sherdog.com

Round 1
Thomson comes out moving forward He gets the Thai clinch and scores with some nice knees. Phan gets a body lock and the two stay entangles for a good minute or so. Phan scores the first takedown of the fight, an outside trip. Thomson locks up a full guard. Thomson powers his way up off the mat and scores with a superman punch and some good knees to the body. Thomson gets a takedown of his own with Phan securing guard. Thomson looks much stronger than Phan. A fantastic scramble as Phan escaped and nearly secured Thomson's back before "The Punk" wiggled away. The round soon came to a close with Thomson garnering the 10-9 score on the Sherdog.com card.

Round 2
Phan moving forward early in the round, catches Thomson with a right hand only to walk right into a right hand from "The Punk" that dropped him. Thomson pounced, trying to end things but nearly got caught in a guillotine choke from the rallying Phan. Thomson escaped and soon after backed away up to his feet. Phan tried to get a single leg takedown and ended up nearly taking Thomsons back after he fell attempting a flying knee. Thomson got back to his feet again and began to pour it on Phan. Landing punches and knees to his smaller foe. Phan refused to back down and fires away at every opening Phan lands a pair of hooks. Thomson, unfazed, pushes him back into the cage. Sherdog.com scores the second stanza 10-9 for Josh Thomson.

Round 3
They are trading now in the center of the cage. Phan unloads a combination of punches finishing with a heavy shot to the body. Thomson answers with punches of his own. Thomson looks to be the more weary of the two fighters. Both guys have plenty of gas in the tank though. Thomson lands a series of knees, backing Phan up into the cage. Thomson put Phan to the mat with a spinning back kick to the midsection. He attacks, following up with a flying knee that Phan catches. Thomson transitions into a guillotine attempt. Thomson now has the mount and is firing away at Phan. 30 seconds left. Phan gets his guard back but Thomson wont be denied. He continues the barrage, standing up out of the guard and launching himself back at him like a missle. The round ends to a rousing chorus of cheers. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Thomson. Jimmy Lennon Jr. calls out the official scores as 30-27 on all three cards giving Josh Thomson the Strikeforce U.S. lightweight title.

Josh Thomson puts on a "Frank Glamrock is my bitch" shirt on after the fight.

Frank is now in the ring.

Shamrock tells the crowd, since its his birthday, he is going to give himself a birthday present. He shows a contract that he says has Phil Baroni's signature on it. He declares that he will knock Baroni out and that the fight will sell 18,000 seats like his first fight in Strikeforce.

Last Update: November 27 , 2006

Pre-Fight StrikeForce Triple Threat December 8th Interview by Mick Chanthaseth

MC: First is first. Are you ready?

NP: Well Mick, this is going to be the biggest and toughtest fight of my career. I have been traning very hard for this fight and I think I am ready as I'll ever be for Josh Thomson.

MC: What do you know about your opponent?

NP: Well, I know that he wrestled at Stanford. He trains with Javier Mendez at AKA for his kickboxing and he trains with David Camarillo for his Jiu Jitsu, and he's about 5'10" or 5'11" so he's pretty tall and he looks pretty heavy, he probably walks around at 180 or so.

MC: He sounds like he fights just like you do? Do you anticipate that this fight will be stand up or on the ground?

NP: Yes I agree, Josh a very well rounded fighter, he can fight standing or on the ground, I don't know this fight is going to go. Josh is a very talented fighter; therefore, I think this fight will be very unpredictable.

MC: How do feel about fighting so far away from home, without the fans?

NP: Well for sure I will definately miss the support from my So Cal brothers and sisters, but I think my Nor Cal supporters got my back as well.

MC: How would somebody get tickets to see you fight?

NP: I think the best way is to call Peter Malik for tickets and be sure to tell him that you're with Nam Phan and I'm sure that he'll work out some deal with you.

MC: What's the number?

NP: His number is (408) 603-6655

MC: Okay, Good LUCK Nam, Thank You for your time!

NP: Always a pleasure!

Last Update: November 26 , 2006

Pictures from the 6th American Internatioal Championships

Last Update: November 25 , 2006

Pictures of Nam Phan training for Josh Thomson by MMA-Fighter.com

Last Update: November 24 , 2006

Nam Phan does interview with MMA-Fighter.com

Last Update: November 23 , 2006

Nam Phan does interview with MMACalifornia.net

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