Post by The Sandmen on Dec 17, 2016 16:05:47 GMT -5
Nate Marquardt raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Rickson Gracie doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson moves forward looking for some action
Rickson Gracie shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt slightly pushes Rickson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nate Marquardt!
Rickson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Nate Marquardt goes with a looping right hand while Rickson Gracie jumps back and jabs
Marquardt only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Nate Marquardt goes with a looping right hand while Rickson Gracie jumps back and jabs
Marquardt seems staggered and Rickson Gracie runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Rickson and Marquardt circle around the center of the cage.
Solid low kick from Nate Marquardt.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Nate Marquardt keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt looks to pass to mount...
Marquardt slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt suddenly holds Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Rickson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nate Marquardt!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls him over and takes his back!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Marquardt tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rickson! Marquardt has one hook in and keeps working!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with one hook in
Marquardt has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rickson.
Nicely done! Marquardt now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Marquardt tries to open up Rickson Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rickson in the side of the head
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Nate Marquardt hovers above Rickson
Good punches to Rickson's body.
Hard blow to Rickson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Rickson Gracie 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 Marquardt's moves.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rickson Gracie! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rickson Gracie doesn't defend himself!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Rickson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Marquardt tries to use some of his tricky moves but Marquardt's is smart enough to counter him.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rickson Gracie! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rickson Gracie doesn't defend himself!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Nate Marquardt hovers above Rickson
Good punches to Rickson's body.
Crushing shot to Rickson's body! He's holding his side
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Rickson Gracie 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 Marquardt's moves.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Nate Marquardt positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Rickson's abdomen
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to stand up!
Marquardt doesn't allow him!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
Marquardt knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Rickson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Rickson Gracie moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie sits up and gets an arm around Marquardt's neck!
Marquardt pushes Rickson Gracie back to the ground.
John McCarthy 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 buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Marquardt.
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Round 2
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Rickson steps forward
Nate Marquardt catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Nate Marquardt moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Nate Marquardt and Rickson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Marquardt is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson goes down.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Rickson Gracie's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Rickson
Marquardt tries to jump to side mount.
Rickson Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rickson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Marquardt misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Rickson Gracie is in Marquardt open guard now
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Marquardt
Rickson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Marquardt can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Rickson Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Rickson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Rickson Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt hovers above Rickson
Good punches to Rickson's body.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls Rickson Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Rickson has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Marquardt is unable to move under Rickson control.
Rickson misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good looking punches from Nate Marquardt on the ground
They could take their toll on Rickson.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Marquardt tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rickson! Marquardt has one hook in and keeps working!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with one hook in
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rickson Gracie! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rickson Gracie doesn't defend himself!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with one hook in
Rickson has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Rickson Gracie uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Rickson Gracie. 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 ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California) are cheering for the fighters.
Rickson decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Rickson moves back and takes a deep breath.
Rickson launches a furious low kick!
Marquardt receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Marquardt steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Nate Marquardt tries a hook to the body
and hits Rickson ribs hard
Rickson Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Nate Marquardt jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Marquardt seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
A left hook from Marquardt
grazes the chin of Rickson.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to open Rickson's guard...
Rickson breaks the lock and covers himself from Marquardt's punches
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Nate Marquardt keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Nate Marquardt.
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Round 3
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Inside leg kick from Marquardt
that lands on Rickson Gracie's leg.
Rickson Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Marquardt is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rickson into his guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls Rickson Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Rickson has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt looks to pass to mount...
Marquardt slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to better his position on the ground...
Marquardt is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Rickson Gracie moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Rickson Gracie's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Rickson Gracie...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt catch Rickson Gracie's left arm and tries a kimura
Rickson Gracie holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Rickson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Nate Marquardt isolates Rickson Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Rickson Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt tries to open up Rickson Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rickson in the side of the head
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rickson Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rickson Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Marquardt drills Rickson Gracie's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Rickson's Nose is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rickson Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rickson Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Nate Marquardt isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Rickson locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Nate Marquardt unil he can pull his arm free! Marquardt lost his dominant position.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Marquardt is unable to move under Rickson control.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Rickson Gracie's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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.
Rickson pushes Nate Marquardt and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Rickson!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Rickson against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt has seen better days.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Marquardt!
That one almost breaks Rickson's chin! He is knocked down!
Rickson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Marquardt is standing while Rickson is on the ground on his back
Marquardt cartwheels towards Rickson!
Rickson fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Marquardt misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson Gracie kicks his legs trying to keep Nate Marquardt away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Marquardt is standing while Rickson is on the ground on his back
Marquardt opts to jump inside Rickson's guard.
Rickson fights back with his feet, forcing Marquardt to try something else.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Nate Marquardt's head...
It lands flush with Nate Marquardt's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Marquardt is standing while Rickson is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt steps back and allows Rickson to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Rickson Gracie is standing now.
