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--THE LEAD-IN--
NEF returns tonight with an action packed card with 16 fights total. The event is being held at the hottest club in Portland Maine, Club Aura. The show is sold out and the fight fans are ready for the action to start. Warchild and I are in the living room on the couches also waiting for the rampage to start. Please follow along as I try my best to keep up with all the action in the cage.
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185 AM Dalton Rice (Recon) vs. Zach Danesh (Defensive Edge MMA)
Rd 1: They both start out swinging. Good back and forth battle to until Dalton connects with a right that drops Zach. He gets in a few more punches and the ref has seen enough.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Dalton Rice defeats Zach Danesh via tko to strikes at 2:10 in Round 1.
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180 AM Joe Peters (Karasu Tengu Academy) vs. Kyler Hoobler (Lee Brothers MMA)
Rd 1: Hoobler connects with a combo and they clinch.
Rd 2: Stream was freezing so I couldn't see this round.
Rd 3: Kyler presses Joe up against the cage. Joe gets the single leg takedown and controls him on the bottom. He gets in some heavy ground and pound and gets the ref stoppage.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Joe Peters defeats Kyler Hoobler via tko stoppage to strikes at 1:42 seconds in Round 3.
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170 AM Ian Godin (CMBJJ) vs. Jacob Sonia (First Class MMA)
Rd 1: Jacob is going for a takedown. He gets it and is trying to take the back. Ian gets the sweep and then Sonia sweeps him right back. Jacob has the back and is trying for a rear naked choke. Ian turns and Jacob gets in a few punches as the round ends.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Joe Peters defeats Kyler Hoobler via tko stoppage to strikes at 1:42 seconds in Round 3.
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170 AM Ian Godin (CMBJJ) vs. Jacob Sonia (First Class MMA)
Rd 1: Jacob is going for a takedown. He gets it and is trying to take the back. Ian gets the sweep and then Sonia sweeps him right back. Jacob has the back and is trying for a rear naked choke. Ian turns and Jacob gets in a few punches as the round ends.
Sonia 10-9
Rd 2: Ian connects with a head kick that drops Jacob. He is bleeding and he somehow gets up and is trying for a takedown. The ref has seen enough and there is lots of blood, a swollen eye but the jaw appears to be broken.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Ian Godin defeats Jacob Sonia via tko stoppage due to the doctor's advice at 22 seconds in Round 2.
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155 AM Danny Buteau (Recon) vs. Isaac Therrien (Holy Disciple)
Rd 1: Isaac is battling for a takedown but can't get it. He is now trying for a guillotine and can't get it and ends up on the bottom. Danny ends up getting a rear naked choke for the tap.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Danny Buteau defeats Isaac Therrien via tapout to rear naked choke at 2:13 in Round 1.
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130 AM Josh Drake (Karasu Tengu Academy) vs Luis Sandoval (Sandoval Combat Sports)
Rd 1: Luis is going for a takedown but gets clipped with a combo. Luis is still fighting for a takedown but is getting his with punches to the side of his head. Luis gets hit in the cup and takes a few minutes. Fight resumes and Josh gets in a few leg kicks before the round ends.
Drake 10-9
Rd 2: Josh connects with a straight right. They clinch and Josh gets in two big knees to the body. Josh is getting in some more heavy knees to the body and punches. Luis is tough and hanging on. Josh connects with a leg kick to the head that knocks Luis out cold. It is hard to tell with the replay whether it was an illegal knee to the head or if it was the shin that connected.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Josh Drake defeats Luis Sandoval via ko due to head kick at 2:25 in Round 2.
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125 AM Alex Morris (Nostos MMA) vs. Qasim Abdulla (Choi Institute)
Rd 1: Alex pulls guard and Qasim is all over him. Qasim gets in a few punches as Alex is standing back up. The ref takes a point away from Alex due to an elbow to the spine. Alex gets in a few combos and Qasim takes him down. Alex stands back up and Qasim suplexes back to the mat.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Josh Drake defeats Luis Sandoval via ko due to head kick at 2:25 in Round 2.
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125 AM Alex Morris (Nostos MMA) vs. Qasim Abdulla (Choi Institute)
Rd 1: Alex pulls guard and Qasim is all over him. Qasim gets in a few punches as Alex is standing back up. The ref takes a point away from Alex due to an elbow to the spine. Alex gets in a few combos and Qasim takes him down. Alex stands back up and Qasim suplexes back to the mat.
Abdulla 10-8 due to point loss
Rd 2: They clinch and Alex gets the takedown. He ends up in full mount. Qasim bucks him off and gets a takedown of his own. Qasim controls the round and slams Alex to the mat again before the round ends.
Abdulla 10-9
Rd 3: Alex connects with a right and Qasim gets the takedown. Alex gets the sweep and is on top. He gets pushed to the side and gets in a few knees to the body. Qasim is working his way back up and gets the takedown. Alex gets out and gets a takedown of his own as the round ends.
Morris 10-9
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Qasim Abdulla defeats Alex Morris via unanimous decision.
