WEC 21: Tapout was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held on June 15, 2006. WEC 21s main event was a fight between Rob McCullough

Rob McCullough

Robert Alexander McCullough IV is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a five-time World Muay Thai Champion, and is a former WEC Lightweight Champion. He currently trains out of Huntington Beach, CA at HB Ultimate Training Center...

 and Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy is an American professional mixed martial artist who has competed for many promotions including Strikeforce, WEC, Shine Fights, and FCFF. He is also the twin brother of mixed-martial artist and Team Quest teammate Pat Healy....

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Heavyweight bout:   Kyle York vs.   Jason Glaza

York defeats Glaza by TKO at the 0:46 minute mark of the first round.
Welterweight bout:   Mike Penalber vs.   Joe Martin
Penalber defeats Martin by split decision at the 3:00 minute mark of the third round.

Lightweight bout:   Rich Crunkilton vs.   Adam Lynn

Crunkilton defeats Lynn by submission due to a Rear Naked Choke

Rear naked choke

The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...

 at the 1:20 minute mark of the second round.

Light Heavyweight bout:   Brian Stann

Brian Stann

Brian Michael Stann is an American mixed martial artist and former US Marine who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former WEC Light Heavyweight champion...

 vs.   Miguel Cosio

Stann defeats Cosio by TKO at the 0:16 mark of the first round.

Heavyweight bout:   Justin Eilers

Justin Eilers

Justin Mark Eilers was an American professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the UFC and WEC. Eilers trained with Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, Iowa.-Biography:...

 vs.   Jimmy Ambriz

Jimmy Ambriz

Jimmy "The Titan" Ambriz is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Super Heavyweight division. He is a former King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Champion. His nickname "The Titan" is for his enormous size and raw power...

Eilers defeats Ambriz by TKO (Doctors Stoppage) at the 5:00 mark of the first round.

Lightweight bout:   Hermes Franca

Hermes Franca

Hermes França Barros is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes as a lightweight.-Early career:França made his professional MMA debut in November 2001. He quickly earned an undefeated streak of 6-0, drawing the attention of the UFC.-First UFC run:...

 vs.   Brandon Olsen

Franca defeats Olsen by submission due to an armbar at the 0:40 mark of the first round.

Lightweight bout:   Nate Diaz vs.   Joe Hurley

Joe Hurley

Joe Hurley is a singer, songwriter, actor, playwright and voice-over artist. He leads the critically lauded bands Joe Hurley & The Gents and Joe Hurley & Rogue’s March. He is the founder and curator of the Allstar Irish Rock Revue, a musical-literary homage to “The Great Irish Songbook”,...

Diaz defeats Hurley by submission due to a triangle choke

Triangle choke

A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...

 at the 2:03 mark of the second round.

Lightweight bout:   Rob McCullough

Rob McCullough

Robert Alexander McCullough IV is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was a five-time World Muay Thai Champion, and is a former WEC Lightweight Champion. He currently trains out of Huntington Beach, CA at HB Ultimate Training Center...

 vs.   Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy is an American professional mixed martial artist who has competed for many promotions including Strikeforce, WEC, Shine Fights, and FCFF. He is also the twin brother of mixed-martial artist and Team Quest teammate Pat Healy....

McCullough defeats Healy by TKO (cut) at the 1:52 mark of the first round.