Post by The Sandmen on Aug 15, 2012 11:31:49 GMT -5
Nate Marquardt looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Chris Leben is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Pulverizing punch to Marquardt's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid kick to the leg from Nate Marquardt
that visibly pains Leben.
Chris Leben closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Chris Leben charges at Marquardt throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Marquardt is rocked!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Chris Leben tries to bring the fight to the ground
Marquardt goes down.
Chris Leben is in open guard over Marquardt
Leben is looking to end this fight with strikes
Marquardt anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Nate Marquardt tries to take advantage...
Marquardt throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Chris Leben realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Leben climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Marquardt checks that kick!
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Nate Marquardt tries to take advantage...
Nate Marquardt kicks his legs trying to keep Chris Leben away.
Chris Leben takes a kick to the body.
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
As the fight continues it seems that Chris Leben is taking the best of the fight.
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Marquardt checks that kick!
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt kicks his legs trying to keep Chris Leben away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Marquardt checks that kick!
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt launches an up-kick intended for Chris Leben's head...
It lands flush with Chris Leben's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt launches an up-kick intended for Chris Leben's head...
Leben leans out of the way.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Marquardt checks that kick!
Leben misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Marquardt kicks his legs trying to keep Chris Leben away.
Chris Leben takes a kick to the body.
Hard blow to Leben's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Chris Leben steps back and allows Marquardt to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Nate Marquardt is standing now.
Marquardt wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Marquardt's head
Those punches are hitting! Marquardt covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt tries to breaks Chris Leben's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Marquardt launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Leben's ribs.
Leben ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt is launching some bone breaking punches to Leben's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Chris Leben's eyes.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt tries to take Chris Leben to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Leben is with is back on the ground now.
Leben's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Marquardt is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Chris Leben keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Marquardt is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Nate Marquardt gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Marquardt
Leben is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Leben uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Marquardt
Leben struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Chris Leben is in Marquardt open guard now
Chris Leben is in open guard over Marquardt
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Chris Leben can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Leben blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Marquardt's guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Chris Leben closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Chris Leben has found an opening in the defense of Marquardt, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Marquardt's ribs.
Crushing shot to Marquardt's body! He's holding his side
Chris Leben moves forward looking for some grappling action
Leben has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Leben circles out and slips free of Nate Marquardt's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Marquardt is holding Chris Leben's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chris Leben
Nate Marquardt fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chris Leben
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Chris Leben...
Chris Leben takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Chris Leben's guard...
Nate Marquardt gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Leben
Marquardt launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chris Leben is not able to stop Leben ground skills and Nate Marquardt moves to side mount!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Chris Leben manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Chris Leben's guard...
Chris Leben has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Marquardt use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chris Leben
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Chris Leben...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Chris Leben
Nate Marquardt aggressively and repeatedly punches Leben.
Good job by Leben blocking and slipping the blows.
Marquardt misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Leben tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Leben
Good looking punches from Nate Marquardt on the ground
deflected by Leben.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben attempts to move to full guard
Chris Leben manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Marquardt struggles on the ground and tries to break Chris Leben's guard...
Nate Marquardt is in Leben open guard now
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Leben
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
Leben holds Nate Marquardt arms and counters his opponent punches.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Leben
Nate Marquardt pushes Chris Leben against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Chris Leben struggles not allowing Nate Marquardt improve his position.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Chris Leben 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.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nate Marquardt takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Superb haymaker by Leben
that lands on Marquardt's face like a cannon ball!
Marquardt decides to launch some tentative punches
Leben launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Marquardt with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Leben sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Leben looks to counter!
Leben moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Marquardt with a double overhooks!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Leben.
It looks like Marquardt was hit by a bus!
Chris Leben launches a rapid series of punches
taking Marquardt from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Marquardt's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Right cheek
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Leben!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Leben against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch to Chris Leben ribs and the tries to trip him
Leben loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Leben who put distance between them
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Leben won't budge, forcing Marquardt to pull guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Chris Leben swings and Marquardt has to retreat
Marquardt avoids a dangerous strike from Leben
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Leben is trying to counter now!
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Marquardt's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Chin
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Marquardt launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Leben with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Chin
Chris Leben leans forwards and tries to grapple with Marquardt
Leben shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Leben pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt stumbles backwards and Chris Leben circles to get the center of the cage
Marquardt wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Leben doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Chris Leben attempts a sweep single...
