WEC 48: Aldo vs Faber flashed across Pay Per View sets all over the country on April 24, 2010 for the first time. It showcased the power and the action that is World Extreme Cagefighting to the hard core UFC fans. It’s success proves that the little guys will provide us with entertainment that is worth paying for. Unfortunately for us cheapskates, they may have done their jobs too well. I think seeing the action in these fights will bring up the paydays for these hard working “everymen.” I like these bouts because they feature the Regular Joe type frames that are walking our streets. You could see yourself stepping into one of these fights and doing battle. Of course, you and I would get owned by these guys but it isn’t altogether inconceivable… I’m glad that Manny Gamburyan did well. I’ve always thought that he was robbed of much MMA love ever since he lost to Nate Diaz in The Ultimate Fighter 5. Maybe now the MMA gods will take notice and give him a shot in the big leagues.
Uriah Faber didn’t do too well this bout. Is it because he’s pushing 30 and at this size that really means that he’s losing a step to the youngsters? It could be. Aldo had him in check with his sound kicking technique. Faber is by no means washed up yet but if he lands on his face a few more times a la Jens Pulver, it may be time to go into surfing or coaching. Heavyweights can last well into their 40s because it usually takes brute strength to win their battles while lightweights rely on their blistering speed and flexibility. You don’t have that in your 30′s and beyond like the 20 year old punks.
So, Yay! and Boo! to a successful WEC or whatever this was 48 because we may not see as many freebie main events in the future or even a WEC. It’s possible that Dana White and Zuffa will reabsorb the little freaks back into UFC. We’ll see. For now, here are your results:
No Wanna See You Card:
* Bantamweight bout: Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya
Mizugaki fooled the judges and beat up Yahya via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).
Drunk on the Couch or Pub Spike TV Fights:
* Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung
Garcia fooled the judges and beat up Jung via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
* Lightweight bout: Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis
Pettis choked the fight out of Karalexis via submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:35 in round 2.
* Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Anthony Morrison
Mendes choked the fight out of Morrison via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:13 of Round 1.
Main PPV and/or Drunk at the Pub Fights:
* Featherweight Championship bout: Jose Aldo (c) vs. Urijah Faber
Aldo fooled the judges and beat up Faber via unanimous decision (49–45, 49–45, 50–45) to retain the WEC Featherweight Championship.
* Lightweight Championship bout: Ben Henderson (c) vs. Donald Cerrone
Henderson choked the fight out of Cerrone via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:57 of round 1 to retain the WEC Lightweight Championship.
* Featherweight bout: Brandon Visher vs. Tyler Toner
Toner put the hurt on Visher via TKO (Elbows) at 2:36 of Round 1.
* Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan layed the smack down on Brown via KO (Punches) at 2:22 of round 1.
* Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Demetrious Johnson
Pickett fooled the judges and beat up Johnson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
* Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Shane Roller
Roller choked the fight out of Njokuani via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:21 in round 1.
* Bantamweight bout: Antonio Banuelos vs. Scott Jorgensen
Jorgensen fooled the judges and beat up Banuelos via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
If you have an Xbox360, you too can see GSP and Hardy up close and personal…
It took them long enough, five rounds to be exact, to decide that GSP is indeed still one heck of an MMA’r. UFC 111 came to us on March 27th, 2010 with a much better card than the last few. GSP, Frank Mir, Shane Carwin and even Nate Diaz helped to make this event pretty good to watch for free and otherwise. I would keep an eye out for Nate. This kid is becoming a monster in the UFC and if people don’t watch out, he’s going to make everyone look stupid. He definitely made me look stupid after all the hemming and hawing I’ve done proclaiming him a fake TUF champion.
Here are your results. Don’t blink, because we have another UFC event in two days: UFC Fight Night 21. Then we’ve got UFC 112 on April 10th. Spring is definitely getting busy for mixed martial artists. They better be as ready as we are!
