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Arman Tsarukyan submitted Dan Hooker in the evening fight of the UFC gala in Qatar. The Armenian dominated his opponent in the octagon.
Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker met in the evening fight of the UFC gala in Qatar. Contracted for five rounds, the clash was an eliminator for a fight for the lightweight division championship belt. Tsarukyan believed that a win over the New Zealander would allow him to erase the stain of his memorable withdrawal from his clash with Islam Makhachev.
The standup fighter from City Kickboxing announced that he would surprise the excellent grappler and, with an impressive win by knockout, open the door to a duel with Ilia Topuria. Report on the skirmish between the top fighters of the up to 70 kilogram category.
Arman Tsarukyan attacked with a kick, which Hooker tried to intercept. Tsarukyan tried to go for an overthrow and hook his rival, but Dan countered brilliantly and did not let him fall. Tsarukyan hit a knee and added strong boxing attacks. Dan Hooker so far defensively and is in a lot of trouble. Hangman goes on the offensive and attacks in the Thai clinch. Good knees from the New Zealander. The Armenian goes for an overthrow, Hooker counters this action with a guillotine attempt. Arman smartly gets out of trouble and is on top on the ground. Tsarukyan is clearly working to obtain a submission. Hooker tries to twist on his back however, not much comes out of it. The New Zealander tries to neutralize Tsarukyan’s attacks. Dan survived the first round, however, it clearly went under the dictates of Arman Tsarukyan.
Dan Hooker tries to keep his opponent at a distance and attack with kicks. Another guillotine attempt by the New Zealander, which was deep-pocketed, but Tsarukyan emerged magnificently from the oppression and gained a dominant position on the first floor. Arman attacks with elbows from the top. Very good and strong attacks from Ahalkalakets. Tsarukyan adds more elbow strikes and goes to the dosad. Arman Tsarukyan submits Dan Hooker with an arm triangle choke.
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