After 25 minutes of a very disputed fight, Dominick Cruz won Joseph Benavidez in a split decision by the judges and successfully defended the World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight belt. The duel was the main attraction of the WEC-50, an event that took place on Wednesday night (18), in Las Vegas, in the United States. The only Brazilian on the card, Frédson Paixão defeated Bryan caraway in the judges' decision and achieved his second consecutive victory in the organization.
Dominick Cruz knock Benavidez
In the main duel of the night, valid for the bantamweight belt, the current champion Dominick Cruz and the challenger Joseph Benavidez They fought a real battle for 25 minutes. In the first three rounds, the fight remained in striking, with Cruz using his wingspan to strike, while Benavidez tried to exploit his speed to hit his opponent. In the fourth round, Dominick controlled the duel well on the ground, but was hit with a knee that opened a deep cut on his nose. In the fifth and decisive round, the fight again became very competitive with striking, with Cruz taking the fight to the ground in the final seconds to try to secure precious points on the judges' paperwork. At end, Dominick Cruz He defended his belt in a split decision from the judges. (47-48, 48-47, 49-46)
Frédson wins on the preliminary card
The only Brazilian at the event, Frédson Paixão left the Octagon with yet another victory. Before Bryan caraway, the Tupiniquim black belt used his kick combinations and his dangerous jiu-jitsu well to win the split decision from the judges.
Pettis submits Roller and asks for a chance at the belt
With an eye on the chance to compete for the lightweight belt, Anthony Pettis did his homework against the tough Shane Roller. In a very busy fight, Pettis had already won the first two rounds and ended the duel in the third round. With a fair triangle, Anthony managed the submission in the final seconds and fired: “I'm ready for the champion, where is he?” asked the athlete, looking for Ben henderson, current category champion.
Chad Mendes wins Cub swanson in the decision
In the least busy fight of the night, Chad Mendes used his wrestling to defeat Cub swanson. With a smaller size, Mendes took advantage of the kicks fired in any way by his opponent to put the fight down and work with punches from the guard. At the end of three rounds, victory for Chad Mendes in the unanimous decision of the judges
In a busy fight, Jorgensen beats Pickett
The English Brad pickett and the American Scott Jorgensen put on an electrifying fight for the audience at the Resort Casino. Right at the beginning of the duel, Pickett managed a knockdown and fired a series of punches, but Jorgensen showed good recovery and balanced the fight in the first round. In the second round, after attempting a takedown, the Englishman fell to the bottom and was punished with punches from his guard. In the last round, the American was once again at a disadvantage in his striking and tried to take the fight to the ground, managing the fight and winning in the judges' decision.
Pole knocks out in the opening of the main card
In the first fight of the main card, the Polish Bart Palaszewski proved his knockout power. After a balanced first round against Zach Micklewright, Palaszewski came out with everything at the beginning of the second round and with a great sequence of punches applied by Bart, Micklewright went to the ground, and the knockout was declared.
Main Card
Dominick Cruz derrotou Joseph Benavidez in the judges' split decision;
Anthony Pettis submitted Shane Roller with a triangle choke in R3;
Chad Mendes derrotou Cub swanson in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Scott Jorgensen defeated Brad pickett in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Bart Palaszewski defeated Zach Micklewright by knockout in R2;
Preliminary Card
Javier Vazquez finished Mackens Semerzier with a rear naked choke in R2;
Maciej Jewtuszko defeated Anthony Njokuani via TKO in R1;
Ricardo Lamas defeated Dave Jansen in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Fredson Paixão derrotou Bryan caraway in the divided decision of the judges;
Danny Castillo defeated Dustin poirier in the unanimous decision of the judges;
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