Torres pocketed $26,000 for his efforts, while Dominick Cruz claimed $18,000 for his main event win over former title-holder Brian Bowles, who earned $12,000.

The total disclosed payroll for WEC 47 was $236,500.

The complete WEC 47 salaries included:

• 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 Taurosevicius ($9,000)
• Bart Palaszewski ($12,000 – $6,000 win bonus) def. Karen Darabedyan ($4,000)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• 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) – split draw, no win bonus
• 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)

In addition to the salaries listed above, which are simply those disclosed by the promotion to the athletic commission and not representative of a fighter’s total earnings, Garcia, Roop, Pettis, and Benavidez each took home $10,000 “fight night” bonuses for their performances at WEC 47.

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The bout capped off “WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz,” which took place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and aired live on Versus.

Bowles struggled to mount any offense after breaking his right hand in his first punch of the fight, and after being bloodied by the elusive Cruz, who used effective footwork to dodge Bowles’ attempts while tagging him with counters, was forced to call it quits after the second frame.

Cruz improves to 15-1 with his sixth-straight victory, while Bowles will have to wait for his hand to heal before looking to rebound from his first career loss, which dropped him to 8-1.

In the WEC 47 co-headliner, bantamweight contender Joseph Benavidez dominated former title-holder Miguel Torres, eventually gashing him open midway through the second round before securing a guillotine that forced Torres to tap, sealing the upset.

Also on the main card, veteran Jens Pulver likely fought for the final time in his hall of fame career after suffering a first-round submission to Javier Vazquez, while LC Davis and Bart Palaszewski also picked up wins.

The WEC 47 preliminary card featured several highlight reel stoppages, including Scott Jorgensen’s31-second guillotine of Chad George and Anthony Pettis’ head kick KO of Danny Castillo in the opening round. Fredson Paixao and Ricardo Lamas also scored first-round wins on the prelims, while Chad Mendes earned a unanimous decision in his WEC debut.

Featherweights Leonard Garcia and George Roop fought to a split draw on the undercard after Roop lost a point in the final round for a low blow.

The complete WEC 47 results were:

MAIN CARD

• Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles (c) via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 5:00
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:57
• Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:41
• LC Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius via majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:40

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George via (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:31
• Chad Mendes def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo via KO (head kick) – Round 1, 2:17
• Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop – split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)
• Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 2:39
• Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir via KO (knee) – Round 1, 3:43

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Pictured: Dominick Cruz

WEC 47, which airs live on Versus from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, is headlined by bantamweight champion Brian Bowles vs. challenger Dominick Cruz, and also includes former champ Miguel Torres vs. Joseph Benavidez and Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez.

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WEC 47 LIVE RESULTS
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MAIN CARD (Versus)

• Dominick Cruz def. Brian Bowles (c) via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 5:00
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Joseph Benavidez def. Miguel Torres via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:57
• Javier Vazquez def. Jens Pulver via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:41
• LC Davis def. Deividas Taurosevicius via majority decision (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bart Palaszewski def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:40

PRELIMINARY CARD (unaired)

• Scott Jorgensen def. Chad George via (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:31
• Chad Mendes def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Anthony Pettis def. Danny Castillo via KO (head kick) – Round 1, 2:17
• Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop – split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)
• Fredson Paixao def. Courtney Buck via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 2:39
• Ricardo Lamas def. Bendy Casimir via KO (knee) – Round 1, 3:43

Pictured: Brian Bowles and Dominick Cruz

WEC 47 is headlined by bantamweight champion Brian Bowles vs. challenger Dominick Cruz and also features Miguel Torres vs. Joseph Benavidez and Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez on its five-fight Versus-televised main card, which kicks off at 10pm ET.

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The complete WEC 47 fight card features:

MAIN CARD (Versus)

• Brian Bowles (c) vs. Dominick Cruz
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Miguel Torres vs. Joseph Benavidez
• Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez
• Deividas Taurosevicius vs. LC Davis
• Bart Palaszewski vs. Karen Darabedyan

PRELIMINARY CARD (unaired)

• Chad George vs. Scott Jorgensen
• Erik Koch vs. Chad Mendes
• Danny Castillo vs. Anthony Pettis
• Leonard Garcia vs. George Roop
• Courtney Buck vs. Fredson Paixao
• Bendy Casimir vs. Ricardo Lamas

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WEC 47 takes place on March 6 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and airs live on Versus. Bantamweight champion Brian Bowles defends the 135-pound title against Dominick Cruz in the WEC 47 main event, while the five-fight main card also includes Joseph Benavidez vs. Miguel Torres and Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez.

The complete WEC 47 fight card includes:

MAIN CARD

• Brian Bowles (c) vs. Dominick Cruz
  WEC Bantamweight Championship
• Miguel Torres vs. Joseph Benavidez
• Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez
• Deividas Taurosevicius vs. L.C. Davis
• Bart Palaszewski vs. Karen Darabedyan

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Scott Jorgensen vs. Chad George
• Chad Mendes vs. Erik Koch
• Danny Castillo vs. Anthony Pettis
• Leonard Garcia vs. Diego Nunes
• Fredson Paixao vs. Courtney Buck
• Ricardo Lamas vs. Bendy Casimir

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Davis (15-2) bounced back from a March loss in Sengoku to Michihiro Omigawa with back-to-back WEC wins over Javier Vazquez in August and Diego Nunes in November, while Taurosevicius (12-3) rebounded from a May 2008 loss to Ryan Schultz with a split decision over Vazquez in his WEC debut in October before beating previously unbeaten Mackens Semerzier earlier this month.

