Lewiston, Maine (Pebruari 10, 2015) - Peuting ieu Juni 16, 2012. Over 3,000 fans anu kaeusi dina Androscoggin Bank Colisee pikeun gelut New England’ (NEF) “NEF III” dicampur-bela diri-seni (MMA) kajadian. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Jawara of the World Tim “Nu Maine-iac” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, boh lokal jeung nasional, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (ayeuna “AXS TV”) dikirim awak film lengkep sareng produser ka nutupan bagian pro kartu fight pikeun program mingguan maranéhanana Di jero MMA.
Sylvia sacara knockout 12 kadua Randy Smith (13-15-1), kumaha oge, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, tapi dua, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Geulis Boy” Boyington (10-7), geus nyekel kahiji-kungsi knockout dina 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. Moments saterusna, Jamie Harrison (5-1) réngsé lawan-Na kalawan téhnik unorthodox taneuh-jeung-pound dubbed “Nu Lobster Punch” ku Di jero MMA co-inangna 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, “NEF XVII,” jeung showdown antara Boyington jeung Harrison, geus diaspal.
Dina bulan jeung taun datang, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington bakal ku anjeun dina poto nu kosong NEF MMA Lightweight Championship di September 2014 ku ngéléhkeun Jesse “Nu Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, dirina, neukteuk ngaliwatan Tollison Lewis (0-3) jeung gagabah abandon saukur moments saméméhna, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, boh sisi geus sapuk pikeun tarung jeung tahap ieu diatur pikeun April 11, 2015 di Lewiston di “NEF XVII.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “NEF XVI” ka resmi ngembarkeun nu bout nu bakal jadi lima rounder pikeun Boyington sacara Lightweight Championship.
“Kaula ngarasa di luhur dunya,” ceuk Boyington lamun nepi ka pikeun comment. “Istirahat tos seueur miboga tujuan jeung sanajan kuring ngarasa geus kaunggulan saperti MMA kaulinan well-rounded, gelut leuwih professional, leuwih pangalaman jeung lawan tingkat luhur jeung kanyamanan di arena ieu – Kuring teu apal yen urang sadaya nyimpang sabab luhur tangka simkuring ngaraos di sisi katuhu ayeuna ayeuna jeung eagerness pikeun meunangkeun di kandang sarta seneng-seneng , babarengan jeung hiji dmana nu ketat jeung sorangan NOT leungit jeung pikeun ngahibur riungan ngajadikeun kuring leuwih percaya diri ti kungsi meunang pakasaban dipigawé. I respect Jamie very much. Manéhna nyaéta tangguh jeung presents tantangan jeung kuring geus kungsi wisata mah asup manehna for lila, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Aku hiji apan pegulat hiji. 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, Abdi gé ngabuktikeun hal eta.”
“Kami pisan bungah pikeun meunangkeun deui dina kandang NEF pikeun kasempetan badag ieu,” 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, babaturan, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Di handap ieu mangrupakeun dua lalaki alfa tina NEF roster,” ceuk NEF co-boga jeung promotor Nick DiSalvo. “Sabot maranéhanana leumpang di hiji kamar, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. On April 11 di Lewiston, urang gé nangtukeun mana nu bener alfa jalu lamun dua singa ieu ngahiji sacara lengkep.”
Kajadian MMA saterusna NEF sacara, “NEF XVII,” ieu dijadwalkeun pikeun nyokot tempat diApril 11, 2015 di Androscoggin Bank Colisee di Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Geulis Boy” Boyington (10-7) bakal membela nu Ibing Lightweight NEF MMA ngalawan jumlah-hiji contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Salaku tambahan, Jarod “Menit Tukang” Lawton (4-1) meets Dennis Olson (12-7) dina kontes welterweight. Tiket pikeun “NEF XVII” mimitian jam saukur $25 jeung nu diobral ayeuna di www.TheColisee.com atawa ku nelepon Nu Colisee kotak kantor di 207.783.2009 x 525. Kanggo inpo nu langkung lengkep ihwal kajadian jeung fight apdet kartu, mangga buka website kampanye nu aya di www.NewEnglandFights.com. Salaku tambahan, Anjeun bisa lalajo video NEF di www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, turutan éta kontak dina Twitternefights jeung ngiluan gugus Facebook resmi "New England gelut."