Brendson Ribeiro scored his second straight win contained in the Octagon, submitting DWCS alum Diyar Nurgozhay within the second spherical of their foremost card conflict at UFC Vegas 104 on Saturday evening.
The most important second of the opening spherical got here when Ribeiro unleashed a one-two that caught Nurgozhay clear and despatched him to the canvas. Nevertheless, the Kazakh was capable of recuperate and shortly return to his toes.
After absorbing a flurry of strikes from Ribeiro within the closing minute on spherical one, Nurgozhay shortly took issues to the mat within the second stanza. In the course of the change, Ribeiro grabbed Nurgozhay’s arm and locked in a kimura to try to enhance his place.
As Nurgozhay rolled to try to relieve the strain, that solely allowed Ribeiro to cinch it in much more, forcing Nurgozhay to faucet out.
Official Outcome: Brendson Ribeiro def. Diyar Nurgozhay through submission (kimura) at 1:28 of Spherical 2.
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Brendson Ribeiro forces the faucet in spherical two
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