Tonight’s WEC 50 “Cruz vs Benavidez” takes place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, live on Versus.
MAIN CARD
- Dominick Cruz defeats Joseph Benavidez via split decision. (47-48, 48-47, 49-46)
- Anthony Pettis defeats Shane Roller via submission (triangle choke) at 4:51 of R3.
- Chad Mendes defeats Cub Swanson via unanimous decision. (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Scott Jorgensen defeats Brad Pickett via unanimous decision. (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Bart Palaszewski defeats Zach Micklewright via TKO (punches) at 0:31 of R2.
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Maciej Jewtuszko defeats Anthony Njokuani via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of R1.
- Javier Vazquez defeats Mackens Semerzier via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:35 of R2.
- Ricardo Lamas defeats Dave Jansen via unanimous decision. (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Fredson Paixao defeats Bryan Caraway via split decision. (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Danny Castillo defeats Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision. (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
The card, as a whole, was good tonight. Shane roller looked like George Burns out their. Jorgensen needs another win before challenging the belt, imo. The bart fight was called a litlle early, but micklewright wasn't going to have recovered and would have went out a lot harder than he really needed to.
Good fights for this one. I'm starting to like WEC more and more.
The WEC is Great. You seldom see a shitty fight. The little guys are non-stop. I understand why most people are interested in watching the bigger fighters but when it comes to crisp, technical matches, the WEC is it. The Jorgensen/Pickett fight was kick ass. Pettis looked really good as well. Great show!