WEC 45 - Cerrone vs. "9mm" Ratcliff

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the card for this Saturday's WEC 45 in "Loss Wages" (10PM ET on Versus). There'll be 4 caste matchups on this card.

Main Card

* Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Ed Ratcliff
* Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Chris Horodecki
* Bantamweight bout: Joseph Benavidez vs. Rani Yahya
* Bantamweight bout: Takeya Mizugaki vs. Scott Jorgensen

Undercard

* Lightweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs. Anthony Pettis
* Lightweight bout: Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Zach Micklewright
* Bantamweight bout: John Hosman vs. Chad George
* Bantamweight bout: Brandon Visher vs. Courtney Buck
* Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Kyle Dietz
* Featherweight bout: Jameel Massouh vs. Erik Koch

***I'll be pulling for Cerrone (vs. afflete Ratcliff), Horodecki (vs. afflete Njokuani), Palaszewski (vs. mulatto Pettis), Micklewright (vs. afflete Corbbrey), & Koch.

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Edited by: DixieDestroyer

 

[Deacon]

Donald Cerrone delivered a few low blows Ric Flair style but pulled off the submission victory.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the full results. It was a pretty good night for White fighters (sans Chris Horodecki).

Main Card

* Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Ed Ratcliff

Cerrone defeated Ratcliff via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:47 of Round 3.

* Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Chris Horodecki

Njokuani defeated Horodecki via TKO (strikes) at 3:33 of Round 1.

* Bantamweight bout: Joseph Benavidez vs. Rani Yahya

Benavidez defeated Yahya via TKO (strikes) at 1:35 of Round 1.

* Bantamweight bout: Takeya Mizugaki vs. Scott Jorgensen

Jorgensen defeated Mizugaki via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Undercard

* Lightweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs. Anthony Pettis

Palaszewski defeated Pettis via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28).

* Lightweight bout: Muhsin Corbbrey vs. Zach Micklewright

Micklewright defeated Corbbrey via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Bantamweight bout: John Hosman vs. Chad George

George defeated Hosman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Bantamweight bout: Brandon Visher vs. Courtney Buck

Visher defeated Buck via KO (punches) at 4:45 of Round 1. This bout, although preliminary, was aired on the live broadcast after Benavidez/Yahya.

* Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Kyle Dietz

Pickett defeated Dietz via submission (Peruvian necktie) at 4:36 of Round 2. This bout, although preliminary, was aired on the live broadcast after Njokuani/Horodecki.

* Featherweight bout: Jameel Massouh vs. Erik Koch

Koch defeated Massouh via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Bonus Awards

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.

* Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone vs. Ed Ratcliff

* Knockout of the Night: Anthony Njokuani

* Submission of the Night: Brad Pickett

Fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses.

* Second Fight of the Night: Takeya Mizugaki vs. Scott Jorgensen

 

[Thrashen]

Don Cerrone looked athletic and confident, and completely outclassed "9mm Penis."Â￾ Cowboy seems to lack a little KO power in his punches, but is quickly becoming one of the best overall fighters in WEC. Hopefully Jamie Varner beats Ben Henderson (who is a pretty good fighter), then faces Cerrone for all-white title fight.

Cerrone was somewhat robbed in his decision loss against Henderson a few months back, but it was close fight.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Thrashen, good points. Cerrone was indeed robbed against Ben "Dover" Henderson...as the Cowboy won 3 rounds.

Varner has good boxing/heavy hands & solid wrestling, so I like his chances against "afflete"/oriental Ben Henderson.

We need to get the strap back at Featherweight from Aldo as well. Faber has a good chance against (White) Brazilian Rafael Assuncao on January 10th. I think Faber will give Aldo a good fight. Assuncao has outstanding BJJ, is very quick & game...so he'd have a solid chance against Aldo as well.







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