WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
Date | August 5, 2007 | |||
Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting. The event took place on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on the Versus Network.
The main event featured the WEC Welterweight title fight between champion, Carlos Condit, and challenger, Brock Larson. The show also featured the U.S. debut of PRIDE veteran Paulo Filho as he fought Joe Doerksen for the vacant WEC Middleweight title.
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Welterweight | Carlos Condit (c) | def | Brock Larson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:21 | [lower-alpha 1] |
Middleweight | Paulo Filho | def | Joe Doerksen | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 4:07 | [lower-alpha 2] |
Featherweight | Jeff Curran | def | Stephen Ledbetter | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Jamie Varner | def | Sherron Leggett | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 4:08 | |
Preliminary card | |||||||
Middleweight | Hiromitsu Miura | def | Fernando Gonzalez | TKO (strikes) | 2 | 3:35 | |
Bantamweight | Antonio Banuelos | def | Justin Robbins | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Middleweight | Eric Schambari | def | Logan Clark | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Steve Cantwell | def | Justin McElfresh | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 0:47 | |
Welterweight | Blas Avena | def | Tiki Ghosn | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:01 | [lower-alpha 3] |
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC. [1]
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