Chris Leben catches Nate Marquardt's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Leben.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Marquardt
You can see Marquardt's blood making stains in the mat.
Chris Leben is looking to pass Nate Marquardt's guard...
Chris Leben gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben moves to better his position on the ground...
Chris Leben viciously slams hammer blows to Marquardt's face!
Marquardt's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Forehead
Chris Leben is in half guard over Marquardt
Leben is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Chris Leben is in half guard over Marquardt
Chris Leben tries to free his leg...
Chris Leben uses some of his skill by jumping out of Marquardt's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Chris Leben is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Terrible one sided match... Marquardt was not ready to fight a fighter of Chris Leben caliber.
You can see Marquardt's blood making stains in the mat.
Leben tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Leben tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chris Leben controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Leben leans back...
He clobbers Nate Marquardt's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Marquardt's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Left eye
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Chris Leben rolls Nate Marquardt to his stomach and takes his back!
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt
Marquardt doesn't stop bleeding.
Marquardt has given his back to Chris Leben who is trying to get one hook in!
Chris Leben has one hook in!
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt with one hook in
Marquardt doesn't stop bleeding.
Leben has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Marquardt.
Nicely done! Leben now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt with two hooks in
Leben is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Marquardt, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Leben moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt with two hooks in
Nate Marquardt continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Leben is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Marquardt's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt with two hooks in
Marquardt doesn't stop bleeding.
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Leben drills Nate Marquardt's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
That brutal impact left Marquardt laid out on the mat! Chris Leben's corner come in to congratulate him!
Marquardt's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (GnP) at 3:36 Round 3
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 1/14 (7%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 458 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 24/27 (89%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/14 (36%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 381 s
Leben came out dominating...then stopped inexplicably. Then resumed again about a round and a half later to finish the fight. Weird... Very good defense for Nate tho. He took lots of damage.
Chris Leben is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Pulverizing punch to Marquardt's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Solid kick to the leg from Nate Marquardt
that visibly pains Leben.
Chris Leben closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Chris Leben charges at Marquardt throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Marquardt is rocked!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Chris Leben tries to bring the fight to the ground
Marquardt goes down.
Chris Leben is in open guard over Marquardt
Leben is looking to end this fight with strikes
Marquardt anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Nate Marquardt tries to take advantage...
Marquardt throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Chris Leben realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Leben climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Marquardt checks that kick!
Chris Leben gets sloppy and Nate Marquardt tries to take advantage...
Nate Marquardt kicks his legs trying to keep Chris Leben away.
Chris Leben takes a kick to the body.
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
As the fight continues it seems that Chris Leben is taking the best of the fight.
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Marquardt checks that kick!
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt kicks his legs trying to keep Chris Leben away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Marquardt checks that kick!
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt launches an up-kick intended for Chris Leben's head...
It lands flush with Chris Leben's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt launches an up-kick intended for Chris Leben's head...
Leben leans out of the way.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Leben launches a kick to Marquardt's thigh
Marquardt checks that kick!
Leben misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Marquardt kicks his legs trying to keep Chris Leben away.
Chris Leben takes a kick to the body.
Hard blow to Leben's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Leben is standing while Marquardt is on the ground on his back
Chris Leben steps back and allows Marquardt to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Nate Marquardt is standing now.
Marquardt wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben struggles and launches a few punches to Marquardt's head
Those punches are hitting! Marquardt covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt tries to breaks Chris Leben's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Marquardt launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Leben's ribs.
Leben ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt is launching some bone breaking punches to Leben's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Chris Leben's eyes.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt tries to take Chris Leben to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Leben is with is back on the ground now.
Leben's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Leben
Leben tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Marquardt is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Chris Leben keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Marquardt is in closed guard... Leben tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Chris Leben in his guard...
Nate Marquardt gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Marquardt
Leben is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Chris Leben uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Marquardt
Leben struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Chris Leben is in Marquardt open guard now
Chris Leben is in open guard over Marquardt
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Chris Leben can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Leben blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Marquardt's guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Chris Leben closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Chris Leben has found an opening in the defense of Marquardt, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Marquardt's ribs.
