We made our 3.5 hour trek up to Maine in record time. Some fights are off the card but we will keep you posted on that later. SuckerPunch Athletics, Kill Their Will, Occupy the Cage and maybe more. For the media section, we got Old School and Nader in the house!! I gotta give a shoutout to the time keeper Matt Douglas! We grabbed our chicken tenders and fries right way before the rush gets here. Alana is the NEF ring girl for the evening and Kevin the Ref and Jimmy Bickford are the refs. John Vena is our host for the night. I estimate the crowd to around 2300 or so. All of the hard work done by Nick DiSalvo, Matt Peterson and Pete Czymbor are complete and now its time to watch the fights. Not sure if The Colisee was trying to save money by not turning on the lights pre show or what LOL. Please follow along...
195 Crowsneck Boutin 0-2 (Independent) vs Tony Wells 0-1 (CMBJJ)
Crow starts us off with a leg kick. They are swinging for the fences. Crow gets in another leg kick. Tony rushes in and they clinch. Crow reverses and gets in a big knee to the body. Crow catches him with a right and drops him. He tries to finish him off with hammerfists but Tony hangs on. Tony gets back to his feet and Crow rocks him again and tries to finish him with a rear naked choke as the bell sounds.
Crow 10-9
Rd 2: Crow takes Tony down and is in half guard. Tony sweeps and isn't able to do much damage. Crow then pushes him back down and they are now north south. They get back to their feet and Crow clips him with a right that just catches the nose. Tony is exhausted and half dazed. Blood starts to come out of the nose. Crow hits him with another right that drops him and the ref stops the fight.
Crowsneck Boutin defeats Tony Wells via ref stoppage to strikes in Rd 2.
155 Rob Vandastine 0-0 (IABJJ) vs Nate Charles 0-4 (Balanced Ground MMA)
Rob starts us off with a leg kick. Nate punches his way out. Nate catches him with a left hook and knocks him out cold.
Nate Charles defeats Rob Vandastine via knockout at 25 in round 1.What a knockout!!
135 Eric Austin 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Steve Sobel 1-0 (Independent)
Steve hits Eric with a kick and Eric catches it and takes him down. He is caught in a guillotine. It appears Eric is bleeding from his nose. Eric gets out of it and is now in guard. Eric misses with a hammerfist and is working the side. Eric postures up and is about to slam him down as the round ends.
Eric 10-9
Rd 2: They touch gloves again and are right back at it. They clinch and Eric punches his way out. Eric gets in an uppercut from the clinch that connects. Steve gets in an outside leg kick. Steve misses with a kick and Eric takes him down. Eric gets out of the guillotine and is now in guard. Eric gets some space and gets in a good hammerfist as the round ends.
Eric 10-9
Rd 3: They start out swinging again!! Steve hits him with a kick and Eric takes him down. He ends up in guard and Steve bucks him off and they are back to their feet. Steve gets a takedown of his own. Eric uses the cage and gets back to his feet. Steve gets in a knee to the head from the clinch. They are back to swinging for the fences. Eric catches another kick from Steve and tries for the takedown but Steve stays to his feet. They fall to the ground and Steve ends the round on top getting in some shots to the head of Eric.
Steve 10-9
Eric Austin defeats Steve Sobel via unanimous decision
135 Derek Shorey 2-5 (Bill Jones’ Shop) vs Cody Sargent 0-1 (Balanced Ground MMA)
Derek rushes in and gets the quick takedown. Cody has a guillotine but Derek is fine. Cody gets back to his feet and Derek takes him right down. Derek backs off and lets Cody back to his feet. Cody catches him with a guillotine and chokes him good. Derek starts to fall to his feet and taps.
Cody Sargent defeats Derek Shorey via tapout to guillotine in Rd 1. Slick sub!!
155 Jesse Erickson 2-1 (CMBJJ) vs Drew Waltz 1-1 (Young’s MMA)
They touch gloves. They clinch and Drew is working for a double leg takedown. He gets its and is now in guard. Jesse sweeps and passes to full mount. Jesse starts laying down some major ground and pound!! He gets the ref stoppage. Could have went a little longer I feel and Drew protests as well.