No Wanna See You (Not Even For FREE!) Card:
* Welterweight bout: Matthew Riddle vs. Greg Soto
Riddle fooled the judges and beat up Soto via disqualification (illegal upkick) at 1:30 of round 3.
Spike TV Too Cheap For PPV Fights:
* Welterweight bout: Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown
Almeida choked the fight out of Brown via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:30 of round 2.
* Catchweight (177 lb) bout: Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham
Diaz put the hurt on Markham via TKO (punches) at 2:47 of round 1.
* Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares vs. Tomasz Drwal
Palhares choked the fight out of Drwal via submission (heel hook) at 0:45 of round 1.
Main PPV and/or Drunk at the Pub Fights:
* Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Mark Bocek
Miller fooled the judges and beat up Bocek via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
* Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Ben Saunders
Fitch fooled the judges and beat up Saunders via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
* Lightweight bout: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Fabricio Camoes
Pellegrino choked the fight out of Camoes via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:20 of round 2.
* Interim Heavyweight Championship bout: Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin
Carwin layed the smack down on Mir via KO (punches) at 3:48 of round 1 to become the UFC Interim Heavyweight champion.
* Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St. Pierre (c) vs. Dan Hardy
St. Pierre fooled the judges and beat up Hardy via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-45) to retain the UFC Welterweight championship.
* Light Heavyweight bout: Rodney Wallace vs. Jared Hamman
Hamman fooled the judges and beat up Wallace via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
That might leave a little mark… Miguel Torres isn’t looking like himself these days and may never again! I guess it’s kind of a “red badge of courage” thing for fighters to get nasty cuts. Guys with pretty faces just don’t make it in the pro ranks. I guess that’s why I never got to the big show… Anyway, WEC 47 delivered it’s usual high quality fights from the little guys. I think Torres will bounce back but he needs to get a grip on whatever is making him lose. I think the rest of the competition has figured him out. Jens needs to go ahead and retire from fighting already. He is an AWESOME coach and I think his stable of fighters will dominate for years to come. His stint on the Ultimate Fighter proved as much. Still, if Little Evil gets it together and puts some more wins on his record at WEC, it wouldn’t be unwelcome. Go Jens GO! Here are your results:
No Wanna SeeYa, Not Even For Free Card
* Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Erik Koch
Mendes fooled the judges and beat up Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
* Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop
Garcia and Roop flailed around but couldn’t get a win. The judges made it a draw by scoring it 29-27 (Garcia) 29-27 (Roop) and 28-28. A point was taken away from Roop for a clean shot to the gonads of Garcia. OUCH!
* Featherweight bout: Fredson Paixao vs. Courtney Buck
Paixao choked the fight out of Buck via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:39 of round 1.
* Lightweight bout: Ricardo Lamas vs. France Bendy Casimir
Lamas layed the smack down on Casimir via KO (knee) at 3:43 of round 1.
Main Free As In Natty ICE Beer Card
* Bantamweight Championship bout: Brian Bowles vs. Dominick Cruz
Cruz rained the pain on Bowles via TKO (injury) at 5:00 of round 2 to become the new WEC Bantamweight Champion.
* Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Joseph Benavidez
Benavidez choked the fight out of Torres via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:57 of round 2.
* Featherweight bout: Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez
Vazquez choked the fight out of Pulver via submission (armbar) at 3:41 of round 1.
* Featherweight bout: Deividas Taurosevičius vs. LC Davis
Davis fooled the judges and beat up Taurosevičius via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29).
* Lightweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs. Armenia Karen Darabedyan
Palaszewski choked the fight out of Darabedyan via submission (armbar) at 4:40 of round 1.
* Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Chad George
Jorgensen choked the fight out of George via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:31 of round 1.
* Lightweight bout: Danny Castillo vs. Anthony Pettis
Pettis layed the smack down on Castillo via KO (strikes) at 2:17 of round 1.
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