New York City, New York (September 19, 2010) – The M-1 Selection 2010 Americas Finals captivated a live audience on Saturday night at Bally’s Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tournament returnees and newcomers to the M-1 ring fought an excellent undercard as the Selections championship bouts went down; Selection tournament winners will now fight for the M-1 Challenge belts later this year.

“The American Selections tournament has been a remarkable undertaking,” says Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for M-1Global. “We now have all our Selection champions in place and the crowning of the first ever M-1 Global world champions begins starting October 28 in St. Petersburg and December 11 back in Atlantic City.”

The Final round bouts feature rising American stars pursuing their last victory in being crowned the M-1 Selection champion in their respective weight classes.

Results for the Final round bouts:

Josh Thorpe def. Brendan Weafer via unanimous decision

Bristol Marunde def. Shane Primm via unanimous decision

Byron Byrd def. Daniel Vizcaya via triangle – 2:43 of R1 (Selections LHW Final)

Luigi Fioravanti def. Woody Weatherby via TKO – 2:51 of R1

Mike Winters def. Jose Rodriguez via unanimous decision

Tyson Jeffries def. Mike Geurin via triangle – 3:43 of R3 (Selections MW Final)

Kenny Garner def. Pat Bennett via TKO – 2:31 of R1 (Selections HW Final)

Jose Figueroa def. George Sheppard via verbal submission – :34 of R2 (Selections LW Final)

Tom Gallicchio def. Len Bentley via rear-naked-choke – 4:38 of R1 (Selections WW Final)

The M-1 Selection 2010 – Americas champions will next fight for the M-1 Challenge championship belts in the coming months.

The “M-1 Selection” is the world’s premiere MMA competition where the next generation of superstars are given the opportunity to showcase their skills on the world stage with fighters being eliminated after only one loss; victory will advance the winning fighters throughout the tournament and earn them a trip to the championship event where they will compete for the coveted “M-1 Selection” title.

The “M-1 Selection” tournament is broken down into global regions: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Americas with each region hosting three rounds and a final of the ““M-1 Selection” tournament. The winning fighter in each weight class will gain the opportunity to fight on the larger international stage.

The tournament features some of the best up-and-coming fighters from each region as they begin the journey towards a tournament victory.
2011 marks a full calendar of mixed martial arts action as M-1 Global continues to build upon a highly successful Selections tournament. Being added next year are two full Selections tournaments featuring 12 live events across Eastern and Western Europe and the Americas; future superstars will begin mapping out the steps necessary to become M-1 Champions. These Selections tournaments will drive the depth of the contenders ladder in each weight class as warriors cross oceans to battle for the right to face M-1 Global champions at the live, mega-spectacular M-1 Challenge events scheduled throughout the year.

The M-1 Challenge events are positioned to drive the M-1 brand further into the US and European markets as event mega-spectaculars. October 28 in St. Petersburg, Russia is set for M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Grishin and M-1 Challenge XXII hits Atlantic City December 11th; February 2011 marks the first of six M-1Challenge events with M-1 Challenge XXIII where the newly crowned M-1 Champions will look to defend their titles against the top fighters in the contention system.

Fuelled with stacked undercards featuring new and returning warriors, the M-1 Challenge events will rival promotions for unsurpassed excitement, delivering live audiences and viewers worldwide the ultimate fan experience.

Go to www.M-1Global.com for additional information.

About M-1 Global:

Founded in 1998, M-1 Global has established itself in the realm of mixed martial arts (MMA) as the premiere entity for discovering and developing the world’s next-generation of superstar fighters. With offices in St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles and affiliates in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Tokyo and Paris, the M-1 brand stages its M-1 Selection and M-1 Challenge events worldwide and its co-produced Strikeforce events in the United States; captivating the live, television and broadband audiences with its superior production values and match-ups. 2011 marks a breakthrough year for this MMA powerhouse. With two Selections tournaments across Eastern & Western Europe and North America and a full calendar of Challenge events, M-1 Global’s World Champions will rank amongst the greatest in the sport and the contention system will fuel spectacular cards around the world.

M-1 Global’s greatest asset is the number one heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts history, Fedor Emelianenko. With daily coverage on all MMA-related websites in the world, and articles in Time Magazine, LA times and New York times, Fedor and M-1 Global make a lifetime match serving as the catalyst to grow MMA in the 21st century.

Bellator Fighting Championships came one step closer to determining the first heavyweight champion in promotional history Thursday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Bellator 29, as both Cole Konrad and Neil Grove emerged victorious in their respective bouts to earn spots in the division’s tournament final.

