UFC on FOX 25 Preliminary Results: Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos Decisions Lyman Good

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, July 22, 2017) will come from in the form of UFC On FOX 25. Headlining the card are Chris Weidman and Kelvin Gastelum, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Lyman Good vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in a welterweight closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1. In round 1, Good with an unset up leg kick early. Zaleski catches it for a takedown, but Good right back up. Santos lands hard as Good steps in. Santos is coming out brawling off the cage. Good with a hard right hand as Santos throws a kick without setup. In round 2, Good with a hard 1-2 early in round 2. Santos letting Good pressure him. Santos flurrying well into the clinch, pushing Good to the fence, now disengaging back into space. Good with a hard right hand as Santos hits the cage. Santos with some hard clinch knees. Solid right hand from Good. Backfist hurt Good right after though. In round 3, Santos going for the hook kick. Good looking to pressure and throw power. Good was bloody at this point. These guys were standing and just throwing bombs. comes forward throwing power shots, tries a wheel kick. Good pressing forward but not landing as much. They exchanged to the bell. The judges gave the win to Zaleski dos Santos by decision.

Eryk Anders vs. Rafael Natal is next in a middleweight bout. In round 1, Anders over commits on a left and Natal ducks out to land a counter. Ander rocked him with a head kick then Natal ran away from him. Anders stayed on him and then scored a takedown followed by strikes. Anderson landed some big shots from mount. Anders lands an illegal knee as Natal gets back up. Anders dropped him with a combo and that was the fight.

Ryan LaFlare vs. Alex Oliveira is next in a welterweight bout. In round 1, Oliveira tries spinning back kick but misses. LaFlare feints his way into the clinch and he pushes Oliveira to the cage. LaFlare and Oliveira into the clinch. LaFlare going hard for the body lock takedown. LaFlare smothered him while on the ground. Oliveira going for another sweep puts himself into an armbar attempt from LaFlare. And there’s the one punch KO from Oliveira. LaFlare is out cold. A crushing right uppercut.

Chase Sherman vs. Damian Grabowski in a heavyweight bout opens the FOX Sports 1 preliminary bouts. In round 1, Grabowski is having a hard time reaching Sherman, but Sherman is being cautious himself. Sherman with a slapping headkick. Doing well to stay in punching range without rushing into the clinch. Sherman forcing Grabowski to have to shoot from range is already a bad sign for Grabowski. Grabowski lands a couple hard rights but Sherman answers with leg kicks and a hard knee. Sherman throwing in combination. In round 2, A jab snaps Sherman’s head back but he’s undeterred. He keeps picking away with leg kicks, looking for right head kick finish. Sherman’s output has dropped, looking to counter with hard leg kicks. Grabowski isn’t accurate but he’s throwing, and t the body. In round 3, both guys were looking tired. Grabowski goes for his first takedown. Sherman defends well and is back at range. They clinched to end the fight. The judges gave the win to Sherman by decision.

Kyle Bochniak vs. Jeremy Kennedy in a featherweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card. In round 1, Kennedy scores a takedown right out of the gate. Kennedy had guard while working him over with strikes. Bochniak was looking to scramble up. Bochniak sprints across the cage but Kennedy ducks under the hook for an easy takedown. Kennedy holding position in guard. Bochniak puts his feet on Kennedy’s hips and tries to wall walk, but Kennedy does a good job maintaining top position. Kennedy gets to side control. Bochniak works his way up and prevents Kennedy from taking his back but still stuck in the cage. In round 2, Bochniak landing a hook to start the round, but Kennedy in on the takedown and Bochniak doesn’t look prepared to defend. Bochniak lands a right in close quarters, but Kennedy gets his hands on him and drags him to the mat again. Bochniak briefly up and gets taken down again easy. In round 3, Bochniak lands a hard right hand to Kennedy’s jaw. Kennedy looks like he just wants to stay out of trouble. Bochniak was getting a lot of chances to exchange now. Lands another hard right hand. Kennedy gets the takedown and that likely seals this fight with two minutes to go in the round. The judges gave the win to Kennedy.

