Bellator 17 Recap: Huerta Upset By Curran, And Alvarez Puts Neer To Sleep
by Kelvin Hunt on May 6, 2010 11:00 PM EDT
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Well it looks as thought Bellator's hopes of matching Roger Huerta up against Eddie Alvarez have crumbled because one of them couldn't keep their end of the bargain. Which meant Roger Huerta making it to the finals of the tournament. Instead, it'll be a re-match from last year with Toby Imada taking on Eddie Alvarez for a second time if Imada gets past Pat Curran who upset Roger Huerta. Imada lost to Alvarez via rear naked choke in their last match up back at Bellator 12. Here's how the fights went:
Carey Vanier vs. Toby Imada-Vanier came out strong in the first round and I had him winning the first round actually. He landed the cleaner shots and even took Imada down a couple of times but didn't do much with the takedowns. However, I noticed that Vanier started to slow down just a tad right before the bell sounded to end the first and I was right. Imada started the 2nd round on a mission and was able to stuff a couple of Vanier's takedown attempts. He began to assert himself as Vanier faded and was able to catch Vanier in an armbar that Vanier valiantly tried to defend. However, Imada was able to get the tap as he rolled Vanier over to his back and stretched his arm out. Imada will face Alvarez in the finals.
Roger Huerta vs. Pat Curran-Huerta came out a little flat in the first round which allowed Curran to steal a close but lackluster round. However, Huerta was able to assert himself in the second round, scoring at will with kicks to Curran's lead leg. He also did a good job of pushing the pace and stalking Curran somewhat. However, that may have done him in for the third round as Huerta appeared to gas in the last round. Both fighters landed some shots in the final frame and traded takedowns. But it was Curran who landed the cleaner shots and was awarded the unanimous decision in a huge upset.
Eddie Alvarez vs. Josh Neer-It wasn't much of a super fight with Neer not being ranked in the top 25 for lightweights, but he is a tough cookie. However, he wasn't tough enough tonight as Alvarez had his way with Neer. Neer couldn't stop Alvarez's takedowns and ground and pound. After a pretty dominant first round, Alvarez opened Neer up with what looked like an illegal elbow. He was able to take Neer's back and sink in the rear naked choke. Neer tried to fight it as he stood with Alvarez on his back, but then collapsed to the canvas as he passed out. Alvarez will face the winner of Curran/Imada.
Cole Konrad vs. Pat Bennett-This was a ugly fight between two very green heavyweights. However, one of them happens to be a training partner of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in Konrad. Konrad is also a highly decorated amateur wrestler. He took Bennett down in the first round and blooded him up , but wasn't close to finishing the fight. Both fighters gassed pretty badly early in the fight. Konrad took the unanimous decision.
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Frankly,I don’t understand how Curran won that fight.He generated almost zero offense in the last ten minutes of the fight,and for the most part just stood there and stared at Huerta while he got kicked.The guy’s on Sherdog scored it 30-27 Curran.Sweet Jesus…….I don’t understand how people score fights sometimes,to be honest.
Alvarez vs Neer went about how I expected.Alvarez has been using Bellator to polish up his grappling game,and Neer has never been able to stop a takedown to save his life.Once he started getting beat up on the ground and giving up positions,it was just a matter of time before he got finished.Wasn’t too suprised that it went down just like his fight with Fickett back in the day.
I thought the Konrad fight was good,in so far as giving Konrad plenty of cage time to develop his skills.His previous two fights were walk overs that didn’t last more than a minute or two a piece.Bennett provided some resistence-Konrad couldn’t just take him down at will once he got tired-and Konrad got a chance to see what it’s like to fight tired.He also got to flex his standup quite a bit.In the long run,this will be MUCH better for Konrad’s career than if he had come out and smashed Bennett in the first round.Konrad learned a lot in this fight,and I’m sure Bennett did too.Wasn’t the best fight from a viewer standpoint,but it was a good fight for both men in the development of their careers.
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Frankly,I don’t understand how Curran won that fight.He generated almost zero offense in the last ten minutes of the fight,and for the most part just stood there and stared at Huerta while he got kicked.The guy’s on Sherdog scored it 30-27 Curran.Sweet Jesus…….I don’t understand how people score fights sometimes,to be honest.
Ehh…dunno what you were watching….For sure Huerta won the 2nd round….third round was Huerta coming forward but getting countered almost everytime he threw anything…Curran landed the cleaner shots IMO…therefore, he earned the decision.
The better question is….Huerta is supposed to be a top 15 LW or so….so why was the fight even close to begin with….
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True,Huerta got countered in the third round……..but not as often as he landed his offense.I can’t see a guy winning a round by just standing there and landing a few counter knees,when the other guy is consistently coming forward and landing effective offense.
The reason why it was close to begin with is Huerta was never that good to begin with.I’ve been trying to tell you guys that,but nobody would listen.His best win ever is against Clay Guida,for crying out loud………and that was in a life and death battle.All the other fights he won in the UFC were against scrubs making their debuts.He’s totally a product of the Zuffa hype machine.
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Huerta landed some leg kicks but not much else. Every exchange in the last round was Curran with a few clean shots and Huerta whiffing on almost everything. It looked like Huerta didnt even know he was fighting tonight.
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by Anthony Pace on May 7, 2010 1:32 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Except that Huerta wasn’t landing the more effective offense Curran was and btw look for him to get snatched up by Zuffa whenever his deal is done this guy is going to be a star in the future.
curran ktfo'd of gsp training partner in the quarterfinals.
it was a good knockout. i hope they replay this bellator. i was watching sumthing else.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on May 7, 2010 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I love how they were drooling over Curran
And not the one fighting. Dude hasn’t won a relevant fight in years, but he’s a pioneer, and “the great”? I don’t think so fellas.
Also, Bjorn Rebney is probably STILL crying over Huerta not moving on.
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I havnen't gotten to watch it yet, Curran is the guy that knocked his last opponent the fuck out right?
I don’t think Huerta is over rated, he’s got pretty good striking, pretty good takedowns, pretty good cardio, he’s well rounded he just doesn’t excel at anything in-particular except being a tough sonofabitch.
Huerta's tough
his striking and striking defense isn’t very good at all…usually has good cardio(he gassed last night though)…
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I watched the fight on a garbage stream,because we’re not cool enough to get FSN here anymore.It was hard to pick up on a lot of the nuances of the action.
Huerta’s talking about wanting to take some kickboxing fights in K-1.The man must be insane.Even the most B level K-1 guy would scramble his brain with little effort.Huerta isn’t even that good of an MMA striker.He doesn’t have any technique per say,he just throws a whole lot of wild stuff.That just gets you countered and killed in K-1.
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He doesn’t hit or kick hard enough, like say a Melvin Manhoef, to have any success going wild. If he took time out to train and then start from the bottom of K-1, he has the athleticism to do okay. But I’d say it’s best for him to just get better striking and stay in MMA, where he has a name and fanbase already.
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Better off fighting some lightweights in Dreams.Don’t throw him in with anybody too good,just some B or C level Japanese guys so he can polish up his game.Go out there and go “I’m going to work on X” and do that.
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crazy thing is
he’s been fighting for how long in the UFC…and still fights the exact same way…
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