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NEF ANNOUNCES MONUMENTAL FIGHT CARD FOR PORTLAND DEBUT

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Portland, Maine (Oktober 6, 2017) - New England Fights (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland on Vrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the full fight card for the event featuring a full slate of professional and amateur mixed-martial-arts bouts.

Maine fan-favorite Paul Gorman (10-9) is scheduled to take on James “The Flyin’ Hawaiian” Blair (5-1) in the main event of the evening. Gorman, the former NEF bantamweight titleholder and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt out of the Academy in Portland, makes his return to the NEF cage after a three-year absence. Blair is a hot prospect from the world-renowned American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida where he trains alongside a veritable murderers’ row of current and former world champions like Mike Brown (26-9), Tyron Woodley (18-3-1), and Joanna Jędrzejczyk (14-0) om er maar een paar te noemen.

Reigning NEF Professional Middleweight Champion CJ Ewer (3-0) zullen in actie wanneer hij op Crowsneck Boutin (2-3) in a non-title affair. Ewer captured the 185-pound title over the summer when he submitted Mike Hansen (5-6) bij “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor.” Boutin will be coming off a year-long layoff from competition.

“The Blackpool Ripper” Matt Probin (0-0) makes his pro MMA debut against rugged veteranJosh Parker (6-9). Both Probin and Parker have extensive backgrounds as professional boxers. Probin has trained and competed in Muay Thai in Thailand. Parker is the founder of Ruthless MMA & Boxing of Waterville, Maine.

John “Eerste Klas” Straal (2-8) will come out of retirement to face Zenon “K-Bar” Herrera (0-5). Raio last fought in the summer of 2015. He is the head coach of First Class MMA based in Brunswick, Maine. Herrera, a veteran of both the United States Army and Marine Corps, is looking for his first win since joining the professional ranks two years ago.

The amateur side of the card will feature a total of three title fights. NEF Amateur Heavyweight Champion Nick “The Guardian” Gulliver (4-0) will defend his strap against WWE signeeTerrance Jean-Jacques (2-0), terwijl Nate Boucher (2-0) en Justin Witham (3-4) square off for the vacant flyweight title. Alex Walker (4-1) en Hilarie Rose (4-3) will make history when they battle for the first-ever NEF women’s championship in the strawweight division.

The Walker-Rose fight will be one of four female bouts featured on the “NEF 31” amateur card. Carol Linn Powell (0-0), wife of former NEF Professional Lightweight Champion and current UFC competitor Devin Powell (8-3), is scheduled to make her cage debut against Francesca Morabito (0-0). Jayda “Lil Killah” Bailey (0-0) makes her debut just eight days after her 18th birthday, the legal minimum age for competing in MMA in Maine, in a bantamweight bout with Danae Dostie (0-0) terwijl Sarah Matulis (0-0) en Chelsea Elizabeth(0-0) face off in yet another double amateur debut.

De volledige “NEF 31” strijd kaart (onder voorbehoud en goedkeuring van de Combat Sports Authority van Maine):

 

PROFESSIONAL MMA

180 CJ Ewer 3-0 (Young's MMA) vs Crowsneck Boutin 2-3 (Onafhankelijk)

 

150 John Ray 2-8 (First Class MMA) Zenon vs Herrera 0-5 (Onafhankelijk)

 

145 Josh Parker 6-9 (Ruthless MMA & Boksen) vs Matt Probin 0-0 (CMBJJ/Young’s MMA)

 

135 Paul Gorman 10-9 (De Academy) vs James Blair 5-1 (American Top Team)

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

265*TITEL Nick Guilliver 4-0 (c) (First Class /Foundry) vs Terrance Jean-Jacques 2-0 (Team Link)

 

125*TITEL Nate Boucher 2-0 (CMBJJ) vs Justin Witham 3-4 (Onbreekbaar Combat Club)

 

115 *TITEL Alex Walker 4-1 (Kaze) vs Hilarie Rose 4-3 (USMMA)

265 Matt Glover 1-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Jason Field 0-2 (Kenney OK)

 

175 Carlton Charles 1-0 (Charles Family Fighting / Fire&Iron Atletiek) vs Nate Evans 0-0

 

170 Mohammed al Kinani 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Phil Pearson 0-1 (First Class MMA)

 

170 David Grant 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Tom Rials 0-0 (Nostos)

 

155 Will McCall 1-2 (Evolution Athletix) vs Chad Pierce 1-0 (De Academy)

 

155 Nick Banks 0-0 (Choi Instituut) vs Emmett Huber 0-1 (De Academy)

 

