THACKERVILLE, 行. (三月 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion考德威爾 (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over 喬·沃倫 (13-5) 在主要事件 “Bellator 151: 沃倫VS. 考德威爾” 在週五 night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.
As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, 同 “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 圓一個.
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 馬科斯加爾旺, simply saying: “F*ck you [馬科斯] 加爾旺, 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. 與此同時, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and 愛德華多·丹塔斯 when they do finally meet.
In the co-main event of the evening, 岡薩雷斯 (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of 吉爾伯特·史密斯 (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ 記分卡, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 分鐘. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with 邁克爾頁, who was originally slated to face “在瘋狂的Menifee” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov VS. 亨德森” 四月 22, 什麼時候 本森·亨德森 挑戰 安德烈Koreshkov for the welterweight belt.
山內達 (19-3) came into his fight against 布巴·詹金斯 (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, 但 “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 損失 格奧爾基Karakhanyan.
During the opening main card contest at “Bellator 151: 沃倫VS. 考德威爾,” Sirwan Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) 通過一致決定 (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). It looked as though “寶貝喬” 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. 到底, 法官’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.
初步結果卡:
Treston Thomison (9-4) 打敗 Aaron Roberson (5-4) 通過提交 (Guillotine) R2, 2:20
Jermayne Barnes (1-1) 打敗 Derek Palmer (0-1) 通過提交 (拳) R2, 1:17
奈曼格雷西 (4-0) 打敗 羅傑·卡羅爾 (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricky Turcios (6-0) 打敗 史蒂夫·加西亞 (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
賈斯汀·帕特森 (7-1) 打敗 Chance Rencountre (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)
雷·伍德 (6-1) 打敗 克里斯·瓊斯 (10-4) 通過TKO (拳) R1, 3:10