Lewiston, Maine (Februari 10, 2015) - Usiku alikuwa Juni 16, 2012. Over 3,000 mashabiki umeijaza Androscoggin Bank Colisee kwa ajili ya New England mapambano’ (NEF) “NEF III” mchanganyiko martial-sanaa (MMA) tukio. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Bingwa wa Dunia Tim “Maine-IAC” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, wote wa ndani na kitaifa, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (sasa “AXS TV”) alimtuma full wafanyakazi filamu na uzalishaji ili kufidia sehemu pro ya mapambano kadi kwa ajili ya mpango wao wa kila wiki Ndani ya MMA.

 

Sylvia 12-pili mtoano ya Randy Smith (13-15-1), Hata hivyo, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, lakini wawili, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7), tayari kufanya kuwahi mtoano katika Maine MMA historia, 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. Muda mfupi baadaye, Jamie Harrison (5-1) kumaliza mpinzani wake na unorthodox ardhi-na-pound mbinu dubbed “Lobster Punch” na Ndani ya MMA ushirikiano jeshi 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 Aprili 11, 2015, “NEF XVII,” na showdown kati ya Boyington na Harrison, amekuwa lami.

 

Katika miezi na miaka ijayo, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington aliamua kwenda juu ya kukamata wazi NEF MMA Lightweight michuano Septemba 2014 kwa kuwashinda Jesse “Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, mwenyewe, kupunguza kwa Tollison Lewis (0-3) na reckless kuachana muda mfupi tu mapema, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, pande zote mbili wamekubaliana kupambana na hatua ilianzishwa kwa ajili ya Aprili 11, 2015 katika Lewiston katika “NEF XVII.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “NEF XVI” kutangaza rasmi bout ambayo itakuwa tano-rounder kwa Lightweight michuano Boyington ya.

 

“Mimi nina hisia juu ya dunia,” alisema Boyington wakati kufikiwa kwa maoni. “mapumziko aliwahi madhumuni yake na ingawa Najisikia kuwa na uwezo kama vile zilizofanyiwa MMA mchezo, mapambano kitaalamu zaidi, uzoefu zaidi na wapinzani ngazi ya juu na faraja katika nyanja hii – Najua kwamba ni wote lisilo kwa sababu ya juu kwamba mimi nina juu ya haki sasa hivi sasa na hamu ya kupata katika ngome na kuwa na furaha , pamoja na kushitakiwa kali na mwenyewe NOT kupoteza na kuburudisha umati inanifanya kujiamini zaidi kuliko milele ya kupata kazi kufanyika. I respect Jamie very much. Yeye ni mgumu na inatoa changamoto na nimepata vituko yangu juu yake kwa muda mrefu, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Mimi nina kuzimu ya 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, Mimi itabidi kuthibitisha hilo.”

 

“Mimi ni msisimko sana kupata nyuma katika ngome NEF kwa nafasi hii kubwa,” alivyosema 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, marafiki, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”

 

“Hizi ni mbili wanaume wa NEF orodha alpha,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Wakati wao kutembea katika chumba, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. On Aprili 11 katika Lewiston, tutaweza kuamua ambayo ni ya kweli alpha kiume wakati simba hizi mbili collide.”

 

NEF ijayo MMA tukio, “NEF XVII,” imepangwa kufanya kuchukua nafasi yaAprili 11, 2015 katika Androscoggin Bank Colisee katika Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (10-7) atawalinda NEF MMA Lightweight Title dhidi ya idadi moja contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Aidha, Jarod “Dakika ya mwisho” Lawton (4-1) hukutana Dennis Olson (12-7) katika welterweight mashindano. Tiketi kwa ajili ya “NEF XVII” kuanza saa tu $25 na ni juu ya kuuza sasa katika www.TheColisee.com au kwa kupiga Colisee sanduku ofisi katika 207.783.2009 x 525. Kwa habari zaidi juu ya tukio hilo na mapambano kadi updates, tafadhali tembelea tovuti ya kukuza ya saa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Aidha, unaweza kuangalia NEF videos katika www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, kufuata yao juu yanefights Twitter na kujiunga rasmi Facebook kundi "New England mapambano."