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Thackerville, ЖАҚСЫ. (Наурыз 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion Caldwell (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over Джо Уоррен (13-5) негізгі іс-шараға “Беллатор 151: Уоррен В.С.. Caldwell” жұмада night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, бірге “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 дөңгелек бірі.
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 Маркос Galvao, simply saying: “F*ck you [Marcos] Galvao, 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. Сонымен қатар, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and Eduardo Dantas when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, Фернандо Гонсалес (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of Гилберт Смит (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ к рсеткіштер ж йесі, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 минут. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with Майкл Page, who was originally slated to face “Menifee Maniac” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Беллатор 153: Корешков В.С.. Хендерсон” Сәуір 22, қашан Benson Хендерсон challenges Андрей Корешков for the welterweight belt.
Ямаути дейін (19-3) came into his fight against Bubba Дженкинс (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, бірақ “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 Шығынға Георгий Караханян.
During the opening main card contest at “Беллатор 151: Уоррен В.С.. Caldwell,” Sirwan Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) бірауызды шешімімен арқылы (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. Соңында, судьялар’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
Алдын ала Card нәтижелері:
Treston Thomison (9-4) жеңіліске Aaron Roberson (5-4) ұсыну арқылы (Guillotine) R2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) жеңіліске Derek Palmer (0-1) ұсыну арқылы (Тескіш) R2, 1:17
Нейман Грейси (4-0) жеңіліске Роджер Кэрролл (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) жеңіліске Стив Гарсия (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Джастин Patterson (7-1) жеңіліске Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
Ray Wood (6-1) жеңіліске Крис Джонс (10-4) техникалық нокаутпен арқылы (Тескіш) R1, 3:10