Jesse Erickson defeats Drew Waltz via ref stoppage to strikes at 1:28 in Rd 1. Nice ground and pound Jesse!!
170 Andrew Tripp 2-0 (Team Irish) vs Tollison Lewis 2-2 (Balanced Ground MMA)
Tollison was found without an opponent and Andrew stepped in last minute! Andrew catches Tollision with a could jabs. Tollison jumps guard and Andrew slams him down. Andrew is now in guard. Andrew is getting in some clean shots to the head. Tollison spins and Andrew takes his back. He hits him with a few shots to the head and gets the rear naked choke for the tap.
Andrew Tripp defeats Tollison Lewis via tapout to rear naked choke at 1:46 in Rd 1.
205 Brent Dillingham 3-0 (MMA Athletix) vs Ben Raven 0-0 (Sipayik Boxing Club)
They clinch and Brent takes him down. Brent passes to full mount and lays down the ground and pound. Too many unanswered punches and the ref stops the fight.
Brent Dillingham defeats Ben Raven via ref stoppages to strikes at 44 seconds in Rd 1.
155 Damon Owens 1-3 (Young’s MMA) vs Steven Bang 0-0 (CMBJJ)
They start out swinging. Damon takes him down and gets in a few shots but Steve bucks and sneaks out the back door. He is now in guard but Damon sweeps and is in guard. Steve gets back to his feet and is working the takedown. He gets it. Damon gets back to his feet and Steve gets the hip toss takedown. Damon takes the back and works the rear naked choke for the tap.
Damon Owens defeats Steven Bang via tapout to rear naked choke at 2:38 in Rd 1.
135 Nick Spencer 2-1 (Choi’s) vs Brandon Bushaw 2-2 (Fitness Edge MMA)
Brandon misses with a right. Brandon gets the single leg takedown. Brandon is now in half guard. Brandon offers some fists to the body. Nick bucks him off and gets back to his feet. Nick is pushing him up against the cage. Brandon gets another takedown as the round ends.
Brandon 10-9
Rd 2: They exchange in the middle. Brandon is now working for a takedown but Nick punches his way out of it. Nick gets a guillotine but Brandon punches his way out. Nick catches Brandon with a good right hand that has him stumbling back. Nick rushes in and Brandon slams him down and is now working the side. They get back to their feet and Nick is working for a takedown as the round ends.
Brandon 10-9...real close round
Rd 3: They clinch in the middle and Nick catches Brandon with an accidental knee. Brandon takes a few seconds and the action resumes. Brandon is working a single leg takedown and he gets it. Nick gets tangled and has a few options for submissions. Brandon defends well and as the bell is about to sound Nick is working a kimura.
Brandon 10-9 Another real close round.
Brandon Bushaw defeats Nick Spencer via unanimous decision.
135 Elias Leland 1-1 (The Academy) vs Tommy Balzano 3-1 (Team Irish)
They clinch and Elias is getting in a few knees. Tommy reverses and gets in a knee of his own. Lots of reversing going on. Elias gets the takedown via a trip and Elias is on top getting in some ground and pound. Tommy gets back to their feet. Elias is working a guillotine as the round ends.
Elias 10-9
Rd 2: They start out swinging. Elias jumped guard and is working for a triangle from the bottom. Tommy gets back to his feet and Elias takes him back down with a single leg. Tommy flipped him over an Elias works an armbar for the tap.
Elias Leland defeats Tommy Balzano via tapout to armbar in 1:35 at Rd 2. Nice submission!!
Tollison was found without an opponent and Andrew stepped in last minute! Andrew catches Tollision with a could jabs. Tollison jumps guard and Andrew slams him down. Andrew is now in guard. Andrew is getting in some clean shots to the head. Tollison spins and Andrew takes his back. He hits him with a few shots to the head and gets the rear naked choke for the tap.
Andrew Tripp defeats Tollison Lewis via tapout to rear naked choke at 1:46 in Rd 1.
205 Brent Dillingham 3-0 (MMA Athletix) vs Ben Raven 0-0 (Sipayik Boxing Club)
They clinch and Brent takes him down. Brent passes to full mount and lays down the ground and pound. Too many unanswered punches and the ref stops the fight.
