UFC Fight Night 9
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 5, 2007 at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was broadcast live in the United States and Canada on Spike TV.
The card featured two top lightweight contenders in the main event, Joe Stevenson, the welterweight winner of the UFC reality television show The Ultimate Fighter 2, and fellow castmate Melvin Guillard. Also featured was former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger, Kenny Florian.
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir was originally set to fight Antoni Hardonk at UFC Fight Night 9, but was forced to withdraw from the card due to a shoulder injury. In Mir's place was Justin McCully, a member of Tito Ortiz' fight camp Team Punishment. Also removed from the card were welterweights Anthony Torres - a castmember of The Ultimate Fighter 2 - and Jeff Joslin, who withdrew from their bouts against respective opponents Roan Carneiro and Kuniyoshi Hironaka. Last to be removed from the card was Wander Braga, who was scheduled to fight Kurt Pellegrino.
Results
Preliminary card
* Lightweight bout: Brazil Thiago Tavares vs. Japan Naoyuki Kotani
Tavares wins by unanimous judges' decision. All three judges at ringside scored the bout 30-27. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
* Welterweight bout: United States Rich Clementi vs. Brazil Roan Carneiro
Carneiro wins by unanimous judges' decision. All three judges at ringside scored the bout 30-27. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast. Clementi was a late-notice replacement for Anthony Torres
* Lightweight bout: United States Kurt Pellegrino vs. United States Nate Mohr
Pellegrino wins by submission (ankle lock) at 2:58 of round one. The bout, although preliminary, was aired on the broadcast. Mohr was a late-notice replacement for Wander Braga.
* Welterweight bout: Japan Keita Nakamura vs. United States Drew Fickett
Fickett wins by unanimous decision. The judges scored the bout 30-26, 29-26, and 29-26. A point was deducted from Nakamura due to an illegal elbow strike delivered to Fickett in the second round.[2] This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
Main card
* Light heavyweight bout: United States Seth Petruzelli vs. Brazil Wilson Gouveia
Gouveia wins by submission (guillotine choke) at :39 in round two.
* Welterweight bout: Japan Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. United States Forrest Petz
Hironaka wins by unanimous judges' decision. The judges at ringside scored the bout 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28. Petz was a late-notice replacement for Jeff Joslin.
* Lightweight bout: United States Kenny Florian vs. Japan Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Florian wins by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:57 in round three.
* Heavyweight bout: Netherlands Antoni Hardonk vs. United States Justin McCully
McCully wins by unanimous judges' decision. All three judges at ringside scored the bout 30-27. McCully was a late replacement for Frank Mir.
* Lightweight bout: United States Joe Stevenson vs. United States Melvin Guillard
Stevenson wins by submission (guillotine choke) at :27 of round one.
