טהאַקקערוויללע, גוט. (מאַרץ 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say דאַרריאָן קאָלדוועל (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over דזשאָו וואָראַן (13-5) אין די הויפּט געשעעניש פון “בעללאַטאָר 151: וואָראַן ווס. Caldwell” אויף פרייטאג night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, מיט “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 פון קייַלעכיק איינער.
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 Marcos גאַלוואַאָ, simply saying: “F*ck you [Marcos] גאַלוואַאָ, 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. דערווייַל, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and Eduardo דאַנטאַס when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, פערנאַנדאָ גאָנזאַלעז (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of גילבערט סמיט (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ סקאָרעקאַרדס, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 מינוט. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with מיכאל Page, who was originally slated to face “די מעניפעע מאַניאַק” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “בעללאַטאָר 153: קאָרעשקאָוו ווס. Henderson” אַפּריל 22, ווען בענסאָן הענדערסאָן challenges אַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו for the welterweight belt.
יאַמאַוטשי אַרויף (19-3) came into his fight against באַבאַ דזשענקינס (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, אָבער “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 אָנווער צו געאָרגי קאַראַכאַניאַן.
During the opening main card contest at “בעללאַטאָר 151: וואָראַן ווס. Caldwell,” סירוואַן קאַקאַי (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) דורך יונאַנאַמאַס באַשלוס (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. אין די סוף, די ריכטער’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד רעזולטאַטן:
טרעסטאָן טהאָמיסאָן (9-4) דיפיטיד Aaron Roberson (5-4) דורך סובמיססיאָן (Guillotine) ר 2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) דיפיטיד Derek Palmer (0-1) דורך סובמיססיאָן (פּאַנטשיז) ר 2, 1:17
נימאַן גרייסי (4-0) דיפיטיד ראַדזשער קאַראַל (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) דיפיטיד סטיוו גאַרסיאַ (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
דזשאַסטין פּאַטערסאַן (7-1) דיפיטיד Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
Ray האלץ (6-1) דיפיטיד קריס דזשאָנעס (10-4) דורך טקאָ (פּאַנטשיז) ר 1, 3:10