Brent Dillingham defeats Ben Raven via ref stoppages to strikes at 44 seconds in Rd 1.
155 Damon Owens 1-3 (Young’s MMA) vs Steven Bang 0-0 (CMBJJ)
They start out swinging. Damon takes him down and gets in a few shots but Steve bucks and sneaks out the back door. He is now in guard but Damon sweeps and is in guard. Steve gets back to his feet and is working the takedown. He gets it. Damon gets back to his feet and Steve gets the hip toss takedown. Damon takes the back and works the rear naked choke for the tap.
Damon Owens defeats Steven Bang via tapout to rear naked choke at 2:38 in Rd 1.
135 Nick Spencer 2-1 (Choi’s) vs Brandon Bushaw 2-2 (Fitness Edge MMA)
Brandon misses with a right. Brandon gets the single leg takedown. Brandon is now in half guard. Brandon offers some fists to the body. Nick bucks him off and gets back to his feet. Nick is pushing him up against the cage. Brandon gets another takedown as the round ends.
Brandon 10-9
Rd 2: They exchange in the middle. Brandon is now working for a takedown but Nick punches his way out of it. Nick gets a guillotine but Brandon punches his way out. Nick catches Brandon with a good right hand that has him stumbling back. Nick rushes in and Brandon slams him down and is now working the side. They get back to their feet and Nick is working for a takedown as the round ends.
Brandon 10-9...real close round
Rd 3: They clinch in the middle and Nick catches Brandon with an accidental knee. Brandon takes a few seconds and the action resumes. Brandon is working a single leg takedown and he gets it. Nick gets tangled and has a few options for submissions. Brandon defends well and as the bell is about to sound Nick is working a kimura.
Brandon 10-9 Another real close round.
Brandon Bushaw defeats Nick Spencer via unanimous decision.
135 Elias Leland 1-1 (The Academy) vs Tommy Balzano 3-1 (Team Irish)
They clinch and Elias is getting in a few knees. Tommy reverses and gets in a knee of his own. Lots of reversing going on. Elias gets the takedown via a trip and Elias is on top getting in some ground and pound. Tommy gets back to their feet. Elias is working a guillotine as the round ends.
Elias 10-9
Rd 2: They start out swinging. Elias jumped guard and is working for a triangle from the bottom. Tommy gets back to his feet and Elias takes him back down with a single leg. Tommy flipped him over an Elias works an armbar for the tap.
Elias Leland defeats Tommy Balzano via tapout to armbar in 1:35 at Rd 2. Nice submission!!
145 Shawn Goodrich 0-0 (Havoc) vs Edward Miville 0-0 (CMBJJ)
These guys are swinging for the fences. Shawn is getting in some big shots. Shawn is bleeding from his nose. Shawn gets the takedown and is working the side. He pins him down and finishes him off with some ground and pound. There was 10 seconds left and I think could have went to the end of the round but just my opinion.
Shawn Goodrich defeats Edward Miville via ref stoppage to strikes at 1:49 in Rd 1. What a war!!
These guys are swinging for the fences. Shawn is getting in some big shots. Shawn is bleeding from his nose. Shawn gets the takedown and is working the side. He pins him down and finishes him off with some ground and pound. There was 10 seconds left and I think could have went to the end of the round but just my opinion.
Shawn Goodrich defeats Edward Miville via ref stoppage to strikes at 1:49 in Rd 1. What a war!!
145 John Raio 0-0 (MMA Athletix) vs Ray Wood 0-0 (Young’s MMA)
John misses with a right and Ray slams him down. Ray is working the side. He frees his arm but John does a great job defending. Ray passes to full mount and lays down some brutal elbows. Ray takes the arm but John pops his arm out and is now on top in guard. John is trying to posture up and lay down some ground and pound of his own. Ray uses the cage and gets back to his feet. They are swinging and John catches the knee and takes him down. Ray pops his head out of a guillotine and is back to his feet. Ray fakes with a foot stomp and lays down another elbow as the round ends.
John 10-9 Real close round.
Rd 2: John gets in a leg kick. Ray takes him down. Ray passes to full mount. Ray is trying to get some space to lay down more ground and pound. They roll and John is now on top in guard. John is trying to get some space to lay some ground and pound. Ray gets the butterfly and sweeps right to full mount. He gets in some more ground and pound and gets the stoppage.
