Post by The Sandmen on Sept 3, 2017 19:02:10 GMT -5
Nate Marquardt glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Stephen Thompson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Nate Marquardt and Stephen Thompson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
A right hand from Nate Marquardt
gets deflected.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Brutal combination from Stephen Thompson!
Marquardt is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Chin
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Wonderboy!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Wonderboy against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wonderboy tries to break the clinch... Nate Marquardt launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Wonderboy stumbles backwards and Nate Marquardt shoots an incredible takedown!
Nate Marquardt circles around Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt attempts a sweep single...
Stephen Thompson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Marquardt fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Nate Marquardt tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Stephen Thompson jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Wonderboy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lightning fast low kick from Wonderboy!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
1:06 Round 1 and Marquardt is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Marquardt decides to launch some tentative punches
Nate Marquardt takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Wonderboy moves forward looking for some action
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephen Thompson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Stephen Thompson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Wonderboy quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Nate Marquardt slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Marquardt cartwheels towards Wonderboy!
Wonderboy fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to free his leg
Nate Marquardt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Wonderboy's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over Wonderboy's face
Wonderboy shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Stephen Thompson manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground
Nate Marquardt moves to side mount
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Stephen Thompson's arm and tries an armbar!
Wonderboy holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Wonderboy's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Marquardt.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Stephen Thompson in his guard.
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Stephen Thompson is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Wonderboy
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Marquardt
Wonderboy use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Nate Marquardt holds Stephen Thompson and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Marquardt
Wonderboy is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephen Thompson!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Stephen Thompson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt suddenly holds Stephen Thompson's arm and tries an armbar!
Wonderboy can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nate Marquardt!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Marquardt
Stephen Thompson tries to better his position on the ground...
Marquardt holds Stephen Thompson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wonderboy is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephen Thompson!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Marquardt was tooling Stephen Thompson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephen Thompson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stephen Thompson tries to roll on the ground...
Marquardt knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Marquardt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wonderboy clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Stephen Thompson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls Stephen Thompson to his stomach and takes his back!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Lightning fast low kick from Wonderboy!
Marquardt blocks that kick with his leg.
Stephen Thompson tries a hook to the body
and hits Marquardt ribs hard
Marquardt steps backwards away from Stephen Thompson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Nate Marquardt.
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Round 2
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Nate Marquardt attempts a sweep single...
Nate Marquardt catches Stephen Thompson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Marquardt.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Nate Marquardt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wonderboy clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Marquardt struggles on the ground and tries to break Stephen Thompson's guard...
Wonderboy doesn't want to free his opponent and Marquardt continues in closed guard
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt arms and counters his opponent punches.
Wonderboy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Marquardt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Marquardt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Marquardt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wonderboy leans and gets Nate Marquardt's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
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.
Nate Marquardt shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Stephen Thompson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Marquardt into his guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to better his position on the ground...
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Wonderboy moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Nate Marquardt breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Marquardt climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Marquardt is standing while Wonderboy is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt steps back and allows Wonderboy to get back to his feet.
Wonderboy climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Marquardt leads with a punch
Stephen Thompson avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wonderboy goes down.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to move to full mount
Marquardt's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground
Marquardt cannot take advantage in the ground
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to improve position.
Wonderboy adjusts and closes his guard.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Wonderboy can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Marquardt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt pushes Stephen Thompson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Stephen Thompson struggles not allowing Nate Marquardt improve his position.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy is moving on the ground...
Marquardt tries to counter Wonderboy's moves on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Stand up! This is what Wonderboy's cornermen are shouting. Nate Marquardt is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Marquardt tries to improve position.
Wonderboy adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Stephen Thompson's guard...
Stephen Thompson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt avoids a dangerous strike from Wonderboy
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Marquardt is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stephen Thompson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Marquardt's chin! That stops Marquardt in his tracks!
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephen Thompson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wonderboy leans and gets Nate Marquardt's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt looks to posture up and open Stephen Thompson's guard...
Stephen Thompson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Marquardt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt looks to posture up and open Stephen Thompson's guard...
Stephen Thompson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Marquardt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Marquardt moves on the ground
Marquardt cannot take advantage in the ground
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Marquardt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Marquardt is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Incredible haymaker from Stephen Thompson!
You can see Nate Marquardt's head being snapped backwards!
Marquardt decides to launch some tentative punches
Wonderboy launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Marquardt with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
High kick from Stephen Thompson!
Marquardt seems to be done!
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt goes for a low kick..
