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Bellator XXXIII Recap: Did He Just Say the Best in the World? (LOLZ)

(Skip to 1:19 for the money shot.)
By ReX “Keep Fear Alive” Richardson
Let’s say that you were in Philadelphia last night, perhaps wandering around looking for the Philadelphia Doll Museum. Maybe you heard that Pagano’s h…

(Skip to 1:19 for the money shot.)

By ReX “Keep Fear Alive” Richardson

Let’s say that you were in Philadelphia last night, perhaps wandering around looking for the Philadelphia Doll Museum. Maybe you heard that Pagano’s had better cheesesteak than any of those South Philly stands, or you wanted to check out the (allegedly) wild party scene at Temple University. Well, while you were standing there shoving a pound of cheap steak, fried onions, and Cheez Whiz in your face, you might have heard a dull roaring noise coming from the Liacouras Center. That was the sound of Bellator XXXIII. Maybe you forgot with all the excitement around UFC 121 this weekend, but Bellator’s third entertaining season is ending, and they are going out shooting, son.

Erstwhile welterweight champ Lyman Good returned after a sixteen month injury layoff to defend the strap against Ben Askren, rising star Rick Hawn made his debut, and local boy Eddie Alvarez took on a legitimate super fight against Roger “The White Knight” Huerta. If you just facepalmed because you forgot to set your DVR, relax; I got this. Follow me in after the jump, and I’ll recap the televised fights and possibly crack some jokes. Keep in mind that I make no guarantees of quality, but if you don’t read on, you’ll probably hate yourself when the cool kids in the cafeteria start talking about it. Keep it in mind.

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Ben Askren Beats Lyman Good for Bellator Welterweight Title

Filed under: Bellator, NewsBen Askren put his Olympic wrestling skills on display Thursday night at Bellator 33, controlling Lyman Good on the ground for the better part of five rounds to win a unanimous decision and take the Bellator welterweight titl…

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Ben Askren put his Olympic wrestling skills on display Thursday night at Bellator 33, controlling Lyman Good on the ground for the better part of five rounds to win a unanimous decision and take the Bellator welterweight title. It was an entertaining fight, with Askren controlling most of the way but Good nearly pulling out an Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen style finish from his back in the closing moments.

“It feels great,” Askren said afterward. “Bellator builds warriors, and even those who hate me have to admit, I’m a freakin’ warrior.”

Askren and Alvarez Win Bellator Fights

Ben Askren and Eddie Alvarez both won their fights. Askren won via relentless takedowns and mediocre ground and pound for 5 straight rounds. Lyman Good had a triangle and armbar in the last round that Askren got out of and finished the round back in full mount. Eddie Alvarez pretty much destroyed Roger Huerta’s leg […]

Ben Askren and Eddie Alvarez both won their fights.

Askren won via relentless takedowns and mediocre ground and pound for 5 straight rounds. Lyman Good had a triangle and armbar in the last round that Askren got out of and finished the round back in full mount.

Eddie Alvarez pretty much destroyed Roger Huerta’s leg in the first 5 minutes. I was pulling for an upset in Huerta, but his legs were taken out badly early in the first round and he could do nothing else. Alvarez’ superior footwork, boxing, reach, and wrestling were too much trouble for Huerta. Roger did manage to clip Alvarez with a flash knockdown, but Eddie was never in much trouble. The third round never happened has the doctor stopped fight due to Huerta’s knee damage.

Friday Link Dump

(Video courtesy FlowWrestling)- Aldo to test UFC LW waters soon according to Dana White (mmajunkie)
– Bustamante’s pro boxing debut (thegarv)
– The impossible puzzle (break)
– Magnetic lingerie (mademan)
– Need a better seat at a sporting event? Buy a …

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– Aldo to test UFC LW waters soon according to Dana White (mmajunkie)

– Bustamante’s pro boxing debut (thegarv)

– The impossible puzzle (break)

– Magnetic lingerie (mademan)

– Need a better seat at a sporting event? Buy a wheelchair (tuvez)

– 25 clowns you wouldn’t hire (holytaco)

– Bisping could face Marquardt or Okami if he beats Akiyama (fightersonly)

 – Overeem may take five months off after the K-1 GP (fightlinker)

– Trademarked phrases that shouldn’t be (modernman)

– Jackass guys talk favorite stunts (screenjunkies)

– Miesha Tate doesn’t like Tara Larosa (middleeasy)

– UFC 120 weigh-in recap (mmafighting)

– DV hotties in the wild (doubleviking)

– MMA is big now, but it continues to grow (scoresreport)

– Ultimate Fighter infographic (totalprosports)

– Akiyama pre-fight UFC 120 interview (versus)

– Lots can go wrong shooting a sex tape (nothingtoxic)

– Hardy may want Penn, Hughes or Lytle after Condit (bleacherreport)

– Dos Santos breaks down Lesnar-Velasquez (tatame)

Bellator XXII: Tappin’ Out Is For B!tches

(The Jose Vega vs. Jarrod Card knockout. Props: YouTube.com/BellatorMMA)
By DL “Low Blow” Richardson
Bellator XXII returned to the Kansas City Power and Light District last night, in the penultimate show of the second season. The wel…

(The Jose Vega vs. Jarrod Card knockout. Props: YouTube.com/BellatorMMA)

By DL “Low Blow” Richardson

Bellator XXII returned to the Kansas City Power and Light District last night, in the penultimate show of the second season. The welterweight tournament finals were the main event, but “Boring” “Funky” Ben Askren was part of that matchup, so those nice folks at Bellator tried to put on a good ol’ fashioned, bread and circuses, action packed kind of card. Most of the fighters had an invite to one of next season’s tournaments — conditional upon their performance in KC, MO. What we got was one KTFO, one technical submission, one tap to strikes like a pussy, and…wait, wait, wait, let me start from the beginning. After the jump, allow me to thrill you with my account of the action. And maybe apologize for my can’t miss predictions…

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Ben Askren Dominates Dan Hornbuckle for Bellator Title

Filed under: Bellator, ResultsThere’s no doubt about it: Ben Askren is one of the best welterweight prospects in mixed martial arts.

Askren, the former Olympic wrestler who only became a professional MMA fighter last year, completely dominated Dan Hor…

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There’s no doubt about it: Ben Askren is one of the best welterweight prospects in mixed martial arts.

Askren, the former Olympic wrestler who only became a professional MMA fighter last year, completely dominated Dan Hornbuckle to win the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 2 welterweight tournament Thursday night in Kansas City. The victory earns Askren a shot at Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good, and more significantly, it makes a major statement that there’s a major player in the welterweight division in MMA.