WEC 40 Quick Results
(Fred Sanford, bitch. Photo courtesy of the WEC 40 weigh-ins gallery on Combat Lifestyle.)
From tonight's "Torres vs. Mizugaki" show at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, Illinois:
Rafael Dias def. Mike Budnick via unanimous decision
Akitoshi Tamura def. Manny Tapia via unanimous decision
Rani Yahya def. Eddie Wineland via submission (rear-naked choke), 1:07 of round 1
Wagnney Fabiano def. Fredson Paixao via unanimous decision
Dominick Cruz def. Ivan Lopez via unanimous decision [fight halted in third round after Lopez took an illegal knee and couldn't continue; match went to the scorecards, with the incomplete third round included]
Anthony Njokuani def. Bart Palaszewski via TKO, 0:27 of round 2
Rafael Assuncao def. Jameel Massouh via unanimous decision
Benson Henderson def. Shane Roller via TKO, 1:41 of round 1
Joseph Benavidez def. Jeff Curran via unanimous decision
Miguel Torres def. Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision (49-46 x 2, 48-47). Mizugaki is crying in his corner.
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Fred Sanford Says:
You ready Elizabeth? Mizugaki's comin!
Richard Tucker Says:
The Benavidez/Curran fight was sick. Torres is about to send a Chinaman back to Japan.
Jonny5 Says:
This puts Benavidez in the 135lb top ten IMO.
Richard Tucker Says:
"Touch gloves and go back to your gloves. Uh, corners."
BC Fighter Says:
This Mizugaki is no joke so far.
Cap'n Says:
Sooooo... Where can I find one of those Fred Sanford shirts?
Miguel Torres's Dad Says:
Whup that ass, son!
Jonny5 Says:
I hope they show the Wagnney Fabianno fight. I mean come on the guy is probably ranked in the top 3 in his weight class. I think he should get the winner of Faber Brown next for the belt.
Jonny5 Says:
Anyone else thinks Rafael Asuncao should be considered a top ten 145 pounder after tonight?
BC Fighter Says:
Damn, what a dogfight!
@ Jonny5: Assuncao is already in CP's featherweight top-ten.
Knuckles Says:
So how bad does Mir want to have Torres' love child? This fight's a lot closer than he makes it sound.
Jonny5 Says:
Rani Yahya shold also b in the bantamweight top ten after tonight. Wow WEC is really doing a good job in the lighter weight classes. Thats awesome!
The Za Says:
@ Knuckles
For real, man. That was a verbal blowjob if I've ever heard one.
BJ "i'mma kill you" Penn Says:
Mir is the worst commentator in the world. almost as bad as kimbo. get off of torres nuts Mir.
Jubbie Says:
It was close but Mizugaki gassed and the gap widened considerably. It's amazing how Torres just gets more pissed when he takes some shots. It was the same in the Maeda fight. Great fight, it's sweet we'll get to see more of both in the future.
Knuckles Says:
Torres definatly won, but to listen to Mir, he walked right through the match. Looking at his face he took almost as much as he gave. Great fight.
Harry Russo Says:
may lesnar pound mirs head into little pieces due to his wretched biased whore commentary
MarciiS Says:
No, not at all. His opponent tonight had SLOPPY game. Up and down. He left his chin wide open after every shot he threw and his ground game was deplorable. If he went up against the likes of Garcia or Aldo, he would get decimated.
CWR Says:
Mir was all about some bias tonight...
nippletwist Says:
that torres fight was fucking epic
heelflip Says:
...yeah probably those guys are featherweights after all...
heelflip Says:
That was to MarciiS Says' comments about Aldo or Garcia decimating Mizugaki if they fought
Thoughts Says:
solid fights again
TigrMchine Says:
Biased? So what? He's the color commentator, not the play by play analyst. And Torres is a fighter worth being in awe of anyway.
