Lights Out Radio Presented by MMAForReal.com - Episode 205: WEC 48 Review

by Matt Bishop on Apr 25, 2010 12:38 AM EDT

Matt, Neil and Forrest will be LIVE! at 1:30 a.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT to review tonight's "WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber" which is live from Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif., and is headlined by a WEC featherweight title clash between Jose Aldo and Urijah Faber.

The trio will discuss all the night's fights and what is in store for all the fighters and the promotion in the future.

To join in the discussion, dial (347) 202-0934, e-mail wagner@lightsoutradio.com or leave a question/comment here and we'll get to it on the air.

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BREAKING NEWS

Urijah Faber’s after party is now being thrown by Hoveround.

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by _Felix_ on Apr 25, 2010 12:40 AM EDT reply actions

Hahahahahaha

by Matt Bishop on Apr 25, 2010 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions

How soon

will you have Faber fight in Sacramento again against someone he cant beat for the sake of getting big numbers?

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by _Felix_ on Apr 25, 2010 1:06 AM EDT reply actions

That was a question I tweeted to dana

for got to change the words around to fit the thread.

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by _Felix_ on Apr 25, 2010 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Matt's on the road in the rain..

Let’s see how this goes!

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by -Neil- on Apr 25, 2010 1:32 AM EDT reply actions

Sounds like somebody didn’t sign the Oprah Pledge.

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Conversation Topic: When is it ok to show an opponent mercy?

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 1:42 AM EDT reply actions

I think Forrest is right (can’t believe I just typed that) that Aldo showed mercy to Faber later in the fight. I think Aldo came into the fight with a lot of respect for Faber. It showed when the met in the center of the octagon before the fight. Aldo wouldn’t even look Urijah in the eye. It reminded me of Hughes/GSP 1 but, fortunately, with a better outcome.

For some reason, the consensus seems to be it was a display of class for him to show mercy. A week or two ago were were all talking about how pissed everyone was when Anderson Silva had Maia beaten but refused to go in for the kill. What’s the difference? One of the reasons could be the dominant fighter’s behavior during the fight. Aldo continued to fight to the point of showing him dominance but didn’t go in for the kill. Anderson just joked around trying to embarrass Maia.

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Another Conversation Topic: When should a corner throw in the towel to protect their fighter? By the end of the 3rd round, I thought Urijah’s corner should have thrown in the towel to protect him from himself. The fact that his corner had to pick him up and carry him to the corner speaks volume. Then, once in the corner, they simply recommended he swarm him. What type of advice is that? “Yea, thanks corner I hadn’t thought about that strategy!” Dude could barely walk.

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 1:51 AM EDT reply actions

I agree to a certain extent. Damage to legs, however, can equal knee surgery and a full year out of commission.

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that was my thought too

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by -Neil- on Apr 25, 2010 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions

I thought he was clearly showing mercy. By the 5th round he completely stopped throwing leg kicks.

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 1:59 AM EDT reply actions

It’s amazing – Forrest just basically defined the concept of showing mercy to an opponent but concluded Aldo didn’t show any mercy. Disagreeing just to disagree.

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 2:01 AM EDT reply actions

He started off the show basically saying that – hence my original statement saying I agreed with him.

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions

The dickens you say!

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by -Neil- on Apr 25, 2010 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Reading of archaic terms from the dictionary = one of the better moments in LOR history.

Also, lol’ing at Bishop’s statement of what he did Friday night from his Twitter page: “Drinking diet root beer, writing a column about the WEC and listening to oldies. I am so cool.”

Wow.

by Blair Russell on Apr 25, 2010 2:13 AM EDT reply actions

Lights Out Radio Civil War!!!

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 2:26 AM EDT reply actions

It’s like the special olympics of zingers.

by Lucas2 on Apr 25, 2010 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

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by -Neil- on Apr 25, 2010 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

by Matt Bishop on Apr 25, 2010 3:37 AM EDT up reply actions

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WE DO THEM

by Forrest Lynn on Apr 25, 2010 2:46 AM EDT reply actions

haha at Bishop bringing out the late 90’s dance music with DJ Jean’s The Launch, which was released at the end of my high school tenure, to date myself. It’s

I’ve also been chuckling at everyone arguing and sniping with each other. It’s been great entertainment.

by Blair Russell on Apr 25, 2010 2:51 AM EDT reply actions

Well, at least Meltzer didn’t call it “the fight of the decade”, as Rogan and Goldberg did.

I enjoyed the fight, for sure, but the decision was TRBL.

by Blair Russell on Apr 25, 2010 3:10 AM EDT reply actions

Oh man, this show… this is something else. The “UFC Blue” show was the dickens (and I mean that in a good way), IMO, and yet everyone is ripping each other to shreds and apparently everyone’s lost their minds, or maybe it’s just sleep deprivation on the part of one or more of the hosts. But, I enjoyed it all as it was great entertainment.

by Blair Russell on Apr 25, 2010 3:29 AM EDT reply actions