Lewiston, Maine (Fevriye 10, 2015) - Jou lannwit sa a te jen 16, 2012. Over 3,000 fanatik te plen Androscoggin Bank Colisee a pou New England Goumen’ (Nef) “Nef III” melanje-masyal arts- (Mma) evènman. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (Ch) Pwa loud chanpyon nan Tim Mondyal la “Maine-IAC la” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, tou de lokal ak nasyonal, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (kounye a “BEARINGS AXS televizyon”) voye yon ekipaj fim plen ak pwodiktè yo kouvri pòsyon nan pro nan kat la batay pou pwogram chak semèn yo Anndan mma.
12-dezyèm pentch Sylvia a nan Randy Smith (13-15-1), sepandan, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, men de, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Joli ti gason” Boyington (10-7), deja kenbe pentch a premye-tout tan nan istwa Maine mma, added to his legend with a Taekwondo spinning-hook kick that left his opponent unconscious and earned Boyington the quickest knockout in NEF at the time at 10-seconds. Moman pita, Jamie Harrison (5-1) fini opozan l 'yo ak yon teknik otodòks tè-ak-liv ame “Lobster Punch a” pa Anndan mma ko-lame Bas Rutten (28-4-1). Both finishes were caught on camera by AXS TV, and both were seen by fight fans the world over on television and the internet. The road to Avril 11, 2015, “Nef ksvii,” ak yon konfwontasyon ant Boyington ak Harrison, te pave.
Nan mwa yo ak ane k ap vini, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington ta ka ale sou pran vid nef mma lejè chanpyona a nan mwa septanm nan 2014 pa bat Izayi “Viking a” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, tèt li, koupe atravè Tollison Lewis (0-3) ak ensousyan abandone jis moman pi bonè, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, tou de bò te dakò nan batay la e li te sèn nan fikse pou mwa avril 11, 2015 nan Lewiston nan “Nef ksvii.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “Nef XVI” ofisyèlman anonse bout la ki pral gen yon senk-Rounder pou lejè Chanpyona Boyington a.
“Mwen santi m sou tèt nan mond lan,” di Boyington lè jwenn pou fè kòmantè. “Te kraze nan sèvi objektif li ak byenke mwen santi mwen mwen gen fòs tankou yon jwèt ki byen balanse mma, plis batay pwofesyonèl, plis eksperyans ak opozan nivo tèt ak konfò nan sa a tèren – Mwen konnen ke li nan tout paske petinan segondè a ke mwen se sou bò dwat kounye a kounye a epi anprèsman a jwenn nan kalòj la ak pran plezi , ansanm ak yon kondanasyon strik ak tèt mwen NOT pèdi ak amize foul moun yo fè m 'plis konfyans pase tout tan yo jwenn travay la fè. I respect Jamie very much. Li se difisil ak prezante defi ak mwen te gen aklè m 'sou li pou yon tan long, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Mwen se yon lanfè nan yon wrèstle. I see what’s coming. Fans, this fight is unlike anything else you will ever see. Make sure you’re in attendance to witness what I’m about to do. I have no problem proving the critics wrong. Just be there and don’t blink. This is a big stage fight, Mwen pral pwouve ke li.”
“Mwen trè eksite jwenn tounen nan kalòj la nef pou opòtinite sa a gwo,” remarke Harrison. “Bruce is on a hot streak and so am I. The title belt around my waist has been a long time coming and it will be bittersweet to do it in front of all my family, zanmi, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Sa yo se de gason alfa yo nan lis la nef,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Lè yo mache nan yon chanm, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. Sou Avril 11 nan Lewiston, nou pral detèmine ki se vre alfa gason an lè de lyon sa yo fè kolizyon.”
Pwochen mma evènman nef an, “Nef ksvii,” la pwograme yo pran plas souAvril 11, 2015 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisee la nan Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Joli ti gason” Boyington (10-7) ap defann nef mma lejè Tit la kont nimewo-yon sèl contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Anplis de sa, Jarod “Dènye minit” Lawton (4-1) satisfè Dennis Olson (12-7) nan yon konkou wèltèr. Tikè pou “Nef ksvii” kòmanse nan jis $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nan www.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele Biwo nan bwat Colisee nan 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, swiv yo sou Twitternefights yo ak rantre nan ofisyèl Facebook gwoup la "New England Goumen."