| World Series of Fighting 20: Branch vs. McElligott | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | April 10, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Foxwoods Resort Casino | |||
| City |  Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | |||
| Attendance | 3,894 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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World Series of Fighting 20: Branch vs. McElligott was a mixed martial arts event held April 10, 2015 in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. This event aired on NBCSN in the U.S and on TSN2 in Canada.
Background
The main event was originally scheduled to feature the second semifinal fight of the WSOF Light Heavyweight Championship tournament between Matt Hamill and Vinny Magalhães.[1] But on March 5, 2015, it was announced that Magalhães was taken out of the tournament due to contractual problems between the World Series of Fighting and Titan Fighting Championship.[2]
The main event was then changed to a fight between WSOF Middleweight Champion David Branch and Ronny Markes for the second semifinal fight of the WSOF Light Heavyweight Championship tournament.[3] However, on the day of the weigh-in, Markes was forced out of the bout due to dehydration and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jesse McElligott.[4] McElligott's original opponent, Steve Skrzat, was removed from the card entirely and paid his show and win money.[5]
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | David Branch | def. | Jesse McElligott | Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) | 2 | 1:28 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Nick Newell | def. | Joe Condon | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (176 lbs) | Emmanuel Walo | def. | Phoenix Jones | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Steve Mocco | def. | Juilano Coutinho | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:02 | |
| Lightweight | Azamat Dugulubgov | def. | Lucas Montoya | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 3:39 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Islam Mamedov | def. | Leon Davis | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:41 | |
| Featherweight | Saul Almeida | def. | Chris Foster | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Matt Secor | def. | Chip Moraza-Pollard | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (131 lbs) | Darren Mima | def. | Johnny Campbell | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ↑ Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semifinal
Tournament bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| David Branch | SUB | ||||||||
| Jesse McElligott | 2 | ||||||||
| David Branch | |||||||||
| Teddy Holder | |||||||||
| Thiago Silva | TKO | ||||||||
| Teddy Holder | 1 | ||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Matt Hamill-Vinny Magalhaes, Melvin Guillard-Ozzy Dugulubgov announced for WSOF 20".
- ↑ "Thiago Silva to rematch Matt Hamill in new WSOF 19 co-main event on March 28".
- ↑ "David Branch and Ronny Markes Light Heavyweight Tilt to Headline WSOF 20".
- ↑ Staff (2015-04-09). "Ronny Markes out of WSOF 20 headliner; Dave Branch now meets Jesse McElligott". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ "Ronny Markes out of WSOF 20 main event; David Branch gets new opponent".
- ↑ "WSOF 20: Branch vs. McElligott". World Series of Fighting. Retrieved 2015-04-10.