Demian Maia and Ben Askren faced each other in a welterweight clash (Single, October 18, 2019) held today at UFC Fight Night 162. It was a noisy bout, but Maia ultimately got mad at the submission.
Maia was first connected with two left hands. Askren reached the clinch but his first attempt was denied. Askren could catch Maia next time, but Brazil knelt and broke. For Maia a solid left hand was connected. Askren knelt down using the threat of guillotine choking. Another left hand for Maia. Once more, this person may have twisted the enemy a bit. Askren landed an uppercut on the clinch. Nice landing in Maia. Askren stopped his first fight with 40 seconds remaining, and Maia immediately started butterfly guards. The round with Askren spread over Maia and refused his sweep attempt.
Askren got a kick and a few quick rights to start the second round. Maia continued to stab the enemy with his left hand, but some of the steam fell from the punch. As Askren moved forward, the connection with Maia became more difficult, but Brazil bleed. Askren landed a large combination of a series of b's. Left handed hooked by Maia. Maia put the enemy in b. Askren hit another stop with a minute left. Maia tried the triangle and used omoplata to sweep the enemy after a few seconds! Maia Smash entered the mountain, but Askren returned to normal position when Maia tried Kimura.
Maia held three rounds with a few left-handed hands and refused to attempt to take down the enemy. Askren has secured a strong bodywork lock with side controls. Maia mixed up somewhat quickly with his feet. Askren landed a body kick. Solid knees on the body landed for Maia. Linked left for Maia. Askren broke one leg, but Maia swept him up with a heel loop! Maikea quickly entered the mountain and withdrew when Askren returned. Askren focused on controlling one hand, but the other hand sank under the neck! When Askren adjusted, the choking was too deep and Askren fell asleep.
This was an amazing victory for Maia, especially at the age of 41. It was a large feather in the Brazilian hat, a fighting classic and blood and battle. For Askren, this is a very catastrophic result, a bad sign of the immediate UFC future.
Result: Demian Maia defeated Ben Askren through various chokes at the back of 3rd round 3:54
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