155 Garry Carr 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs David Hart 0-1 (Kenney OK)

135 Sarah Matulis 0-0 (Onbreekbaar Combat Club) vs Chelsea Elizabeth 0-0 (First Class MMA)

 

135 Danae Dostie 0-0 (Kenney OK) vs Jayda Bailey 0-0 (Young's MMA)

 

135 Carl Langston 6-9 (Young's MMA) vs Henry Clark 3-3 (Choi Instituut)

 

135 Kwam Arnold 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Caleb Costello 3-4 (Young's MMA)

 

135 Carol Linn Hawkins 0-0 (Nostos) vs Francesca Morabito 0-0 (Choi Instituut)

 

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

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UFC STAR’S WIFE IN DOUBLE MMA DEBUT ON NOVEMBER 3RD IN PORTLAND

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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Portland, Maine (September 12, 2017) -nieuwe Engeland Fights (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland on Vrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts bout to the card. Carol Linn Powell (0-0) is scheduled to take on Francesca Morabito (0-0) in a women’s bantamweight contest.

Carol Linn is the wife of former NEF Lightweight Champion, en huidige UFC-jager, Devin Powell (8-3). Devin earned a contract with the UFC after impressing the company’s president, Dana White, on his web series Dana White: Kijk in’ for a Fight at an event promoted by NEF in Bangor, Maine last year. Samen, the Powells own and operate Nostos MMA & Conditioning Facility in Somersworth, New Hampshire. Vorige maand, they were awarded the “Best Martial Arts Gym” bij de “2017 Best of the Seacoast” awards.

“Fighting has been something I’ve fantasized about for a few years and now that it is finally happening, I couldn’t be more excited,” said Carol Linn when reached for comment. “I was supposed to have my first fight in June and it ended up falling through, and I think this fight is a much better match up and is in one of my very favorite towns. Francesca and I have trained together a few times and we were really excited to be a part of each other’s camps, but after realizing what a good matchup we are, we decided to put our friendship aside and both get in there for our first fights. We are very similar, and I’m excited to put a great show on for everyone.”

“I am very excited for my wife to make her debut,” noted Devin. “She’s been around the sport for almost half a decade, but is just recently getting into hard training and the competitive aspect of it. I never told her to fight or said I thought she should. She was very independent in this choice and when somebody chooses to do something on their own and they commit all of themselves to it, I think that is a great equation for a successful person in anything they do. She is going to find out a lot about herself on the 3rd. Happy to have a cage-side seat for it.”

Francesca Morabito trains at the Choi Institute in Portland, Maine. Her true passion lies in her work with non-profit organization Speak About It. Morabito has toured the world as a theatre artist with the Portland-based group, educating high school and college students on affirmative consent, healthy relationships, and sexual assault prevention.

“It is such an honor to make my debut just a couple blocks from where I’ve been training for the past two years,” said Morabito. “I’m elated to fight in my hometown – on the same street where I’ve trudged home on countless Maine winter nights, with my gym bag slung over my shoulder and my wet hair freezing solid underneath my Choi hoodie. My time has come. And I came to win.”

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

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CHARLES LOOKS TO MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW TO START MMA CAREER

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Portland, Maine (Augustus 31, 2017) -nieuwe Engeland Fights (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland onVrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts bout to the card. Carlton Charles (1-0) zal op zich te nemen Nate Evans (0-0) at a catchweight of 175-pounds.

Carlton Charles shocked the Maine MMA community earlier this month with his stunning first-round technical knockout of Josh Jones (2-1) bij “NEF 30” in Bangor. Jones had looked indestructible to that point, only needing 24-seconds to finish his first two opponents combined. Op zijn beurt, it took Charles only 23-seconds to polish off Jones in his amateur debut. Het was, inderdaad, one of the most impressive debuts in NEF history.

Charles’ athleticism comes as no surprise, echter, to those who know him. He excelled in football for Windham High School. As an assistant coach, Charles later lead Windham to a Class A state championship. He went on to play for the NCAA Division I University of Maine Black Bears. Momenteel, Charles trains MMA with Charles Family Fighting alongside his older brother, and seven-fight NEF veteran, Nate Charles.

“I’m real excited about the opportunity to fight in Portland,” said Charles. “Not often have we seen MMA in Portland, so it’s definitely going to get a lot of attention. It’s a bit closer to home than Bangor was, so I feel like I’ll have a lot of support there. I hope to put on a good show and look to build on the success of my first fight. I know my opponent will be tough so I am training hard to be prepared.”

Nate Evans will be making his debut on 3 november. Like Charles, Evans’ background is in football. He was a star quarterback for Sumter Central High School in Livingston, Alabama. Also like Charles, Evans has begun training and combat sports and is hoping to make a successful transition from the gridiron to the MMA cage.