Crushing shot to Marquardt's body! He's holding his side
Chris Leben moves forward looking for some grappling action
Leben has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Chris Leben tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Leben circles out and slips free of Nate Marquardt's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Marquardt is holding Chris Leben's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chris Leben loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chris Leben
Nate Marquardt fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Leben's face!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chris Leben
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Chris Leben...
Chris Leben takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Chris Leben's guard...
Nate Marquardt gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Leben
Marquardt launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Chris Leben is not able to stop Leben ground skills and Nate Marquardt moves to side mount!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chris Leben
Chris Leben attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Chris Leben manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Nate Marquardt is looking to pass Chris Leben's guard...
Chris Leben has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Marquardt use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chris Leben
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Chris Leben...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Chris Leben
Nate Marquardt aggressively and repeatedly punches Leben.
Good job by Leben blocking and slipping the blows.
Marquardt misses a step and Chris Leben sees an opportunity to counter him!
Leben tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Leben
Good looking punches from Nate Marquardt on the ground
deflected by Leben.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Leben
Chris Leben attempts to move to full guard
Chris Leben manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Leben
Marquardt struggles on the ground and tries to break Chris Leben's guard...
Nate Marquardt is in Leben open guard now
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Leben
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
Leben holds Nate Marquardt arms and counters his opponent punches.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Leben
Nate Marquardt pushes Chris Leben against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Chris Leben struggles not allowing Nate Marquardt improve his position.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Chris Leben to fight back!
Chris Leben 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.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nate Marquardt takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Superb haymaker by Leben
that lands on Marquardt's face like a cannon ball!
Marquardt decides to launch some tentative punches
Leben launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Marquardt with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Leben sprawls and remains on his feet.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Leben looks to counter!
Leben moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Marquardt with a double overhooks!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Leben.
It looks like Marquardt was hit by a bus!
Chris Leben launches a rapid series of punches
taking Marquardt from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Marquardt's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Right cheek
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Leben!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Leben against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch to Chris Leben ribs and the tries to trip him
Leben loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Leben who put distance between them
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Leben won't budge, forcing Marquardt to pull guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Chris Leben swings and Marquardt has to retreat
Marquardt avoids a dangerous strike from Leben
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Leben is trying to counter now!
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Marquardt's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Chin
Leben decides to launch some tentative punches
Marquardt launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Leben with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Chin
Chris Leben leans forwards and tries to grapple with Marquardt
Leben shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Leben pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt stumbles backwards and Chris Leben circles to get the center of the cage
Marquardt wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Leben doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Chris Leben attempts a sweep single...
Chris Leben catches Nate Marquardt's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Leben.
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Chris Leben is in closed guard over Marquardt
You can see Marquardt's blood making stains in the mat.
Chris Leben is looking to pass Nate Marquardt's guard...
Chris Leben gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Chris Leben moves to better his position on the ground...
Chris Leben viciously slams hammer blows to Marquardt's face!
Marquardt's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Forehead
Chris Leben is in half guard over Marquardt
Leben is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Chris Leben is in half guard over Marquardt
Chris Leben tries to free his leg...
Chris Leben uses some of his skill by jumping out of Marquardt's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Chris Leben is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Terrible one sided match... Marquardt was not ready to fight a fighter of Chris Leben caliber.
You can see Marquardt's blood making stains in the mat.
Leben tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Leben tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chris Leben controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Leben leans back...
He clobbers Nate Marquardt's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Marquardt's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Left eye
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Chris Leben rolls Nate Marquardt to his stomach and takes his back!
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt
Marquardt doesn't stop bleeding.
Marquardt has given his back to Chris Leben who is trying to get one hook in!
Chris Leben has one hook in!
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt with one hook in
Marquardt doesn't stop bleeding.
Leben has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Marquardt.
Nicely done! Leben now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt with two hooks in
Leben is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Marquardt, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Leben moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt with two hooks in
Nate Marquardt continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Leben is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Marquardt's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Leben is in rear mount over Marquardt with two hooks in
Marquardt doesn't stop bleeding.
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Leben drills Nate Marquardt's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
That brutal impact left Marquardt laid out on the mat! Chris Leben's corner come in to congratulate him!
Marquardt's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marquardt has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (GnP) at 3:36 Round 3
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 1/14 (7%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 458 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 24/27 (89%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/14 (36%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 381 s
Leben came out dominating...then stopped inexplicably. Then resumed again about a round and a half later to finish the fight. Weird... Very good defense for Nate tho. He took lots of damage.