WEC 42
Encyclopedia
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
The event drew an estimated 670,000 viewers on Versus
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. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.
^ 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.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
event held by World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
on August 9, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
The event drew an estimated 670,000 viewers on Versus
Versus (TV channel)
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...
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Preliminary card
- Featherweight bout:
Javier VazquezJavier Vazquez (fighter)Javier Vazquez is an Cuban-American mixed martial artist currently fighting for The UFC's featherweight division. He was previously fighting for the WEC before the UFC merged the promotions in 2010. He is the son-in-law of Rorion Gracie....
vs.
L.C. DavisLC DavisLa Carvas Rashad Davis is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed in the IFL promotion, Affliction Entertainment and is currently signed with WEC.-Amateur wrestling:Davis attended Missouri Valley College while earning a...
- Davis defeated Vazquez via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout:
Diego NunesDiego Nunes (MMA)Diego Nunes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Nunes is a kickboxer, who also combines elements of jiu-jitsu in his fighting style. A plurality of his victories have been achieved by submission. As of February 2011,...
vs. Rafael Dias
- Featherweight bout:
- Nunes defeated Dias via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Bantamweight bout: Rani YahyaRani YahyaRani Ahmad Yahya is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Yahya won the 66 kg division of the prestigious ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in April 2007...
vs. John HosmanJohn HosmanJohn Hosman is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in WEC's bantamweight division. He lost his WEC debut against Rani Yahya at WEC 42...
- Bantamweight bout:
- Yahya defeated Hosman via submission (north-south choke) at 2:08 of round 1.
- Lightweight bout: Ed RatcliffEd RatcliffEdward Norris Ratcliff is an American mixed martial artist. He was recently cut by UFC in January.-World Extreme Cagefighting:Ratcliff debuted at WEC 27, defeating Johnny Sampaio via TKO in the second round....
vs. Phil CardellaPhil CardellaPhil Ryan Cardella is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a lightweight in the World Extreme Cagefighting organization...
- Lightweight bout:
- Ratcliff defeated Cardella via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Catchweight 159 lb bout: Marcus HicksMarcus HicksMarcus Dewayne Hicks is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights as a lightweight.-World Extreme Cagefighting:...
vs. Shane RollerShane RollerShane Derrick Roller is an American mixed martial artist, currently fighting as a lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
- Catchweight 159 lb bout:
- Roller defeated Hicks via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Featherweight bout: Fredson PaixaoFredson PaixaoFredson Paixão Melo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, formerly competing as a featherweight in the UFC. He is a member of the Gracie Barra Combat Team Academy.-Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:...
vs. Cole Province
- Featherweight bout:
- 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.
Main card
- Featherweight bout: Leonard GarciaLeonard GarciaLeonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
vs. Jameel MassouhJameel MassouhJameel Badih Massouh is an American mixed martial artist who is most known for competing in the featherweight division for World Extreme Cagefighting...
- Garcia defeated Massouh via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
- Bantamweight bout: Jeff CurranJeff CurranJeffrey M. Curran is an American mixed martial artist. He fights at a number of different weight classes for a large number of organizations, including: Ultimate Fighting Championship , Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting , International Fight League , and King of...
vs.
Takeya MizugakiTakeya MizugakiTakeya Mizugaki is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of October 2011, Mizugaki is ranked the #10 bantamweight in the world by Sherdog....
- Bantamweight bout:
- Mizugaki defeated Curran via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
- Lightweight bout: Ricardo LamasRicardo LamasRicardo Alejandro Lamas is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. He trains with Team Top Notch in Elmhurst, Illinois...
vs. Danny CastilloDanny CastilloDaniel "Danny" Alfonso Castillo is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Castillo has made a name for himself fighting in California. He currently fights at lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, and...
- Lightweight bout:
- Castillo defeated Lamas via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round 2.
- Bantamweight bout: Joseph BenavidezJoseph BenavidezJoseph Rolando Benavidez is an American mixed martial artist. After fighting in smaller shows while working as a screen printer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he joined up with Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male in 2007. He has since fought in Dream and most recently the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion...
vs. Dominick CruzDominick CruzDominick Cruz is an American mixed martial artist of Mexican descent, who competes as a bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the current UFC Bantamweight Champion...
- Bantamweight bout:
- Cruz defeated Benavidez via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Bantamweight Championship bout: Miguel TorresMiguel Torres (fighter)Miguel Angel Torres is an American mixed martial artist who fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. He is a former WEC Bantamweight champion. Prior to fighting with the WEC, Torres also held the bantamweight title for the US Shooto organization, as well as for the Ironheart Crown...
(c) vs. Brian Bowles
- Bantamweight Championship bout:
- Bowles defeated Torres via KO (punches) at 3:57 of round 1 to become the new WEC Bantamweight Champion
Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.- 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 Nevada State Athletic CommissionNevada Athletic Commission
The Nevada Athletic Commission regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat within the state of Nevada, including licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial arts fighters, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers...
. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.
- 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.