WEC 48 : Aldo vs. Faber, Cerrone vs. Henderson

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the card for tomorrow's WEC 48 in Sacramento, CA...

Main Card

* Featherweight Championship bout: Jose Aldo (c) vs. Urijah Faber
* Lightweight Championship bout: Ben Henderson (c) vs. Donald Cerrone
* Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Manvel Gamburyan
* Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Shane Roller
* Bantamweight bout: Antonio Banuelos vs. Scott Jorgensen

Spike TV Card

* Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung
* Lightweight bout: Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis

Preliminary Card

* Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Demetrious Johnson
* Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Anthony Morrison
* Bantamweight bout: Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya
* Featherweight bout: Brandon Visher vs. Tyler Toner

WEC 48

Sherdog's WEC 48 Primer

***I'll be pulling for Faber, Cerrone, Brown, Roller (vs. afflete Njokuani), Karalexis (vs. mulatto Pettis), Pickett (vs. afflete Johnson). Five caste match-ups (plus White looking latino Chad Mendes vs. afrolete Morrison)!

 

[Thrashen]

This is big night for whites in MMA. Corrone could become the Lightweight champ over Ben Henderson and Faber could dethrone Aldo for the Featherweight belt.

To be honest, both fights could go either way...as both non-white titleholders are tough SOB's (especially Aldo). Aldo seems like a complete fighter, but at least Henderson has no KO power against Cerrone.

I could see the good guys coming out on top tonight.

 

[Deadlift]

Didn't Ben Henderson brutally KO Shane Roller?

With the way Ben Henderson wobbles around and has poor balance, I think he's on illicit drugs.

 

[JReb1]

What channel are these fights on or are they PPV? I'm pulling for Faber even though most seem to give him no shot.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

JReb1, this is WEC's first PPV (I believe), but there should be 2 prelim fights on Spike (more if 1 of them is real short)...

* Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung
* Lightweight bout: Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis

I'll be meeting some buddies at a sports bar to check it out, as I missed UFC 112.




Edited by: DixieDestroyer

 

[Deadlift]

DAMN... What a war!!!

 

[Deadlift]

The Korean just got screwed by the judges, my f-in goodness. Pathetic!

 

[Anak]

Holy crap. Sung Jung was robbed. He won every round on every account. Damage, "control," he pushed the pace, landed way more strikes, more takedowns, submission attempts, everything. You could not legitimately give Garcia a single round. The judges that render these obviously terrible decisions need to be banned. It's getting ridiculous.

 

[Liverlips]

Good results in caste matches so far with Mendes, Roller and Pickett tapping black hypes.

 

[Liverlips]

Wow - Mike Brown got KO'd by Manny Gamburyan (an Armenian). Big upset and Manny should get a shot at the winner of Aldo-Faber.

 

[Liverlips]

Oops - Pickett did not tap Johnson but dominated for 3 rounds. Roller and Mendez did tap their Afrolete opponents.

 

[Liverlips]

Mendes looks 100% white despite his last name. He looks like he could be the younger brother of Faber. Good caste win.

 

[Liverlips]

Cerrone-Henderson being introduced now. Go Cowboy! I thought he took the first one but got screwed on the cards.

 

[Liverlips]

Ugh ... an almost perfect night was spoiled. Cerrone tapped in the first via guillotine. Credit due as Henderson has improved. Hope one of our boys can get the title back though.

 

[Liverlips]

A white guy named Tyler Toner just KO'd an undefeated Hawaiian. Toner may be one to watch.

 

[Liverlips]

So, we lost the two big ones but won the prelim caste matches. Aldo and Henderson are very good but there will be some whites to challenge for their belts very soon.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the results from WEC 48...

Main Card

* Featherweight Championship bout: Jose Aldo (c) vs. Urijah Faber

Aldo defeated 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 defeated Cerrone via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:57 of round 1 to retain the WEC Lightweight Championship.

* Featherweight bout: Mike Brown vs. Manvel Gamburyan

Gamburyan defeated Brown via KO (Punches) at 2:22 of round 1.

* Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Shane Roller

Roller defeated Njokuani via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:21 in round 1.

* Bantamweight bout: Antonio Banuelos vs. Scott Jorgensen

Jorgensen defeated Banuelos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) .

Spike TV Card

* Lightweight bout: Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis

Pettis defeated Karalexis via submission (Triangle Choke) at 1:35 in round 2.

* Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung

Garcia defeated Jung via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Aldo/Faber fight.

Preliminary Card

* Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Demetrious Johnson

Pickett defeated Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Brown/Gamburyan fight.

* Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes vs. Anthony Morrison

Mendes defeated Morrison via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:13 of Round 1.

This bout was aired on the Spike TV prelims broadcast after the Karalexis/Pettis fight. It also aired after the Toner vs. Visher fight on the PPV.

* Bantamweight bout: Takeya Mizugaki vs. Rani Yahya

Mizugaki defeated Yahya via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).

* Featherweight bout: Brandon Visher vs. Tyler Toner

Toner defeated Visher via TKO (Elbows) at 2:36 of Round 1.

This bout was aired on the live broadcast after the Henderson/Cerrone fight.

***My half-cent worth....

- Cerrone underestimated Henderson's BJJ & was way too passive on the mat.
- Aldo totally outclassed Faber.
- Good wins by Toner, Mendes (White looking, latino name), Pickett & Roller.

 

[JReb1]

JReb1, this is WEC's first PPV (I believe), but there should be 2 prelim fights on Spike (more if 1 of them is real short)...



* Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung

* Lightweight bout: Alex Karalexis vs. Anthony Pettis



I'll be meeting some buddies at a sports bar to check it out, as I missed UFC 112.

I DVR'd Spike hoping it would be on regular TV like every other Faber fight was and was mad when I only got a countdown to the fight. I would've watched a stream or went to a sports bar had I known earlier it was PPV. Since Faber got beat pretty bad from what I read I'm glad I didn't pay for it.