UFC Fight Night 9
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Background
UFC Fight Night 9 (aka Ultimate Fight Night 9 and UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard) was a 9-bout fight card held on April 5, 2007 at the Palms Casino Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The card aired lived on SpikeTV and was headlined by a lightweight bout between TUF 2 welterweight winner, Joe Stevenson and fellow TUF 2 welterweight contestant, Melvin Guillard.
Fight Card
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares vs. Naoyuki Kotani
- Welterweight Bout: Rich Clementi vs. Roan Carneiro
- Welterweight Bout: Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Forrest Petz
- Lightweight Bout: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Nate Mohr
- Welterweight Bout: Keita Nakamura vs. Drew Fickett
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Seth Petruzelli vs. Wilson Gouveia
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
- Heavyweight Bout: Antoni Hardonk vs. Justin McCully
- Lightweight Bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard
Pre-Event Notes
Frank Mir was originally meant to face Antoni Hardonk but injury forced him out and Justin McCully was brought in as a replacement.
Kurt Pellegrino was first matched up against UFC newcomer, Wander Braga but Braga's removal saw Nate Mohr fill in his stead.
Forrest Petz was a late-notice replacement for Jeff Joslin.
Rich Clementi filled in on short notice for TUF 2's Anthony Torres against Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, Roan Carneiro.
Results
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight Bout: Thiago Tavares defs. Naoyuki Kotani via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Welterweight Bout: Roan Carneiro defs. Rich Clementi via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Welterweight Bout: Kuniyoshi Hironaka defs. Forrest Petz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
- Lightweight Bout: Kurt Pellegrino defs. Nate Mohr via submission (ankle lock) at 2:58 of round 1.
- Welterweight Bout: Drew Fickett defs. Keita Nakamura via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-26, 29-26). A point was deducted from Nakamura in the second round due to an illegal elbow strike.
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Wilson Gouveia defs. Seth Petruzelli via submission (guillotine choke) at :39 of round 2.
Main Card
- Lightweight Bout: Kenny Florian defs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:57 of round 3.
- Heavyweight Bout: Justin McCully defs. Antoni Hardonk via unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
- Lightweight Bout: Joe Stevenson defs. Melvin Guillard via submission (guillotine choke) at :27 of round 1.
Stevenson dropped Guillard with a jab early and then almost immediately transitioned to the fight ending choke.
UFC Event Chronology
Preceded by: UFC 68: Uprising
Followed by: UFC 69: Shootout
External Links
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.fightCard&eid=473 - Offical UFC Event Page
--Wrldchmpnabrvtr 16:56, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
