Alexander Shlemenko Defeats Melvin Manhoef fil Spettakolari Fashion fuq Spike TV fil-livelli “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko”
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FRESNO, Calif (Frar. 13, 2015)- Ex Bellator Middleweight Champion Alexander “Il Storm” Shlemenko (52-9) magħmula xogħol ta 'malajr ta avversarju tiegħu ma' tiddomina eliminatorja tat-tieni rawnd matul ass impressjonanti Olandiż Melvin Manhoef (29-13-1) quddiem ta 'folla ta' kapaċità qarib fil Save Mart Center in ta tonight “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” avveniment li imxandra LIVE u FREE fuq it-TV Spike.
Bil Bellator Dawl Heavyweight Champion, u spiss suċċess għażil utilizer backfist Emanuel Newton fil-folla, Shlemenko mislufa paġna mill playbook tiegħu u attentat diversi fist għażil u kick attakki matul l-ewwel frame.
Meta t-tieni rawnd beda, Shlemenko mwaħħla mal-istess pjan ta 'logħba, u konnessi għażil flush driegħ tiegħu mal-xedaq ta Manhoef, sending him tumbling to the canvas. The hungry Russian native left nothing to chance and landed another strike before “Big” John McCarthy imbuttat lilu off tiddikjara lilu l-rebbieħ fil 1:25 tal round 2.
“Nispera Bellator smajt lili u se let me tikkoreġi l-iżball I magħmula fil-passat u se jagħti me l-opportunità għall-ġlieda għall-Kampjonat Dinji Bellator Middleweight kontra Brandon Halsey.”
Ex featherweight Champion Pat Curran‘s road back to the top of the talented division hit a road block against Featherweight Tournament winner Daniel Weichel tal-Ġermanja. 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, li malajr irkupra lura għall saqajh u ltqajna dritt lura fis-taħlita. 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 ġrew Weichel u skorja takedown, fejn hu impona rieda tiegħu fuq Weichel għall-minuta finali, probabbli li tirbaħ lilu l-rawnd.
It-tielet rawnd dehru kontinwazzjoni tal-slugfest eċċitanti ma 'Curran jippruvaw li score takedown ieħor fit-tielet, iżda l-ġlied Ġermaniż mimli l-attentat, briefly tried to work on a choke and then disengaged to finish the fight on his feet. At the end of 15 minuti, Weichel ħarġu rebbieħa permezz ta 'deċiżjoni qasma (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
“Curran kisbet tant fil Bellator u kien pjuttost ta 'unur għall-ġlieda kontra lilu. Tonight I ppruvat li I jappartjenu here. I told-dinja li jiena ġejjin għall-isparatura titolu u biex jitolbu l-ċinturin.”
Julia Budd (7-2) u Gabrielle Holloway (4-2) marked the first Bellator Women’s fight of the year. Benefiċċju, l-ispeċjalista Kanadiżi Muay Tajlandiż wera ukoll l-eqreb ħila-sett matul il-ġlieda overpowering Holloway, li ħadu l-ġlieda fuq avviż qasir. 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, u ħadmet Budd bi takedown li tiftaħ il-tielet rawnd, madankollu Budd kien kapaċi li transizzjoni fis tentattiv armbar, u finalment maħduma mod tagħha biex Holloways’ lura u mitħun deċiżjoni dominanti unanima skorja 30-26, 30-25 u 30-24.
“Ninsab verament diżappuntat I ma jiksbu l-eliminatorja,” Said Budd. “I kien jittama li tikseb fuq saqajn tiegħi u jżommha permanenti jew jintemm dan fuq l-art, iżda hi kkontrollata polz tiegħi u I ma setgħux jiksbu l-idejn tiegħi ħielsa biex jintemm dan.
“Hija turtled-ħin kollu so I ma setgħux minkeb u l-qagħda up u strajk bħal I riedu, imma hija definittivament xi ħaġa jien goinvg biex jaħdmu fuq għall-ġlieda li jmiss.”
Fl-iljieli ftuħ ġlieda, kien battalja ta 'żewġ wrestlers ħafna akkomplit fl Chris Honeycutt, ta 'żewġ time D1 All-Amerikana u Clayton MacFarlane, a D2 National Champion. With the vocal hometown crown behind him, Honeycutt ħareġ mill-kanċelli qawwija u utilizzati kontroll mill-art masterful u preċiżjoni impressjonanti matul l-ewwel żewġ rawnds. The highly regarded welterweight prospect Honeycutt exhibited great strength at points, tossing MacFarlane to the ground. MacFarlane opened the third frame with a takedown, imma Honeycutt reġgħu kontroll, took his opponents back and rained down strikes to MacFarlane’s body. MacFarlane, issa 4-1, ma kienx kapaċi jipproteġi lilu nnifsu mill-daqqa tal-ġisem, u referee Jason Herzog waqqaf il-ġlieda fi 4:16 tat-tielet rawnd.
