Post by The Sandmen on Jan 28, 2019 0:42:49 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Marquardt while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Darren Till is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Marquardt tries to grapple
He puts The Gorilla in a double underhook!
The Gorilla doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nate Marquardt pushes The Gorilla forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt pushes Darren Till againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
The Gorilla cannot escape Nate Marquardt's clinch! Nate Marquardt is just brutalizing The Gorilla with punches time and time again!
The Gorilla doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nate Marquardt pushes The Gorilla forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marquardt launches a few hard punches to Darren Till's ribs!
The Gorilla struggles and protects himself.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Darren Till to fight back!
The Gorilla is launching some bone breaking punches to Marquardt's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Nate Marquardt's eyes.
That punishment by Darren Till has left Marquardt staggered! Darren Till should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt launches a knee while holding The Gorilla's in a double underhooks...
Darren Till pushes Nate Marquardt and that knee goes nowhere!
Nate Marquardt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Nate Marquardt leans forwards and tries to grapple with The Gorilla
Marquardt shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Marquardt!
That one almost breaks The Gorilla's chin! He is knocked down!
Marquardt is standing while The Gorilla is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside The Gorilla's guard.
The Gorilla didn't see that coming. Marquardt is in open guard over The Gorilla now.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over The Gorilla's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
Darren Till tries to close the guard.
The Gorilla put Nate Marquardt in closed guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over The Gorilla
The Gorilla measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Nate Marquardt fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt sits over his knees and pushes away The Gorilla's leg!
Nate Marquardt is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Darren Till
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Darren Till...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Darren Till
Nate Marquardt isolates Darren Till's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Darren Till is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Darren Till
Marquardt catch Darren Till's left arm and tries a kimura
Darren Till holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Darren Till
Nate Marquardt tries to better his position on the ground...
Darren Till tries to roll on the ground...
Poorly executed technique. Darren Till looks to counter!
Darren Till 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 Darren Till
Marquardt catch Darren Till's left arm and tries a kimura
Darren Till holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The Gorilla tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Gorilla launches a few weak punches
Marquardt blocks them effectively.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Darren Till 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.
Nate Marquardt was tooling Darren Till for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Darren Till lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Marquardt launches a kick
The Gorilla checks it and keeps distance.
A high kick from Darren Till
falls short of the mark.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Darren Till didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over The Gorilla
Nate Marquardt pushes Darren Till against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Marquardt jumps and tries to free his leg! The Gorilla doesn't allow this but Nate Marquardt is able to get half guard here.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
Darren Till attempts to move to full guard
Darren Till manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over The Gorilla
The Gorilla tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt is in closed guard... The Gorilla tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Marquardt uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt tries to escape from closed guard...
Marquardt struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Marquardt sits over his knees and pushes away The Gorilla's leg!
The Gorilla closes his legs around Nate Marquardt's leg. Marquardt is not able to move away now!
Marquardt misses a step and Darren Till sees an opportunity to counter him!
Darren Till launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Marquardt's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Darren Till turns out the lights for Marquardt! What an astonishing KO by The Gorilla!
Winner is Darren Till by KO (Strikes from guard) at 4:34 Round 1
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/11 (55%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 160 s
Statistics: Darren Till
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 170 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Darren Till is the winner!
That's a bad loss for Nate. He was winning, then he got flash KO'ed.
Darren Till is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Marquardt tries to grapple
He puts The Gorilla in a double underhook!
The Gorilla doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nate Marquardt pushes The Gorilla forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt pushes Darren Till againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
The Gorilla cannot escape Nate Marquardt's clinch! Nate Marquardt is just brutalizing The Gorilla with punches time and time again!
The Gorilla doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nate Marquardt pushes The Gorilla forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marquardt launches a few hard punches to Darren Till's ribs!
The Gorilla struggles and protects himself.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Darren Till to fight back!
The Gorilla is launching some bone breaking punches to Marquardt's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Nate Marquardt's eyes.
That punishment by Darren Till has left Marquardt staggered! Darren Till should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt launches a knee while holding The Gorilla's in a double underhooks...
Darren Till pushes Nate Marquardt and that knee goes nowhere!
Nate Marquardt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Nate Marquardt leans forwards and tries to grapple with The Gorilla
Marquardt shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Marquardt!
That one almost breaks The Gorilla's chin! He is knocked down!
Marquardt is standing while The Gorilla is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside The Gorilla's guard.
The Gorilla didn't see that coming. Marquardt is in open guard over The Gorilla now.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over The Gorilla's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
Darren Till tries to close the guard.
The Gorilla put Nate Marquardt in closed guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over The Gorilla
The Gorilla measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Nate Marquardt fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt sits over his knees and pushes away The Gorilla's leg!
Nate Marquardt is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Darren Till
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Darren Till...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Darren Till
Nate Marquardt isolates Darren Till's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Darren Till is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Darren Till
Marquardt catch Darren Till's left arm and tries a kimura
Darren Till holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Darren Till
Nate Marquardt tries to better his position on the ground...
Darren Till tries to roll on the ground...
Poorly executed technique. Darren Till looks to counter!
Darren Till 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 Darren Till
Marquardt catch Darren Till's left arm and tries a kimura
Darren Till holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The Gorilla tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Gorilla launches a few weak punches
Marquardt blocks them effectively.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Darren Till 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.
Nate Marquardt was tooling Darren Till for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Darren Till lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Marquardt launches a kick
The Gorilla checks it and keeps distance.
A high kick from Darren Till
falls short of the mark.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Darren Till didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over The Gorilla
Nate Marquardt pushes Darren Till against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Marquardt jumps and tries to free his leg! The Gorilla doesn't allow this but Nate Marquardt is able to get half guard here.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
Darren Till attempts to move to full guard
Darren Till manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over The Gorilla
The Gorilla tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt is in closed guard... The Gorilla tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Marquardt uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over The Gorilla
Marquardt tries to escape from closed guard...
Marquardt struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over The Gorilla
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Marquardt sits over his knees and pushes away The Gorilla's leg!
The Gorilla closes his legs around Nate Marquardt's leg. Marquardt is not able to move away now!
Marquardt misses a step and Darren Till sees an opportunity to counter him!
Darren Till launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Marquardt's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Darren Till turns out the lights for Marquardt! What an astonishing KO by The Gorilla!
Winner is Darren Till by KO (Strikes from guard) at 4:34 Round 1
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/11 (55%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 160 s
Statistics: Darren Till
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 170 s
And there goes my $100! What an upset! Darren Till is the winner!
That's a bad loss for Nate. He was winning, then he got flash KO'ed.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!