Konrad defeated Damian Grabowski, who entered the match-up with a 13-0 record, by way of unanimous decision. The two-time NCAA wrestling champion used his grappling skills to take “The Polish Pitbull” down throughout the fight and control him from the top. It was Konrad’s fourth consecutive win by way of the judges’ scorecards and improved his overall record to 6-0.

Comparably, 39-year old Grove’s journey to the Bellator heavyweight title-fight took a lot less time than Konrad’s. The 6’6” Brit knocked Alexey Oleinik forty-five seconds into the opening frame of their Bellator 29 bout. It was Grove’s second straight first-round TKO for the organization (a 90-second win over Eddie Sanchez at Bellator 24 being the other).

The full list of Bellator 29 results is as follows:

Justin Lemke def. Jason Guida via Split Decision
Kyle Weickhardt def. Luis Ramirez via KO Round 1 (Head Kick)
Sasa Perkic def. Nick Dupees via Unanimous Decision
Jameel Massouh def. Nick Mamalis via Submission Round 1 (Guillotine Choke)
Brett Cooper def. Matt Major via TKO Round 2 (Strikes)
Neil Grove def. Alexey Oleinik via TKO Round 1 (Strikes)
Cole Konrad def. Damian Grabowski via Unanimous Decision

The latest Bellator Fighting Championships event is already underway at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Bellator 29, the first sanctioned mma event in the state in Wisconsin, features two heavyweight semifinal bouts for the promotions third season. Damian Grabowski takes on Cole Konrad, while Neil Grove faces Alexey Oleinik.

Bellator 29 will be shown live on Fox Sports net and it’s regional sports network affiliates. Bellator features un-aired bouts before and after the live broadcast.

Watch the post-fight press conference at Bellator.com after the event.

Here are the full results for Bellator 29.

Tournament bouts

Heavyweight Semifinal: Cole Konrad def. Damian Grabowski via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavyweight Semifinal: Neil Grove def. Alexey Oleinik via TKO (strikes) – R1 @ 0:45

Non-Tournament bouts

Middleweight bout: Brett Cooper def. Matt Major via TKO (strikes) – R2 @ 1:27
Lightweight bout: Sasa Perkic def. Nick Dupees via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Middleweight bout: Kyle Weickhardt def. Luis Ramirez via KO – R1 @ 0:30
Catchweight (140 lbs) bout: Jameel Massouh def. Nick Mamalis via submission (guillotine choke) – R1 @ 4:27
Catchweight (215 lbs) bout: Justin Lemke def. Jason Guida via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Today’s “UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares” event is already underway from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas.

Preliminary action has already begun, with the Live Spike TV broadcast kicking off at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST).

The main event for tonight’s UFN 22 event features a middleweight bout between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares. The co-main event has Charles Oliveira facing Efrain Escudero in a 159 lbs catchweight bout.

Escudero weighed in at 159 pounds for their lightweight bout on Tuesday. Both fighters have agreed to meet in a catchweight bout and Escudero will have 20% of his “show” money given to Oliveira.

Don’t forget that following tonight’s Live Spike broadcast, the first episode of this seasons “The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck” will air at 10 PM EST (7 PM PST).

With only four bouts listed for the two-hour televised event, Spike is bound to rebroadcast one or more preliminary matches. Therefore, we’ll be keeping the spoilers off the main page.

To see the full results for the “UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares” event click

Main card

Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt def. Rousimar Palhares via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 3:28
Lightweight bout: Charles Oliveira def. Efrain Escudero via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R3 @ 2:25
Lightweight bout: Jim Miller def. Gleison Tibau via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Lightweight bout: Cole Miller def. Ross Pearson via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R2 @ 1:49

Preliminary card

Lightweight bout: Yves Edwards def. John Gunderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury def. Jared Hamman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight bout: Dave Branch def. Tomasz Drwal via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Rich Attonito def. Rafael Natal via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Anthony “T.J.” Waldburger def. David Mitchell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Brian Foster def. Forrest Petz via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 1:07

Folks in Austin attending UFC Fight Night 22 event appear to be in for a treat, as the world’s foremost MMA promotion makes a stop in Texas’ State Capital for the first time in history this evening with a card featuring intriguing match-ups, a pair of Ultimate Fighter champions, and a main event involving two highly talented middleweights.

Five Ounces of Pain will be bringing readers live results as the event unfolds tonight at the Frank Erwin Center. Coverage of the show will begin approximately at 5:00 ET when the first pair of fighters square off.

