Joe Stevenson vs Melvin Guillard
Ultimate Fight Night Lightweights
In a night filled with Lightweights, Joe Stevenson forced Melvin Guillard to tap out in less than 30 seconds in the first round of the UFC's Ultimate Fight Night on Thursday. Stevenson started out the match with a hit that caught Guillard by surprise, which led to a takedown. Guillard tried to get to his feet, but Stevenson caught him in a guillotine chokehold, ending the match in less than 30 seconds. The win propels Stevenson further into contention into a deep Lightweight division.
Kenny Florian vs. Dokonjonosuke Mishima- Redemption for Florian
Prior to that, Kenny Florian defeated Dokonjonosuke Mishima by tap out, via rear-naked choke, in the third round. It was a back-and-forth battle early on for Florian and Mishima, but in the end, “KenFlo” came out on top. Florian is coming off of a Lightweight title loss against Sean Sherk, at UFC 64, last October. A win also helps Florian get back into contention.
With convincing victories tonight, don’t be surprised to see both Florian and Stevenson facing each other in the near future.Both are very good fighters and are in contention to face Sherk for the Lightweight Championship. A match between Florian and Stevenson would surely excite the Lightweight fans.
Other Divisions
Justin McCully needed three rounds to defeat Antoni Hardock by majority decision. The “Team Punishment” fighter managed to win in his debut despite being locked in an arm bar during the final ten seconds of the first round. McCully won all three rounds on the judges cards.
Lightweight Nate Mohr’s debut was ruined this evening as Kurt Pellegrino submitted the Davenport, Iowa native, via ankle lock, to win the bout.The pink-haired fighter nicknamed “Batman” had control over Mohr for much of the match and submitted him before the three minute mark. It’s Pellegrino’s second win at the 155 pound weight class as he defeated Junior Assunaco at UFC 64.
Light Heavyweight fighter Wilson Gouveia used a guillotine choke in the second round to defeat Seth Petruzelli. Thiago Tavares won in his UFC debut over Naoyuki Kotani via decision.
In Welterweight action, Drew Fickett won via decision over Keita Nakamura and Kuniyoshi Hironaka defeated Forrest Petz via unanimous decision. Roan Carneiro also won in his UFC debut as he defeated Rich Clementi by unanimous decision.
Ultimate Fight Night took place at the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas and was broadcast on Spike TV.
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