"Abdul-Malik opened the action punching his way in, with Trocoli answering via a kick. Moments later, Abdul-Malik changed levels and exploded into a double-leg takedown, landing it with apparent ease. Soon he had half-mount, then a guillotine as Trocoli stood back up. Make it to his feet, Trocoli did, escape the choke he did not. Abdul-Malik had the choke in tight, and Antonio Trocoli was soon tapping to the standing guillotine!"
"Trocoli was 0-2 inside the octagon and still looking for his first win in the company, though one of those fights was a short-notice showdown with the formidable Shara "Bullet" Magomedov. Abdul-Malik had two wins under the UFC banner for his part, but was coming off a draw against Cody Brundage that had originally been a win until the Georgia athletic commission overturned it."
Mansur Abdul-Malik fought Antonio Trocoli as the second bout on the UFC 323 card. Trocoli entered 0-2 in the promotion and had taken a short-notice fight against Shara "Bullet" Magomedov, while Abdul-Malik held two UFC wins and was coming off a draw that an athletic commission later overturned. Abdul-Malik began with striking, changed levels to land a double-leg takedown, advanced to half-mount, and secured a tight guillotine as Trocoli rose. Trocoli could not escape and tapped to a standing guillotine at 1:09 of round one. Abdul-Malik described the win as an "echo" of camp and said he wants more dominant finishes and wins.
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