Lewiston, Maine (February 10, 2015) - The n'abalị ahụ June 16, 2012. Over 3,000 Fans jupụtara Androscoggin Bank Colisee maka New England alụkarị ọgụ’ (NEF) “NEF III” mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) omume. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight onye mmeri nke World Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, ma na mpaghara mba, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (ugbu a “AXS TV”) zitere a zuru film arụ ọrụ na-emeputa ekpuchi pro òkè nke agha kaadị maka ha kwa izu omume Inside Emmanuel.
Sylvia 12-abụọ knockout nke Randy Smith (13-15-1), Otú ọ dị, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, kama abụọ, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (10-7), ama na-ejide mbụ mgbe knockout na Maine Emmanuel akụkọ ihe mere eme, 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. Obere oge mgbe e mesịrị, Jamie Harrison (5-1) okokụre ya onye iro na gbapụrụ iche n'ala-na-paụnd Usoro dubbed “The oporo Punch” site Inside Emmanuel ngalaba-usu kpụrụ ya akpụ 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 April 11, 2015, “NEF XVII,” na a showdown n'etiti Boyington na Harrison, e meghere.
Na ọnwa na afọ na-abịa, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington ga-aga weghara ohere iputa NEF Emmanuel Kedu otu m ga Asọmpi Onye Mmeri na September 2014 ke ndikan Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, ya onwe ya, bee site Tollison Lewis (0-3) na aghara ịhapụ nnọọ oge mbụ, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, abụọ ama enyịme agha na ogbo e setịpụrụ maka April 11, 2015 na Lewiston na “NEF XVII.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “NEF XVI” ka eze ịkpọsa n'obi nke ga-a ise-rounder maka Boyington si Kedu otu m ga Asọmpi Onye Mmeri.
“Mmetụta m n'elu ụwa,” kwuru Boyington mgbe ruru maka ikwu. “The ezumike jeworo ozi na nzube ya na ọ bụ ezie na m chere na m na-eme otú ahụ dị ka a na-mechie Emmanuel egwuregwu, ọzọ ọkachamara ịlụ ọgụ, ahụmahụ karịa na n'elu larịị iro na nkasi obi a na arena – Na m maara na ọ bụ ihe niile na-adịghị mkpa n'ihi na elu na m ugbu a ugbu a na ịnụ ọkụ n'obi na-na onu ma nwee fun , tinyere a ike nkwenye na onwe m NOT ida na ẹnyene ìgwè mmadụ ahụ na-eme ka ihe m obi ike karịa mgbe ọ bụla na-ọrụ mere. I respect Jamie very much. Ọ bụ ihe siri ike na-egosi ịma aka na m na nwere m ebe nlegharị anya na ya ruo ogologo oge, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, M a hell nke a mgba. 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, Aga m gosi ya.”
“M kemgwucha obi ụtọ na-azụ na NEF onu maka nke a nnukwu ohere,” kwuru 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, enyi, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Ndị a bụ ndị abụọ Alfa nwoke nke NEF roster,” sị NEF co-nwe na-akwalite Nick DiSalvo. “Mgbe ha na-eje ije a ụlọ, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. On April 11 na Lewiston, anyị ga-ekpebi nke bụ ezi Alfa nwoke mgbe a ọdụm abụọ ikukota.”
NEF ọzọ Emmanuel omume, “NEF XVII,” na-ndokwa iji ebe onApril 11, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (10-7) ga-chebe ndị NEF Emmanuel Kedu otu m ga Mbụ megide ọtụtụ-otu contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Na mgbakwunye, Jarod “Ikpeazụ nkeji” Lawton (4-1) osobo Dennis Olson (12-7) na a welterweight zoo. Tiketi maka “NEF XVII” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ The Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."