Sports Review Bellator 47 at Casino Rama

Neil Grove vs Zak Jensen

The heavyweights kicked the night off with a bang as TUF vetern Zak Jesen
met up with Bellator heavyweight tournament finalist Neil Grove.
Both men came out throwing and it was Jensen who landed first and dropped Grove in the opening seconds. As Jensen pounded away, Grove went for a for the
takedown and secured it.
After delivering some punches through Jensen's
guard Grove dropped down for a leglock but could not secure the submission.
Grove continues to work on top as Jensen attempts a triangle, but Grove stacked, broke the hold and continued to deliver more punches through Jensen's guard. After some solid connections, the ref comes in and stops
the fight.
“You're winner via TKO @ 2 min into the 1st round Neil “Goliath” Grove.

Chris Horodecki vs Chris Saunders

Horodecki was fighting with a heavy heart as he was fighting for Bellator for the first time just days after one of his best friends had suddenly passed away.
The polish hammer used the first round to control the tempo and the direction of the fight with solid combos on the feet, timely clink work, and mixing in his takedowns effectively while controling the fight on the floor for long periods of time.
Round two saw more of the same and the final
round saw Horodeck pick up the pace and try to take out Chris “showtime” Saunders, but the stoppage never came as the Canadian took the unanimous decision victory.

Marlon Sandro vs Nazareno Malegarie

Marlon Sandro securies a place in the final with a domination of Naza Malegarie.
Malegarie knew that he wanted to get the fight to the ground but Sandro was having none of it as he stuffed all of the Argentinian's takedown attempts and picked him apart on the feet. Sandro found more success in
the 2nd round on the feet and even managed
to secure three take downs of his own.
The third round saw Sandro's domination continue as Malegarie couldn't find any answers as the final horn sounds. Sandro moves on in the featherweight tournament with the unanimous decision victory.

Pat Curran vs Ronnie Mann

Pat Curran was calculated and methodical as he secured his way into the Bellator featherweight finals where he will face Marlon Sandro. The complete opposite of Sandro's all-out style, Curran used striking along with take
downs in a slow paced affair much to the shagrin of the Casino Rama fans who were left to boo.
Curran dominated the Mann from the beginning as Mann
could do nothing to get any kind of rhythm going and already looked defeated in the third round when he had to make his push. Mann was emotional at the post
fight press conference as watched his opportunity to move on to the tournament final slip away. Pat Curran defeats Ronnie Mann via unanimous decision and will face Marlon Sandro in the bellator featherweight
tournament final