Saturday, July 23, Bellator Fighting Championships went live from Casino Rama in Orillia, Ontario, Canada in what was the Chicago-based promotion's first show North of the Border. The event featured the semi-finals of the Bellator Summer Series Featherweight Tournament, with once-beaten Nazareno Malegarie squaring off with former Sengoku champ and Nova Uniao standout, Marlon Sandro; while top-ranked European, Ronny Mann, towed the line against one-time lightweight title challenger, Pat Curran on the other side of the bracket.
In the evening's co-main event and the first semi-final pairing, Sandro took the center of the cage early, looking to dictate the action with a measured stand-up attack. Landing a big right hand half way through the round, Sandro staggered Malegarie who began to look for the takedown more frequently with little success. As he settled into his groove, the Brazilian - who has now posted wins in five of his previous six outings - started to showcase a well rounded game complete with punches, kicks, knees and even the occasional takedown. It was all too much for Malegarie on Saturday night, as the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black-belt searched for answers that never came before his fifteen minutes were up, with all three judges scoring the contest 30-27 in favor of the Nova Uniao fighter.
The main-event saw England's Ronnie Mann take on 2010 lightweight tournament winner, Pat Curran; controlling the center of the cage, the larger Curran used more effective counter striking and a handful of flying knees to keep Mann cautious and at-bay throughout the bout. Mann never found his timing, and despite finishing rounds two and three strong it was too little too late, as all three judges scored the fight in the American's favor, sending Curran through to the tournament finals where he will face Marlon Sandro for the right to challenge 145lbs promotion champion, Joe Warren later this year.
Other results from Bellator 47 are found below:
1 Alex Ricci def. Alka Matewa via TKO (Elbows and Punches) rd 2 2:40
2 William Romero def. Daniel Langbeen via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
3 Alexandre Bezerra def. Jesse Gross via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) rd1 1:28
4 Neil Grove def. Zak Jensen via TKO (Punches) rd1 2:00
5 Chris Horodecki def. Chris Saunders via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
6 Marlon Sandro def. Nazareno Malegarie via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
7 Pat Curran def. Ronnie Mann via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
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