Last night The Palms Casino hosted WEC 45: Cerrone vs Ratcliff. The televised card started off with Scott Jorgensen getting a unanimous decision over former contender, Takeya Mizugaki and concluded with Donald Cerrone taking his time to warm up and get a submission victory over Ed Ratcliff. Anthony Njokuani earned his Knock Out of the Night bonus with a head kick that dropped Horodecki.
WEC 45 Main Bouts:
- Donald Cerrone def. Ed Ratcliff via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:47, R3
- Anthony Njokuani def. Chris Horodecki via TKO at 3:33, R1
- Joseph Benavidez def. Rani Yahya via KO at 1:35, R1
- Scott Jorgensen def. Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
WEC 45 Preliminary Bouts (non-televised):
- Bart Palaszewski def. Anthony Pettis via Split Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28), R3
- Zach Micklewright def. Muhsin Corbbrey via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3
- Chad George def. John Hosman via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3
- Brandon Visher def. Courtney Buck via TKO at 4:45, R1
- Brad Pickett def. Kyle Dietz via Submission (Peruvian Neck Tie Choke) at 4:36, R1
- Erik Koch def. Jameel Massouh via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3
Bonuses:
Knock out of the Night: Anthony Njokuani ($10,000.00)
Submission of the Night: Brad Pickett ($10,000.00)
Fight of the Night: Donald Cerrone-Ed Ratcliff ($10,000.00), WEC also gave Scott Jorgensen and Takeya Mizugaki $5,000.00 each for their spectacular showing.
