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ТХАЦКЕРВИЛЛЕ, У реду. (Март 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Даррион Цалдвелл (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over Џо Ворен (13-5) у главном случају “Беллатор 151: Ворен вс. Цалдвелл” у петак night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, са “Вук” 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 округлог једног.
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 Марцос Галвао, simply saying: “F*ck you [Марцос] Галвао, 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. У међувремену, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and Едуардо Дантас when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, Фернандо Гонзалес (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’ сцорецардс, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 записник. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with Мицхаел Паге, who was originally slated to face “Менифее Маниац” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Беллатор 153: Корешков против. Хендерсон” Април 22, када Бенсон Хендерсон challenges Андреј Корешков for the welterweight belt.
Иамауцхи до (19-3) came into his fight against Бубба Џенкинс (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, али “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 губитак за Георгиј Караханан.
During the opening main card contest at “Беллатор 151: Ворен вс. Цалдвелл,” Сирван Какаи (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Џо Таимангло (22-6-1) једногласна одлука (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. На крају, судије’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
Прелиминарни резултати Цард:
Трестон Тхомисон (9-4) поражен Aaron Roberson (5-4) субмиссион (Guillotine) Р2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) поражен Derek Palmer (0-1) субмиссион (Ударци) Р2, 1:17
Неиман Грацие (4-0) поражен Роџер Царролл (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) поражен Стив Гарсија (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Џастин Патерсон (7-1) поражен Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
Раи Дрво (6-1) поражен Цхрис Јонес (10-4) ТКО (Ударци) Р1, 3:10