Post by The Sandmen on Sept 1, 2015 12:36:45 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Marquardt while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Evan Tanner is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Nate Marquardt and Evan Tanner touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Marquardt fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Evan Tanner is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A left hook from Tanner
grazes the chin of Marquardt.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Tanner's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marquardt looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Marquardt is on the receiving end of a great combo by Tanner.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Tanner fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Some nice shots from Evan Tanner
that stun Marquardt.
Nate Marquardt tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Evan Tanner jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Marquardt with a double overhooks!
Nate Marquardt takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Marquardt's chin
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner throws an uppercut
Marquardt slips it.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Tanner is holding Nate Marquardt's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Marquardt shows great balance while pushing away Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Evan Tanner catches Nate Marquardt's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tanner.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tanner use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) is cheering him!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to turn away and scramble out. Evan Tanner takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Nate Marquardt spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Marquardt is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tanner's side.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tanner's side.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tanner struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Marquardt doesn't want to free his opponent and Tanner continues in closed guard
Tanner misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Evan Tanner efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Marquardt pushes Evan Tanner down and prevents his attempts to escape
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Nate Marquardt moves to better his position on the ground...
Nate Marquardt viciously slams hammer blows to Tanner's face!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Pitty-pat punches from Marquardt
They're bothering Tanner even though they aren't hurting him.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Stand up! This is what Marquardt's cornermen are shouting. Evan Tanner is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Tanner tries to stand up!
Marquardt doesn't allow him!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Tanner moves to shoot
Marquardt misses a knee.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marquardt sprawls and remains on his feet.
Quick hook by Nate Marquardt
Good shot! Tanner has reasons to be worried.
Marquardt looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Marquardt measures the resilience of Tanner's chin with an uppercut while Tanner lands some great crosses.
Some nice shots from Nate Marquardt
that stun Tanner.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Marquardt launches a hook to the body
Bang! Tanner stops that one with his ribs!
Solid kick to the leg from Nate Marquardt
Tanner checks it.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Quick hook by Evan Tanner
glances off Marquardt's arms.
Nate Marquardt launches a body shot
Tanner evades.
Tanner misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Marquardt avoids a dangerous strike from Tanner
and counters with a solid straight!
Marquardt launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Tanner's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Nate Marquardt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Tanner attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Marquardt's kick.
Quick hook by Nate Marquardt
Good shot! Tanner has reasons to be worried.
Tanner's Chin is beginning to swell
Tanner studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tanner goes down.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tanner
Marquardt moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tanner
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Evan Tanner's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to show some ground skills
Marquardt uses his strength to keep Marquardt at a disadvantage
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Evan Tanner! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Evan Tanner doesn't defend himself!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt is taking this opportunity to rest.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner 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 Marquardt's moves.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Nate Marquardt throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Tanner's face with those brutal elbows! Tanner needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner 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 3:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Evan Tanner shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Evan Tanner breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt goes for an armbar!
Evan Tanner breaks the lock and pushes away Nate Marquardt, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Nate Marquardt. 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 Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt jumps in the air and tries a flying knee!
Crushing shot! Tanner's mouthpiece flies out of his mouth
Tanner is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marquardt sprawls and remains on his feet.
Nate Marquardt was tooling Evan Tanner for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Evan Tanner lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A right hand from Nate Marquardt
makes Tanner stumble back!
Marquardt pushes Evan Tanner and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Shovel hook by Nate Marquardt
tags Tanner.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Nate Marquardt.
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Round 3
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Solid kick to the leg from Nate Marquardt
that visibly pains Tanner.
0:23 Round 3 and Marquardt is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Evan Tanner launches a body shot
Marquardt dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Tanner has a small cut in his Right eye
Evan Tanner seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Nate Marquardt!
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
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.
Nate Marquardt postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Tanner hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Tanner to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Tanner.
Winner is Nate Marquardt by TKO (Punches) at 0:59 Round 3
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 17/20 (85%)
Kicks 3/9 (33%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 19/20 (95%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Tanner started strong, but faded fast and Nate the Mediocre took over the fight.
Evan Tanner is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Nate Marquardt and Evan Tanner touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Marquardt fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Evan Tanner is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A left hook from Tanner
grazes the chin of Marquardt.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Tanner's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marquardt looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Marquardt is on the receiving end of a great combo by Tanner.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Tanner fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Some nice shots from Evan Tanner
that stun Marquardt.
