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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maj Taj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Parslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maj Taj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Parslow!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taj throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taj moves in looking to clinch but Parslow pushes him off.
Parslow throws a series of punches but Taj avoids them all with ease.
Taj rushes Parslow and presses him up against the cage.
Taj has had enough of the clinch but Parslow keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Taj.
Taj keeps control of Parslow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Taj.
Nice body punch from Taj - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parslow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Taj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parslow backwards.
A short right from Taj on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parslow avoiding damage.
Taj manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Taj.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taj has managed to clinch.
Taj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parslow counters with a stiff right hand.
Taj tries to move into range but Parslow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parslow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parslow.
Parslow trying to move into half guard but instead Taj has managed to sweep!
Taj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parslow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taj gets to his feet. Parslow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Parslow closes the distance and clinches up with Taj, looking for a takedown. Parslow pushes Taj against the cage but Taj circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parslow looks gassed!
Taj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parslow checks it well.
Taj instigates a clinch.
Parslow has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Taj is trying to keep an underhook but Parslow manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taj is trying to stand.
Parslow throwing shots but Taj is blocking nicely.
Parslow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parslow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taj is looking to improve his position.
Taj keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parslow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parslow trying to control from half guard but Taj is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taj throws a leg kick
and Parslow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taj won't be happy with that.
Parslow throws an elbow but Taj slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taj on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taj tries to get out of the position.
Parslow postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Taj struggling a bit here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parslow wants to control but Taj is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parslow working the ground and pound from side control.
Taj defending against the ground and pound.
Taj dodges the ground and pound from Parslow.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parslow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parslow prevents Taj from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parslow throwing strikes but missing.
Parslow thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maj Taj will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taj defending well as Parslow loads up on a big left hand.
Parslow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taj.
Taj looks to land a left hand but Parslow moved out of range nicely.
Parslow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taj sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maj Taj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parslow slips a jab and a cross from Taj.
Taj misses with a body shot.
Parslow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parslow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taj tries to clinch up
and Parslow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parslow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parslow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parslow is breathing heavily.
Taj rushes Parslow and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Taj to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taj manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Taj.
Taj wants to clinch
and Parslow counters with a straight right hand.
Taj moves in looking to clinch but Parslow pushes him off.
A lazy left from Taj finds it's target.
Parslow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taj is looking to clinch but Parslow is avoiding it.
Maj Taj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taj lands a high kick!
It looks like Scott Parslow has been cut.
No luck for Taj with that takedown attempt.
Taj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maj Taj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taj moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parslow breaks from the clinch.
Parslow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parslow closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Taj to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Taj misses.
Taj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taj is looking to clinch.
Taj wants to clinch but Parslow slips to the side
and Parslow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parslow.
Parslow has had enough of the clinch but Taj keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Taj as the two fighters clinch.
Parslow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taj avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maj Taj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Parslow.
Taj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parslow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taj tries to clinch up.
Parslow misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taj lands with an uppercut that bounces Parslow off the cage and back into rage.
Taj tries to bum rush Parslow with a series of wild strikes but Parslow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taj displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taj lands a body shot.
Taj takes a swing at Parslow's ribcage but misses.
Taj misses with a series of wild punches.
Parslow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taj breaks the clinch.
Taj with a hook.
Taj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parslow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Parslow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taj has Parslow up against the cage in a clinch.
Taj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taj misses with a wild body shot.
Taj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parslow.
Parslow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taj as he avoids it easily.
Parslow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taj.
Parslow slips under a jab.
Taj avoids the body shot from Parslow.
Taj misses with a low kick as Parslow jumps back.
Taj clobbers Parslow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parslow lands with a straight right. Taj didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taj lands a slapping body shot.
Parslow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taj counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maj Taj dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Parslow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Taj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parslow throws a hook but Taj blocks it.
Taj misses with a jab to the body
and Parslow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parslow.
Parslow scoring with some ground and pound.
Taj keeping moving, preventing Parslow from controlling successfully.
Parslow won't allow Taj to sweep him here.
Parslow thows a big elbow that misses.
Taj not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parslow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parslow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taj wants to stand up but Parslow is controlling him.
Parslow throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parslow scores with the left hand. Taj knows he should have avoided that one.
Taj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taj is trying to break the clinch but Parslow is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parslow breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parslow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taj.
Taj swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parslow counters with a two punch combo.
Taj wants to clinch but Parslow slips to the side
and Parslow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taj lands with a nice combination. Parslow backs away looking to recover.
Taj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parslow cracks Taj with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parslow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taj.
Taj closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taj tries a head kick but it misses.
Taj missing with a left hand there. Parslow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taj misses with a wild combination.
Parslow lands with a nice body punch.
Parslow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taj circles away quickly and effectively.
Parslow throws a combination that misses
and Taj counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Scott Parslow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parslow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taj is trying to defend but Parslow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parslow lands with a punch from half guard.
Taj trying to control here.
Taj wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parslow works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parslow lands a big elbow.
Maj Taj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parslow with a couple of short strikes.
Taj is in a horrible position here. Parslow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Scott Parslow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parslow landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Parslow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taj 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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