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  Here are the quick results from the GFL 13 event Friday night at the Expo. Check back later for detailed recaps and analisis of all the fights!

PRO CARD
  Welterweights, Marcus Davis def. Travis Coyle, Submission (choke), 1st Round
  Heavyweights, John Johnston def. Shaun Durfee, TKO (punches), 2nd Round
  Light heavyweights, Josh Watson def. Carlos Lovato, KO (punch), 1st Round
  Welterweights, Ryan Sanders def. Vincent Silvestre, Submission (guillotine choke), 3rd Round
  Featherweights, Eloy Kaminski def. Nate Ainsworth, Submission (choke) 1st Round
AMATEUR CARD
  Bantamweights, Ernesto Ornelas def. Steve Desjardins, Submission (guillotine choke), 1st Round
  Featherweights, Ray Wood def. Elias Leland, Submission (arm bar), 3rd Round
  Featherweights, Trevor Kell def. Ted Washburn, Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
  Welterweights, Daniel Meuse def. Joel Adams, Submission (arm bar), 2:13 — 1st Round
  Strawweights, Jill Valenzuela def. Sarah McLeod, Unanimous Decision
  Flyweights, Maria Rios def. Heather Lambert, TKO (punches), 2nd Round
  Light Heavyweights, Buck Pineau def. Paul Sokolowski, Submission (rear naked choke), 2nd Round
  Bantamweights, Tom Balzano def. Cecil Haney, Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
  Welterweights, Scott Lavoie def. Shaun Head, Submission (arm bar) 0:23 — 1st Round
  Light Heavyweights, Rick Garland def. Nolan Brown, Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  Lightweights, Ken Kersch def. Caleb Costello, Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  Lightweights, Jon Lemke def. Zach Labbay, TKO (punches), 2nd Round

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Jay is in his eleventh year working in the sports department at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. A former All-State track athlete for Old Orchard Beach, football and volleyball player at the University of East Anglia, and cheerleader for the University of Maine Black Bears, Jay has dabbled in a variety sports over the years. In 2001 he had the pleasure to begin training in mixed martial arts with Master Seung Choi, the late founder of the Choi Institute of Martial Arts and Science. Though Jay has turned his attention to road racing since the master passed away in 2005, his interest and enthusiasm in MMA has remained. He recently finished the MDI Marathon and is looking forward to exploring Greece with his wife Erin in the spring.

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