{"id":93486,"date":"2014-04-16T13:37:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T20:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=93486"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:47:58","slug":"tuf-nations-finale-results-taleb-dominates-grujic-gets-decision-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/tuf-nations-finale-results-taleb-dominates-grujic-gets-decision-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;TUF Nations Finale&#8217; Results: Taleb Dominates Grujic, Gets Decision Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/tuf-nations-finale-results-taleb-dominates-grujic-gets-decision-victory\/nordine-taleb-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-93573\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Nordine Taleb Wins PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-93573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNordine Taleb proved the bookies right when they labeled him as a -235 favorite. His bout with fellow &#8220;TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia&#8221; cast-mate Vik Grujic was extremely one sided.<\/p>\n<p>Taleb looked to be cautious in his attack in the first round, but it soon became evident that he was waiting for Grujic to attack so he could counter. Taleb cut off Grujic&#8217;s attack with jabs and kicks and went for takedowns where he dominated on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Grujic was not so much in danger on the ground as he was trapped. Taleb utilized his body weight to prevent Grujic from bucking out or sweeping to a superior position. Just as soon as Grujic would get to his feet, Taleb would execute another trip takedown or slam.<\/p>\n<p>Nordine Taleb picked up the decision win and improved his record to 9-2, earning his first win since May 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nordine Taleb def. Vik Grujic by way of Unanimous Decision<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/jonathan-kirschner\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Jon Kirschner<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmaKirschner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MMAKirschner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nordine Taleb proved the bookies right when they labeled him as a -235 favorite. His bout with fellow &#8220;TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia&#8221; cast-mate Vik Grujic was extremely one sided. Taleb looked to be cautious in his attack in the first round, but it soon became evident that he was waiting for Grujic to attack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":93573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[7933,303,6767,612,11,649,7934,907,7233,7338,15,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;TUF Nations Finale&#039; Results: Taleb Dominates Grujic, Gets Decision Victory | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/tuf-nations-finale-results-taleb-dominates-grujic-gets-decision-victory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;TUF Nations Finale&#039; Results: Taleb Dominates Grujic, Gets Decision Victory | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nordine Taleb proved the bookies right when they labeled him as a -235 favorite. 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