THACKERVILLE, ตกลง. (มีนาคม 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say DARRION Caldwell (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over โจวอร์เรน (13-5) ในกรณีที่หลักของ “Bellator 151: วอร์เรน vs. Caldwell” ในวันศุกร์ที่ night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, กับ “หมาป่า” 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 ในรอบหนึ่ง.
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 มาร์กอส Galvao, simply saying: “F*ck you [มาร์กอส] 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. ในขณะเดียวกัน, 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.
ในงานหลักของภาคค่ำ, เฟอร์นันโดกอนซาเล (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of กิลเบิร์สมิ ธ (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ ดัชนีชี้วัด, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 นาที. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with ไมเคิลหน้า, who was originally slated to face “Menifee บ้า” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov VS. เฮนเดอ” เมษายน 22, เมื่อ เฮนเดอเบนสัน challenges อันเดรย์ Koreshkov for the welterweight belt.
Yamauchi ขึ้น (19-3) came into his fight against Bubba เจนกินส์ (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, แต่ “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 สูญเสียไป Georgi Karakhanyan.
During the opening main card contest at “Bellator 151: วอร์เรน vs. Caldwell,” Sirwan Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to โจ Taimanglo (22-6-1) ผ่านการตัดสินใจเป็นเอกฉันท์ (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). It looked as though “เบบี้โจ” 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. ในที่สุด, ผู้พิพากษา’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
ผลเบื้องต้น:
Treston Thomison (9-4) พ่ายแพ้ Aaron Roberson (5-4) ส่งผ่านทาง (Guillotine) R2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) พ่ายแพ้ ดีเร็กพาลเมอร์ (0-1) ส่งผ่านทาง (เจาะ) R2, 1:17
Neiman เกรซี่ (4-0) พ่ายแพ้ โรเจอร์คาร์โรลล์ (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) พ่ายแพ้ สตีฟการ์เซีย (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
จัสตินแพตเตอร์สัน (7-1) พ่ายแพ้ โอกาสพบ (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
เรย์ไม้ (6-1) พ่ายแพ้ คริสโจนส์ (10-4) TKO ผ่าน (เจาะ) R1, 3:10