WEC 30

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WEC 30
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]

Contents

[edit] Fights

[edit] *Bantamweight bout: Flag of the United StatesIan McCall vs. Flag of the United StatesCory Wheeler

McCall defeats Wheeler via TKO (strikes) at 4:43 of round one.

[edit] *Welterweight bout: Flag of the United StatesBlas Avena vs Flag of the United StatesJoe Benoit

Avena defeats Benoit via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:29 of round one.

[edit] *Lightweight bout: Flag of the United StatesDonald Cerrone vs. Flag of the United StatesKenneth Alexander

Cerrone defeats Alexander via submission (triangle neck crank) at 0:56 of round one.

[edit] *Middleweight bout: Flag of the United StatesBryan Baker vs. Flag of the United States Jesse Forbes

Baker defeats Forbes via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round one.

[edit] *Lightweight bout: Flag of the United StatesScott McAfee vs. Flag of the United StatesMarcus Hicks

Hicks defeats McAfee via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:13 of round one.

[edit] *Welterweight bout: Flag of BrazilMarcelo Brito vs. Flag of the United StatesJohn Alessio

Alessio defeats Brito via unanimous decision.

[edit] *Bantamweight bout: Flag of the United StatesMiguel Torres vs. Flag of the United StatesJeff Bedard

Torres defeats Bedard via submission (triangle choke) at 2:30 of round one.

[edit] *Light Heavyweight bout: Flag of the United StatesBrian Stann vs. Flag of the United StatesJeremiah Billington

Stann defeats Billington via TKO (strikes) at 3:07 of round one.

[edit] *Bantamweight championship bout: Flag of the United StatesChase Beebe (champion) vs. Flag of BrazilRani Yahya

Beebe defeats Yahya via unanimous decision to retain his title.

[edit] *Lightweight championship bout: Flag of the United StatesRob McCullough (champion) vs. Flag of the United StatesRich 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


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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Bolduc, Justin (August 10, 2007). WEC 30 Takes Shape. Nokaut. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
  2. ^ Hunt, Loretta (July 17, 2007). PM Update - July 17. The Fight Network.
  3. ^ Advertising at Sherdog.com