WSOF 9 took place tonight and it sure delivered. In the main event we saw Rousimar Palhares do what he does best, finishing Steve Carl in just over a minute via inverted heel hook to become the new World Series of Fighting Welterweight champion.
We also saw Marlon Moraes give Josh Rettinghouse a one sided beat down which consisted of a plethora of devastating leg kicks, bringing back memories of Jose Aldo destroying Urijah Faber’s legs. With the win, Moraes became the inaugural World Series of Fighting Bantamweight champion.
And former UFC Middleweight Yushin Okami made a successful WSOF debut, in what seemed like a total mismatch against Svetlozar Savov.
Full WSOF 9 results below.
Main card:
Rousimar Palhares def. (C) Steve Carl via submission (inverted heel hook) – Round 1, 1:09
Marlon Moraes def. Josh Rettinghouse via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-44)
Yushin Okami def. Svetlozar Savov via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 2, 4:41
Josh Burkman def. Tyler Stinson via knockout – Round one, 2:15
Johnny Nunez def. Ozzy Dugulubgov via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Preliminary Card:
Mike Corey def. Shane Krutchen via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:59
Bryson Hansen def. Sean Cantor via TKO – Round 1, 0:46
Chris Gruetzemacher def. John Gunderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Brenson Hansen def. Boostayre Nefarios via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Danny Davis Jr. def. Phil Dace via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jimmy Spicuzza def. Gil Guardado via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:14