THACKERVILLE, ठीक. (मार्च 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion काल्डवेल (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over जो वॉरेन (13-5) के मुख्य समारोह में “Bellator 151: वॉरेन बनाम. Caldwell” शुक्रवार को night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, संग “The Wolf” 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 एक दौर की.
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 मार्कोस Galvão, simply saying: “F*ck you [मार्कोस] Galvão, 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. इस बीच, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and एडुआर्डो Dantas when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, फर्नांडो गोंजालेज (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of गिल्बर्ट स्मिथ (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ स्कोरकार्ड, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 मिनटों. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with माइकल पेज, who was originally slated to face “Menifee पागल” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov बनाम. हेंडरसन” अप्रैल 22, कब बेन्सन हेंडरसन challenges एंड्री Koreshkov for the welterweight belt.
यामाउचि अप (19-3) came into his fight against Bubba जेनकींस (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, लेकिन “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 को नुकसान जॉर्जी Karakhanyan.
During the opening main card contest at “Bellator 151: वॉरेन बनाम. Caldwell,” Sirwan Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) सर्वसम्मत निर्णय के माध्यम से (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. अंत में, न्यायाधीशों’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
प्रारंभिक कार्ड परिणाम:
Treston Thomison (9-4) हारा Aaron Roberson (5-4) प्रस्तुत करने के माध्यम से (Guillotine) आर 2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) हारा Derek Palmer (0-1) प्रस्तुत करने के माध्यम से (घूंसे) आर 2, 1:17
नीमैन ग्रेसी (4-0) हारा रोजर कैरोल (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) हारा स्टीव गार्सिया (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
जस्टिन पैटरसन (7-1) हारा Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
रे लकड़ी (6-1) हारा क्रिस जोन्स (10-4) TKO के माध्यम से (घूंसे) आर 1, 3:10