Post by The Sandmen on Sept 12, 2012 18:06:10 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Jacare while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Nate Marquardt looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jacare throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Marquardt shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Marquardt looks to be in very good shape.
Several good body shots
land on Jacare.
Hard blow to Jacare's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt attempts a sweep single...
Ronaldo Souza was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Jacare wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Jacare moves forward and holds Marquardt
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare and Nate Marquardt are cliched up against the cage. Jacare steps for a throw
Nate Marquardt is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronaldo Souza launches a few punches towards Marquardt's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Marquardt seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Poorly executed technique. Nate Marquardt looks to counter!
Nate Marquardt shoots and grab both of Ronaldo Souza's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Ronaldo Souza managed to pull back his leg from Nate Marquardt's grip and move away from him
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare tries to take Nate Marquardt to the ground from the clinch...
Marquardt shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt pushes away Jacare trying to keep the fight at striking range
Jacare doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Marquardt
The fighters are clinching.
Ronaldo Souza pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt stumbles backwards and Ronaldo Souza circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza tries to bring the fight to the ground
Marquardt goes down.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Marquardt
Jacare is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Marquardt is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ronaldo Souza, who is barely covering up!
Jacare's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Ronaldo Souza efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Nate Marquardt 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 Jacare's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. 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 Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Nate Marquardt!
Jacare is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Marquardt grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Jacare 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.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. 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 Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass to half guard...
Nate Marquardt's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jacare tries to cover his face,
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Marquardt
Jacare is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Nate Marquardt tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jacare is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ronaldo Souza 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 Ronaldo Souza
Jacare 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.
Jacare clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Nate Marquardt sits high on Ronaldo Souza's chest and pulls his leg underneath Jacare's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Jacare tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nate Marquardt and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Marquardt and it cost him top position.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Marquardt
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Nate Marquardt's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Ronaldo Souza circles around Marquardt
Jacare is holding Nate Marquardt's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Marquardt loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Ronaldo Souza looks to pass to mount...
Marquardt creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt fires low kicks
punishing Jacare's legs repeatedly.
Nate Marquardt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Some nice shots from Nate Marquardt
that stun Jacare.
There is a small laceration on Ronaldo Souza's Left eye
A left hook from Jacare
falls short.
Jacare misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
A left hook from Marquardt
grazes the chin of Jacare.
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare goes down.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Jacare
Nate Marquardt tries to open Jacare's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Nate Marquardt. Jacare is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Jacare
Marquardt tries to escape from closed guard...
Marquardt struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Jacare
Marquardt tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Jacare from the side mount!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Jacare
Marquardt tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Nate Marquardt keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Jacare
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Ronaldo Souza can't prevent his opponent from passing. Marquardt looks to work from half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Jacare
Marquardt launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jacare is covering himself! Marquardt tries to force the situation and Jacare clumsily gives his back!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Jacare
Jacare has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Marquardt is unable to move under Jacare control.
Jacare misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jacare has given his back to Nate Marquardt who is trying to get one hook in!
Nate Marquardt has one hook in!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Jacare with one hook in
Nate Marquardt tries to get his arm under Ronaldo Souza's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Ronaldo Souza's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Ronaldo Souza easily defends the attempt.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Jacare with one hook in
Jacare has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Jacare is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Marquardt looks to counter!
Nate Marquardt tries to get his arm under Ronaldo Souza's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Ronaldo Souza's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Ronaldo Souza easily defends the attempt.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Jacare with one hook in
Jacare 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.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronaldo Souza's punches
Marquardt measures the resilience of Jacare's chin with an uppercut while Jacare lands some great crosses.
Nate Marquardt attempts to cut off Jacare with punches
Jacare reels from the strikes.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nate Marquardt moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Jacare has a small cut in his Left cheek
A right hand from Nate Marquardt
makes Jacare stumble back!
