WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2 was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

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 event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting

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 on October 17, 2003 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California

Lemoore, California

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. The main event saw Cole Escovedo defend the WEC Featherweight title against Anthony Hamlett.

Results

•   Richard Montoya vs. Travis Stuart

Montoya defeated Stuart via submission (rear-naked choke) at of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:   Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
   vs.   Chris Irvine

Von Flue defeated Irvine via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:04 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:   Olaf Alfonso
  Olaf Alfonso
  Olaf Alfonso is a Mexican mixed martial artist. He is a former Palace Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion, a World Extreme Cagefighting veteran and has competed for PRIDE Fighting Championship....
  
   vs.   Randy Bower

Alfonso defeated Bower via submission (armbar) at 3:05 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:   Ryan Schultz
  Ryan Schultz
  Ryan James Schultz is an American mixed martial artist. Before the closing of the International Fight League, he was the promotion's Lightweight Champion.-Biography:...
  
   vs.   Hannibal Adofo

Schultz Defeated Adofo via KO (punch) at 0:25 of round 1.

• Sean Liddell vs.   Chris Saunders

Liddell defated Saunders via TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of round 1.

• Fernandez Gonzalez vs. Mike Castillo
  Mike Castillo
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Gonzalez defeated Castillo via TKO (punches) at 1:27 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:   Poppies Martinez vs.   AJ Wieman

Martinez defeated Wieman via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:01 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout:   Chris Leben
  Chris Leben
  Christian Cyrus Leben is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a middleweight....
  
   vs.   Brian Sleeman

Leben defeated Sleeman via submission (armbar) at 3:15 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:   Tom Owens
  Tom Owens
  Thomas William Owens is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from the University of South Carolina, Owens played five seasons in the American Basketball Association and seven seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Carolina Cougars, Memphis...
  
   vs.   Tony Alanis

Owens defeated Alanis via submission (triangle armbar) at 1:49 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout:   Doug Marshall
  Doug Marshall
  Doug Garrett Marshall is an American mixed martial artist from Visalia, California who currently competes as a middleweight. He is a former WEC World Light Heavyweight champion.-Mixed martial arts career:...
  
   vs.   Anthony Fuller

Marshall defeated Fuller via submission (punches) at 0:32 of round 1.

• Welterweight Championship bout:   Shonie Carter
  Shonie Carter
  Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
  
   vs.   J.T. Taylor

Carter defeated Taylor via unanimous decision after 3 rounds to become the new WEC Welterweight Champion

• Heavyweight bout:   Mike Kyle
  Mike Kyle
  Mike Kyle is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He fights primarily for Strikeforce and King of the Cage. He is the King of the Cage Light Heavyweight champion...
  
   vs.   Jerry Vrbanovic

Kyle defeated Vrbanovic via KO (punches) at 0:12 of round 1.

• Featherweight Championship bout:   Cole Escovedo
  Cole Escovedo
  Cole Escovedo is an American mixed martial artist from Fresno, California currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
  
   (c) vs.   Anthony Hamlett
  Anthony Hamlett
  Anthony Hamlett is an American mixed martial artist and fight promoter from Washington State. He is the head coach and manager of Northwest Elite Fight Team...
  
  

Escovedo defeated Hamlett via TKO (punches) at 1:30 of round 2 retain the WEC Featherweight Championship.

External links

• WEC 8 Results at Sherdog.com