Lewiston, Maine (February 10, 2015) - The ebusuku June 16, 2012. Over 3,000 fans yayigcwalise Colisee Androscoggin Bank for New England ayalwa’ (NEF) “NEF III” exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) umcimbi. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Wesibhakela Champion of the World Tim “The Maine-IAC” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, kokubili zendawo nezikazwelonke, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (Manje “AXS TV”) wathumela film crew full kanye producer amboze ingxenye pro of the ikhadi fight for uhlelo yabo yamasonto onke Inside MMA.
12-yesibili Knockout Sylvia sika Randy Smith (13-15-1), Nokho, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, kodwa emibili, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-7), kakade ziphathe Knockout yokuqala ngqa emlandweni 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. Ngemva kwesikhashana, Jamie Harrison (5-1) waqeda Umphikisi wakhe nge amasu unorthodox emhlabathini-and-ganda ele “The Lobster Punch” by Inside 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, “NEF xvii,” kanye Yimpi phakathi Boyington and Harrison, ayekade itiyela.
In the nezinyanga neminyaka eyayizolandela, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington wayeqhubeka wasithatha singenamuntu NEF MMA Esilula Championship in September 2014 kokunqoba Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, ngokwakhe, besika Tollison Lewis (0-3) nge budedengu shiya nje ekuqaleni, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, zombili izinhlangothi bavuma ukulwa kanye kwase Ephreli 11, 2015 e Lewiston at “NEF xvii.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “NEF XVI” ukuba amemezele the iziqubu letawuba-rounder emihlanu for Boyington sika Esilula Championship.
“Ngizizwa phezu kwezwe,” wathi Boyington lapho aphawule. “The break uye wakhonza injongo yawo futhi nakuba ngiphoqelekile izimfanelo ezifana a okahle MMA game, more ukulwa professional, nakho top baphikisi level nenduduzo kule enkundleni – Ngiyazi ukuthi konke kungahlangani ngoba ophakeme ukuthi Ngingumfana on njengamanje manje futhi ngokuzimisela ukuze uthole in the yezinyoni futhi nijabula , kanye ngokuqiniseka a ngesandla esiqinile NOT yikho ukubungaza isixuku kwenza ngazethemba kunanini zizokwenza umsebenzi wenziwe. I respect Jamie very much. Nguye ezinzima futhi izinselele futhi Ngiye zokungcebeleka zami phezu kwakhe isikhathi eside, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Ngingumfana esihogweni of a wrestling. 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, I Uzokufakazisa.”
“Ngijabule kakhulu uthole emuva yezinyoni NEF for leli thuba elikhulu,” zaphawula 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, abangane, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Lawa alpha abesilisa ababili uhlelo NEF,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli Nick DiSalvo. “Uma behamba ekamelweni, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. On April 11 e Lewiston, sizobe ukuthi isiphi alpha wesilisa weqiniso lapho lezi izingonyama ezimbili engozini.”
Next MMA umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF xvii,” kulindeleke ukuba athathe indawoApril 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-7) uyovikela the NEF MMA Title Esilula ngokumelene inombolo-one Olwa Jamie Harrison (5-1). Ngaphezu kwalokho, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) ihlangana Dennis Olson (12-7) emncintiswaneni welterweight. Amathikithi for “NEF xvii” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokushayela ucingo The Colisee box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."