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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bahaa Tugani (ranked 4255 p4p, 23658 weight class) and King Milleer Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bahaa Tugani has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bahaa Tugani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, King Milleer Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tugani drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Tugani with a knee to the head.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tugani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzales has hold of one of Tugani's legs. Tugani is fighting the takedown attempt but Gonzales gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gonzales drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gonzales jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gonzales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonzales throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzales throwing strikes from guard but Tugani blocks nicely.
Tugani is working an open guard so Gonzales takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gonzales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tugani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales tries to clinch up
and Tugani counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzales didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tugani controls the pace.
Tugani postures up.
Gonzales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tugani is looking to stand up but Gonzales won't let him.
Gonzales managing to control the position.
Gonzales looking for a guillotine here but Tugani defends easily.
Tugani seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tugani has closed the distance and engaged Gonzales in a clinch.
Tugani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales jumps into guard, dragging Tugani to the mat.
Gonzales wants to sweep but no luck.
Tugani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gonzales is pulling down on Tugani's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tugani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Tugani from controlling successfully.
Tugani gets to his feet. Gonzales looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales looks winded!
Gonzales scores with a takedown into Tugani's guard.
Tugani wants to get back to his feet but Gonzales passes into half guard.
Gonzales not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tugani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tugani pushes Gonzales off looking to stand but Gonzales dives back in and keeps control.
Gonzales is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tugani sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tugani keeps working.
Gonzales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tugani manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gonzales keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tugani landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tugani manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonzales gets the takedown into side control.
Tugani throws Gonzales to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bahaa Tugani dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tugani.
Bahaa Tugani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales motions for Tugani to come forward. Gonzales throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tugani tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gonzales manages to circle out of the way.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Tugani moves out of range.
Gonzales shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tugani manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gonzales is looking to work some ground and pound but Tugani has wrist control.
Gonzales throws a big right hand that misses.
Bahaa Tugani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tugani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzales manages to get himself to full guard.
Gonzales looking for a guillotine here but Tugani defends easily.
Tugani is looking to stand up but Gonzales won't let him.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tugani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tugani stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzales.
Tugani stays in close to Gonzales's body and controls the position.
Gonzales working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tugani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tugani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzales looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzales, not yet.
Tugani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tugani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tugani's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tugani tries to stand but Gonzales is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonzales has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tugani can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tugani distracts Gonzales with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tugani wants to stand but Gonzales has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tugani wants to stand and escape but instead Gonzales has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gonzales is looking to work some ground and pound but Tugani has wrist control.
Tugani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzales can do to turn this around?
Tugani pulls Gonzales in to control the position.
Tugani manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tugani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzales.
Tugani is trying to control Gonzales's posture but Gonzales avoids it.
Tugani is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tugani controls the position for a moment.
Tugani tries to bench press Gonzales off him but Gonzales keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Gonzales.
Gonzales working away.
Tugani is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tugani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzales.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Gonzales.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bahaa Tugani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzales bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tugani can't do much from the bottom here.
Gonzales stands up and beckons Tugani to his feet.
Tugani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tugani gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gonzales to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tugani manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzales dives in and scores a takedown into Tugani's guard.
Tugani wants to stand up but Gonzales is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tugani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzales throws a big right hand that misses.
Tugani trying to control the position.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Tugani keeps moving.
Gonzales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tugani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tugani keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tugani wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tugani is trying to stand up here but Gonzales is controlling him well.
Gonzales lands with a punch from half guard.
Gonzales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tugani keeps working.
Gonzales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tugani defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales decides to stand and escape the position.
Tugani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tugani is trying to control Gonzales's posture but Gonzales avoids it.
Tugani is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gonzales wants to control but Tugani is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tugani being controlled for a moment.
Gonzales decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bahaa Tugani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tugani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzales as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tugani throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gonzales avoids it.
Tugani lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Milleer Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tugani has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... King Milleer Gonzales!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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