Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2014 16:38:51 GMT -5
Nate Marquardt raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by Tarec while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Marquardt and Tarec move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tarec is holding Nate Marquardt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Marquardt loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Marquardt is taking the best of the fight.
Marquardt tries to show some ground skills
Nate Marquardt put Tarec in half guard.
Tarec Saffiedine is in half guard over Marquardt
Tarec launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Marquardt is covering himself! Tarec tries to force the situation and Marquardt clumsily gives his back!
Tarec is in rear mount over Marquardt
Marquardt has Tarec controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Tarec is unable to move under Marquardt control.
Poorly executed technique. Tarec Saffiedine looks to counter!
Tarec Saffiedine aggressively and repeatedly punches Marquardt.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tarec is in rear mount over Marquardt
Marquardt has Tarec controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Tarec is unable to move under Marquardt control.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt hovers above Tarec
Good punches to Tarec's body.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Tarec Saffiedine! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Tarec Saffiedine doesn't defend himself!
Tarec has a small cut in his Nose
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine 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 moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Tarec Saffiedine moves forward looking for some grappling action
Marquardt pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt launches a furious low kick!
Tarec blocks.
Tarec Saffiedine goes with a looping right hand while Nate Marquardt jumps back and jabs
Tarec seems staggered and Nate Marquardt runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tremendous strikes from Marquardt!
Tarec blocks with confidence
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Tarec Saffiedine tries to take advantage...
Tarec Saffiedine swings...
...no good.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
A bad move from Tarec Saffiedine
almost puts his head in the path of Marquardt's kick.
Tarec Saffiedine goes with a looping right hand while Nate Marquardt jumps back and jabs
Marquardt seems staggered and Tarec Saffiedine runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tarec won't budge, forcing Marquardt to pull guard.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec tries to escape from the closed guard
Tarec Saffiedine any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt breaths deeply while on the ground
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to move on the ground and shows Tarec Saffiedine 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Tarec's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tarec tries to cover his face,
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Tarec Saffiedine creates enough space to control Nate Marquardt's leg.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Tarec Saffiedine 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 Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to free his leg
Nate Marquardt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tarec's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Tarec Saffiedine...
Tarec Saffiedine sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to free his leg
Nate Marquardt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tarec's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Nate Marquardt.
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Round 2
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As the fight continues it seems that Tarec Saffiedine is taking the best of the fight.
Tarec fires low kicks
punishing Marquardt's legs repeatedly.
Tarec Saffiedine tries a middle kick
Nate Marquardt blocks and steps away.
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tarec sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
High kick from Nate Marquardt!
Tarec seems to be done!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tarec Saffiedine didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Marquardt moves on the ground
Marquardt cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Tarec's face!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Marquardt tries to jump to side mount.
Tarec Saffiedine jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Tarec Saffiedine efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Tarec measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Marquardt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt throws a few hammer fists to the face of Tarec Saffiedine
Solid shots!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt catch Tarec Saffiedine's right arm and tries a kimura
Tarec Saffiedine holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Tarec Saffiedine! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Tarec Saffiedine doesn't defend himself!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Tarec Saffiedine, who is barely covering up!
Tarec's Left eye is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt goes for an armbar!
Tarec Saffiedine breaks the lock and pushes away Nate Marquardt, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Nate Marquardt. 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.
Nice beating Nate Marquardt has received.
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tarec Saffiedine didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Tarec Saffiedine can't prevent his opponent from passing. Marquardt looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Tarec 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 half guard over Tarec
Nice beating Nate Marquardt has received.
Marquardt launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Tarec is covering himself! Marquardt tries to force the situation and Tarec clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Marquardt is in rear mount over Tarec
Tarec has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Tarec manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Marquardt
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Tarec steps forward
Marquardt feints.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Tarec Saffiedine moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Tarec Saffiedine tries a hook to the body
but Marquardt manages to dodge it
Tarec studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Lightning fast low kick from Tarec!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Nate Marquardt who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marquardt takes a break to breathe while holding Tarec Saffiedine.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Tarec looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Marquardt's punches
Tarec measures the resilience of Marquardt's chin with an uppercut while Marquardt lands some great crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Marquardt, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Tarec's Chin is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tarec won't budge, forcing Marquardt to pull guard.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine is looking to pass Nate Marquardt's guard...
