New England Fights! Announces the Results of NEF VII in Lewiston, Maine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lewiston, Maine (May 19, 2013)  - New England Fights! (NEF) held its seventh mixed-martial arts (MMA) event on Saturday, May 18, before more than 3,000 fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.  It was a night that saw: an amazing third-round, come-from-behind submission victory once again by Jarod Lawton; Maine's new adopted son Dez Green take the state's Lightweight Title; Tyler King take the Maine State Heavyweight Title back to Massachusetts and simultaneously retire Travis Bartlett, who made the announcement after the bout; and Marcus Davis take a unanimous decision win over Darrius Heyliger in the main event.

The full results from the NEF VII are below:

Professional Fights:

Main Event: Marcus Davis def. Darrius Heyliger via unanimous decision

Heavyweight Title Fight: Tyler King def. Travis Bartlett via arm triangle choke round 1

Lightweight Title Fight: Dez Green def. Henry Martinez via ref stoppage to strikes round 2

Catchweight Feature Fight: Jarrod Lawton def. Cody Anderson via armbar round 3

Catchweight Feature Fight: Ray Wood def. Ahsan Abudulla via armbar round 2

Lightweight Feature Fight: Jon Lemke def. George Reagan via TKO round 2

Lightweight Feature Fight: Jesse Erickson def. Josh Parker via armbar round 1

Flyweight Feature Fight: Matt Almy def. Ernesto Ornelas via tap to knee bar round 1

Flyweight Feature Fight: Tommy Balzano def. Jimmy Alexander via tap to strike round 1

Amateur Fights:

Middleweight Fight: Buck Pineau def. Allan Josselyn via unanimous decision

Catchweight Fight: Kent Smallwood def. Brandon Traknis via ref stoppage to strikes round 1

Flyweight Fight: Stephen Desjardins def. Conner Murphy via tap to rnc round1

Catchweight Fight: Mike Brown def. Trevor Hebert via tap to armbar round 1

Welterweight Fight: Adam Nielsen def. Art Belgrade via ref stoppage round 2

Catchweight Fight: Erik Nelson def. Cody Sargent via tap to rnc round 2

Heavyweight Fight: Kevin Smith def. Jordan Dickens via ref stoppage to strikes round 1

Catchweight Fight: Matt Denning def. Trevor Kell via tap to guillotine round 1

Lightweight Fight: Dominic Cafone def. Rob Solveson via tap to rnc round 1

Welterweight Fight: Steve Earland def. Dylan Morrison via unanimous decision

Featherweight Fight: Alex Clark def. Caleb Costello via unanimous decision

Bantamweight Fight: Nick Spencer def. Steve Sobel via ref stoppage round 2

Welterweight Fight: Andrew Tripp def. Steven Prue via tap to armbar round 1

Catchweight Fight: Chris Cobbett def. Jacob Cameron via ref stoppage to strikes round 1

Middleweight Fight: Crowsneck Boutin def. John Parker via unanimous decision

Catchweight Fight: Tollison Lewis def. Jeremy Tyler via tap to guillotine round 1

Lightweight Fight: Caleb Hall def. Corey Hinkley via ref stoppage to strikes round 3

Welterweight Fight: Chris Ouellette def. Jarrod Tyler via ref stoppage round 2

Welterweight Fight: Nelson Blanco def. Joel Adams via tap to rnc round 3

Light Heavyweight Fight: Ramone Saintvil def. Mike Secord via KO round 1

Welterweight Fight: Andrew Hughes def. Scott Basci via ref stoppage to strikes round 2

NEF's next event is scheduled for July 12 in Bangor, Maine at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion.  The promotion will also run events in Biddeford, Maine at the Biddeford Arena on August 3, and will return to Lewiston and the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on September 21.  For more information on these events, visit www.NewEnglandFights.com. You can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”

About New England Fights

New England Fights! (“NEF!”) is a Mixed Martial Arts promotions company. NEF’s mission is to create the highest quality events for Maine’s fighters and fans alike. NEF!’s executive team has extensive experience in combat sports management, events production, media relations, marketing, legal and advertising.