Kia tukuna tonutia atu: Lewiston, Maine (Whiringa 19, 2016) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) held its latest mixed-martial-arts (MMA) takahanga, “Nef 26: SUPREMACY” on Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The promotion presented a total of 14 MMA bouts before a robust crowd of fight fans.

 

Blood flowed early and it continued to flow liberally throughout the night.

 

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Ryan Sanders (12-8) patua Jon Lemke (5-7) via unanimous technical decision. The fight was stopped in the third round when Lemke suffered a deep cut on his head. With the fight being in the third round, under the Unified Rules of MMA the judges’ scorecards were called upon for a verdict. Sanders won 20-18 i runga i te katoa kaiwhakawa e toru’ scorecards, having scored only the first two rounds.

 

The co-main event saw Josh Parker (5-8) submit Derek Shorey (4-8) in the first-round of a highly-anticipated “coach vs. kaiako” whawhai.

 

Rounding out the professional portion of the card, Arona Lacey (4-0) remained undefeated with a verbal submission win over veteran Taylor Trahan (6-7).

 

Nick Gulliver (4-0) o Farmington, Maine captured the NEF Amateur Heavyweight Title with a victory over Yorgan DeCastro (2-3) as the headliner of the amateur card.

 

Ko te hua i Lewiston, Maine:

NGAIO MMA

 

Ryan Sanders def. Jon Lemke via unanimous technical decision

Josh Parker def. Derek Shorey via guillotine, tawhio 1

Arona Lacey DEF. Taylor Trahan via verbal submission, tawhio 1

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

Nick Gulliver def. Yorgan DeCastro via TKO, tawhio 3

Chris Smith def. Nash Roy via guillotine, tawhio 1

Angelo Rizzitello def. Ken Dunn mā TKO, tawhio 1

Fred Lear def. Robby Fraser via standing guillotine, tawhio 2

Mike Williams def. Mike Swan via TKO, tawhio 2

Ras Hylton def. Kevin Smith via TKO, tawhio 2

Tom Burgess def. Darren Ducharme via TKO, tawhio 1

Fernanda Araujo def. Hannah Sparrell via armbar, tawhio 2

Shawn Lunghi def. Alex Clark via rear-naked choke, tawhio 2

Jessica Borga def. Brianne Genschel via unanimous decision

Chad Pierce def. Lyman Curtis via unanimous decision

 

NEF’s next event, “Nef 27: RESURGENCE” e wahi i runga i Rāhoroi, February 11, 2017 i 7 p.m. Tīmata Tickets i $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee i 207.783.2009, extension 525.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New Ingarangi whawhai."