Post by The Sandmen on Oct 1, 2012 14:14:50 GMT -5
Kazushi Sakuraba is the favourite fighter of the crowd at ARCO Arena (Sacramento, CA).
Nate Marquardt is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Kazushi Sakuraba raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sakuraba is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Nate Marquardt and Kazushi Sakuraba touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sakuraba goes down.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Marquardt looks to work from half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Marquardt's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Nate Marquardt's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba passes momentarily but Nate Marquardt regains full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Marquardt is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Kazushi Sakuraba, who is barely covering up!
Sakuraba's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right eye
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Marquardt fires a barrage of punches at Sakuraba's head!
This is bad! Marquardt is just pounding on Kazushi Sakuraba's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Stand up! This is what Marquardt's cornermen are shouting. Kazushi Sakuraba is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt aggressively and repeatedly punches Sakuraba.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Sakuraba's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Kazushi Sakuraba put Marquardt in half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Deep breaths from Kazushi Sakuraba who tries a hammer punch to Marquardt's ribs.
Marquardt blocks those punches
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sakuraba's face!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a knee towards Nate Marquardt's left tight
That knee found his way.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba slightly pushes Marquardt into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Marquardt pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Marquardt with a double overhooks!
Marquardt launches a stiff jab!
Sakuraba ducks that one.
Inside leg kick from Marquardt
that goes awry.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Nate Marquardt can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Nate Marquardt has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Marquardt
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt postures up and launches another series of punches!
Sakuraba pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Nate Marquardt's offensive.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt shoots and grab both of Kazushi Sakuraba's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Marquardt lifted Sakuraba's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Sakuraba put Nate Marquardt in closed guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Kazushi Sakuraba! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't defend himself!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba throws up a triangle attempt!
Nate Marquardt postures up and breaks the triangle.
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Nate Marquardt tries to open Sakuraba's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Nate Marquardt. Sakuraba is unable to cover himself now!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Marquardt tries to get a side mount...
Sakuraba wraps his leg around Nate Marquardt leg and prevents him from moving.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Nate Marquardt moves to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of Marquardt's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Sakuraba slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nate Marquardt.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Marquardt is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Nate Marquardt down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Sakuraba catch Nate Marquardt's right arm and tries a kimura
Sakuraba is locking that kimura...
That kimura from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Nate Marquardt holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Marquardt.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Sakuraba can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Marquardt tries to escape from the full mount...
Marquardt struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
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 Sakuraba's moves.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
The cutman is working on Sakuraba's face.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
Marquardt evades.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Nate Marquardt!
Sakuraba ducks under...
Sakuraba looks to be in very good shape.
A punch from Kazushi Sakuraba
grazes Marquardt's right cheek.
Marquardt's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
Marquardt is connecting with a few punches
Marquardt is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Sakuraba's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Right cheek
Marquardt is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Marquardt tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Nate Marquardt is on his feet again.
Marquardt is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba tries to hit Nate Marquardt with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Marquardt steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Marquardt is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Marquardt decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba did not see that coming! Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba now.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Sakuraba quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Thats a joint Hyper-extension you don't want, Nate Marquardt has broken his left arm,this fight is over
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO ( Injury - Broken arm) at 2:05 Round 3
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/38 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 488 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 517 s
This was a pretty low-damage fight, with Nate gaining most of the damage upper-hands (by the tough-to-tell looks of it at least).
Nate Marquardt is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Kazushi Sakuraba raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sakuraba is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Nate Marquardt and Kazushi Sakuraba touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sakuraba goes down.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba can't prevent his opponent from passing. Marquardt looks to work from half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Kazushi Sakuraba...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Marquardt's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to move to full guard
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Sakuraba's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Sakuraba blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass Nate Marquardt's guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba passes momentarily but Nate Marquardt regains full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Sakuraba is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Marquardt is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Kazushi Sakuraba, who is barely covering up!
Sakuraba's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Sakuraba has a small cut in his Right eye
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Marquardt fires a barrage of punches at Sakuraba's head!
