R. Bader (photo) beat St. Preux in the main fight of UFC FN 47. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The primacy of wrestling. This is how the main fight of UFC Fight Night 47 can be defined, this Saturday (16), in Bangor, in the North American state of Maine. Decorated in Olympic wrestling, the TUF 8 champion Ryan bader didn't give a chance Ovince St Preux and used and abused takedowns to win his third consecutive victory in Ultimate.
Throughout the five rounds, although he was threatened by his opponent at times, Bader always resorted to takedowns to control the fight and guarantee a comfortable victory by the judges' decision. Furthermore, with the triumph, Ryan put an end to his rival's run of five consecutive victories.
The fight
As soon as the first round began, Bader tried to take the fight to the territory that is more familiar to him and scored a takedown on St. Preux. After about a minute on the ground, the athletes returned to the stand-up fight, where OSP tried to gain the upper hand due to his greater wingspan and betting on more powerful and well-placed strikes. At the end of the partial, Bader got his second takedown and finished the round on top of his rival.
In the second round, which was all about striking, St. Preux opted for a low guard to confuse his opponent. Despite a good kick to the body placed by the North-American of Haitian descent, the end was lukewarm and without much action for either side.
In the third round, what was seen was a good sequence of falls in favor of Bader, who took advantage of his rival's drop in performance to improve his game. In the fourth round, more takedowns and less action. The dominance continued with the TUF 8 champion, who was even close to a submission, but the fight remained tepid.
In the fifth round, with the certainty that he had the fight under control according to the judges' scorecards, Ryan bader He tried to control the fight on his feet, but ended up suffering an unexpected fall halfway through the round. However, managing to get back on his feet, Bader had no difficulty in taking his opponent down again and keeping him with his back on the ground. In the final seconds, there was still time for St. Preux to deny two takedowns from his rival with good sprawls, but they were not enough to turn the fight in their favor. In the judges' decision, the victory went to Ryan bader, by unanimous decision of the judges.
Maynard suffers third consecutive knockout and gets complicated
Undefeated as a professional until defeated by Frankie Edgar in the lightweight belt dispute in 2011, Gray Maynard We are living in a time of much thinner cows. “The Bully”, as he is known, suffered his third consecutive defeat in the octagon, all by knockout, this time against Ross Pearson. At 35 years old and experiencing, by far, the worst moment of his career, Maynard is now awaiting a decision on his future in the UFC.
Boetsch overcomes late start and knocks out Tavares
Another athlete whose life in the organization was threatened, but managed to escape the Ultimate knife, was Tim Boetsch. Fighting at home, the Maine middleweight started the fight against Brad Tavares in bad shape, but managed to turn things around in the second round and ended up knocking out his rival and handing him his second consecutive defeat in the biggest organization on the planet.
After a bad first round, Jordan turns around and beats Jack May
For heavyweight Shawn Jordan, winning this Saturday was also a matter of survival in Ultimate. Coming off two straight wins, Shawn needs to get past Jack May on the main card to keep his contract with the biggest MMA event on the planet. Unfortunately for “The Savage”, as he is known, the start of the fight in Bangor went better for his rival. However, despite having an inconsistent first half, Jordan managed to recover in the fight and won by technical knockout in the third round.
Check out the UFC Fight Night 47 results below:
MAIN CARD:
Ryan bader won Ovince St Preux by unanimous decision of the judges;
Ross Pearson won Gray Maynard by technical knockout in R1;
Tim Boetsch won Brad Tavares by knockout in R2;
Alan Jouban beat Seth Baczynski by knockout in R1;
Shawn Jordan beat Jack May by TKO in R3;
Thiago tavares beat Robbie Peralta via submission in R1.
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Jussier formiga defeated Zach Makovsky via unanimous decision;
Sara McMann derrotou Lauren Murphy by split decision;
Tom Watson defeated Sam alvey by unanimous decision of the judges;
Frankie Saenz defeated Nolan Ticman via unanimous decision.
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