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

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PARKER AND PROBIN TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD AT NEF 31 IN PORTLAND

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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Portland, Maine (Augustus 29, 2017) -nieuwe Engeland Fights (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland onVrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional mixed-martial-arts bout to the card. Josh Parker (6-9) ontmoet “The Blackpool Ripper” Matt Probin (0-0) in a featherweight matchup.

Josh Parker is the founder and head coach of Ruthless MMA & Boksen. A two-sport athlete, Parker has split his professional career between the MMA cage and the boxing ring. He has won two of his last three fights for NEF, most recently dominating Andre Belcarris (0-2) for three rounds on his way to a unanimous decision victory in June. Parker will look to continue his winning ways when he meets Probin on 3 november.

“I want to thank NEF for making this fight,” said Parker when reached for comment. “I’m excited to get back in there. We recently expanded Ruthless and moved to a new location. Our team keeps growing and they are pushing me every day. I look forward to putting on a show on 3 november.”

Originally from Blackpool, England and now a Maine resident, Matt Probin divides his training between Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Young’s MMA. Probin went 6-2 over the course of his amateur MMA career. While Probin has not competed in MMA in more than three years, he has been active as a professional boxer and kickboxer in recent years. In 2016, Probin had a stint training Muay Thai in Thailand where he competed at the world famous Bangla Boxing Stadium – one of Thailand’s most venerated fight venues.

“I’m pumped for this fight,” declared Probin. “I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about fighting someone before. Thanks to NEF for making it happen. I guarantee this fight will not go the distance. I respect his game and experience, but that’s it. I’m coming out with bad intentions. Niet knipperen!”

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

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VETERAN FIGHTERS RETURN TO THE NEF CAGE ON NOVEMBER 3RD IN PORTLAND

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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Portland, Maine (Augustus 25, 2017) -nieuwe Engeland Fights (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland onVrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional mixed-martial-arts bout to the card. John “Eerste Klas” Straal (2-8) ontmoet Zenon “K-Bar” Herrera (0-5) at a catchweight of 150-pounds.

For John Raio, the bout will mark his return to the cage after more than two years. Raio retired following his rematch with Bruce Boyington (13-11) in juni 2015. He has decided to make one more run at competing. Competition has been in Raio’s blood since his youth. He won a Maine state championship wrestling for Gardiner Area High School in 1995, and he went on to wrestle for Plymouth State University and the University of Southern Maine. While working for the United States Postal Service, Raio began competing in MMA in 2012. Since his retirement, Raio has concentrated on training fighters at his gym First Class MMA in Brunswick, Maine. He has led several to championship gold in the NEF cage while working full-time at his current position with Bath Iron Works (BIW).

“I’m excited to get back into the cage,” Said Ray. “Two years is a long time after fighting 14 tijden in drie jaar. I’ve learned a lot about the sport in that time. Our team’s success has motivated me a lot. We have amazing fighters and instructors at our gym. The opportunity to fight in Portland, where I delivered mail for eight years, was too hard to pass up.”

Zenon Herrera last competed in the NEF cage in August 2016. He has split his professional career between boxing and MMA. Herrera is a military veteran, having served four years in the United States Army and five years in the United States Marine Corps. Op 3 november, Herrera will look to score his first win since his amateur days on the Florida MMA circuit.

“It’s been a long time since last in the NEF cage for both myself and John Raio,” Said Herrera. “This will be a great way for both of us to make a return, and I’m very much looking forward to going in with such a well classed person. John and I are both the type who will come forward and never back down. I really think this is going to be a great match that will be enjoyed by all involved.”

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

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HOMETOWN PRIDE IS ON THE LINE IN BANTAMWEIGHT BATTLE AT NEF 31

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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Portland, Maine (Augustus 24, 2017) -nieuwe Engeland Fights (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland onVrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts bantamweight bout to the card. Henry Clark (3-3) is gepland te staan Carl Langston (6-9) bij een gevecht gewicht van 135-pond.

Henry Clark is a member of the Choi Institute based in Portland. Since his debut in the fall of 2014, Clark has been known for producing exciting moments in the NEF cage. In a memorable bout with Langston’s Young’s MMA teammate, and current NEF MMA Amateur Bantamweight Champion, Fred Lear (6-2), Clark held onto a triangle choke while Lear viciously slammed him not once but twice. He will look to break a two-fight losing streak with what Clark predicts to be a dominant performance against Langston in front of his hometown fans.

