Tag: Nate Marquardt

In the co-main event of the evening, Rick Story (13-3) went up against Charlie Brenneman (13-2) in a welterweight bout.

Both fighters were scheduled to fight different opponents, but they found themselves against each other after their original opponents were not medically cleared to compete.

Here is how the first round went down.

The fight started with Brenneman clinching up with Story. Story then was able to toss Brenneman to the mat, but was unable to keep him there.

Brenneman closed the distance once again, and pressed Story against the cage. Story then reversed and went for a takedown of his own. He couldn’t secure it, and they were standing again.

Brenneman closed the distance once again, got Story’s back, then finally got a takedown. Brenneman was able to move from Story’s half guard to side control. Story quickly got Brenneman back in to his full guard. Story seemed to be holding on, looking for the referee to stand them up, Brenneman worked on remaining active as he landed punches to Story’s body.

This continued until the round came to an end.

 

In the second main card fight of the evening on Versus, Matt Brown (13-10) took on John Howard (14-6) in a welterweight fight.

Here is how the second round went down.

The second round started off just like the first, with Howard hammering away at Brown’s lead leg. Howard went for another takedown, but he couldn’t drag Brown to the mat.

After he took another leg kick, Brown went for a takedown. Howard sprawled and was able to avoid it. Then Howard went for a single leg, He finally gave it up, and they were standing and trading again.

Brown landed a good knee to the body, then tripped Howard down to the ground. Brown didn’t do too much from Howard’s half guard, besides work on keeping Howard on the ground. Howard then went for a kimura, then transitioned in to a leg lock.

Brown was able to work out of the leg lock, but Howard was able to get on top of Brown. Brown went for a triangle right away, then switched it up to an omaplata before the round ended.

UFC on Versus 4 Results: Joe Stevenson vs. Javier Vazquez

Joe Stevenson (31-13) came into this fight against Javier Vazquez (15-5) on a three fight losing streak, a number that has been the point at which several UFC fighters have been cut in the past.

The fights started off with Vazquez taking Stevenson down and Stevenson clamped on an armbar that was very tight. Vazquez was able to slip from the hold.

The fight then went back to standing. Vazquez then gained another takedown and into the guard of Stevenson. 

The clock was ticking down in the first round as the crowd began to get restless with the slow ground game the fighters were displaying.

Halfway through the fight, Stevenson was not looking like a fighter that was fighting for his UFC career.

Vazquez sank in a guillotine choke that Stevenson ably defended with 2:30 left in the second round.

With 1:25 left in the round Vazquez took the back of Stevenson and attempted a choke that he was unable to sink.

Stevenson was smiling as the round progressed while Vazquez was starting to look gassed.

Vazquez opened the third round taking some deep breaths in his corner.

Stevenson showed a lot of movement as the round progressed, but he was doing very little offensively.

The clock ticked down below one minute and Stevenson and Vazquez heard the boos from the crowd.

The fight went to the cards: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27 for Vazquez and we very well may have seen the last of Joe Stevenson in the UFC.

UFC News: More Information on Nate Marquardt’s Suspension Comes to Light

Bleacher Report’s Andrew Barr:

It was announced yesterday that Nate Marquardt had been forced to withdraw from his main event bout with Rick Story.

Since then, rumors have been swirling have been swirling about why Nate was forced off of the card.

Many have speculated that it was likely due to Marquardt not being able to make weight, or being injured. There was even some talk of Nate being busted for using banned substances.

According to mmajunkie.com, all of the aforementioned speculations were inaccurate and Nate’s suspension was actually due to some routine paperwork.

The Pennsylvania Sate Athletic Commission is still refusing to shed any light on what the specific requirements Nate failed to meet were, PSAC executive director Gregory Sirb did make it clear that Marquardt was given plenty of time to address the issue.

“We gave him every opportunity,” Sirb said. “The last report we got was 4:00 yesterday. We had given him as much leeway as we could, but obviously, when you’ve got a live event, you’ve got to make a call at that time.

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UFC on Versus 4 Results: Matt Grice vs. Ricardo Lamas

Matt Grice (13-3)  and Ricardo Lamas (9-2) were the second preliminary fight on the UFC on Versus 4 fight card.

These two fighters were both making the UFC featherweight debut on the fight card.

Early on the fighters exchanged kicks before Lamas went for the takedown. Lamas ate several punches before he took Grice to the ground and then controlled his legs to keep him down and against the cage.

Lamas hurt Grice with a switchkick to the head that had Grice staggering to the cage with his hands at his sides. Grice was unable to regain his bearings as Lamas swarmed him, forcing the referee to come in and stop the fight at 4:41 of Round One.

UFC on Versus 4: PSAC Suspends Nate Marquardt Indefinitely

Bleacher Report’s Todd Seyler:

According to MMAJunkie.com, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission (PSAC) has suspended UFC veteran Nate “The Great” Marquardt indefinitely.

Executive Director for the PSAC stated that Marquardt failed the necessary requirements to be sanctioned for this evening’s fight.

Provided the opportunity to address the clearance prior to tonight’s main event, Sirb commented on Marquardt’s suspension stating that “He’s been put on suspension. When he (Marquardt) meets those requirements, he’ll be taken off. How long of a suspension (it will be) is up to him.”

Confusion still surrounds the reason for Marquardt’s denial of a license here in Pennsylvania. However, Sirb emphasized that Marquardt knew exactly what was expected of him.

“(It’s) pretty straightforward stuff. You’ve got to meet these requirements, and there’s no ifs, ands or buts about it. Unfortunately, he did not. I felt for the kid. I really did. He knew about it, and I think he was trying,” Sirb said.

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