Back in the day, as a rule I’d go to every downtown fight I heard about over the police scanner. It’s not that I’m a fan of random violence, mind you. No need to write that angry letter to the editor. I tend to prefer fisticuffs in the boxing ring, on the hockey rink or […]
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Street Talk: The fight club ain't what it used to be
The brawl didn’t last any more than 20 seconds. That’s all it took for the handsome young athlete, Matt, to succumb to the hard-driving fists, elbows and knees of the brawny street punk, Steve-O, who lived in the city’s seedy south end. When it was over, Steve-O helped Matt to his feet and the two […]
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'Super' fights rock Androscoggin Bank Colisee
Catie Denning from Young’s MMA, left, punches Chelsea Elizabeth, of First Class MMA, right, in the nose during Saturday’s NEF amateur MMA bout at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Jesse Erickson used a choke hold to prevail, Bruce Boyington was relentless on the canvas and Kemran Lachinov brought home […]
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NEF XIX: Glover, Erickson, Denning highlight huge night for local fighters
LEWISTON — Ryan Glover of Rumford and Berserkers MMA is a slugger, not a talker who’s into the political side of the sport. So when his scheduled fight with Jason Field kept hovering in perpetual on-again, off-again status, it made the super heavyweight, well, berserk. “The smack talk in between fights and then not showing […]
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Mixed martial arts: Gulliver wins one for dad at NEF XVIII
It was the largest, loudest reception for a fighter making his New England Fights mixed martial arts debut in recent memory, and Gulliver appreciated them all. One, however, was foremost in his mind. “My dad (Tim) was a boxer. His dad never got to see him fight,” Gulliver said. “My dad, this past December, they […]
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Mixed martial arts: NEF XVIII card loaded with local flavor
LEWISTON — A grudge-match professional main event. Three amateur title fights. Local storylines aplenty. Saturday promises to be a hot summer night at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, where New England Fights XVIII has the makings of one of the most explosive mixed martial arts fight nights yet at the venerable arena. Bell time is 7 p.m. The […]
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NEF XVI: Local football stars, surgeon shine on MMA card
Three such local tough guys — all former linemen, all at an age when they’re expected to plot a strategy for their adult lives — have found an outlet in the mixed martial arts cage. Billy Leahy of South Paris, Johnny Crafts of Lisbon Falls and Ryan Glover of Mexico all kept those newfound dreams […]
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Mixed Martial Arts: Hinkley lands lone local win at NEF XI
Remnants of blood played peek-a-boo from a sizable welt above his right eye. And the Lewiston fighter was your winner Saturday night at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, by unanimous decision over Nate Charles of Windham. It was the only amateur mixed martial arts fight of 10 to go the distance before a crowd of more than […]