“Portland is my town,” declared Clark. “Op 3 november, I’m showing up to prove that. I’ve got a great opponent in Carl who always shows up to fight, but I’m planning on keeping it a dominant, one-sided affair. Truly my only desire is that of violence, my only intention is victory. Both will be achieved.”

Like Clark, Carl Langston calls Portland home. With a background in Taekwondo, Langston has thrilled NEF fans on numerous occasions with his prolific striking abilities. He knocked out Alex Johnson (2-3) with a series of violent kicks to the body in Langston’s last NEF appearance. Langston says this will be his last amateur fight before turning professional.

“This will be my last amateur fight and there isn’t any better way to go out fighting for NEF’s first card in my hometown in Portland,” stated Langston. “I’m super pumped to be part of this card! Zo ver als mijn tegenstander, he’s a good guy and I have nothing bad to say about him, but come fight time, I’m going to walk through him. He won’t make it out of the second round. He has nothing to offer me.”

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

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WWE SIGNEE TO CHALLENGE GULLIVER FOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE IN PORTLAND

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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Portland, Maine (Augustus 22, 2017) - New England Fights (NEF) will make its debut in Portland on Vrijdag, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Eerder vandaag, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts title bout to the card. Nick Gulliver (4-0) will defend the NEF MMA Amateur Heavyweight Title against Terrance Jean-Jacques (1-0).

“NEF is an amazing organization and I love fighting for them,” said Gulliver. “This will be my fifth fight for NEF and to me, this fight is different. During my fighting career I’ve always been fighting for someone, or something, and I’ve never really had time or the energy to really enjoy it. This fight I’m fighting to prove to myself that I’m good enough to be the heavyweight champion. People tell me every day after sparring or training that I’m good, but I don’t see it yet. I don’t see what others see and this is a time for me to see and believe. This camp I’m going to work and find myself in the process.”

Gulliver, a product of First Class MMA and the Foundry BJJ, has been nothing short of perfect over the course of his amateur career with NEF. “The Guardian,” as he is known amongst his fans and teammates, has finished all four of his previous opponents, including a third-round technical knockout of Yorgan DeCastro (2-4) last fall to claim the title belt. DeCastro is the first, and only, opponent to date to make it out of the first round with Gulliver.

“I have a lot to prove to myself and I’m going to look into the mirror on 3 november and see the man I’ve wanted to be in the cage and out,” continued Gulliver. “I’m going to work as much as I can and never give up. Something I always repeat to myself is ‘cowards never start, the weak never finish, winners never quit,’ and I’m not quitting on November 3rd.”

Terrance Jean-Jacques brings a solid amateur wrestling background with him to the NEF cage. The Haverhill, Massachusetts native put together an impressive 22-6 record as the starting heavyweight for the NCAA Division I Iowa Hawkeyes as a freshman. He later transferred to Rhode Island College and was a runner-up at the 2015 Division III wrestling championships. Jean-Jacques signed a developmental deal with the WWE in the spring of 2016 to train at their performance center in Florida.

“Everybody fights for different things,” remarked Jean-Jacques. “Mijn ding is, I’m not doing this for anyone else but my daughter and myself. It’s much bigger than this fight. I’m reinventing myself and it’s kill or be killed. This will be the best version of myself to date. I have goals that I’m charging at in an unstoppable manner and I’m coming to get it. This is my destiny.”

“I want to thank my training partners and my family,” said Gulliver in closing. “I want to thank FirstClass MMA and The Foundry BJJ for everything they have given me. I’ve been training with FirstClass MMA and John Raio for almost three years now and I’ve been training with The Foundry BJJ going on eight years now. I appreciate all they do for me. I can name over 100 people that I train with every week that help push me, day in and day out, and I can’t thank them enough for it.

“Dit gevecht zal een oorlog zijn. If you put me and my opponent, Terrance, side by side and took bets, I’d be the loser all day. Shit, even I would bet against me if it was about size and looks. But this fight will be won by one thing and one thing only and anyone that knows me knows what I’m about to say. This fight will be won with heart. I’m not great at anything I do. I fail at most things, but I have a lot of heart and I push. Sometimes in life heart is what people need most. I’m looking to see what I’ve got on 3 november and I’m looking forward to November 4th when I can wake up and see that I had enough heart and that I am the still the champ. Thank you to everyone involved in my life and thanks again for this fight I greatly appreciate it. Thank you to Terrance Jean-Jacques for coming to Portland to fight. Ook, just a quick thank you to my friend Josh Jones, who made me remember the fun in this game again. He got me motivated to fight in this one. I’m hoping this fight is just like watching fireworks at a baseball game. If you’ve never seen fireworks at a baseball game come to this fight and I’ll show you the feeling.”