Wonderboy avoids the deadly blow.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Wonderboy throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Marquardt moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Stephen Thompson checks the kick.
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephen Thompson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Wonderboy ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Stephen Thompson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Nate Marquardt tries to better his position on the ground...
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Wonderboy attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Wonderboy quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Nate Marquardt slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Nate Marquardt. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt avoids a dangerous strike from Wonderboy
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Stephen Thompson is opening up on Marquardt and raining down combinations!
Marquardt's corner looks worried!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
An overhand right from Nate Marquardt that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Wonderboy moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The two exchange wildly
Marquardt is connecting with a few punches
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wonderboy sprawls and remains on his feet.
Nate Marquardt goes for the suplex...
Wow, incredible!
Crushing shot to Wonderboy's body! He's holding his side
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground
Marquardt cannot take advantage in the ground
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to escape from the closed guard
Nate Marquardt any adventage in the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson throws up a triangle attempt!
Nate Marquardt postures up and breaks the triangle.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stephen Thompson controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Stephen Thompson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Wonderboy drills Nate Marquardt's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Nose
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Stephen Thompson in his guard...
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Nate Marquardt's arm and tries an armbar!
Marquardt holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Marquardt's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Stephen Thompson.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Nice beating Stephen Thompson has received.
Wonderboy is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Stephen Thompson manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt has seen better days.
Good looking punches from Nate Marquardt on the ground
deflected by Wonderboy.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to improve position.
Wonderboy adjusts and closes his guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Inside leg kick from Marquardt
that goes awry.
Poorly executed technique. Stephen Thompson looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on Marquardt.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Stephen Thompson has found an opening in the defense of Marquardt, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Marquardt's ribs.
Marquardt is holding Stephen Thompson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy moves forward looking for some action
Stephen Thompson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt has seen better days.
Marquardt struggles and launches a few punches to Wonderboy's head
Nothing from this... Nate Marquardt seems frustrated.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Marquardt is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Nate Marquardt launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Wonderboy blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Stephen Thompson's cheek! Wonderboy stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Marquardt is standing while Wonderboy is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Wonderboy's guard.
Wonderboy fights back with his feet, forcing Marquardt to try something else.
Poorly executed technique. Stephen Thompson looks to counter!
Wonderboy tries to hit Nate Marquardt with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Marquardt steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Marquardt is standing while Wonderboy is on the ground on his back
Marquardt decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Wonderboy's guard.
Wonderboy did not see that coming! Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy now.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Stephen Thompson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Poorly executed technique. Stephen Thompson looks to counter!
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Nate Marquardt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Marquardt blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Wonderboy misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Marquardt pushes Stephen Thompson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Stephen Thompson struggles not allowing Nate Marquardt improve his position.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Stephen Thompson swings and Marquardt has to retreat
Marquardt is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Marquardt steps forward
Stephen Thompson catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Nate Marquardt attempts a sweep single...
Nate Marquardt catches Stephen Thompson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Marquardt.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nice beating Nate Marquardt has received.
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson is cooling the fight on the ground
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Not a desiderable position that Wonderboy is in now. Nate Marquardt is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Stephen Thompson's guard...
Stephen Thompson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
Wonderboy knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Stephen Thompson storms over Marquardt with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Wonderboy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Marquardt's face with his elbows!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Stephen Thompson in his guard...
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Stephen Thompson storms over Marquardt with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Wonderboy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Marquardt's face with his elbows!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Stephen Thompson has seen better days.
Marquardt tries to escape from the full mount...
Stephen Thompson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy launches a barrage of elbows over Marquardt's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Marquardt doesn't fight back!
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Wonderboy's moves.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Stephen Thompson looks to mount Nate Marquardt...
Stephen Thompson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Wonderboy's moves.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Wonderboy!
Stephen Thompson is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Marquardt and pushes him away!
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stephen Thompson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Nate Marquardt! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Wonderboy pushes Nate Marquardt and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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Nate Marquardt throws a combo
Stephen Thompson ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Marquardt swings again, only to get countered once more! Marquardt is looking bad here!
Marquardt is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
Winner is Stephen Thompson by TKO (Injury - Broken cheekbone) at 0:24 Round 5
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 8/19 (42%)
Kicks 0/7 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/18 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 717 s
Statistics: Stephen Thompson
Punches 25/29 (86%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 26/46 (57%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 741 s
Ouch. Was a decent fight before that. Probably going Thompsons way. But ouch.