Casimir (19-5-2), a French native who had been expected to debut in January, has won three-straight and 15 of his last 16 dating back to 2007, while Lamas (7-1) improved to 2-1 in the WEC with a November victory over James Krause.

WEC 47, which airs live on Versus from the Nationwide Arena, is headlined by bantamweight champion Brian Bowles vs. Dominick Cruz and also features Miguel Torres vs. Joseph Benavidez and Jens Pulver vs. Javier Vazquez.

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Pictured: LC Davis

The official fighter salaries for WEC 46 were:

• Ben Henderson ($22,000 – includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Jamie Varner ($18,000)
• Urijah Faber ($52,000 – $26,000 win bonus) def. Raphael Assuncao ($13,000)
• Kamal Shalorus ($10,000 – $5,000 win bonus) def. Dave Jansen ($4,000)
• Mike Brown ($38,000 – $19,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Morrison ($4,000)
• Deividas Taurosevicius ($14,000 – $7,000 win bonus) def. Mackens Semerzier ($4,000)
• Charlie Valencia ($18,000 – $9,000 win bonus) def. Akitoshi Tamura ($8,000)
• Wagnney Fabiano ($30,000 – $15,000 win bonus) def. Clint Godfrey ($3,000)
• Mark Hominick ($10,000 – $5,000 win bonus) def. Bryan Caraway ($4,000)
• Eddie Wineland ($8,000 – $4,000 win bonus) def. George Roop ($3,000)
• Will Campuzano ($6,000 – $3,000 win bonus) def. Coty Wheeler ($3,000)

In addition to the salaries listed above, which are simply those disclosed by the promotion to the athletic commission and not representative of a fighter’s total earnings, Campuzano, Wheeler, and Faber each took home $10,000 “fight night” bonuses for their WEC 46 performances.

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Pictured: Urijah Faber

Varner, the WEC’s lightweight champion who returned to action for the first time in nearly a year, dictated the pace of the fight early, but the interim title-holder Henderson rebounded in the third, quickly grabbing a guillotine choke midway through the frame that forced Varner to tap almost immediately.

Henderson improves to 11-1 with his ninth-straight win, and a rematch with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is likely next following his fourth-consecutive victory in the WEC, while Varner falls to 16-3, snapping a five-fight win streak.

In the co-main event, Faber and Assuncao went back-and-fouth over the opening two rounds before the former featherweight champ Faber got the upper hand in the third and forced Assuncao to tap to a rear naked choke.

The victory moves Faber to 23-3 and a showdown with featherweight champion Jose Aldo looms, while Assuncao falls to 14-2 after having his six-fight win streak halted.

Kamal Shalorus, former featherweight champ Mike Brown, and Deividas Taurosevicius were also victorious on the WEC 46 main card.

The complete results for WEC 46 were:

• Ben Henderson (c) def. Jamie Varner (c) via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 2:41
  WEC Lightweight Championship Unification
• Urijah Faber def. Raphael Assuncao via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 3, 3:49
• Kamal Shalorus def. Dave Jansen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Mike Brown def. Anthony Morrison via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 1:54
• Deividas Taurosevicius def. Mackens Semerzier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Charlie Valencia def. Akitoshi Tamura via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Wagnney Fabiano def. Clint Godfrey via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Mark Hominick def. Bryan Caraway via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:48
• Eddie Wineland def. George Roop via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Will Campuzano def. Coty Wheeler via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

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Pictured: Ben Henderson

Lightweight champion Jamie Varner (155), who returns to action for the first time in nearly a year, and interim title-holder Ben Henderson (154.5) hit their marks for their headlining unification matchup, as did featherweights Raphael Assuncao (146) and Urijah Faber (145.5), who square off in the WEC 46 co-main event.

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The official weigh-in results for WEC 46 were:

WEC 46 Weigh-in Results

MAIN CARD

• Jamie Varner (c) (155) vs. Ben Henderson (c) (154.5)
  WEC Lightweight Championship Unification
• Raphael Assuncao (146) vs. Urijah Faber (145.5)
• Dave Jansen (156) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155)
• Mike Brown (146) vs. Anthony Morrison (146)
• Mackens Semerzier (144.5) vs. Deividas Taurosevicius (146)

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Akitoshi Tamura (135) vs. Charlie Valencia (134)
• Wagnney Fabiano (136) vs. Clint Godfrey (135.5)
• Bryan Caraway (146) vs. Mark Hominick (146)
• George Roop (135.5) vs. Eddie Wineland (135.5)
• Will Campuzano (136) vs. Coty Wheeler (136)

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WEC 46 is headlined by lightweight champion Jamie Varner vs. interim title-holder Ben Henderson, and the main card also includes Raphael Assuncao vs. Urijah Faber, Dave Jansen vs. Kamal Shalorus, Mike Brown vs. Anthony Morrison, and Mackens Semerzier vs. Deividas Taurosevicius.

The finalized WEC 46 fight card features:

MAIN CARD

• Jamie Varner (c) vs. Ben Henderson (c)
  WEC Lightweight Championship Unification
• Raphael Assuncao vs. Urijah Faber
• Dave Jansen vs. Kamal Shalorus
• Mike Brown vs. Anthony Morrison
• Mackens Semerzier vs. Deividas Taurosevicius

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Akitoshi Tamura vs. Charlie Valencia
• Bryan Caraway vs. Mark Hominick
• Wagnney Fabiano vs. Clint Godfrey
• George Roop vs. Eddie Wineland
• Will Campuzano vs. Coty Wheeler

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