WEC 33

Preview by the MMA Blaster

WEC 33 is tonight on Versus. Ed "9MM" Ratcliff v. Marcus Hicks is my pick to be fight of the night. Both will be unleashing a furious stand-up attack. Ratcliff is impressive with his kick and punch combinations and unorthodox style.



Doug "the Rhino" Marshall v. Brian Stann is a 205 pound match-up that may also be stand-up war. Stann (5-0) is a fan and WEC favorite as he has five straight first round TKO victories to start his career. Marshall (7-2) will bring experience and confidence to the fight. He won the LHW belt from former TUF 1 contestant Lodune Sincaid (12-6).

Match-ups:
LHW Championship Doug Marshall (7-2) vs. Brian Stann (5-0)
Marcus Hicks (7-0) vs. Ed Ratcliff (6-0)
Bryan Baker (6-0) vs. Chael Sonnen (19-9)
Steve Cantwell (4-1) vs. Tim McKenzie (11-4)
Blas Avena (2-1) vs. Hiromitsu Miura (8-4)
John Alessio (22-10) vs. Brock Larson (22-2)
Richard Crunkilton (15-2) vs. Sergio Gomez (7-1)
Alex Serdyukov (6-4) vs. Ryan Stonitsch (8-0)
Chris Manuel (6-0) vs. Kenji Osawa (13-7)
Logan Clark (9-1) vs. Scott Harper (8-3)

WEC 31 Results

Results WEC 31 - MMA Blaster

Urijah Faber defeats Jeff Curran - RD 2 Guillotine Choke
Jens Pulver defeats Cub Swanson - RD 1 Anaconda Choke
Paulo Filho defeats Chael Sonnen - RD 2 Armbar
Doug Marshal defeats Ariel Gandulla - RD 1 Armbar
Brian Bowles defeats Marcos Galvao - RD 2 TKO
Charlie Valencia defeats Ian McCall - RD 1 Choke
John Alessio defeats Todd Moore - UD
Brian Baker defeats Eric Schambari - SD
Ed "9MM" Ratcliff defeats Alex Karelexis - RD 2 TKO

Overall an exciting show. Faber was probably down until he wobbled Curran and secured the choke. Pulver dominated Swanson, looks like they will be squaring off for the FW title in a couple months.

Sonnen was dominating the fight until Filho he was able to get an armbar. Sonnen was screaming and yelling as the armbar was sunk, and the ref stopped the fight. If you do that, the ref will think you are in pain. Sonnen protested and insists he was saying "no" but his argument fell on deaf ears. The stoppage was not controversial.

I told everyone to watch out for the "9MM" Eric Ratcliff, he TKO'd former TUF contestant Alex Karelexis.


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