{"id":114268,"date":"2014-10-04T20:03:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T03:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=114268"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:21:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:21:41","slug":"ufc-fight-night-54-results-taleb-earns-split-decision-win-over-jingliang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-fight-night-54-results-taleb-earns-split-decision-win-over-jingliang\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fight Night 54 Results: Taleb earns split-decision win over Jingliang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins.png\" alt=\"Nordine Taleb Wins\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-114300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nordine-Taleb-Wins-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nordine Taleb (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC)&nbsp;earned a hard fought split-decision win over Li Jingliang at tonight&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 54 event in Halifax.<\/p>\n<p>The pair of welterweights were happy to stand and bang from the fights opening bell.<\/p>\n<p>The fighters traded shots for the better part of 3 minutes before Jingliang&nbsp;used a judo throw to send Taleb to the floor. The Canadian quickly bounced back to his feet however, and landed some good shots to finish the opening round.<\/p>\n<p>Jingliang picked up his pace&nbsp;at the start of&nbsp;Round 2, throwing a large volume of shots at Taleb, which resulted in a cut over&nbsp;the Canadians&nbsp;left eye. After a wild exchange, Taleb was able to land a takedown on his Chinese opponent. Li was only on his back momentarily, before rising to his feet and landing a takedown of his own.<\/p>\n<p>The second round closed out with Jingliang controlling Taleb from back position.<\/p>\n<p>Jingliang continued to utilize a high volume of punches and kicks to begin the third and final round. Both fighters landed some stiff jabs, which resulted in both men being bloodied up. Li landed a takedown midway through the round&nbsp;but Taleb quickly got back to his feet. Taleb ended up landing a takedown of his own and finished the fight from top position while delivering some&nbsp;solid ground and pound.<\/p>\n<p>The victory marked Taleb&#8217;s second straight octagon win, this after defeating Vik Grujic at April&#8217;s UFC Fight Night event in Quebec City.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to bjpenn.com for all the UFC Fight Night 54 results!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nordine Taleb (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC)&nbsp;earned a hard fought split-decision win over Li Jingliang at tonight&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 54 event in Halifax. The pair of welterweights were happy to stand and bang from the fights opening bell. 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