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Alexander Shlemenko returns with a patented livershot TKO over Kendall Grove

 

मेम्फिस (अक्टूबर. 21, 2016) – The most decorated middleweight in Bellator history, सिकंदर Shlemenko (54-9, 1नेकां) returned to the cageआज रात in a big way against केंडल ग्रोव (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 दूसरे फ्रेम की.

 

 

Lashley sinks in a rear-naked choke to end Appelt’s night in round two

 

बॉबी लैश्ले (15-2) continued to live up to his nickname of “The Dominator” as he tossed his opponent, Josh Appelt (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 of Round 2.

 

 

 

Yamauchi finishes Couture with armbar submission just one minute into bout

The 23-year-old submission specialist यामाउचि अप (20-3) हारा रयान के वस्त्र (10-5) via arm bar submission just 1:01 पहले दौर में. 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^वें 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. Matthews (8-6), a muay-Thai practitioner and Hisaki काटो(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 पहला फ्रेम की.

 

 

Complete Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

 

बैंटमवेट प्रारंभिक बाउट: स्टीव गार्सिया (7-1) डीईएफ़. Ronnie Lawrence (1-1) via UD

वेल्टरवेट प्रारंभिक प्रारंभिक: रिकी रेनी (12-4) डीईएफ़. गिल्बर्ट स्मिथ (12-6) via UD

पंख प्रारंभिक प्रारंभिक बाउट: जूलिया बड (9-2) डीईएफ़. एरलीन Blencowe (7-6) via MD

हैवीवेट प्रारंभिक बाउट: वर्जिल Zwicker (15-5-1) डीईएफ़. दान चार्ल्स (10-4-1) via TKO at 4:31of Round 2

हैवीवेट प्रारंभिक बाउट: चेस गोर्म्ले (14-5, 1 नेकां) डीईएफ़. Bobby Brents (17-6) via SD

वेल्टरवेट प्रारंभिक प्रारंभिक: Wade Johnson (11-1) डीईएफ़. Tyler Hill (6-1) via SUB (रियर नग्न गला घोंटना) पर 3:35 of Round 3

हल्के प्रारंभिक बाउट: James Wallace (2-0) डीईएफ़. Jonathan Burdine (4-5) via SUB (रियर नग्न गला घोंटना) पर 3:33 of Round 2

मिडिलवेट प्रारंभिक बाउट: Eryk Anders (5-0) डीईएफ़. Brian White (5-5) via TKO at 0:23 of Round 1

Catchweight (160 lb.) Preliminary Bout: Jaleel Willis (7-0) बनाम. Omar Johnson (4-1) via UD

लाइट हैवीवेट प्रारंभिक बाउट: Grady Hurley (10-1) डीईएफ़. Chad Cook (10-11) पर 2:29 of Round1

हैवीवेट प्रारंभिक बाउट: Mike Wessell (15-8) बनाम. Frank Tate (4-2) via UD

 

GOITI YAMAUCHI-RYAN COUTURE SQUARE OFF IN LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN CARD BOUT – RICKY RAINEY VS. GILBERT SMITH CONFIRMED FOR PRELIMINARY CARD

सांता मोनिका, खलीफा. (सितंबर 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting Hisaki काटो (6-2) खिलाफ A.J. Matthews (8-5) के मुख्य कार्ड में जोड़ा गया है “Bellator 162: Shlemenko बनाम. कुंज” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., अक्टूबर में 21.

इसके साथ - साथ, a lightweight faceoff pitting यामाउचि अप (19-3) खिलाफ रयान के वस्त्र (10-4) completes the SPIKE-televised main card. The first of what will be a stacked preliminary card is also official, with the news that Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey (11-4) लड़ेंगे Gilbert “Chocolate Thunder” Smith (12-5). Additional undercard bouts will be announced shortly.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster or FedExForum Box Office. Main card action kicks off LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 बजे. व/8 बजे. सीटी, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com व Bellator मोबाइल ऐप.

Since signing with Bellator MMA, the calm and subdued Kato has been in nothing but absolute barn burners once the cage door shuts. The exciting fights have even transcended combat sport iterations, when at "Bellator एमएमए: डायनामाइट 2 ” Kato delivered a spinning back fist that stopped जो शिलिंग in his tracks, the second finish in as many tries for “The Japanese Musketeer” against “Stitch Em’ Up.” Currently situated in France, the 33-year-old has had one MMA contest thus far in 2016, stopping Yuta Watanabe in April.

When he’s not traveling the world in an effort to learn everything there is to know about the different martial arts disciplines, Matthews is putting his skills to the test under the Bellator MMA umbrella. A veteran of Strikeforce, “The Mercenary” has laced up the gloves seven times previously for the Viacom-owned promotion, stopping his opponent in all but one of his victories. Primarily training at Alliance MMA throughout his career, Matthews has spent much of his time as of late in Thailand, even taking a Muay Thai bout before meeting बेन रेइटर पर "Bellator 156: Galvão बनाम. Dantas 2.”

सिर्फ 23 साल की उम्र, Yamauchi is one of the premiere young talents in the sport of MMA today. Prior to joining Bellator MMA, the Japanese submission specialist amassed an unfathomable 14-1 साथ रिकॉर्ड 11 submissions and one knockout. Since merging with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Yamauchi has strung together a promising mark of 5-2 with three rear-naked choke submissions. के बारे में उनकी 19 कैरियर की जीत, 15 प्रस्तुत करने के माध्यम से आए हैं, while no opponent has yet been able to finish the elusive fighter. Yamauchi will now jump up in weight class and join the lightweight division for a clash with one of the most legendary last names in MMA, Couture.

Known to many as the son of former world champion Randy Couture, Ryan has made 14 professional appearances over his career, all of which took place under the bright lights of a national promotion like Strikeforce or Bellator MMA. Residing in Las Vegas, the 34-year-old submission specialist enters the cage having won four of his past five contests, with each of his victories coming by way of rear-naked choke submission. Although there is a noticeable age difference between his opponent, Yamauchi made his professional debut a mere two months after Couture, in October of 2010. Tune in to SPIKE on अक्टूबर 21 to see which Bellator MMA lightweight powerhouse will emerge victorious.

 

पूर्ण "Bellator 162: Shlemenko बनाम. Grove” Main Card:

Middleweight Main Event: सिकंदर Shlemenko (53-9) बनाम. केंडल ग्रोव (23-15)

हैवीवेट सह-मुख्य कार्यक्रम: बॉबी लैश्ले (14-2) बनाम. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Hisaki काटो (6-2) बनाम. A.J. Matthews (8-5)

लाइटवेट फ़ीचर बाउट: यामाउचि अप (19-3) बनाम. रयान के वस्त्र (10-4)

 

प्रारंभिक कार्ड:

वेल्टरवेट प्रारंभिक प्रारंभिक: रिकी रेनी (11-4) बनाम. गिल्बर्ट स्मिथ (12-5)