Nate Andrews knows how to exploit brief moments of weakness.
Andrews submitted Luis Muro with a third-round rear-naked choke in the CES MMA 36 headliner on Friday at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Muro (4-2) conceded defeat 1:59 into round three, the Oklahoma-based lightweight losing for the second time in as many appearances.
It was competitive, right up to the conclusion. Andrews (9-1) and Muro traded liberally on the feet throughout the first five minutes, with neither man gaining a discernable edge. In the second, Muro secured a takedown, transitioned to the back and bottled up his opponent with a body triangle while hunting for openings on the neck.