Bangor, Maine (Wrzesień 9, 2018) - New England Walki (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 Aaron “Nieustępliwy” Lacey (6-2) i Jon Lemke (7-9) squared off. Lacey submitted Lemke in the first round with a rear-naked choke.

Miasto ulubiona “The” Ryan Sanders (17-9) took on Mando “Big Chino” Montoya (10-7) w przypadku współ-main. Na 4:10 Znak pierwszej rundzie, 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 Caleb Hall (2-0) i Ernesto Ornelas (4-7) were both victorious via stoppages in their respective bouts.

In the amateur headliner, Maine Amateur Wrestling Hall of Famer, 54-lat Pat Kelly (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. Po walce, 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 jako Zac Richard (2-0) i Andrew Brown (1-0) picked up wins under the guidance of Nostos head coach, i obecny UFC fighter, Devin Powell.

NEF announced its return to Portland, scheduled to take place at Aura on Saturday, Listopad 17. Wydarzenie nosi tytuł “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold.” It will be the final NEF event of 2018.

The full results of from Bangor, Maine:

PROFESSIONAL MMA

Jon Lemke def. Aaron Lacey via rear-naked choke submission, okrągły 1

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

Caleb Hall def. CJ Ewer via D’Arce choke submission, okrągły 1

Josh Harvey def. Jay Ellis via triangle choke submission, okrągły 1

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

Amatorski MMA

Ed Forlenza def. Pat Kelly via TKO, okrągły 1

Christian Barrett def. David Hart via TKO, okrągły 1

Zac Richard pok. Clifford Redman przez TKO, okrągły 1

Taylor Bartlett fought Jacob Deppmeyer to a draw

Shawn Costigan def. David Hills via TKO, okrągły 1

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

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

Kolejnym wydarzeniem Nef w mieszanych sztuk walki, “NEF 36: Bitwa o złoto,” firma wróci na Aurę w Portland, Maine. Wydarzenie odbędzie się w sobotę, Listopad 17, 2018 z czasem dzwonka 7 pm. Trwa przedsprzedaż biletów o godz www.AuraMaine.com z kodem promocyjnym “NEF.” Bilety będą dostępne w ogólnej sprzedaży w poniedziałek, Wrzesień 10 w 9:00 a.m. EDT.