Nate Marquardt tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Evan Tanner jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Marquardt clumsily fails here and it's time for Evan Tanner to fight back!
Tanner moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Marquardt with a double overhooks!
Nate Marquardt takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Marquardt's chin
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner throws an uppercut
Marquardt slips it.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Tanner is holding Nate Marquardt's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Marquardt shows great balance while pushing away Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner attempts a sweep single...
Evan Tanner catches Nate Marquardt's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Tanner.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tanner use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) is cheering him!
Evan Tanner is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
Nate Marquardt tries to turn away and scramble out. Evan Tanner takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Nate Marquardt spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Evan Tanner shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Marquardt is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Tanner into his guard.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tanner's side.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Marquardt measures the resilience of Tanner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tanner's side.
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Tanner struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Marquardt's guard...
Marquardt doesn't want to free his opponent and Tanner continues in closed guard
Tanner misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tanner is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Evan Tanner!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Marquardt controls the situation despite Evan Tanner efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Marquardt pushes Evan Tanner down and prevents his attempts to escape
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Nate Marquardt moves to better his position on the ground...
Nate Marquardt viciously slams hammer blows to Tanner's face!
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Pitty-pat punches from Marquardt
They're bothering Tanner even though they aren't hurting him.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Evan Tanner is in closed guard over Marquardt
Stand up! This is what Marquardt's cornermen are shouting. Evan Tanner is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Tanner tries to stand up!
Marquardt doesn't allow him!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Tanner moves to shoot
Marquardt misses a knee.
Tanner is trying to counter now!
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marquardt sprawls and remains on his feet.
Quick hook by Nate Marquardt
Good shot! Tanner has reasons to be worried.
Marquardt looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Evan Tanner's punches
Marquardt measures the resilience of Tanner's chin with an uppercut while Tanner lands some great crosses.
Some nice shots from Nate Marquardt
that stun Tanner.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Marquardt launches a hook to the body
Bang! Tanner stops that one with his ribs!
Solid kick to the leg from Nate Marquardt
Tanner checks it.
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Evan Tanner tries to take advantage...
Quick hook by Evan Tanner
glances off Marquardt's arms.
Nate Marquardt launches a body shot
Tanner evades.
Tanner misses a step and Nate Marquardt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Marquardt avoids a dangerous strike from Tanner
and counters with a solid straight!
Marquardt launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Tanner's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Nate Marquardt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Tanner attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Marquardt's kick.
Quick hook by Nate Marquardt
Good shot! Tanner has reasons to be worried.
Tanner's Chin is beginning to swell
Tanner studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Nate Marquardt tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tanner goes down.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Tanner
Marquardt moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Nate Marquardt is in half guard over Tanner
Nate Marquardt tries to pass Evan Tanner's guard...
Nate Marquardt manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Tanner tries to show some ground skills
Marquardt uses his strength to keep Marquardt at a disadvantage
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Evan Tanner! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Evan Tanner doesn't defend himself!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt is taking this opportunity to rest.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner 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 Marquardt's moves.
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Nate Marquardt throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Tanner's face with those brutal elbows! Tanner needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner 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 3:55 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Nate Marquardt takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Evan Tanner shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Evan Tanner breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt is in full mount over Evan Tanner
Marquardt goes for an armbar!
Evan Tanner breaks the lock and pushes away Nate Marquardt, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Nate Marquardt. 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 Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt jumps in the air and tries a flying knee!
Crushing shot! Tanner's mouthpiece flies out of his mouth
Tanner is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Tanner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marquardt sprawls and remains on his feet.
Nate Marquardt was tooling Evan Tanner for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Evan Tanner lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A right hand from Nate Marquardt
makes Tanner stumble back!
Marquardt pushes Evan Tanner and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Shovel hook by Nate Marquardt
tags Tanner.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Nate Marquardt.
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Round 3
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Solid kick to the leg from Nate Marquardt
that visibly pains Tanner.
0:23 Round 3 and Marquardt is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Evan Tanner launches a body shot
Marquardt dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Tanner has a small cut in his Right eye
Evan Tanner seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Nate Marquardt!
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
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.
Nate Marquardt postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Tanner hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Tanner to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Tanner.
Winner is Nate Marquardt by TKO (Punches) at 0:59 Round 3
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 17/20 (85%)
Kicks 3/9 (33%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 19/20 (95%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Statistics: Evan Tanner
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 238 s
Tanner started strong, but faded fast and Nate the Mediocre took over the fight.