Bellator 112: Straus vs. Curran III Results & Discussion

March 14, 2014  | Horseshoe Hammond Casino   | Hammond, Indiana

Results:

Pat Curran  def.  Daniel Straus  for featherweight title submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 5, 4:46
Andrey Koreshkov  def.  Nah-Shon Burrell TKO (knee, punches) - Round 1, 0:41
Sam Oropeza  def.  Cristiano Souza knockout (punches) - Round 1, 3:07
Adam McDonough  def.  Jesse Juarez unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) - Round 3

Nathan Coy  def.  Paul Bradley unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) - Round 3
Belal Muhammad  def.  A.J. Matthews  unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) - Round 3
Darrion Caldwell  def.  Lance Surma submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 0:50
Derek Loffer  def.  Bobby Reardanz  unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) - Round 3
Anthony Gomez  def.  Jason Guida unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) - Round 3
Daniel James  def.  Erick Correa submission (strikes) - Round 2, 4:30

interesting.

For the sake of seeing Pitbull vs. Curran again, I hope Curran wins. But this is an odd choice. Pitbull has been killing it lately and Curran vs. Straus wasn't really that close to warrant an immediate rematch.


Any news on Frodo's visa issues?

Daniel Straus not happy with Curran rematch
this is what he posted on facebook

Daniel Straus "My perception is that Bellator wants him as champ so bad not only does he get immediate rematch but gets it in his hometown damn near. Any thoughts"

Patricio pitbull is not happy!

what a fucking joke! Curran vs strauss was neither exciting nor close...and the fans arent wanting a 3rd fight between the two

Bellator is fucking pitbull over here big time! i feel for him after going 4-0 after curran in 2013. his fight with curran was way closer.

curran should have been back into a fourman tournament meanwhile Frodo and pitbull get theirs

also

that Welterweight tournament is garbage!

and this is coming from a bellator nuthugger right here seriously

stop ramming old man joe riggs and whore machine down our throats

stu3ufc wrote:also

that Welterweight tournament is garbage!

and this is coming from a bellator nuthugger right here seriously

stop ramming old man joe riggs and whore machine down our throats

1. They need work on WW tournament.
2. Find some tweet in twitter about Curran  because I hear a rumor that  Curran  extended his contract which he refused to do tournament again.
3. Get rid of those douchbage and find good fighter.

I heard that also about Curran. I hate how this rematch is happening.

everyone should be treated the same....this is some ufc type bullshit

The way MMA gives title shots really makes me uninterested in the sport in general....im pretty much sick of this crap. titles mean shit nowadays

stu3ufc wrote:I heard that also about Curran. I hate how this rematch is happening.

everyone should be treated the same....this is some ufc type bullshit

The way MMA gives title shots really makes me uninterested in the sport in general....im pretty much sick of this crap. titles mean shit nowadays

I think it is trigily fight.
I agree everyone should be treated the same.I hate how champion try to hand picking opponent in mma.
if you are fighter title contender  in mma and you got injure as result the promotion could give away your title contender to a another person so on that you had to you re earn title contender beiside that you all already earn it.

I think you're going too far comparing it to the UFC, this isn't like Frankie Edgar getting his 9th rematch.

Best to get this trilogy out of the way and then no more tournament pass ups for either guy.

stu3ufc wrote:Patricio pitbull is not happy!

what a fucking joke! Pitbull vs strauss was neither exciting nor close...and the fans arent wanting a 3rd fight between the two

Bellator is fucking pitbull over here big time! i feel for him after going 4-0 after curran in 2013. his fight with curran was way closer.

curran should have been back into a fourman tournament meanwhile Frodo and pitbull get theirs

I agree the fight with pitbull was way closer but Strauss and Curran have history and they need to settle the score for good.

would've rather seen Pitbull or Frodo get the shot. If Curran can avoid a tournament, that's bullshit.

Welterweight tournament is awful. Sick of War Machine already and Riggs.should be nowhere near a title shot. There's got to be better talent than this at WW. Thankfully its only a four man and we can hopefully get another.tournament in.the Summer Series.

AudaxSmoke wrote:I think you're going too far comparing it to the UFC, this isn't like Frankie Edgar getting his 9th rematch.

Best to get this trilogy out of the way and then no more tournament pass ups for either guy.

LMAO well not THAT bad!

i said some ufc type/ match maker format

whats the point of creating contenders if your gonna hand pick them in a certain order....then give ex champions who got easily beat automatic rematches.

Diego Nunez vs Matt bessette

Daniel weichel vs Scott Cleve

Mike richman vs Desmond green

Gioti yamauchi vs will Martinez

Round out the fw gp, the winner faces the Strauss curran winner, this gp is in 110

MAIN CARD

Champ Daniel Straus vs. Pat Curran – for featherweight title
Sam Oropeza vs. Joe Riggs – welterweight tournament opening round
Jesse Juarez vs. Andrey Koreshkov – welterweight tournament opening round
Nah-Shon Burrell vs. War Machine – welterweight tournament opening round
PRELIMINARY CARD

Adam McDonough vs. Mark Scanlon – welterweight tournament opening round
Paul Bradley vs. Nathan Coy
AJ Matthews vs. Belal Muhammad
Diego Marlon vs. Rob Menigoz
Darrion Caldwell vs. Lance Surma
Derek Loffer vs. Bobby Reardanz
Jason Guida vs. Anthony Gomez
Erick Correa vs. Daniel James
For more on Bellator 112, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
Mmajunkie.com

Only really watching to see the Yamauchi fight.

