WEC 50 Results Summary: Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz sucessfully defended his title against Joseph Benavidez in a 5 round split decision. Scott Jorgensen also defeated Brad Pickett, claiming the number one contender spot to Cruz's belt.

WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez
Date: Aug 18, 2010
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Venue: The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort
Broadcast: Versus

	Winner	Loser	Method	Round	Time
[detail]	Danny Castillo	Dustin Poirier	Decision, Unanimous	3rd	5:00
[detail]	Fredson Paixao	Bryan Caraway	Decision, Split	3rd	5:00
[detail]	Ricardo Lamas	Dave Jansen	Decision, Unanimous	3rd	5:00
[detail]	Javier Vazquez	Mackens Semerzier	Submission, RNC	2nd	1:35
[detail]	Maciej Jewtuszko	Anthony Njokuani	TKO, Ref Stoppage	1st	1:35
[detail]	Bart Palaszewski	Zachary Micklewright	TKO, Ref Stoppage	2nd	0:31
[detail]	Scott Jorgensen	Bradley Pickett	Decision, Unanimous	3rd	5:00
[detail]	Chad Mendes	Cub Swanson	Decision, Unanimous	3rd	5:00
[detail]	Anthony Pettis	Shane Roller	Submission, Triangle	3rd	4:51
[detail]	Dominick Cruz	Joseph Benavidez	Decision, Split	5th	5:00

Dustin Poirier Vs. Danny "Last Call" Castillo

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Dustin Poirier
Height	5′ 9″ (175.26 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	7-1-0
Team	Gladiators Training Academy

Name	Danny Castillo
Height	5′ 9″ (175.26 cm)
Weight	165 (74.84 kg)
Record	8-3-0
Team

 

 

 

 

 

Danny Castillo Wins by Decision (Unanimous Decision) After 3 Round(s)

Bryan "Kid Lightning" Caraway Vs. Fredson Paixao

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Bryan Caraway
Height	5′ 8″ (172.72 cm)
Weight	15 (6.8 kg)
Record	14-5-0
Team	Victory Athletics

Name	Fredson Paixao
Height	5′ 6″ (167.64 cm)
Weight	145 (65.77 kg)
Record	10-3-0
Team	Gracie Barra

 

 

Fredson Paixao Wins by Decision (Split Decision) After 3 Round(s)

Dave "The Fugitive" Jansen Vs. Ricardo "The Bully" Lamas

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Dave Jansen
Height	5′ 9″ (175.26 cm)
Weight	150 (68.04 kg)
Record	16-1-0
Team

Name	Ricardo Lamas
Height	5′ 8″ (172.72 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	8-2-0
Team	Top Notch

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Jansen Wins by Decision (Unanimous Decision) After 3 Round(s)

Mackens "Da Menace" Semerzier Vs. Javier "Showtime" Vazquez

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Mackens Semerzier
Height	5′ 9″ (175.26 cm)
Weight	145 (65.77 kg)
Record	5-2-0
Team	Linxx Academy of Martial Arts

Name	Javier Vazquez
Height	5′ 7″ (170.18 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	15-4-0
Team	Millennia Jiu Jitsu

 

 

 

 

 

Javier Vazquez Wins by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1:35 in the 2nd round

Maciej Jewtuszko Vs. Anthony Njokuani

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Maciej Jewtuszko
Height	6′ 0″ (182.88 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	3-0-0
Team

Name	Anthony Njokuani
Height	6′ 1″ (185.42 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	11-4-0
Team

 

 

 

 

 

Maciej Jewtuszko Wins by TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) 1:35 in the 1st round

Zachary Micklewright Vs. Bart "Bartimus" Palaszewski

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Zachary Micklewright
Height	6′ 0″ (182.88 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	10-2-0
Team	Miletich Fighting Systems

Name	Bart Palaszewski
Height	5′ 9″ (175.26 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	34-13-0
Team	Linxx Academy of Martial Arts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bart Palaszewski Wins by TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) 0:31 in the 2nd round

Bradley Pickett Vs. Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Bradley Pickett
Height	5′ 6″ (167.64 cm)
Weight	135 (61.23 kg)
Record	17-5-0
Team

Name	Scott Jorgensen
Height	5′ 5″ (165.1 cm)
Weight	135 (61.23 kg)
Record	10-2-0
Team

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Jorgensen Wins by Decision (Unanimous Decision) After 3 Round(s)

Chad "Money" Mendes Vs. Cub Swanson

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Chad Mendes
Height	5′ 5″ (165.1 cm)
Weight	145 (65.77 kg)
Record	8-0-0
Team

Name	Cub Swanson
Height	5′ 8″ (172.72 cm)
Weight	145 (65.77 kg)
Record	14-4-0
Team	Joe Moreira

 

 

 

 

 

Chad Mendes Wins by Decision (Unanimous Decision) After 3 Round(s)

Anthony "Showtime" Pettis Vs. Shane Roller

Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)

Name	Anthony Pettis
Height	5′ 10″ (177.8 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	12-1-0
Team	Roufusport

Name	Shane Roller
Height	5′ 10″ (177.8 cm)
Weight	155 (70.31 kg)
Record	7-3-0
Team

 

 

 

Anthony Pettis Wins by Submission (Triangle Choke) 4:51 in the 3rd round

Joseph Benavidez Vs. Dominick Cruz

Fight was scheduled for 5 rounds (5x5x5x5x5) - Fight was for the Bantamweight Title

Name	Joseph Benavidez
Height	5′ 4″ (162.56 cm)
Weight	135 (61.23 kg)
Record	9-2-0
Team

Name	Dominick Cruz
Height	5′ 8″ (172.72 cm)
Weight	135 (61.23 kg)
Record	15-1-0
Team

 

 

 

Dominick Cruz Wins by Decision (Split Decision) After 5 Round(s)

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