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World Extreme Cagefighting mixed martial arts event event in 2010

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Field	Value
name	WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz
image	WEC-47-Bowles vs. Cruz.jpg
promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
date	March 6, 2010
venue	Nationwide Arena
city	Columbus, Ohio
attendance	8,345
gate	$401,000
previousevent	WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson
followingevent	WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber
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WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 6, 2010. It was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio

Background

The only WEC event held in Ohio, WEC 47 coincided with the Arnold Sports Festival, which annually draws up to 150,000 sports fans to Columbus, Ohio. Previously, the UFC held three cards – UFC 68, UFC 82 and UFC 96 – in Columbus during this festival.

Diego Nunes was originally slated to face Leonard Garcia at this event, but was forced from the card with an injury. Nunes was later replaced by George Roop.

Bryan Caraway was expected to face Fredson Paixao at this event, but was replaced by Courtney Buck after injuring his knee. The Paixao/Caraway bout was rescheduled for WEC 50 that August, where Paixao won via split decision.

Stephan Bonnar filled in for Frank Mir as color commentator, due to training commitments for Mir. Bonnar was named as the promotion's final permanent color commentator shortly afterwards.

This was the last WEC event to feature announcer Joe Martinez as the regular ring announcer, due to family reasons and to focus full-time on his work with Golden Boy Promotions. Martinez later made a one-off return at WEC 52, as his replacement Bruce Buffer was in Germany to announce UFC 122.

The event drew an estimated 373,000 viewers on Versus.

Results

|Bantamweight |Dominick Cruz |def |Brian Bowles (c) |TKO (hand injury) |2 |5:00 |For the WEC Bantamweight Championship. |Bantamweight |Joseph Benavidez |def |Miguel Torres |Submission (guillotine choke) |2 |2:57 | |Featherweight |Javier Vazquez |def |Jens Pulver |Submission (armbar) |1 |3:41 | |Featherweight |LC Davis |def |Deividas Taurosevičius |Decision (majority) (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Bart Palaszewski |def |Karen Darabedyan |Submission (armbar) |1 |4:40 | |Bantamweight |Scott Jorgensen |def |Chad George |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |0:31 |This bout was aired on the live broadcast. |Featherweight |Chad Mendes |def |Erik Koch |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Lightweight |Anthony Pettis |def |Danny Castillo |KO (head kick and punches) |1 |2:17 |This bout was aired on the live broadcast. |Featherweight |Leonard Garcia |vs |George Roop |Draw (split) (29–27, 27–29, 28–28) |3 |5:00 |Roop was docked one point in round 3 for a shot to the groin of Garcia. |Featherweight |Fredson Paixão |def |Courtney Buck |Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |2:49 | |Featherweight |Ricardo Lamas |def |Bendy Casimir |KO (knee) |1 |3:43 |

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.

Fight of the Night: USA Leonard Garcia vs. USA George Roop
Knockout of the Night: USA Anthony Pettis
Submission of the Night: USA Joseph Benavidez

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Ohio 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.

Dominick Cruz: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Brian Bowles: $12,000
Joseph Benavidez: $29,000 ($14,500 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres: $26,000
Javier Vazquez: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Jens Pulver: $14,000
LC Davis: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Deividas Taurosevičius: $9,000
Bart Palaszewski: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Karen Darabedyan: $4,000
Scott Jorgensen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Chad George: $3,000
Chad Mendes: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Erik Koch: $3,000
Anthony Pettis: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Danny Castillo: $9,500
Leonard Garcia: $14,000 vs. George Roop: $3,000 ^
Fredson Paixao: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Courtney Buck: $3,000
Ricardo Lamas: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Bendy Casimir $3,000

^ Both fighters earned show money; bout declared split draw.

References

(March 7, 2010). "WEC 47 attendance fifth-highest in WEC history, Columbus return likely in 2011". mmajunkie.com.
(March 16, 2010). "WEC 47 draws $401,000 live gate". mmajunkie.com.
"WEC: Bowles vs. Cruz". wec.tv.
(December 14, 2009). "It's Official! WEC 47 set for Columbus, Ohio on March 6th". watchkalibrun.com.
(February 18, 2010). "Injury forces Diego Nunes to withdraw from WEC 47 on March 6 in Columbus". mmamania.com.
(February 20, 2010). "George Roop tapped as late replacement, faces Leonard Garcia at WEC 47". mmajunkie.com.
(February 11, 2010). "Courtney Buck replaces injured Brian Caraway, WEC 47 fight card now complete". mmajunkie.com.
(4 March 2010). "Frank Mir out, Stephan Bonnar in for WEC 47 color commentary".
(May 18, 2010). "Announcer Joe Martinez Leaves WEC". mmafighting.com.
"WEC 47: Bowles vs Cruz | MMA Event".
(2010-03-07). "WEC 47 bonuses: Garcia, Roop, Pettis and Benavidez each earn $10K awards". mmajunkie.com.
"WEC 47 Salaries: Joseph Benavidez Leads With $29,000". mmafighting.com.

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