Nate Marquardt is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Nate Marquardt goes with a looping right hand while Ronaldo Souza jumps back and jabs
Jacare seems staggered and Nate Marquardt runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Brilliant combination from Ronaldo Souza
Marquardt is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Marquardt moves backwards and Ronaldo Souza is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Crisp uppercut by Marquardt followed by a hard jab
Ronaldo Souza stumbles back.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Jacare!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Jacare against the cage
Ronaldo Souza pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronaldo Souza
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare launches a few hard punches to Nate Marquardt's ribs!
Marquardt struggles and protects himself.
Jacare misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Marquardt pushes Ronaldo Souza againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Jacare cannot escape Nate Marquardt's clinch! Nate Marquardt is just brutalizing Jacare with punches time and time again!
Jacare's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jacare has a small cut in his Nose
Jacare seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marquardt launches a few hard punches to Ronaldo Souza's ribs!
Ronaldo Souza's ribs shows the damage! Nate Marquardt is working his opponent ribs!
Ronaldo Souza pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronaldo Souza
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronaldo Souza is a bloody mess!
Marquardt pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Ronaldo Souza's face!
Nate Marquardt and Jacare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Marquardt is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Jacare has a small cut in his Left eye
Ronaldo Souza is a bloody mess!
Jacare jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Marquardt sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Marquardt wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ronaldo Souza embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Marquardt who put distance between them
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Jacare may be in trouble!
Jacare's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jacare has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Nate Marquardt!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Jacare crumples to the mat and Marquardt moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Jacare's Mouth is beginning to swell
Winner is Nate Marquardt by KO (High kick) at 2:11 Round 3
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 3/12 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 320 s
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 27/33 (82%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/9 (89%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 12/16 (75%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 320 s
Good fight by Nate. Jacare could use some work. He has him some pretty impressive KO resistance it seems though, since his health was mediocre at best and he still absorbed good damage.
Nate Marquardt looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jacare throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Marquardt shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Marquardt looks to be in very good shape.
Several good body shots
land on Jacare.
Hard blow to Jacare's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt attempts a sweep single...
Ronaldo Souza was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Jacare wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Jacare moves forward and holds Marquardt
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare and Nate Marquardt are cliched up against the cage. Jacare steps for a throw
Nate Marquardt is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronaldo Souza launches a few punches towards Marquardt's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Marquardt seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Poorly executed technique. Nate Marquardt looks to counter!
Nate Marquardt shoots and grab both of Ronaldo Souza's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Ronaldo Souza managed to pull back his leg from Nate Marquardt's grip and move away from him
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare tries to take Nate Marquardt to the ground from the clinch...
Marquardt shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt pushes away Jacare trying to keep the fight at striking range
Jacare doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Marquardt
The fighters are clinching.
Ronaldo Souza pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt stumbles backwards and Ronaldo Souza circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza tries to bring the fight to the ground
Marquardt goes down.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Marquardt
Jacare is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Marquardt is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ronaldo Souza, who is barely covering up!
Jacare's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Ronaldo Souza efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Nate Marquardt 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 Jacare's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. 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 Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Nate Marquardt!
Jacare is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Marquardt grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Jacare 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.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Ronaldo Souza. 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 Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Jacare grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass to half guard...
Nate Marquardt's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Jacare's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Jacare tries to cover his face,
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Jacare's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Jacare's side.
Ronaldo Souza is in open guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Jacare
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Marquardt
Jacare is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronaldo Souza!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Ronaldo Souza
Nate Marquardt tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Jacare is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Jacare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ronaldo Souza 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 Ronaldo Souza
Jacare 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.
Jacare clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Nate Marquardt sits high on Ronaldo Souza's chest and pulls his leg underneath Jacare's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Jacare tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nate Marquardt and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Marquardt and it cost him top position.
Ronaldo Souza is in closed guard over Marquardt
Ronaldo Souza tries to pass Nate Marquardt's guard...
Ronaldo Souza manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Ronaldo Souza is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Ronaldo Souza circles around Marquardt
Jacare is holding Nate Marquardt's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Marquardt loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Ronaldo Souza is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Ronaldo Souza looks to pass to mount...
