Sonnen vs. Marquardt

[The Sandmen]

Chael Sonnen looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Nate Marquardt doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nate Marquardt is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Chael Sonnen comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.

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Round 1
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Chael Sonnen and Nate Marquardt touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!


Marquardt is holding Chael Sonnen's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Chael Sonnen loses balance and goes to the ground.


Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Chael Sonnen
Sonnen tries to show some ground skills
Chael Sonnen put Marquardt in half guard.


Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sonnen
Chael Sonnen tries to close the guard.
Sonnen put Nate Marquardt in closed guard.


The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sonnen
As the fight continues it seems that Chael Sonnen is taking the best of the fight.
Marquardt is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!


Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Chael Sonnen tries to better his position on the ground...
Sonnen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!


Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Chael Sonnen throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Marquardt's face with those brutal elbows! Marquardt needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Marquardt's Left cheek is beginning to swell


Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Chael Sonnen tries to better his position on the ground...
Sonnen is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!


Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Sonnen suddenly holds Nate Marquardt's arm and tries an armbar!
Marquardt can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Chael Sonnen!


Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sonnen
Sonnen is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt is in closed guard... Sonnen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!


Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
As the fight continues it seems that Chael Sonnen is taking the best of the fight.
Sonnen tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Chael Sonnen controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.


Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Marquardt's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Nate Marquardt's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!


The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Chael Sonnen is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Sonnen fires a barrage of punches at Marquardt's head!
This is bad! Sonnen is just pounding on Nate Marquardt's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough! The fight is over! Marquardt was not intelligently defending himself!
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Left cheek

Winner is Chael Sonnen by TKO (GnP) at 1:45 Round 1

Statistics: Chael Sonnen
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 13/15 (87%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 91 s

Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 91 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Chael Sonnen is the winner!

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