UFC on ESPN 71 video: Neil Magny grounds and pounds Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos for TKO
The UFC welterweight fight, wins, decision wins, total fight time, total strikes and significant strikes leader returned to the win column with an impressive stoppage of Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 71. The bout took place at the UFC Apex, and came to an end by TKO at 4:39 of Round 2.
Magny (30-13 MMA, 23-12 UFC) fought through a close opening round that two of the official judges scored for dos Santos (25-10-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC). In the second round, the fight went to the ground, where Magny worked through a few tough positions from his back. Once he found space to get out, Magny took dos Santos back to the mat, secured back control, and proceeded to rain down heavy ground and pound until referee Mark Smith saw enough.
Check out video of the finish below (via X):
With the result, Magny snaps a two-fight skid to pick up his 30th career win just a few hours before his birthday.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 71 results:
Neil Magny def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:39
Kevin Vallejos def. Danny Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Rinya Nakamura def. Nathan Fletcher via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:02
Rodolfo Vieira def. Tresean Gore via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Andrey Pulyaev def. Nick Klein via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:31
Austin Bashi def. John Yannis via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:39
Rafael Estevam def. Felipe Bunes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Piera Rodriguez def. Ketlen Souza via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 108 video: Neil Magny returns to win column with vicious TKO
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