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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Liandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Eqari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eqari's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - Out Of Space. Nate Liandro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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264 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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217 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Liandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Eqari!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eqari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eqari misses with a two punch combination.
Eqari should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Liandro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eqari manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liandro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liandro prevents Eqari from getting back to his feet.
Liandro thows a big elbow that misses.
Liandro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Liandro trying to control but Eqari is working from the bottom.
Eqari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liandro.
Liandro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eqari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liandro content to stall in guard here.
Liandro wants to control from the top but Eqari keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eqari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liandro.
Liandro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eqari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liandro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eqari keeping moving, preventing Liandro from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liandro fails with a takedown attempt.
Liandro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Liandro with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Liandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eqari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liandro circles away quickly and effectively.
Liandro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eqari defends it nicely.
Paul Eqari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liandro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eqari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liandro is breathing heavily.
Eqari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eqari gets caught flat footed, as Liandro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Liandro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liandro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liandro looking to pass the guard.
Liandro wants to control from the top but Eqari keeps moving.
Liandro won't allow Eqari to get back to his feet.
Liandro distracts Eqari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liandro is stalling in the full guard.
Liandro trying to control but Eqari is working from the bottom.
Liandro won't allow Eqari to get back to his feet.
Liandro scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liandro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Eqari has eaten all the pies!
Liandro wants to control from the top but Eqari keeps moving.
Eqari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liandro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liandro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liandro is looking to work some ground and pound but Eqari has wrist control.
Liandro content to stall in guard here.
Liandro landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Liandro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eqari wants to clinch.
Eqari gets caught flat footed, as Liandro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Liandro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liandro stays in close to Eqari's body and controls the position.
Liandro passes Eqari's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Liandro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eqari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Liandro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liandro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eqari taking some punishment here, with Liandro in his half guard.
Eqari is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liandro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eqari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liandro.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Liandro drops an elbow to the side of Eqari's head.
Liandro trying to control the action but Eqari is working from the bottom.
Liandro not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liandro is keen to just control but Eqari is a slippery customer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nate Liandro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Liandro slips a jab from Eqari.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liandro.
Liandro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eqari wants to stand but Liandro is controlling the position.
Liandro connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liandro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Liandro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liandro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Liandro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liandro landing with the ground and pound.
Liandro lands a couple of digs.
Liandro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liandro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eqari's head.
Eqari being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eqari has momentary wrist control but Liandro slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Liandro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Liandro fails with the takedown.
Eqari looks to land a combination but Liandro avoids it well.
Liandro slips a straight right by Eqari.
Liandro shoots in for a double leg but Eqari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eqari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liandro circles away quickly and effectively.
Liandro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Liandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Liandro or perhaps it was just good defense by Eqari which made him look bad.
Eqari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eqari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liandro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liandro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nate Liandro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liandro trying to control the position from guard on top but Eqari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eqari is looking to stand up but Liandro isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eqari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liandro.
Liandro is working Eqari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liandro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liandro prevents Eqari from getting back to his feet.
Liandro chips away with some ground and pound.
Liandro lands a couple of elbows.
Liandro wants to pass the guard but Eqari is keeping the position.
Liandro content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liandro throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liandro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liandro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Liandro just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liandro is chipping away with strikes.
Eqari is working to avoid the ground and pound but Liandro connects with a decent elbow.
Liandro lands a nice forearm strike.
Liandro advances to mount.
Liandro looking to control but Eqari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Liandro with shots to the head and body - Eqari looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liandro unloading with bombs!
Liandro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eqari is trying to stand up.
Liandro unloading with bombs!
Liandro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eqari?
Liandro working Eqari over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eqari is bucking up trying to escape but Liandro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paul Eqari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liandro controlling the position easily from mount.
Nate Liandro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liandro raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Liandro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liandro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Liandro!
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hype
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