World Series of Fighting 20: Branch vs. McElligott
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.
| 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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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 | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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.