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, 亞歷山大Shlemenko (54-9, 1NC) returned to the cage今晚 in a big way against 肯德爾格羅夫 (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 第二幀的.
Lashley sinks in a rear-naked choke to end Appelt’s night in round two
鮑比·拉什利 (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 山內達 (20-3) 打敗 瑞安時裝 (10-5) via arm bar submission just 1:01 進入首輪. 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. 馬修斯 (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 的第一幀的.
Complete Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
輕量級初步回合: 史蒂夫·加西亞 (7-1) DEF. Ronnie Lawrence (1-1) via UD
重量級初步回合: 瑞奇雷尼 (12-4) DEF. 吉爾伯特·史密斯 (12-6) via UD
羽初步回合: 朱莉婭·巴德 (9-2) DEF. 阿琳Blencowe (7-6) via MD
重量級的初步回合: 維吉爾Zwicker (15-5-1) DEF. 查爾斯·丹 (10-4-1) 通過在將軍澳 4:31of Round 2
重量級的初步回合: 大通葛姆雷 (14-5, 1 NC) DEF. Bobby Brents (17-6) via SD
重量級初步回合: Wade Johnson (11-1) DEF. Tyler Hill (6-1) via SUB (後方裸體扼流圈) 在 3:35 of Round 3
輕量級初步回合: James Wallace (2-0) DEF. Jonathan Burdine (4-5) via SUB (後方裸體扼流圈) 在 3:33 of Round 2
中量級初步回合: Eryk Anders (5-0) DEF. Brian White (5-5) 通過在將軍澳 0:23 of Round 1
Catchweight (160 lb.) Preliminary Bout: Jaleel Willis (7-0) VS. Omar Johnson (4-1) via UD
輕重量級的初步回合: Grady Hurley (10-1) DEF. Chad Cook (10-11) 在 2:29 of Round1
重量級的初步回合: Mike Wessell (15-8) VS. 弗蘭克·泰特 (4-2) via UD