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Thackerville, ХОРОШО. (Март 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion Колдуэлл (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over Джо Уоррен (13-5) в главном событии “Bellator 151: Уоррен против. Колдуэлл” в пятницу night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, с “Волк” 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 первого раунда.
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 Гальвао, simply saying: “F*ck you [Маркос] Гальвао, 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. Тем временем, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and Эдуардо Dantas when they do finally meet.
В со-главном событии вечера, 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’ системы показателей, 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 Michael Page, who was originally slated to face “Menifee Maniac” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Гендерсон” Апреля 22, когда Бенсон Хендерсон проблемы Андрей Корешков for the welterweight belt.
Ямаучи до (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, но “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 потери Георгий Караханян.
During the opening main card contest at “Bellator 151: Уоррен против. Колдуэлл,” Сирван Какаи (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Джо Taimanglo (22-6-1) единогласным решением судей (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). It looked as though “Бэби Джо” 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. В конце, судьи’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
Предварительные результаты Карточные:
Treston Thomison (9-4) побежденный Аарон Роберсон (5-4) с помощью представления (Guillotine) R2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) побежденный Derek Palmer (0-1) с помощью представления (Удары) R2, 1:17
Нейман Грейси (4-0) побежденный Роджер Кэрролл (16-14) единогласным решением (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) побежденный Стив Гарсия (6-1) через раздельное решение (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Джастин Паттерсон (7-1) побежденный Шанс встречает (8-2) через раздельное решение (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
Рэй Вуд (6-1) побежденный Крис Джонс (10-4) техническим нокаутом (Удары) R1, 3:10