Alexander Shlemenko returns with a patented livershot TKO over Kendall Grove
孟菲斯 (十月. 21, 2016) – The most decorated middleweight in Bellator history, 亚历山大Shlemenko (54-9, 1NC) returned to the cage今晚 in a big way against 肯德尔格罗夫 (23-16). The first round saw aggressive back and forth action with each fighter getting rocked. Shlemenko successfully utilized powerful spinning backfists and heelkicks to close the distance on the 6’6 Hawaiian. “The Storm” stalked Grove throughout the cage before ultimately connecting with a nasty combo that saw a left hand to the liver, followed by a right hand to the chin, sending his towering opponent to the mat. Shlemenko followed up with a barrage of strikes to “Da Spyda” before “Big John” McCarthy waved the fight off at 1:43 第二帧的.
Lashley sinks in a rear-naked choke to end Appelt’s night in round two
鲍比·拉什利 (15-2) continued to live up to his nickname of “The Dominator” as he tossed his opponent, 乔什·阿佩尔特 (12-6) to the mat at will. Throughout the first round, Lashley jockeyed for position as he rained down punches while trying to lock in a submission in front of his friend from his days as a WWE Superstar, Jerry “The King” Lawler, who watched from his cage side seat. Appelt landed a couple strikes to start the second frame before being slammed to the mat and ultimately submitted with a one-armed rear-naked choke at 1:43 圆的 2.
Yamauchi finishes Couture with armbar submission just one minute into bout
The 23-year-old submission specialist 山内达 (20-3) 打败 瑞安时装 (10-5) via arm bar submission just 1:01 进入首轮. Making his lightweight debut, Yamauchi becomes the first opponent to submit Couture over his 15-fight career. The win gives the Brazilian-Japanese prospect 20 total over his career, including five since joining the Scott Coker-led promotion back in 2013. The slick arm bar marks the 16日 submission victory for Yamauchi, 13 of which have come in the first frame.
Kato scores TKO victory over Matthews
The first televised fight of the evening featured two highly gifted strikers in A.J. 马修斯 (8-6), a muay-Thai practitioner and 久木加藤(7-2), who holds a black belt in Kyokushin Karate. Both fighters exchanged great combinations throughout the entirety of the first round, with Matthews even wobbling Kato halfway through the frame. but was unable to capitalize, allowing Kato to regain his composure. A break in the action because of an accidental eye poke to Matthews allowed Kato to completely recover, and when the fight continued, Kato utilized his right kick to the body-left hand to the dome combination to send Matthews to the canvas, pouncing with a flurry of punches forcing the referee to call a stop to the action at 4:58 的第一帧的.
完成 Bellator.com-Streamed 初级卡:
轻量级初步回合: 史蒂夫·加西亚 (7-1) DEF. 罗尼·劳伦斯 (1-1) via UD
重量级初步回合: 瑞奇雷尼 (12-4) DEF. 吉尔伯特·史密斯 (12-6) via UD
羽初步回合: 朱莉娅·巴德 (9-2) DEF. Arlene Blencowe (7-6) via MD
重量级的初步回合: 维吉尔Zwicker (15-5-1) DEF. 查尔斯·丹 (10-4-1) 通过在将军澳 4:31圆的 2
重量级的初步回合: 大通葛姆雷 (14-5, 1 NC) DEF. 鲍比·布伦茨 (17-6) via SD
重量级初步回合: 韦德·约翰逊 (11-1) DEF. 泰勒山 (6-1) via SUB (后方裸体扼流圈) 在 3:35 圆的 3
轻量级初步回合: 詹姆斯·华莱士 (2-0) DEF. 乔纳森·伯丁 (4-5) via SUB (后方裸体扼流圈) 在 3:33 圆的 2
中量级初步回合: 埃里克·安德斯 (5-0) DEF. 布赖恩·怀特 (5-5) 通过在将军澳 0:23 圆的 1
Catchweight (160 lb.) 初步回合: 贾里尔·威利斯（Jaleel Willis） (7-0) VS. 奥马尔·约翰逊 (4-1) via UD
轻重量级的初步回合: 格雷迪·赫尔利 (10-1) DEF. 查德·库克 (10-11) 在 2:29 of Round1
重量级的初步回合: 迈克·韦塞尔 (15-8) VS. 弗兰克·泰特 (4-2) via UD