Benardo Sopaj turned pressure into a finish against Timmy Cuamba at UFC Vegas 117. Sopaj controlled the pace early, cutting off the cage and landing strikes while threatening with clinch and takedown work. In the first round, he took Cuamba’s back and cranked the neck, but Cuamba survived. In the second round, Cuamba’s low blow briefly paused the action. Sopaj then landed a massive left hook that dropped Cuamba, followed by hammer fists. Sopaj forced Cuamba back down, took his back again, and secured a rear-naked choke submission at 2:25.
"Sopaj did well to lunge in and land a right hook on Cuamba. Sopaj cut the cage off pretty well not allowing Cuamba to travel very far before having to change directions. Cuamba tried to get some real estate back by rushing forward with strikes, but Sopaj made him pay with a stiff jab."
"Sopaj rushed in and clinched Cuamba on the fence scoring the takedown and taking his back with the quickness and just under a minute left in the round. Cuamba tried to shake him off, but almost gave the neck up. Sopaj worked with the arm on the chin and began to crank the neck. He squeezed hard looking to finish the fight, but Cuamba accepted the pain and survived to the second round."
"Sopaj worked two clean jabs and then a massive left hook that dropped Cuamba. Sopaj went out of his mind with hammer fists looking to finish the fight. Cuamba tried to defend himself and get to the feet, but Sopaj forced him back to the ground before taking his back. The arm got under the neck and Sopaj scored a submission victory."
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