Rickson steps backwards away from Nate Marquardt. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Nate Marquardt.
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Round 4
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Quick hook by Nate Marquardt
Good shot! Rickson has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Nose
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Hyper-extended his arm
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Rickson Gracie...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Rickson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Rickson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Marquardt.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Deep breaths from Nate Marquardt who tries a hammer punch to Rickson's ribs.
Rickson blocks those punches
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Marquardt doesn't want to free his opponent and Rickson continues in closed guard
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Marquardt doesn't want to free his opponent and Rickson continues in closed guard
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson tries to escape from the closed guard
Rickson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Marquardt measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rickson's side.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rickson Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to move on the ground and shows Rickson Gracie a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Marquardt's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to turn away and scramble out. Rickson Gracie takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Nate Marquardt spins out and gets back to his feet.
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Marquardt tries an armbar from the bottom!
Rickson Gracie breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to turn in and scramble out. Rickson Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Nate Marquardt slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Rickson misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Marquardt measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rickson's side.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to show some ground skills
Nate Marquardt put Rickson in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over Rickson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Marquardt work his BJJ game.
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Rickson Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson tries to free his leg...
Marquardt doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to close the guard.
Marquardt put Rickson Gracie in closed guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt suddenly holds Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Rickson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nate Marquardt!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
John McCarthy 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.
Rickson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Rickson launches a hook to the body
Bang! Marquardt stops that one with his ribs!
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rickson Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rickson Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Marquardt misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls him over and takes his back!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Nate Marquardt has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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Rickson has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Rickson manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Marquardt
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt moves to better his position on the ground...
Nate Marquardt viciously slams hammer blows to Rickson's face!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt pushes Rickson Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Marquardt jumps and tries to free his leg! Rickson doesn't allow this but Nate Marquardt is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Rickson swtiches to rubber guard! He holds Nate Marquardt's head against his shin, wrapping his other leg over Nate Marquardt's head!
Marquardt's Right eye is beginning to swell
That Gogoplata looks tight...
Marquardt tries to break the lock slamming Rickson Gracie against the mat!
Rickson Gracie doesn't allow Nate Marquardt to escape. He is tightening the Gogoplata
Marquardt struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Marquardt struggles and breaks that gogoplata attempt!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt pushes Rickson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Rickson wraps his legs while he holds Nate Marquardt's head... Tight guard!
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson Gracie throws up a triangle attempt!
Nate Marquardt postures up and breaks the triangle.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt tries to free his leg...
Rickson rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to show some ground skills
Rickson uses his strength to keep Rickson at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Nate Marquardt...
Nate Marquardt sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie moves forward looking for some grappling action
Rickson has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:50 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch to Rickson Gracie ribs and the tries to trip him
Rickson loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson circles out and slips free of Nate Marquardt's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Nice punch by Nate Marquardt
that nearly tags Rickson.
Solid low kick from Nate Marquardt.
Rickson deflects it.
Marquardt moves forward looking for some action
Rickson Gracie struggles a bit before breaking Marquardt's attemp of grappling
Nate Marquardt takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:40 in the 5 round
Rickson is holding Nate Marquardt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Marquardt loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 5 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson tries to escape from the closed guard
Rickson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt leans back...
He clobbers Rickson Gracie's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over Rickson's face
Rickson shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Pitty-pat punches from Marquardt
Rickson Gracie doesn't flinch.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Rickson covers himself well
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt aggressively and repeatedly punches Rickson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Marquardt launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Marquardt is countered by Rickson Gracie.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Rickson 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.
John McCarthy 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 ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 5 round
Rickson Gracie leans forwards and tries to grapple with Marquardt
Rickson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch to Rickson Gracie ribs and the tries to trip him
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Rickson
Marquardt is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Marquardt, who walks calmly to his corner.
Winner is Nate Marquardt by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 13/24 (54%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 7/4 (175%)
GnP strikes 56/84 (67%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1001 s
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 13/21 (62%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1029 s
All Nate, but kudos to Rickson for surviving the fight.
Rickson Gracie doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson moves forward looking for some action
Rickson Gracie shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt slightly pushes Rickson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nate Marquardt!
Rickson is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Nate Marquardt goes with a looping right hand while Rickson Gracie jumps back and jabs
Marquardt only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Nate Marquardt goes with a looping right hand while Rickson Gracie jumps back and jabs
Marquardt seems staggered and Rickson Gracie runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Rickson and Marquardt circle around the center of the cage.
Solid low kick from Nate Marquardt.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Nate Marquardt keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt looks to pass to mount...
Marquardt slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt suddenly holds Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Rickson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nate Marquardt!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls him over and takes his back!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Marquardt tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rickson! Marquardt has one hook in and keeps working!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with one hook in
Marquardt has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rickson.
