It looked like Ovince Saint Preux could be headed to a top five spot in the UFC’s light-heavyweight division tonight, but in the end, Glover Teixeira proved to be too much for the explosive fighter.
Saint Preux tested Teixeira early on with cracking body kicks and punches, but the latter was able to shut that down with his takedowns and top game. OSP continued to battle on, despite taking heavy ground-and-pound strikes, and repeatedly got back to his feet.The two men started off throwing bombs in the second, but Teixeira got another takedown and worked from top position. He landed some hard body shots and generally just grinded away. OSP finally got up with 15 seconds left and unloaded some punches, but it wasn't anywhere near enough to steal the round.
Round three was more of the same - early flurry by OSP, an oddly-light Teixeira slam, and solid work from Glover on top. He got to mount in the middle of the round and scored with some big shots. Saint Preux tried to roll over, but Teixeira caught him under the chin and put OSP to sleep.
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