Lewiston, Maine (Februari 10, 2015) - Ing wayah wengi iki Juni 16, 2012. Over 3,000 pembuangan wis kapenuhan ing Westprovinz Bank Colisee kanggo Kämpfe New England’ (Wiro sableng) “Wiro sableng III” campuran-tukang pencak seni (MMA) acara. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Abot Champion of the World Tim “Ing Maine-KBI” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, loro lokal lan nasional, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (saiki “ROAD TV”) dikirim kru film lengkap lan produser kanggo nutupi bagean pro kertu perang kanggo program mingguan sing Nang MMA.
Sylvia kang kalah 12 detik saka Randy Smith (13-15-1), Nanging, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, nanging loro, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Cantik Boy” Boyington (10-7), wis nyekeli pisanan-tau kalah ing sajarah 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. Wektu mengko, Jamie Harrison (5-1) rampung mungsuh karo technique unorthodox lemah-lan-pound diarani “Ing Lobster Punch” dening Nang MMA co-host 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 April 11, 2015, “Wiro sableng XVII,” lan gelaran antarane Boyington lan Harrison, wis masangi paving.
Ing sasi lan taun teka, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington bakal pindhah ing dijupuk kosong mlompong wiro sableng MMA Lightweight Championship ing September 2014 kanthi ngawonaken Isai “Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, piyambak, Cut liwat Tollison Lewis (0-3) karo nglirwaaken sembrono mung moments sadurungé, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, loro-lorone wis sarujuk kanggo perang lan tataran iki kanggo nyetel April 11, 2015 Lewiston ing “Wiro sableng XVII.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “Wiro sableng XVI” kanggo resmi ngumumke bab kang bakal dadi lima-rounder kanggo Boyington kang entheng Championship.
“Aku kroso ing ndhuwur donya,” ngandika Boyington nalika ngrambah kanggo komentar. “Break wis dadi maksud lan sanajan aku rase aku duwe kekiyatan kayata MMA game uga-dibunderaké, gelut liyane profesional, luwih pengalaman karo mungsuh tingkat ndhuwur lan comfort ing ajang iki – Aku ngerti sing iku kabeh salaras amarga dhuwur sing aku ing sapunika sapunika lan eagerness kanggo njaluk ing kandhang lan have fun , bebarengan karo bebendhu ketat karo aku NOT ilang lan panghibur akeh sing ndadekake kula liyane manteb ing ati saka tau kanggo njaluk proyek rampung. I respect Jamie very much. Panjenenganipun punika angel lan presents tantangan lan aku wis wis pandelengan ing wong kanggo dangu, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Aku neraka pegulat a. 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, Aku bakal mbuktekaken.”
“Aku arang banget bungah kanggo njaluk bali ing kandhang wiro sableng kesempatan ageng iki,” ngomong 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, kanca-kanca, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Iki arupa loro lanang ALPHA saka wiro sableng daptar tugas,” ngandika wiro sableng co-pemilik lan promosi Nick Kabath. “Nalika padha lumaku ing kamar, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. On April 11 Lewiston, kita bakal nemtokake kang bener alpha lanang nalika loro singa iki tabrakan.”
Acara MMA sabanjuré wiro sableng kang, “Wiro sableng XVII,” wis dijadwal kanggo njupuk Panggonan ingApril 11, 2015 ing Westprovinz Bank Colisee ing Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Cantik Boy” Boyington (10-7) bakal defend Title Lightweight wiro sableng MMA marang nomer siji contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Saliyane, Jarod “Last Minute” Lawton (4-1) meets Dennis Olson (12-7) ing kontes flyweight. Tiket “Wiro sableng XVII” miwiti ing mung $25 lan ing sale saiki ing www.TheColisee.com utawa dening nelpon The Colisee box office ing 207.783.2009 x 525. Kanggo informasi luwih lengkap ing acara lan perang nganyari kertu, please visit website promosi ing www.NewEnglandFights.com. Saliyane, sampeyan bisa nonton video wiro sableng ing www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, tindakake ing Twitternefights lan gabung ing grup resmi Facebook "New England gelut."