Nate Marquardt has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec breaths deeply while on the ground
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll on the ground...
Marquardt knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Marquardt catch Tarec Saffiedine's right arm and tries a kimura
Tarec Saffiedine holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Tarec is trying to counter now!
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Tarec Saffiedine gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Tarec tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Marquardt is taking this opportunity to rest.
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.
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Tarec Saffiedine swings and Marquardt has to retreat
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Tarec showing excellent timing, blasts Nate Marquardt with a right hand.
Marquardt steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Marquardt is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Nate Marquardt shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tarec Saffiedine is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Marquardt into his guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Tarec 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 Tarec
Marquardt is in closed guard... Tarec tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Tarec Saffiedine is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Marquardt shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Nate Marquardt breaks that americana attempt!
Tarec clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Tarec's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tarec tries to cover his face,
Tarec Saffiedine is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to escape from the full mount...
Tarec Saffiedine is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Tarec's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tarec blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Tarec's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tarec tries to cover his face,
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Tarec Saffiedine in his guard.
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Tarec Saffiedine is in open guard over Marquardt
Not a desiderable position that Tarec is in now. Nate Marquardt is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Tarec
He succeeds!
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt sits high on Tarec Saffiedine's chest and pulls his leg underneath Tarec's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Tarec 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.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec tries to escape from closed guard...
Marquardt waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Tarec Saffiedine! He is reversed and nor Nate Marquardt is on half guard!
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Marquardt tries to get a side mount...
Tarec wraps his leg around Nate Marquardt leg and prevents him from moving.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Tarec Saffiedine to fight back!
Tarec Saffiedine attempts to move to full guard
Tarec Saffiedine manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Marquardt is in closed guard... Tarec tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Marquardt uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Marquardt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tarec leans and gets Nate Marquardt's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt steps backwards away from Tarec Saffiedine. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Marquardt is grappling.
He looks for an opening to attack.
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Nate Marquardt who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tarec Saffiedine moves forward looking for some grappling action
Tarec has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt tries to take Tarec Saffiedine down... Tarec stumbles backwards and Nate Marquardt launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Tarec's jaw!
Tarec Saffiedine 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 Tarec Saffiedine
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Multiple well placed knees from Tarec!
Nice hits to Marquardt's ribs! Brilliant performance from Tarec Saffiedine
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt tries to break the clinch... Tarec Saffiedine launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Marquardt breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
Poorly executed technique. Nate Marquardt looks to counter!
Marquardt launches a hook to the body
Bang! Tarec stops that one with his ribs!
Nate Marquardt leans forwards and tries to grapple with Tarec
Marquardt shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt takes a break to breathe while holding Tarec Saffiedine.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Solid low kick from Nate Marquardt.
Tarec deflects it.
Marquardt throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Lightning fast low kick from Tarec!
Marquardt blocks that kick with his leg.
Nate Marquardt moves forward and launches a high kick!
Tarec ducks under.
Tarec tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Marquardt paws at Tarec.
Tarec swings ineffectively.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Quick hook by Nate Marquardt
Good shot! Tarec has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Tarec Saffiedine's Left cheek
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.
Tarec Saffiedine's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Marquardt is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tarec Saffiedine just can't get away!
Tarec's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Nate Marquardt slightly pushes Tarec into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Tarec jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Marquardt sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Nate Marquardt was tooling Tarec Saffiedine for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tarec Saffiedine lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Marquardt throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Marquardt showing excellent timing, blasts Tarec Saffiedine with a right hand.
Great hook by Nate Marquardt! Tarec Saffiedine is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Marquardt is standing while Tarec is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Tarec's guard.
Tarec didn't see that coming. Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec now.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt is cooling the fight on the ground
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Marquardt tries to move to full mount
Marquardt succeeds
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Tarec Saffiedine's arm and tries an armbar!
Tarec holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Tarec's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Marquardt.
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Good looking punches from Tarec Saffiedine on the ground
deflected by Marquardt.
Tarec misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Marquardt tries to show some ground skills
Nate Marquardt put Tarec in half guard.
