| World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | June 21, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
| City |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 600 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | David Branch | def. | Jesse Taylor | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 1 | 1:41 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Rick Glenn | def. | Georgi Karakhanyan (c) | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Women's Strawweight | Jessica Aguilar (c) | def. | Emi Fujino | Decision (unanimous) (50-44, 50-44, 50-44) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| 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 | |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| David Branch | DEC | ||||||||
| Danillo Villefort | 15:00 | ||||||||
| David Branch | SUB | ||||||||
| Jesse Taylor | 1 | ||||||||
| Elvis Mutapčić | 15:00 | ||||||||
| Jesse Taylor | DEC | ||||||||
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