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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Liam (ranked 5688 p4p, 25502 weight class) and Brother Assad (ranked 85 p4p, 114 weight class). Brother Assad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Liam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brother Assad!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Liam. No joy for Assad on that attempt.
Liam closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Liam lands in his opponent's guard.
Liam lands a couple of elbows.
Assad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Assad tries to stand but Liam is controlling from the bottom.
Liam keeping moving, preventing Assad from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad trying to control but Liam is working from the bottom.
Assad is looking to work some ground and pound but Liam has wrist control.
Assad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liam is keeping the position for now.
Assad tries to stand but Liam is controlling from the bottom.
Assad advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liam is refusing to be controlled, as Assad sits in half guard.
Liam is trying to stand.
Assad is keen to just control but Liam is a slippery customer.
Assad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Assad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Liam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Liam darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Assad gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liam throws a strike but Assad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Liam is proving hard to escape from.
Liam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Liam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assad.
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.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Liam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assad tries to free his leg and advance position but Liam is retaining full guard.
Assad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assad trying to control but Liam is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brother Assad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Assad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liam tries to avoid it but Assad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liam to the ground. Liam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liam not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Assad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liam landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brother Assad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Liam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Assad is trying to get back to full guard.
Assad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Liam throws a strike but Assad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Liam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Assad controls the pace.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Liam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assad throwing strikes but missing.
Assad wants to get up but he can't break Liam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Liam keeping moving, preventing Assad from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assad might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Liam haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Assad advances to half guard.
Assad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Liam to stand up.
Liam shoots in looking for a takedown. Assad tries to sprawl out of it but Liam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Assad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liam throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Assad was covering up waiting for the punch and Liam finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Assad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Liam landing some decent shots from guard.
Liam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Liam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assad on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liam gets to his feet and stands over Assad, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Assad felt that one! Liam unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Assad from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Liam!
Nathan Liam retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Nathan Liam thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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FIGHT
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