The M-1 Selection: Americas tournament held its semi-final round Saturday night August 7, at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. In front of a very enthusiastic crowd, the finalist of the Selection tournament were decided.
Fight 1 – 205 Lbs
Byron Byrd d. Sammy Collingwood at :40 of round 1 via TKO.
Fight 2 – 155 Lbs
Jose Figueroa d. Josh Thorpe via unanimous decision.
29-28 x2, 30-27
Fight 3 – 155 Lbs
George Sheppard d. Josh Baccallao via split decision.
29-28 x2, 28-29
Fight 4 – 170 Lbs
Len Bentley d. Colin Schrader via KO at 1:45 of round 2.
Fight 5 – 205 Lbs
Daniel Vizcaya d. Chris Sydnor via head & arm choke at 2:02 of round 1.
Fight 6 – 185 Lbs
Mike Geurin d. Shane Primm via unanimous decision.
30-27 x3
Fight 7 – 265 Lbs
Pat Bennett d. Mehdi Hassan via unanimous decision.
29-28 x3
Fight 8 – 185 Lbs
Tyson Jefferies d. Plinio Cruz via split decision.
29-27 x2, 27-29
Cruz, 1 pt penalty for low blow in the 1st round.
Fight 9 – 265 Lbs
Kenny Garner d. Andrei Kapylou via unanimous decision.
30-27 x2 30×25
Fight 10 – 170 lbs
Tom Gallicchio d. Aaron Meisner via submission to RNC in round 3.
