Reminder:WEC 47 This Saturday

[Valetudo]

This is a free card on VS. I know DirectTV doesn't currently have VS, but this is another strong offering from WEC. I am never disappointed after any of their events.

MAIN CARD

* Champ Brian Bowles vs. Dominick Cruz (for Bantamweight title)
* Joseph Benavidez vs. Miguel Torres
* Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez
* L.C. Davis vs. Deividas Taurosevicius
* Karen Darabedyan vs. Bart Palaszewski

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Chad George vs. Scott Jorgensen
* Erik Koch vs. Chad Mendes
* Danny Castillo vs. Anthony Pettis
* Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop
* Bendy Casimir vs. Ricardo Lamas
* Courtney Buck vs. Fredson Paixao

[Valetudo]

Here are the results:

OFFICAL RESULTS

* Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles via TKO (doctor's stoppage) - Round 2, 5:00
* Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 2, 2:57
* Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver via submission (armbar) - Round 1, 3:41
* L.C. Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius via majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)
* Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (armbar) - Round 1, 4:40

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 0:31
* Chad Mendes def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
* Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo via knockout (head kick) - Round 1, 2:17
* Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop declared split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)
* Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 2:39
* Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir via knockout (knee) - Round 1, 3:43

Bonuses were given in the usual amount of $10K each as reported by MMAJunkie.com:

Leonard Garcia, George Roop, Anthony Pettis and Joseph Benavidez each earned "Fight Night" bonuses for their performances at Saturday's event.

Garcia and Roop each cashed in as the evening's "Fight of the Night" for their preliminary-card brawl, Pettis was awarded the "Knockout of the Night" award, and Benavidez earned the "Submission of the Night" bonus for his second-round submission of Miguel Torres.

Garcia and Roop met in the evening's third preliminary card matchup, and the 15-minute affair was action-packed throughout. Both fighters landed powerful strikes in the primarily stand-up affair, though late replacement Roop appeared on his way to victory. However, a third-round point deduction issued to Roop for a low blow left the fight a split draw with wild scores of 29-27, 27-29 and 28-28.

While Ricardo Lamas made an early play for "Knockout of the Night" in the evening's very first contest with an expertly timed knee, Pettis left little doubt that he would be cashing an extra check with his stunning finish. After fighting from his back early in the contest and fighting through an illegal blow seconds later, Pettis unleashed a left high kick that appeared to leave opponent Danny Castillo out before he hit the ground. Pettis followed up with lightning quick punches, but the damage had been done.

The "Submission of the Night" award was also a hotly contested award, as Scott Jorgensen's stunning submission of Chad George was one of the most brutal chokes in recent memory. But the award went to Benavidez, whose guillotine choke finish was as impressive as it was shocking. Considered an underdog, Benavidez dominated the entirety of the matchup with former champion Miguel Torres before slicing him open with an elbow and then sinking in the finishing maneuver. The impressive win likely earned Benavidez a title shot along with the $10,000 WEC 47 bonus.

[JDawg]

What the hell happened to Torres?

[Valetudo]

I don't think anything happened to him. The level of competition in the Bantamweight division has never been that deep in the US until just within the past year or so. Maybe he was starting to think he couldn't be beat. I have noticed that guys who train in their own school go through this pretty often. He would probably benefit from bringing in someone as a coach for himself. He was winning in the fight with Bowles. He landed a big shot and thought he had Brian more hurt than he was and he got caught coming in for the kill. He did not look like his normal self last night, but that is normal for these guys who dominate a division for an extended period of time and then get put back in check by getting KO'd. I think the cut had as much to do with it as the actual submission did. Benavidez had the guillotine, which I think is the garbage submission of MMA, locked in perfectly. His arms were in perfect position, and he was able to trap Torres' left arm with his right leg making it pretty much impossible for an escape. Like I was saying before though, that was a deep cut and the fight would probably have been stopped any way. They had 2 cut men and the Doc trying to stop the bleeding after the fight.

[Valetudo]

Miguel Torres posted a pic and an update on the cut. It took 20 stitches to close it up.



Yes, the white part is his skull.

[Truck]

Wow. What an awesome scar and story for guys like us. But scar tissue on forehead, skull, eyebrows,etc. Any where the tissue is scarce on hard bone is bad fir a full time fighter. Like cauliflower ear. Makes it easier to reopen.

But shiat.

[JDawg]

I just puked a little.

[The Big 'O']

Th picture of the stiches is even funnier. Looks like a Dr Frankenstein sew job.
Anyways, they had their worst ratings, and their next one will even be worse then that.
A) It's on PPV
B) Supposibly Strikeforce will be running free on CBS countering it
C) It's on PPV for 44.95 US
D) It's on PPV for like 59.99 CDN
E) It's the same fights you'll see 3 WEC's after as they have such a small roster

Don't get me wrong I enjoy WEC

[Valetudo]

Strikeforce is free on CBS on the 17th and the WEC ppv is on the 24th, but there isn't a fight on that card that will be as good as Aldo vs Faber. That is going to be the "Fight of the Year" for 2010. Having said that, even I won't be paying $50 for it. If it were $20, absolutely. I have heard that the UFC may be countering SF's next CBS show that is supposed to feature Fedor Emelienenko, but nothing has been confirmed yet. The ratings were likely down because of the name power. Hardcore fans know Brian Bowles and Dominick Cruz, but casual fans don't and that really wasn't a strong main event even for people who do know them. Add that to the fact DirectTV still doesn't carry VS and the result is pretty obvious. I am never disappointed in a WEC card. I am very hopeful for Strikeforce to be successful because we all know that real competition makes things better for everyone from the fighters to the fans. Those stitches do look pretty bad. Glad you posted, keep it up. We need a little more life around here.

[The Big 'O']

Yeah, I read a rumor somewhere that they were going to move the card 1 week to counter WEC once UFC announced a counter the CBS. It's a chess match.
If they infact move it 1 week, then it'll suck for WEC. Their fighters deserve a bigger pay day, but no way will it bring in PPV money. No advertising aside from hardore people knowing it, and so many UFC events around it for people to spend money on. WEC ends up on the losing stick of it.
I guess things will change for them after this, because no way I'm paying $65 plus tax CDN for an HD feed of this.

[Bodhisattva]

That stitch job is CRAZY! I could've made the stitches smaller than that! I mean I suppose a fighter does NOT care if he looks like Frankenstein, but BIG stitches make for a BIG scar, and that looks like shit.