WEC 42
WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
Date | August 9, 2009 | |||
Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
Attendance | 2,082[1] | |||
Total gate | $175,835[1] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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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]
Background
Kenji Osawa was originally scheduled to face Rani Yahya at this event, but was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by WEC newcomer John Hosman.[3]
The event drew an estimated 670,000 viewers on
Results
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Bantamweight | Brian Bowles | def | Miguel Torres (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:57 | [a] |
Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def | Joseph Benavidez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Danny Castillo | def | Ricardo Lamas | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:15 | |
Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | def | Jeff Curran | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | Leonard Garcia | def | Jameel Massouh | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Featherweight | Fredson Paixão | vs. | Cole Province | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
Catchweight (159 lb) | Shane Roller | def | Marcus Hicks | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Ed Ratcliff | def | Phil Cardella | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def | John Hosman | Submission (north-south choke) | 1 | 2:08 | |
Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def | Rafael Dias | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight | LC Davis | def | Javier Vazquez | Decision (split) (30-27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.[6]
- Fight of the Night: Joseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz
- Knockout of the Night: Brian Bowles
- Submission of the Night: Rani Yahya
Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the
- 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.[8]
See also
- World Extreme Cagefighting
- List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
- List of WEC events
- 2009 in WEC
External links
References
- ^ a b "WEC 42 officially draws 2,082 for $175K gate". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ^ "WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles". wec.tv. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
- ^ "Kenji Osawa out, WEC newcomer John Hosman in against Rani Yahya at WEC 42". MMAJunkie.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles | MMA Event".
- ^ "Province: 'Definitely Guilty' of Ingesting Banned Substance". sherdog.com. August 17, 2009.
- ^ Morgan, John (August 10, 2009). "WEC 42 bonuses: Cruz, Benavidez, Bowles and Yahya earn $10K "fight night" awards". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ^ "WEC 42: Torres-Bowles Fighter Salaries". mma.fanhouse.com. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ^ "WEC 42 salaries: Former champ Miguel Torres earns $26K to top $235K payroll". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved August 10, 2009.