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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 14, 2018) – Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher a Yoislandy “Kuba” Izquierdo were knockout-winners this past Saturday night in the “Cesta k M-1: Spojené štáty americké” main event and co-feature, príslušne, at Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.
“Cesta k M-1: Spojené štáty americké” was presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions and aired live on worldwide pay per view.
“Rage,” 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 povedal. “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, David “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, plieniť Damond Pickney (15-11-0), of Hot Springs, Arkansas, 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” Hamilton (13-6-0) and California heavyweight Cody “The Moose” Goodale won three-round decisions, príslušne, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “Nightmare” Velazquez (8-6-0) a Nkemdirim “Kim” Oti (2-4-0)
Kentucky welterweight Brandon “The Juggernaut” 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) v druhom kole.
Na predbežnom karty, Chicago bantamweight Chris “The Jungle” Johnson (5-8-0) vyradení Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” Jennings (2-2-0) v prvom kole. 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) v úvodnom kole.
Kompletné výsledky a fotogaléria nižšie:
Doug Usher used a powerful combination to KO David Mundell
Heavyweight Cody Goodale (R) punched his way past Nkemdirm Oti
Brandon Bell (na vrchu) finished off Jacob McClintock
Andiel Velazquez (L) & Cee Jay Hamilton put on a show for Nashville MMA fans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jún 28, 2018) – “Cesta k M-1: Spojené štáty americké”,