Bautista Submits Oliveira With Second-Round Choke

Mario Bautista secured a second-round finish over Vinicius Oliveira in their bantamweight clash at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

The main event began as a tactical battle before Bautista overpowered his man. The fighters traded kicks early, but the momentum shifted when Bautista secured a timed double-leg takedown. Although Oliveira stayed active from his guard and attempted a leg lock, Bautista ended the round in dominant top position, raining down strikes to steal the round. 

In the second, Oliveira opened with pressure, but Bautista quickly neutralized him with another takedown. Despite multiple scrambles back to his feet, Oliveira appeared visibly drained. The end came at 4:46 of the second round. After a slick transition into a crucifix, Bautista forced Oliveira to scramble. As the Brazilian exploded to escape, Bautista transitioned to his back, locked in a tight rear-naked choke, and forced the immediate tap.

The Results

Mario Bautista beat Vinicius Oliveira via submission (rear-naked choke) (R2, 4:46)

Kyoji Horiguchi beat Amir Albazi via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

Rizvan Kuniev beat Jailton Almeida via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

Michal Oleksiejczuk beat Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision (29-28 x2)

Farid Basharat beat Jean Matsumoto via split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)

Dustin Jacoby beat Julius Walker via TKO (strikes) (R2, 1:42)

Daniil Donchenko beat Alex Morono via unanimous decision (30-26 x2, 30-27)

Nikolay Veretennikov beat Niko Price via TKO (strikes) (R1, 1:42)

Ketlen Souza beat Bruna Brasil via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Javid Basharat beat Gianni Vazquez via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Wang Cong beat Eduarda Moura via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)

Jakub Wiklacz beat Muin Gafurov via submission (guillotine choke) (R3, 4:59)

Klaudia Sygula beat Priscila Cachoeira via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)

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