UFC Fight Night 13
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Background
UFC Fight Night 13 (aka Ultimate Fight Night 13 and UFC: Florian vs. Lauzon) was a 12-bout fight card held on April 2, 2008 at the Broomsfield Event Center, in Broomsfield, Colorado.
The card aired lived on SpikeTV with three hours of alotted time due to the "stacked" nature of the card and an email campaign to SpikeTV from fans asking for the extra hour.
Former UFC lightweight contender and TUF 1 finalist, Kenny Florian faced off against TUF 5's Joe Lauzon in the main event of the card.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Anthony Johnson vs. Tommy Speer
- Welterweight Bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Roman Mitichyan
- Lightweight Bout: Clay Guida vs. Samy Schiavo
- Lightweight Bout: Manny Gamburyan vs. Jeff Cox
- Lightweight Bout: Marcus Aurelio vs. Ryan Roberts
- Lightweight Bout: Josh Neer vs. Din Thomas
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Bout: James Irvin vs. Houston Alexander
- Lightweight Bout: Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Matt Hamill vs. Tim Boetsch
- Welterweight Bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Thiago Alves
- Lightweight Bout: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
- Lightweight Bout: Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon
Pre-Event Notes
UFN 13 was the UFC's first trip back to Colorado since Ultimate Ultimate 1995 on December 16, 1995.
The show acted as a lead in to The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest, the seventh season of popular MMA reality show, The Ultimate Fighter.
TUF 3's Matt Hamill was originally to face TUF 1 finalist, Stephan Bonnar but a knee injury forced a replacement which came in the form of Tim Boetsch.
After Spencer Fisher had to pull out of his bout with Marcus Aurelio, the UFC tried to match Aurelio up with the tough, Jim Miller. Miller was unable to fight however due to his outstanding contract with the IFL and instead, UFC virgin Ryan Roberts stepped up.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight Bout: Anthony Johnson defs. Tommy Speer via KO (punch) at :51 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: George Sotiropoulos defs. Roman Mitichyan via TKO at 2:24 of round 2.
- Lightweight Bout: Clay Guida defs. Samy Schiavo via TKO (strikes) at 4:15 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Manny Gamburyan defs. Jeff Cox via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:21 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Marcus Aurelio defs. Ryan Roberts via submission (armbar) at :16 of round 1.
- Lightweight Bout: Josh Neer defs. Din Thomas via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight Bout: James Irvin defs. Houston Alexander via KO (superman punch) at :08 of round 1. Irvin ties the UFC record for faster knockout.
- Lightweight Bout: Nate Diaz defs. Kurt Pellegrino via submission (triangle choke) at 3:06 of round 2.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Matt Hamill defs. Tim Boetsch via TKO at 1:25 of round 2.
- Welterweight Bout: Thiago Alves defs. Karo Parisyan via TKO (strikes) at :34 of round 2.
- Lightweight Bout: Gray Maynard defs. Frankie Edgar via unaimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Lightweight Bout: Kenny Florian defs. Joe Lauzon via TKO (punches) at 3:28 of round 2.
A close first round that saw Lauzon score some takedowns and attempt a couple of leg locks, with Florian defending and countering with his own attacks made way for a far less competitive second round with Florian securing the mount on Lauzon and landing punches for a solid minute before the referee stopped the fight.
Bonus Awards
Fight Of The Night: Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon
Submission Of The Night: Nate Diaz
Knockout Of The Night: James Irvin
*Each award was for $20,000.
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 82: Pride of a Champion
Followed by: UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2
External Links
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=1072 - Offical UFC Event Page
--Wrldchmpnabrvtr 09:03, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