Hope Curran knocks Straus' head into the crowd.

MR.WILLIE wrote:MAIN CARD

Champ Daniel Straus vs. Pat Curran – for featherweight title
Sam Oropeza vs. Joe Riggs – welterweight tournament opening round
Jesse Juarez vs. Andrey Koreshkov – welterweight tournament opening round
Nah-Shon Burrell vs. War Machine – welterweight tournament opening round
PRELIMINARY CARD

Adam McDonough vs. Mark Scanlon – welterweight tournament opening round
Paul Bradley vs. Nathan Coy
AJ Matthews vs. Belal Muhammad
Diego Marlon vs. Rob Menigoz
Darrion Caldwell vs. Lance Surma
Derek Loffer vs. Bobby Reardanz
Jason Guida vs. Anthony Gomez
Erick Correa vs. Daniel James
For more on Bellator 112, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
Mmajunkie.com

See WILLIE Bellator can't always host all 4 opening round tournament fights on the main card. It's not an insult to the fighters, it's just the time constraints.

AudaxSmoke wrote:

MR.WILLIE wrote:MAIN CARD

Champ Daniel Straus vs. Pat Curran – for featherweight title
Sam Oropeza vs. Joe Riggs – welterweight tournament opening round
Jesse Juarez vs. Andrey Koreshkov – welterweight tournament opening round
Nah-Shon Burrell vs. War Machine – welterweight tournament opening round
PRELIMINARY CARD

Adam McDonough vs. Mark Scanlon – welterweight tournament opening round
Paul Bradley vs. Nathan Coy
AJ Matthews vs. Belal Muhammad
Diego Marlon vs. Rob Menigoz
Darrion Caldwell vs. Lance Surma
Derek Loffer vs. Bobby Reardanz
Jason Guida vs. Anthony Gomez
Erick Correa vs. Daniel James
For more on Bellator 112, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
Mmajunkie.com

See WILLIE Bellator can't always host all 4 opening round tournament fights on the main card. It's not an insult to the fighters, it's just the time constraints.

Ok my friend! Good move this time because the dark fight is not that good but as a fan I wanted blagoi on tv! But I understand your point

Didn't know Nah-shon Burrell was with Bellator now.

Nice.

War Machine is out of his planned Bellator tournament bout with Nah-Shon Burrell due to an injury. The two were expected to meet next Friday night at Bellator 112.

According to sources with FightLine, Paul Bradley will be inserted into the welterweight tourney fight. Bellator has yet to make an official announcement.

Bradley (21-5) was scheduled to meet Nathan McCoy on the card from Hammond, Indiana. The main card airs on Spike TV, with prelims streaming live online.

Late last year, the former University of Iowa standout scored a decision victory over Karl Amoussou. He fought twice for the UFC in 2011, losing to both Mike Pierce and Rafael Natal.

Bradley also fought in the Strikeforce Challengers series back in 2010, going 1-1 with a loss to Luke Rockhold.

War Machine posted on Twitter late Thursday night that the disc injury he suffered in an accident will keep him from competing.

“Really bummed/depressed but the back injury I sustained in my accident is forcing me to pull out of the Bellator tournament,” he wrote. “I have fought my last 3 fights with a torn ACL, a hernia and a torn rotator cuff but this disc injury is too much, can’t feel right foot.

“Herniated disc has caused me numbness in right glute/hammy/foot and I can’t even flex my calf. Nothing I can do but bow out. I’ll be back.”fight line.com

I got Curran this time.

Golden Age wrote:I got Curran this time.

didnt curran go into the last fight with some issues

what was clear is that wasnt the curran we know

Bellator’s Season 10 welterweight tournament received a shakeup on Saturday, when Bellator MMA officials announced that War Machine, Joe Riggs and Mark Scanlon have all withdrawn from the competition.

Replacing them in the tournament field will be Paul Bradley, Nathan Coy and Cristiano Souza. Bradley and Coy were already slated to square off this Friday on the Bellator 112 undercard, but their matchup will now serve as a welterweight quarterfinal. Meanwhile, Souza steps in for Riggs to take on Sam Oropeza at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind.

The evening’s main draw airs live on Spike TV and is headlined by a featherweight title rematch pitting Daniel Straus against Pat Curran.

The two remaining welterweight quarterfinals were also altered by Bellator officials on Saturday. Instead of facing Jesse Juarez, former title challenger Andrey Koreshkov will now meet UFC veteran Nah-Shon Burrell in the round of eight, while Juarez takes on Adam McDonough to kick off the televised card.

Sherdog.com

stu3ufc wrote:

Golden Age wrote:I got Curran this time.

didnt curran go into the last fight with some issues

what was clear is that wasnt the curran we know

Yes he wasn´t 100% the last time and I think he´s the better fighter.

I hope Curran wins the belt back