WEC 40 Fight Night Bonuses

by Chris Nelson on Apr 6, 2009 2:03 AM EDT in News Comment 14 comments

Miguel Torres and Takeya Mizugaki made the WEC brass' decision purely academic when it came to picking WEC 40's Fight of the Night, as the pair put on a thrilling, back-and-forth five round title affair which many fans and journalists are considering an early contender for Fight of the Year.

MMA Weekly reports:

In a bout that saw both men pushed to their limits, the WEC awarded Miguel Torres and Takeya Mizugaki $10,000 each for Fight of the Night in the main event of WEC 40 at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago. In the end, Torres won a unanimous nod from judges, defending his bantamweight belt for the third time.

WEC newcomer Anthony Njokuabi put himself squarely on the map of lightweights to look out for, stopping Bart Palaszewski with a furious punching assault, and picking up the Knockout of the Night bonus.

Submission ace Rani Yahya's quick choke-out of Eddie Wineland brought him the Submission of the Night.

WEC officials also confirmed the evening's attendance at 5,287, though gate figures were not immediately available.

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Apparently you don’t have to actually knock out your opponent to get KO of the night. I guess they should have told Henderson…

by George Lucas on Apr 6, 2009 2:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i just came back from vacation..

i missed a whole lot of MMA.. :(

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by Anton Tabuena on Apr 6, 2009 2:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Rani Yahya’s quick choke-out of Eddie Wineland

If only there had been time during the broadcast to see it…I usually hate looking the proverbial gift horse in the mouth, but I can only see Crank 2 commercials a few times before I want run over Jason Statham with my car.

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by themachiavellian on Apr 6, 2009 3:39 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Yeah...

it went slightly over a minute. In that case I think they should cram it in and say “here’s a quick look at the submission of the night”

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 6, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really do wish they would do this.

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 6, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nothing like being told how great something was ...

… then not being able to see it.

C’mon, WEC, make the vault available. We know you know how. You have the tape just sitting their, collecting dust, not driving any revenue. How hard is it to put it online ala the UFC vault? Any interest at all would be better than the money you’re making off it now, which is zero.

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by The Kittitas Kid on Apr 6, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I will play my game beneath the spin light.
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by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 6, 2009 4:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I couldn’t pass up doing a graph before I went to bed.

I will play my game beneath the spin light.
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by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 6, 2009 4:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great fight!!!

I saw it yesterday after WrestleMania25 (It was here in my hometown so…) :P

*Off Topic for a quick second, Frank Shamrock was with Micky Rourke at WM lol! For a second there I thought he was gonna jump in the ring too. Also, Undertaker had a triangle on Shawn Michaels. Ok enough of that…

Anyway I read the live blog after watching it and I think people were giving Mizugaki too much credit. Mizugaki didn’t win any rounds on my card. There were about 2 draws and the rest for Torres. Not once was he in trouble. Dude is a frickin machine! His conditioning is freakish and his work in the clinch is so damn varied and effective it was just awesome to look at. All kinds of combos from all angles. Safe to say he has a HUGE toolbox. lol! It’s just always a treat when Torres fights. Major props to Mizugaki for laying it on out there. Is it me or do the Japanese fighters fight better in the States? Maybe its just the atmosphere of the Japanese fights that makes them seem more boring, who knows.

My Top P4P
1. Anderson Silva
2. GSP
3. Miguel Torres
4. Fedor

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 6, 2009 9:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree. It was a great fight. Early candidate for fight of the year. I really thought Torres was going to get caught a few times through that fight. The Curran-Benavidez fight before it was awesome as well. This was a very entertaining card.

I still have Fedor as #1 P4P though. I dont care if he is a heavyweight

by GroundNPound561 on Apr 6, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

Fenix’s list is the same as mine but with the #4 put at #1

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 6, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heres the way I look at it. If These guys were all heavyweights I believe they would take Fedor out. Anderson Silva might be able to do it at his current weight :P!

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 6, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not really an argument...

I mean…we COULD argue over it. But P4P is entirely based around subjective opinions. I see what you’re saying. I think divisional dominance is most important and Fedor has OWNED that division for a long ass time. Regardless…personal opinion.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 6, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

thats the way I look at it. Divisional dominance and quality of the division. Both very subjective measurements. P4P lists are even more subjective than top 10’s within weightclasses.

by GroundNPound561 on Apr 7, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs