WEC 50 - Cruz vs. Benavidez

[DixieDestroyer]

Here's the fight card for tomorrow's WEC 50 in "Loss Wages"...live at 9PM ET on Versus.

Main card

* Bantamweight Championship bout: United States Dominick Cruz (c) vs. United States Joseph Benavidez
* Lightweight bout: Shane Roller vs. Anthony Pettis
* Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Chad Mendes
* Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett
* Lightweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs. Zach Micklewright

Preliminary Card

* Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Maciej Jewtuszko
* Featherweight bout: Javier Vazquez vs. Mackens Semerzier
* Lightweight bout: Ricardo Lamas vs. Dave Jansen
* Featherweight bout: Fredson Paixão vs. Bryan Caraway
* Lightweight bout: Danny Castillo vs. Dustin Poirier

WEC 50


***The ol' Dixie outlaw will be pullin' for Cruz (White mom) vs. (amerindian) Benavidez, Roller vs. (mulatto) Pettis, Pickett vs. (mestizo or "injun"?) Jorgensen, (Pole) Jewtuszko vs. (afrolete) Njokuani, Jansen, Caraway vs. (afrolete) Paixao & Poirier.



Edited by: DixieDestroyer

 

[Howard]

Nice card and it' free. Rooting for Roller. Used to see him at the gym doing clean and presses with his WEC shirt on. Strong little f**ker!

 

[Liverlips]

Would love to see Roller win and get a rematch with Ben Henderson. Roller was in control of the first fight and it was inexplicably stopped even though Roller was defending from a brief Henderson flurry. It will be a different story if they meet again.

I though Varner v. Cerrone was on the card?

 

[Howard]

I think Varner versus Cerrone is at the next WEC. That is if Varner's nuts have healed .Originally this card was to have Urijah Faber making his debut at 135 pounds(bantamweight).

 

[Liverlips]

Sweet KO 1 for the undefeated Maciej Jewtuszko over afflete Njokuani.

The Pole is one to watch at 155.

 

[Liverlips]

Shane Roller did not look the same and actually tapped out in a triangle in the closing seconds of the fight. Shane was competitive and showed very good standup. However he was unable to take down Pettis and that sealed his fate.

Oh well, hopefully the winner of Varner-Cerrone can land a rematch with Henderson (or Pettis if he beats Henderson).

 

[hawkeye]

Pettis is next in line for Henderson, and honestly I think Pettis will defeat Henderson.

 

[Howard]

Pettis will take the belt soon. In fact I would like to see him in the UFC........I heard that the KO of Njokuani by White Pole Jewtuszko was stopped to early. DWF's will always make excuses for their boys.

 

[Liverlips]

I see Henderson beating Pettis. But Pettis would be easier to beat by our best guys at 155 in the WEC (Varner, Cerrone and maybe now Jewtuszko).

 

[jared]

I thought it was a perfectly legit stoppage. Njokouani was only going to get hurt more. Herb Dean is almost always on point with his stoppages. But don't take my word for it. Watch the fight -and the sweet spinning elbow that set it up- for yourself. Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj7JA8LCsm8

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Main card

* Bantamweight Championship bout: Dominick Cruz (c) vs. Joseph Benavidez

Cruz defeated Benavidez via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) to retain the WEC Bantamweight Championship belt.

* Lightweight bout: Shane Roller vs. Anthony Pettis

Pettis defeated Roller via submission (triangle choke) at 4:51 of round 3.

* Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Chad Mendes

Mendes defeated Swanson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

* Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett

Jorgensen defeated Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

* Lightweight bout: Bart Palaszewski vs. Zach Micklewright

Palaszewski defeated Micklewright via TKO (strikes) at 0:31 of round 2.

[edit] Preliminary Card

* Lightweight bout: Anthony Njokuani vs. Maciej Jewtuszko

Jewtuszko defeated Njokuani via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of round 1.

* Featherweight bout: Javier Vazquez vs. Mackens Semerzier

Vazquez defeated Semerzier via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:35 of round 2.

* Lightweight bout: Ricardo Lamas vs. United States Dave Jansen

Lamas defeated Jansen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

* Featherweight bout: Fredson Paixão vs. Bryan Caraway

Paixão defeated Caraway via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

* Lightweight bout: Danny Castillo vs. Dustin Poirier

Castillo defeated Poirier via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).