World News – GB – Dawodu sues Tukhugov, wins split decision

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(, Sep 26, 2020) against Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 253, which took place inside the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Dawodu, meanwhile, quietly put in place a solid four-game winning streak dating back to 2018, which has yet to earn him (or Tukhugov) a spot in the featherweight table

And after three rounds, Dawodu improved his winning streak to five, possibly chasing an overconfident (certainly overweight) opponent en route to a close split decision victory

Dawodu, 29, charged out of his corner, throwing a jumping kick that only hit the air Tukhugov – also 29 – circled and shifted, looking for the good opening to launch an attack Tukhugov finally connected 90 seconds with a short left hook that knocked Dawodu off balance Dawodu missed with a right loop, which Tukhugov dodged and pushed « Mean » into the fence Dawodu hit him with a few kicking in the leg, while Tukhugov scored with a right forehand Tukhugov straightened up in the center of the cage with a minute left, slipping punches and throwing his own with mroe frequency He connected with another solid shot, while avoiding the counterattack There wasn’t a lot of meaningful action as both fighters made their way to their corners after the opening frame ended

Dawodu opened the second stanza with a kick, then a rotunda rotating towards Tukhugov Tukhugov’s stomach responded with a nice uppercut, then pumped the jab His volume increased markedly, landing a big left hand, while Dawodu responded with more leg attacks Both fighters started to open up, exchanging gunfire in the center of the cage Tukhugov mixed things up with an attempted withdrawal, but Dawodu managed to defend himself and to turn away from the fence Moments later, Dawodu connected with a hard liver strike, which ultimately led to a withdrawal from Tukhugov – his first of the Tukhugov match trapped Dawodu’s wrist under him and landed from the ground and hammer as he was behind him on the ground until the buzz sounded to end the round

Third and final image, it emerged that Dawodu was behind on the scorecards His corner urged him to move on and keep attacking Tukhugov’s lower half Dawodu pressed the action, but Tukhugov s ‘is content to bounce just outside the range, forcing the ref to encourage them to be busy Dawodu unleashed a kick to the head, which Tukhugov used to try to score another out, but it didn’t materialize Tukhugov connected with a big left hand on the restart, then pressed Dawodu against the cage He spun backwards, but Dawodu was able to somehow slide freely Dawodu connected with a strong one-two combination and yelled at Tukhugov to come get some Tukhugov got on his bike and backed away from the contact as Dawodu shouted at him to engage more than once Tukhugov didn’t take the bait, happy to stop fighting and back down until the fight was over

And it ultimately cost Tukhugov – who lost five pounds weight – a victory Indeed Tukhugov did a decent job early on, but rolling in the end was a terrible mistake And rest assured the ladder fails and that the Kalib Starnes will act towards the end of the match probably won’t be very good with Dana White

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