He has a variety of beautiful and effective kicks in his arsenal, including a roundhouse kick, a switch kick and various flashy kicks. “Moonwalker” is a talented striker with a background in Taekwondo. The only blemish on his professional mixed martial arts career resume has been a split decision loss to journeyman Darren Smith, though I have not seen that fight and it is possible Moontasri could have deserved the nod there. The win put him on a three fight winning streak, and he certainly is a finisher, as five of his seven professional mixed martial arts career victories have come by way of stoppage three via T/KO and two by tapout. James “Moonwalker” Moontasri (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is set to make his promotional debut on extremely short notice, coming off a second round knockout victory over Jordan Rinaldi earlier this month under the RFA banner. He will be looking to extend his winning streak to three, as he gets set to make his Octagon debut. Ellenberger is a fighter with high fight IQ, a lot of heart and excellent submission defense. He works nice hooks, has a solid uppercut, and likes to go for the occasional high kick. His striking is rudimentary, but improving. “Excalibur” is a talented wrestler who works a solid double leg and has a nice inside trip. He is the twin brother of UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger, and despite suffering from a rare blood disease, he has decent conditioning and is capable of going hard for three rounds of action, so I don’t think his conditioning will play a major factor in this bout though Octagon jitters and adrenaline dump may be a factor, so I can’t say that with full confidence. Joe “Excalibur” Ellenberger (14-1MMA, 0-0 UFC) is riding two fight winning streak into his Octagon debut, with the only blemish on his professional mixed martial arts career resume being a unanimous decision loss to current UFC lightweight Justin Salas. Ellenberger is the betting favorite in this match-up at -192 ($192 to win 100), with Moontasri being the underdog at +177 ($100 to win $177) at Several Bookmakerss. UFC Fight Night 44 Date: JArena: AT&T Center City: San Antonio, TX Lightweight bout: Joe “Excalibur” Ellenberger (-192) vs James “Moonwalker” Moontasri (+177) Fight Breakdown: Getting the action started for the UFC Fight Night 44 main card on FOX Sports 1 will be a lighweight scrap between Joe “Excalibur” Ellenberger and James “Moonwalker”Moontasri.
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