Post by The Sandmen on Apr 27, 2015 8:56:38 GMT -5
Frank Shamrock shifts back and forth nervously.
Nate Quarry raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Frank moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Quarry's thigh!
Quarry hyper-extended his leg
Quick hook by Nate Quarry
Good shot! Frank has reasons to be worried.
Frank Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Quarry is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Frank into his guard.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Quarry
Frank tries to escape from closed guard...
Frank struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Quarry
Frank Shamrock tries to free his leg
Nate Quarry moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Nate Quarry fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Frank's chin
Frank looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Quarry's punches
Frank measures the resilience of Quarry's chin with an uppercut while Quarry lands some great crosses.
A left hook from Frank
grazes the chin of Quarry.
Quarry has a small cut in his Chin
Nate Quarry goes with a looping right hand while Frank Shamrock jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Frank seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Frank Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Quarry is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Quarry
As the fight continues it seems that Frank Shamrock is taking the best of the fight.
Frank tries to jump to side mount.
Nate Quarry closed his guard around Frank Shamrock.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Nate Quarry...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock isolates Nate Quarry's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Quarry's eyes...
Nate Quarry is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank suddenly holds Nate Quarry's arm and tries an armbar!
Quarry can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Frank Shamrock!
Nate Quarry is in closed guard over Frank
Nate Quarry aggressively and repeatedly punches Frank.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Nate Quarry is in closed guard over Frank
Quarry is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Quarry!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Quarry breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Quarry tries to stand up!
Frank doesn't allow him!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Quarry tries to stand up!
Frank doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock throws a flurry of punches at Quarry...
A lot of them are hitting Quarry's face
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Quarry's eyes...
That armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Quarry is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank tries to launch a few punches to Nate Quarry
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Quarry's defense
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Quarry tries to escape from the full mount...
Frank Shamrock is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nate Quarry.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Quarry is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Frank Shamrock pushes Nate Quarry down and prevents his attempts to escape
Quarry misses a step and Frank Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frank Shamrock takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Quarry shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Frank shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Americana) at 4:31 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Statistics: Nate Quarry
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
The more Nate does IRL, the more I like and respect him (the lawsuit, the interviews related there-to, and the exhibition fight, etc). Disappointed he didn't do better here, but Frank is legend.
Nate Quarry raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Frank moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Quarry's thigh!
Quarry hyper-extended his leg
Quick hook by Nate Quarry
Good shot! Frank has reasons to be worried.
Frank Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Quarry is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Frank into his guard.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Quarry
Frank tries to escape from closed guard...
Frank struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Quarry
Frank Shamrock tries to free his leg
Nate Quarry moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Nate Quarry fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Frank's chin
Frank looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Quarry's punches
Frank measures the resilience of Quarry's chin with an uppercut while Quarry lands some great crosses.
A left hook from Frank
grazes the chin of Quarry.
Quarry has a small cut in his Chin
Nate Quarry goes with a looping right hand while Frank Shamrock jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Frank seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Frank Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Quarry is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Quarry
As the fight continues it seems that Frank Shamrock is taking the best of the fight.
Frank tries to jump to side mount.
Nate Quarry closed his guard around Frank Shamrock.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Nate Quarry...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock isolates Nate Quarry's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Quarry's eyes...
Nate Quarry is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank suddenly holds Nate Quarry's arm and tries an armbar!
Quarry can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Frank Shamrock!
Nate Quarry is in closed guard over Frank
Nate Quarry aggressively and repeatedly punches Frank.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Nate Quarry is in closed guard over Frank
Quarry is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Quarry!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Quarry breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Quarry tries to stand up!
Frank doesn't allow him!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Quarry tries to stand up!
Frank doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock throws a flurry of punches at Quarry...
A lot of them are hitting Quarry's face
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Quarry's eyes...
That armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Quarry is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Frank tries to launch a few punches to Nate Quarry
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Quarry's defense
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Quarry tries to escape from the full mount...
Frank Shamrock is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nate Quarry
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nate Quarry.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nate Quarry
Quarry is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Frank Shamrock pushes Nate Quarry down and prevents his attempts to escape
Quarry misses a step and Frank Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Frank Shamrock takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Quarry shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Frank shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Americana) at 4:31 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
Statistics: Nate Quarry
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
The more Nate does IRL, the more I like and respect him (the lawsuit, the interviews related there-to, and the exhibition fight, etc). Disappointed he didn't do better here, but Frank is legend.