{"id":2105,"date":"2009-08-09T23:36:23","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T03:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=2105"},"modified":"2009-08-09T23:37:39","modified_gmt":"2009-08-10T03:37:39","slug":"wec-42-results-of-torres-vs-bowles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2009\/08\/09\/wec-42-results-of-torres-vs-bowles\/","title":{"rendered":"WEC 42: Results of Torres vs. Bowles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One night after UFC presented its newsworthy&#8211;but underwhelming&#8211;UFC 101 card, fellow Zuffa promotion WEC returned with its &#8220;WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles event.&#8221;  Featuring Bantamweight Champion Miguel &#8220;Angel&#8221; Torres against Brian Bowles, the card promised to deliver the high-paced, &#8220;small man&#8221; action that has made WEC events can&#8217;t-miss.<\/p>\n<p>PRELIMINARY CARD<br \/>\nLC Davis b. Javier Vasquez via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)<br \/>\nDiego Nunes b. Rafael Dias via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<br \/>\nRani Yahya b. John Hosman via submission (north-south choke) at 2:08 of Round One<br \/>\nEd Ratcliff b. Phil Cardella via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)<br \/>\nShane Roller b. Marcus Hicks via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)<br \/>\nCole Province b. Fredson Paixao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)<\/p>\n<p>MAIN CARD<br \/>\nLeonard Garcia b. Jameel Massouh via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)<br \/>\nTakeya Mizugaki b. Jeff Curran via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)<br \/>\nDanny Catillo b. Ricardo Lamas via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of Round 2<br \/>\nDominic Cruz b. Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)<br \/>\nBrian Bowles b. 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