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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maj Taj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by Ethnic by Armenians. This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maj Taj!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taj prevents the takedown attempt.
Mousasi misses with a body punch.
Taj gets underhooks to prevent Mousasi's takedown attempt.
Mousasi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi has Taj pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taj manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Taj.
A body shot lands from Taj.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Taj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mousasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mousasi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taj can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taj pushes Mousasi up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Taj.
Taj scores with a shot to the side of Mousasi's head.
Taj lands a nice uppercut.
Taj breaks the clinch.
Taj tries to clinch but Mousasi is having none of it.
Maj Taj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taj gets a clinch.
Taj lands a nice uppercut.
Taj stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taj lands with a light punch inside.
Taj breaks the clinch.
Mousasi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taj.
Taj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taj clinches up against the cage.
Taj lands with a short shot to the head.
Taj lands a nice shot to the body.
Taj scores with a shoulder strike.
Taj pushes Mousasi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taj breaks from the clinch.
Mousasi tries to keep at a distance but Taj has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taj throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taj throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taj tries to clinch up.
Taj takes the fight into the clinch.
Taj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taj lands a nice looking body shot.
Taj clinches up with Mousasi and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi fails to pull guard.
Taj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taj takes the fight into the clinch.
Taj scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Taj.
Mousasi goes for a takedown attempt but Taj pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taj rushes Mousasi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taj stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taj.
Taj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taj gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taj manages to break the clinch.
Taj pushes Mousasi up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Taj.
Taj will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mousasi up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Taj.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taj lands a shoulder strike.
Taj manages to break the clinch.
Taj throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taj scores with a shot to the body.
Taj tries to clinch up.
Taj jabs at Mousasi's body.
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!
Mousasi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Taj.
A big head kick from Taj and Mousasi is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Mousasi is rocked!
Taj must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taj stands up and waves to Mousasi to follow him.
Taj has Mousasi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taj doesn't manage to clinch there - Mousasi circles away.
Maj Taj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Mousasi or perhaps it was just good defense by Taj which made him look bad.
Mousasi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taj closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mousasi is trying to break free.
Taj breaks the clinch.
Taj chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Taj.
Taj pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maj Taj dominated that round.
That's time! Mousasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taj tries to close the distance and clinch but Mousasi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Taj.
Taj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mousasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taj closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taj stalling.
Mousasi fails to pull guard.
Mousasi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taj gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taj lands with a light punch inside.
Mousasi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taj lands a right hand.
Taj breaks from the clinch.
Taj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taj closes the distance and pushes Mousasi back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taj feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mousasi sprawling to the canvas! Mousasi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Taj finish him?!
Oh Mousasi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mousasi rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mousasi seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taj lands a hook that stumbles Mousasi back into the cage. Taj follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Mousasi to the canvas! Taj pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Mousasi has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maj Taj!
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hype
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