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140 AM Connor Morrill (Karasu Tengu Academy) vs. William Lagasse (Team Alena)
Rd 1: They starting out striking and William connects with a kick to the head. Perfectly timed shin to chin.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 William Lagasse defeats Connor Morrill via ko head kick at 20 seconds in Round 1.
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160 AM John Gardner (Recon) vs. Dan Esposito (Ascension Athletics)
Rd 1: Both fighters are content to stand and bang which is fine with me! Dan is pressing John up against the cage. They fall to the mat and Dan gets on top and gets in some ground and pound.
Esposito 10-9
Rd 2: Before the round starts the ref takes a point away from Gardner for grabbing the cage. Dan gets the takedown and and is getting in some ground and pound. John bucks him off.
Esposito 10-9
Rd 3: Dan gets the takedown and controlled the round on top.
Esposito 10-9
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Dan Esposito defeats John Gardner via unanimous decision.
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125 AM Tyler Parent (CMBJJ) vs. Quinn Poirier (First Class MMA)
Rd 1: Tyler gets in a wild swing that drops Quinn. He recovers and is back to his feet. Quinn gets in two head kicks and Tyler drags him to the mat. Tyler works a rear naked choke for the tap.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Tyler Parent defeats Quinn Poirier via tapout to rear naked choke at 1:23 in Round 1.
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👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Dan Esposito defeats John Gardner via unanimous decision.
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125 AM Tyler Parent (CMBJJ) vs. Quinn Poirier (First Class MMA)
Rd 1: Tyler gets in a wild swing that drops Quinn. He recovers and is back to his feet. Quinn gets in two head kicks and Tyler drags him to the mat. Tyler works a rear naked choke for the tap.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Tyler Parent defeats Quinn Poirier via tapout to rear naked choke at 1:23 in Round 1.
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NEF announces that they will be returning on July 8th at Merrill Auditorium and their first matchup that they announced is between Jesse Erickson and Mo Al KInani.
190 AM Jack Burke (Karasu Tengu Academy) vs. Robert Gray (Team Krane)
Rd 1: Jack gets in a combo and drops Gray. He finishes him off with some ground and pound and gets the stoppage.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Jack Burke defeats Robert Gray via tko stoppage to strikes at 31 seconds in Round 1.
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155 AM Jonathan Hersey (Nostos MMA) vs. Shawn Grady (Ascension Athletics)
Rd 1: Jon gets the takedown and grabs the back. He sinks in the rear naked choke and it looks deep. He lets it go and then gets in a few more punches and ref has seen enough.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Jonathan Hersey defeats Shawn Grady via tko stoppage to strikes at 34 seconds in Round 1.
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170 AM Jon Rivera (Karasu Tengu Academy) vs. Harry Dwyer (First Class MMA)
Rd 1: They clinch and Jon is looking for the takedown. He scoops him hard to the mat. He is in half guard and then gets pushed back to guard. Harry makes it back up to his feet. Jon gets in a knee to the head and the ref warns him. Fight resumes and ends.
190 AM Jack Burke (Karasu Tengu Academy) vs. Robert Gray (Team Krane)
Rd 1: Jack gets in a combo and drops Gray. He finishes him off with some ground and pound and gets the stoppage.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Jack Burke defeats Robert Gray via tko stoppage to strikes at 31 seconds in Round 1.
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155 AM Jonathan Hersey (Nostos MMA) vs. Shawn Grady (Ascension Athletics)
Rd 1: Jon gets the takedown and grabs the back. He sinks in the rear naked choke and it looks deep. He lets it go and then gets in a few more punches and ref has seen enough.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Jonathan Hersey defeats Shawn Grady via tko stoppage to strikes at 34 seconds in Round 1.
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170 AM Jon Rivera (Karasu Tengu Academy) vs. Harry Dwyer (First Class MMA)
Rd 1: They clinch and Jon is looking for the takedown. He scoops him hard to the mat. He is in half guard and then gets pushed back to guard. Harry makes it back up to his feet. Jon gets in a knee to the head and the ref warns him. Fight resumes and ends.
Rivera 10-9
Rd 2: Jon picks up Harry and slams him to the mat. He moves to full mount and is getting in some solid ground and pound. Harry gets out and as he is standing up Jon takes him back down tot he mat.
Rivera 10-9
He is unable to answer the bell so the ref stops the fight.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Jon Rivera defeats Harry Dwyer due to unable to answer the bell at the start of Round 3.
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NEF announces another battle between Evrit Roy and Bret Casey that will be taking place on July 8th.
155 AM TITLE Zach Faulkner (Recon) vs. Artur Minev (Defensive Edge)
Rd 1: Both fighters are being cautious. Zach rushes in and Artur hip tosses him to the mat. He is in guard and is trying for a d'arce choke. He switches it to a guillotine and gets the quick tap.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Artur Minev defeats Zach Faulkner via tapout to guillotine at 2:14 in Round 1. He becomes the new NEF amateur lightweight champion.
