FULL FIGHT PHOTOS / 视频集锦

Alexander Shlemenko returns with a patented livershot TKO over Kendall Grove

 

孟菲斯 (十月. 21, 2016) – The most decorated middleweight in Bellator history, 亚历山大Shlemenko (54-9, 1NC) returned to the cage今晚 in a big way against 肯德尔格罗夫 (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 第二帧的.

 

 

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

 

鲍比·拉什利 (15-2) continued to live up to his nickname of “The Dominator” as he tossed his opponent, 乔什·阿佩尔特 (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 圆的 2.

 

 

 

Yamauchi finishes Couture with armbar submission just one minute into bout

The 23-year-old submission specialist 山内达 (20-3) 打败 瑞安时装 (10-5) via arm bar submission just 1:01 进入首轮. 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^日 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. 马修斯 (8-6), a muay-Thai practitioner and 久木加藤(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 的第一帧的.

 

 

完成 Bellator.com-Streamed 初级卡:

 

轻量级初步回合: 史蒂夫·加西亚 (7-1) DEF. 罗尼·劳伦斯 (1-1) via UD

重量级初步回合: 瑞奇雷尼 (12-4) DEF. 吉尔伯特·史密斯 (12-6) via UD

羽初步回合: 朱莉娅·巴德 (9-2) DEF. Arlene Blencowe (7-6) via MD

重量级的初步回合: 维吉尔Zwicker (15-5-1) DEF. 查尔斯·丹 (10-4-1) 通过在将军澳 4:31圆的 2

重量级的初步回合: 大通葛姆雷 (14-5, 1 NC) DEF. 鲍比·布伦茨 (17-6) via SD

重量级初步回合: 韦德·约翰逊 (11-1) DEF. 泰勒山 (6-1) via SUB (后方裸体扼流圈) 在 3:35 圆的 3

轻量级初步回合: 詹姆斯·华莱士 (2-0) DEF. 乔纳森·伯丁 (4-5) via SUB (后方裸体扼流圈) 在 3:33 圆的 2

中量级初步回合: 埃里克·安德斯 (5-0) DEF. 布赖恩·怀特 (5-5) 通过在将军澳 0:23 圆的 1

Catchweight (160 lb.) 初步回合: 贾里尔·威利斯（Jaleel Willis） (7-0) VS. 奥马尔·约翰逊 (4-1) via UD

轻重量级的初步回合: 格雷迪·赫尔利 (10-1) DEF. 查德·库克 (10-11) 在 2:29 of Round1

重量级的初步回合: 迈克·韦塞尔 (15-8) VS. 弗兰克·泰特 (4-2) via UD

 

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

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (九月 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting 久木加藤 (6-2) 针对 A.J. 马修斯 (8-5) 已添加到主卡 “Bellator 162: Shlemenko VS. 树林” 孟菲斯联邦快递论坛, 天恩, 在十月 21.

此外, a lightweight faceoff pitting 山内达 (19-3) 针对 瑞安时装 (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) 会打 Gilbert “Chocolate Thunder” Smith (12-5). Additional undercard bouts will be announced shortly.

该活动门票现已在 Bellator.com 发售, Ticketmaster 或 FedExForum 售票处. 主要卡牌活动在 SPIKE 上免费直播 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, 当预赛直播继续进行时 Bellator.com 和 该Bellator移动应用.

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: 炸药2” Kato delivered a spinning back fist that stopped 乔·希林 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. 突击队的老兵, “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 本·瑞特 在 “Bellator 156: 加尔旺主场迎战. Dantas 2.”

在只有23岁, 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 创纪录 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. 他的 19 职业生涯胜, 15 得来的提交方式, 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, 十月的 2010. Tune in to SPIKE on 十月 21 to see which Bellator MMA lightweight powerhouse will emerge victorious.

 

完成“Bellator 162: Shlemenko VS. Grove”主卡:

Middleweight Main Event: 亚历山大Shlemenko (53-9) VS. 肯德尔格罗夫 (23-15)

重量级的合作主要事件: 鲍比·拉什利 (14-2) VS. 乔什·阿佩尔特 (12-5)

中量级功能赛: 久木加藤 (6-2) VS. A.J. 马修斯 (8-5)

轻量级特征回合: 山内达 (19-3) VS. 瑞安时装 (10-4)

 

初步卡:

重量级初步回合: 瑞奇雷尼 (11-4) VS. 吉尔伯特·史密斯 (12-5)