Насхвилле, Тенн. (Август 14, 2018) – Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher и Yoislandy “Куба” Izquierdo were knockout-winners this past Saturday night in the “Road to M-1: САД” main event and co-feature, односно, at Global Mall in Nashville, Тенеси.

“Road to M-1: САД” was presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions and aired live on worldwide pay per view.

“Раге,” a hybrid ring/cage, made its American debut in Music City.

“What a great first event for M-1 Global USA,” M-1 Global USA CEO Mike Merriman рекао. “There were so many obstacles to overcome and lessons to be learned, but the show still went well. The fighters worked hard and the staff worked diligently. I couldn’t have asked for more. We are working on our next show and some possible partnerships that should make a lot of fans smile.”

Usher (10-3-0) overcame a relatively slow opening round to knockout his late replacement opponent, Давид “Redneck” Mundell (9-4-0), with a powerful right-left combination for his sixth consecutive victory, which snapped Mundell’s three-fight win streak.

Izquierdo (12-4-0), fighting out of Charlotte (НЦ) by way of Cuba, took care of business early, нокаутирао је Damond Pickney (15-11-0), of Hot Springs, Арканзас, less than a minute into the opening round by way of a vicious head-kick.

Virginia bantamweight Tony Gravely (14-5-0) ruined the courageous comeback of previously undefeated Brazilian fighter Bruno Ferreira (8-1-0), who was making a comeback after successfully battling cancer the past three years. Gravely’s aggressive ground-and-pound attack resulted in a quick first-round technical knockout win.

Georgia flyweight Cee Jay “The Autobot” Хамилтон (13-6-0) and California heavyweight Цоди “The Moose” Goodale won three-round decisions, односно, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “Нигхтмаре” Velazquez (8-6-0) и Nkemdirim “Kim” Oti (2-4-0)

Kentucky welterweight Брендон “Југгернаут” Bell (9-7-0) registered a first-round, ground-and-pound TKO win over Jacob “Tick-Tock” McClintock (9-3-0), of Arizona, while Chicago welterweight P.J. Cajigas used the same method to defeat previously unbeaten Tennessean James Conway (3-1-0) у кругу два.

На прелиминарном картице, Chicago bantamweight Крис “The Jungle” Џонсон (5-8-0) нокаутирао Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” Јеннингс (2-2-0) у првом кругу. Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew (1-0-0) made an impressive pro debut, locking in a rear naked choke to submit hometown favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-2-0) у првом колу.

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