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Alexander Shlemenko returns with a patented livershot TKO over Kendall Grove

 

ممفیس (اکتبر. 21, 2016) – The most decorated middleweight in Bellator history, الکساندر Shlemenko (54-9, 1NC) returned to the cageامشب in a big way against کندال گراو (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 از قاب دوم.

 

 

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

 

بابی لشلی (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 یاماوچی تا (20-3) شکست خورده رایان طراحی لباس (10-5) via arm bar submission just 1:01 به دور باز. 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^هفتم 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. ماتیوز (8-6), a muay-Thai practitioner and Hisaki کاتو(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 از فریم اول.

 

 

Complete Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

 

مسابقه مقدماتی Bantamweight: استیو گارسیا (7-1) دف. Ronnie Lawrence (1-1) via UD

مسابقه مقدماتی سبک وزن: ریکی رینی (12-4) دف. گیلبرت اسمیت (12-6) via UD

مسابقه مقدماتی وزن پر: جولیا باد (9-2) دف. آرلن Blencowe (7-6) via MD

مسابقه مقدماتی سنگین وزن: ویرژیل Zwicker (15-5-1) دف. دن چارلز (10-4-1) از طریق TKO در 4:31of Round 2

مسابقه مقدماتی سنگین وزن: چیس Gormley (14-5, 1 NC) دف. بابی برنتس (17-6) via SD

مسابقه مقدماتی سبک وزن: Wade Johnson (11-1) دف. تایلر هیل (6-1) via SUB (چوک عقب برهنه) در 3:35 of Round 3

مسابقه مقدماتی سبک وزن: James Wallace (2-0) دف. Jonathan Burdine (4-5) via SUB (چوک عقب برهنه) در 3:33 of Round 2

مسابقه مقدماتی وزن متوسط: Eryk Anders (5-0) دف. Brian White (5-5) از طریق TKO در 0:23 of Round 1

Catchweight (160 lb.) مبارزه مقدماتی: جلیل ویلیس (7-0) در مقابل. عمر جانسون (4-1) via UD

مسابقه مقدماتی سبک وزن: Grady Hurley (10-1) دف. Chad Cook (10-11) در 2:29 of Round1

مسابقه مقدماتی سنگین وزن: Mike Wessell (15-8) در مقابل. فرانک تیت (4-2) via UD

 

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

سانتا مونیکا, کالیفرنیا. (سپتامبر 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting Hisaki کاتو (6-2) در برابر A.J. ماتیوز (8-5) به کارت اصلی اضافه شده است “Bellator 162: Shlemenko مقابل. بیشه” at FedExForum in Memphis, ده, در اکتبر 21.

بعلاوه, a lightweight faceoff pitting یاماوچی تا (19-3) در برابر رایان طراحی لباس (10-4) completes the SPIKE-televised main card. The first of what will be a stacked preliminary card is also official, با این خبر که Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey (11-4) مبارزه خواهد کرد 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 p.m. و/8 p.m. CT, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com و Bellator برنامه تلفن همراه.

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 MMA: دینامیت 2 ” Kato delivered a spinning back fist that stopped جو شیلینگ 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. یک کهنه سرباز 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 بن ریتر در "Bellator 156: Galvao در مقابل. Dantas 2.”

او تنها 23 سال سن, 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 رکورد با 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. کوشک روشن کرده است که امیدوار است یک بار دیگر ملاقات کند 19 برنده شغل, 15 توسط راه تسلیم, 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, در ماه اکتبر 2010. Tune in to SPIKE on اکتبر 21 to see which Bellator MMA lightweight powerhouse will emerge victorious.

 

کامل "Bellator 162: Shlemenko مقابل. Grove” Main Card:

رویداد اصلی وزن متوسط: الکساندر Shlemenko (53-9) در مقابل. کندال گراو (23-15)

رویداد اصلی شرکت در وزن های سنگین: بابی لشلی (14-2) در مقابل. Josh Appelt (12-5)

مسابقه ویژه وزن متوسط: Hisaki کاتو (6-2) در مقابل. A.J. ماتیوز (8-5)

مسابقه ویژگی سبک وزن: یاماوچی تا (19-3) در مقابل. رایان طراحی لباس (10-4)

 

کارت مقدماتی:

مسابقه مقدماتی سبک وزن: ریکی رینی (11-4) در مقابل. گیلبرت اسمیت (12-5)