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Dominic Cruz claimed the WEC bantamweight title on Saturday in the main event of World Extreme Cagefighting 47: Bowles vs Cruz after former champion Brian Bowles was forced to bow out of the headliner with a broken hand after two hard fought rounds.

The bout capped off World Extreme Cagefighting 47: Bowles vs Cruz, which took place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and aired live on Versus.

Bowles struggled to mount any offense after breaking his right hand in his first punch of the fight, and after being bloodied by the elusive Cruz, who used effective footwork to dodge Bowles' attempts while tagging him with counters, was forced to call it quits after the second frame.

Cruz improves to 15-1 with his sixth-straight victory, while Bowles will have to wait for his hand to heal before looking to rebound from his first career loss, which dropped him to 8-1.

In the World Extreme Cagefighting 47: Bowles vs Cruz co-headliner, bantamweight contender Joseph Benavidez dominated former title-holder Miguel Torres, eventually gashing him open midway through the second round before securing a guillotine that forced Torres to tap, sealing the upset.

Also on the main card, veteran Jens Pulver likely fought for the final time in his hall of fame career after suffering a first-round submission to Javier Vazquez, while L C Davis and Bart Palaszewski also picked up wins.

The World Extreme Cagefighting 47: Bowles vs Cruz preliminary card featured several highlight reel stoppages, including Scott Jorgensen's 31-second guillotine of Chad George and Anthony Pettis' head kick KO of Daniel Castillo in the opening round.

Fredson Paixao and Ricardo Lomas also scored first-round wins on the prelims, while Chad Mendes earned a unanimous decision in his WEC debut.

Featherweights Leonard Garcia and George Roop fought to a split draw on the undercard after Roop lost a point in the final round for a low blow.

Source: mmafrenzy.com