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.

Team Irish Takes Performance To The Next Level

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lewiston, Maine (May 17, 2013) – The Team Irish Takeover of NEF VII has been well documented leading up to Saturday’s seminal event for Marcus Davis’ fight team and New England Fights! (NEF), Maine’s mixed martial arts promotion. Davis has promised a showcase performance from his students who train between schools located in Brewer and Westbrook, Maine. The latest addition to the Team Irish dynasty, the Team Irish Performance Training Center (PTC), could be a key to the team’s predicted success on Saturday.

Davis’ Team Irish division based out of Southern Maine was initially established in 2007. The school first opened in Biddeford and has experienced significant growth over the years, most recently opening a state-of-the-art, multi-leveled fitness facility, the Team Irish PTC, located in Westbrook, just over the Portland border. Boasting over 2000 square feet of mat space, cage panels, bags, and a turfed area designated for athletic performance and weight training—the Team Irish PTC aims to deliver a multidimensional approach to mixed martial arts and fitness training. “We have both male and female locker rooms on the first floor, as well as plenty of equipment--both male and female--for all of our classes,” stated Team Irish PTC General Manager Trevor Kell. “Upstairs we have our cardio, core stretching room – with our lounge in the room next to it. On the other side, Serenity Meditation & Yoga is headquartered which can be offered at special prices for all Team Irish PTC members.

“The Team Irish Performance Training Center is a non-profit that was established to provide members of the community with a state of the art Health & Fitness training facility,” Kell continued. “Our mission is to promote the personal growth and development of our members by providing experienced professional instructors and personal trainers, and implementing industry leading training techniques and technologies.”

The Team Irish PTC will be featuring four fighters on Saturday’s card, including Kell himself, who is undefeated at 2-0; undefeated welterweight prospect Andrew Tripp (4-0); Tommy Balzano (0-1), who will be dropping down a weight class to make his professional debut at flyweight; and lightweight title contender and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Henry Martinez (9-3). “[We are] a highly disciplined team coming out of what might possibly have been our best training camp yet, ready to win, ready to make a statement,” stated Kell. “Hard work, hard training camps, day-in day-out—it’s what makes the difference. We couldn’t be more excited. [May 18] will be a great day for Team Irish.”

Despite an elite group of core trainers that features Davis, Martinez, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt Kris Kramer and Nate Libby, the Team Irish PTC aims to be a workout and fitness destination for athletes of all levels—not just accomplished and aspiring mixed martial artists. “We strive to offer a safe, friendly and non-intimidating environment where members of all fitness and skill levels can receive fitness and martial arts education and instruction, stated Kell. “We also offer our kids grappling class absolutely free to the public and we offer a women's bag fitness program that includes 12 classes a month for only $10 a month… Since we are a non-profit organization, we keep all expenses as minimal as possible for our members. Memberships starting at just $10.00 a month, and $50.00 a month for Unlimited Classes and full use of the facility during any hours of operation.”

To learn more about the Team Irish Performance Training Center visit www.TeamIrishPTC.com and find them on social media @teamirishptc and www.facebook.com/teamirishptc.

At the time of this writing, the fight card for May 18 in Lewiston consisted of more than thirty fights.  The main event will feature Marcus Davis (21-9) taking on Darrius Heyliger (4-1) in a welterweight showdown.  The co-main event will see UFC veteran Henry Martinez (9-5) squaring off with Dez Green (8-1) for the Maine State Lightweight Title.  In another title fight, Travis Bartlett (8-3) meets former NFL player Tyler King (6-1) for the Maine State Heavyweight Championship. Tickets start at just $25 and are on sale now at www.TheColisee.comor by calling The Colisee box office at 207.783.2009 x  525.  For more information on the event, 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.