Thackervilleの, OK. (3月 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrionコールドウェル (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over ジョー·ウォーレン (13-5) のメインイベントで “Bellator 151: ウォーレン対. コールドウェル” 金曜日に night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, とともに “狼” 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 ラウンド1の.
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 マルコ·ロウロ, simply saying: “F*ck you [マルコス] ガルバウン, 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. その間, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and エドゥアルド·ダンタス when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, フェルナンド·ゴンサレス (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of ギルバート·スミス (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ スコアカード, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 分. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with マイケル·ペイジ, who was originally slated to face “Menifeeマニアック” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov対. ヘンダーソン” 4月 22, いつ ベンソン·ヘンダーソン challenges アンドレイKoreshkov for the welterweight belt.
山内アップ (19-3) came into his fight against ババ·ジェンキンス (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, しかし “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 損失 ゲオルギKarakhanyan.
During the opening main card contest at “Bellator 151: ウォーレン対. コールドウェル,” Sirwan Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to ジョーTaimanglo (22-6-1) 全会一致の決定を経由して (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. 最後に, 裁判官’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
予備カード結果:
Treston Thomison (9-4) 敗れた Aaron Roberson (5-4) 提出を経由 (Guillotine) R2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) 敗れた Derek Palmer (0-1) 提出を経由 (パンチ) R2, 1:17
ニーマン·グレイシー (4-0) 敗れた ロジャー·キャロル (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) 敗れた スティーブ・ガルシア (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
ジャスティン・パターソン (7-1) 敗れた Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
レイ·ウッド (6-1) 敗れた クリス・ジョーンズ (10-4) TKO経由 (パンチ) R1, 3:10