Alexander Shlemenko guuldarro Melvin Manhoef in cajiib ah Fashion on TV Spike at “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko”
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FRESNO, Message (Feb. 13, 2015)- Hore Bellator dhexe Champion Alexander “Storm ayaa” Shlemenko (52-9) sameeyey shaqo degdeg ah ee uu soo horjeeda iyadoo kubada inteeda badan heysteen knockout ah wareega labaad ee in ka badan xiddiga weeraryahan ee Dutch Melvin Manhoef (29-13-1) hore ee badnaa oo u dhow-awooda ee Save Mart Center ee caawa “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” dhacdo taas oo soo saarey oo BILAASH ah ee TV kororka.
Iyadoo Bellator Light culus Champion, oo marar badan-guul horena utilizer backfist Emanuel Newton in dadkii badnaa, Shlemenko amaahatay bog ka Playbook oo isku dayay dhowr weerar oo feedh ku fur oo laad oo dhan jir ugu horeysay.
Marka wareega labaad bilowday, Xayiran Shlemenko in qorshaha ciyaarta isla, oo ku xiran uu radi dhudhun fur leh daanka of Manhoef, sending him tumbling to the canvas. The hungry Russian native left nothing to chance and landed another strike before “Big” John McCarthy ayaa isaga iska riixay isaga caddaysanaya goolkii ay ku 1:25 ee wareega 2.
“Waxaan rajeynayaa Bellator i maqlay oo ii ogolaaneynin inaan khaladka la saxo aan u sameeyey ee la soo dhaafay oo i siiya fursad inay u dagaalamaan World Bellator dhexe ee Championship ka dhanka ah Brandon Halsey doonaa.”
Hore featherweight Champion Pat Curran‘s road back to the top of the talented division hit a road block against Featherweight Tournament winner Daniel Weichel ee 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, kuwaas oo si deg deg ah dib ugu soo kabsatay cagihiisa oo helay daafaca midig galay isku dhafka ah. 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, Curran loola cararay Weichel iyo dhaliyay takedown ah, halkaas oo uu soo rogay doonistiisa ku Weichel ee daqiiqadii ugu danbeysay, badan tahay wareega isaga qaaday.
Wareeggii saddexaad ciyaaray in la sii wado slugfest ka xiiso leh Curran isku dayay in uu gool dhaliyo takedown kale ee saddexaad, laakiin dagaalka Jarmalka cufan isku dayga, briefly tried to work on a choke and then disengaged to finish the fight on his feet. At the end of 15 daqiiqo, Weichel guul ay go'aan kala (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
“Curran ayaa gaaray sidaas u badan Bellator waxayna ahayd arrin sharaf ah in ay isaga dagaalamaan. Caawa baan ku tijaabiyey in aan halkan ka tirsan yihiin. Waxaan adduunka in lay soo socda ee shot horyaalka iyo in sheegan suunka u sheegay.”
Julia Budd (7-2) iyo Gabrielle Holloway (4-2) marked the first Bellator Women’s fight of the year. Benefit, ee ku takhasusay Canadian Muay Thai tusay si fiican loo fekrado xirfad-dhigay oo dhan la dagaalanka overpowering Holloway, kuwaas oo soo qaatay dagaalka ee ku taal ogeysiiska gaaban. 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, iyo shaqeeyay Budd la takedown ah in la furo wareega seddexaad, Si kastaba ha ahaatee Budd awooday in ay u gudbaan isku day armbar ah, iyo ugu dambeyntii soo shaqeeyay iyada oo si Holloways’ dhabarka iyo grinded go'aanka ugu awood raacsanaa dhaliyay 30-26, 30-25 iyo 30-24.
“Aad u niyad jabtay aan helin knockout ah ayaan ahay,” Saciid Budd. “Waxaan rajeynaayey in aan heli cagaha ku xajiya taagnaatid ama dhammayn dhulka ku, laakiin iyadu gacanta ku cumaacumaha iyo waxaan heli waayey gacmaha si xor ah u dhammayn.
“Waxay turtled waqtiga dhan si aan ma xusulkiisa karo oo qaab jir ilaa iyo garaac sida aan rabay in aan, laakiin waa hubaal wax Waxaan goinvg in ay ka shaqeeyaan ee dagaalka ku xiga.”
In habeen ay furan yihiin dagaalka, waxa uu ahaa dagaal laba wrestlers kaamil heer sare ah ee Chris Honeycutt, labo waqti D1 All-American iyo Clayton MacFarlane, a D2 National Champion. With the vocal hometown crown behind him, Honeycutt soo baxay irdaha xoog iyo faa'iideysan laga hago oo dhulka cajiib iyo weeraryahan sax dhan labada wareeg oo hore. The highly regarded welterweight prospect Honeycutt exhibited great strength at points, tossing MacFarlane to the ground. MacFarlane opened the third frame with a takedown, laakiin Honeycutt dib u qabsaday, took his opponents back and rained down strikes to MacFarlane’s body. MacFarlane, hadda 4-1, ayaa awoodi waayay in uu iska Jug jirka ka difaaco, iyo garsooraha Jason Herzog joojiyay dagaalka ee 4:16 Wareeggii saddexaad.