| World Series of Fighting 12: Palomino vs. Gonzalez | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | August 9, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City |  Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 550 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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World Series of Fighting 12: Palomino vs. Gonzalez was a mixed martial arts event held on August 9, 2014, in Paradise, Nevada, United States. [1] The event also aired on NBCSN.
The event was originally scheduled to take place on August 2, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. [2]
Krasimir Mladenov was expected to face Elvis Mutapčić at the event, However Mladenov pulled out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Kelvin Tiller. [3] Tiller was originally scheduled to face Ronny Markes at the event, Markes instead faced promotional newcomer Cully Butterfield. [4]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Luis Palomino | def. | Lewis Gonzalez | KO (head kick) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ronny Markes | def. | Cully Butterfield | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (195 lbs) | Elvis Mutapčić | def. | Kelvin Tiller | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Brandon Hempleman | def. | Alexis Vila | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Matt Sayles | def. | Brenson Hansen | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Lucas Montoya | def. | Jimmy Spicuzza | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:11 | |
| Welterweight | Danny Davis Jr. | def. | Jorge Lopez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Adam Acquaviva | def. | Cody Maltais | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Bryson Gutches | def. | Soslan Abanokov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:07 | |
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