Ray Wood defeats John Raio via ref stoppage to strikes in 4:22 at Rd 2! What a fight!!
John misses with a right and Ray slams him down. Ray is working the side. He frees his arm but John does a great job defending. Ray passes to full mount and lays down some brutal elbows. Ray takes the arm but John pops his arm out and is now on top in guard. John is trying to posture up and lay down some ground and pound of his own. Ray uses the cage and gets back to his feet. They are swinging and John catches the knee and takes him down. Ray pops his head out of a guillotine and is back to his feet. Ray fakes with a foot stomp and lays down another elbow as the round ends.
John 10-9 Real close round.
Rd 2: John gets in a leg kick. Ray takes him down. Ray passes to full mount. Ray is trying to get some space to lay down more ground and pound. They roll and John is now on top in guard. John is trying to get some space to lay some ground and pound. Ray gets the butterfly and sweeps right to full mount. He gets in some more ground and pound and gets the stoppage.
Ray Wood defeats John Raio via ref stoppage to strikes in 4:22 at Rd 2! What a fight!!
150 Dez Green 5-0 (Bombsquad) vs Brandon Fleming 2-1 (SSSF)
Brandon starts us out with a leg kick. Brandon fights for a takedown but Dez sprawls nicely. Dez is all over Brandon but Brandon is holding his own. Brandon gets in an inside leg kick. Dez gets in a straight jab. Brandon is working for a double leg but Dez defends it and Brandon hits him with a right hand. Brandon goes for a takedown and they sprawl. They get back to their feet and Dez gets in a knee to the body.
Fleming 10-9 He was pushing the pace.
Rd 2: They clinch and Dez gets the takedown. Dez is working the side. Not much action and Brandon works back up to his feet. Brandon hits him in the cup. Dez throws and uppercut. Brandon goes for a takedown but Dez sprawls. They come back up and Brandon gets in right hand. He goes for another takedown but Dez sprawls again. Dez gets in a knee to the had from the clinch. Brandon gets in a high kick. Dez gets in a takedown as the round ends.
Dez 10-9
Rd 3: Dez offers a kick but slips. He gets back to his feet. Dez hits him with an eye poke. Brandon takes a minute and the fight resumes. Brandon gets in a right jab. Dez gets in a good right hand. Dez gets in a jab. Brandon goes for a takedown and Dez stuffs it again. They are back to their feet and Brandon pushes the pace as the bell sounds.
Real close round and could go either way. I give slight edge to Dez
Dez Green defeats Brandon Fleming via unanimous decision. What a battle!! Real close rounds too.
155 Bruce Boyington 3-4 (Young’s MMA) vs John Ortolani 6-6 (Triumph)
Orto starts us off with a leg kick. Orto is fighting for a takedown but Bruce is defending well. Orto ends up getting the single leg takedown. Orto is working the side and passes to full mount. He sinks in a deep rear naked choke and gets the tap.
John Ortolani defeats Bruce Boyington via tapout to rear naked choke at 2:46 in Rd 1.
135 Paul Gorman 9-9 (Academy) vs Adam Toussaint 5-4 (Havoc) [BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE]
Adam gets in a leg kick. Paul is pushing the pace. Paul is getting in some good combos. Adam gets a leg kick. They clinch and Paul reverses. He ends up getting the hip toss takedown. Adam gets back to his feet. Paul pushes him back down and has his back. Adam gets back to his feet and gets in a shot. Paul gets in a head kick. Adam misses with a kick and slips. Paul gets in a hammerfist. Paul stands up and avoids an upkick. Paul is working for a takedown as the round ends.
Paul 10-9
Rd 2: Adam gets a leg kick. Adam gets in some nice shots from the clinch. Paul gets another hip toss takedowns. Paul takes his back and hooks the legs. He gets the tap.
Paul Gorman defeats Adam Toussaint via tapout to rear naked choke at 2:04 in Rd 2. New Bantamweight champion!! Great job Paul.