This is bad! Marquardt is just pounding on Kazushi Sakuraba's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Stand up! This is what Marquardt's cornermen are shouting. Kazushi Sakuraba is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt aggressively and repeatedly punches Sakuraba.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Sakuraba's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba tries to show some ground skills
Kazushi Sakuraba put Marquardt in half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Deep breaths from Kazushi Sakuraba who tries a hammer punch to Marquardt's ribs.
Marquardt blocks those punches
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Nate Marquardt fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sakuraba's face!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba 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
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Kazushi Sakuraba. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
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.
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a knee towards Nate Marquardt's left tight
That knee found his way.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba slightly pushes Marquardt into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves forward looking for some grappling action
Marquardt pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Sakuraba moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Marquardt with a double overhooks!
Marquardt launches a stiff jab!
Sakuraba ducks that one.
Inside leg kick from Marquardt
that goes awry.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Kazushi Sakuraba to fight back!
Sakuraba grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba is in open guard over Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass to half guard...
Nate Marquardt can't prevent his opponent from passing. Sakuraba looks to work from half guard.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Nate Marquardt has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Kazushi Sakuraba leans forwards and tries to grapple with Marquardt
Sakuraba shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt postures up and launches another series of punches!
Sakuraba pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Nate Marquardt's offensive.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt shoots and grab both of Kazushi Sakuraba's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Marquardt lifted Sakuraba's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to close the guard.
Sakuraba put Nate Marquardt in closed guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Kazushi Sakuraba's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Kazushi Sakuraba! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't defend himself!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba throws up a triangle attempt!
Nate Marquardt postures up and breaks the triangle.
Sakuraba clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Nate Marquardt tries to open Sakuraba's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Nate Marquardt. Sakuraba is unable to cover himself now!
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Nate Marquardt was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Marquardt tries to get a side mount...
Sakuraba wraps his leg around Nate Marquardt leg and prevents him from moving.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba attempts to move to full guard
Kazushi Sakuraba manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to roll to his side and trap Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard...
Nate Marquardt moves to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in half guard over Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg
Kazushi Sakuraba uses some of his skill by jumping out of Marquardt's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to pass to mount...
Sakuraba slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nate Marquardt.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt was tooling Kazushi Sakuraba for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kazushi Sakuraba lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Marquardt is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes Nate Marquardt down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Sakuraba tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Kazushi Sakuraba controls the situation despite Nate Marquardt efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sakuraba tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Left cheek
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Sakuraba's cheek from the guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Sakuraba catch Nate Marquardt's right arm and tries a kimura
Sakuraba is locking that kimura...
That kimura from Kazushi Sakuraba appears to be unbreakable
Nate Marquardt holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Good looking punches from Kazushi Sakuraba on the ground
They could take their toll on Marquardt.
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Sakuraba can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Marquardt tries to escape from the full mount...
Marquardt struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Marquardt tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
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 Sakuraba's moves.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Sakuraba
Marquardt is in closed guard... Sakuraba tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Kazushi Sakuraba is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to stand up!
Sakuraba doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
The cutman is working on Sakuraba's face.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Kazushi Sakuraba launches a body shot
Marquardt evades.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Nate Marquardt!
Sakuraba ducks under...
Sakuraba looks to be in very good shape.
A punch from Kazushi Sakuraba
grazes Marquardt's right cheek.
Marquardt's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
Marquardt is connecting with a few punches
Marquardt is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Sakuraba's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Kazushi Sakuraba's Right cheek
Marquardt is holding Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Kazushi Sakuraba loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Kazushi Sakuraba
Marquardt tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Nate Marquardt is on his feet again.
Marquardt is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Sakuraba tries to hit Nate Marquardt with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Marquardt steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Marquardt is standing while Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Kazushi Sakuraba's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba is on the ground on his back
Marquardt decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba did not see that coming! Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba now.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Sakuraba
Sakuraba attempts a triangle from bottom! Nate Marquardt slips out. Sakuraba quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Thats a joint Hyper-extension you don't want, Nate Marquardt has broken his left arm,this fight is over
Winner is Kazushi Sakuraba by TKO ( Injury - Broken arm) at 2:05 Round 3
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/38 (68%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 488 s
Statistics: Kazushi Sakuraba
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 517 s
This was a pretty low-damage fight, with Nate gaining most of the damage upper-hands (by the tough-to-tell looks of it at least).
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!