ZA immediate release: Portland, Mejn (Februar 10, 2020) – More than 2000 braved frigid temperatures on Saturday night as New England Fights (NEF) brought its most recent mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event to the stage of Merrill Auditorium in Portland. 22 fights took place under the shadow of the world-famous 1911 Kotzschmar Memorial Organ. It was NEF’s debut at the century-old venue, and the event opened the venerable fight promotion’s ninth season of MMA competition.

U glavni događaj večeri, UFC veteranManny “The Bermudez Triangle” Bermudez(15-2) dostavitiBruce "Pretty Boy" Boyington (19-12) with a guillotine choke in the first round. The bout was originally scheduled to be contested for the NEF Professional Lightweight Title, but with Bermudez missing championship weight, he was not eligible to win the belt. The title currently remains vacant.

Bermudez’s victory capped a perfect night for the South Shore Sportfighting team of Rockland, Masačusets. Teammates Darryl Andrews (1-0) i Tim Birkenhead (2-0) were both successful in their respective fights to lift their gym to a 3-0 record on the event.

Also going 3-0 on the evening was the team of Evolution Athletix based in Saco, Maine.Teddy Politis (1-0), Ben Grady (1-0), iTyler Smythe (1-0) all stopped their opponents within the first minute of the first round of their respective fights to win their respective amateur debuts.

The biggest story of the night, undoubtedly, came in the co-main event as longtime NEF veteranJesse “The Viking” Erickson(10-8) rukomJosh “Hook On” Harvey(7-1-1) the first loss of his professional career. Erickson, koji predstavlja Brazilski Jiu-Jitsu u Central Maineu i Recon Fitness, otvorili briljantnu kliniku za džiu-džicu koja će se pamtiti godinama koje dolaze. Zarobljen protiv kaveza od strane Harveyja rano u prvoj rundi, Erickson je povukao gard i prošao kroz lanac podnošenja prije nego što se konačno smjestio sa šipkom za ruku da prisili tapout, dovodeći publiku u Portlandu u apsolutno ludilo.

U divljem teškaškom slugfestu koji se također održao na profesionalnom dijelu karte, Ras “Rasquatch” Hylton (5-3) oborenBrad Lee(0-1) tehničkim nokautom u drugoj rundi. Nakon nekoliko minuta međusobnog osjećanja, par se razmjenjivao u udarcima naprijed-nazad u završnim trenucima prve runde. Nešto više od minute u drugoj rundi, the referee called a halt to the action after several unanswered strikes from the 6’6” Hylton.

Hylton’s First Class MMA teammateJacob Deppmeyer(1-0) had a successful pro debut, porazivšiCarl Langston(0-5) via first-round technical knockout. Deppmeyer, trapped Langston in a reverse triangle and rained down a series of unanswered elbows, giving the referee no option but to stop the bout at that point.

On the amateur card, top prospectMike Bezanson (5-0) of Kaze Dojo remained undefeated with a technical knockout win overGreg Ishihara(2-2) u prvom krugu.

Also remaining undefeated in the amateur ranks wereNate “The Mule” White(5-0) iCaleb “Dr. Feelgood” Austin (4-0), both fighting out of CMBJJ, who finished their respective opponents in the first round.

Another CMBJJ product, Garry Carr (3-1), broke his own record for a second consecutive time when he became, yet again, the oldest athlete to win a fight in the NEF cage. At 58-years-young, Carr took a unanimous decision victory over 23-year-old Austin Hamilton (0-2) in a catchweight amateur fight.

NEF also announced that its next event would see the promotion return to the campus of UMaine Orono at the Collins Center for the Arts on April 18 with “NEF 43: Rampage.” Already confirmed for the event, Zac “Rocky” Richard(6-2-1) will defend the NEF Amateur Lightweight Title againstDevin Corson(3-1), dokChelsea Tucker(3-3) is scheduled to meet Oregon’sCaree Hill(6-2) for the NEF Amateur Women’s Flyweight Championship, and Caleb Austin facesJames Ploss (1-2) in a long-awaited rematch of their controversial 2017 kraj.

The full “NEF 42” results from Portland, Mejn:

PROFESIONALNA

Manny Bermudez def. Bruce Boyington via tap to guillotine, krug 1

Jesse Erickson def. Josh Harvey putem dodira na armbar, krug 1

Ras Hylton def. Brad Lee tehničkim nokautom, krug 2

Chris Caterino def. Nate Boucher putem dodira na armbar, krug 1

Jacob Deppmeyer def. Carl Langston tehničkim nokautom, krug 1

AMATERSKI

Tim Birkenhead def. Mike Murray putem tap to kneebar, krug 2

Joe Howard def. Justin Kangas preko KO, krug 1

Mike Bezanson def. Greg Ishihara tehničkim nokautom, krug 1

Felipe Gunter def. Hannon Sanford jednoglasnom odlukom

Nate White def. Brian Cosco tehničkim nokautom, krug 1

Darryl Andrews def. Titus Pannell jednoglasnom odlukom

Jason Landry def. Dustin Carrier tehničkim nokautom, krug 2

Tyler Smythe def. Clifford Redman putem tehničkog podneska, krug 1

Garry Carr def. Austin Hamilton jednoglasnom odlukom

Ryan Fogg def. Giuliano Rossi preko doktorskog prekida, krug 2

Ben Grady def. Jon Assam preko KO, krug 1

Tim Bergeron def. Henry Jeffs tehničkim nokautom, krug 1

Caleb Austin def. Dillon Henry preko tap to rear-naked choke, krug 1

Dylan Williams def. Wyatt Sochin via split decision

Randall Hathorn def. Tim Murray via technical knockout, krug 1

Henry Clark def. Taylor Bartlett via technical submission, krug 1

Teddy Politis def. Kevin Lamay via tap to Kimura, krug 1

New England Borbe’ next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 43: Divljanje,” will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Collins Center for the Arts at UMaine Orono. Tickets will be on sale this week atwww.CollinsCenterfortheArts.com.  

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