It wasn't the most dominant win, but Frank Gomez used his wrestling to control Seth Dikun over three rounds. Gomez scored takedowns every round. He threatened with a kimura at the end of the second and again in the final minute of the fight. Gomez (8-1, 2-1 WEC) got the unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 over Dikun in a 135-pound fight.

"I want just wanted to go in there and fight, do whatever it took to get the win," said Gomez, who trains in Albuquerque at Jackson's Submission Fighting. "It gave me a lot of momentum training with all those tough guys. Greg's the best coach in the world."

Donald Cerrone, Joe Stevenson, Keith Jardine, Rashad Evans and Nate Marquardt are some of the many fighters who train at Greg Jackson's gym in New Mexico.  

Dikun (7-4, 1-2 WEC) did a nice job from the bottom during the first round which got him the nod from judge Glen Trowbridge. Dikun used his legs well, at times working for an omoplata and triangle choke.

LAMAS PUTS KRAUSE ON HIS BACK TO POUND OUT A WIN

Ricardo Lamas bounced back from a tough knockout loss at WEC 42 to Danny Castillo by physically mauling James Krause. Lamas, with a strong collegiate background, came away with the advantage in each clinch situation.

Krause found himself on his back too often with Lamas raining down shots from a standing position. When the fight was standing Krause was a one-punch fighter while Lamas put together some nice combinations. Lamas (6-1, 2-1 WEC) got the unanimous decision win 30-27 on all cards in the lightweight battle.

Maybe it was announcer Joe Martinez, who spurred on Lamas. The veteran ring voice for WEC called him Ricardo "Lopez" before the bout.

BANUELOS OVERHAND RIGHT TOO MUCH FOR OSAWA

Kenji Osawa kept circling to the left and Antonio Banuelos was more than happy to greet the one-dimensional fighter with big rights. Banuelos floored Osawa in the first and opened a pre-existing cut in the second as he rolled to a unanimous deicision win 29-28 on all three cards, in the third fight of the night in a 135-pound fight.

Banuelos (18-5, 8-4 WEC) was the more accurate and active fighter throughout. Osawa scraped out the second round with some good body kicks. He landed a left body kick with 1:25 left in the second that seemed to cut down Banuelos' attack for the remainder of the round. 

KAMAL SHALORUS DEBUTS WITH QUICK KO

Both Kamal Shalorus (5-0-1) and Will Kerr (8-2-0) were making their WEC debut tonight in the lightweight divison, but it was Shalorus who made the lasting impression. He started throwing huge bombs from the bell, knocking down Kerr early on. Kerr relied on jiu-jitsu to try to avoid Shalorus' punches, but was unsuccessful. As soon as Kerr got back to his feet, Shalorus TKOed Kerr at 1:26 in the first round. After the fight, Shalorus, an Iranian, thanked America for the opportunity to fight.