Stephen Thompson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Nate Marquardt and Stephen Thompson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
A right hand from Nate Marquardt
gets deflected.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Brutal combination from Stephen Thompson!
Marquardt is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Chin
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Wonderboy!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Wonderboy against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wonderboy tries to break the clinch... Nate Marquardt launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Wonderboy stumbles backwards and Nate Marquardt shoots an incredible takedown!
Nate Marquardt circles around Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt attempts a sweep single...
Stephen Thompson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Marquardt fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Nate Marquardt tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Stephen Thompson jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Wonderboy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lightning fast low kick from Wonderboy!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
1:06 Round 1 and Marquardt is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Marquardt decides to launch some tentative punches
Nate Marquardt takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Wonderboy moves forward looking for some action
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephen Thompson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Stephen Thompson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Wonderboy quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Nate Marquardt slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Marquardt cartwheels towards Wonderboy!
Wonderboy fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to free his leg
Nate Marquardt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Wonderboy's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over Wonderboy's face
Wonderboy shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Stephen Thompson manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground
Nate Marquardt moves to side mount
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Stephen Thompson's arm and tries an armbar!
Wonderboy holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Wonderboy's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Marquardt.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Stephen Thompson in his guard.
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Stephen Thompson is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Wonderboy
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Marquardt
Wonderboy use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Nate Marquardt holds Stephen Thompson and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Marquardt
Wonderboy is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephen Thompson!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Stephen Thompson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Marquardt suddenly holds Stephen Thompson's arm and tries an armbar!
Wonderboy can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nate Marquardt!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Marquardt
Stephen Thompson tries to better his position on the ground...
Marquardt holds Stephen Thompson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wonderboy is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephen Thompson!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Marquardt was tooling Stephen Thompson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephen Thompson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Stephen Thompson tries to roll on the ground...
Marquardt knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Marquardt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Wonderboy clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Stephen Thompson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls Stephen Thompson to his stomach and takes his back!
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Lightning fast low kick from Wonderboy!
Marquardt blocks that kick with his leg.
Stephen Thompson tries a hook to the body
and hits Marquardt ribs hard
Marquardt steps backwards away from Stephen Thompson. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Nate Marquardt.
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Round 2
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Nate Marquardt attempts a sweep single...
Nate Marquardt catches Stephen Thompson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Marquardt.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Nate Marquardt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wonderboy clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Marquardt struggles on the ground and tries to break Stephen Thompson's guard...
Wonderboy doesn't want to free his opponent and Marquardt continues in closed guard
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt arms and counters his opponent punches.
Wonderboy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Marquardt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Marquardt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Marquardt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wonderboy leans and gets Nate Marquardt's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
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.
Nate Marquardt shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Stephen Thompson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Marquardt into his guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to better his position on the ground...
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Wonderboy moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Nate Marquardt breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Marquardt climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Marquardt is standing while Wonderboy is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt steps back and allows Wonderboy to get back to his feet.
Wonderboy climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Marquardt leads with a punch
Stephen Thompson avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wonderboy goes down.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to move to full mount
Marquardt's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground
Marquardt cannot take advantage in the ground
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to improve position.
Wonderboy adjusts and closes his guard.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Wonderboy can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Marquardt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt pushes Stephen Thompson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Stephen Thompson struggles not allowing Nate Marquardt improve his position.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy is moving on the ground...
Marquardt tries to counter Wonderboy's moves on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Stand up! This is what Wonderboy's cornermen are shouting. Nate Marquardt is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Marquardt tries to improve position.
Wonderboy adjusts and closes his guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Stephen Thompson's guard...
Stephen Thompson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt avoids a dangerous strike from Wonderboy
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Marquardt is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stephen Thompson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Marquardt's chin! That stops Marquardt in his tracks!
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephen Thompson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wonderboy leans and gets Nate Marquardt's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt looks to posture up and open Stephen Thompson's guard...
Stephen Thompson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Marquardt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt looks to posture up and open Stephen Thompson's guard...
Stephen Thompson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Marquardt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Marquardt moves on the ground
Marquardt cannot take advantage in the ground
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Marquardt struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Marquardt is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Incredible haymaker from Stephen Thompson!
You can see Nate Marquardt's head being snapped backwards!
Marquardt decides to launch some tentative punches
Wonderboy launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Marquardt with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
High kick from Stephen Thompson!
Marquardt seems to be done!
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt goes for a low kick..
Wonderboy avoids the deadly blow.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Wonderboy throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Marquardt moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Stephen Thompson checks the kick.
