Nate Quarry (18-3) vs. Jorge Rivera (17-7): UFC Fight Night 21 Play-by-Play

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First Round 

Mario Yamasaki gets them started as they touch gloves. 

Quarry moves forward and misses with a combination and then a leg kick. He then drops a leg kick on Rivera, who answered with one of his own. 

Quarry hits with another leg kick, and so does Rivera. 

Quarry catches Rivera with a left hand. Rivera misses with a right, but hits with his next two. 

Quarry answers with a hard right of his own.

Both fighters show a good, solid chin. 

Rivera hits with a right hand and Quarry misses with a leg kick. 

Rivera moves in and knocks Quarry down with a right hand. Quarry gets up and puts a hard right on Rivera. 

Another right hand by Rivera puts Quarry to his knees. 

Quarry, still on his knees, grabs Rivera’s waist and hangs on. 

Rivera hammers on Quarry’s head with a series of punches. 

They get back up and Rivera connects with several combinations.

Quarry goes down from a hard right and Rivera jumps on top of him, dropping punch after punch. 

Somehow, Quarry survives the flurry and lives to fight the second round.

UNOFFICIAL SCORING —Rivera 10-9

Second Round

Quarry and Rivera both come out for the second and Rivera looks refreshed. 

Quarry comes in and lands a few punches to Rivera’s face. 

Quarry goes down again after a hard left and Rivera jumps right on top. 

Rivera lands several bombs from a standing position until Yamasaki jumps in to rescue Quarry.

OFFICIAL SCORING —Rivera over Quarry via Second round TKO (0:29)