UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard

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: Thiago Tavares vs. Naoyuki Kotani
:Tavares defeated Kotani via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
*Welterweight bout: Rich Clementi vs. Roan Carneiro
:Carneiro defeated Clementi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
*Lightweight bout: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Nate Mohr
:Pellegrino defeated Mohr via submission (ankle lock) at 2:58 of round 1. This bout was also aired on the live broadcast.
*Welterweight bout: Keita Nakamura vs. Drew Fickett
:Fickett defeated Nakamura via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-27). A point was deducted from Nakamura due to an illegal elbow strike delivered to Fickett in the second round. This preliminary bout was not aired on the broadcast.
*Welterweight bout: Kuniyoshi Hironaka vs. Forrest Petz
:Hironaka defeated Petz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
*Light heavyweight bout: Seth Petruzelli vs. Wilson Gouveia
:Gouveia defeated Petruzelli via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:39 of round 2.
Main card
*Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
:Florian defeated Mishima via technical submission (rear naked choke) at 3:57 of round 3.
*Heavyweight bout: Antoni Hardonk vs. Justin McCully
:McCully defeated Hardonk via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
*Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Melvin Guillard
:Stevenson defeated Guillard via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:27 of round 1.
Bonus Awards
*Fight of the Night: Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima
*Submission of the Night: Joe Stevenson and Kurt Pellegrino
Purses
The disclosed fighter payroll was $174,000.
The individual payouts are listed below. Purse amounts were provided includes the payment amounts for show and win, but do not include sponsor payments, fees, taxes, or special award bonuses
Main Event Fighters
Joe Stevenson: $32,000 def.Melvin Guillard: $7,000
Main Card Fighters
Kenny Florian: $16,000 def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima: $8,000
Justin McCully: $6,000 def. Antoni Hardonk: $6,000
Wilson Gouveia: $12,000 def. Seth Petruzelli: $5,000
Preliminary Fighters
Kuniyoshi Hironaka: $12,000 def. Forrest Petz: $4,000
Drew Fickett: $20,000 def. Keita Nakamura: $4,000
Kurt Pellegrino: $12,000 def. Nate Mohr: $3,000
Roan Carneiro: $6,000 def. Rich Clementi: $12,000
Thiago Tavares: $6,000 def. Naoyuki Kotani: $3,000

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