Alexander Shlemenko mate o Melvin Manhoef i mīharo Fashion i te Koi TV i “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko”

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Fresno, Calif (Feb. 13, 2015)- Mua Bellator whitu Champion Alexander “Ko te Storm” Shlemenko (52-9) hanga mahi tere o te hoariri i tana ki te tūtahi knockout tuarua-a tawhio noa i runga i a Tūrongo, hai Tatimana Melvin Manhoef (29-13-1) i roto i te mua o te mano e tata-aravihi i Save Center Mart i te te po o te “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” hui i Whakapāho LIVE me te FREE i runga i titi TV.

Ki te Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, a pinepine-angitu takahuri utilizer backfist Emanuel Newton i roto i te mano, Shlemenko tono he whārangi i roto i tona fakahinohino, a ngana e rave rahi ringa pōtaka me te whana patua puta noa i te tāpare tuatahi.

A, no te tīmata te tuarua a tawhio, Titi Shlemenko ki taua mahere game taua, a hono tona kikowhiti Nini pōtaka ki te kauae o Manhoef, sending him tumbling to the canvas. The hungry Russian native left nothing to chance and landed another strike before “Big” Peia ia John McCarthy atu korero ana ki a ia i te toa i 1:25 o a tawhio 2.

“Te ti'aturi nei au i rongo Bellator ahau, a ka tukua te whakatika ahau te pohehe i hanga e ahau i roto i te mua, a ka homai e ahau i te whai wāhi ki te whawhai mo te Bellator whitu World Championship ki Brandon Halsey.”

Mua mā whitu Champion Pat Curran‘s road back to the top of the talented division hit a road block against Featherweight Tournament winner Daniel Weichel o Germany. The two fighters wasted no time teeing off with crisp punches and accurate kicks, keeping the fight standing for a majority of the first frame. Weichel swept the leg of the former champ, hohoro nei poipoia hoki ki ona waewae, ka eke tika hoki ki te ranunga. Both fighters finished the final seconds of round one with a flurry of punches that drew loud applause from the Fresno crowd.

Curran began the second round with a visible cut over his left eye. After spending most of the round on their feet, Te omanga Curran Weichel, a piro te takedown, i reira whakaritea ana e ia tana i pai ai ki runga ki Weichel mo te meneti whakamutunga, pea toa ia i te a tawhio.

Ngā te toru a tawhio noa, he tonu o te slugfest whakaongaonga ki a Curran ngana ki te piro tetahi takedown i roto i te toru, engari puru te Tiamana toa te nganatanga, briefly tried to work on a choke and then disengaged to finish the fight on his feet. At the end of 15 meneti, Puta wikitoria Weichel i te whakatau wahia (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

“Tutuki Curran kua pera nui i roto i te Bellator, a ko reira rawa he honore ki te whawhai ki a ia. I teie pô whakamatauria ahau e no ahau i konei. Ka korerotia e ahau te ao e ahau e haere mai ahau mo te pere taitara, me te ki te titau i te whitiki.”

Julia Budd (7-2) a Gabrielle Holloway (4-2) marked the first Bellator Women’s fight of the year. Painga, whakakitea te mātanga Canadian Muay Thai whakaturia pükenga-he pai-porotaka, puta noa i te whawhai te hunanga e Holloway, i tango nei i te whawhai i runga i pānui poto. Budd worked well from the clinch, utilized several knee strikes and connected with a straight right hand in the closing seconds of round one. Holloway showed great poise throughout, a mahi Budd ki te takedown ki te whakatuwhera i te toru o tawhio, Heoi i taea e ki te whakawhiti ki te nganatanga armbar Budd, a te mutunga mahi tona ara ki Holloways’ hoki a grinded i piro te whakatau loto ngoi 30-26, 30-25 a 30-24.

“Au tino whakama e kore ahau i te tiki i te knockout,” Said Budd. “I tumanako ahau ki te tiki i runga i oku waewae, ka pupuri i te reira e tu ana whakaoti i runga i te whenua ranei, engari te mana ia toku ringa, a kihai i taea e ahau te tiki noa ki te whakaoti i oku ringa.

“Turtled ia te wa katoa kia kore taea e ahau tuke me te tūranga ake, ka patua rite hiahia ahau ki, engari te reira tino tahi mea ahau goinvg ahau ki te mahi i runga i mo te whawhai i muri.”

I roto i te po te whakatuwhera whawhai, ko reira te whawhai o te rua kainonoke tino ta'na i roto i te Chris Honeycutt, he rua-wā D1 katoa-Amerika, me Clayton MacFarlane, a D2 National Champion. With the vocal hometown crown behind him, Ka puta mai Honeycutt i roto i nga kuwaha kaha, ka whakamahi i te mana whenua, me te aravihi pū a Tūrongo, puta noa i nga rauna tuatahi e rua. The highly regarded welterweight prospect Honeycutt exhibited great strength at points, tossing MacFarlane to the ground. MacFarlane opened the third frame with a takedown, engari Honeycutt riro mai anō, took his opponents back and rained down strikes to MacFarlane’s body. MacFarlane, i teie nei 4-1, Kāore i taea e ki te tiaki ia ia i nga whiu tinana, a mutu kaitautoko Jason Herzog te whawhai i 4:16 o te toru o tawhio.