Grant Dawson madeuseof a strong ground videogame Saturday en path to perhaps the mostsignificant win of his expert profession.
In the UFC on ESPN 47 co-main occasion at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Dawson (20-1-1 MMA, 8-0-1 UFC) took on fellow light-weight competitor Damir Ismagulov (24-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), who he controlled and beat by consentaneous choice (30-26, 30-27, 30-27).
For the large bulk of the 15-minute bout, Dawson entirely managed Ismagulov on the ground. Dawson invested a lot of time with control of Ismagulov’s back however was notable to lock in a submission.
Dawson took Ismagulov down 3 times throughout the battle as he picked to location his challenger down in the center of the cage rather than versus it.
After the battle, Dawson askedfor either a huge name or a big-ranked challenger for his next match. Dawson has not lost in a lots looks. Other noteworthy wins consistof Mark Madsen and Jared Gordon.
Ismagulov, who had openly considered retirement in current months, has lost back-to-back battles for the veryfirst time in his professional profession.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 47 results consistof:
- Grant Dawson def. Damir Ismagulov through consentaneous choice (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Michael Morales def. Max Griffin bymeansof consentaneous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ariane Lip