Bangor, Maine (September 9, 2018) - New England Fights (NEF) held its latest mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” on Saturday night at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. It was the third time in as many years that the fight promotion visited the Queen City and sold out the venue.

The main event featured a bout hailed as the “Battle of Bangor” as popular locals Aaron “Meedoënlose” Lacey (6-2) en Jon Lemke (7-9) squared off. Lacey submitted Lemke in the first round with a rear-naked choke.

Tuisdorp gunsteling “Die” Ryan Sanders (17-9) took on Mando “Big Chino” Montoya (10-7) in die mede-hoofren. By die 4:10 punt van die eerste ronde, Sanders, the reigning NEF Professional Lightweight Champion, forced Montoya to tap to a guillotine choke.

It was a successful night for the Choi Institute of Portland, Maine as Kaleb Hall (2-0) en Ernesto Ornelas (4-7) were both victorious via stoppages in their respective bouts.

In the amateur headliner, Maine Amateur Wrestling Hall of Famer, 54-jaar-oue Pat Kelly (4-1) put his lightweight title on the line against Massachusetts’ Ed Forlenza (3-2) in what Kelly vowed would be his final MMA fight. Forlenza was able to score a technical knockout via referee stoppage due to strikes to capture the title. Na afloop van die stryd, Kelly gave an impassioned speech, thanking his coaches at Young’s MMA in Bangor as the capacity crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Nostos MMA also shined on the amateur portion of the card. The Somersworth, New Hampshire-based team went 2-0 as Zac Richard (2-0) en Andrew Brown (1-0) picked up wins under the guidance of Nostos head coach, en huidige UFC vegter, Devin Powell.

NEF announced its return to Portland, scheduled to take place at Aura on Saturday, November 17. The event is titled “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold.” It will be the final NEF event of 2018.

The full results of from Bangor, Maine:

PROFESSIONELE MMA

Jon Lemke def. Aaron Lacey via rear-naked choke submission, ronde 1

Ryan Sanders def. Armando Montoya via guillotine choke submission, ronde 1

Kaleb Hall def. CJ Ewer via D’Arce choke submission, ronde 1

Josh Harvey def. Jay Ellis via triangle choke submission, ronde 1

Ernesto Ornelas def. Zenon Herrera via guillotine choke submission, ronde 3

AMATEUR MMA

Ed Forlenza def. Pat Kelly via TKO, ronde 1

Christian Barrett def. David Hart via TKO, ronde 1

Zac Richard def. Clifford Redman via TKO, ronde 1

Taylor Bartlett fought Jacob Deppmeyer to a draw

Shawn Costigan def. David Hills via TKO, ronde 1

Jordan Young def. Joe Howard via rear-naked choke submission, ronde 2

Andrew Brown def. Chris Lachcik via armbar submission, ronde 1

NEF se volgende gemengde martial-kuns gebeurtenis, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” will see the company make its return to Aura in Portland, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 17, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. The ticket pre-sale is happening now at www.AuraMaine.com with promo code “NEF.” Tickets will be on-sale to the general public on Monday, September 10 by 9:00 voormiddag. EDT.