Alexander Shlemenko unqoba Melvin Manhoef in Okumangalisayo Fashion on Spike TV at “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko”
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Fresno, Calif (Feb. 13, 2015)- Owabe Bellator middleweight Champion Alexander “The Storm” Shlemenko (52-9) wenza umsebenzi okusheshayo isitha sakhe nge ubusa Knockout wesibili round phezu Dutch yesiteleka ace Melvin Manhoef (29-13-1) phambi kwesixuku eduze-nomthamo Save Mart Center at kusihlwa “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” umcimbi senza LIVE futhi MAHHALA on spike TV.
With Bellator Light sosondonzima Champion, futhi ngokuvamile-yimpumelelo ukuphotha utilizer backfist Emanuel Newton esixukwini, Shlemenko waboleka nekhasi Playbook yakhe nokuzama ukuphotha ngenqindi and kick ukuhlaselwa amaningana kulo uzimele wokuqala.
Lapho round yesibili iqala, Shlemenko akasukanga kuleso game plan efanayo, nesizinda yakhe ukuphotha ibhodi lemisindo flush kanye emhlathini of Manhoef, sending him tumbling to the canvas. The hungry Russian native left nothing to chance and landed another strike before “Big” John McCarthy off bamphushela ememezela kuye winner at 1:25 round 2.
“Ngithemba Bellator wezwa mina ngivumele nami alungise iphutha ngenza esikhathini esidlule futhi uyonginika ithuba ukulwela Bellator middleweight World Championship Brandon Halsey.”
Owabe featherweight Champion Pat Curran‘s road back to the top of the talented division hit a road block against Featherweight Tournament winner Daniel Weichel of 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, ngokushesha bounced emuva ezinyaweni zakhe futhi efika ilungelo emuva zingene mix. 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 baphuthuma Weichel futhi amaphuzu umlayelo, lapho yenze intando yakhe phezu Weichel for the ngomzuzu wokugcina, cishe ngokuwina kuye round.
The round wesithathu wawunesihloko phambili slugfest emnandi Curran ukuzama ukuthola amaphuzu omunye ezehlisiwe in the third, kodwa fighter German eyayigcwele umzamo, briefly tried to work on a choke and then disengaged to finish the fight on his feet. At the end of 15 amaminithi, Weichel kwavela enqobile by isinqumo uqhekeko (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
“Curran usezuze kakhulu Bellator futhi kwaba ngempela udumo ukulwa naye. Tonight I wafakazela ukuthi I ne lapha. Ngatshela izwe ukuthi ngiyeza for the shot isihloko futhi bathi ibhande.”
Julia Budd (7-2) futhi Gabrielle Holloway (4-2) marked the first Bellator Women’s fight of the year. Benefit, specialist Canadian Muay Thai wabonisa a okahle likhono-setha kulo ukulwa ngamandla Holloway, ngubani wathatha mpi isaziso iDemo. 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, futhi wasebenza Budd ngenhloso yokwehlisa ukuvula round wesithathu, Nokho Budd wakwazi ukwedlulisela zibe emzamweni armbar, futhi ekugcineni wasebenza eya Holloways’ emuva futhi grinded out a isinqumo ngazwilinye okudlangile amaphuzu 30-26, 30-25 futhi 30-24.
“Ngikhathazekile badumala ngempela angizange uthole Knockout,” Said Budd. “Bengithi uthole ngezinyawo zami futhi uyigcine ukuma noma ayiqede emhlabathini, kodwa yena olawulwa izihlakala futhi angikwazanga ukuthola izandla zami free ukuwuqeda.
“Yena turtled sonke isikhathi ukuze ngingahlali indololwane futhi ukuma up ushaye like Ngangifuna, kodwa nakanjani into Ngithathe goinvg ukusebenza on the fight olandelayo.”
In the nights okuvula fight, kwaba impi ezimbili wrestlers kufezeke kakhulu Chris Honeycutt, a-time ezimbili D1 All-American futhi Clayton MacFarlane, a D2 National Champion. With the vocal hometown crown behind him, Honeycutt waphuma amasango eziqinile futhi zisetshenziswa wobuciko control emhlabathini ngokunemba yesiteleka kulo kuqala emahlandla lamabili. The highly regarded welterweight prospect Honeycutt exhibited great strength at points, tossing MacFarlane to the ground. MacFarlane opened the third frame with a takedown, kodwa Honeycutt baphinde baphatha izintambo, took his opponents back and rained down strikes to MacFarlane’s body. MacFarlane, Manje 4-1, ayikwazanga ukuzivikela kusukela amagalelo emzimbeni, futhi unompempe Jason Herzog wayeka ukulwa at 4:16 of the round wesithathu.