NEF's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” zal het bedrijf zien te maken zijn langverwachte debuut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bij www.auramaine.com.

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NEF verkoopt opnieuw in BANGOR AS lokale strijders schijnen DE KOOI

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Bangor, Maine (Augustus 6, 2017) -Er was geen plaats zoals huis Zaterdag nacht voor C.J. Lampetkan, Ryan Sanders en Fred Lear van Young's MMA in Bangor.

Vechten voor een uitverkochte balzaal op een steenworp afstand van hun opleiding hoofdkwartier, de drie vechters boven op de kaart bij “NEF 30” Rumble in Bangor”all geplaatst indrukwekkende overwinningen op Cross Insurance Center.

Ewer versloeg Mike “The Moustache” Hansen door indiening bij 1:46 van de eerste ronde om de vacante NEF pro middengewicht titel vast te leggen. Lear landde de NEF amateur bantamgewicht riem, terwijl Sanders verstevigde zijn greep op pro lichtgewicht scene van New England in een niet-titel triomf.

Het was de tweede opeenvolgende augustus sellout in het Queen City, een traditie die begon met “NEF Presents Dana White: Kijk in’ Voor een gevecht”afgelopen zomer.

Na zijn zwaar bevochten overwinning op de bereisde Jay Ellis, NEF pro lichtgewicht kampioen Sanders, gerangschikt No. 1 regio, hield zijn opmerkingen kort en zoet, terwijl het roepen van de hiervoor genoemde Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president.

“Je hebt de verkeerde man vorig jaar,”Sanders zei. “Kom me nu.”

Sanders (15-8) had geen gemakkelijke weg tegen Ellis, een veteraan van meer dan 80 pro aanvallen. Ellis had Sanders onder controle voor het grootste deel van de strijd, maar liet zich kwetsbaar voor een driehoek stikken bij 2:34 van de eerste ronde.

Ewer verzonden Hansen met een even snelle manoeuvre.

“Het is een geweldig gevoel om te winnen in de voorkant van het thuispubliek,”Ewer zei. “Zo hard als we werkten (in trainingskamp), Ik wist niet dat er iets me kon stoppen.”

De plotselinge einde verwend hoop op het winnen van een titel voor het eerst in zijn 13-jarige mixed martial arts carrière van Hansen.

“Dit was veruit de beste trainingskamp ik ooit heb gehad. We waren net aan het opwarmen,”Hansen zei. “Ik had veel meer te geven, en ik weet zeker C.J. had veel meer te geven. maar hey, we konden het opnieuw doen.”

Lear gewezen op de amateur van de kaart met een bindende tweede ronde knock-out van Walt Shea.

Alleen de bel gered Shea van aanval Lear's aan het einde van het eerste hoofdstuk. Lear kreeg het voordeel met een trap naar het hoofd halverwege die ronde. Na bijna vergrendeling in een arm bar dat de strijd zou kunnen zijn beëindigd, Lear bloodied de eerder ongeslagen Shea een reeks aanvallen.

Het einde leek onvermijdelijk wanneer Shea hulp Lear's die nodig zijn om zijn hoek tussen de rondes vinden, en een onderbroken aanval snelde de finish enige 14 seconden later.

Een emotionele Lear prees zijn coach, Chris Young van Young's MMA, voor het bevestigen van de band rond de taille van de leraar.

“Veel mensen hier kennen zijn naam, maar ze weet niet de man,”Lear zei. “Hij is de eerste man in de sportschool in de ochtend en de laatste om te vertrekken 's nachts. Hij is de reden waarom we allemaal hier. Hij is de reden dat we succesvol zijn. Hij is de reden dat sommige van ons zijn niet in de gevangenis.”

In de eerste twee gevechten Josh Jones’ amateur MMA carrière, Jones verzonden zijn tegenstanders door one-punch knock-out in een totaal van 24 seconden. Het duurde Carlton Charles één minder tik van de klok tot het afsluiten van Jones in de prachtige afsluiting van een aangeprezen wirwar van voormalige ster collegiale atleten.

Charles, een product van de Universiteit van Maine voetbalprogramma het nemen van zijn eerste wandeling naar de NEF kooi, de tabellen ingeschakeld Jones (2-1) in een middengewicht schroot. Jones ging opnieuw voor het begin van de onderbreking met een paar looping shots, maar Charles rustig dook ze voor de landing een van zijn eigen en het nemen van de kwestie op de mat.

“Ik hou gewoon van de competitie,”Charles zei. “Je hoeft niet geraakt in het gezicht als dit op het voetbalveld.”

