From Sherdog.com

Round 1
MacDonald throws a one-two and clinches with Maia. MacDonald trips the Brazilian to the canvas and starts to work from full-guard. Maia switches to a half-butterfly and locks on a triangle. The hold is deep but Maia is unable to control the locked in amr. MacDonald escapes and transitions directly to Maia's back with both hooks. The Canadian locks on a rear-naked choke that is easily defended. Maia escapes danger and goes back to guard. MacDonald stands over Maia and punches the head with his right hand. The shots open up cut above the left eye of Maia. MacDonald jumps into half-guard and attempts a guillotine. Maia clears the technique and hops on MacDonald's back, where he works for a rear-naked choke until the round expires.


Round 2
The fighters come out swinging and Maia cracks MacDonald with a left hook. Stunned from the punch, MacDonald shoots in for a single-leg that is stuffed. Maia scores a takedown of his own directly into half-guard. The Brazilian smoothly advances to mount in mere seconds. MacDonald attempts to give up his back, but he is trapped on his side, where he eats hard leather from both hands. MacDonald is cut on the bridge of his nose in the assault. Maia elbows with both arms and controls the head from mount. MacDonald is active, but the punishment is accumulating. MacDonald bucks and crawls his back across the canvas, but he can not escape Maia's mount. Finally, MacDonald gets to half-guard, but it doesn't take Maia long to get back into mount. The Brazilian works for an armbar that fails before the round closes.



Round 3
Maia quickly gets a single-leg but he loses position. With MacDonald in Maia's guard, the action slows. The fighters scramble and Maia ends up taking the mount. Left elbows rain down. MacDonald turns his back to avoid the punishment. Maia locks in both hooks and secures a rear-naked choke. The technique is perfect and MacDonald taps out quickly. The official time is 2:44 of the third.

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