WEC 42
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| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | August 9, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 2,082[1] | |||
| Total gate | $175,835[1] | |||
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WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada[2]
The event drew an estimated 670,000 viewers on Versus.[3]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Featherweight bout:
Javier Vazquez vs. 
L.C. Davis
- Davis defeated Vazquez via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout:
Diego Nunes vs. Rafael Dias
- Nunes defeated Dias via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Bantamweight bout: Rani Yahya vs. John Hosman
- Yahya defeated Hosman via submission (north-south choke) at 2:08 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Ed Ratcliff vs. Phil Cardella
- Ratcliff defeated Cardella via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Catchweight 159 lb bout: Marcus Hicks vs. Shane Roller
- Roller defeated Hicks via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout: Fredson Paixao vs. Cole Province
- Province defeated Paixao via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). Result changed to 'No Contest' after Province tested positive for banned substances in post-fight drug test.[4]
[edit] Main card
- Featherweight bout: Leonard Garcia vs. Jameel Massouh
- Garcia defeated Massouh via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
- Bantamweight bout: Jeff Curran vs.
Takeya Mizugaki
- Mizugaki defeated Curran via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
- Lightweight bout: Ricardo Lamas vs. Danny Castillo
- Castillo defeated Lamas via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round 2.
- Bantamweight bout: Joseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz
- Cruz defeated Benavidez via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Bantamweight Championship bout: Miguel Torres (c) vs. Brian Bowles
- Bowles defeated Torres via KO (punches) at 3:57 of round 1 to become the new WEC Bantamweight Champion
[edit] Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.[5]
- Fight of the Night: Joseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz
- Knockout of the Night: Brian Bowles
- Submission of the Night: Rani Yahya
[edit] 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.[6]
- Brian Bowles: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres: $26,000
- Dominick Cruz: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Joseph Benavidez: $12,500
- Danny Castillo: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Lamas: $4,000
- Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
- Leonard Garcia: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Jameel Massouh: $3,000
- Cole Province: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Fredson Paixao: $2,000
- Shane Roller: $21,200 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Hicks: $6,800 ^
- Ed Ratciff: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus) def. Phil Cardella: $3,000
- Rani Yahya: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. John Hosman: $3,000
- Diego Nunes: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Dias: $4,000
- LC Davis: $10,000 ($$5,000 win bonus) def. Javier Vasquez: $6,000
^ Roller was contracted to earn $10,000 in show money, while Hicks was scheduled to make $8,000. When Hicks was unable to make the contracted weight of 156 pounds at Saturday's weigh-ins, the two parties agreed to a catchweight bout of 159 pounds, and Roller was awarded 15 percent (or $1,200) of his opponent's show money.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "WEC 42 officially draws 2,082 for $175K gate". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16046/wec-42-officially-draws-2082-for-175k-gate.mma. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ^ "WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles". wec.tv. http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.fightCard&eid=2222. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
- ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-42-torres-vs-bowles
- ^ "Province: 'Definitely Guilty' of Ingesting Banned Substance". sherdog.com. August 17, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Province-Definitely-Guilty-of-Ingesting-Banned-Substance-19154.
- ^ "WEC 42 bonuses: Cruz, Benavidez, Bowles and Yahya earn $10K "fight night" awards". MMAJunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15789/wec-42-bonuses-cruz-benavidez-bowles-and-yahya-earn-10k-fight-night-awards.mma. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ^ "WEC 42: Torres-Bowles Fighter Salaries". http://mma.fanhouse.com. http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/08/10/wec-42-fighter-salaries/. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ^ "WEC 42 salaries: Former champ Miguel Torres earns $26K to top $235K payroll". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15797/wec-42-salaries-former-champ-miguel-torres-earns-25k-to-top-233k-payroll.mma. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
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