With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from July 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of our “Submission of the Month” award for July.

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The Nominees

Edmen Shahbazyan def. Jack Marshman at UFC 239

Edmen Shahbazyan (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who’s managed by Ronda Rousey, is steamrolling the opposition at 21. In his third octagon appearance, Shahbazyan finished seasoned veteran Jack Marshman (23-9 MMA, 3-4 UFC) in just 72 seconds.

Marshman appeared to be holding his own on his feet, but he was quickly taken down by “The Golden Boy,” who pounded him from overhead before using a transition to take the back and secure the fight-ending rear-naked choke.

Kayla Harrison def. Morgan Frier at PFL 2019, Week 4

After going the distance for the first time in her previous bout, Kayla Harrison (5-0) returned to her finishing ways against Morgan Frier (4-3) with a submission win inside the first round.

Harrison wasted no time putting her opponent on the mat in the women’s lightweight contest. From there, she advanced position and made Frier vulnerable. Harrison isolated an arm and secured the Americana to force Frier to tap in just over three minutes.

Gavin Tucker def. Seungwoo Choi at UFC 240

Gavin Tucker (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) returned to the same building where he took a memorable beatdown and conquered his demons with an impressive finish of Seungwoo Choi (7-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in their featherweight matchup.

After an enjoyable two rounds of action, Tucker pursued the finish in the third round of the contest. He managed to find his way onto Choi’s back and sunk in a rear-naked choke that elicited the tap out.

Shintaro Ishiwatari def. Ulka Sasaki at Rizin FF 17

Shintaro Ishiwatari (26-7) produced a hugely impressive performance to submit former UFC athlete Ulka Sasaki (22-7) and move one step closer to a title fight with Kyoji Horiguchi.

In the second round of the fight, Ishiwatari got in an advantageous position against Sasaki. He sank in a north-south choke and put the pressure on until Sasaki was forced to give in an spell an end to the fight.

Rodrigo Nascimento def. Michal Martinek at DWCS 22

Heavyweight Rodrigo Nascimento (7-0) returned from nearly two years on the sidelines to score a first-round submission win over a previously unbeaten Michal Martinek (7-1).

Nascimento was able to wrap the body score a tripping takedown, settling into top position and looking to strike. Martinek showed little ability to escape, and Nascimento patiently worked himself into position for an arm-triangle choke to force the tap just over three minutes into the opening frame.

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The Winner: Kayla Harrison

Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Harrison took a big step toward achieving her first big MMA goal at PFL 2019, Week 4.

Harrison put in a swift and efficient effort against Frier. Harrison outstruck an overmatched Morgan Frier 28-0 as she worked into a position for an Americana submission victory at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J.

The time of the stoppage came when Frier tapped at 3:35 of the opening round.

“I really wish I would have kept it on my feet a little longer but my instincts take over, it is something I’m working on,” Harrison said after her fourth career stoppage victory. “The submission was probably there earlier in the round but I really like hitting people since I was never allowed to in Judo. I’m going to be the best, I’m going to be even better than Khabib (Nurmagomedov) when I am done.”