Tarec Saffiedine is in half guard over Marquardt
Stand up! This is what Marquardt's cornermen are shouting. Tarec Saffiedine is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Tarec Saffiedine pushes Marquardt's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Marquardt wraps his legs while he holds Tarec Saffiedine's head... Tight guard!
Tarec Saffiedine is in half guard over Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine goes for an americana!
Marquardt breaks free.
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Marquardt slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Tarec struggles to free himself
Tarec Saffiedine lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Nate Marquardt doesn't break the lock and Tarec Saffiedine is running out of time!
That Triangle from Nate Marquardt appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Tarec's eyes...
Tarec Saffiedine cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Tarec Saffiedine is in half guard over Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine tries to free his leg...
Marquardt rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt hovers above Tarec
Good punches to Tarec's body.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec 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 move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec tries to stand up!
Marquardt doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Marquardt is the winner of this round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Tarec Saffiedine.
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Round 5
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Nate Marquardt shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tarec Saffiedine is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Marquardt into his guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Tarec Saffiedine's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over Tarec's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Tarec Saffiedine's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Tarec Saffiedine...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Tarec Saffiedine shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Tarec's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Americana from Nate Marquardt appears to be unbreakable
Marquardt is locking that Americana...
Marquardt shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Nate Marquardt by Submission (Americana) at 1:12 Round 5
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 18/28 (64%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 5/9 (56%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 31/37 (84%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 733 s
Statistics: Tarec Saffiedine
Punches 8/20 (40%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/21 (62%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 746 s
Nate was on the ball and Tarec just couldn't get anything going. He tried a lot, and did a bit, but just nothing with any degree of consistency or noteworthy damage. Note did those things.
Ferocious staredown by Tarec while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Marquardt and Tarec move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tarec is holding Nate Marquardt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Marquardt loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Marquardt is taking the best of the fight.
Marquardt tries to show some ground skills
Nate Marquardt put Tarec in half guard.
Tarec Saffiedine is in half guard over Marquardt
Tarec launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Marquardt is covering himself! Tarec tries to force the situation and Marquardt clumsily gives his back!
Tarec is in rear mount over Marquardt
Marquardt has Tarec controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Tarec is unable to move under Marquardt control.
Poorly executed technique. Tarec Saffiedine looks to counter!
Tarec Saffiedine aggressively and repeatedly punches Marquardt.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Tarec is in rear mount over Marquardt
Marquardt has Tarec controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Tarec is unable to move under Marquardt control.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt hovers above Tarec
Good punches to Tarec's body.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Tarec Saffiedine! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Tarec Saffiedine doesn't defend himself!
Tarec has a small cut in his Nose
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Nate Marquardt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine 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 moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Tarec Saffiedine moves forward looking for some grappling action
Marquardt pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Marquardt launches a furious low kick!
Tarec blocks.
Tarec Saffiedine goes with a looping right hand while Nate Marquardt jumps back and jabs
Tarec seems staggered and Nate Marquardt runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tremendous strikes from Marquardt!
Tarec blocks with confidence
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Tarec Saffiedine tries to take advantage...
Tarec Saffiedine swings...
...no good.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
A bad move from Tarec Saffiedine
almost puts his head in the path of Marquardt's kick.
Tarec Saffiedine goes with a looping right hand while Nate Marquardt jumps back and jabs
Marquardt seems staggered and Tarec Saffiedine runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tarec won't budge, forcing Marquardt to pull guard.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec tries to escape from the closed guard
Tarec Saffiedine any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt breaths deeply while on the ground
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt tries to move on the ground and shows Tarec Saffiedine 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Tarec's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tarec tries to cover his face,
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Tarec Saffiedine creates enough space to control Nate Marquardt's leg.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Tarec Saffiedine 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 Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to free his leg
Nate Marquardt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tarec's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Tarec Saffiedine...
Tarec Saffiedine sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to free his leg
Nate Marquardt uses some of his skill by jumping out of Tarec's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine launches a few punches to Marquardt's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Marquardt tries to cover his face,
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Nate Marquardt.
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Round 2
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As the fight continues it seems that Tarec Saffiedine is taking the best of the fight.
Tarec fires low kicks
punishing Marquardt's legs repeatedly.
Tarec Saffiedine tries a middle kick
Nate Marquardt blocks and steps away.
