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Originally Posted by thesloppy
I have a very deep and completely irrational hatred of Ben Askren, so that was a particularly tough finish for me to watch.
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Haha, I'm the same boat, I loved those early moments when I thought Lawler was just going to smash Askren, but, Askren won me over the way he came back. There was something very compelling about this guy with a dad bod who has only beaten tomato cans in Asia suddenly going toe to toe with a guy like Lawler and actually taking Lawler's best shot and continuing on until he could wrap him up for a submission. It was very much a throwback to the early days of MMA, seeing guy like Askren suddenly thrown into the deep end of the UFC.