Bangor, Мэн (Верасня 9, 2018) - New England Баі (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 Аарон “Нястомны” Лэйсі (6-2) і Джон Лэмке (7-9) squared off. Lacey submitted Lemke in the first round with a rear-naked choke.

Родны горад любімы “The” Ryan Sanders (17-9) took on Mando “Big Chino” Montoya (10-7) у са-галоўную падзею. На 4:10 знак першым раўндзе, 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 Калеб зала (2-0) і Эрнэста Орнелас (4-7) were both victorious via stoppages in their respective bouts.

In the amateur headliner, Maine Amateur Wrestling Hall of Famer, 54-гадоў Пэт Кэлі (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. Пасля бою, 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 як Зак Рычард (2-0) і Andrew Brown (1-0) picked up wins under the guidance of Nostos head coach, and current UFC fighter, Дэвін Паўэл.

NEF announced its return to Portland, scheduled to take place at Aura on Saturday, Лістапада 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, Мэн:

Прафесійны ММА

Джон Лэмке выразнасці. Aaron Lacey via rear-naked choke submission, круглы 1

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

Калеб зала выразнасці. CJ Ewer via D’Arce choke submission, круглы 1

Джош Харві Def. Jay Ellis via triangle choke submission, круглы 1

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

Аматары ММА

Ed Forlenza def. Pat Kelly via TKO, круглы 1

Christian Barrett def. David Hart via TKO, круглы 1

Zac Richard def. Кліфард Редман тэхнічным накаўтам, круглы 1

Taylor Bartlett fought Jacob Deppmeyer to a draw

Shawn Costigan def. David Hills via TKO, круглы 1

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

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

NeF ў наступным змешаных баявых мастацтваў падзея, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” will see the company make its return to Aura in Portland, Мэн. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday, Лістапада 17, 2018 with a bell time of 7 вечара. 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, Верасня 10 на 9:00 a.m. EDT.