Alexander Shlemenko defeats Melvin Manhoef nyob rau hauv Spectacular zam rau ntsia hlau loj TV ntawm “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko”
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FRESNO, California (Feb. 13, 2015)- Yav tas los Bellator Middleweight zus Alexander “Lub cua daj” Shlemenko (52-9) ua ceev ua hauj lwm ntawm nws tus nrog sib ntaus nrog ib tug dominating thib ob-round knockout tshaj Dutch tawm ace Melvin Manhoef (29-13-1) nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm ib tug nyob ze-muaj peev xwm tib neeg coob nyob rau ntawm lub Txuag Mart Center thaum hmo no lub “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” kev tshwm sim uas tau aired LIVE thiab DAWB rau ntev TV.
Nrog Bellator teeb Heavyweight zus, thiab feem ntau-vam meej spinning backfist utilizer Emanuel Newton nyob rau hauv cov neeg coob coob, Shlemenko borrowed ib daim ntawv rau ntawm nws lub playbook thiab sim ob peb spinning nrig thiab kick tawm tsam thoob plaws hauv lub thawj ncej.
Thaum lub thib ob puag ncig pib, Shlemenko daig rau tib txoj kev npaj, thiab kev cob cog rua nws spinning forearm yaug nrog lub puab tsaig ntawm Manhoef, xa nws tumbling mus rau lub canvas. Rau cov tshaib plab Lavxias teb sab neeg sab laug tsis muaj dab tsi rau lub caij nyoog thiab tsaws lwm tawm tsam ua ntej “Loj” John McCarthy thawb nws tawm hais tias nws tus khiav ntawm 1:25 ntawm puag ncig 2.
“Kuv vam tias Bellator hnov kuv thiab yuav qhia rau kuv kho qhov yuam kev kuv ua nyob rau hauv lub yav dhau los thiab yuav muab kuv lub sij hawm sib ntaus rau Bellator Middleweight ntiaj teb Championship tiv thaiv Brandon Halsey.”
Yav tas los Featherweight zus Pat Curran'S txoj kev rov qab mus rau lub sab saum toj ntawm lub feemxyuam faib ntaus ib txoj kev thaiv tiv thaiv Featherweight kev sib tw khiav Daniel Weichel ntawm lub teb chaws Yelemees. Ob tug neeg tua hluav taws lub sij hawm tsis muaj sij hawm teeing tawm nrog nkig punches thiab yog pib, kom lub sib ntaus sawv rau ib tug feem ntau ntawm cov thawj ncej. Weichel swept lub ceg ntawm lub qub champ, uas sai sai bounced rov qab mus rau nws ob txhais taw thiab tau txais txoj cai rov qab mus rau hauv lub mix. Ob fighters tiav lawm zaum kawg vib nas this ntawm puag ncig ib tug nrog ib tug flurry ntawm punches uas kos nrov applause los ntawm cov neeg coob coob Fresno.
Curran pib lub thib ob round nrog ib tug pom txiav nws sab laug qhov muag. Tom qab koj siv feem ntau ntawm cov puag ncig rau lawv ko taw, Curran khiav Weichel thiab tua nkag ib tug takedown, qhov chaw uas nws yuam nws lub siab nyiam rau Weichel rau qhov kawg feeb, yuav yeej nws lub round.
Qhov thib peb puag ncig featured ib tug continuation ntawm lub exciting slugfest nrog Curran sim kom tau lwm takedown nyob rau hauv lub thib peb, tab sis lub German fighter khoom lub sim, luv luv sim mus ua hauj lwm rau ib tug caj pas thiab ces disengaged kom tiav qhov kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv nws ob txhais taw. Nyob tom kawg ntawm 15 feeb, Weichel sawv yeej los ntawm split kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
“Curran tau tiav npaum li ntawd nyob rau hauv Bellator thiab nws yog ib tug heev yawm tua nws. Hmo no kuv muaj pov thawj tias kuv yuav nyob ntawm no. Kuv hais rau lub ntiaj teb no hais tias kuv tuaj rau lub title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv thiab thov lub siv.”
Julia Budd (7-2) thiab Gabrielle Holloway (4-2) cim thawj Bellator poj niam sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo. Kev pab, lub Canadian Muay Thaib kws pom ib tug zoo-npawv kev txawj-teem thoob plaws hauv lub sib ntaus overpowering Holloway, uas coj lub sib ntaus rau daim ntawv ceeb toom luv luv. Budd ua hauj lwm zoo los ntawm cov clinch, siv ob peb caug tsoo thiab kev cob cog rua nrog ib tug ncaj sab tes xis nyob rau hauv lub kaw vib nas this ntawm puag ncig ib. Holloway pom zoo poise thoob plaws, thiab ua hauj lwm Budd nrog ib tug takedown qhib peb puag ncig, Txawm li cas los Budd tau hloov mus ua ib tug armbar sim, thiab thaum kawg ua hauj lwm nws txoj kev mus rau Holloways’ rov qab thiab grinded tawm ib tug tseem ceeb unanimous kev txiav txim siab tua nkag 30-26, 30-25 thiab 30-24.
“Kuv yeej chim kuv tsis tau txais lub knockout,” Hais Budd. “Kuv twb vam kom tau rau kuv ob txhais taw thiab kom nws sawv los yog tag rau nws rau hauv av, tiam sis nws tswj kuv dab teg thiab kuv yuav tsis tau kuv ob txhais tes free kom tiav nws.
“Nws turtled lub sij hawm tag nrho yog li ntawd kuv yuav tsis luj tshib thiab sawv thiab ntaus li kuv xav, tab sis nws yog twv yuav raug hu ib yam dab tsi kuv goinvg mus ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv lub tom ntej no kev sib ntaus.”
Nyob rau hauv lub hmo qhib kev sib ntaus, nws yog ib tug sib ntaus sib tua ntawm ob mas accomplished wrestlers nyob rau hauv Chris Honeycutt, ib tug ob-lub sij hawm D1 Tag nrho cov-American thiab Clayton MacFarlane, ib tug D2 National zus. Nrog lub suab hometown yas qab nws, Honeycutt tuaj tawm ntawm lub rooj vag muaj zog thiab siv masterful av tswj thiab precision tawm thoob plaws hauv lub thawj ob rounds. Lub heev ntshai Welterweight prospect Honeycutt tshaaj zoo zog ntawm cov ntsiab lus, pov MacFarlane mus rau hauv av. MacFarlane qhib lub thib peb ncej nrog ib tug takedown, tab sis Honeycutt regained tswj, coj nws tw rov qab thiab rained cia tsoo rau MacFarlane lub cev. MacFarlane, tam sim no 4-1, yog tsis tau los tiv thaiv nws tus kheej los ntawm lub cev blows, thiab referee Jason Herzog nres kev sib ntaus ntawm 4:16 ntawm peb puag ncig.