Lewiston, Maine (Janvye 29, 2015) - Yon semèn nan sa a Samdi, New England Goumen (Nef), Nimewo-yon sèl batay pwomosyon rejyonal Amerik la, prezante atizay sèzyèm li yo melanje masyal (Mma) evènman, "XVI nef,"Nan Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The show will mark the three-year anniversary of the company’s inception. NEF executives announced today that they were expecting one of the largest crowds ever for the wildly-popular fight promotion’s event.
“Evènman fevriye nou te toujou bato nou an,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Makonnen ak lefèt ke se kat sa a ki chaje ak ch, La ap, Veteran NFL, de batay tit, epi retounen nan Ray Wood (5-0), li nan pa gen sipriz ke lavant tikè yo te ale chemen an, yo ve yo te prale.”
Vreman vre, ticket sales have been at an all-time high for this event. It is not unusual for the fight promotion to sell out their floor seats for any given show. The sell-out, sepandan, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “Nef XVI” yo te vann soti yon plen 17 days prior to the event. NEF executives give partial credit for the quick sales to the addition of complimentary waitress drink service for all cage-side ticketholders. They did not confirm whether or not the promotion was considering adding more floor seats for the event.
Kòm DiSalvo endike, fanatik yo reklam pou retounen nan nan Ray “Tout biznis” Wood ki moun ki pral defann Tit la nef mma Plum kont la ap ak Dezyèm ekstrèm Cagefighting (WEC) veteranAnthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.
“Mwen eksite pou sa a batay,” said Wood when reached for comment. “Mwen pa gen absoliman anyen a pèdi. Anthony Morrison has fought some of the best fighters in the world and I have an opportunity to make a statement with this fight. I improve my skills each time I step in the cage and I know that this showing will be no exception. I have respect for Anthony and where he’s been in this sport and I am honored to have the opportunity to fight him.”
Koekipyèr Wood la nan mma Young nan, Fred Lear (2-0), yo pral tap sou pòsyon nan amatè nan kat la nan yon bout catchweight kont Bryant ORRICK (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.
“Moun sa yo pouse m 'yo dwe yon pi bon avyon de gè, elèv, ak moun,” di Lear nan kamarad ekip li yo ak antrenè nan mma Young nan nan Bangor, Maine. “Mwen rekonesan pou prezans yo nan lavi m ', li se yon bagay mwen pral trezò pou tout tan. Mwen onore yo dwe goumen pou mma Young nan.”
Pa kap pi lwen pase batay pwòp tèt li, Lear pwen soti twa matchups enteresan koekipye li Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) ak Arawon Lacey (4-1) pral konteste kont manm nan Enstiti a Choi nan Portland, Maine.
“Ki mennen jiska 'XVI nef,’ Mwen pa ka ede men mete aksan sou matchups nou ak Choi a,” Lear kontinye. “Nick Spencer [Opozan Lacey a (7-4)] se danjere toupatou, Henry Clark [Opozan Pietersen a (1-0)] la ap vini sou nan yon premye enpresyonan, epi mwen te li te ye Kalèb[Hall – Opozan Harvey la (5-1)] depi lekòl segondè epi pa gen okenn dout sou gravye l ', li talan. Atmosfè a nan Colisee a pral elèktrizant kòm sis avyon de gè-wo kalib gade yo kite mak yo.”
Hall ak Harvey yo mete yo louvri montre nan nan yon bout plum nan 7:00 pm sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, e li te definitivman remake yon eksitasyon ogmante de fanatik ki mennen nan “Nef XVI.”
“Patisipe a se nan yon tan tout segondè paske nan tout UPS yo matche ak bon sou kat la,” noted Hall. “Sou Fevriye 7th, Mwen tann li nan dwe nwit la la pi eksitan ankò.”
Èske w gen te goumen pou pi piti pwomosyon nan tan lontan an, Harvey is clear that the size of the crowd does not matter to him. He will bring his A-game to the cage whether the fight be under the big lights in a world-famous arena like the Androscoggin Bank Colisee or held in a tiny, mal-limen chanm ak yon chèz kèk mete kanpe otou yon kaj.
“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Mwen pral mete yo sou yon montre si gen 20 people or 20,000. I love to entertain. After Caleb hooks on to me he’ll know he’s been in a fight.”
Jason Lachance (0-1) soti nan mma Athletix nan Bath, Maine se pwograme al kontre Steven Bang (3-2) nan Central Maine brezilyen jyu-jitsu nan Auburn, Maine nan “Nef XVI.” Lachance credits the level of talent on the NEF roster with bringing in large crowds like the crowd expected on Fevriye 7.
“Nef gen yon anpil nan talan sou Jou lannwit sa a nan batay, menm jan yo toujou fè,” di Lachance. “Mwen atann mwen pa gen anyen mwens pase yon jou lannwit enteresan pou fanatik yo. The support from our fans means everything, ak avyon de gè parèy mwen epi mwen vini pare yo voye jete desann epi voye tout moun lakay ou ak menm plis antisipasyon pou evènman an pwochen. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”
Billy “Bigfout” Leahy (1-1) pral wè tou aksyon nan “Nef XVI” lè li etap nan kalòj la fè fas a debu endepandan avyon de gèBrandon Lessard (0-0) nan yon bout pwa loud. Leahy got the first win of his MMA career this past September at “Nef XIV” before some 2,000-plus fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Kòm sa yo, se li ki abitye avèk santi a ki soti nan fè pou yon masiv, devoran foul moun batay.
“Mwen tann yon jou lannwit gwo nan batay,” fi Leahy. “Mwen onore yo dwe sou tankou yon gwo kat. The NEF fans are like no other, epi mwen pa ka tann yo mete yo sou yon montre gwo nan devan nan fanmi m ', zanmi ak fanatik yo.”
Pwochen mma evènman nef an, “Nef XVI,” pran plas sou Fevriye 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “Tout biznis” Wood (5-0) retounen, jou swa sa a defann Tit la nef mma Plum kont la ap ak WEC veteran Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL ak ch Ultim konba aveteran Tyler wa (7-2) mete Tit la nef mma lour sou liy lan kont Terry “Polè Bear a” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, Ch, La ap ak Strikeforce veteranNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) fè okazyone nef mma l 'kont Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nanwww.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele Biwo nan bwat Colisee nan207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, swiv yo sou Twitternefights yo ak rantre nan ofisyèl Facebook gwoup la "New England Goumen."
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New England Goumen ("Nèf") se yon batay evènman pwomosyon konpayi. Misyon nef la se yo kreye evènman yo bon jan kalite pi wo a pou avyon de gè Maine a ak fanatik sanble. Egzekitif ekip nef an gen anpil eksperyans nan jesyon espò konba, evènman pwodiksyon, medya relasyon, maketing, legal ak piblisite.