WEC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz defeatrd challenger, Joseph Benavidez in a five round battle holding on to his title tonight at WEC 50 in Las Vegas.
WEC lightweight contender, Anthony Pettis put himself in the number one contenders slot in the division submitting Shane Roller in the dying seconds of the third round with a triangle choke.
Undefeated WEC featherweight, Chad Mendes picked up the biggest win of his career defeating Cub Swanson in a one-sided decision.
The official results:
Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46)
Anthony Pettis def. Shane Roller via submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 4:51
Chad Mendes def. Cub Swanson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Scott Jorgensen def. Brad Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bart Palaszewski def. Zach Micklewright via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:31
Maciej Jewtuszko def. Anthony Njokuani via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:35
Javier Vazquez def. Mackens Semerzier via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:35
Ricardo Lamas def. Dave Jansen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Fredson Paixao def. Bryan Caraway via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Danny Castillo def. Dustin Poirier via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