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155 AM TITLE Zach Faulkner (Recon) vs. Artur Minev (Defensive Edge)
Rd 1: Both fighters are being cautious. Zach rushes in and Artur hip tosses him to the mat. He is in guard and is trying for a d'arce choke. He switches it to a guillotine and gets the quick tap.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Artur Minev defeats Zach Faulkner via tapout to guillotine at 2:14 in Round 1. He becomes the new NEF amateur lightweight champion.
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NEF announces that Tyler Smythe will be taking on Paul Walters at the next NEF in July.
125 AM TITLE Caleb Austin (CMBJJ) vs. Nate Russell (Fighting Arts Academy)
Rd 1: Caleb goes for a takedown and Nate defends it well so far. Caleb finishes the takedown after a minute and takes the back. Nate slips free and is trying to stand up but Caleb has clasped hands around his chest.
125 AM TITLE Caleb Austin (CMBJJ) vs. Nate Russell (Fighting Arts Academy)
Rd 1: Caleb goes for a takedown and Nate defends it well so far. Caleb finishes the takedown after a minute and takes the back. Nate slips free and is trying to stand up but Caleb has clasped hands around his chest.
Austin 10-9
Rd 2: Caleb ducks under a punch and presses Nate up against the cage. They get twisted and go down to the mat. Nate defends and almost takes the back but slips off and ends up in guard.
Russell 10-9
Rd 3: Caleb ducks under a punch and is looking for the single leg. They fall to the mat and Nate gets in some punches and tries to take the back again. He can't quite get the legs hooked and Nate controls the side for the rest of the round.
Russell 10-9
Rd 4: Nate connects with a combo and Caleb goes for a takedown. He has the back and Nate defends it. He ends up on the side and works an americana with his legs and gets the tap.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Nate Russell defeats Caleb Austin via tapout to americana at 1:26 in Round 4. Russell becomes the new NEF amateur champ.
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155 PRO Gerald Meuse (Sityodtong/BTT Boston) vs. Anthony Vasta (Defensive Edge)
Rd 1: Gerry ducks under a punch and takes the fight down. Gerald keeps him down and now has the side. Gerald is all over Anthony and has the back with the legs hooked as the round ends.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Nate Russell defeats Caleb Austin via tapout to americana at 1:26 in Round 4. Russell becomes the new NEF amateur champ.
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155 PRO Gerald Meuse (Sityodtong/BTT Boston) vs. Anthony Vasta (Defensive Edge)
Rd 1: Gerry ducks under a punch and takes the fight down. Gerald keeps him down and now has the side. Gerald is all over Anthony and has the back with the legs hooked as the round ends.
Meuse 10-9
Rd 2: Gerald gets the takedown and takes the back. He works a twister and gets the tap.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Gerald Meuse defeats Anthony Vasta via tapout to twister at 2:45 in Round 2.
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145 PRO Nathaniel Grimard (Nostos MMA) vs. Robert Wusstig (Andrello Fight Team)
Rd 1: Nate ducks under a punch and takes him down. He controls the round on top.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Gerald Meuse defeats Anthony Vasta via tapout to twister at 2:45 in Round 2.
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145 PRO Nathaniel Grimard (Nostos MMA) vs. Robert Wusstig (Andrello Fight Team)
Rd 1: Nate ducks under a punch and takes him down. He controls the round on top.
Grimard 10-9
Rd 2: Nate gets the very quick takedown and is in guard. He advances to half guard and is peppering Robert's face with short punches.
Grimard 10-9
Rd 3: Nate looking for the single leg again. He is on top of Robert's back controlling him the rest of the round.
Grimard 10-9
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Nathaniel Grimard defeats Robert Wusstig via unanimous decision.
Wei Lei Performance of the Night Awards go to Nate Russell and Gerald Meuse. They both are awarded $500. Another performance of the night award goes to Josh Drake. Congrats to all the fight winners.
👊 NEF 52 MMA RESULTS 👊 Nathaniel Grimard defeats Robert Wusstig via unanimous decision.
Wei Lei Performance of the Night Awards go to Nate Russell and Gerald Meuse. They both are awarded $500. Another performance of the night award goes to Josh Drake. Congrats to all the fight winners.
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🏆--WESTERNMASSMMA.COM AWARDS--🏆
--FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Nate Russell/Caleb Austin battle
--KO/TKO OF THE NIGHT: Lagasse head kick KO
--SUB OF THE NIGHT: Meuse's twister and also entrance of the night!
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--THE WRAP UP--
This completes another successful event for NEF. The show had some awesome finishes where only 3 out of the 16 battles went to a decision. In fact, there were two head kick knockouts although one of them looked controversial that we will all have to go back and watch the replay. Also Gerald Meuse had an awesome dance in the cage and pulled off another twister submission in the cage! The stream was running bad at the start of the event but CombatSportsNow.com did an excellent job at responding and fixing it very quickly so the experience was solid at home. NEF also announced their next event which will be taking place on July 8th at the Merrill Auditorium with 3 match ups already to go! Scroll up to see all those above. That wraps up this write up and thank you for taking the time to read this and also to NEF for another great event.
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