Marquardt creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt fires low kicks
punishing Jacare's legs repeatedly.
Nate Marquardt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Some nice shots from Nate Marquardt
that stun Jacare.
There is a small laceration on Ronaldo Souza's Left eye
A left hook from Jacare
falls short.
Jacare misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
A left hook from Marquardt
grazes the chin of Jacare.
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Jacare goes down.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Jacare
Jacare tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Jacare
Nate Marquardt tries to open Jacare's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Nate Marquardt. Jacare is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Jacare
Marquardt tries to escape from closed guard...
Marquardt struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Jacare
Marquardt tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Jacare from the side mount!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Jacare
Marquardt tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Nate Marquardt keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Ronaldo Souza manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Jacare
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Ronaldo Souza can't prevent his opponent from passing. Marquardt looks to work from half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Jacare
Marquardt launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jacare is covering himself! Marquardt tries to force the situation and Jacare clumsily gives his back!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Jacare
Jacare has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Marquardt is unable to move under Jacare control.
Jacare misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jacare has given his back to Nate Marquardt who is trying to get one hook in!
Nate Marquardt has one hook in!
Marquardt is in rear mount over Jacare with one hook in
Nate Marquardt tries to get his arm under Ronaldo Souza's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Ronaldo Souza's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Ronaldo Souza easily defends the attempt.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Jacare with one hook in
Jacare has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Jacare is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Marquardt looks to counter!
Nate Marquardt tries to get his arm under Ronaldo Souza's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Ronaldo Souza's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Ronaldo Souza easily defends the attempt.
Marquardt is in rear mount over Jacare with one hook in
Jacare 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.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronaldo Souza's punches
Marquardt measures the resilience of Jacare's chin with an uppercut while Jacare lands some great crosses.
Nate Marquardt attempts to cut off Jacare with punches
Jacare reels from the strikes.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nate Marquardt moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Jacare has a small cut in his Left cheek
A right hand from Nate Marquardt
makes Jacare stumble back!
Nate Marquardt is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Nate Marquardt goes with a looping right hand while Ronaldo Souza jumps back and jabs
Jacare seems staggered and Nate Marquardt runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Brilliant combination from Ronaldo Souza
Marquardt is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Marquardt moves backwards and Ronaldo Souza is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Crisp uppercut by Marquardt followed by a hard jab
Ronaldo Souza stumbles back.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Jacare!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Jacare against the cage
Ronaldo Souza pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronaldo Souza
The fighters are clinching.
Jacare launches a few hard punches to Nate Marquardt's ribs!
Marquardt struggles and protects himself.
Jacare misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Marquardt pushes Ronaldo Souza againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Jacare cannot escape Nate Marquardt's clinch! Nate Marquardt is just brutalizing Jacare with punches time and time again!
Jacare's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jacare has a small cut in his Nose
Jacare seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marquardt launches a few hard punches to Ronaldo Souza's ribs!
Ronaldo Souza's ribs shows the damage! Nate Marquardt is working his opponent ribs!
Ronaldo Souza pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronaldo Souza
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronaldo Souza is a bloody mess!
Marquardt pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Ronaldo Souza's face!
Nate Marquardt and Jacare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Marquardt is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Jacare has a small cut in his Left eye
Ronaldo Souza is a bloody mess!
Jacare jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Marquardt sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Marquardt wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ronaldo Souza embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Marquardt who put distance between them
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Jacare may be in trouble!
Jacare's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jacare has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Nate Marquardt!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Jacare crumples to the mat and Marquardt moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Jacare's Mouth is beginning to swell
Winner is Nate Marquardt by KO (High kick) at 2:11 Round 3
Statistics: Ronaldo Souza
Punches 3/12 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/8 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 320 s
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 27/33 (82%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 8/9 (89%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 12/16 (75%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 320 s
Good fight by Nate. Jacare could use some work. He has him some pretty impressive KO resistance it seems though, since his health was mediocre at best and he still absorbed good damage.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!