Marquardt is trying to counter now!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tarec sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
High kick from Nate Marquardt!
Tarec seems to be done!
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tarec Saffiedine didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Marquardt moves on the ground
Marquardt cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Tarec's face!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Marquardt tries to jump to side mount.
Tarec Saffiedine jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Tarec Saffiedine efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Tarec measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Marquardt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt throws a few hammer fists to the face of Tarec Saffiedine
Solid shots!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt catch Tarec Saffiedine's right arm and tries a kimura
Tarec Saffiedine holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Tarec Saffiedine! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Tarec Saffiedine doesn't defend himself!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Tarec Saffiedine, who is barely covering up!
Tarec's Left eye is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt goes for an armbar!
Tarec Saffiedine breaks the lock and pushes away Nate Marquardt, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Nate Marquardt. 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.
Nice beating Nate Marquardt has received.
Marquardt fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tarec Saffiedine didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to pass to half guard...
Tarec Saffiedine can't prevent his opponent from passing. Marquardt looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Tarec 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 half guard over Tarec
Nice beating Nate Marquardt has received.
Marquardt launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Tarec is covering himself! Marquardt tries to force the situation and Tarec clumsily gives his back!
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Marquardt is in rear mount over Tarec
Tarec has Marquardt controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Tarec manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Marquardt
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Tarec steps forward
Marquardt feints.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Tarec Saffiedine moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Tarec Saffiedine tries a hook to the body
but Marquardt manages to dodge it
Tarec studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Lightning fast low kick from Tarec!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Nate Marquardt who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marquardt takes a break to breathe while holding Tarec Saffiedine.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Tarec looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Marquardt's punches
Tarec measures the resilience of Marquardt's chin with an uppercut while Marquardt lands some great crosses.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Marquardt, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Tarec's Chin is beginning to swell
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tarec won't budge, forcing Marquardt to pull guard.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine is looking to pass Nate Marquardt's guard...
Nate Marquardt has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec breaths deeply while on the ground
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll on the ground...
Marquardt knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Marquardt catch Tarec Saffiedine's right arm and tries a kimura
Tarec Saffiedine holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Tarec is trying to counter now!
Tarec Saffiedine tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Marquardt in his guard...
Tarec Saffiedine gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Tarec tries to close his guard around Marquardt
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Marquardt is taking this opportunity to rest.
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.
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Tarec Saffiedine swings and Marquardt has to retreat
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Tarec showing excellent timing, blasts Nate Marquardt with a right hand.
Marquardt steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Marquardt is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Nate Marquardt shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tarec Saffiedine is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Marquardt into his guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Tarec 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 Tarec
Marquardt is in closed guard... Tarec tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Marquardt!
Tarec Saffiedine is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Marquardt shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Nate Marquardt breaks that americana attempt!
Tarec clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Marquardt to fight back!
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Tarec's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tarec tries to cover his face,
Tarec Saffiedine is in full mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt tries to escape from the full mount...
Tarec Saffiedine is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Tarec's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Tarec blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt launches a few punches to Tarec's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tarec tries to cover his face,
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt attempts to trap Tarec Saffiedine in his guard.
Nate Marquardt manages to switch to full guard.
Tarec Saffiedine is in open guard over Marquardt
Not a desiderable position that Tarec is in now. Nate Marquardt is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Marquardt tries to close his guard around Tarec
He succeeds!
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt sits high on Tarec Saffiedine's chest and pulls his leg underneath Tarec's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Tarec 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.
Tarec Saffiedine is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tarec tries to escape from closed guard...
Marquardt waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Tarec Saffiedine! He is reversed and nor Nate Marquardt is on half guard!
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Marquardt tries to get a side mount...
Tarec wraps his leg around Nate Marquardt leg and prevents him from moving.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Tarec Saffiedine to fight back!
Tarec Saffiedine attempts to move to full guard
Tarec Saffiedine manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Marquardt is in closed guard... Tarec tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Marquardt uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Marquardt tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tarec leans and gets Nate Marquardt's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Marquardt steps backwards away from Tarec Saffiedine. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Marquardt is grappling.
He looks for an opening to attack.
