Mixed Martial B0nes

That might leave a little mark…  Miguel Torres isn’t looking like himself these days and may never again!  I guess it’s kind of a “red badge of courage” thing for fighters to get nasty cuts.  Guys with pretty faces just don’t make it in the pro ranks.  I guess that’s why I never got to the big show…  Anyway, WEC 47 delivered it’s usual high quality fights from the little guys.  I think Torres will bounce back but he needs to get a grip on whatever is making him lose.  I think the rest of the competition has figured him out.  Jens needs to go ahead and retire from fighting already.  He is an AWESOME coach and I think his stable of fighters will dominate for years to come.  His stint on the Ultimate Fighter proved as much.  Still, if Little Evil gets it together and puts some more wins on his record at WEC, it wouldn’t be unwelcome.  Go Jens GO!  Here are your results:

No Wanna SeeYa, Not Even For Free Card

* Featherweight bout:  Chad Mendes vs.  Erik Koch
Mendes fooled the judges and beat up Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Featherweight bout:  Leonard Garcia vs.  George Roop
Garcia and Roop flailed around but couldn’t get a win. The judges made it a draw by scoring it 29-27 (Garcia) 29-27 (Roop) and 28-28. A   point was taken away from Roop for a clean shot to the gonads of Garcia.  OUCH!

* Featherweight bout:  Fredson Paixao vs.  Courtney Buck
Paixao choked the fight out of Buck via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:39 of round 1.

* Lightweight bout:  Ricardo Lamas vs. France Bendy Casimir
Lamas layed the smack down on Casimir via KO (knee) at 3:43 of round 1.

Main Free As In Natty ICE Beer Card

* Bantamweight Championship bout:  Brian Bowles vs.  Dominick Cruz
Cruz rained the pain on Bowles via TKO (injury) at 5:00 of round 2 to become the new WEC Bantamweight Champion.

* Bantamweight bout:  Miguel Torres vs.  Joseph Benavidez
Benavidez choked the fight out of Torres via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:57 of round 2.

* Featherweight bout:  Jens Pulver vs.  Javier Vazquez
Vazquez choked the fight out of Pulver via submission (armbar) at 3:41 of round 1.

* Featherweight bout:  Deividas Taurosevičius vs.  LC Davis
Davis fooled the judges and beat up Taurosevičius via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29).

* Lightweight bout:  Bart Palaszewski vs. Armenia Karen Darabedyan
Palaszewski choked the fight out of Darabedyan via submission (armbar) at 4:40 of round 1.

* Bantamweight bout:  Scott Jorgensen vs.  Chad George
Jorgensen choked the fight out of George via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:31 of round 1.

* Lightweight bout:  Danny Castillo vs.  Anthony Pettis
Pettis layed the smack down on Castillo via KO (strikes) at 2:17 of round 1.

* Bantamweight Championship bout:  Miguel Torres vs.  Brian Bowles
Bowles defeated Torres via KO (punches) at 3:57 of round 1 to become the new WEC Bantamweight Champion

* Bantamweight bout:  Joseph Benavidez vs.  Dominick Cruz
Cruz defeated Benavidez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

* Lightweight bout:  Ricardo Lamas vs.  Danny Castillo
Castillo defeated Lamas via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round 2.

* Bantamweight bout:  Jeff Curran vs.  Takeya Mizugaki
Mizugaki defeated Curran via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

* Featherweight bout:  Leonard Garcia vs.  Jameel Massouh
Garcia defeated Massouh via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Undercard

* 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.

* Catchweight 159lb bout:  Marcus Hicks vs.  Shane Roller
Roller defeated Hicks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

* Lightweight bout:  Ed Ratcliff vs.  Phil Cardella
Ratcliff defeated Cardella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

* Bantamweight bout:  Rani Yahya vs.  John Hosman
Yahya defeated Hosman via submission (north-south choke) at 2:08 of round 1.

* Featherweight bout:  Diego Nunes vs.  Rafael Dias
Nunes defeated Dias via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Featherweight bout:  Javier Vazquez vs.  L.C. Davis
Davis defeated Vazquez via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).

Main Card Bouts

* Bantamweight Championship bout:  Miguel Torres vs.  Takeya Mizugaki
Torres defeated Mizugaki via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) to retain the WEC Bantamweight title.

* Bantamweight bout:  Jeff Curran vs.  Joseph Benavidez
Benavidez defeated Curran via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

* Lightweight bout:  Shane Roller vs.  Ben Henderson
Henderson defeated Roller via TKO (punches) at 1:41 of round 1.

* Featherweight bout:  Rafael Assuncao vs.  Jameel Massouh
Assuncao defeated Massouh via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Undercard Bouts

* Lightweight bout: Poland Bart Palaszewski vs. Nigeria Anthony Njokuani
Njokuani defeated Palaszewski via TKO (punches) at 0:27 of round 2.

* Bantamweight bout:  Dominick Cruz vs.  Ivan Lopez
Cruz defeated Lopez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

* Featherweight bout:  Wagnney Fabiano vs.  Fredson Paixao
Fabiano defeated Paixao via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

* Bantamweight bout:  Rani Yahya vs.  Eddie Wineland
Yahya defeated Wineland via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:07 of round 1.

* Bantamweight bout:  Manny Tapia vs.  Akitoshi Tamura
Tamura defeated Tapia via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

* Featherweight bout:  Rafael Dias vs.  Mike Budnik
Dias defeated Budnik via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)