The WEC rolled into Columbus, Ohio’s Nationwide Arena Sat. night with WEC 47, featuring a bantamweight championship fight between title holder Brian Bowles and top contender Dominick Cruz. However, Bowles did not leave the octagon last evening with the belt he earned in 2009.

Dominick Cruz entered the fight with an interesting game plan that featured strange, but effective foot movement that seemed to baffle Bowles every second of the fight. The first round saw Cruz constantly stay active, while landing some great combinations against the powerful striker, who could not get his hands on the challenger. The second round was more of the same, and Bowles was falling behind on the scorecard, as Cruz continued with his confusing movement, solid combinations, and takedown ability.

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World Extreme Cagefighting is set for its second event of 2010 with WEC 47: “Bowles vs. Cruz”. The event is set for 10 p.m. ET tonight and features a main event between 135-pound champion Brian Bowles and top contender Dominick Cruz.

Also on the main card is a bantamweight fight with major title implications between former 135-pound kingpin Miguel Torres and Joseph Benavidez, along with a featherweight bout between Javier Vazquez and mixed martial arts legend Jens Pulver.

The five fight main card will broadcast live on Versus at 10 p.m. ET. However, for the unfortunate folks with DirecTV and all others who will be unable to watch the fights live, Inside Fights will be bringing live round-by-round updates to you as the action happens. It may not be the same as watching it on your 52″ television, but please join us for the next best thing!

And we are live. For preliminary results, check out the results from earlier in the evening.

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World Extreme Cagefighting invades Columbus, Ohio tonight with the highly anticipated second event of 2010 for the promotion, WEC 47: “Bowles vs. Cruz”.

This evening’s event features a bantamweight championship fight between the 135-pound champion Brian Bowles and Dominick Cruz, along with the return of mixed martial arts legends Miguel Torres and Jens Pulver, who are looking for a shot at redemption in the promotion and the sport. The main card will feature five fights and is set to air live on Versus at 10 p.m. ET tonight, March 6.

Stay tuned to Inside Fights for all the results from both the main card and preliminary card, as the WEC rolls into the Nationwide Arena for what is sure to be another exciting night of fights, courtesy of World Extreme Cagefighting.

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World Extreme Cagefighting has rolled into Columbus, Ohio this week for WEC 47, set to air live on Versus from the Nationwide Arena on Sat. night (March 6).

The card is headlined by a championship bout between bantamweight belt-holder  Brian Bowles and top contender Dominick Cruz. The card also features two legends of the sport looking for a shot at redemption, as Miguel Torres and Jens Pulver try to get back to their winning ways.

The weigh-ins for the event took place today (March 5) and are complete. Continue reading to check the weight status of Sat. evening’s competitors.

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The UFC is set for its debut in Australia this evening with UFC 110 set for Acer Arena in Sydney.

The event, unlike most foreign ones, is set to air at 10 p.m. ET here in the United States with a main card headlined by a heavyweight contender match up between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Noguiera. Also featured on the evening’s main card is the bad blood match up between Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva and Michael “The Count” Bisping.

Filling out the main card is another heavyweight fight between Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Anthony Perosh. A light heavyweight bout between Keith Jardine and Ryan Bader, along with a lightweight bout between George Sotiroupolous and Joe “Daddy” Stevenson.

Inside Fights will be covering the event live tonight with round by round updates beginning at 10 p.m. ET for the entirety of the main card. Please join us for a night of exciting fights with the UFC’s debut in Australia.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s debut in Australia is set for 10 p.m. ET tonight with UFC 110 at Sydney’s Acer Arena.

The card is headlined by a heavyweight bout with title implications between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira. The other featured bout is a middleweight match up with plenty of bad blood, as Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva meets the man seemingly everyone loves to hate in Michael “The Count” Bisping.

Continue reading to find out the results of UFC 110 from Sydney, Australia tonight. Also check out the live blog for tonight’s event here!

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The UFC is making the move to Sydney, Australia this weekend for the first time in the history of promotion with a card featuring several of the most prominent Pride FC stars in the history of mixed martial arts, along with several of the UFC’s most promising prospects. The weigh-ins for this event are in the books from Acer Arena in Sydney at 10 p.m. ET.

The main card is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera and Cain Velasquez to aid in sorting out the top contenders for the UFC heavyweight division. Also on the card is a middleweight match up between Michael “The Count” Bisping and Wanderlei Silva.

The three other fights include Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Anthony Perosh, Keith Jardine vs. Ryan Bader, and George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe “Daddy” Stevenson.

Stay tuned to Inside Fights for the weigh-in results, along with everything involving UFC 110. Be sure to tune into our live blog tomorrow night beginning at 10 p.m. ET.

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Chael Sonnen entered his bout with Nate Marquardt at UFC 109 a heavy underdog. He left the octagon with an improbable unanimous decision victory after three very dominant rounds. Sonnen managed to score takedowns seemingly at will throughout the entire fight, leaving Marquardt baffled and on his back for almost every minute.

However, Marquardt managed to do the most visible damage early with an elbow from the bottom that sliced Sonnen’s forehead wide open. Blood began to pour down Sonnen’s face, but he managed to maintain his composure and remain in the dominant position.

After fourteen minutes of domination, aside from a few submission attempts that Marquardt failed to lock down, Sonnen found himself in somewhat of a sticky situation. Marquardt reverse the positions and managed to end up on top of Sonnen for the final minute of the fight. But Sonnen survived and the two went to the judges scorecards.

Each judge scored the bout in favor of Sonnen, who gained a title shot with the victory. The way he dominated Marquardt, that’s really no surprise.

Paulo Thiago’s sensational knockout over American Kickboxing Academy’s Josh Koscheck at UFC 95 was certainly an unexpected result for anyone watching. However, the knockout was commonly believed to be a fluke.

Well, Thiago certainly silenced his critics with a beautiful submission victory Sat. night at UFC 109: “Relentless” against Mike “Quick” Swick.

Swick, Koscheck’s teammate, accepted the bout on short notice after Koscheck was unable to take on the rematch due to injury. However, “Quick” followed in his teammate’s footsteps after getting blasted on the feet in the second round.

Swick had landed several nice shots that seemed to have Thiago in a bit of a bind. However, a counter sent Swick to the floor, where Thiago was quite prepared to finish the fight. A tight darce choke put Swick to sleep in the second round after he elected not to tap to the intricate submission.

The victory has to have silenced Thiago’s critics and doubters. The fight, his second victory since his poor effort against Jon Fitch at UFC 100, surely has people paying attention to the Brazilian welterweight.

Thiago also won Submission of the Night honors, worth a cool $60,000. Not a bad deal.

Randy “The Natural” Couture and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman finally had the chance to meet inside the cage Sat. night (Feb. 6) in a fight merely a decade overdue.

Couture wasted no time displaying excellent stand up against Coleman, who looked like anyone but a man who trained with Shawn Tompkins in preparation for the fight. But the fight did not end on the feet, but rather with Coleman’s lights going out from a rear naked choke from “Captain America”.

The fact was apparent that this fight had Couture’s name written all over it from the opening bell. The 46 year old severely outclassed Coleman on the feet and, though it may come as little surprise, in the clinch.

While Coleman managed to make it through the demoralizing first round, it was quite clear that he needed to make some changes if he wanted any shot at victory. However, Couture made quick work of Coleman after the bell for round two rang through Mandalay Bay, locking on the rear naked choke.