NASHVILLE, Тенеси. (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, соодветно, 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.

“Бес,” 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 рече. “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, Дејвид “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 (Соединетите Американски Држави) by way of Cuba, took care of business early, тропа Damond Pickney (15-11-0), на Хот Спрингс, 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” Hamilton (13-6-0) and California heavyweight Cody “The Moose” Goodale won three-round decisions, соодветно, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “Кошмарот” Velazquez (8-6-0) и Nkemdirim “Kim” Oti (2-4-0)

Kentucky welterweight Брендон “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) во вториот круг.

На прелиминарните картичка, Chicago bantamweight Крис “The Jungle” Џонсон (5-8-0) исфрлен Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” Џенингс (2-2-0) во првиот круг. 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) во колото за отворање.

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