Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Lewiston, Maine (Februari 11, 2017) – A nor’easter 48 hours earlier, sub-zero temperatures, heavy snowfall at bell-time, and a blizzard looming on the horizon could not stop more than 2,500 devoted fight fans from getting their fill of mixed-martial-arts action at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. The event marked fight promotion New England Fights’ (NEF) five-year anniversary at the venerable fight arena.
The show was headlined by the semi-finals of the NEF Professional MMA Lightweight Title tournament. Jon Lemke (6-7) advanced to the finals with a first round technical knockout of Jesse Erickson (9-6). Ryan Sanders (13-8) joined Lemke in the final round with a first-round knockout of John Ortolani (8-11).
Ras Hylton (1-0) was victorious in his professional debut over Mike Hansen (5-5), while former NEF Amateur MMA Welterweight Champion Ricky Dexter (1-0) also entered the pro ranks with a verbal submission win over Matt Denning (3-6) after a brutal body shot.
On the amateur portion of the fight card, Victor Irwin (3-0) became the new light-heavyweight champion with a submission of Ryan Glover (3-2).
NEF further announced that its next MMA event, “NEF 28: ONOVERWINNELIJK,” would originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Zaterdag, April 29, 2017.
De volledige resultaten van “NEF 27: HEROPLEVING”:
PROFESSIONAL
Ryan Sanders zeker. John Ortolani via KO, ronde 1
Jon Lemke def. Jesse Erickson via TKO, ronde 1
Ras Hylton zeker. Mike Hansen via verbal submission
Ricky Dexter def. Matt Denning via verbal submission
Josh Harvey def. Richie Collingham via D’arce choke, ronde 1
Elias Leland def. Nick Santos via arm triangle, ronde 1
AMATEUR
Victor Irwin def. Ryan Glover via rear-naked choke, ronde 1
Walt Shea def. Alan Bustamante via unanimous decision
Justin Witham def. Ryan Burgess via anaconda choke, ronde 2
Alex Clark def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision
John Tefft def. Sean Worcester via TKO, ronde 2
Sarah Ziehm def. Nicole Burgess via rear-naked choke, ronde 3
Fred Lear def. Michael Crespo via TKO, ronde 2
Devin Corson def. Winston Cortez via unanimous decision
Zeal McGrew def. Pete Grinnell via TKO, ronde 1
Frank Johanson def. Jacob Deppmeyer via triangle choke, ronde 3
Ross Dannar def. Phil Chason via unanimous decision
Angela Young def. Christine Brothwell via unanimous decision
New England Fights keert terug naar de Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine met zijn volgende mixed-martial-arts-evenement, “NEF 28: ONOVERWINNELIJK,” op zaterdag, April 29, 2017. Tickets zijn nu te koop aan de kassa van Colisee 207-783-2009 X 525 en online op www.TheColisee.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 de actie op Twitter en Instagram @nefights, en word lid van de officiële Facebook-groep “New England gevechten.”