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Nate Marquardt who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tarec Saffiedine moves forward looking for some grappling action
Tarec has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 0:35 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt tries to take Tarec Saffiedine down... Tarec stumbles backwards and Nate Marquardt launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Tarec's jaw!
Tarec Saffiedine 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 Tarec Saffiedine
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Multiple well placed knees from Tarec!
Nice hits to Marquardt's ribs! Brilliant performance from Tarec Saffiedine
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt tries to break the clinch... Tarec Saffiedine launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Marquardt breaks the clinch and the knee goes wide!
Poorly executed technique. Nate Marquardt looks to counter!
Marquardt launches a hook to the body
Bang! Tarec stops that one with his ribs!
Nate Marquardt leans forwards and tries to grapple with Tarec
Marquardt shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt takes a break to breathe while holding Tarec Saffiedine.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Solid low kick from Nate Marquardt.
Tarec deflects it.
Marquardt throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Lightning fast low kick from Tarec!
Marquardt blocks that kick with his leg.
Nate Marquardt moves forward and launches a high kick!
Tarec ducks under.
Tarec tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Marquardt paws at Tarec.
Tarec swings ineffectively.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Quick hook by Nate Marquardt
Good shot! Tarec has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Tarec Saffiedine's Left cheek
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.
Tarec Saffiedine's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Marquardt is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tarec Saffiedine just can't get away!
Tarec's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Marquardt has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Nate Marquardt slightly pushes Tarec into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:45 in the 4 round
Tarec jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Marquardt sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Nate Marquardt was tooling Tarec Saffiedine for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tarec Saffiedine lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Marquardt throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Marquardt showing excellent timing, blasts Tarec Saffiedine with a right hand.
Great hook by Nate Marquardt! Tarec Saffiedine is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Marquardt is standing while Tarec is on the ground on his back
Nate Marquardt opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Tarec's guard.
Tarec didn't see that coming. Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec now.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt is cooling the fight on the ground
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tarec
Marquardt tries to move to full mount
Marquardt succeeds
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Marquardt fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Tarec Saffiedine's arm and tries an armbar!
Tarec holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Tarec's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Marquardt.
Tarec Saffiedine is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Good looking punches from Tarec Saffiedine on the ground
deflected by Marquardt.
Tarec misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Marquardt tries to show some ground skills
Nate Marquardt put Tarec in half guard.
Tarec Saffiedine is in half guard over Marquardt
Stand up! This is what Marquardt's cornermen are shouting. Tarec Saffiedine is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Tarec Saffiedine pushes Marquardt's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Marquardt wraps his legs while he holds Tarec Saffiedine's head... Tight guard!
Tarec Saffiedine is in half guard over Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine goes for an americana!
Marquardt breaks free.
Marquardt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Marquardt slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Tarec struggles to free himself
Tarec Saffiedine lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Nate Marquardt doesn't break the lock and Tarec Saffiedine is running out of time!
That Triangle from Nate Marquardt appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Tarec's eyes...
Tarec Saffiedine cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Tarec Saffiedine is in half guard over Marquardt
Tarec Saffiedine tries to free his leg...
Marquardt rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt hovers above Tarec
Good punches to Tarec's body.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec 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 move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Tarec tries to stand up!
Marquardt doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Marquardt is the winner of this round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Tarec Saffiedine.
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Round 5
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Nate Marquardt shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tarec Saffiedine is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Marquardt into his guard.
Nate Marquardt is in closed guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Tarec Saffiedine's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Marquardt works on the ground with his fingers over Tarec's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tarec
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Tarec Saffiedine's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt looks to mount Tarec Saffiedine...
Nate Marquardt slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Tarec Saffiedine
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Tarec Saffiedine shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Tarec's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Americana from Nate Marquardt appears to be unbreakable
Marquardt is locking that Americana...
Marquardt shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Nate Marquardt by Submission (Americana) at 1:12 Round 5
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 18/28 (64%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 5/9 (56%)
Takedowns 4/7 (57%)
GnP strikes 31/37 (84%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 733 s
Statistics: Tarec Saffiedine
Punches 8/20 (40%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/21 (62%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 746 s
Nate was on the ball and Tarec just couldn't get anything going. He tried a lot, and did a bit, but just nothing with any degree of consistency or noteworthy damage. Note did those things.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!