World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor

World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor was a mixed martial arts event that took place on June 21, 2014, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[1]

World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor
PromotionWorld Series of Fighting
DateJune 21, 2014
VenueHard Rock Hotel & Casino
CityUnited States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Attendance600
Event chronology
World Series of Fighting Canada 2: Loiseau vs Lewis World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor World Series of Fighting 11: Gaethje vs. Newell

Background

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The event was originally planned to take place at the Event Center Arena on the campus of San Jose State University. However, the organization announced the change in location and venue on April 18, 2014.[2]

This event featured the finals of the WSOF Middleweight Championship tournament between David Branch and Jesse Taylor.[1]

Georgi Karakhanyan made his first title defense at this event as he took on Rick Glenn.[1]

Lynn Alvarez and Sofia Bagherdai were expected to fight at the event but the bout was cancelled after an injury to Bagherdai.[3]

Results

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Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight David Branch def. Jesse Taylor Submission (D'Arce choke) 1 1:41 [a]
Featherweight Rick Glenn def. Georgi Karakhanyan (c) TKO (retirement) 2 5:00 [b]
Women's Strawweight Jessica Aguilar (c) def. Emi Fujino Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) 5 5:00 [c]
Lightweight Luiz Firmino def. Tyson Griffin Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Lance Palmer def. Nick LoBosco Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:15
Preliminary card
Heavyweight Derrick Mehmen def. Dave Huckaba Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-25, 30-27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Timur Valiev def. Adam Acquaviva KO (flying knee) 3 1:35
Middleweight Krasimir Mladenov def. Angel DeAnda Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Marciea Allen TKO (elbows) 3 3:01
Lightweight Jimmy Spicuzza def. Justin Jaynes Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight A.J. Williams def. Tanner Cowan KO (head kick and punches) 1 0:44

Tournament bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
David Branch DEC
Danillo Villefort 15:00
David Branch SUB
Jesse Taylor 1
Elvis Mutapčić 15:00
Jesse Taylor DEC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "WSOF 10 main card finalized: Branch-Taylor now headlines, Griffin and Huckaba added". mmajunkie.com. May 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "June's WSOF 10 event moves from San Jose to Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. April 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Injury scraps Alvarez-Bagherdai, WSOF 10 again set with 12 fights". mmajunkie.com. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2014-05-20.