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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for July: A choke worth $1 million

August 5, 2021 by admin 0 Comments

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With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from July 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for July.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

Nominees

Nominee: Bruno Assis def. Shane O’Shae at Titan FC 70

Bruno Assis (11-5), who trains out of American Top Team, had to face adversity against Shane O’Shea (4-2) before taking home the Titan FC middleweight belt.

Assis got clipped and dropped with a jab and straight right early in the first round. From there, O’Shea looked for the finish, but Assis did a good job at tying up and surviving the early storm. Assis was able to get a takedown from a judo throw and from there he was able to lock up a triangle choke and roll to his back. Soon after O’Shea was forced to tap, giving the win to Assis.

Put a bow on it, the main event is wrapped up after a submission in the main event! #TitanFC70 pic.twitter.com/LH9KZH4lke

— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 3, 2021

Nominee: Zhalgas Zhumagulov def. Jerome Rivera at UFC 264

Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) picked up his first win in the UFC flyweight division against Jerome Rivera (10-6 MMA, 0-4 UFC), and it came in dominant fashion.

The bout started at a high pace with both fighters exchanging hard right off the start. Zhumagulov was able to force a clinch against the cage where he was able to lock up a modified guillotine to get the tap.

How’s that for a first win in the UFC 😱

🇰🇿 @ZhakoZhumagulov gets a first RD tap! #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/ZvWSVfXiY6

— UFC (@ufc) July 10, 2021

Nominee: Rodolfo Vieira def. Dustin Stolzfus at UFC on ESPN 26

Rodolfo Vieira (8-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) rebounded from his first career loss with a brutal submission win over Dustin Stoltzfus (13-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in their middleweight clash.

After falling victim to one of the biggest upsets of the year in February with his submission defeat to Anthony Hernandez, Vieira got back on track with a submission win of his own in the third round against Stoltzfus courtesy of a savage rear-naked choke.

INCREDIBLE 🤯Rodolfo Vieira finished with STYLE 💥#UFCVegas31 pic.twitter.com/XTVv8ncUj8

— UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2021

Nominee: Mateusz Gamrot def. Jeremy Stephens at UFC on ESPN 26

Mateusz Gamrot (19-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) did what no one has done in more than a decade in his lightweight bout with Jeremy Stephens (28-19 MMA, 15-18 UFC)

The Polish fighter handed Stephens his first submission loss since 2009, forcing the veteran to tap out just 65 seconds into the matchup after locking in a nasty kimura.

Takedown! Kimura! Tap! 🤯

📚 Textbook finish by @Gamer_MMA. #UFCVegas31 pic.twitter.com/NDEab0kioW

— UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2021

Nominee: A.J. McKee def. Patricio Freire at Bellator 263

A.J. McKee(18-0 MMA, 18-0 BMMA) journey to the top reached its apex when he claimed the featherweight title from Patricio Freire (32-5 MMA, 20-5 BMMA) in the finals of the grand prix.

McKee’s run from inexperienced debutant to undefeated champion courtesy of a nasty head kick that set up a standing guillotine choke for the finish in less than two minutes. Not only did McKee claim the 145-pound belt with his performance, but he also won the promotion’s 16-man grand prix and received a $1 million prize.

The winner

The winner: A.J. McKee

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A.J. McKee def. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ at Bellator 263: Best Photos

A.J. McKee def. Patricio Freire at Bellator 263


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For six years McKee said time and time again he would one day be Bellator champion.

Saturday in front of his hometown crowd, with a $1 million win bonus on the line, McKee accomplished that dream when he submitted Freire via standing guillotine choke at 1:57 of Round 1.

The two fighters entered the arena to opposite receptions. The challenger, McKee walked out first to raining applause and fans singing his walkout song. The champion, Freire, was met with harsh boos.

When the fight began, both fighters came out slow and methodical. The early staring contest was broken when McKee landed a high kick that stunned “Pitbull” and sent him against the cage. A violent punching combination dropped Freire and McKee celebrated.

The celebration was a bit premature for referee Mike Beltran who did not step in. “Pitbull” tried to spring to his feet but McKee grabbed hold of the Brazilian’s neck and cranked a standing guillotine choke. From there, the submission was locked and the technical submission came.

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This article was originally published by Usatoday.com. Read the original article here.
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