Wanneer de strijdende partijen weer hun voeten, Charles gesteund Jones tegen de kooi en landde twee rechter handen aan de kaak. Jones gedaald tot een knie en geabsorbeerd scherp links op het hoofd. Dat haalde de scheidsrechter in te stappen en de strijd tegen, een vonnis dat Jones en zijn First Class MMA kamp verliet zichtbaar verbaasd.

Het was Charles’ tweede eenzijdige vechtsporten overwinning in een week tijd. Hij eerder geleverde een eerste ronde TKO in de amateur boksring. Jones leed zijn eerste nederlaag sinds het maken van de overgang van basketbal, die hij speelde professioneel in Europa na de hoofdrol in Bangor's Husson University.

Een blik op Vrijdag officiële weging suggereerde dat het gevecht tussen Roger Ewer (251 pond) en Dustin Freeman (220) misschien de typische stand-up zijn, slug-it-out zwaargewicht affaire. In plaats daarvan, het veranderd in een grond-en-pond showcase dat recht was in de stuurhut Ewer's. oudere broer CJ's, het maken van zijn debuut in de NEF zeshoek op 44 jaar, gehamerd het voordeel gedurende en verdiende een TKO via onbeantwoorde tast 2:31 van de tweede stanza.

Nate Boucher verbeterd 2-0 een eerste ronde onderbreking van Jeremiah Barkac, die maakte zijn kooi debuut. Barkac kreeg een vroege voordeel in de bantamgewicht gevecht met een spervuur ​​van stakingen, maar Boucher slim opgedaan leverage met zijn benen en opgesloten in een driehoek stikken.

Winnen of verliezen, Bangor's Angela Young aangekondigd dat haar gevecht met Jessica “The Black Widow” Borga het laatste gevecht van haar carrière zou zijn. pay (6-3) gewist elke hoop op een Hollywood-eindigend met een beslissende TKO op 2:16 van de openingsronde. Jong (2-3), echtgenote van Chris, had nooit minder dan de afstand in een van haar eerdere winsten of verliezen weg.

In een onderlinge NEF en MMA debuut, Zach Faulkner blij zijn thuispubliek met een tweede-ronde overwinning op David Hart via achter naakte vernauwing. Het einde kwam op 1:42.

Jesse Hutchinson ook genoten van een triomfantelijke debuut in de amateur-rangen. Hij stopte Anthony LaPointe bij 2:43 van de eerste ronde een weltergewicht schermutseling.

NEF kondigde ook aan dat de promotie is de volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 31: De Oude Haven,” zal het bedrijf zien te maken zijn langverwachte debuut in Portland, Maine in de gloednieuwe, state-of-the-art locatie Aura. Het evenement zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, November 3, 2017. Tickets zullen gaan over de verkoop deze woensdag, Augustus 9 bij www.auramaine.com.

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RUMFORD’S HANSEN GETS LONG-AWAITED SHOT AT MMA GOLD

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Matt Andrikut v Mike Hansen square off in MMA action from NEF 25.

Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Rumford, Maine (Augustus 3, 2017) – New Mike Hansen’s dreams of becoming a mixed martial arts (MMA) champion were admittedly premature. Then they were derailed for nearly a decade by a combination of injuries, service to his country and fatherhood.

 

The teenage ambition that made Hansen believe he could conquer the world, or at least his little corner of it, never went away, hoewel.

 

Twenty-nine months after resurrecting his career with New England Fights, Rumford’s Hansen (5-5) finally gets that coveted title shot. He will battle hometown favorite C.J. Lampetkan (2-0) at “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor” this Zaterdag, Augustus 5 at Cross Insurance Center for the organization’s vacant middleweight title. The card starts at 7 p.m.

Hansen, die draaide 32 juli 21, says the opportunity fulfills an early goal while living and fighting in Massachusetts back in 2005.

 

“I was 19 years old and thought I had a great head on my shoulders, so I called out the (Wereld Fighting League) champion at the time, who was John “Doomsday” Howard,”Hansen zei. “I said that I wanted that belt and that I was coming after him. Knowing what I know now, he probably would have whipped the (crap) out of me.”

 

Howard went on to compete at the highest level with Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) and is now a veteran of 37 journeys into the cage. Hansen’s career path had many more stops, starts and detours.

 

He started with six amateur wins out of the gate and won his initial professional foray with ease. The title fight will take place on the eve of the 12th anniversary of that pro debut.

 

“Being 19 jaar oud, I was kind of cocky. I remember telling my dad nobody could compete with my wrestling,”Hansen zei. “Back then, MMA hadn’t really evolved. The wrestler had the advantage over the jiu-jitsu guy. You could just hold a guy down and snuggle and hug and sweat out a win.”