Brian Kelleher vs. Marlon Vera is next in a bantamweight bout. In round 1, Kelleher with a swinging overhand and then back in on a takedown. Vera stuffs it. Vera with a jab, Kelleher with a body shot. Vera with a jumping knee to drive Kelleher off. Kelleher tries a lunging left hook then overhand. Vera answers with a high kick. Kelleher shoots and sticks him on the fence. Kelleher with the nice foot sweep. Vera goes for the armbar and Kelleher taps instantly.

Junior Albini vs. Timothy Johnson is next in a heavyweight bout. In round 1, Johnson was really looking to throw hands early. Landing, but getting hit a lot in return. Johnson pressing forward behind straight punches, Albini showing off some decent kicks. Johnson clinches, works knees on the cage. Albini was landing a couple of nice punches as Johnson steps in. Johnson is down, and there’s the KO.

Shane Burgos vs. Godofredo Pepey is next in a featherweight bout.In round 1, Pepey looking to go for a flying knee out the gate, Burgos holds up, and Pepey goes for the wheel kick instead. Pepey opens with a wheel kick then an overhand. Pepey goes for wheel kick and wild haymaker again. Overhand right from Pepey, Burgos lands a huge knee off a busted takedown. Drops Pepey hard but got back to his feet. Pepey going for another takedown but can’t get it. Burgos again makes Pepey get up. He clinches. The referee separates them after Pepey can’t get the takedown. Pepey has landed some good knees and an overhand, but he’s getting countered. In round 2, a check knee followed by wheel kick for Pepey. Burgos lands counter right. Tight punches from Burgos landing more often. Pepey is slowing on his power strikes. Gonna start getting easier to counter. Pepey pulls guard, Burgos follows him down briefly but right back out. Pepey with a busted shot, and he looks so tired, tried to flop to guard. Pepey tries pulling guard again, Burgos lands two hammer fists then gets out of there. Jabs for Burgos, Pepey with wild over hands. In round 3, Pepey winging fastballs and they’re landing behind Burgos’ ear. He’s taking them, walks him down with jabs. Failed Pepey takedown. Burgos drops Pepey with a body shot and walks off. Pepey pulls guard, Burgos follows him down and is just blasting him. The judges gave Burgos the win by decision.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims is Frankie Perez vs. Chris Wade in a lightweight bout. In round 1, after exchanging jumping kicks, Wade enters in for a takedown attempt, as expected. Working from guard against fence 60s in. Perez was trying to stand quickly, gives up his back. Wade is showing his ability to keep a top ride going. Perez up, Wade looking for another takedown, but Perez able to reverse this time to get under hooks. Perez was really deep on this takedown. Wade not giving up on his defense though and got the takedown. Perez got back to his feet, but Wade took him down to end the round. In round 2, Perez throwing right hands. Wade was trying to find his way inside. Wade scored a takedown. Wade in side control at the base of fence dropping short strikes. Perez gets his guard back and starts working his way up. Perez spends the last minute of the round fending off a double leg against the cage.In round 3, Perez landing couple hard punches early in the round. Wade lands a right hand, Perez gets a takedown off a bad kick. Wade sweeps. Perez tries pumping the jab and using front kicks to keep distance, but Wade closes down. Perez escapes and gets up to his feet then hits takedown off Wade kick. Perez stands and trades position on the cage. With 30 seconds left he finally separates, moving forward behind 1-2s but Wade ties up to end the fight. The judges gave the win to Wade by decision.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX, 6 p.m. ET)

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Lyman Good via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Eryk Anders def. Rafael Natal by knockout (punch) at 2:54 of Round 1

Alex Oliveira def. Ryan LaFlare by knockout (punch) at 1:50 of Round 2

Chase Sherman def. Damian Grabowski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET)

Jeremy Kennedy def. Kyle Bochniak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Marlon Vera def. Brian Kelleher via submission (armbar) at 2:18 of R1

Junior Albini def. Timothy Johnson via KO (Strikes), Round 1 – 2:51

Shane Bugos def. Godofredo Pepey via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-28)

Chris Wade def. Frankie Perez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)