World Series of Fighting 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle
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]
| World Series of Fighting 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Series of Fighting | |||
| Date | September 14, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Revel Casino | |||
| City |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Attendance | 4,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
On May 15, 2013, WSOF announced a 4 man tournament to crown an Inaugural Middleweight Champion that will take place at WSOF 5. The participants announced are as followed: Jesse Taylor, Elvis Mutapčić, David Branch & 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
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Andrei Arlovski | def. | Mike Kyle | Decision (unanimous) (29-28) (29-28) (29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Middleweight | Dave Branch | def. | Danillo Villefort | Decision (unanimous) (30-27) (30-27) (30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| 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) | |||||||
| 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 | |
- [4]
- Middleweight Championship Tournament Semifinal.
Tournament bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Dave Branch | DEC | ||||||||
| Danillo Villefort | 15:00 | ||||||||
| Dave Branch | |||||||||
| Elvis Mutapčić | |||||||||
| Jesse Taylor | |||||||||
References
- "WSOF 5: Arlovski vs. Kyle Results". sherdog.com. September 14, 2013.
- "Andrei Arlovski Replaces Injured Anthony Johnson, Faces Mike Kyle at WSOF 5". sherdog.com. August 9, 2013.
- "Elvis Mutapcic vs. Jesse Taylor fight scrapped at WSOF 5". MMAfighting.com. September 14, 2013.
- "Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson talks WSOF 5 fight against Mike Kyle, drop..." MMA-Core.