WEC 27

WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh
The poster for WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh
PromotionWorld Extreme Cagefighting
DateMay 12, 2007
VenueHard Rock Hotel and Casino
CityLas Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh WEC 28: WrekCage

WEC 27: Marshall vs. McElfresh was the third mixed martial arts event held by the World Extreme Cagefighting under Zuffa management. The event was held on May 12, 2007.

UFC lightweight fighter and future WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner was expected to make his promotional debut on this card against Richard Crunkilton, but the fight was removed from the card after Varner suffered training injuries.[1]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Doug Marshall (c) def Justin McElfresh KO (punches) 1 2:16 [a]
Middleweight Jason Miller def Hiromitsu Miura Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Ariel Gandulla def Gary Padilla Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Sherron Leggett def Charlie Kohler TKO (strikes) 2 2:25
Preliminary card
Lightweight Marcus Hicks def Sergio Gomez Submission (guillotine choke) 2 3:20
Welterweight Tom Speer def Sidney Silva KO (punches) 1 4:33
Featherweight Manny Tapia def Brandon Foxworth TKO (strikes) 2 3:17
Welterweight Ed Ratcliff def Johnny Sampaio TKO (knee injury) 1 1:31
Middleweight Eric Schambari def Art Santore Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the Light Heavyweight Championship.

Reported Payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.

  • Doug Marshall: $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Justin McElfresh: $3,000
  • Jason Miller: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Hiromitsu Miura: $3,000
  • Ariel Gandulla: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Gary Padilla: $3,000
  • Sherron Leggett: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Kohler: $5,000
  • Marcus Hicks: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Sergio Gomez: $4,000
  • Tommy Speer: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Sidney Silva: $4,000
  • Manny Tapia: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Foxworth: $4,000
  • Ed Ratcliff: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Johnny Sampaio: $2,000
  • Eric Schambari: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Art Santore: $6,000

See also

References

  1. ^ "Varner Pulls Out Of WEC 27". MMA On Tap. May 1, 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-02.