Lewiston, Maine (Januari 29, 2015) - Hiji minggu ti Saptu ieu, Gelut New England (NEF), Amérika sacara jumlah-hiji promotion fight regional, presents beladiri dicampur sixteenth anak (MMA) kajadian, "NEF XVI,"Dina 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.
“Kajadian Pébruari urang sok geus flagship urang,” ceuk NEF co-boga jeung promotor Nick DiSalvo. “Coupled jeung kanyataan yén kartu ieu dieusian ku UFC, Bellator, Veterans NFL, dua gelut judul, jeung balik deui kana Ray Kayu (5-0), éta no heran nu penjualan tiket geus bade cara maranéhanana geus arep.”
Leres Pisan, 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, kumaha oge, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “NEF XVI” dijual kaluar hiji full 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.
Salaku DiSalvo dituduhkeun, fans nu clamoring pikeun mulang ka Ray “Sadaya Bisnis” Kai anu baris ngabéla nu Ibing NEF MMA Featherweight ngalawan Bellator jeung World ekstrim Cagefighting (WEC) SamaunAom “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.
“Aku bungah for gelut ieu,” said Wood when reached for comment. “Kuring geus bener bener nganggur leungit. 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.”
Teammate kai nu aya di MMA ngora sacara, Kandar Lear (2-0), bakal diulas dina bagian amatir kartu dina hiji bout catchweight ngalawan Bryant Orrick (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.
“Ieu urang nyorong kuring jadi bajoang leuwih alus, murid, jeung jalma,” ceuk Lear tina teammates jeung peringkat pelatih-na di MMA ngora di Bangor, Maine. “Kami bersyukur pikeun ayana dina kahirupan mah, eta mangrupa hal anu bakal harta salawasna. Kuring keur ngahormatan jadi pajoang pikeun MMA ngora urang.”
Teu nempo leuwih fight sorangan, Lear nunjuk kaluar tilu matchups seru teammates-Na Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) jeung Harun Lacey (4-1) bakal kontes ngalawan anggota Choi Institute of Portland, Maine.
“Anjog nepi ka 'NEF XVI,’ Kuring teu bisa mantuan tapi nyorot matchups urang jeung Choi sacara,” Lear terus. “Nick Spencer [Lawan Lacey sacara (7-4)] bahaya ka unggal madhab, Henry Clark [Lawan Pietersen sacara (1-0)] aya nu datang off hiji perdana impressive, sarta kuring geus dipikawanoh Kaleb[Rohangan gede – Lawan Harvey sacara (5-1)] saprak SMA jeung aya mamang teu ngeunaan grit jeung bakat-Na. Suasana di Colisee bakal electrifying salaku genep pejuang-haliber luhur neuteup ka ninggalkeun mark maranéhanana.”
Aula jeung Harvey diatur pikeun muka pintonan dina hiji bout featherweight di 7:00 WIB sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, jeung manéhna geus pasti noticed hiji pikagumbiraeun ngaronjat ti fans ngarah kana “NEF XVI.”
“Antisipasi ayana di hiji sadaya waktu luhur alatan kabéh alus cocog up dina kartu eta,” noted Hall. “On 7 Pébruari, Kaula expecting eta jadi peuting paling seru sanesna.”
Sanggeus perang pikeun promosi leutik di jaman baheula, 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, nu kirang-cahayana kamar jeung sababaraha samet ngeset kira-kira kurung hiji.
“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Kaula bade ditunda pintonan naha aya 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) ti MMA Athletix di mandi, Maine ieu dijadwalkeun papanggih Steven Bang (3-2) tina Tengah Maine Brasil Jiu-Jitsu di Pirang, Maine di “NEF XVI.” Lachance credits the level of talent on the NEF roster with bringing in large crowds like the crowd expected on Pebruari 7.
“NEF ngabogaan loba bakat dina peuting ieu gelut, sabab sok ngalakukeun,” ceuk Lachance. “Ngaku ayana euweuh kurang ti hiji peuting seru pikeun fans. The support from our fans means everything, jeung sasama pejuang mah jeung kuring datang siap buang ka handap sarta ngirim everyone imah jeung komo leuwih antisipasi eta kanggo kajadian nu saterusna. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”
Ronggeng dukuh “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) ogé baris nempo aksi di “NEF XVI” sabot léngkah kana kandang pikeun nyanghareupan debuting bajoang independentBrandon Lessard (0-0) dina bout heavyweight. 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. Sapertos kitu, manéhna geus wawuh jeung rarasaan nu asalna tina ngajalankeun keur masif, ravenous fight riungan.
“Kaula expecting peuting nu agung gelut,” exclaimed Leahy. “Kuring keur ngahormatan jadi dina saperti kartu gede. The NEF fans are like no other, jeung kuring teu sabar pikeun nunda dina pintonan gede di hareup kulawarga mah, babaturan jeung fans.”
Kajadian MMA saterusna NEF sacara, “NEF XVI,” lumangsung dina Pebruari 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “Sadaya Bisnis” Kayu (5-0) mulih deui peuting nu pikeun membela nu Ibing NEF MMA Featherweight ngalawan Bellator jeung Samaun WEC Aom “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL jeung UFC Nu pamungkas PACARANSamaun Tyler Raja (7-2) nyimpen nu Ibing NEF MMA Heavyweight dina baris ngalawan Terry “Nu Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator jeung Strikeforce SamaunNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) ngajadikeun-Na perdana NEF MMA ngalawan Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 jeung nu diobral ayeuna diwww.TheColisee.com atawa ku nelepon Nu Colisee kotak kantor di207.783.2009 x 525. Kanggo inpo nu langkung lengkep ihwal kajadian jeung fight apdet kartu, mangga buka website kampanye nu aya di www.NewEnglandFights.com. Salaku tambahan, Anjeun bisa lalajo video NEF di www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, turutan éta kontak dina Twitternefights jeung ngiluan gugus Facebook resmi "New England gelut."
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