WEC 30

WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton
Information
Promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
Date	September 5, 2007
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran

WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). The event took place on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on the Versus Network.

The event featured a lightweight title match between champion "Razor" Rob McCullough and Richard Crunkilton. Additionally, Chase Beebe defended his bantamweight title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Rani Yahya, who replaced Manny Tapia on the card after Tapia suffered a knee injury. WEC 30 was to feature the WEC debut of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver in his move to the featherweight division. However, Pulver had to withdraw from the fight due to a knee injury.

Results

Preliminary card

• Bantamweight bout: Ian McCall vs. Coty Wheeler

McCall defeated Wheeler via TKO (strikes) at 4:43 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout: Blas Avena vs Joe Benoit

Avena defeated Benoit via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:29 of round 1. Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.

• Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Kenneth Alexander

Cerrone defeated Alexander via submission (triangle neck crank) at 0:56 of round 1. This was later overturned after Cerrone tested positive for a banned substance.

• Middleweight bout: Bryan Baker vs. Jesse Forbes

Baker defeated Forbes via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round 1. Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.

• Lightweight bout: Scott McAfee vs. Marcus Hicks

Hicks defeated McAfee via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:13 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout: Marcelo Brito vs. John Alessio

Alessio defeated Brito via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Main card

• Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Jeff Bedard

Torres defeated Bedard via submission (triangle choke) at 2:30 of round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Jeremiah Billington

Stann defeated Billington via TKO (strikes) at 3:07 of round 1.

• Bantamweight championship bout: Chase Beebe (c) vs. Rani Yahya

Beebe defeated Yahya via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–45) to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship.

• Lightweight championship bout: Rob McCullough (c) vs. Richard Crunkilton

McCullough defeated Crunkilton via TKO (strikes) at 1:29 of round 1 to retain the WEC Lightweight Championship.

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.

• Rob McCullough: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Richard Crunkilton: $10,000
• Chase Beebe: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Rani Yahya: $6,000
• Brian Stann: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Jeremiah Billington $2,000
• Miguel Torres: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Bedard $4,000
• John Alessio: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Marcelo Brito: $3,000
• Marcus Hicks: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Scott McAfee: $2,000
• Bryan Baker: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Forbes: $4,000
• Donald Cerrone: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Kenneth Alexander: $3,000
• Blas Avena: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Joe Benoit: $2,000
• Ian McCall: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Coty Wheeler: $2,000

See also

• List of WEC Events

External links

• Official WEC website