Lewiston, Maine (Jen 10, 2015) - New England Goumen (Nef), Nimewo-yon sèl batay pwomosyon rejyonal Amerik la, pral kenbe dizwityèm melanje-masyal-boza li yo (Mma) evènman, “Nef XVIII Atik: Made In America,” sa a Samdi lannwit, Jen 13, 2015 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisee la nan Lewiston, Maine. Dènyèman, headliners Bruce “Joli ti gason” Boyington (10-8), nef mma Pwofesyonèl lejè chanpyon an, ak Jan “Premye Gwoup” Ray(2-7) Joined nef ko-pwopriyetè ak promoteur Matt Peterson sou yon espesyal “Tèt-a-tèt” edition of the NEF Podcast. Boyington and Raio discussed the upcoming rematch and the controversy surrounding their first meeting in February 2014, nan mitan lòt sijè.
The interview quickly turned to the top of the first fight. Raio appeared to apply a rear-naked choke to Boyington on the mat late in the first round. Boyington began waving his hand in the air and referee Jimmy Bickford quickly stepped in to stop the fight. Much has been made of the infamous “men onn.” While Bickford saw it as a sign of Boyington’s submission, Boyington te rale ke li te senpleman siyal fanatik li nan mitan foul moun la ki kenbe la pa te ap fè nenpòt domaj.
“Mwen ka di ou ki jan, jou swa sa te fini,” recalled Raio of the first bout. “Fondamantalman, Bruce had given me his back. When I took his back, I had the hooks in and I had the rear-naked choke across his jaw line. I was trying to pressure it under his throat, ak jan mwen te pwan biceps gòch mwen ak men gòch mwen te ale dèyè tèt li, ref la sispann batay la… Mwen te sezi ke li te eksplwatè paske, onètman, Mwen te konnen ke mwen te gen yon anpil nan presyon sou machwè l '… Si an reyalite li te leve, ki absorb pou l '.”
“Nan ki sitiyasyon, Mwen espesifikman sonje Bickford gade nan m ', Mwen se fè fas a moute, li te ale pou kou m epi mwen leve,” Di Boyington. “Tout moun kòmanse Roaring reyèl byen fò ak mwen sonje Bickford di, 'Pa gen Bruce, ou pa ka di ke '… Si ou panse ke mwen soumèt oswa mwen se nan pwoblèm oswa ou pa ka respire, you don’t tell the fighter, “Ou pa ka di ke,” you just jump in and you stop the fight. I feel like he made a mistake. I feel like he realizes that… Mwen wè yon bann bagay sa yo diferan ki Jan te di sou entènèt, ak yon anpil nan bagay sa yo lòt moun yo te di, and that’s when I really started to get bothered by what had happened. I felt like he could’ve handled it better.”
Anvan yo fè Boyington bay moute do l ', many felt he had been winning that first round. Vreman vre, Boyington’s striking seemed to be on point that evening. Peterson asked both competitors to speculate on what would have happened had the referee not stopped the bout at that point.
“Fatalman, Mwen panse ke Jan ta ve yo te frape soti,” stated Boyington emphatically. “Mwen pa panse mwen pral soumèt l ', because that would be his best chance with me. He’s strong enough to defend a submission.”
“Mwen panse ke si ref la pa t 'sispann nan moman an, lè m 'te sou machwè l' ak avanbra mwen epi mwen te rive dèyè kou l ',” Ray espekile, “I believe my arm would’ve slid under his throat and it would’ve ended sometime soon before the round. Se konsa,, Mwen pa panse ke li ta te ale nan yon dezyèm tou.”
Nan jou sa yo, semèn ak mwa ki vini apre batay la, both Boyington’s and Raio’s massive fan-followings have been very vocal on social media regarding the outcome of the bout. The heated debate has raged between both sides for well over a year now. With so much at stake for each side at “Nef XVIII Atik,” tou de atlèt manyen sou sa rematch a vle di yo, ak sa yo bezwen pwouve nan fen semèn sa a ap vini.
“Mwen jis pa ka antre nan peyi a ak bat Jan,” Di Boyington. “Menm fanatik pwòp tèt li ap tann ki… Mwen pa ka jis ale nan gen sou June 13thand beat John Raio. I gotta go in there and destroy him. Or I still lose out on this fight. Mwen konnen ke, and I’m gonna go in there and make that statement. And I’m gonna do it with one arm, paske lòt bra a se pa menm k ap travay kounye a… I haven’t worried about this date from day one. It’s nothing to do with John Raio. I don’t disrespect the guy. I don’t not like the guy. He’s a good man. I’m just at another level. I need to show up and prove that. That’s what it is to me. It’s not about me beating John. It’s about me showing everybody where I belong.”
“Nan sans Bruce fini m 'byen vit, ak fè li fasil, epi yo pa vrèman mangonmen sou batay la twòp, Mwen jis jwenn li derespektan tankou yon bann bagay sa yo li te di m ', fanmi m ak zanmi m ',” replied Raio. “Te gen fwa apre batay ki sot pase a lè moun yo te remersye m ' (sou Facebook) and he’d go on like a one or two paragraph rant on every single comment everyone had put on my page for like three days straight. Se konsa,, apre ke mwen te di 'Bruce ak mwen yo se pa reyèlman zanmi ankò,’ so I deleted him. I liked him before that fight… men lè moun ki mank respè m 'tankou li te gen li difisil renmen nèg la.”
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