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephen Thompson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Wonderboy ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Stephen Thompson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Nate Marquardt tries to better his position on the ground...
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Wonderboy attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Wonderboy quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Nate Marquardt slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Nate Marquardt. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt avoids a dangerous strike from Wonderboy
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Stephen Thompson is opening up on Marquardt and raining down combinations!
Marquardt's corner looks worried!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
An overhand right from Nate Marquardt that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Wonderboy moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The two exchange wildly
Marquardt is connecting with a few punches
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Wonderboy sprawls and remains on his feet.
Nate Marquardt goes for the suplex...
Wow, incredible!
Crushing shot to Wonderboy's body! He's holding his side
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground
Marquardt cannot take advantage in the ground
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to escape from the closed guard
Nate Marquardt any adventage in the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson throws up a triangle attempt!
Nate Marquardt postures up and breaks the triangle.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stephen Thompson controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Stephen Thompson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Wonderboy drills Nate Marquardt's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Nose
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Stephen Thompson in his guard...
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Nate Marquardt's arm and tries an armbar!
Marquardt holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Marquardt's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Stephen Thompson.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Nice beating Stephen Thompson has received.
Wonderboy is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Stephen Thompson manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt has seen better days.
Good looking punches from Nate Marquardt on the ground
deflected by Wonderboy.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt tries to improve position.
Wonderboy adjusts and closes his guard.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Inside leg kick from Marquardt
that goes awry.
Poorly executed technique. Stephen Thompson looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on Marquardt.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Stephen Thompson has found an opening in the defense of Marquardt, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Marquardt's ribs.
Marquardt is holding Stephen Thompson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy moves forward looking for some action
Stephen Thompson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt has seen better days.
Marquardt struggles and launches a few punches to Wonderboy's head
Nothing from this... Nate Marquardt seems frustrated.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Marquardt is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Nate Marquardt launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Wonderboy blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Stephen Thompson's cheek! Wonderboy stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Marquardt is standing while Wonderboy is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Wonderboy's guard.
Wonderboy fights back with his feet, forcing Marquardt to try something else.
Poorly executed technique. Stephen Thompson looks to counter!
Wonderboy tries to hit Nate Marquardt with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Marquardt steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Marquardt is standing while Wonderboy is on the ground on his back
Marquardt decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Wonderboy's guard.
Wonderboy did not see that coming! Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy now.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Stephen Thompson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Poorly executed technique. Stephen Thompson looks to counter!
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Nate Marquardt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Marquardt blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Wonderboy misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Marquardt pushes Stephen Thompson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Stephen Thompson struggles not allowing Nate Marquardt improve his position.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Stephen Thompson swings and Marquardt has to retreat
Marquardt is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Marquardt steps forward
Stephen Thompson catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Nate Marquardt attempts a sweep single...
Nate Marquardt catches Stephen Thompson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Marquardt.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Nice beating Nate Marquardt has received.
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
Wonderboy holds Nate Marquardt arms and counters his opponent punches.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson is cooling the fight on the ground
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Not a desiderable position that Wonderboy is in now. Nate Marquardt is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Stephen Thompson's guard...
Stephen Thompson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Marquardt is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
Wonderboy knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Stephen Thompson storms over Marquardt with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Wonderboy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Marquardt's face with his elbows!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Stephen Thompson in his guard...
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Stephen Thompson storms over Marquardt with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Wonderboy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Marquardt's face with his elbows!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Stephen Thompson has seen better days.
Marquardt tries to escape from the full mount...
Stephen Thompson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Wonderboy launches a barrage of elbows over Marquardt's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Marquardt doesn't fight back!
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Wonderboy's moves.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Stephen Thompson looks to mount Nate Marquardt...
Stephen Thompson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Wonderboy's moves.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Rupp Arena (Lexington, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Wonderboy!
Stephen Thompson is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Marquardt and pushes him away!
Marquardt misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stephen Thompson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Nate Marquardt! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Wonderboy pushes Nate Marquardt and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 5
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Nate Marquardt throws a combo
Stephen Thompson ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Marquardt swings again, only to get countered once more! Marquardt is looking bad here!
Marquardt is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
Winner is Stephen Thompson by TKO (Injury - Broken cheekbone) at 0:24 Round 5
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 8/19 (42%)
Kicks 0/7 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/18 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 717 s
Statistics: Stephen Thompson
Punches 25/29 (86%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 26/46 (57%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 741 s
Ouch. Was a decent fight before that. Probably going Thompsons way. But ouch.