1st round – Sonnen pressures Marquardt, who is throwing wild strikes. Sonnen presses Marquardt against the fence, but only for a moment. Sonnen takes Marquardt to the ground but Marquardt tries a guillotine. Sonnen outlasts the attempt and begins to land elbows to Marquardt’s face. Sonnen lands three elbows and several strikes to his opponents face and body. Marquardt is hanging on and trying to hold Sonnen’s arms. Marquardt gets back to his feet and lands a flying knee. Sonnen eats the knee and takes him back down to the ground where he gets on top of him. Sonnen is attempting to throw elbows at Marquardt’s face again. Sonnen lands elbow after elbow and then follows that up with some punches. Sonnen is landing strike after strike from top position. Sonnen turns his attention to Marquardt’s body. Sonnen is interrupting Marquardt’s breathing and as Marquardt attempts to get up is put back on his back again. UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Sonnen 10-9
2nd round – Sonnen goes for a takedown and gets it. Sonnen begins his attack while against the fence. Sonnen begins to hammer on Marquardt’s body. Marquardt is going for a kimura as Sonnen moves into side control. Sonnen is able to get out of the submission attempt. Now Marquardt is in half guard, but Sonnen is still hammering away at Sonnen’s body. Marquardt is on his back and Sonnen tries to drag him away from the octagon fence. Sonnen lands a hard right from a standing posttion as the blood flows from Sonnen’s face. Marquardt turns and gives Sonnen his back but the blood is flowing and everywhere. Sonnen is pounding away at Marquardt’s head while he is on his knees. Sonnen is still on his back as Marquardt holds on to his arm. Sonnen stays busy with strikes from top position. Sonnen stands up and lands a knee and then immediatly takes him to the ground again. Sonnen stays on top and starts to pound away at his face. Sonnen is hammering away as the bell sounds. UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Sonnen 10-9
3rd round – The final round begins and they clinch but Sonnen presses Marquardt against the fence and then on his back again. Sonnen is trying to disrupt his breathing once again. Sonnen takes turns pounding on Marquardt’s head and body. Marquardt is trying to stay busy with strikes from bottom position but Sonnen looks to be overwhleming his opponent. Sonnen grabs Marquardt’s back as he tried to escape to his feet. Sonnen drags Marquardt to the ground again and scrambles to maintain top position. Sonnen is peppering Marquardt’s head with punches and elbows. Marquardt is trying to block and throw strikes from his back. Sonnen is hitting with hammer punches as Marquardt scrambles to his feet. As Sonnnen goes for a takedown, Marquardt lands a knee and grabs Sonnen with a guillotine. Sonnen barely escapes the choke. Sonnen takes his back but Marquardt reverses the position and takes top position and tries to hammer away with punches. Sonnen hangs on as the final bell sounds. UNOFFICIAL SCORING – Marquardt 10-9 ; UNOFFICIAL SCORING - Sonnen 29-28
OFFICIAL DECISION – Sonnen over Marquardt via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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