Simply when Toshiomi Kazama gave the impression to be in probably the most hazard of a loss towards Charalampos Grigoriou at UFC on ESPN 61, he turned issues round in gorgeous style to place himself within the winner’s circle.
After Grigoriou scored a giant knockdown within the second spherical of the bantamweight bout on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, he pounced on a downed Kazama (11-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and flurried with punches and elbow for the end.
Referee Jason Herzog was taking an in depth look, however then Kazama managed the posture of his opponent, slid his legs over the shoulders and locked in a triangle choke that pressured Grigoriou (8-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) to faucet out with out a lot wrestle on the 1:55 mark of Spherical 2.
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DROPPED HIM💥#UFCVegas95 is LIVE on @ESPN & @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/vLWyI496q7
— UFC (@ufc) August 10, 2024
TOSHIOMI KAZAMA LOCKS UP THE WIN IN THE SECOND ROUND 🔒 #UFCVegas95 pic.twitter.com/vGUy7M1mfu
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 10, 2024
After the stoppage, and elevated however overwhelmed up Kazama admitted that though issues seemed unhealthy for him, he felt Grigoriou would slip up and provides him the prospect to safe his first UFC win.
“Once I was on the underside, I knew a chance would come by,” Kazama stated by an interpreter throughout his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “I waited for that probability and used my BJJ abilities to complete the battle.”
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