--THE LEAD-IN--
Rumford Falls Auditorium was rocking on Saturday night as New England Fights brought the heat with NEF 67: Brawl at Town Hall. A stacked card of amateur MMA action, title fights, and plenty of finishes delivered a memorable night of local combat sports in Maine. It also marked the return of Pete Cyzmbor as the announcer! From early stoppages to hard-fought decisions and new champions crowned, here’s how it all went down.
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145 AM KICK Rudy Lopez vs. Caden Carll
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Rudy Lopez wins unanimous decision.
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185 Tyler Murray vs. Corey O'Reilly
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Corey O'Reilly wins by tko at 1:49 in Round 1.
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145 William Lagasse vs. J. Lawrence
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Joey Lawrence wins unanimous decision.
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135 Richard Clark vs. Juan Zambrano
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Richard Clark wins tko stoppage at 1:56 in Round 2.
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145 Qasim Abdulla vs. C. McCutcheon
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Colby McCutcheon wins split decision.
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155 Adam Johnson vs. Hannon Sanford
Rd 1: Nice back and forth round. Johnson gets in a good right that drops Hannon briefly. Adam tries for a takedown and Hannon threatens with a guillotine. They break and swing at the center as the round ends.
Johnson 10-9
Rd 2: Another solid back and forth round. Adam gets the takedown with 45 seconds left in the round. Hannon tries for a guillotine attempt as the round ends.
Johnson 10-9
Rd 3: At the start of the round there is an eye poke. Hannon recovers and fight resumes. Hannon gets in a good combo and Johnson tries for a takedown. He controls the round on top.
Sanford 10-9
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Hannon Sanford defeats Adam Johnson via split decision.
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155 Sam Charles vs. Ben Rogers
Rd 1: Charles comes out swinging for the fences. He presses Ben up against the cage for a bit and then they break to the center.
Charles 10-9
Rd 2: Sam presses Ben up against the cage. Sam controls the round on his feet and gets in some good knees to the body from the clinch.
Charles 10-9
Rd 3: Sam connects and drops Ben. He finishes him off with some ground and pound for the stoppage.
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Sam Charles defeats Ben Rogers via tko stoppage to strikes at 30 seconds in Round 3.
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135 AM MMA TITLE Ezra Butler vs. Eric Checinski
Rd 1: Eric gets the takedown and controls the majority of the round in guard. Ezra kicks him off and gets back to his feet. Ezra connects and is trying for a rear naked choke but is falling off the back. He gets in a few shots as the round ends.
Checinski 10-9
Rd 2: Eric gets the takedown and is in the guard again. He controls the round working the guard.
Checinski 10-9
Rd 3: Eric gets another quick takedown and Ezra stands up. Eric slams him back down to the mat. He moves to half guard towards the end of the round.
Checinski 10-9
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Eric Checinski defeats Ezra Butler via unanimous decision. Eric becomes the new champ.
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155 Z. Mohamud vs. Tyler Campbell
Rd 1: Tyler gets the better of the stand up and towards the end of the round Mohamud gets a takedown.
Campbell 10-9
Rd 2: Another good back and forth round. Tyler is in the guard and they are both firing hammerfists at each other. Tyler gets hit with an illegal upkick and fight resumes. There was a point deduction as well.
Campbell 10-8
Rd 3: Tyler hurts Mohamud and tries to get the finish. He controls the round.
Campbell 10-9
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Tyler Campbell defeats Zakariya Mohamud via majority decision.
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155 Avry Jones vs. B. Whittemore
Rd 1: Avry Jones connects with aright and gets a guillotine. Bryce goes out cold.
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊Avry Jones defeats Bryce Whittemore via technical submission to guillotine at 22 seconds into Round 1.
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115 P. Garland vs. J. Menjivar
Rd 1: Preston gets the takedown and has a bulldog choke. He gets the tap.
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊Preston Garland defeats Julian Menjivar via tapout to bulldog choke at 42 seconds in Round 1.
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170 AM TITLE P. LaPointe vs. Sean Wakefield
Rd 1: Great back and forth battle. They both exchange knees from the clinch. Sean is all over Preston. He connects with a huge head kick.
Wakefield 10-8
Rd 2: Preston tries for a takedown but can't get it. Sean gets in some knees to the body from the clinch. Preston tries for a takedown and gets it. Sean reverses and has the back standing.
LaPointe 10-9
Doctor checks the eye of Preston and stops the fight.
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Sean Wakefield defeats Preston LaPointe at the end of Round 2 due to doctor stoppage. Wakefield becomes the NEF amateur champ.
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125 Ryan Burgess vs. H. Al-Saadi
Rd 1: Hussin pulls guard and is in half guard. Ryan is trying for a triangle and Hussin slams out of it. Hussin has a guillotine from the bottom. He rolls Ryan and gets the tap.
👊 NEF 67 MMA RESULTS 👊 Hussin Al-Saadi defeats Ryan Burgess via tapout to guillotine at 2:39 in Round 1. Hussin becomes the new champ.
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🏆--WESTERNMASSMMA.COM AWARDS--🏆
--FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Mohamud and Campbell fight.
--KO/TKO OF THE NIGHT: Sam Charles tko stoppage
--SUB OF THE NIGHT: Al-Saadi guillotine
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--THE WRAP UP--
NEF 67 delivered exactly what fans came for—non-stop action, highlight-reel finishes, and new hardware handed out in Rumford. Big shoutout to all the fighters who left it all in the cage. Another successful night for New England Fights!
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