Bangor, Maine (Septemba 9, 2018) - New England mapambano (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 “Relentless” Lacey (6-2) na Jon Lemke (7-9) squared off. Lacey submitted Lemke in the first round with a rear-naked choke.

Hometown favorite “The” Ryan Sanders (17-9) took on Mando “Big Chino” Montoya (10-7) katika tukio ushirikiano kuu. Katika 4:10 alama ya raundi ya kwanza, 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 Kalebu Hall (2-0) na Ernesto Ornelas (4-7) were both victorious via stoppages in their respective bouts.

In the amateur headliner, Maine Amateur Wrestling Hall of Famer, 54-mwenye umri wa miaka 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. Baada ya kupambana na, 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 kama Zac Richard (2-0) na Andrew Brown (1-0) picked up wins under the guidance of Nostos head coach, na mpiganaji wa sasa wa UFC, Devin Powell.

NEF announced its return to Portland, scheduled to take place at Aura on Saturday, Novemba 17. The event is titled “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, pande zote 1

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

Kalebu Hall def. CJ Ewer via D’Arce choke submission, pande zote 1

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

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

Amateur MMA

Ed Forlenza def. Pat Kelly via TKO, pande zote 1

Christian Barrett def. David Hart via TKO, pande zote 1

Zac Richard def. Clifford Redman kupitia TKO, pande zote 1

Taylor Bartlett fought Jacob Deppmeyer to a draw

Shawn Costigan def. David Hills via TKO, pande zote 1

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

Andrew Brown def. Chris Lachcik via armbar submission, pande zote 1

NEF zijazo mchanganyiko martial-arts tukio, “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, Novemba 17, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. The ticket pre-sale is happening now at www.AuraMaine.com with promo code “NEF.” Tickets will be on-sale to the general public on Monday, Septemba 10 katika 9:00 a.m. EDT.