Bellator 106: Chandler vs. Alvarez II (11/2/2013) - Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center)

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

Bellator 106: Chandler vs. Alvarez II

November 2, 2013

Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center)

 

Bellator Lightweight Championship: Michael Chandler © (154.8) vs. Eddie Alvarez (154.5) (third defense) - Alvarez, DEC (split)

Interim Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship: Emanuel Newton (203.4) vs. Muhammad Lawal (204.1) - Newton, DEC (unanimous)

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Pat Curran © (144.8) vs.Daniel Straus (144.2) (third defense) - Straus, DEC (unanimous)

Fight Master Welterweight Tournament Final: Joe Riggs (170.7) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (171) - Riggs, DEC (unanimous)

Mike Richman (145.5) vs. Akop Stepanyan (145.9) - Richman, TKO (punches), R1 (4:05)

 

Spike.com/Unaired Preliminary Card:

Jesse Juarez (170) vs. Joe Williams (170.6) - Juarez, SUB (guillotine choke), R1 (0:57)

Alejandro Garcia (170.3) vs. Cristiano Souza (171) - Souza, SUB (rear naked choke), R3 (3:06)

Brandon Hasley (203.8) vs. Hector Ramirez (205) - Hasley, TKO (punches), R1 (0:52)

Mike Guymon (155.8) vs. Aaron Miller (156) - Guymon, SUB (triangle choke), R2 (4:20)

Joe Camacho (150) vs. Cleber Luciano (149) - Luciano, DEC (unanimous)

Darren Smith (155) vs. Josh Smith (155.5) - J. Smith, DEC (unanimous)

 

Attendance: 6,596

Rating: 1.1 million viewers

Gate: $350,000

 

Cancelled Bouts:

Karo Parisyan vs. Cristiano Souza - Injury to Parisyan

Cheick Kongo vs. Vinicius Quieroz - Injury to Quieroz (ACL)

Terry Etim vs. Patrick Cenoble - Bout Moved to Another Event

Quinton Jackson vs. Tito Ortiz - Injury to Ortiz (Fractured Neck)

[The Natural]

Looking forward to the main event. I had the first fight as the second best fight of 2011 behind Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard at UFC 125: Resolution.

[Zero]

An awesome card. Hope Chandler/Alvarez lives up to the hype. Gonna be hard to surpass that first fight. 

[epwar]

There is an hour of Bellator countdown shows on tonight at 11pm EST.

[TheVileOne]

I'll be there live.  Can't wait to see Alvarez/Chandler 2.

[RonL21]

I think this card stacks up pretty well against any card the UFC has put on this year and better than a good number of them.

[glfpunk]

What?!

[JoshEngleman]

I think this card stacks up pretty well against any card the UFC has put on this year and better than a good number of them.

 

Bjorn, is that you?

[RonL21]

I lost a bet and had to say that. My debt is paid

[epwar]

Yeah, this card is no Mousasi vs. Latifi or Teixeira vs. Bader.

[epwar]

Bellator gets their biggest stage tonight and...delivers a lackluster show so far.

[epwar]

Countdown to Bjorn Rebney announcing a 2-man tournament with King Mo in it?

[TheVileOne]

Countdown to Bjorn Rebney announcing a 2-man tournament with King Mo in it?

 

Newton gets injured and Mo gets the title shot against Vegh as the runner-up.

 

Glad that Judo Gene LeBell is a judge tonight.

[Jiji]

Well, at least the main event delivered. Fascinating fifth round.

 

edit: wait, whut?... 

Edited November 3, 2013 by Swayze Express

[epwar]

Fifth round was awesome.  I actually had Alvarez winning 3 rounds to 2.  Bjorn books the third fight right away.

[epwar]

BTW a guy on the UG caught Emanuel Newton at +1400 to win a decision.  

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

Bjorn with the FML

[OSJ]

Thank God we didn't have to see Tito and Hampage stink up the joint after what was easily FOTY. Oh yeah, EDDIE! EDDIE! EDDIE!

 

Too bad for Curran that MMA fights don't go ten rounds, he might have got warmed up by then...

[Fat Spanish Waiter]

Hampage? Really?

[epwar]

All three favorites in the title fights lost tonight.  How often do you see that happen?

[TheVileOne]

How often do you see three title fights go to a decision on one card?  Not since Strikeforce's last event on CBS.

[Zero]

In that gif Bjorn is actually nodding in displeasure with booing from crowd. Has their ever been a UFC card with 3 title fights even? 

[Elsalvajeloco]

Clearly you weren't around for the legendary UFC 33 show that ended any hope of it ever happening again.

[glfpunk]

There was that ridiculously booked Strikeforce:Nashville show that had 3 title fights on the main card complete with a brawl and Dan Henderson displaying how awesome of a wrestler he is by letting a WW lay on him and control him for four rounds.

[MGFanJay]

Not the greatest show, but the main event delivered. Thank God this thing wasn't on PPV though. It dragged on like the worst Raw shows, but at least had a massive ass-kicking.