Merab Dvalishvili delivered on his promise for an excellent higher efficiency in his rematch towards Sean O’Malley as he snatched a nasty choke within the third spherical to attain a submission end within the UFC 316 predominant occasion.
It was one other classic efficiency from the Georgian fighter as he simply stored coming after O’Malley with relentless stress and repeated takedowns. To his credit score, O’Malley really confirmed a lot better wrestling protection however he simply couldn’t preserve Dvalishvili off him and that’s what led to the top of the combat.
After bringing the combat again down once more within the third spherical, Dvalisvhili noticed a gap for a guillotine choke and O’Malley making an attempt to roll free solely tightened the champion’s grip. With no technique to escape, O’Malley tapped out with the top coming at 4:42 within the third spherical.
“I’m on prime of the world, I’m a world champion,” Dvalishvili shouted after his newest win. “I got here from nothing. It doesn’t matter what you have got so long as you already know the place you go and you’ve got a objective. Please, consider in your goals. The whole lot is feasible.
“He was properly ready. I knew he was going to make modifications. Each time I misplaced, I made an enormous change and I discovered from it. However I’m getting higher and higher. Now it’s my time.”
Regardless of O’Malley’s finest makes an attempt to make changes, Dvalishvili had a solution at each flip and he stayed in management till he secured the end.
When the combat began it was O’Malley making an attempt to make use of fixed motion to throw off the champion as he launched a punch after which circled away, making an attempt to negate Dvalishvili from capturing on him. Whereas O’Malley linked with a great lead jab, Dvalishvili’s stress was simply relentless as he stung the previous champion with a stiff left hand earlier than bringing him to the bottom for the primary time.
Dvalishvili simply stored coming ahead earlier than bringing O’Malley down once more however this time he was in a position to keep place as he began dropping elbows and punches from the guard.
On the restart within the second spherical, O’Malley tried to play sniper from the surface however Dvalishvili was undeterred as he pushed ahead and unloaded a nasty mixture of his personal. With O’Malley on his backfoot, Dvalishvili was consistently pursuing him throughout the cage however he nonetheless needed to be cautious to not eat a punch whereas working his means inside.
Whereas O’Malley was defending the takedowns higher, he was consuming some exhausting punches from Dvalishvili, who gave the impression to be throwing strikes with much more confidence within the rematch.
Inevitably, Dvalishvili obtained inside and this time there was no shrugging him off as he lifted O’Malley off the bottom and introduced him crashing down once more. From there, Dvalishvili was peppering away at O’Malley with punches and elbows and he even threw a couple of knees to the physique for good measure.
With out the specter of a submission, O’Malley ultimately scrambled free momentarily however Dvalishvili shortly snatched him and introduced him down once more. This time, Dvalishvili noticed the proper opening for the ability guillotine choke and O’Malley barely had an opportunity to defend earlier than the submission was locked on.
O’Malley tried to interrupt free however someway Dvalishvili simply sunk the choke that rather more and that finally ended the combat just some seconds later. It was one other awe-inspiring efficiency from Dvalishvili as he vanquishes O’Malley for a second time and the previous champion needed to give him his due.
“I didn’t really feel prefer it was going to go like that,” O’Malley mentioned in regards to the loss. “Sadly it did. Merab is a motherf*cker. I simply wished to stay round and thank all people that got here out and supported us. If it wasn’t for you guys, this shit wouldn’t be potential. I really feel tremendous, tremendous grateful proper now that I get to do that.
“I’ve a two-week outdated at house a 4 yr outdated at house and an ideal spouse. So I’m excited to go house and spend a while with them however Merab’s a motherf*cker.”
Now using a exceptional 13-fight win streak, Dvalishvili wasted no time turning his consideration to Cory Sandhagen sitting cage facet as essentially the most deserving contender nonetheless standing within the bantamweight division.
“You’re the person, let’s go,” Dvalishvili mentioned to Sandhagen. “He’s essentially the most deserving man. He’s a very good man and I like his jokes, too.”
