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Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the Bellator 151 Preliminary Card, live from the Winstar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
Fight #1 - Bellator MMA Catchweight Division Fight: Chris Jones (10-3-0) vs. Ray Wood (5-1-0)
Referee: Kerry Hatley
Round One
The round begins with Wood attacking Jones with a plethora of kicks, Wood then pops Jones with a short right. Wood rocks Jones with a kick to the liver region, Wood misses a flying knee strike and he goes down hard. Wood gets up quickly though and he attacks Jones with a plethora of strikes, Wood accidentally nails Jones low and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with Wood attacking Jones with a few side kicks, Wood then pops a swinging Jones with a counter left. Wood continues to just attack Jones with kick after kick, Wood drops Jones with a spinning back fist and he follows up with more strikes until the referee jumps in.
Fight Result: Ray Wood def. Chris Jones by TKO via strikes (3:10, R1)
Fight #2 - Bellator MMA Welterweight Division Fight: Justin Patterson (6-1-0) vs. Chance Recountre (8-1-0)
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
Round One
The round begins with Recountre attacking Patterson with some leg kicks, Recountre also starts attacking Patterson with his boxing. Patterson starts mixing in some kicks against Recountre, Recountre backs up Patterson a little with some two punch combinations. Recountre rocks Patterson with a straight left to the chin, Patterson responds by landing a few rights of his own. Recountre scores a takedown on Patterson and he gets side control, Patterson scrambles at the right time to get the fight standing. Patterson starts catching Recountre with some jabs to keep him in check, Patterson then hits Recountre with a kick to the midsection as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Recountre attacking Patterson with a multiple strike combination, Patterson responds by working the jab against Recountre. Patterson also starts catching a swinging Recountre with counter strikes, Patterson then pops Recountre with a step in left. Patterson backs up Recountre after landing a multiple punch combination, Recountre scores a takedown on Patterson and he gets back control. Patterson finds a way to stand up with Recountre holding onto his back, Recountre lands a few strikes before separating from Patterson as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with both fighters attacking the other with leg kicks, Patterson circles Recountre while peppering him with jabs. Recountre then pops a swinging Patterson with a counter right uppercut, both fighters just take some random swings at each other. Patterson rocks Recountre with a right and he follows it up with some more strikes, Recountre eats a kick to the midsection as he attempted a takedown on Patterson. Recountre rocks Patterson with a looping right before eating a jab, Recountre looks for a takedown again and Patterson cracks him with a spinning back fist. Patterson follows that up by landing a right hook on Recountre, Recountre attempts a flying knee strike as the round ends.
Fight Result: Justin Patterson def. Chance Recountre by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Fight #3 - Bellator MMA Bantamweight Division Fight: Steve Garcia (6-0-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0-0)
Referee: Jason Herzog
Round One
The round begins with Turcios nailing Garcia with a kick followed by a right, Garcia recovers to nail Turcios with a bunch of lefts and a flying knee strike. Garcia charges forward at Turcios while throwing a bunch of strikes, Turcios holds Garcia against the cage wall while landing an occasional strike. Garcia separates from Turcios before attempting a jumping front kick, Turcios starts attacking Garcia with a few kicks. Turcios again holds Garcia against the cage wall while using some dirty boxing, Garcia separates from Turcios before attempting a few kicks. Garcia scores a takedown on Turcios and Turcios pops right up to his feet, Turcios again holds Garcia up against the cage wall. Turcios attacks Garcia with a plethora of elbow strikes and knee strikes as well, Garcia scores a takedown on Turcios as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Garcia nailing Turcios with a front kick to the face, Turcios looks for a takedown after Garcia lands another front kick. Turcios then holds Garcia up against the cage wall, Garcia separates from Turcios after landing a left. Garcia scores a takedown and Turcios pops right back up to his feet, Garcia pulls guard on Turcios to get the fight to the ground. Turcios starts attacking Garcia with some ground and pound, Garcia does his best to attack Turcios with strikes while on his back. Garcia is able to wall walk to his feet to get the fight standing, Turcios hunts for another takedown as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Turcios attacking Garcia with a head kick attempt, Turcios grabs a hold of Garcia and he holds him against the cage wall. Turcios briefly scores a takedown before attacking Garcia with a knee strike, Turcios lands an occasional strike while holding Garcia on the cage wall. Turcios scores a takedown on Garcia and both men pop right back up to their feet, Turcios scores another takedown and both men pop right back up to their feet again. Turcios continues to just hold Garcia against the cage wall, Garcia rolls for an arm bar and Turcios easily escapes to get top position on the ground. Garcia scrambles to get the fight standing again, Turcios again holds Garcia up against the cage wall before exchanging some strikes as the round ends.
Fight Result: Ricky Turcios def. Steve Garcia by split decision (29-28, 27-30, 27-30)
Fight #4 - Bellator MMA Welterweight Division Fight: Roger Carroll (16-13-0) vs. Neimen Gracie (3-0-0)
Referee: John McCarthy
Round One
The round begins with Carroll and Gracie exchanging some leg kicks, Gracie grabs a hold of Carroll and he holds him against the cage wall. Gracie scores a takedown on Carroll and he gets the half guard, Gracie rolls for heel hooks at Carroll attacks him with strikes. Gracie transitions to back control on Carroll, Carroll scrambles at the right time to get Gracie back in the postured up position. Gracie quickly regains back control on Carroll, Gracie tries weakening Carroll down with some short range strikes. Gracie turns up the heat with his ground and pound on Carroll until the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Carroll attacking Gracie with a variety of kicks, Carroll grabs a hold of Gracie and he holds him against the cage wall. Gracie scores a takedown on Carroll and he gets side control on him, Gracie quickly gains back control on Carroll. Gracie quickly starts attacking Carroll with some ground and pound, Gracie goes for rear naked chokes and arm bars until the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Gracie quickly scoring a takedown on Carroll and he gets the full guard, Gracie starts attacking Carroll with some ground and pound. Gracie transitions to back control on Carroll after avoiding a heel hook attempt, Gracie continues attacking Carroll with strikes. Gracie rolls for the triangle choke on Carroll as the round ends.
Fight Result: Neiman Gracie def. Roger Carroll by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Fight #5 - Bellator MMA Catchweight Division Fight: Jermayne Barnes (0-1-0) vs. Derek Palmer (0-0-0)
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
Round One
The round begins with Barnes attacking Palmer with some leg kicks, Palmer charges at Barnes while attacking him with punching combinations. Barnes hunts for the takedown and he finally slams Palmer to get it, Palmer causes a scramble to get the fight standing. Barnes scores another takedown on Palmer and he gets side control, Barnes transitions to back control on Palmer. Palmer scrambles at the right time to get the fight standing again, Palmer just takes some wild swinging shots at Barnes. Barnes backs Palmer into the cage wall while landing a ton of punches, Palmer grabs a hold of Barnes to attack him with knee strikes. Barnes rocks Palmer with a knee strike of his own, Barnes scores another takedown on Palmer as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Barnes just destroying Palmer with an overhead slam takedown, Barnes settles in the side control position on Palmer. Barnes attacks Palmer with a ton of elbow strikes until Palmer decides to tap out.
Fight Result: Jermayne Barnes def. Derek Palmer by submission via strikes (1:17, R2)