Nicely done! Marquardt now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Marquardt tries to open up Rickson Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rickson in the side of the head
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Nate Marquardt hovers above Rickson
Good punches to Rickson's body.
Hard blow to Rickson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Rickson Gracie 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 Marquardt's moves.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rickson Gracie! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rickson Gracie doesn't defend himself!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Rickson is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Marquardt tries to use some of his tricky moves but Marquardt's is smart enough to counter him.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rickson Gracie! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rickson Gracie doesn't defend himself!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Nate Marquardt hovers above Rickson
Good punches to Rickson's body.
Crushing shot to Rickson's body! He's holding his side
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Rickson Gracie 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 Marquardt's moves.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with two hooks in
Nate Marquardt positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Rickson's abdomen
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson tries to stand up!
Marquardt doesn't allow him!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll on the ground...
Marquardt knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Rickson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Rickson Gracie moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie sits up and gets an arm around Marquardt's neck!
Marquardt pushes Rickson Gracie back to the ground.
John McCarthy 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 buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Marquardt.
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Round 2
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Rickson steps forward
Nate Marquardt catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Nate Marquardt moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Nate Marquardt and Rickson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Marquardt is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rickson goes down.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Rickson Gracie's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Rickson
Marquardt tries to jump to side mount.
Rickson Gracie jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rickson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Marquardt misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Rickson Gracie is in Marquardt open guard now
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Marquardt
Rickson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Marquardt can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Rickson Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Rickson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Rickson Gracie gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt hovers above Rickson
Good punches to Rickson's body.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls Rickson Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Rickson has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Marquardt is unable to move under Rickson control.
Rickson misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Good looking punches from Nate Marquardt on the ground
They could take their toll on Rickson.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Marquardt tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rickson! Marquardt has one hook in and keeps working!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with one hook in
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rickson Gracie! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rickson Gracie doesn't defend himself!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson with one hook in
Rickson has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Rickson Gracie uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Rickson Gracie. 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 ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California) are cheering for the fighters.
Rickson decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Rickson moves back and takes a deep breath.
Rickson launches a furious low kick!
Marquardt receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Marquardt steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Nate Marquardt tries a hook to the body
and hits Rickson ribs hard
Rickson Gracie goes with a looping right hand while Nate Marquardt jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Marquardt seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
A left hook from Marquardt
grazes the chin of Rickson.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to open Rickson's guard...
Rickson breaks the lock and covers himself from Marquardt's punches
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Nate Marquardt keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Nate Marquardt.
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Round 3
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Inside leg kick from Marquardt
that lands on Rickson Gracie's leg.
Rickson Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Marquardt is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Rickson into his guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls Rickson Gracie to his stomach and takes his back!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Rickson has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt looks to pass to mount...
Marquardt slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rickson Gracie.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to better his position on the ground...
Marquardt is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Rickson Gracie moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Rickson Gracie's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Rickson Gracie...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt catch Rickson Gracie's left arm and tries a kimura
Rickson Gracie holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Rickson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Rickson Gracie efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Nate Marquardt isolates Rickson Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
Rickson Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt tries to open up Rickson Gracie's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rickson in the side of the head
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rickson Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rickson Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Marquardt drills Rickson Gracie's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Rickson's Nose is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rickson Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rickson Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nate Marquardt doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Marquardt is in rear mount over Rickson
Nate Marquardt isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Rickson locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Nate Marquardt unil he can pull his arm free! Marquardt lost his dominant position.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Marquardt is unable to move under Rickson control.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Rickson Gracie's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson Gracie attempts to move to full guard
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in half guard.
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.
Rickson pushes Nate Marquardt and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Rickson!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Rickson against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt has seen better days.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Marquardt!
That one almost breaks Rickson's chin! He is knocked down!
Rickson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:25 in the 3 round
Marquardt is standing while Rickson is on the ground on his back
Marquardt cartwheels towards Rickson!
Rickson fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Marquardt misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson Gracie kicks his legs trying to keep Nate Marquardt away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Marquardt is standing while Rickson is on the ground on his back
Marquardt opts to jump inside Rickson's guard.
Rickson fights back with his feet, forcing Marquardt to try something else.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie launches an up-kick intended for Nate Marquardt's head...
It lands flush with Nate Marquardt's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Marquardt is standing while Rickson is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt steps back and allows Rickson to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Rickson Gracie is standing now.
Rickson steps backwards away from Nate Marquardt. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Nate Marquardt.
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Round 4
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Quick hook by Nate Marquardt
Good shot! Rickson has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Rickson Gracie's Nose
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Hyper-extended his arm
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Rickson Gracie...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Rickson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Rickson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Marquardt.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Deep breaths from Nate Marquardt who tries a hammer punch to Rickson's ribs.
