WEC 45 Live Play by Play

WEC Live Play by Play
Welcome to our live coverage of WEC 45 Cerrone vs Ratcliff at the Palms in Las Vegas. By Mike Sawyer



Jameel Massouh vs Erik Koch



Round 1

Erik has him clinched along the cage. They are fighting for position. Koch slips throwing a kick and now Jameel is on top. Quickly back up. More fighting for position and Koch gets the takedown. Not much going on. Round ends. 10-10



Round 2



This one starts as the previous with a long clinch. Koch throws a kick and they clinch again. Wow. Do something, even if its wrong. Jameel is trying for the takedown. Doesn't get it. Koch with a nice slam and is in side control dropping elbows. Round ends. 10-9 Koch.



Round 3



They better turn it up. Jameel pulls guard. Koch firing punches. Back up. Koch dropping short elbows and works back to side control. Now he has his back and is working for a rear naked choke. Jameel defending well. Fight ends. 10-9 Koch



I have it for Koch. Lets see how the judges score it. Koch 30-27 on all three score cards.



Brad Pickett vs Kyle Dietz

Kyle just misses a high kick. Brad now on top. A few body shots, but Kyle is throwing some nice elbows from the bottom. Brad standing over him catches an up kick to the teeth. Back in his guard. Both are working at a faster pace. They stay on the ground the rest of the round, but both working hard. Round ends



Round 2



Nice hard body shot by Brad connects and they exchange. Brad gets takedown and is working the body and dropping the short elbows. Nice scramble. Brad back on top dropping body shots. They scramble again only this time Brad traps him in the good old peruvian necktie! Kyle tapped out. WINNER: Brad Pickett





Courtney Buck vs Brandon Visher



Tremendous action to start things off. Both trading and landing at will. Brandon gets the takedown after a huge slam. Gets side control. Back up and boy are these guys firing shots. Brandon lands a hard right and follows with a knee. Buck now lands a shot as they hit the ground with Visher on top and now in full mount. Buck scrambles and now Visher has his back and is pounding away. Its over. Crowd on its feet. What a great round. WINNER: Brandon Visher by KO at 4:45 of the first...



Chad George vs John Hosman



George with the early takedown. Postures up and slams him back down. Landing some nice shots to Hosman's grill. Dean stands them up. Back down with Chad on top. Another standup by Herb. Back down with George on top and the round ends. 10-9 George



Round 2

Hosman lands a body kick, but George back on top. Hosman attempts sweep, but can't pull it off. Herb stands them up as Clay Guida is yelling at Hosman (Clay in his corner). Another takedown by George. Back up. Back down. George on top. Clay very animated in the corner. This is Chad's round. 10-9 George



Round 3



Well, here we go again as Chad with another takedown. Guida wants Hosman to do a lot of things. John is not listening. Don't know how he can't hear him. Dean stands them up. Both pawing at each other. George lands a left. Hosman better go for broke. He doesn't and loses that round too and the fight. I have it 30-27 for George. The Judges have it the same. WINNER: Chad George



Muhsin Corbbrey vs Zack Micklewright



Kim Winslow is the ref. Clinch, knees and some dirty boxing to get things started. Zack gets the takedown. Armbar attempt by Muhsin. Doesn't get it and is now getting hit, but gets top position. Back up and both landing. Round ends. 10-9 Zack



Round 2

Zack attempts a jumping nothing and gets it. Clinch. Zack lands a few shots. Muhsin smiling at him. Zack slips and Muhsin ends up on top. Now side control. We have a "new ref" scream from the front row that gets a laugh. Kim stands them up. Smart. Round ends. 10-9 Zack



Round 3



Zack with a nice combo. Clinch. Nice knee to the body and follows it up with 5-6 punches to the face. Zack in control and getting the better of it. Good knees to the body. Good exchange. 10-9 Zack. Judges have it 30-27 for the WINNER: Zack Micklewright



Bart Palaszewski vs Anthony Pettis



Anthony showing no respect as his hands are down by his knees. They clinch. Bart looking for takedown, Anthony looking a kimora. Scramble. Bart lands a kick that appears to start at Anthony's ass and comes out his mouth. Wow. Bart pressing the action and now he holds his hands low and talks shit. Round ends. 10-9 Bart.