 

After his first knockout loss, Hansen promised his father he would quit the sport. But he had already caught the fever, and his confidence was sky high.

 

Hansen was training for a bout at Laconia, New Hampshire’s bike week when he suffered a broken ankle two weeks before the weigh-in. He recovered and was in training for another fight when he was stabbed and beaten with a baseball bat in what could have been a fatal case of mistaken identity.

 

He remarkably walked out of the hospital a day later and soon embarked on a more structured path as a combat engineer in the United States Army. While enlisted, Hansen suffered a serious shoulder injury. Even after retirement, a return to the MMA cage seemed unlikely.

 

Then came a fateful call from an old friend and neighbor, NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson, and the rest is history. Hansen has carved out a reputation as one who will take on any opponent in any weight class at any time, and perhaps there is no greater example than the Ewer matchup.

 

“The belts are vacant at 170, 185 en 205 (pond). I can make weight for all those if I have enough time,”Hansen zei. “I guess Peterson thought it made sense to kill two birds with one stone and put me in with Ewer at 185. Six weeks ago is when they called me, and at first they asked me about 170. I really liked the fight, but the weight didn’t make sense. I was sitting on the couch at 248.”

 

Hansen has spent most of his time in the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions. He was glaringly outweighed in his last bout, a February loss to Ras Hylton.

 

Only once previously has he downsized to the middleweight threshold, a February 2016 loss to Zach Elkins. In the case of Ewer, who has done most of his work at 170, meeting in the middle might play to Hansen’s advantage.

 

“We’re two different styles of fighters. He’s coming up in weight and I’m coming down,”Hansen zei. “He’s never been in the cage against anybody with my kind of power. When I’m hitting somebody at 200 pond, I’m hitting them with the force of somebody who’s 245. My opponents have told me they’ve never been hit harder by a guy my size. I feel like it’s my fight to lose, as long as I don’t make any mistakes and go in there with the stamina I need to have.”

 

Hansen is confident against Ewer, wie had een 5-2 amateur record with notable wins over Ricky Dexter and Crowsneck Boutin before turning pro. He knows better, echter, than to underestimate any fighter out of the Young’s MMA stable.

 

“I feel like I’m the more talented fighter and that I have more tools in my tool box. But I know Young’s MMA is a great camp and that he trains with a lot of great guys,”Hansen zei. “Chris (Jong) finds a way to set you up to fight the fight you need to win. Look at the Pat Kelly fight (against Rafael Velado). They prepared to turn that into a kickboxing fight, and then he went out and did just that.”

 

Hansen has seen his name rise into the New England top-five conversation. Most of the fighters ahead of him have experience with larger promotions.

 

He said a win over Ewer could inspire him to travel and continuing to pursue the dream. That’s consistent with the personality he has shown through this second act of his career.

 

“I’ve been fighting the top-level guys in NEF for about the past two-and-a-half years,”Hansen zei, “I always told Peterson to set me up with a guy who’s in the top 10 or just above me. I wanted to work my way up.”

 

From his days as a high school state wrestling champion at Mountain Valley High School, Hansen flaunted a distaste for winning that served him well.

 

In those days, he wore a T-shirt that read, ‘Nobody remembers second place,’ with four gold medals beneath it. Hansen’s attitude remains, but the mainstay of Berserker’s MMA out of the Greater Rumford Community Center noted that it is never only about himself.

 

“I want to win the title for all the people who have supported me and trained with me in Rumford. I also want it for my gym. We’ve done this three times in the amateurs and now we’re going to do it with a pro,"Hij zei. "(GRCC is) just a little on-profit that helps people pursue their dreams. I’d love to hang that belt on the wall. It shows people in the community what we’re capable of here, and hopefully it gets them interested and grows the gym. That’s my goal.”

 

Tickets voor “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor” are available at CrossInsuranceCenter.com. For more information on the fight card and event updates, please visit NewEnglandFights.com.

 

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RUMBLE IN BANGOR strijd kaart GEVULD MET MAINE FAN-FAVORIETEN

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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Bangor, Maine (Juli 21, 2017) - New England Fights (NEF) keert terug naar de Cross Insurance Center op zaterdag nacht, Augustus 5, 2017 met de strijd promotie's volgende mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor.” Eerder vandaag, NEF kondigde de volledige strijd kaart voor het evenement.

In het main event van de avond, Bangor eigen CJ Ewer (2-0) ontmoet Mike Hansen (5-5) van Rumford, Maine in een vijf-round wedstrijd om een ​​nieuwe NEF MMA Pro kampioen middengewicht kroon. Ewer is een lid van de lokale sportschool Young's MMA terwijl Hansen staat Berserkers MMA in de regio gevestigd River Valley van de staat. Ewer had een hoogtepunt-reel knock-out over Ruben Redman (0-1) in zijn laatste gevecht op het Kruis – precies een jaar naar de dag dat hij zal voldoen aan Hansen.

