NEF FINISHES 2018 SEASON WITH SOLD-OUT EVENT IN PORTLAND

ПРЕС-РЕЛІЗ: Портленд, Мен (Листопад 18, 2018) - Нью-Інгленд Бої (NEF) held its most recent mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 36: Битва за золото,” on Saturday night at Aura in Portland, Мен. The event officially sold-out days prior to doors opening. It was the fifth and final NEF event of the 2018 сезон, and what many in attendance insisted was the standout show of the year.

У головній події, Ryan Sanders (18-9) put the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title on the line against Jacob Bohn (7-6). Sanders retained the championship after the cageside doctor stopped the fight due to a cut on Bohn’s head in the second round.

History was made when Рас Хілтон (3-2) і Yorgan De Castro (3-0) faced off to crown the first-ever NEF MMA Professional Cruiserweight Champion in the co-main event. De Castro captured the strap in dramatic fashion with a violent first-round knockout of Hylton.

Matt Probin (3-0) made his long-awaited NEF debut against Lionel Young (7-16). Probin remained undefeated in his professional career when he forced a referee stoppage to strikes early in the second round.

In the opening fight of the evening, Тейлор Томпсон (3-0) і Кеті Деннінг (1-1) waged an absolute war that had the entire crowd on its feet to kick off the amateur card. Thompson won a unanimous decision on the judges’ системи показників.

Later on in the amateur card, Megan Rosado (0-1) і Слава Ватсон (2-0) battled back and forth in another crowd-pleasing thriller that went the distance. Watson was victorious via split decision in a very close fight.

In the third and final women’s fight of the evening, Такер Челсі (1-3) picked up the first win of her amateur career with a late-fight technical knockout of BJ Garceau (1-1).

Зак Річард (3-0) remained undefeated with a first-round submission of Chris Lachcik (0-2). It was a fight that Richard had dedicated to the memory of his older sister Lacey who passed away from cancer six years ago this weekend at the age of 23.

Likewise, in a post fight interview, an emotional Генрі Кларк (5-4) dedicated his victory over Кілліан Мерфі (1-2) to a friend of his named Justin who recently passed away.

NEF further announced that its next event, “NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” would originate from the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine on Friday, Лютого 1, 2019. The main event will feature Добродушна жарт “Hook On” Harvey (5-0-1) і Bill “Jonesi” Джонс (13-11) squaring off for the vacant NEF MMA Professional Featherweight Title.

The full results from Portland, Мен:

ПРОФЕСІЙНИЙ ММА

Ryan Sanders def. Jacob Bohn via doctor stoppage, круглий 2

Yorgan De Castro def. Ras Hylton via knockout, круглий 1

Jose Lugo def. Ernesto Ornelas via rear-naked choke, круглий 1

Matt Probin def. Lionel Young via technical knockout, круглий 2

 

ЛЮБИТЕЛІ ММА

Chelsea Tucker def. BJ Garceau via technical knockout, круглий 3

Henry Clark def. Killian Murphy via unanimous decision

Nate Boucher def. Jordan Young via tap to rear-naked choke, круглий 1

Zac Richard def. Chris Lachcik via tap to rear-naked choke, круглий 1

Glory Watson def. Megan Rosado via split decision

Ben Peters def. Brandon Maillet-Fevens via verbal submission to Kimura, круглий 1

Felipe Günter def. Schuyler Vaillancourt via tap to rear-naked choke, круглий 2

Mohammad Al Kinani def. Кліффорд Редман технічним нокаутом, круглий 1

Jordan Norman def. Jon Assam via split decision

Taylor Thompson def. Catie Denning via unanimous decision

 

NeF в наступному змішаних бойових мистецтв подія, “NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” відбудеться у п’ятницю, Лютого 1, 2019 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Мен з дзвоном часу 8 вечора. Tickets are on-sale now atwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com now with pre-sale code “NEF.”