KimboSlicesofPie Says:
Hey don't make fun of my commentating.. I pity the fool..
wait.. wrong guy
I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT STREET CERTIFIED MEANS YOU PUNK ASS.
sqoooooooze Says:
can frank mir nut hug torres any more than he did tonight? i love torres as much as anyone, but man frank mir pops wood everytime he does commentary on his fights
Chri534 Says:
I'm in the middle of watching the Torres fight, because I missed it earlier, and I'm a little confused. So now as long as you're the favorite and start to bleed a little bit near the eyes they pause to check the cut?
Not saying it mattered much, but Mizugaki was gaining some momentum. But the cut looked pretty small and wasn't bleeding much, so why the pause?
Do you think they would have given the break if it was on Mizugaki's face?
Chri534 Says:
Oh and now Torres says he couldn't see and told the ref. Wow, good in-game strategy for future fighters: If you get cut on the brow, immediately tell the ref you can't see and he'll give you some time to regroup.
FratDaddy Says:
This fight was far closer than 2 judge's cards. I would agree that Torres gets the 48-47 decision (1st definitely for Mizugaki, 3rd perhaps) but the love from the commentators was a littile whack. This was a closer fight, and Mizugaki was throwing the more powerful shots, but Torres was pushing the action. I think Torres gets the 3-2.
Anonymous Says:
Mir is not a bad commentator, but he did nuthug torres too much tonight..
The last two fights were epic, cant wait to see more of benavidez
Anonymous Says:
overall i actually like the WECs commentators more than the UFCs
Chri534 Says:
Torres won for sure...I just didn't like the pause in action to check the cut. I just can't help but thinking of Mazzagatti Effect. It's like Butterfly Effect pertaining to fights.
Chri534 Says:
You're retarded. I remember a time when people were bitching and moaning about Rogan and I actually thought he was doing a decent job. At this point, I don't think anyone can refute that Joe Rogan is the best color commentator for mma who has never fought in the UFC.
Is there anyone you think would be better?
nippletwist Says:
big ups to mizugaki he's got an unbelievable chin (torres does too apparently) and he was just throwing down balls out the whole night, but torres did win signifigantly.
nippletwist Says:
and ya mir does do a bit of nuthugging, for torres and faber
CAPS LOCK HAL Says:
JUNIE BROWNING WOULD HAVE FINISHED TORRES.
Girgio The Flamer Says:
37th!
Wandering Wade Says:
Mir is a good commentator, but his nuthuggery was a bit much. Be thankful that Tito "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring." Ortiz wasn't commentating. That Torres-Mizugaki fight was epic though. It seems that Torres kryptonite is Japanese Strikers.
Darwin Says:
1) Mir nuthugs good fighters
2) Mir is a great color commentator
3) Torres won that fight, if you can't see that you have no business commenting on fights till you learn a thing or two.
4) Mizugaki was one dangerous dude
5) he didn't try to give himself time to rest up after the cut, during the fight he also lost his mouth piece and kept battling without it till their was a lull in the action and the ref put it back in.
Anonymous Says:
When torres first got cut, it was bleeding a lot.. they stopped it to wipe it off so they could see the cut... and it was a bad cut.. it was pointing down into the eye so if he had taken more shots it could have tore down into the eye.. thats why they are so particular about cuts in those areas.. they just filled it with vaseline to restrict the bleeding.. besides do you think the break helped Torres or Mizugaki more? did Torres really need a breather? i dont think so.. that dude drives a hybrid (he has unreal conditioning) but props to mizugaki.. that dude can throw some shots
badcat Says:
LETS GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DO MIZUGAKI WON 2 ROUNDS ALMOST 3 TORRES BETTER MOVE UP, THIS WAS HIS BEST FIGHT TO DATE. RE-MATCH IS DUE.
Gorgzilla Says:
If Torres wasn't fighting, but in the commentary box with Mir, we would have heard the slurpy, gagging sound of a deep throat blowjob instead of the verbal homo-erotic declaration of love from Frank.