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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for May: An ex-champ rebounds with a rare tap
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from May 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for May.
At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.
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The Nominees
Brent Primus def. Tim Wilde via gogoplata at Bellator Europe 2
After losing his Bellator lightweight title in lopsided fashion to close out 2018, Brent Primus (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) got back in the win column in resounding fashion with a finish of Tim Wilde (12-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), who never saw it coming.
It was a matter of moments before Primus started working of for the finish. After finding himself on his back, Primus maneuvered his legs into position for a gogoplata. Such attempts rarely bare fruit, but Primus was able to get his shin under Wilde’s neck and force the tap just 80 seconds into the match.
@bellatormmaAndrew Tenneson def. Westin Wilson at LFA 66
Just when you thought one gogoplata might be enough to lock up “Submission of the Month,” Andrew Tenneson (8-1) threw his name into the hat with a version of his own against Westin Wilson (6-4).
Tenneson pulled off a spectacular finish using the rare submission in his featherweight matchup with Wilson, implementing a mounted variation of the technique to get the tap.
Irene Aldana def. Bethe Correia at UFC 237
After a string of decisions to begin her UFC career, Irene Aldana (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) finally finished a fight inside the distance when she tapped out Bethe Correia (10-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) in rather slick fashion to win their women’s bantamweight matchup.
In the latter half of the final round, Correia made an ill-advised attempt for the fight’s first takedown. When she failed to drag her opponent to the ground as desired, Aldana took her back and swiftly transitioned into an armbar. The struggle was brief before Brazil’s Correia surrendered the win.
3rd round Sub for @IreneAldana_
Wow! #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/ONjLQHW6qe
— UFC (@ufc) May 12, 2019
Felicia Spencer def. Megan Anderson at UFC on ESPN+ 10
Throughout fight week for her UFC debut against fellow former Invicta FC featherweight champion Megan Anderson (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Felicia Spencer (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) didn’t seem fazed by her surroundings.
Spencer’s cool and collected attitude translated nicely to the cage. Spencer put on a ground clinic on how to defeat a larger foe and earned the victory over Anderson with a rear-naked choke less than four minutes into her first octagon appearance.
@FeeNom479 gets the first round finish! #UFCRochesterRafael dos Anjos def. Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10
Kevin Lee (17-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) pushed a furious pace at the outset of his welterweight debut against Rafael dos Anjos (29-11 MMA, 18-9 UFC). Unfortunately, the former UFC champ showed a potent amount of patience that allowed him to net the win.
Lee attempted to put pressure on dos Anjos at ever opportunity through striking and grappling. He had his moments, but dos Anjos displayed composure, and when the fight hit the fourth round was able to secure an advantageous position on Lee and lock in a fight-ending arm-triangle choke.
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