Bellator 33: Results and Event Recap

Bellator 33 took place October 21, 2010, at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. The card featured two major storylines: Ben Askren’s challenge for Lyman Good’s welterweight title and a non-title lightweight main event between local champion Eddie Alvarez and Roger Huerta.

Title fight and main event

Askren used takedowns and top control to outpoint Good over five rounds, winning by unanimous decision with scores of 50–45, 49–46, and 48–47. The result made Askren the Bellator welterweight champion. Good threatened late with an upkick and triangle-armbar sequence, but Askren escaped and held on to the final bell.

Alvarez stopped Huerta between rounds after two frames. Alvarez repeatedly attacked Huerta’s left leg and eye; after the second round, the ringside doctor advised that the fight be stopped. It was a non-title bout, despite Alvarez entering as Bellator’s lightweight champion.

Other results

• Rick Hawn defeated LeVon Maynard by TKO (punches) at 4:53 of round one.
• Wilson Reis earned a split decision over Deividas Taurosevicius.
• Tim Carpenter edged Jamal Patterson by split decision.
• Kenny Foster, Luiz Azeredo, and Nick Cottone won unanimous decisions over Lester Caslow, Eduardo Guedes, and Tuan Pham, respectively.
• Fran Evans submitted Lewis Cassner with a triangle armbar at 3:20 of round one.

Selected Bout Results

• Eddie Alvarez defeated Roger Huerta by TKO (Doctor Stoppage); round 2, 5:00.
• Ben Askren defeated Lyman Good by Decision (Unanimous); round 5, 5:00.
• Rick Hawn defeated LeVon Maynard by TKO (Punches); round 1, 4:53.
• Wilson Reis defeated Deividas Taurosevicius by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Tim Carpenter defeated Jamal Patterson by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Kenny Foster defeated Lester Caslow by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Luiz Azeredo defeated Eduardo Guedes by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Nick Cottone defeated Tuan Pham by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.

The selected scorecard winners included Ben Askren, Wilson Reis, Tim Carpenter, Kenny Foster. Those bouts reached their scheduled conclusion, leaving the judges to determine the outcomes rather than a stoppage ending the action.

Sources

Sherdog: Bellator 33 results; Sherdog.

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