Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 10, 2015) - Lub Hmo ntawd rau hli ntuj 16, 2012. Over 3,000 kiv cua tau sau rau hauv Androscoggin Bank Colisee rau Tshiab England Fights’ (NEF) “NEF III” mixed martial--arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight tau zus ib ntawm lub ntiaj teb Tim “Lub Maine-iac” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, ob lub zos thiab lub teb chaws, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (tam sim no “AXS TV”) xa ib daim ntawv qhia txog zaj duab xis neeg coob thiab tsim los npog cov pro feem ntawm kev sib ntaus card rau lawv txhua lub limtiam kev pab cuam Hauv MMA.
Sylvia 12-ob knockout ntawm Randy Smith (13-15-1), Txawm li cas los, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, tiam sis ob, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-7), twb tuav thawj-puas knockout nyob rau hauv Maine MMA keeb kwm, 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. Moments tom qab, Jamie Harrison (5-1) tiav lawm nws tus nrog sib ntaus nrog ib tug unorthodox av-thiab-phaus cov txheej txheem dubbed “Lub Cw Punch” los ntawm Hauv MMA co-party 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 Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015, “NEF XVII,” thiab ib tug showdown ntawm Boyington thiab Harrison, tau leem.
Nyob rau hauv lub hlis thiab xyoo yuav tuaj, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington yuav mus rau mus ntes tus tsis muaj NEF MMA Sib Championship nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2014 los ntawm defeating Jesse “Lub Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, nws tus kheej, txiav los ntawm Tollison Lewis (0-3) nrog ua lwj ua liam tso tseg cia li lub sij hawm ua ntej, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, ob tog tau pom zoo rau cov kev sib ntaus thiab rau theem twb teem rau lub Plaub Hlis 11, 2015 nyob rau hauv Lewiston ntawm “NEF XVII.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “NEF XVI” rau officially tshaj tawm lub sib ntau sib tw uas yuav tsum tau ib tug tsib-Rounder rau Boyington lub Sib Championship.
“Kuv zoo rau sab saum toj ntawm lub ntiaj teb no,” hais tias Boyington thaum hu rau saib. “Tus so tau ua nws cov hom phiaj thiab txawm hais tias kuv xav tias kuv muaj kev txawj xws li ib tug zoo-npawv MMA kev ua si, ntau kev sib ntaus, ntau cov kev uas sab saum toj theem tw thiab kev nplij siab nyob rau hauv no arena – Kuv paub hais tias nws yog tag nrho sob vim hais tias lub siab uas kuv nyob rau tam sim no tam sim no thiab cov txawj kom tau rau hauv lub tawb thiab muaj kev lom zem , nrog rau ib tug nruj kev ntseeg nrog rau kuv tus kheej NOT poob thiab lom zem pawg neeg ua rau kuv xav paub ntau tshaj peev xwm dua puas tau tau txoj hauj lwm ua. I respect Jamie very much. Nws yog tawv thiab pib txoj kev sib tw thiab kuv twb muaj kuv sights rau nws rau ib ntev lub sij hawm, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Kuv yog ib tug ntuj raug txim ntawm ib tug wrestler. 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, Kuv mam li ua pov thawj nws.”
“Kuv tsis tshua siab kom tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub NEF tawb rau no lossis loj sijhawm,” remarked 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, cov phooj ywg, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Cov no yog cov ob alpha caug ntawm lub NEF roster,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab pab txhawb Nick DiSalvo. “Thaum lawv taug kev nyob rau hauv ib chav tsev, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. Rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11 nyob rau hauv Lewiston, peb mam li txiav txim uas yog qhov tseeb alpha txiv neej thaum no ob tom tsov ntxhuav tsoo.”
NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVII,” yog teem tau noj qhov chaw nyob rauPlaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-7) yuav tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Sib Title tiv thaiv tooj-ib contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) raws li Dennis Olson (12-7) nyob rau hauv ib tug Welterweight contest. Daim pib rau “NEF XVII” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Lub Colisee chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."