NEF FINISHES 2018 SEASON WITH SOLD-OUT EVENT IN PORTLAND
ПРЭС-РЭЛІЗ: Портленд, Мэн (Лістапада 18, 2018) - Нью-Ингленд Баі (NEF) held its most recent mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” on Saturday night at Aura in Portland, Мэн. 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 галоўным падзеі, 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 Hylton (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, Taylor Thompson (3-0) і Catie Denning (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’ сістэмы паказчыкаў.
Later on in the amateur card, Megan Rosado (0-1) і Glory Watson (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, Чэлсі Tucker (1-3) picked up the first win of her amateur career with a late-fight technical knockout of BJ Garceau (1-1).
Зак Рычард (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 Генры Кларк (5-4) dedicated his victory over Killian Murphy (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, Лютага 1, 2019. The main event will feature Лагодная 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, Мэн:
Прафесійны ММА
Ryan Sanders def. Jacob Bohn via doctor stoppage, круглы 2
Yorgan De Castro def. Ras Hylton via knockout, круглы 1
Jose Lugo def. Ernesto Ornelas via rear-naked choke, круглы 1
Matt Probin def. Lionel Young via technical knockout, круглы 2
Аматары ММА
Chelsea Tucker def. BJ Garceau via technical knockout, круглы 3
Генры Кларк Абарона. Killian Murphy via unanimous decision
Nate Boucher def. Jordan Young via tap to rear-naked choke, круглы 1
Zac Richard def. Chris Lachcik via tap to rear-naked choke, круглы 1
Glory Watson def. Megan Rosado via split decision
Ben Peters def. Brandon Maillet-Fevens via verbal submission to Kimura, круглы 1
Felipe Günter def. Schuyler Vaillancourt via tap to rear-naked choke, круглы 2
Mohammad Al Kinani def. Кліфард Редман тэхнічным накаўтам, круглы 1
Jordan Norman def. Jon Assam via split decision
Taylor Thompson def. Catie Denning via unanimous decision
NeF ў наступным змешаных баявых мастацтваў падзея, “NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” will take place on Friday, Лютага 1, 2019 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine with a bell time of 8 вечара. Tickets are on-sale now atwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com now with pre-sale code “NEF.”