"Moraes secured a rear-naked choke in the final second of the fight. While Nkuta seemed to be in his senses till the final bell, Moraes held on to the choke even for a few seconds, even after the bell, despite referee Herb Dean intervening. Nkuta was choked out unconscious, and it was declared a submission win for Moraes."
"The fight gave Dvalishvili immediate flashbacks of his controversial loss against Ricky Simon in 2018. While "The Machine" was dominating the fight, Simon secured a guillotine in the final minute of the fight. Dvalishvili refused to tap for a whole minute and rode out the round. However, Dvalishvili seemed partially unconscious and it was declared a submission loss for the Georgian."
""Bad flashback of my fight with Ricky Simon," Dvalishvili wrote on X. [ Phumi Nkuta] was NOT out before the bell. His opponent held him 2 seconds after the bell and that's when he was slept. Ref should have broken it up at bell and the fight would have gone to decision. Again - case of bad reffing... costs Phumi a loss.""
Phumi Nkuta faced Adriano Moraes in a bantamweight bout on the MVP MMA card at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Nkuta controlled much of the striking exchanges, while Moraes gained an advantage on the ground. The fight ended controversially in the final round when Moraes secured a rear-naked choke in the last second. Nkuta appeared to be conscious until the final bell, but Moraes maintained the choke for several seconds after the bell despite referee Herb Dean’s involvement. Nkuta was rendered unconscious and the bout was ruled a submission for Moraes. Merab Dvalishvili connected the finish to his 2018 loss to Ricky Simon, where he was also choked near the end after refusing to tap.
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