At the close of the final bout on Saturday night’s M-1 Selection Americas 2010 – Americas Semi Finals at Bally’s Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, frenzied fight fans bore witness to stellar performances as the tournament’s Finals round matchups materialized.
Byron Byrd
The Americas Final round presents a stellar card of returnees with only one victory standing between the fighter and the title of M-1 Selection Champion in their respective weight classes. “Tonight’s performances were overall astounding,” says Evgeni Kogan, M-1′s Director of Operations. “The MMA world is going to have to take notice of our next generation superstar fighters. If the Semi’s presented this high a level of excitement, the Finals are going to be that much better.”
Results for the semi-final round bouts:
Byron Byrd def. Sammy Collingwood – :40 of round 1 via TKO
Jose Figueroa def. Josh Thorpe – via unanimous decision
George Sheppard def. Josh Baccallao – via split decision
Len Bentley def. Colin Schrader – 1:45 of round 2 via KO
Daniel Vizcaya def. Chris Sydnor – 202 of round 1 via submission (head and arm choke)
Mike Geurin def. Shane Primm – unanimous decision
Pat Bennett def. Mehdi Hassan – unanimous decision
Tyson Jeffries def. Plinio Cruz – via split decision
Kenny Garner def. Andrei Kapilou – via unanimous decision
Tom Gallicchio def. Aaron Meisner – Round 3 via submission (RNC)
The M-1 Selection Americas Finals will return to Bally’s Casino Hotel in Atlantic City on September 18, 2010 with tournament bracket winners going head-to-head to earn the title of the M-1 Selection 2010 Champion; the event will also feature super-bouts to be announced shortly and undercard matchups featuring return trips to the M-1 ring by Selection tournament standouts.
