THACKERVILLE, حسنا. (مارس 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion كالدويل (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over جو وارن (13-5) في الحدث الرئيسي ل “Bellator 151: وارن مقابل. كالدويل” يوم الجمعة night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, مع “الذئب” taking down the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” and initiating a sequence of ground-and-pound offense. After Warren made it back to his feet, the former NC State wrestler suplexed Warren and sunk in a rear-naked choke — that Warren refused to tap to — forcing referee Dan Miragliotta to wave off the bout at 3:23 من جولة واحدة.
Following the technical submission victory, Caldwell made good use of his time on the microphone with color commentator Jimmy Smith, calling out current bantamweight champion ماركوس جالفاو, simply saying: “F*ck you [ماركوس] جالفاو, you’re a p*ssy.” That’s nine straight victories for the former NCAA Champion to begin his mixed martial arts career, three wins since making the transition from featherweight to bantamweight. في غضون, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and إدواردو دانتاس when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, فرناندو جونزاليس (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of جيلبرت سميث (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ بطاقات الأداء, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 دقائق. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with مايكل الصفحة, who was originally slated to face “ومينيفي، ريفيرسيدي، كاليفورنيا معتوه” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov مقابل. هندرسون” أبريل 22, متى بنسون هندرسون challenges أندري Koreshkov for the welterweight belt.
ياماوتشي يصل (19-3) came into his fight against بوبا جنكينز (11-2) riding a wave of momentum after three-straight wins, but the Arizona State wrestling standout used his world-class grappling to neutralize the striking and jiu-jitsu prowess of Yamauchi. The 23-year-old Japanese competitor took the back of Jenkins for the duration of round one and nearly secured an arm bar late in the final round, لكن “The Highlight Kid’s” effective grappling was the difference, earning the unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-27). Jenkins now has won three consecutive fights since his January 2015 خسارة ل جورجي Karakhanyan.
During the opening main card contest at “Bellator 151: وارن مقابل. كالدويل,” سيروان Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to جو Taimanglo (22-6-1) عبر قرار بالإجماع (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). It looked as though “Baby Joe” was going to finish the contest early — sinking in an Anaconda Choke before transitioning to a deep guillotine — but “Zohan” weathered the storm and hung around for the final ten minutes, even creating some bright spots of his own in the third and final round. في النهاية, الحكام’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
بطاقة أولية نتائج:
Treston Thomison (9-4) مهزوم Aaron Roberson (5-4) عبر تقديم (Guillotine) R2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) مهزوم Derek Palmer (0-1) عبر تقديم (اللكمات) R2, 1:17
نيمان جرايسي (4-0) مهزوم روجر كارول (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) مهزوم ستيف غارسيا (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
جوستين باترسون (7-1) مهزوم Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
راي الخشب (6-1) مهزوم كريس جونز (10-4) عن طريق الضربة القاضية الفنية (اللكمات) R1, 3:10