Rickson blocks those punches
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Marquardt doesn't want to free his opponent and Rickson continues in closed guard
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Marquardt doesn't want to free his opponent and Rickson continues in closed guard
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson tries to escape from the closed guard
Rickson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Marquardt measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rickson's side.
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Rickson Gracie fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 2:00 in the 4 round
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to move on the ground and shows Rickson Gracie a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Marquardt's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to turn away and scramble out. Rickson Gracie takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Nate Marquardt spins out and gets back to his feet.
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Marquardt tries an armbar from the bottom!
Rickson Gracie breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to turn in and scramble out. Rickson Gracie timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Nate Marquardt slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Rickson misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Marquardt measures the resilience of Rickson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rickson's side.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to show some ground skills
Nate Marquardt put Rickson in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over Rickson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Marquardt work his BJJ game.
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Rickson Gracie uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rickson is trying to counter now!
Rickson tries to free his leg...
Marquardt doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Rickson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rickson tries to cover his face,
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Rickson Gracie keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rickson Gracie is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to close the guard.
Marquardt put Rickson Gracie in closed guard.
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt suddenly holds Rickson Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Rickson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nate Marquardt!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Rickson Gracie uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
John McCarthy 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.
Rickson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Rickson launches a hook to the body
Bang! Marquardt stops that one with his ribs!
Marquardt is holding Rickson Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Rickson Gracie shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Rickson Gracie breaks that americana attempt!
Marquardt misses a step and Rickson Gracie sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Rickson Gracie tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt rolls him over and takes his back!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Nate Marquardt has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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Rickson has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Rickson manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Marquardt
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson Gracie didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt moves to better his position on the ground...
Nate Marquardt viciously slams hammer blows to Rickson's face!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt pushes Rickson Gracie against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Marquardt jumps and tries to free his leg! Rickson doesn't allow this but Nate Marquardt is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Rickson is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Rickson swtiches to rubber guard! He holds Nate Marquardt's head against his shin, wrapping his other leg over Nate Marquardt's head!
Marquardt's Right eye is beginning to swell
That Gogoplata looks tight...
Marquardt tries to break the lock slamming Rickson Gracie against the mat!
Rickson Gracie doesn't allow Nate Marquardt to escape. He is tightening the Gogoplata
Marquardt struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Marquardt struggles and breaks that gogoplata attempt!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt pushes Rickson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Rickson wraps his legs while he holds Nate Marquardt's head... Tight guard!
Rickson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rickson Gracie throws up a triangle attempt!
Nate Marquardt postures up and breaks the triangle.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt tries to free his leg...
Rickson rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Rickson Gracie keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to show some ground skills
Rickson uses his strength to keep Rickson at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson Gracie looks to mount Nate Marquardt...
Nate Marquardt sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
John McCarthy 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.
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rickson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Rickson Gracie to fight back!
Rickson Gracie moves forward looking for some grappling action
Rickson has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:50 in the 5 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch to Rickson Gracie ribs and the tries to trip him
Rickson loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson Gracie tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Rickson circles out and slips free of Nate Marquardt's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Nice punch by Nate Marquardt
that nearly tags Rickson.
Solid low kick from Nate Marquardt.
Rickson deflects it.
Marquardt moves forward looking for some action
Rickson Gracie struggles a bit before breaking Marquardt's attemp of grappling
Nate Marquardt takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:40 in the 5 round
Rickson is holding Nate Marquardt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Marquardt loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rickson Gracie is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Rickson Gracie in his guard.
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 5 round
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson tries to escape from the closed guard
Rickson succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Rickson Gracie is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Rickson
He succeeds!
Rickson Gracie is in closed guard over Marquardt
Rickson is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rickson Gracie!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt leans back...
He clobbers Rickson Gracie's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over Rickson's face
Rickson shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Rickson Gracie
Marquardt steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Pitty-pat punches from Marquardt
Rickson Gracie doesn't flinch.
Poorly executed technique. Rickson Gracie looks to counter!
Rickson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Rickson covers himself well
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Nate Marquardt aggressively and repeatedly punches Rickson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Rickson
Marquardt launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Marquardt is countered by Rickson Gracie.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Rickson Gracie tries to take advantage...
Rickson attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Rickson 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.
John McCarthy 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 ARCO Arena (Sacramento, California) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 5 round
Rickson Gracie leans forwards and tries to grapple with Marquardt
Rickson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch to Rickson Gracie ribs and the tries to trip him
Rickson Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Rickson
Marquardt is in closed guard... Rickson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Rickson Gracie is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Marquardt, who walks calmly to his corner.
Winner is Nate Marquardt by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 13/24 (54%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 7/4 (175%)
GnP strikes 56/84 (67%)
Submissions 13/13 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1001 s
Statistics: Rickson Gracie
Punches 13/21 (62%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1029 s
All Nate, but kudos to Rickson for surviving the fight.