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The second major MMA event of the weekend has come and gone and it was a very entertaining card.  The main event of Urijah Faber Vs. Jens Pulver was a fantastic battle that should have fans reaching a new level of respect for both fighters.  While it was a rather clear unanimous decision victory for the winner, both fighters made a real fight of it and the back and forth action made for a great match through five solid rounds.

The co-main event was no slouch either with Miguel Torres and Yoshido Maeda putting together another bang up match in the even lighter Bantamweight class.  What other MMA event would feature it’s two main events in the lightweight class, let alone a Feather and Bantamweight line-up.  The recipe worked though and the action was outstanding.

In a reflective sense, after taking in the two major MMA events this weekend, EliteXC certainly put together a big show, but it was nowhere near the entertaining package that the WEC pulled off tonight.  With CBS riding the MMA wave for weekend ratings, many spectators were exposed to Mixed Martial Arts as a sport for the first time this weekend in their living-rooms.  While CBS may have seen favorable ratings, the better service for the sport in general would have been served through a prime-time airing of the WEC event.  Less of the showmanship and more of the show… what more can I say?

Here are the official results from tonight’s WEC “Pulver Vs. Faber”: (Don’t click if you don’t want to see them)

Main Event:

Urijah Faber Vs. Jens Pulver -  Urijah Faber Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 5th round .

Main Card: 
Yoshiro Maeda Vs. Miguel Angel Torres -   Miguel Angel Torres Wins by Technical Knock Out at 5:00 in the 3rd round .  

Chuck Grigsby Vs. Mark Munoz - Mark Munoz Wins by Knock Out at 4:15 in the 1st round .
Kenneth Alexander Vs. Rob McCullough -  Rob McCullough Wins by Split Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Undercard: 
Donald Cerrone Vs. Danny Castillo - Donald Cerrone Wins by Submission (Arm Lock) at 0:30 in the 1st round . Jeff Curran Vs. Mike Brown -  Mike Brown Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .             Chase Beebe Vs. Will Ribeiro -  Will Ribeiro Wins by Split Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .
Tim McKenzie Vs. Jeremy Lang -  Tim McKenzie Wins by Submission (Choke) at 0:40 in the 3rd round .
Alex Serdyukov Vs. Luis Sapo -  Alex Serdyukov Wins by Technical Knock Out at 5:00 in the 1st round .     Jose Aldo Vs. Alexandre Nogueira -  Jose Aldo Wins by Technical Knock Out at 3:22 in the 2nd round .    Charlie Valencia Vs. Dominick Cruz - Dominick Cruz Wins by Unanimous Decision at 5:00 in the 3rd round .

Photos from the weigh-ins for the event can be found here.

Photos from the fights are here.

Event photos will be posted shortly.