Lewiston, Maine (Kínní 10, 2015) - Awọn alẹ wà June 16, 2012. Over 3,000 egeb ti kún awọn Androscoggin Bank Colisee fun New England njà’ (NEF) “NEF III” adalu-ologun-ona (MMA) ìṣẹlẹ. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight asiwaju ti World Tim “Awọn Maine-iac” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, mejeeji ti agbegbe ati ti orile-ede, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (bayi “AXS TV”) rán a ni kikun film atuko ati nse lati bo Pro ìka ti ija kaadi fun won osẹ eto Inu MMA.
Sylvia ká 12-keji knockout ti Randy Smith (13-15-1), sibẹsibẹ, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, sugbon meji, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Lẹwa Ọmọkùnrin” Boyington (10-7), tẹlẹ dani akọkọ-lailai knockout ni Maine MMA itan, 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. Asiko nigbamii, Jamie Harrison (5-1) pari rẹ alatako pẹlu ẹya unorthodox ilẹ-ati-iwon ilana gbasilẹ “Awọn akan Punch” nipa Inu MMA àjọ-ogun Bánábà 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,” ati ki o kan showdown laarin Boyington ati Harrison, ti a ti paved.
Ni awọn osu ati ọdun lati wa, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington yoo lọ lori lati Yaworan awọn ṣ'ofo NEF MMA Lightweight asiwaju ni September 2014 nipa bori Jesse “Awọn Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, ara, o si ge si nipasẹ Tollison Lewis (0-3) pẹlu nyara fi kọ kan asiko sẹyìn, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, mejeji ti gba lati ni ija ati awọn ipele a ṣeto fun April 11, 2015 ni Lewiston ni “NEF XVII.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “NEF XVI” lati ifowosi kede ni ija eyi ti yoo je kan marun-rounder fun Boyington ká Lightweight asiwaju.
“Mo n rilara lori oke ti aye,” wi Boyington nigba ti ami fun ọrọìwòye. “Awọn Bireki ti yoo wa awọn oniwe-idi ati biotilejepe Mo lero Mo ni agbara gẹgẹbi bi a daradara-yika MMA game, diẹ ọjọgbọn njà, diẹ iriri pẹlu oke ipele alatako ati itunu ninu yi gbagede – Mo mọ pe o ni gbogbo ko ṣe pataki nitori awọn ga ti mo wa lori ọtun bayi bayi ati awọn eagerness lati gba ninu agọ ẹyẹ ati ki o ni fun , pẹlú pẹlu kan ti o muna idalẹjọ pẹlu ara mi NOT lati padanu ati lati ṣe ere awọn enia mu mi siwaju sii ju lailai igboya lati gba awọn ise ṣe. I respect Jamie very much. O si ti wa ni alakikanju ati ki o iloju italaya ati ki o Mo ti sọ ní mi fojusi lori rẹ fun igba pipẹ, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Mo wa kan ọrun àpáàdì kan ti a 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, Mo ti yoo fi mule o.”
“Emi ni lalailopinpin yiya lati gba pada ni NEF ẹyẹ fun yi tobi anfani,” eyi 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, ọrẹ, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Awọn wọnyi ni awọn meji Alpha ọkunrin ti NEF iwe akosile,” wi NEF àjọ-eni ati olugbeleke Nick DiSalvo. “Nigbati nwọn rìn ninu yara kan, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. Lori April 11 in Lewiston, a yoo mọ eyi ti jẹ otitọ Alpha ọkunrin wọnyi nigbati meji kiniun collide.”
NEF ká tókàn MMA iṣẹlẹ, “NEF XVII,” ti wa ni se eto lati ya ibi loriApril 11, 2015 ni Androscoggin Bank Colisee ni Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Lẹwa Ọmọkùnrin” Boyington (10-7) yoo dabobo awọn NEF MMA Lightweight Title lodi si nọmba ọkan-contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Ni afikun, Jarod “Kẹhin iseju” Lawton (4-1) pàdé Dennis Olson (12-7) ni a welterweight idije. Tiketi fun “NEF XVII” bẹrẹ ni o kan $25 ki o si ni o wa lori tita to bayi ni www.TheColisee.com tabi nipa pipe Awọn Colisee apoti ọfiisi ni 207.783.2009 x 525. Fun alaye diẹ ẹ sii lori iṣẹlẹ ati ija kaadi awọn imudojuiwọn, jọwọ lọsi awọn igbega ká aaye ayelujara ni www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ni afikun, o le wo awọn fidio NEF ni www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, tẹle wọn lori Twitternefights ki o si da awọn osise Facebook egbe "New England njà."