NEF FINISHES 2018 SEASON WITH SOLD-OUT EVENT IN PORTLAND
ਤੁਰੰਤ ਰੀਲੀਜ਼ ਲਈ: Portland, Maine (ਨਵੰਬਰ 18, 2018) - New England ਲੜਦਾ ਹੈ (NEF) held its most recent mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” on Saturday night at Aura in Portland, Maine. The event officially sold-out days prior to doors opening. It was the fifth and final NEF event of the 2018 ਸੀਜ਼ਨ, and what many in attendance insisted was the standout show of the year.
ਮੁੱਖ ਘਟਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ, 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 Ras Hylton (3-2) ਅਤੇ 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) ਅਤੇ 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’ scorecards.
Later on in the amateur card, ਮੇਗਨ Rosado (0-1) ਅਤੇ ਦੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਵਾਟਸਨ (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, Chelsea Tucker (1-3) picked up the first win of her amateur career with a late-fight technical knockout of BJ Garceau (1-1).
Zac Richard (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 ਹੈਨਰੀ ਕਲਾਰਕ (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, ਫਰਵਰੀ 1, 2019. The main event will feature Josh “Hook On” Harvey (5-0-1) ਅਤੇ Bill “Jonesi” ਜੋਨਸ (13-11) squaring off for the vacant NEF MMA Professional Featherweight Title.
The full results from Portland, Maine:
ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸ਼ਨਲ MMA
Ryan Sanders def. Jacob Bohn via doctor stoppage, ਗੋਲ 2
Yorgan De Castro def. Ras Hylton via knockout, ਗੋਲ 1
Jose Lugo def. Ernesto Ornelas via rear-naked choke, ਗੋਲ 1
Matt Probin def. Lionel Young via technical knockout, ਗੋਲ 2
ਸ਼ੁਕੀਨ MMA
Chelsea Tucker def. BJ Garceau via technical knockout, ਗੋਲ 3
Henry Clark def. Killian Murphy via unanimous decision
Nate Boucher def. Jordan Young via tap to rear-naked choke, ਗੋਲ 1
Zac Richard def. Chris Lachcik via tap to rear-naked choke, ਗੋਲ 1
Glory Watson def. Megan Rosado via split decision
Ben Peters def. Brandon Maillet-Fevens via verbal submission to Kimura, ਗੋਲ 1
Felipe Günter def. Schuyler Vaillancourt via tap to rear-naked choke, ਗੋਲ 2
Mohammad Al Kinani def. TKO ਦੁਆਰਾ Clifford ਜਮਾ ਹੋਏ, ਗੋਲ 1
Jordan Norman def. Jon Assam via split decision
Taylor Thompson def. Catie Denning via unanimous decision
NEF ਦੇ ਅਗਲੇ ਮਿਕਸਡ-ਮਾਰਸ਼ਲ ਆਰਟਸ-ਘਟਨਾ, “NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” will take place on Friday, ਫਰਵਰੀ 1, 2019 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਘੰਟੀ ਵਾਰ ਨਾਲ Maine 8 ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ. Tickets are on-sale now atwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com now with pre-sale code “NEF.”