Bellator 47 Main Card Results: Horodecki Dominates Saunders for Another Win
Bellator 47 made it's Canadian debut at the beautiful Casino Rama just outside of Orillia, Ontario tonight. Here are the quick results and analysis from each of the four main card fights, and a look ahead for each winner.
Main Card
Pat Curran vs. Ronnie MannĀ
CurranĀ wins viaĀ unanimous decisionĀ (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Both fighters said before this one that it may be a technical and cautious affair and that certainly turned out to be the case as they started slowly on the feet and had much respect for each other.
Of course, they warmed upĀ a bit as the fight went on and Pat Curran got some dominant position in Round 1.
Pat Curran initiated and did most of the damage as the fight went on and Mann's coach Shawn Tompkins implored himĀ stop giving Curran so much respect andĀ step in and throw all night long.
Mann came back strong and took the third round but it was a bit too little, too late.
What's Next?: Marlon SandroĀ and possibly a shot at the title and champ Joe Warren.
Marlon SandroĀ vs.Ā Nazareno Malegarie
SandroĀ wins viaĀ unanimous decisionĀ (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
In the first featherweight semifinal, Marlon Sandro used superior boxing and takedown defense to nullifyĀ Nazareno Malegarie all night long.
Sandro kept him outside his jabĀ with excellent footwork and he scored enough solid shotsĀ that he easily won the exchange.Ā Malegarie, the jiu-jitsu ace hung in there but ate punches on the way in every time and with no ability to get the fight to the ground he had little chance.
What's Next?: Pat CurranĀ and possibly a shot at the title and champ Joe Warren.
ChrisĀ Horodecki vs. Chris Saunders
HorodeckiĀ wins viaĀ unanimous decisionĀ (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Chris Horodecki used solid trips, wrestling, strength and conditioning to gut out a solid win against American Chris Saunders in his Bellator debut.
There weren't a lot of fireworks on the feet and it was a more workmanlike win for Horodecki but he dominated Saunders in every inch of the cage to earn his win to cap a very tough week personally for the Canadian fighter.
What's Next?: It was a tough, but dominant performance by Horodecki and I feel he is right in the Bellator lightweight title picture, if not already, after another fight against a Bellator top dog.
Neil GroveĀ vs.Ā Zak Jensen (Heavyweight)
Grove wins via knockout (TKO, 2:00, Round 1).
These two heavyweights came out all guts andĀ offense and you didn't know up until it ended who was gonna get the upper hand. It was fists flying and Neil Grove was the one left standing.
Jensen actually knocked Grove down right away as both fighters swung for the heads and the knockdown brought the fight down when Jensen tried a couple triangle chokes and an arm bar and Grove also tried a sit back ankleĀ lock before he pounded Jensen out from the top.
What's Next?: The 6'6", 40-year-old sent a message to champ Cole Konrad and other heavyweights like newly signed Ricco Rodriguez that he is here for a little whileĀ longer.
Dwight Wakabayashi is aĀ Feature ColumnistĀ for Bleacher Report MMA (also a correspondent for MMACanada.net).
Catch him on Twitter @wakafightermma .

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