THACKERVILLE, اوکے. (مارچ 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion کالڈویل (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over جو وارن (13-5) کے اہم ایونٹ میں “لڑائی 151: وارن بمقابلہ. Caldwell” جمعہ کو night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, سے “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 ایک دور کا.
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 مارکوس Galvao, simply saying: “F*ck you [مارکوس] 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. دریں اثناء, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and ایڈورڈو Dantas when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, فرنانڈو Gonzalez کی (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of گلبرٹ سمتھ (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ اسکور کارڈزبورڈ, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 منٹ. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with مائیکل پیج, who was originally slated to face “Menifee ہی پاگل” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “لڑائی 153: Koreshkov بمقابلہ. Henderson” اپریل 22, جب بینسن ہینڈرسن challenges آندرے Koreshkov for the welterweight belt.
Yamauchi اپ (19-3) came into his fight against بابا جینکنز (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, لیکن “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 کو نقصان Georgi Karakhanyan.
During the opening main card contest at “لڑائی 151: وارن بمقابلہ. Caldwell,” Sirwan سے Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) متفقہ فیصلے کے ذریعے (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. آخر میں, ججوں’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
ابتدائی نتائج کارڈ:
Treston Thomison (9-4) شکست دے دی Aaron Roberson (5-4) ایسا تسلیم اور استقرار کے ذریعے (Guillotine) R2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) شکست دے دی Derek Palmer (0-1) ایسا تسلیم اور استقرار کے ذریعے (punches کے) R2, 1:17
Neiman کی Gracie (4-0) شکست دے دی راجر کیرول (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) شکست دے دی سٹیو گارسیا (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
جسٹن پیٹرسن (7-1) شکست دے دی Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
رے لکڑی (6-1) شکست دے دی کرس جونز (10-4) TKO کے ذریعے (punches کے) R1, 3:10