NASHVILLE, Tenn. (สิงหาคม 14, 2018) – Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher และ Yoislandy “คิวบา” Izquierdo were knockout-winners this past Saturday night in the “Road to M-1: ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา” main event and co-feature, ตามลำดับ, at Global Mall in Nashville, รัฐเทนเนสซี.

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

“โกรธ,” 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 กล่าว. “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, เดวิด “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 (NC) by way of Cuba, took care of business early, เคาะออก Damond Pickney (15-11-0), of Hot Springs, อาร์คันซอ, 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” แฮมิลตัน (13-6-0) และแคลิฟอร์เนียเฮฟวี่เวท Cody “The Moose” Goodale won three-round decisions, ตามลำดับ, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “ฝันร้าย” Velazquez (8-6-0) และ Nkemdirim “Kim” Oti (2-4-0)

Kentucky welterweight แบรนดอน “ผู้นำ” 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) ในรอบสอง.

บนบัตรเบื้องต้น, Chicago bantamweight คริส “The Jungle” จอห์นสัน (5-8-0) เคาะออกมา Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” เจนนิงส์ (2-2-0) ในรอบแรก. 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) ในการแข่งขันรอบแรก.

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