Round 2



Anthony lands hard leg kick. Bart shoots in and takes him down. Corner yelling for short elbows. Back up. They clinch. Nice combo by Anthony. Bart goes for takedown, but Anthony rolls for a heelhook. Round ends.



Round 3



Bart drops him with a shot and is now on top. They are back up. They trade. Bart stalking and gets caught and dropped. They clinch. Anthony throws a roundhouse kick that misses by a mile. Fight is over. This is gonna be close and could go either way. 29-28 for either guy would satisfy me. Judges have it 30-27 for Pettis, 30-27 for Bart (What?) and 29-28 for your winner Bart Palaszewski



Takeya Mizugaki vs Scott Jorgensen



Takeya is dropped with the first punch and goes down, but gets back up and they clinch. Both landing knees and looking for a legtrip. Scott gets a brief takedown. Back up. Scott flores him again and follows him down. Takeya is surviving and showing heart. They clinch. Round ends. Good round. You could score it 10-8, but i will go 10-9 Jorgensen.



Round 2



Takedown by Jorgensen. Scramble and back up. Clinch and some dirty boxing by both guys. Takeya finding his range, but is taken down again. Back up. They clinch and break off swinging. Scott with another takedown. Round ends. 10-9 Jorgensen



Round 3



They exchange and then clinch. They break away. Both swinging. Both guys with a ton of heart. Just when you think Takeya finds his range he gets taken down. Back up and now Takeya on top. He is a warrior. Side control. Round ends. 10-9 Takeya. Fun fight. I've got Scott winning 29-28 and wouldn't be surprised if it ended 29-27. Judges have it 29-28 for Scott Jorgensen



Joe Benavidez vs Rani Yahya



Wild exchange. Feeling each other out. Huge shot by Joe puts Rani down and out. Fight is over and the crowd is hot at ref Kim Winslow and not in a good way. WINNER: Joe Benavidez by TKO. Some guy from the balcony just screamed "cook me some breakfast bitch" and even the camera guy turned around to look at him. We have a new hated female in Las Vegas named Kim.



Anthony Njokuani vs Chris Horodecki



Anthony has the reach on him and is much longer. Chris going for a takedown. Doesn't get it. Anthony punts his head off with an incredible kick. Crowd popped like Hogan just arrived. Drops down and finishes him off. Wow. VERY impressive performance by Anthony, who trains at One Kick's Gym here in Vegas..



Donald Cerrone vs Ed Ratcliff



Crowd is ready for this one. Cerrone charges across the ring and grapple along the fence. Ratcliff with a stiff shot that lands. Goes to the body. Ratcliff looks sharp thus far. Cerrone coming back. He is walking in with his head straight up though. Low blow by Cerrone. Ed has brought his family to the show as the first two rows are going wild. Cerrone now yelling at them after he landed a low blow. Herb takes point away. Cerrone gets the takedown. Round over. This crowd is going crazy.



Round 2



Sweet leg kick dropped Cerrone briefly. Cerrone goes high with a kick. Nice body shot by Cerrone. Cerrone stalking. Oh dear God he got him in the balls again. Cerrone yelling back at ringside again. I can feel the love. Ed is hurting. ANOTHER point taken away from Cerrone. This is a wild round. SAVED BY THE BELL! Crowd is going nuts (pardon the pun)



Round 3



All sorts of action. Cerrone got mount, but grabbed the cage and Herb stands them up. Back down and has hhis back. Back up after wild scramble. Cerrone has his back. REAR NAKED CHOKE. Ed Tapped out. Crowd is loving this. Good fight!



Ed showed a ton of heart. Very good show....