UFC Fight Night 22 is headlined by a clash between respected 185-pound contender Nate Marquardt and powerful BJJ practitioner Rousimar Palhares. Fans tuning in will also have an opportunity to see former TUF champs Efrain Escudero and Ross Pearson in action, as well as Jim Miller fighting Gleison Tibau and the return of MMA veteran Yves Edwards to the Octagon for the first time since 2006.

The full list of UFC Fight Night 22 results is as follows:

Brian Foster def. Forrest Petz via TKO Round 1 (Strikes)
Anthony “TJ” Waldburger def. David Mitchell via Unanimous Decision
Rich Attonito def. Rafael Natal via Unanimous Decision
Dave Branch def. Tomasz Drwal via Unanimous Decision
Kyle Kingsbury def. Jared Hamman via Unanimous Decision
Yves Edwards def. John Gunderson via Unanimous Decision
Cole Miller def. Ross Pearson via Submission Round 2 (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jim Miller def. Gleison Tibau via Unanimous Decision
Charles Oliveira def. Efrain Escudero via Submission Round 3 (Standing Rear-Naked Choke)
Nate Marquardt def. Rousimar Palhares via TKO Round 1 (Strikes)

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“MFC 26: Retribution” went down at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Sept. 10th.

The full results recap for MFC 26 is as follows:

Main Card

Welterweight bout: Douglas Lima def. Ryan Ford via submission (armbar) – R2 @ 0:48
MFC Lightweight Championship bout: Antonio McKee def. Luciano Azevedo via TKO (doctor stoppage) – R1 @ 3:11
Middleweight bout: Jesse Taylor def. Tom Watson via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Light Heavyweight bout: Dwayne Lewis def. Mike Nickels via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 1:30
Middleweight bout: David Heath def. Solomon Hutcherson via KO (strikes) – R2 @ 3:46
Lightweight bout: Curtis Demarce def. Tyson Steele via submission (triangle choke) – R2 @ 4:09

Preliminary Card

Middleweight bout: Ford Robertson def Steve Fader via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Aaron Berke def. Ryan Ballingall via submission (rear naked choke) – R2 @ 0:35
Lightweight bout: Chad Freeman def. Theo Brisley via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 3:04

The Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum hosts tonight’s Shark Fights 13 event from Amarillo, Texas.

The event marks the fist ever pay-per-view for the Texas-based Shark Fight Promotions. Fans can watch the entire event as Sherdog.com will present a Free live-streaming broadcast of the entire preliminary card. While the main card can be found on ppv, check local listings for accessibility.

The event is headlined by a light-heavyweight match between former UFC fighters Keith Jardine and Trevor Prangley, the current Shark Fights light-heavyweight champ.

Also featured on the card are bouts between Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs. Houston Alexander.

The full ‘Quick Results’ for Shark Fights 13 is as follows:

Main card

Light Heavyweight bout: Trevor Prangley def. Keith Jardine split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight bout: Houston Alexander def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via TKO (strikes) – R2 @ 1:31
Catchweight (171.75) bout: Paul Daley def. Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight bout: Danillo Villefort def. Joey Villaseñor via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine def. Brock Larson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Paul Bradley def. Johnny Rees via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R1 @ 4:28

Preliminary card (Sherdog.com Live Stream)

Featherweight Championship bout: Ronnie Mann def. Douglas Evans via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) – becomes new FW champ
Heavyweight bout: Aaron Rosa def. Devin Cole via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight bout: Daniel Straus def. Karen Darabedyan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Catchweight (176.5) bout: Eric Davila def. Pete Spratt via submission (guillotine choke) – R2 @ 3:49

Fans of MMA are likely familiar with Drew Fickett’s name for a plethora of reasons. The 30-year old has experienced a number of notable highs and lows in the sport, including wins over Josh Koscheck, Kurt Pellegrino, and Ken Florian earlier in his career to arrests, bizarre post-fight antics, and professional disputes with a variety of promotions.

Friday night Fickett gave the public another reason to remember his name, winning Shine Fights controversial eight-man, single-evening tournament with a series of submissions over opponents Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett, Dennis Bermudez, and finally Carlos Prater. The wins improved Fickett’s overall record to 40-13 and could mark a turnaround in his career. Prior to the victories, Fickett had dropped seven of his previous ten bouts but won in April over MMA veteran Derrick Noble meaning he’s officially on a four-fight streak in the right direction. Fickett was also the only Shine Fights competitor to finish an adversary, let alone more than one of them.

