WEC

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz

Completed Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Dominick Cruz beat Brian Bowles by knockout in the main event.
  • Joseph Benavidez beat Miguel Torres by submission in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the eleven results came early: three knockouts and five submissions.

Main card

BB

Brian Bowles vs Dominick Cruz

Knockout R2 5:00
DC ✓
Joseph Benavidez ✓

Joseph Benavidez vs Miguel Torres

Submission R2 2:57
MT
JP

Jens Pulver vs Javier Vazquez

Submission R1 3:41
JV ✓
LD ✓

LC Davis vs Deividas Taurosevicius

Majority decision R3 5:00
DT
BP ✓

Bart Palaszewski vs Karen Darabedyan

Submission R1 4:40
KD
SJ ✓

Scott Jorgensen vs Chad George

Submission R1 0:31
CG
EK

Erik Koch vs Chad Mendes

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
CM ✓
DC

Danny Castillo vs Anthony Pettis

Knockout R1 2:17
AP ✓
LG

Leonard Garcia vs George Roop

Split decision R3 5:00
GR
FP ✓

Fredson Paixao vs Courtney Buck

Submission R1 2:39
CB
RL ✓

Ricardo Lamas vs Bendy Casimir

Knockout R1 3:43
BC
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Results

Main and co-main events

Dominick Cruz beat Brian Bowles by knockout at 5:00 of round two in the main event of WEC 47 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus. In the co-main event, Joseph Benavidez beat Miguel Torres by submission at 2:57 of round two.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, five by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in ten fights. One of the two decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Scott Jorgensen, who stopped Chad George after 31 seconds, and six of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Dominick Cruz's knockout of Brian Bowles, 10 minutes and 0 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 5 minutes of cage time.