WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez [Results]

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WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez
August 18th, 2010
The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas, Nevada
Versus (9:00PM EST)

135lbs. Dominic Cruz (C) vs. Joe Benavidez
135lbs. Brad Pickett vs. Scott Jorgensen
155lbs. Anthony Pettis vs. Shane Roller
135lbs. Cub Swanson vs. Chad Mendes

155lbs. Zach Micklewright vs. Bart Palaszewski
155lbs. Javier Vasquez vs. Mackens Semerzier
155lbs. Anthony Njokuani vs. Maciej Jewtuszko
155lbs. Ricardo Lamas vs. Dave Jansen
135lbs. Bryan Caraway vs. Fredson Paixao
155lbs. Danny Castillo vs. Dustin Poirier

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This is a strong card, don't forget to watch tomorrow.

[Mamba]

Holy crap this card just kind of snuck up w/out any notice.

Thanks for the heads up, speeds.

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Main card:
Dominick Cruz (134) vs. Joseph Benavidez (134)
Shane Roller (156) vs. Anthony Pettis (155)
Cub Swanson (146) vs. Chad Mendes (145)
Scott Jorgensen (135) vs. Brad Pickett (136)
Bart Palaszewski (156) vs. Zack Micklewright (156)

Preliminary card:
Anthony Njokuani (154) vs. Maciej Jewtuszko (155)
Javier Vazquez (145) vs. Mackens Semerzier (146)
Ricardo Lamas (155) vs. Dave Jansen (156)
Fredson Paixao (145) vs. Bryan Caraway (145)
Danny Castillo (156) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)

[Mamba]

Scott Jorgensen is by far one of my favorite fighters out there.

To top it off, he's really chill to talk to and really down to earth.

[Jayps15]

Gotta love the action in the WEC, good fights all night.

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Yeah, as always the WEC delivers big time. Great show.

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Results:

MAIN CARD

* Champ Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) (retains bantamweight title)
* Anthony Pettis def. Shane Roller via submission (triangle choke) - Round 3, 4:51
* Chad Mendes def. Cub Swanson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
* Scott Jorgensen def. Brad Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
* Bart Palaszewski def. Zach Micklewright via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 0:31

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Maciej Jewtuszko def. Anthony Njokuani via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 1:35
* Javier Vazquez def. Mackens Semerzier via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2, 1:35
* Ricardo Lamas def. Dave Jansen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
* Fredson Paixao def. Bryan Caraway via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
* Danny Castillo def. Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

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Maciej Jewtuszko (knockout), Anthony Pettis (submission), Scott Jorgensen (fight) and Brad Pickett (fight) each earned $10,000 "Fight Night" bonuses for their performances at Wednesday's WEC 50 event.

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Dominick Cruz: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus)
def. Joseph Benavidez: $17,500

Anthony Pettis: $22,000 ($6,000 win bonus + $10,000 submission of the night bonus)
def. Shane Roller: $16,000

Chad Mendes: $11,000 ($5,500 win bonus)
def. Cub Swanson: $11,000

Scott Jorgensen: $35,000 ($12,500 win bonus + $10,000 fight of the night bonus)
def. Brad Pickett: $15,000 ($10,000 fight of the night bonus)

Bart Palaszewski: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Zach Micklewright: $3,000

Javier Vazquez $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Mackens Semerzier: $4,000

Maciej Jewtuszko: $16,000 ($3,000 win bonus + $10,000 knockout of the night bonus)
def. Anthony Njokuani: $7,000

Ricardo Lamas: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus)
def. Dave Jansen: $4,000

Fredson Paixao: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus)
def. Bryan Caraway: $4,000

Danny Castillo: $19,000 ($9,500 win bonus)
def. Dustin Poirier: $3,000

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Jorgensen/Pickett is a candidate for fight of the year, for sure.

Garcia/Jung was great but also saw Garcia swinging at air for most of the fight. Jorgensen/Pickett was the more technical equivalent.

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I saw a post on the UG saying 4/5 main card fights (not the Mendez one) could've been FOTN on any UFC card. Have to agree, great action.

Mendez was disappointing. He dug his head into Swanson's chest and laid on him most of the fight.

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Also, I need to see Jewtuszko's knockout of Njokuani.

[truebluefan]

Undefeated WEC featherweight prospect Chad Mendes (8-0 MMA, 3-0 WEC) has no problem going to his bread and butter.

Sure, the 25-year-old Team Alpha Male product is constantly adding skills to his arsenal, but a lifetime of wrestling competition has given him a go-to weapon that has proven capable of delivering victories in all eight of his professional contests.

And so it was at Wednesday night's WEC 50 event, where Mendes used a controlling grappling game to claim victory over Cub Swanson. But for those critics who say Mendes needs to open up his attack, "Money" says be patient. It will all come in time.

Read more: http://mmajunkie.com/news/20345/chad...ontent=Twitter

[Mamba]

The little guys are so much more exciting to watch fight than the big dudes. The big dudes is where you'll get the awesome KO's, but these little guys usually have an endless gas tank and some awesome action.

I love the WEC.

War JORGENSEN!

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[ktrulez]

sounded like a good event.. cant believe i missed.
guess i gotta catch up on the interwebs.