Stephanie Egger displayed her terrible submission skills after she won a first round armbar against Jessica-Rose Clark.
Heading into the fight, Egger expected Clark to test her striking skills but instead they ended up in a clinch almost as soon as the action began and the Swiss judoka made her pay for it. After securing a throw to bring the fight down to the ground, Egger seized on the opening to latch onto an armbar that forced Clark to tap out with the fight ending at 3:44 in the first round.
” I was hoping she would do more striking, but then she started looking for the match and she said that she wanted to throw people. “I wish I could fight as soon and as often as possible. Give me next opponent.”
After pressing Egger into the cage during the first exchange of the fight, Clark appeared apathetic in her decision not to go for the takedown. Clark was able to defend well and avoid Egger’s threats for the takedown. However, Egger continued to press Clark against the cage, making it difficult for her to get too close to Egger’s hip. This allowed Clark to throw them to the ground.
From there, Egger started hammering away with punches, which forced Clark to scramble and attempt to roll out of a bad position.
Unfortunately for her, that just allowed Egger to make the adjustment to grab the submission and once Clark landed on her back with the arm extended, she was forced to tap or risk potential injury.
The submission was Egger’s second straight finish in the UFC after earning a TKO in her previous performance while she moves to 2-1 overall in her career inside the octagon. As for Clark, she suffers a defeat in her first fight back after knee surgery kept her out of action for more than a year.
