World Series of Fighting 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle
| World Series of Fighting 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle | ||||
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| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | September 14, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Revel Casino | |||
| City | United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |||
| Attendance | 4,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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World Series of Fighting 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle was a mixed martial arts event held September 14, 2013 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.[1]
Background
[edit | edit source]On May 15, 2013, WSOF announced a 4 man tournament to crown an Inaugural Middleweight Champion to take place at WSOF 5. The participants announced were: Jesse Taylor, Elvis Mutapčić, David Branch and Danillo Villefort
Anthony Johnson was expected to face Mike Kyle in the main event however Johnson was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Andrei Arlovski.[2]
The planned Middleweight Championship Tournament Semifinal bout between Elvis Mutapčić and Jesse Taylor was cancelled the night of the event when a member of the New Jersey Athletic Commission claimed they saw Mutapčić take an unknown and undisclosed medicine before the contest in the locker room.[3]
Results
[edit | edit source]| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | def. | Mike Kyle | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Dave Branch | def. | Danillo Villefort | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Derrick Mehmen | def. | Rolles Gracie, Jr. | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:40 | |
| Featherweight | Georgi Karakhanyan | def. | Waylon Lowe | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:37 | |
| Preliminary card (sherdog.com)[clarification needed] | |||||||
| Featherweight | Rick Glenn | def. | Artur Rofi | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Sidemar Honorio | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Richard Patishnock | def. | Gregor Gracie | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (160lbs.) | Ozzy Dugulubgov | def. | Andrew Osbourne | Submission (Achilles lock) | 2 | 1:12 | |
| Middleweight | Neiman Gracie | def. | Darren Costa | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:57 | |
Tournament bracket
[edit | edit source]| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Dave Branch | DEC | ||||||||
| Danillo Villefort | 15:00 | ||||||||
| Dave Branch | |||||||||
| Elvis Mutapčić | |||||||||
| Jesse Taylor | |||||||||
See also
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