NEF MMA ANNOUNCES NEF XIII RESULTS AND TIM SYLVIA FIGHT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lewiston, Maine (May 10, 2014) – Earlier tonight, New England Fights Mixed Martial Arts' (NEF MMA) held its latest event, “NEF XIII,” at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee located in Lewiston, Maine.  The card was headlined by a Maine State Welterweight Title rematch.

The Origin "Submission of the Night" award was presented to Jesse Erickson (3-2) for his rear-naked choke victory.

The Q5 Labs "Stay Alpha Fight of the Night" was awarded to the main event of Gil de Freitas (16-5) and Ryan Sanders (6-5).

In addition, former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion of the World, Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia (31-9), appeared via video to announce a fight against fellow UFC alumni Christian Morecraft (8-3) at "NEF XIV" on September 6, 2014.  That bout will also take place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, and the winner will be crowned the first-ever Maine State MMA Super-Heavyweight Champion.

The results of "NEF XIII":

PROFESSIONAL

170*TITLE Gil de Freitas (c) def. Ryan Sanders via unanimous decision (de Freitas retains)

155 Devin Powell def. Jon Lemke via standing guillotine, round 1

CATCH Jesse Erickson def. John Daniels via rear-naked choke, round 1

CATCH Amos Collins def. John Raio via head & arm choke, round 1

145 Rodrigo Ranieri de Faria def. Jay Jay Torres via armbar, round 1

AMATEUR

185 Zach Elkins def. Buck Pineau via TKO, round 1

CATCH Aaron Lacey def. Dom Cofone via unanimous decision

155 Steve Bang def. Jeremy Tyler via rear-naked choke, round 3

125 Norman Fox def. Mike Brown via guillotine, round 1

125 Dustin Veinott def. Dan Thayer via KO, round 1

155 Jarrod Tyler def. Jason LaChance via unanimous decision

190 Crowsneck Boutin def. Dan Connaughton via TKO, round 1

145 Mike Crespo def. Phil Exner via armbar, round 2

CATCH Sheldon Bang def. Carl Langston via unanimous decision

165 Chad Jordan  def. Mike Robinson via KO, round 1

NEF MMA's next event, “NEF XIV,” is scheduled to take place onSaturday, September 6, 2014 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with a bell time of 7:00 pm.  In the main event of the evening, Tim "The Maine-iac" Sylvia (31-9) returns to Maine to face fellow UFC veteran Christian Morecraft (8-3) for the Super-Heavyweight Title.  In addition, Featherweight Champion Ray "All Business" Wood (4-0) returns from injury after a year of recovery. Tickets for "NEF XIV" start at just $25 and are on sale now atwww.TheColisee.com or by calling The Colisee box office at207.783.2009 x 525.  For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, you can watch NEF MMA 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 Mixed Martial Arts (“NEF MMA”) is a Mixed Martial Arts promotions company. NEF MMA’s mission is to create the highest quality events for Maine’s fighters and fans alike. NEF MMA’s executive team has extensive experience in combat sports management, events production, media relations, marketing, legal and advertising.