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Marquardt catches Palhares napping

Originally Published: September 15, 2010
By Brian Knapp | Sherdog.com

Former middleweight King of Pancrase Nate Marquardt made Rousimar Palhares pay for letting down his guard.

Marquardt stopped Palhares -- a Brazilian Top Team representative who had never before been finished -- on first-round punches in the UFC Fight Night 22 headliner on Wednesday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. Referee Herb Dean intervened on Palhares' behalf 3:28 into Round 1.

Palhares had his chance and blew it. In top position after a hard-earned ...

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