UFC on FX 8 Play-by-Play: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Mike Rio

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Francisco Trinaldo vs. Mike Rio

Round 1: Trinaldo comes out measuring his distance.  He lands a straight left hand.  He lands again, but Rio gets a takedown.  Rio looks to secure a guillotine.  Trinaldo stands and gets free.  He presses Rio against the cage.  They exchange knees to the body.  Rio breaks free but Trinaldo gets a powerful body lock takedown.  Trinaldo applies an arm-triangle choke.  He tightens it down from the half guard position and forces Rio to tap out.

The official time of the submission was 3:08 of the first round.

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