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WEC MMA event in 2009 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on December 19, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.[1] It marked the first time the WEC has held back-to-back events at The Pearl at The Palms. The event drew an estimated 330,000 viewers on Versus.[2]
| WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The poster for WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff | ||||
| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | December 19, 2009 | |||
| Venue | The Pearl at The Palms | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 1,741 | |||
| Total gate | $102,700 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Damacio Page was originally slated to face Takeya Mizugaki at this event, but was pulled from the card and replaced by Scott Jorgensen.[3]
Mackens Semerzier was once linked to a bout with Erik Koch at this event, but it was later confirmed that Koch would instead be facing Jameel Massouh.[4]
Debuting featherweights Brandon Visher and Tyler Toner were scheduled to face each other at this event, but Toner was removed from the event and replaced by fellow WEC newcomer Courtney Buck.[5] The Visher/Toner bout was rescheduled for WEC 48 the following April, where Toner won via TKO.
David Smith was supposed to make his WEC debut against John Hosman at this event, but was later pulled from the card due to injury and replaced by fellow WEC newcomer Chad George.[6]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Donald Cerrone | def | Ed Ratcliff | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:47 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Njokuani | def | Chris Horodecki | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Bantamweight | Joseph Benavidez | def | Rani Yahya | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Bantamweight | Scott Jorgensen | def | Takeya Mizugaki | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Bart Palaszewski | def | Anthony Pettis | Decision (split) (30–27, 28-29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Zach Micklewright | def | Muhsin Corbbrey | Decision (split) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Chad George | def | John Hosman | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brandon Visher | def | Courtney Buck | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:45 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | def | Kyle Dietz | Submission (Peruvian necktie) | 2 | 4:36 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Erik Koch | def | Jameel Massouh | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.[7]
Donald Cerrone vs. Ed Ratcliff
Anthony Njokuani
Brad PickettFighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses.[7]
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Scott JorgensenThe following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC and also do not include the WEC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.[8]
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