Li Jingliang Earns A Third-Round Stoppage Win Against Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos!
UFC Fight Night 157 is going down live now (Saturday, August 31, 2019) from inside Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China. It is co-headlined by an intriguing Welterweight bout between the former Legend FC 170-pound king Li “The Leech” Jingliang and the ex-Jungle Fight champion and BJJ black belt Elizeu “Capoeira” Zaleski dos Santos.
Our referee is John Sharp. Here we go!
Round 1
Left jab Li, Santos attacks with a kick. Low kick Lee, Santos fires back to the body. Dos Santos attacks with another kick, caught, but Li misses with a nasty counter strike. Strong leg kick and two hooks by the Brazilian, and Jingliang look stunned.
Few more kicks by the Brazilian, Li defends well. Brutal right hand Li, and it seems dos Santos is cut under the eye. Huge right hand, the Brazilian falls down, Li attacks with a knee. Clinch. The round ends, 10-9 Li.
Round 2
Li rocks him again, Santos goes for a spinning back. Overhand right counter dos Santos. Good exchange on both sides, awesome body kick for the Brazilian. Right hand Li. Three-punch combo for the Chinese competitor.
Dos Santos is missing over and over, Li moves well. Spinning wheel kick misses its mark, but a good body blow by the Brazilian. Li lands a punch. The round ends, I think 10-9 dos Santos, it was close.
Round 3
Zaleski presses forward with punches, body kick Li, Zaleski tries for a flying knee, but eats a hard right. Two minutes in. Punches in the center dos Santos, Li caught a kick and took him down.
Zaleski back on the feet, he delivers a left hook. The Brazilian chases him, but a huge uppercut hurts him!!!
He is on the fence, and Li punches him over and over for the finish. It’s all over!
Final Result: Li Jingliang defeats Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (round 3 3, 4:51, TKO-punches)
Check the highlights below:
DROPPED❗
@UFCJingliang with a BIG shot in Round 1️⃣ at #UFCShenzhen! 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/hD8kyZ5lMp
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 31, 2019
How's that for a right hand! 👊
@UFCJingliang #UFCShenzhen 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/blFAOFHhOh
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 31, 2019
Li Jingliang (17-5) snaps Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos' seven-fight tear, cutting through the streaking wildman's chaos with punches and capping his performance with a late KO! China's favorite Hammer Bro is 7-1 in his last eight UFC bouts (five wins by knockout). #UFCShenzhen pic.twitter.com/hetrWtrA6J
— Kyle Johnson (@VonPreux) August 31, 2019
The Leech wins it at home! 🇨🇳
@UFCJingliang with the KO victory on home turf at #UFCShenzhen! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/6KkpZFdPSa
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 31, 2019
That's got to feel pretty special!
@UFCJingliang makes it 3️⃣ straight wins at #UFCShenzhen! 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/vBw2bNVT6f
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 31, 2019
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos drops to 21-6 MMA, 7-2 UFC, Li Jingliang improves the score to 17-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC.
