Portland, Maine (Nopember 2, 2018) - Gelut New England (NEF) will hold its final mixed-martial-arts event of 2018, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” dina dinten saptu, Nopember 17 at Aura in Portland, Maine. Saméméhna ayeuna, the fight promotion announced the fight card for the event featuring a full slate of professional and amateur fights.

 

 

 

The professional side of the card will be headlined by a pair of title fights as Ryan Sanders (17-9) defends the lightweight strap against Jacob Bohn (7-5) jeung Ras Hylton (3-1) meets Yorgan De Castro (2-0) to crown the first-ever NEF cruiserweight champion.

 

 

 

Sanders has held the lightweight title since April 2017 when he defeated Jon Lemke (7-9) in a tournament final. He has won a remarkable eight in a row in the NEF cage, not losing on Maine soil in four years. New York’s Jacob Bohn has won his last two in a row over veterans Kenny Foster (12-13) and Lewis Corapi (8-4) mungguh.

 

 

 

Ras Hylton is coming off a highlight-reel elbow knockout of Eric Bedard (6-8) Agustus panungtungan. The 6’6″ resident of South Portland, known to fans as “The Jamaican Shamrock,” is a perfect 3-0 in the NEF cage where he also went 3-0 salaku amatir. Yorgan De Castro is undefeated as a professional, having finished both of his opponents by technical knockout. The bout will be the first in the newly-created NEF 225-pound cruiserweight division which will fall between the light-heavyweight (205-pon) jeung heavyweight (265-pon) classes.

 

 

 

Also on the professional card will be a flyweight contest between Portland fan-favorite Ernesto Ornelas (4-7) and undefeated Massachusetts prospect Jose Lugo (3-0). Ornelas is riding a two-fight win streak while Lugo, nicknamed “El Salvaje,” has finished all three of his opponents.

 

Matt Probin (2-0) is scheduled to make his long-awaited debut with NEF when he meets veteran Lionel Young (7-15) dina kontes featherweight. Probin has won back-to-back bouts in Vermont via knockout to start his professional career.

 

 

 

As of press time, NEF was still searching for a replacement opponent for Carl Langston (0-1) in a professional featherweight bout after several previous opponents had pulled out. Interested featherweights should contact NEF matchmakers via email at newenglandfights@gmail.com. Serious inquiries only please.

 

 

 

The amateur portion of the card is scheduled to feature a total of three women’s MMA bouts. Glory Watson (1-0) bakal mawa kana Megan Rosado (0-0), waktu BJ Garceau (1-0) meets Chelsea Tucker (0-3) jeung Catie Denning (1-0) nyanghareup off jeung Taylor Thompson (2-0). Watson, Garceau and Tucker are all members of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine owned and operated by coach Chris Young. The trio has been nicknamed “Chris’ Angels.”

 

 

 

The full “NEF 36” kartu fight (pikeun ngarobah kaula jeung persetujuan ti Olahraga Otoritas merangan tina Maine):

 

 

 

Panarjamah MMA

225*Gelar Ras Hylton 3-1 (Kahiji Kelas MMA) vs Yorgan De Castro 2-0

155*Gelar Ryan Sanders 17-9 (c) (MMA ngora sacara) vs Jacob Bohn 7-5 (Behring Jiu Jitsu NY)

145 Matt Probin 2-0 (Recon) vs Lionel Young 7-15 (Citadel Martial Arts)

125 Ernesto Ornelas 4-7 (Choi Institute) vs Jose Lugo 3-0 (BST MMA & Cimerak)

 

 

 

Amatir MMA

 

175 Jon Assam 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Norman 0-1 (Bad Little Falls Dojo)

155 Zac Richard 2-0 (Nostos) vs Chris Lachcik 0-1 (Merdika)

155 Mohammad Al Kinani 4-1 (Evolution Athletix) vs Clifford Redman 0-6 (Merdika)

155 Brandon Mailet 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Ben Peters 0-0 (Titan Athletics)

140 Megan Rosado 0-0 (Evolution Athletix) vs Glory Watson 1-0 (MMA ngora sacara)

140 Henry Clark 4-4 (Choi Institute) vs Killian Murphy 1-1 (Nostos)

135 Taylor Thompson 2-0 () vs Catie Denning 1-0 (MMA ngora sacara)

135 Schuyler Vaillancourt 0-0 (Nostos) vs Felipe Gunther 0-0 (Kahiji Kelas MMA)

135 Nate Boucher 2-3 (CMBJJ) vs Jordan Young 1-1 (Merdika)

125 Chelsea Tucker 0-3 (Kahiji Kelas MMA) vs BJ Garceau 1-0 (MMA ngora sacara)

 

 

 

acara dicampur-silat-silat NEF urang salajengna, “NEF 36: Battle for the Gold,” will see the company make its return to Aura in Portland, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday, Nopember 17, 2018 with a bell time of 7 WIB. Tiket anu diobral ayeuna di www.AuraMaine.com.

 

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