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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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BLOED REGENT HEERLIJK OP DE LAATSTE LEWISTON VECHTKAART VAN 2016

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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Lewiston, Maine (November 19, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF) hield zijn nieuwste mixed-martial-arts (MMA) evenement, “NEF 26: SUPREMATIE” op zaterdagavond in de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De promotie leverde in totaal 14 MMA-gevechten voor een stevige menigte vechtfans.

 

Bloed stroomde vroeg en het bleef de hele nacht royaal stromen.

 

In het main event van de avond, Ryan Sanders (12-8) verslagen Jon Lemke (5-7) via unaniem technisch besluit. Het gevecht werd in de derde ronde gestaakt toen Lemke een diepe snee in zijn hoofd opliep. Met het gevecht in de derde ronde, volgens de Unified Rules of MMA de juryleden’ scorecards werden opgeroepen voor een oordeel. Sanders heeft gewonnen 20-18 Op alle drie de rechters’ scorecards, alleen de eerste twee ronden hebben gescoord.

 

Het co-main event zag Josh Parker (5-8) indienen Derek Shorey (4-8) in de eerste ronde van een langverwachte “coach vs. coach” strijd.

 

Afronding van het professionele gedeelte van de kaart, Aaron Lacey (4-0) bleef ongeslagen met een mondelinge inzending overwinning op veteraan Taylor Trahan (6-7).

 

Nick Gulliver (4-0) van Farmington, Maine veroverde de NEF Amateur Heavyweight Title met een overwinning op Quilt DeCastro (2-3) als headliner van de amateurkaart.

 

De resultaten van Lewiston, Maine:

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

Ryan Sanders zeker. Jon Lemke via unaniem technisch besluit

Josh Parker zeker. Derek Shorey via guillotine, ronde 1

Aaron Lacey def. Taylor Trahan via mondelinge indiening, ronde 1

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

Nick Gulliver def. Yorgan DeCastro via TKO, ronde 3

Chris Smith zeker. Nash Roy via guillotine, ronde 1

Angelo Rizzitello zeker. Ken Dunn via TKO, ronde 1

Fred Lear def. Robby Fraser via staande guillotine, ronde 2

Mike Williams def. Mike Swan via TKO, ronde 2

Ras Hylton zeker. Kevin Smith via TKO, ronde 2

Tom Burgess zeker. Darren Ducharme via TKO, ronde 1

Fernanda Araujo zeker. Hannah Sparrell via armbar, ronde 2

Shawn Lunghi zeker. Alex Clark via achterste naakte choke, ronde 2

Jessica Borga zeker. Brianne Genschel via unaniem besluit

Chad Pierce zeker. Lyman Curtis via unaniem besluit

 

NEF's volgende evenement, “NEF 27: HEROPLEVING” vindt plaats op Zaterdag, Februari 11, 2017 bij 7 p.m. Tickets beginnen bij $25 en zijn nu te koop bij www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisee box office at 207.783.2009, uitbreiding 525.

 

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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NEF 26 MMA CARD FEATURES WOMEN’S FIGHTS, TITLE FIGHTS, RETURNS, DEBUTS AND MORE

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Lewiston, Maine (Oktober 21, 2016) – New England Fights (NEF) presenteert zijn volgende mixed-martial-arts-evenement, “NEF 26: SUPREMATIE,” op zaterdag, November 19 op de Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Eerder vandaag, NEF executives announced the full fight card for the event which will be the fight promotion’s grand finale for 2016.

 

In het main event, “De” Ryan Sanders (10-8) ontmoet Jon Lemke (5-6) in a professional lightweight bout. It will be Sanders’ first fight in Lewiston since November 2014. Much has been made of the fact that Sanders and Lemke are former teammates. The bout is considered a “dream match” by Maine fight fans, especially those from the Bangor-area familiar with the rivalry between Sanders’ camp Young’s MMA and Lemke’s camp Team Irish.

