Filed under: News , UFC Cyril Asker took Hu Yaozong early and often, and eventually he made it count. After taking the back of Yaozong (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) early in the second round, Asker (9-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) flattened him out and punched until Yaozong rolled and gave up his neck, at which point Asker locked up the choke and squeezed for the tap, which came at the 2:33 mark of Round 2. The heavyweight bout opened up the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 122 event at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Related UFC Fight Night 122 play-by-play and live results Asker had no trouble taking Yaozong down, and it was an advantage he didn’t hesitate to exploit. After putting Yaozong down in the fight’s opening seconds, Asker needed only to shrug off a guillotine attempt early in the first round in order to continue his dominance on the mat throughout the first frame.
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UFC Fight Night 122 results: Cyril Asker chokes out Hu Yaozong in second round – MMA Junkie