路易斯頓, 緬因 (二月 10, 2015) - 夜是六月 16, 2012. 過度 3,000 球迷充滿了安德羅斯科銀行Colisée酒店新英格蘭戰鬥’ (NEF) “NEF III” 混合武術 (MMA) 事件. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 世界添重量級冠軍 “緬因州，IAC” 西爾維亞 (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, 地方和國家, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (現在 “AXS電視”) 發送一個完整的電影劇組和製片人，以支付拼牌的親部分為他們的每週節目 裡面MMA.
蘭迪·史密斯Sylvia的12秒擊倒 (13-15-1), 然而, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, 但有兩個, new stars before a national audience. 布魯斯 “漂亮男孩” Boyington (10-7), 已經持有在緬因州MMA歷史上的第一次淘汰賽, 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. 過了一會兒, 傑米·哈里森 (5-1) 完成了他的對手稱為一個非正統的地面和磅技巧 “龍蝦沖床” 由 裡面MMA 協辦巴斯呂滕 (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 四月 11, 2015, “第十七NEF,” 和Boyington和哈里森之間的對決, 已經鋪好.
在未來幾個月和幾年來, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington會去捕捉空置NEF MMA輕量級冠軍九月 2014 擊敗傑西 “海盜” 埃里克森 (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, 他自己, 劃破托利森劉易斯 (0-3) 魯莽摒棄僅僅片刻之前, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, 雙方同意戰鬥的舞台是四月成立 11, 2015 在在路易斯頓 “NEF十七。” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “第十六NEF” 正式宣布回合這將是一個五圓的Boyington的輕量級冠軍.
“我在世界之巔的感覺,” 說Boyington對此事發表評論時，. “突破已經功成身退，雖然我覺得我有優勢，如一個成熟的MMA比賽, 更專業的戰鬥, 與頂級對手和舒適性在這個舞台上更多的經驗 – 我知道，這一切都無關緊要，因為太高，我在現在，現在和渴望得到的籠子裡，有樂趣 , 伴隨著嚴格的信念，用自己 NOT 失去和招待的人群讓我比以往任何時候把工作做得更自信. I respect Jamie very much. 他是一個硬漢子，並提出了挑戰，我有我的目光投向了他很長一段時間, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, 我是個摔跤手的地獄. 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, 我會證明這一點。”
“我非常高興能回到籠子NEF這個巨大的機會,” 哈里森說. “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, 朋友, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“這些都是NEF名冊兩個阿爾法男性,” 說NEF共同擁有者和推動者尼克DiSalvo. “當他們走在一個房間, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. 上 四月 11 在路易斯頓, 我們將確定哪個是真正的阿爾法男性當這兩個獅子碰撞。”
NEF的下一個MMA賽事, “第十七NEF,” 定於發生在四月 11, 2015 在安德羅斯科銀行Colisée酒店在路易斯頓, 緬因. 布魯斯 “漂亮男孩” Boyington (10-7) 將抵禦頭號競爭者的NEF MMA輕量級冠軍 傑米·哈里森 (5-1). 此外, 賈羅德 “最後一分鐘” 勞頓 (4-1) 會見 丹尼斯·奧爾森 (12-7) 在次中量級比賽. 門票 “第十七NEF” 開始只是 $25 而在銷售現在 www.TheColisee.com 或致電在該Colisée酒店票房 207.783.2009 X 525. 有關事件，並拼牌更新的詳細信息, 請訪問推廣的網站 www.NewEnglandFights.com. 此外, 你可以在觀看視頻NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, 按照他們的Twitter @nefights並加入官方Facebook集團“新英格蘭戰鬥。”