THACKERVILLE, ಸರಿ. (ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion ಕಾಲ್ಡ್ವೆಲ್ (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over ಜೋ ವಾರೆನ್ (13-5) ಮುಖ್ಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ “ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 151: ವಾರೆನ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Caldwell” ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, ಜೊತೆ “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 ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು.
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 ಮಾರ್ಕೋಸ್ Galvao, simply saying: “F*ck you [ಮಾರ್ಕೋಸ್] 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. ಏತನ್ಮಧ್ಯೆ, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and ಎಡ್ವರ್ಡೊ Dantas when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, ಫರ್ನಾಂಡೊ ಗೊಂಜಾಲೆಜ್ (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of ಗಿಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ ಸ್ಮಿತ್ (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ ಸ್ಕೋರುಪಟ್ಟಿ, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 ನಿಮಿಷಗಳ. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with ಮೈಕಲ್ ಪೇಜ್, who was originally slated to face “ಮೆನಿಫೀ ಹುಚ್ಚ” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 153: Koreshkov ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಹೆಂಡರ್ಸನ್” ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 22, ಯಾವಾಗ ಬೆನ್ಸನ್ ಹೆಂಡರ್ಸನ್ challenges ಆಂಡ್ರೇ Koreshkov for the welterweight belt.
ಯಾಮಾಉಚಿ ಅಪ್ (19-3) came into his fight against ಬುಬ್ಬಾ ಜೆಂಕಿನ್ಸ್ (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, ಆದರೆ “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 ನಷ್ಟ ಜಾರ್ಜಿ Karakhanyan.
During the opening main card contest at “ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 151: ವಾರೆನ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Caldwell,” Sirwan ಕಕೈ (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) ಅವಿರೋಧ ನಿರ್ಧಾರ ಮೂಲಕ (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). It looked as though “ಬೇಬಿ ಜೋ” 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. ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ, ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶರು’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶಗಳು:
Treston Thomison (9-4) ಸೋಲಿಸಿದರು Aaron Roberson (5-4) ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ ಮೂಲಕ (Guillotine) R2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) ಸೋಲಿಸಿದರು Derek Palmer (0-1) ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ ಮೂಲಕ (ಹೊಡೆತಗಳ) R2, 1:17
ನೈಮಾನ್ ಗ್ರೇಸಿ (4-0) ಸೋಲಿಸಿದರು ರೋಜರ್ ಕ್ಯಾರೋಲ್ (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) ಸೋಲಿಸಿದರು ಸ್ಟೀವ್ ಗಾರ್ಸಿಯಾ (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
ಜಸ್ಟಿನ್ ಪ್ಯಾಟರ್ಸನ್ (7-1) ಸೋಲಿಸಿದರು Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
ರೇ ವುಡ್ (6-1) ಸೋಲಿಸಿದರು ಕ್ರಿಸ್ ಜೋನ್ಸ್ (10-4) TKO ಮೂಲಕ (ಹೊಡೆತಗಳ) R1, 3:10