לשחרורו מיידי: פורטלנד, מיין (נובמבר 3, 2017) - קרבות ניו אינגלנד (NEF) made its long-awaited debut in Portland, מיין ביום שבת night before a sold-out crowd at Aura.

באירוע המרכזי של הערב, hometown favorite Paul Gorman (11-9) took on James Blair (5-2) in a 130-pound catchweight contest. The crowd was on the edge of its collective seat for a thrilling three-round war that will be a definite “מאבק של השנה” candidate for 2017. Gorman pulled off the unanimous decision on the judges’ כרטיסי ניקוד.

The ever-popular John “מחלקה ראשונה” ריי (3-8) returned to the NEF cage after a three-year retirement. Raio faced a game Zenon Herrera (0-6) and came out with the win in the third round when Herrera tapped out to a guillotine choke.

בצד החובבני של הכרטיס, three new champions were crowned. Terrance Jean-Jacques (3-0) became the new NEF Amateur Heavyweight Champion with a unanimous decision victory over defending champion Nick Gulliver (4-1). ג'סטין Witham (4-4) is the new flyweight titleholder after defeating Nate Boucher (2-1) בהחלטה מפוצלת. Hilarie Rose (5-3) made history as the first women’s champion in promotion history by capturing the strawweight title against Alex Walker (4-2).

Two milestones were set early in the night as Jayda Bailey (1-0) became the youngest fighter to ever emerge victorious in the NEF cage, while Garry Carr (1-0) took the honor of the oldest fighter to ever win in the NEF cage. Bailey turned 18 just eight days prior to the event. Carr is 56 years young.

In addition to an evening of fights, fans were able to meet special guest Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (24-5). Souza is currently the number-four ranked middleweight in the UFC.

The results from Portland, מיין:

מקצועי

Paul Gorman def. James Blair via unanimous decision

John Raio def. Zenon Herrera via guillotine, סיבוב 3

חובבנים

Hilarie Rose def. Alex Walker via TKO, סיבוב 1

ג'סטין Witham def. Nate Boucher via split decision

Terrance Jean-Jacques def. Nick Gulliver via unanimous decision

קרל לנגסטון def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

Mohammed al Kinani def. Phil Pearson via KO, סיבוב 1

Isaac Therrien def. Chad Weymouth via TKO, סיבוב 1

Francesca Morabito def. Carol Linn Powell via unanimous decision

Emmett Huber def. Will McCall via guillotine, סיבוב 1

Bill Cole def. Nathan Pete via rear-naked choke, סיבוב 2

Garry Carr def. David Hart via rear-naked choke, סיבוב 1

Mark Gardner def. Carlton Charles via TKO, סיבוב 2

Sarah Matulis def. Chelsea Elizabeth via TKO, סיבוב 1

Jayda Bailey def. Danae Dostie via TKO, סיבוב 1

האירוע הבא מעורב אמנויות לחימה של NEF, “NEF 32: Super יום שבת,” יראו את החברה לבצע חזרתה Colisee בנק Androscoggin ב Lewiston, מיין. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, פבואר 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online atwww.TheColisee.com.