WEC 30
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WEC 30 | ||
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Details | ||
Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |
Date | September 5, 2007 | |
Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |
City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Event chronology | ||
WEC 29 | WEC 30 | WEC 31 |
WEC 30 was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). The event took place on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and aired live on the Versus Network.[1]
The event featured a lightweight title match between champion "Razor" Rob McCullough and Rich Crunkilton.[1] Additionally, Chase Beebe defended his bantamweight title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert Rani Yahya.[1] WEC 30 was to feature the WEC debut of former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Jens Pulver in his move to the featherweight division.[2] However, Pulver had to withdraw from the fight due to a knee injury.[3]
[edit] Fights
[edit] *Bantamweight bout: Ian McCall vs. Cory Wheeler
McCall defeats Wheeler via TKO (strikes) at 4:43 of round one.
[edit] *Welterweight bout: Blas Avena vs Joe Benoit
Avena defeats Benoit via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:29 of round one.
[edit] *Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Kenneth Alexander
Cerrone defeats Alexander via submission (triangle neck crank) at 0:56 of round one.
[edit] *Middleweight bout: Bryan Baker vs. Jesse Forbes
Baker defeats Forbes via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round one.
[edit] *Lightweight bout: Scott McAfee vs. Marcus Hicks
Hicks defeats McAfee via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:13 of round one.
[edit] *Welterweight bout: Marcelo Brito vs. John Alessio
Alessio defeats Brito via unanimous decision.
[edit] *Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs. Jeff Bedard
Torres defeats Bedard via submission (triangle choke) at 2:30 of round one.
[edit] *Light Heavyweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Jeremiah Billington
Stann defeats Billington via TKO (strikes) at 3:07 of round one.
[edit] *Bantamweight championship bout: Chase Beebe (champion) vs. Rani Yahya
Beebe defeats Yahya via unanimous decision to retain his title.
[edit] *Lightweight championship bout: Rob McCullough (champion) vs. Rich Crunkilton
McCullough defeats Crunkilton via TKO (strikes) at 1:29 of round one to retain his title.
Official Paydays
Rob McCullough: $24,000
Rich Crunkilton: $10,000
Chase Beebe: $10,000
Rani Yahya: $6,000
Miguel Torres: $20,000
Brian Stann: $10,000
Jeff Bedard: $4,000
Jeremiah Billington: $2,000
John Alessio: $22,000
Marcus Hicks: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $6,000
Bryan Baker: $6,000
Blas Avena: $6,000
Ian McCall: $4,000
Jesse Forbes: $4,000
Kenneth Alexander: $3,000
Marcelo Brito: $3,000
Scott McAfee: $2,000
Joe Benoit: $2,000
Coty Wheeler: $2,000
Total Fighter Payouts: $154,000
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bolduc, Justin (August 10, 2007). WEC 30 Takes Shape. Nokaut. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ Hunt, Loretta (July 17, 2007). PM Update - July 17. The Fight Network.
- ^ Advertising at Sherdog.com