De co-main event van de avond zal Ewer's Young's teamgenoot zien, ongeslagen Bangor vooruitzicht Aaron Lacey (4-0) nemen over Bellator veteraan Bryan Goldsby (17-16). Goldsby zal Lacey's meest doorgewinterde uitdaging tot nu toe te vertegenwoordigen. Lacey is niets minder dan geweest “Meedogenloos” – zijn bijnaam – sinds pro het draaien. Hij heeft drie van zijn vier tegenstanders ingediend in de eerste ronde. Alleen John Santos (3-5) was in staat om te overleven drie volle ronden met Lacey afgelopen zomer in Bangor. Lacey won die strijd via split decision in een robuuste, heen en weer, “bestrijden van de nacht” prestatie.

Afronding van de pro-kaart zal een andere Young's hoeksteen zijn, “De” Ryan Sanders (14-8), die zal voldoen aan Milwaukee, Wisconsin veteraan Jay Ellis (14-68) in een weltergewicht wedstrijd. Sanders is de regerend NEF MMA Pro lichtgewicht kampioen, met versloeg Jon Lemke (6-8) in een toernooi finale april vorig jaar om de titel te claimen. Het gevecht met Ellis zal een niet-titel affaire. Sanders is het berijden van een vier-fight win streak, die een jaar geleden begon de dag op het kruis.

Hoofdact van de amateur deel van de strijd kaart zal een NEF MMA Amateur bantamgewicht titel gevecht. Fred Lear (5-2) van Bangor zal de strijd met Jefferson doen, Maine Walt Shea (2-0) voor de vacante 135-pond kampioenschap. Lear en Shea zal een concurrentiestrijd die in de amateur-rangen heeft ontwikkeld in de afgelopen jaren tussen Lear's kamp van Young's MMA en Shea's team van First Class MMA gevestigd in Brunswick doorgaan, Maine.

Het openen van de avond zal de strijd van een vrouwen tussen zijn Angela Young (2-2), echtgenote van Young's MMA oprichter en hoofdtrainer Chris Young, en Florida's Jessica “De zwarte weduwe” pay (5-2). Het schroot wordt verwacht dat zij een spannende te zijn. Jong, een Registered Nurse het Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC), op diverse heeft gezet “bestrijden van de nacht” voorstellingen die het publiek in een razernij hebben gestuurd. Borga zal haar derde reis naar Maine maken in het afgelopen jaar om te concurreren in de NEF kooi.

De volledige “NEF 30” strijd kaart (aan verandering onderhevig):

PROFESSIONAL MMA

185*TITEL C.J. Lampetkan 2-0 (Young's MMA) vs Mike Hansen 5-5 (Berserkers MMA)

170 Ryan Sanders 14-8 (Young's MMA) vs Jay Ellis 14-68 (team Knockout)

145 Aaron Lacey 4-0 (Young's MMA) vs Bryan Goldsby 17-16 (Jorge Gurgel)

AMATEUR MMA

135*TITEL Fred Lear 5-2 (Young's MMA) vs Walt Shea 2-0 (First Class MMA)

265 Roger Ewer 0-0 (Young's MMA) vs Dustin Freeman 0-0 (Onafhankelijk)

185 Josh Jones 2-0 (First Class MMA) vs Carlton Charles 0-0 (Charles Family Fighting / Fire&Iron Atletiek)

170 Anthony Lapointe 0-1 (Titan Atletiek) vs Jesse Hutchinson 0-0 (CMBJJ)

160 Zachary Faulkner 0-0 (Titan Atletiek) vs David Hart 0-0 (Kenney OK)

145 Robbie Kiah 1-0 (Young's MMA) vs Robert H. Norris III (Onafhankelijk)

135 Nate Boucher 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jeremiah Barkac 0-0 (Onafhankelijk)

135 Angela Young 2-2 (Young's MMA) vs Jessica Borga 5-3 (Champions MMA)

"NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor”zal worden gehouden op Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine op zaterdag, Augustus 5, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop bijwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitter @nefights en lid van de officiële Facebook-groep “New England Fights."

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New England Fights ("NEF") is een strijd gebeurtenissen promoties bedrijf. Missie NEF's is om de hoogste kwaliteit van evenementen voor vechters en fans van Maine alike creëren. Executive team NEF's heeft een ruime ervaring in de strijd sportmanagement, evenementen productie, mediarelaties, verkoop, juridische en reclame.