Bangor, Maine (September 9, 2018) - New England Fights (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 “Unnachgiebig” Lacey (6-2) und Jon Lemke (7-9) squared off. Lacey submitted Lemke in the first round with a rear-naked choke.

Heimatstadt Favoriten “Die” Ryan Sanders (17-9) took on Mando “Big Chino” Montoya (10-7) in der Co-Main Event. Am 4:10 Zeichen der ersten Runde, 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 Caleb Halle (2-0) und Ernesto Ornelas (4-7) were both victorious via stoppages in their respective bouts.

In the amateur headliner, Maine Amateur Wrestling Hall of Famer, 54-jahre alt 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. Nach dem Kampf, 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 wie sie Zac Richard (2-0) und Andrew Brown (1-0) picked up wins under the guidance of Nostos head coach, und aktueller UFC-Kämpfer, Devin Powell.

NEF announced its return to Portland, scheduled to take place at Aura on Saturday, November 17. Die Veranstaltung trägt den Titel “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, Runde 1

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

Caleb Halle def. CJ Ewer via D’Arce choke submission, Runde 1

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

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

AMATEUR MMA

Ed Forlenza def. Pat Kelly via TKO, Runde 1

Christian Barrett def. David Hart via TKO, Runde 1

Zac Richard def. Clifford Redman via TKO, Runde 1

Taylor Bartlett fought Jacob Deppmeyer to a draw

Shawn Costigan def. David Hills via TKO, Runde 1

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

Andrew Brown def. Chris Lachcik via armbar submission, Runde 1

NEF nächste Mixed-Martial-Arts-Veranstaltung, “NEF 36: Kampf um das Gold,” wird sehen, dass das Unternehmen zu Aura in Portland zurückkehrt, Maine. Die Veranstaltung findet am Samstag statt, November 17, 2018 mit einer Glockenzeit von 7 pm. Der Ticketvorverkauf findet jetzt um statt www.AuraMaine.com mit Promo-Code “NEF.” Tickets werden am Montag für die breite Öffentlichkeit erhältlich sein, September 10 bei 9:00 a.m. Sommerzeit.