Thales Leites: "It was his obligation to finish me in the 2nd round"

[Plissken]

Originally Posted by imaycare

Great Interview. His warrior spirit is the reason he is one of my favorite fighters. Hell I was I could transplant his warrior spirit into Gonzaga that be some scary shit then lol.

Amen.

[Ulio]

Loved him seens his debut them missed some his fights but man he is crazy awesome fighter. He has frickin heart.

[Jagular]

Without the point deduction, Marquardt would've won the fight. I'd like to see a rematch.

[juggo]

War Thales, always been a fan even before his UFC debut... My support for the guy grew more after that performance. Never doubt his heart.

And yeah, it's a shame about Marquardt's illegal strikes. The knee was the killer. A point being taken does a little to make up for it, but sometimes it isn't enough. A fighter may not recover from that.

[Vindication]

Nate dominated him after the first round. Leites should not be proud of this win.

[nellspot]

Originally Posted by Jagular

Without the point deduction, Marquardt would've won the fight. I'd like to see a rematch.

Without the point deduction, Marquardt wouldnt have been teeing off on a stunned Leites.

[stu3ufc]

nate shudnt of broken the rules ---he has no excuse to complain

[Warheart]

Originally Posted by Vindication

Nate dominated him after the first round. Leites should not be proud of this win.

Take a moment and consider why he dominated him after the first. Leites was done after the knee. It's easy to seee, before the knee Leites winning, after the knee Marquadt in charge.

He shouldn't be proud? He was beating a world class fighter who had to resort to cheating in an attempt to win. He should be proud for the fact that a top 10 fighter had no answer for him and had to resort to illegal tactics.

I'm a Marquadt fan, but Leites fully deserved the win - and it is a genuine win.

[Warheart]

Originally Posted by Jagular

Without the point deduction, Marquardt would've won the fight.

Who is to blame for the point deduction? Marquadt.

[nellspot]

Originally Posted by Warheart

Take a moment and consider why he dominated him after the first. Leites was done after the knee. It's easy to seee, before the knee Leites winning, after the knee Marquadt in charge.

He shouldn't be proud? He was beating a world class fighter who had to resort to cheating in an attempt to win. He should be proud for the fact that a top 10 fighter had no answer for him and had to resort to illegal tactics.

I'm a Marquadt fan, but Leites fully deserved the win - and it is a genuine win.

Exactly!