 

The co-main event of the evening will feature an interesting “coach vs. coach” strijd. “Onbreekbaar 2.0” Derek Shorey (4-7), head of the Shatterproof Combat Club, is scheduled to face Ruthless MMA & Boxing founder Josh Parker (4-8) in a professional featherweight contest. Shorey is coming off a big win in Rhode Island earlier this fall, while Parker will be returning to the MMA cage after spending the last three years competing as a boxer.

 

Rounding out the professional portion of the card will be undefeated prospect Aaron “Meedogenloos” Lacey (3-0) en Taylor Trahan (6-6) in een vedergewicht wedstrijd. Lacey and Trahan both submitted their respective opponents at “NEF 25” vorige maand. Many local followers of the sport feel that Lacey is just a handful of wins away from getting the call to the major league of the sport. Trahan will be looking to play the role of spoiler while also avenging the loss of his Team Link teammate John Santos (3-5) to Lacey in Bangor this past August.

 

The amateur portion of the card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Nick “The Guardian” Gulliver (3-0) en Quilt DeCastro (2-2). DeCastro stepped up to the plate to face Gulliver when no other heavyweight in the region would do so. Gulliver has been on a path of destruction, ripping through three opponents in a combined two minutes.

 

Two women’s fights are on tap for “NEF 26.” Jessica “De zwarte weduwe” pay (2-2) returns from Florida to meet Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Brianne Genschel (0-0). Genschel’s First Class MMA teammate “Hollywood” Hannah Sparrell (1-1) will also be in action against Fernanda Araujo (4-4-2).

 

Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s The Academy in Portland, Maine will send two new fighters to the cage at “NEF 26.” Chad Pierce (0-0) will debut against Shatterproof’s Lyman Curtis (0-0), terwijl Phil Chiasson (0-0) voldoet aan Rik Seymour (0-0) of 3Ronin Athletics. Both bouts will take place in the 155-pound lightweight division.

 

De volledige “NEF 26” strijd kaart (onder voorbehoud en goedkeuring van de Combat Sports Authority van Maine):

 

 

PROFESSIONAL

 

155 Ryan Sanders 10-8 (Young's) vs Jon Lemke 5-6 (Team Ierse)

 

145 Josh Parker 4-8 (Meedogenloos) vs Derek Shorey 4-7 (onsplinterbaar)

 

145 Aaron Lacey 3-0 (Young's) vs Taylor Trahan 6-6 (Team Link)

 

AMATEUR

265*TITEL Nick Gulliver 3-0 (Eerste Klas) vs Yorgan DeCastro 2-2 (SSSF)

265 Kevin Smith 3-2 (Young's) vs Ras Hylton 2-0 (Eerste Klas)

 

210 Mike Swan 0-0 (Choi) vs Joe Krech 0-2 (Onafhankelijk)

 

185 Nash Roy 2-2 (Young's) vs Chris Smith 1-0 (Berserkers)

 

170 Darren Ducharme 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Tom Burgess 2-0 (Berserkers)

 

155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (Onafhankelijk) vs Angelo Rizitello 0-1 (onsplinterbaar)

 

155 Chad Pierce 0-0 (Academy) vs Lyman Curtis 0-0 (onsplinterbaar)

 

155 Phil Chiasson 0-0 (Academy) vs Rik Seymour 0-0 (3Ronin Atletiek)

 

145 Alex Clark 3-1 (Young's) vs Shawn Lunghi 1-0 (S. Tampa Jiu Jitsu/MMA)

 

145 Hannah Sparell 1-1 (Eerste Klas) vs Fernanda Araujo 4-4-2 (Defensieve Edge)

 

135 Brianne Genschel 0-0 (First Class/Foundry) vs Jessica Borga 2-2 (Champions)

 

135 Fred Lear 3-2 (Young's) vs Robby Fraser 1-1 (S. Tampa Jiu Jitsu/MMA)

 

The opening bell on Saturday, November 19 is ingesteld 7 p.m. Tickets beginnen bij $25 en zijn verkrijgbaar bij www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisee box office at 207.783.2009, uitbreiding 525.

 

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 @nefightsen lid van de officiële Facebook-groep “New England Fights."