World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares
World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares was a mixed martial arts event held March 29, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1]
| World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | March 29, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
| City |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 995 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
This event was headlined by reigning Welterweight Champion Steve Carl making the first title defense of his career. Taking Carl will be former UFC vet Rousimar Palhares, who fought for the first time since his release from the UFC in October 2013.[2]
The inaugural Bantamweight Championship was decided in the co-main event which featured Marlon Moraes taking on Josh Rettinghouse. Moraes was coming off a 32-second knockout over Carson Beebe at WSOF 6. Rettinghouse came off his decision victory over Bellator MMA veteran Alexis Vila.[3]
Also on the card, making his first appearance since his release from the UFC, Yushin Okami took on Bulgarian fighter Svetlozar Savov in his WSOF debut, winning the fight by Submission (arm triangle choke) in the second round.[4][5]
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Rousimar Palhares | def. | Steve Carl (c) | Submission (inverted heel hook) | 1 | 1:09 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Bantamweight | Marlon Moraes | def. | Josh Rettinghouse | Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Middleweight | Yushin Okami | def. | Svetlozar Savov | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 2 | 4:46 | |
| Welterweight | Josh Burkman | def. | Tyler Stinson | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:15 | |
| Lightweight | Johnny Nunez | def. | Ozzy Dugulubgov | Decision (split) (28-29, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Mike Corey | def. | Shane Kruchten | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 2:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Bryson Hansen | def. | Sean Cantor | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:46 | |
| Featherweight | Chris Gruetzemacher | def. | John Gunderson | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brenson Hansen | def. | Boostayre Nefarios | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Danny Davis | def. | Phil Dace | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jimmy Spicuzza | def. | Gil Guardado | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:14 | |
- For the WSOF Welterweight Championship.
- For the inaugural WSOF Bantamweight Championship.
References
- "WSOF 9 - Carl vs. Palhares". sherdog.com. March 29, 2014.
- "Steve Carl to defend Welterweight Strap against Rousimar Palhares at WSOF 9". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- "Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Rettinghouse title fight co-headlines WSOF 9 in Las Vegas". Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- "World Series of Fighting Announces Yushin Okami's Debut for WSOF 9 in Las Vegas". Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- "Corey-Kruchten, Dugulubgov-Nunez added to WSOF 9 in Las Vegas". Retrieved 2014-02-05.