Garland’s own Anthony Njokuani (11-3) was submitted in the opening round by Shane Roller (7-2) in one of the televised fights on the WEC 48 PPV.
Roller used his impressive wrestling acumen to take Njokuani to the canvas were her took the Muay Thai fighter down and slip in a rear naked choke to end things. The official time of the submission was 3:07 in round one.
Other Results
Jose Aldo (16-1) retained his WEC featherweight title with a five round unanimous decision over Urijah Faber (23-4) in the night’s main event. Scores were 49-45, 49-45, and 50-45.
Ben Henderson (11-1) retained his WEC lightweight title with a first round guillotine submission of Donald Cerrone (10-4). Official time of submission was 1:57 in round one.
Manny Gamburyan (11-5) scored an impressive first round TKO of former champion Mike Brown (19-6). The official time of the stoppage was 2:22 in round one.
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