There were at least two surprises at WEC 47 last night as both Brian Bowles and Miguel Torres lost their fights at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Bowles failed to defend the bantamweight against Dominick Cruz, while Torres lost to Joseph Benavidez.
Televised Bouts:
Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles by second-round TKO
Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres by submission (guillotine)
Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver by submission (armbar)
LC Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius by majority decision
Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan by submission (armbar)
Preliminary Bouts:
Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George by submission (guillotine)
Chad Mendes def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision
Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo via first-round TKO
Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop declared a split draw
Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck via submission (rear-naked choke)
Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir by first-round TKO