ข่าวประชาสัมพันธ์: พอร์ตแลนด์, เมน (กุมภาพันธ์ 10, 2020) – More than 2000 braved frigid temperatures on Saturday night as New England Fights (NEF) brought its most recent mixed-martial-arts (วีค) 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.

ในกรณีที่หลักของตอนเย็น, UFC เก๋าManny “The Bermudez Triangle” Bermudez(15-2) ส่งบรูซ "สวย" 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, แมสซาชูเซต. Teammates Darryl Andrews (1-0) และ 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), และTyler 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) มือJosh “Hook On” Harvey(7-1-1) the first loss of his professional career. Erickson, who represents both Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Recon Fitness, put on a brilliant jiu-jitsu clinic that will be remembered for years to come. Trapped against the cage by Harvey early-on in the first round, Erickson pulled guard and transitioned through a chain of submissions before finally settling in with an armbar to force the tapout, sending the Portland crowd into an absolute frenzy.

In a wild heavyweight slugfest that also took place on the professional portion of the card, Ras “Rasquatch” Hylton (5-3) downedBrad Lee(0-1) via technical knockout in the second round. After several minutes of feeling each other out, the pair exchanged in a back-and-forth slobber-knocker in the closing moments of the first round. A little over a minute into the second round, 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, การชนะคาร์ลแลงสตัน(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) ในรอบแรก.

Also remaining undefeated in the amateur ranks wereNate “The Mule” White(5-0) และCaleb “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 againstวิน Corson(3-1), ในขณะที่Chelsea 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 ปลาย.

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

ระดับมืออาชีพ

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

เจสซี่เอริก def. Josh Harvey via tap to armbar, รอบ 1

Ras Hylton def. Brad Lee via technical knockout, รอบ 2

Chris Caterino def. Nate Boucher via tap to armbar, รอบ 1

Jacob Deppmeyer def. Carl Langston via technical knockout, รอบ 1

AMATEUR

Tim Birkenhead def. Mike Murray via tap to kneebar, รอบ 2

Joe Howard def. Justin Kangas via KO, รอบ 1

Mike Bezanson def. Greg Ishihara via technical knockout, รอบ 1

Felipe Gunter def. Hannon Sanford via unanimous decision

Nate White def. Brian Cosco via technical knockout, รอบ 1

Darryl Andrews def. Titus Pannell via unanimous decision

Jason Landry def. Dustin Carrier via technical knockout, รอบ 2

Tyler Smythe def. Clifford Redman via technical submission, รอบ 1

Garry Carr def. Austin Hamilton via unanimous decision

Ryan Fogg def. Giuliano Rossi via doctor stoppage, รอบ 2

Ben Grady def. Jon Assam via KO, รอบ 1

Tim Bergeron def. Henry Jeffs via technical knockout, รอบ 1

Caleb Austin def. Dillon Henry via tap to rear-naked choke, รอบ 1

Dylan Williams def. Wyatt Sochin via split decision

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

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

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

นิวอิงแลนด์ต่อสู้’ เหตุการณ์ผสมศิลปะการต่อสู้ครั้งต่อไป, “NEF 43: อาละวาด,” จะเกิดขึ้นในวันเสาร์, เมษายน 18, 2020, ที่ศูนย์ศิลปะคอลลินส์ที่ UMaine Orono. Tickets will be on sale this week atwww.CollinsCenterfortheArts.com.  

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