| WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles | ||||
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 The poster for WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | August 9, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 2,082 [1] | |||
| Total gate | $175,835 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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 [2]
Kenji Osawa was originally scheduled to face Rani Yahya at this event, but was pulled from the bout due to injury and replaced by WEC newcomer John Hosman. [3]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Brian Bowles | def | Miguel Torres (c) | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:57 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Dominick Cruz | def | Joseph Benavidez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Danny Castillo | def | Ricardo Lamas | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:15 | |
| Bantamweight | Takeya Mizugaki | def | Jeff Curran | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Leonard Garcia | def | Jameel Massouh | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Fredson Paixão | vs. | Cole Province | No Contest (overturned) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Catchweight (159 lb) | Shane Roller | def | Marcus Hicks | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ed Ratcliff | def | Phil Cardella | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rani Yahya | def | John Hosman | Submission (north-south choke) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Featherweight | Diego Nunes | def | Rafael Dias | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | LC Davis | def | Javier Vazquez | Decision (split) (30-27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses. [6]
Joseph Benavidez vs. Dominick Cruz Brian Bowles
Rani YahyaThe 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. [7]
^ 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. [8]
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