Tim Elliott spoiled Kai Asakura’s sophomore promotional look, securing a slick second-round submission victory over the Japanese star within the UFC 319 important card opener.
Asakura largely dominated the opening spherical together with his hanging, however an ill-advised physique kick from the previous RIZIN champion allowed Elliott to safe a late takedown. Elliott shortly bought into aspect management, however was unable to capitalize on the place earlier than the bell.
The late takedown appeared to trigger some hesitancy in Asakura as his quantity dipped considerably within the second stanza. That allowed Elliott to imagine management of the struggle and safe one other takedown with simply over a minute to go within the spherical.
As Asakura tried to scramble, Elliott locked in a mounted guillotine, forcing Asakura to faucet out with solely seconds left within the spherical.
Official Outcome: Tim Elliott def. Kai Asakura through submission (mounted guillotine) at 4:39 of Spherical 2.
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