Azonnali kiadásra: Portland, Maine (November 3, 2017) - New England Harcol (NEF) made its long-awaited debut in Portland, Maine szombat night before a sold-out crowd at Aura.

A fő esemény az este, 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 “küzdelemben az év” candidate for 2017. Gorman pulled off the unanimous decision on the judges’ scorecards.

The ever-popular John “Elsőrendű” Sugár (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.

A amateur oldalon a kártya, 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). Justin Witham (4-4) is the new flyweight titleholder after defeating Nate Boucher (2-1) split döntést. 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.

Az eredmények Portlandből származnak, Maine:

SZAKMAI

Paul Gorman def. James Blair via unanimous decision

John Raio def. Zenon Herrera via guillotine, kerek 3

AMATŐR

Hilarie Rose def. Alex Walker via TKO, kerek 1

Justin Witham def. Nate Boucher via split decision

Terrance Jean-Jacques def. Nick Gulliver via unanimous decision

Carl Langston def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

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

Isaac Therrien def. Chad Weymouth via TKO, kerek 1

Francesca Morabito def. Carol Linn Powell via unanimous decision

Emmett Huber def. Will McCall via guillotine, kerek 1

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

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

Mark Gardner def. Carlton Charles via TKO, kerek 2

Sarah Matulis def. Chelsea Elizabeth via TKO, kerek 1

Jayda Bailey def. Danae Dostie via TKO, kerek 1

NEF következő vegyes harcművészeti esemény, “NEF 32: Szuper Szombat,” fogja látni a cég hozza vissza a Androscoggin Bank Colisee Lewistonban, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Február 3, 2018. A jegyek már kaphatók onlinewww.TheColisee.com.