MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) SuYoung You of South Korea punches Baergeng Jieleyisi of China of their bantamweight RTU Match Last struggle in the course of the UFC Battle Evening occasion at Galaxy Enviornment on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
The ultimate of three Street to UFC 3 finales scheduled for UFC Macau on Saturday discovered Baergeng Jieleyisi and Suyoung You going through off.
The struggle would have a few robust acts to comply with, as each the ladies’s strawweight and males’s flyweight finales had ended with explosive knockouts.
You confirmed some strong feints within the early occurring Saturday, motioning for a degree change then coming excessive with a punch. You had some energy in his combos, however Jieleyisi proved to be no slouch on the toes both. South Korea’s You then opted to take the struggle down, touchdown on prime in half guard. The founding father of “Yoo Jitsu” had loads of time to work, properly over half a spherical. Jieleyisi utilized a butterfly guard at occasions, and was finally in a position to scramble up, although he needed to content material with a lot of knees from You. And You quickly took Jieleyisi again down, this time transferring into aspect management.
You’d end the spherical in mount, however he couldn’t end Jieleyisi earlier than the horn.
Spherical two noticed Jieleyisi go to the physique with a kick within the opening minute. You continued to feint at takedowns, and discover a dwelling for his proper hand/left hook. You fired a kick to the physique that was blocked; the sound of it touchdown on Jieleyisi’s arm was nonetheless audible all through the world. Jieleyisi fanned on a few huge swings, whereas You continued to search out openings and land. He grabbed a leg with about 90 seconds left, just for Jieleyisi to tug free. Moments later, as they got here collectively, You probably did get the struggle down, settling into half guard with simply over a minute remaining within the spherical.
The ultimate spherical arrived with Jieleyisi arguably in want of a end. The boo-birds had been out within the stands following an absence of motion early within the third; what motion did come was totally on the a part of You. Jieleyisi, in the meantime, took one other huge swing, and one other huge miss. The identical outcome got here on a kick moments later. Jieleyisi would handle to get You on his again within the dying seconds of the struggle, however it was a case of too little, too late.
With the victory, Suyoung You claims a UFC contract and the Street to UFC 3 bantamweight crown.
Official End result: Suyoung You def. Baergeng Jieleyisi by unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
