WEC 27
| WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | May 12, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh was the third mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management. The event was held on May 12, 2007.
UFC lightweight fighter and future WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner was expected to make his promotional debut on this card against Richard Crunkilton, but the fight was removed from the card after Varner suffered training injuries.[1]
Results
[edit]| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Doug Marshall (c) | def | Justin McElfresh | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:16 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Jason Miller | def | Hiromitsu Miura | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ariel Gandulla | def | Gary Padilla | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Sherron Leggett | def | Charlie Kohler | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 2:25 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Marcus Hicks | def | Sergio Gomez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:20 | |
| Welterweight | Tom Speer | def | Sidney Silva | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:33 | |
| Featherweight | Manny Tapia | def | Brandon Foxworth | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 3:17 | |
| Welterweight | Ed Ratcliff | def | Johnny Sampaio | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Middleweight | Eric Schambari | def | Art Santore | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.
Reported Payout
[edit]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.
- Doug Marshall: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Justin McElfresh: $3,000
- Jason Miller: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Hiromitsu Miura: $3,000
- Ariel Gandulla: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Gary Padilla: $3,000
- Sherron Leggett: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Kohler: $5,000
- Marcus Hicks: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Sergio Gomez: $4,000
- Tommy Speer: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Sidney Silva: $4,000
- Manny Tapia: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Foxworth: $4,000
- Ed Ratcliff: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Johnny Sampaio: $2,000
- Eric Schambari: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Art Santore: $6,000
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Varner Pulls Out Of WEC 27". MMA On Tap. May 1, 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-02.