Prater advanced in the tournament after Rich Crunkilton was unable to compete in the semi-final though he defeated Prater via split decision in the night’s opening round. The Brazilian-by-way-of-Texas then fought another alternate, Charlie Brown, who took the place of Kyle Baker (also injured in an opening round split decision victory). Prater out-pointed Brown to advance to the card’s main event where he eventually fell to Fickett by way of Rear-Naked Choke a few minutes into the match-up.

A complete list of Shine Fights results can be found below:

Charlie Brown def. Brian van Hovan via Majority Decision
Drew Fickett def. Charles Bennett via Submission Round 1 (Guillotine Choke)
Dennis Bermudez def. Shannon Gugerty via Unanimous Decision
Kyle Baker def. James Warfield via Split Decision
Rich Crunkilton def. Carlo Prater via Split Decision
Drew Fickett def. Dennis Bermudez via Submission Round 1 (Rear-Naked Choke)
Carlo Prater def. Charlie Brown via Split Decision
Drew Fickett def. Carlo Prater via Submission Round 1 (Rear-Naked Choke)

Shine Fight Promotions held their Lightweight Grand Prix tonight at the Council Casino in Newkirk, OK.

The eight-man, one-night card saw the quarterfinal and semifinal bouts go for two five-minute rounds, with a three minute overtime for draws. Fighters were not allowed to elbow opponents in the first two rounds but would be allowed in the final. Yellow Cards were in place for the event, thus any fighter to receive one would lose part of their purse.

The live pay-per-view broadcast began at 9 PM EST (6 PM PST).

The LW GP saw Drew Fickett defeat Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett in their quarterfinal bout, by landing a guillotine in the first round. Fickett then went on to face Dennis Bermudez in the semis, landing another submission (rear-naked-choke) in the first round to move on to the finals. It didn’t take Fickett long, at 2:02 of the first round he submitted Carlo Prater with a rear-naked-choke to win the Shine Fight lightweight grand-prix tournament.

Here are the full quick results:

Reserve Bout

Charlie Brown def. Brian van Hoven via majority decision, R2

Quarterfinals

Drew Fickett def. Charles Bennett via submission (guillotine) – R1 @ 3:34
Dennis Bermudez def. Shannon Gugerty via unanimous decision – R2
Kyle Baker def. James Warfield via split decision – R3
Rich Crunkilton def. Carlo Prater via split decision – R3

Semifinals

Drew Fickett def. Dennis Bermudez via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R1 @ 2:02
Carlo Prater def. Charlie Brown via majority decision – R2

Final

Drew Fickett def. Carlo Prater via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R1 @ 2:02

Results courtesy of BloodyElbow.com

The MMA News will be ringside for Maximum Fighting Championships latest event, “MFC 26: Retribution” this evening from the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The live action starts at approx. 8 PM EST (5 PM PST) with the unaired preliminary card. The live HDNet broadcast will start at 10 PM EST (7 PM PST) and The MMA News will be there providing live results for the event.

The event is headlined by a MFC lightweight title defense by champion Antonio McKee who puts his ten fight win streak on the line against Luciano Azevedo when both men step into the ring. The co-main event sees the return of Canadian welterweight Ryan Ford to the MFC and will face Douglas Lima.

Hosting the MFC broadcast duties will be HDNet Fights announce team which will feature “The Voice” Michael Schiavello and Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg.

The MMA News will be providing live ‘Quick Results’ of the event as well as live Tweets from ringside.

The full “MFC 26: Retribution” weigh-ins are as follows:

Main Card

Welterweight bout: Douglas Lima def. Ryan Ford via submission (armbar) – R2 @ 0:48
MFC Lightweight Championship bout: Antonio McKee def. Luciano Azevedo via TKO (doctor stoppage) – R1 @ 3:11
Middleweight bout: Jesse Taylor def. Tom Watson via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Light Heavyweight bout: Dwayne Lewis def. Mike Nickels via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 1:30
Middleweight bout: David Heath def. Solomon Hutcherson via KO (strikes) – R2 – 3:46
Lightweight bout: Curtis Demarce def. Tyson Steele via submission (triangle choke) – R2 @ 4:09

Preliminary Card

Middleweight bout: Ford Robertson def Steve Fader via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Aaron Berke def. Ryan Ballingall via submission (rear naked choke) – R2 @
Lightweight bout: Chad Freeman def. Theo Brisley via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 3:04