170 Ryan Sanders 4-2 (Young’s MMA) vs Jarod Lawton 1-1 (IABJJ)
Jarod fights for a takedown. Ryan spins and trips and gets the takedown but is on the bottom. Jarod is working half guard. Jarod jumps over Ryan's leg and now has the side. They scramble and get back to their feet. Jarod gets the takedown but is caught in a guillotine. Jarod repositions himself but is still fighting it. Jarod is in guard and gets bucked off. He backs off and when Ryan is getting to his feet he hits with a combo. Jarod works for a takedown but Ryan stuffs it. They clinch and are scrambling as the round ends.
Jarod 10-9
Rd 2: Jarod gets the takedown but is caught in another guillotine. Jarod pops his head out and is working the side. Blood is pouring out of his nose. Jarod backs off and then jumps back to half guard. They scramble and Ryan is on top briefly until Jarod kicks him off. They sprawl and Ryan gets full mount. He is trying to finish with a rear naked choke but somehow Jarod hangs on. Jarod sweep and is now on top. He gets in a few hammerfists.
Jarod 10-9...was real close but I gave it to Jarod because he was on top for a longer time.
Rd 3: Jarod gets another takedown and is fights his way out of another guillotine. Ryan sweeps and is now on top in guard. Ryan backs off and lets him up. Jarod is working for another takedown but Ryan defends. Ryan jumped guard and gets another guillotine. Jarod pops his head out again. He is in guard working some ground and pound. Jarod goes for a sloppy takedown and they fall to the ground. Ryan is now on top in guard. Jarod gets a tight kneebar and Ryan screams in pain and he gets the verbal stoppage.
Jarod Lawton defeats Ryan Sanders via verbal tapout to kneebar at 4:58 in Rd 3. What a finish!!
Awards:
Fight of the Night: Ryan Sanders vs. Jarod Lawton!! Fight of the year perhaps.
Submission of the Night: Elias Leland armbar!!
KO of the Night: Nate Charles 25 second KO!! Great first amateur victory Nate!
Blunder of the Night: Everything went smooth!
Rating of the Show(1-5, 5 Being the Best)
Quality of Fights: 4.5
Star Quality: 4.5
Sound: 5
Refs: 4 I would have liked to see a few of the ref stoppages to strikes go a little longer but that's just me.
Announcer: 5 John Vena did a great job as usual.
Ring Girls: 5 Only one girl this night and Alana did an excellent job.
Vendors: 5 Tons of vendors here, SuckerPunch, Kill Their Will, Occupy the Cage, Shipyard, a food court.
Overall: 4.71
As you can see from the fights it was a great night of action for NEF's fifth installment. The crowd wasn't quite up to the par of 3000. My thoughts are maybe because there was a UFC that night or perhaps because they needed some bigger names on the card?? I don't know but I do know that many missed a spectacular night of fights. Ray Woods was All Business once again and made an epic pro debut. Ortolani got his first career submission victory. We saw Nate Charles's brutal KO in just 25 seconds. Dez Green continued his undefeated streak and improved to 6-0 with a close decision over Brandon Fleming. I could be mistaken but I think Dez has fought 9 times this year and he still has one more left!! Unbelievable!! Paul Gorman was all over the very tough Adam Toussaint and became the Maine 135lb Champion! Gorman is back! Then in the main event Ryan Sanders and Jarod Lawton fought their asses off. I gave Jarod the rounds because he was getting the takedowns. Ryan threw up several submissions and somehow Jarod got out of them all!! Then within just seconds of the final round Jarod gets a nasty knee bar in and Ryan screams in pain within just 2 seconds left!! I had him behind in the rounds but I have been wrong from time to time and he very well could have won the decision because the rounds were close. What a crazy night! NEF is back for their Fight Night VI on February 2nd. They said they announced the fights but I must have missed it that evening and I know I wasn't the only one who missed it. With that said Nick DiSalvo told me they have Jesse Peterson vs. Greg Rebello and Kody Nordby vs. Ernesto Ornelas! I have one request for you NEF, let's see Marcus Davis or Gil De Freitas fight for next year!! I am excited to see Kody Nordby invade Maine and fight once again. You have been away for too long Kody!! We will be posting all of our photos on our fanpage within the week. That includes The Artist's and Warchild's photos. Til next time!
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