With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from May 1-31. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for May 2014 At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Submission of the Month.” * * * * * THE NOMINEES Darrion Caldwell def. Joe Pingitore at Bellator 118 Highly touted featherweight prospect Darrion Caldwell displayed brilliant scrambling ability before submitting Joe Pingitore with a rear-naked choke at Bellator 118. Caldwell is a former NCAA national champion in wrestling and he showed off some of that world-class grappling by stringing several techniques together before taking the back and finishing the fight. Paddy Pimblett def. Conrad Hayes at Cage Warriors 68 Flying triangle choke finishes are a rarity to see in top MMA promotions, but one took place at Cage Warriors 68 when Paddy Pimblett leaped onto Conrad Hayes’ shoulders and began locking up the submission.
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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for May 2014 – MMA Junkie