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THACKERVILLE, OK. (מרץ 4, 2016) – It’s safe to say Darrion קולדוול (9-0) asserted himself as a legitimate title contender with his victory over ג'ו וורן (13-5) באירוע המרכזי של “Bellator 151: וורן vs. קולדוול” ביום שישי night in front of a sold-out crowd at WinStar Resort and Casino.

As many expected, the fight quickly made it to the mat, עם “הזאב” 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 של סיבוב אחד.

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 מרקוס גאלנאו, simply saying: “F*ck you [מרקוס] גאלנאו, 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. בינתיים, Warren has now dropped two out of three and will not get a shot at the winner of Galvao and אדוארדו Dantas when they do finally meet.

In the co-main event of the evening, פרננדו גונזאלס (25-13) extended his winning streak to five at the expense of גילברט סמית (12-5), taking home a split decision win (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). The takedowns were likely the difference on the judges’ כרטיסי ניקוד, but both fighters had their moments over the course of 15 דקות. Gonzalez now moves even closer to a shot at the 170-pound title, or a matchup with מייקל דף, who was originally slated to face “Menifee Maniac” before withdrawing. The future of the division will be much clearer following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. הנדרסון” אפריל 22, כאשר בנסון הנדרסון אתגרים אנדריי Koreshkov for the welterweight belt.

Yamauchi עד (19-3) came into his fight against באבא ג'נקינס (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, אבל “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 הפסד ל גיאורגי Karakhanyan.

During the opening main card contest at “Bellator 151: וורן vs. קולדוול,” Sirwan Kakai (12-4) dropped his first fight under the Bellator MMA banner to ג'ו Taimanglo (22-6-1) באמצעות החלטת פה אחד (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. בסופו של הדבר, השופטים’ cage side awarded the Guam-native his third consecutive victory and sent Kakai back to the drawing board.

תוצאות ראשוניות כרטיס:

טרסטון Thomison (9-4) ניצח Aaron Roberson (5-4) באמצעות הגשה (Guillotine) R2, 2:20

Jermayne Barnes (1-1) ניצח Derek Palmer (0-1) באמצעות הגשה (אגרופים) R2, 1:17

ניימן גרייסי (4-0) ניצח רוג'ר קרול (16-14) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Ricky Turcios (6-0) ניצח סטיב גרסיה (6-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

ג'סטין פטרסון (7-1) ניצח צ'אנס רנקאנטר (8-2) via Split Decision (29-28. 28-29. 29-28)

ריי ווד (6-1) ניצח כריס ג'ונס (10-4) באמצעות TKO (אגרופים) R1, 3:10