WEC 17

WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 14, 2005, at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.^[1] A light heavyweight tournament was held with the winner being crowned the champion and given a deal with the UFC.^[2]

WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4
Promotion	World Extreme Cagefighting
Date	October 14, 2005
Venue	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino
City	Lemoore, California
Event chronology
WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2 WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4 WEC 18: Unfinished Business

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Scott Smith	def.	Tait Fletcher	TKO (Punches)	1	3:55	[a]
	Ricco Rodriguez	def.	Jimmy Ambriz	Submission (Punches)	1	4:13
	Lavar Johnson	def.	Corey Salter	Submission (Strikes)	1	3:37
Welterweight	Mike Pyle	def.	Bret Bergmark	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	3:36	[b]
Lightweight	Gabe Ruediger (c)	def.	Sam Wells	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00	[c]
	Poppies Martinez	def.	Robert Breslin	No Contest - Martinez Kicked in Groin	1	0:00
	Vernon White	def.	Alex Stiebling	KO (Punch)	2	0:09
	Cole Escovedo	def.	Joe Martin	Submission (Flying Triangle Choke)	1	1:05
	Justin Levens	def.	Jorge Oliveira	KO (Slam)	1	3:41
	Antonio Banuelos	def.	Ed Tomaselli	TKO (Cut)	1	2:25
Light Heavyweight	Scott Smith	def.	Tim McKenzie	TKO (Punches)	1	2:25
	Gil Castillo	def.	Steve Ramirez	TKO (Punches)	2	4:01
	Shane Carwin	def.	Carlton Jones	Submission (Punches)	1	2:11
	Kenny Ento	def.	Charles Price	Submission (Armbar)	1	1:19
	Andrew Martinez	def.	Jimmy Dexter	DQ (Knee to the Head on the Ground)	1	1:12

1. Tournament final for the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
3. For the WEC Lightweight Championship.

Bracket

	Semifinals					Finals
		Scott Smith	TKO
		Tim McKenzie	1
							Scott Smith	TKO
							Tait Fletcher 2	1
		Justin Levens 1	KO
		Jorge Oliveira	1

¹Justin Levens was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced by Vernon White.^[2]
2Vernon White was forced to withdraw due to a hand injury. He was replaced by Tait Fletcher.^[2]

See also

• World Extreme Cagefighting
• List of World Extreme Cagefighting champions
• List of WEC events
• 2005 in WEC