NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 14, 2018) – Georgia middleweight Doug “Yamato” Usher și Yoislandy “Cuba” Izquierdo were knockout-winners this past Saturday night in the “Drumul spre M-1: STATELE UNITE ALE AMERICII” main event and co-feature, respectiv, at Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.

“Drumul spre M-1: STATELE UNITE ALE AMERICII” 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 a spus. “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, lovirea Damond Pickney (15-11-0), a izvoarelor termale, 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, respectiv, against Puerto Rican Abdiel “Cosmarul” Velazquez (8-6-0) și 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) în runda a doua.

Pe cartela preliminară, Chicago bantamweight Chris “The Jungle” Johnson (5-8-0) knock-out Jerrod “The Hillbilly Hammer” Jennings (2-2-0) în primul tur de scrutin. 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) în runda de deschidere.

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