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THAUM KAWG! LONG-AWAITED BATTLE FOR BANGOR TO TAKE PLACE AT NEF 21

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 8, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF 21: Lub Immortals” rau Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, NEF announced the main event of the MMA portion of the fight card. Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (12-8) yuav tiv thaiv cov NEF MMA Kev Hnav Championship tiv thaiv cov kev sib tw ntawm tus xov tooj-ib contender Jon Lemke (5-3). Both Boyington and Lemke are veterans of the United States Marine Corps (USMC).

 

Boyington is riding high on a three-fight win streak. Earlier this fall, nws ua nws debut ntawm lub teb chaws yuav tsis nyob ntev, defeating Rodrigo Almeida (13-3) rau lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF) card in Connecticut. Boyington followed up that win with a decisive third-round TKO victory over Jimmy Davidson (7-2) lub hli tas los ntawm “NEF XX” in a successful defense of his title. A product of Young’s MMA, thiab hauv lub taub hau ntawm Boyington lub Taekwondo Academy, ob nyob rau hauv Bangor, Maine, Boyington tau rau ib tug unstoppable kua muag txij li thaum poob ib tug uas tsis yog-title sib ntaus rau Jamie Harrison (6-1) early in 2015. He has won six of his last seven in the MMA cage, thiab tuas lwm yeej nyob rau hauv lub NEF boxing nplhaib thaum lub sij hawm hauv chav kawm ntawm uas khiav.

 

“Kuv yuav tsis xav mus yuav Jon Lemke mus rau hauv hais tias lub tawb nrog kuv txoj cai hais txog tam sim no, tias yog dab tsi kuv xav, yog hais tias kuv ua ncaj ncees,” hais tias Boyington. “Kuv tsis tshua to taub yog vim li cas nws yuav xav tau ib tug sib ntaus nrog kuv tam sim no, thiab kuv tsis ntseeg tias nws yuav qhia thiab muab nws zoo tshaj plaws rau siab, tab sis kuv yuav tsis xav tawm kuv txoj kev tam sim no. Kuv txaus ntshai, thiab kuv cog qoob loo yog los ntawm lub ru tsev thiab thaum nws zoo li no, nws yuav muab ib lub ntiaj teb-chav kawm ntawv ua kis las kom txhob kuv, thiab kuv kom pom tseeb no tag nrho camp yuav tsum yog nyob rau seem txo hwj chim thiab teem. Thaum Lub ob hlis ntuj 6 los, Kuv yuav lub feem ntau txaus ntshai Bruce Boyington uas tau puas tshaj ko taw nyob rau hauv lub tawb, thiab kuv paub tias kuv xav kom muaj nyob rau hauv muaj txoj cai tam sim no, Kuv tabtom tiag tiag yuav muaj kev tshaib plab los ntawd los.”

 

The bout is one that Maine fight fans have waited a long time to see. Boyington and Lemke have stood atop the NEF lightweight division together for several years now, their careers paralleling one another. With Lemke competing out of Marcus Davis’ Team Irish nyob ze Brewer, Maine, tus ntoo khaub lig-lub zos rival ntawm Young MMA, Boyington and Lemke seemed like natural rivals. But they often passed like ships in the night, and the stars never aligned for an encounter between the two. That was until “NEF XX” lub hli tas los thaum, cia li lub sij hawm ua ntej Boyington coj mus rau hauv lub tawb tiv thaiv Davidson, Lemke vanquished Matt Denning (2-1) in that evening’s co-main event. It was an impressive performance that saw Lemke overwhelm a game Denning as the first round went on. With both Lemke and Boyington scheduled to appear on the February card, thiab tsis muaj tus nrog sib ntaus kos npe, lub sij hawm yog siav rau lub “Sib ntaus sib tua rau Bangor,” raws li kiv cua dubbed nws, thaum kawg muab qhov chaw.

“Kuv thiaj incredibly xav thov ua tsaug thiab pog mus yuav sib ntaus sib tua rau NEF ib zaug dua thiab tshwj xeeb tshaj yog ib lub sij hawm sib ntaus rau lub title,” hais tias Lemke. “Cov neeg uas paub kuv zaj dabneeg paub li cas ib tug ntev txoj kev no tau rau kuv, which makes it all the more special. Bruce is the man and has done a phenomenal job promoting himself as champion, and in the process brought a lot of attention to the rest of the MMA community in the area. He has a couple of titles with different promotions and had fights on the national stage. He presents a unique and explosive set of challenges that I very much look forward to rising up and meeting that challenge head on. Qhov no yog mus yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus kiv cua yuav tsis xav kom nco, thiaj tau koj daim pib thiab tuaj rau cia.”

 

“Kuv tsis paub yog hais tias muaj tej tus hluas sib ntaus kiv cua kom peb pom ntau tshaj li qhov no yog ib,” exclaimed NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Nws li zoo li ntawm tsawg kawg yog ib tug ob peb lub sij hawm ib lub lim tiam peb nyob nraum tau lus nug 'thaum peb mus saib lub sib ntaus sib tua rau Bangor ntawm Lemke thiab Boyington?’ Zoo, nws yeej yog tshwm sim rauLub ob hlis ntuj 6 at ‘NEF 21,’ thiab txhua leej txhua tus hauv peb lub koom haum yog li zoo siab thaum tus kiv cua mus ntsib nws!”

 

“Cov rov qab zaj dab neeg rau no bout yog zoo kawg,” hais NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Tsis muaj dab tsi yog manufactured – it’s completely authentic and gut wrenching. This fight has been a long time coming, thiab kuv muaj ib tug xav tau tias cov hlau lead-nyob rau hauv los Lub ob hlis ntuj 6 yuav tsis zoo li txhua yam uas peb twb puas pom nyob rau hauv lub countdown mus rau ib tug showdown ntawm no magnitude qhov chaw uas ntau npaum li cas li cia li bragging txoj cai nyob rau hauv lub kab.”

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF 21: Lub Immortals,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chawSaturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF 21” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

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Nrov khiav TAWM; Tam si ntawd rematch txiav txim RAU NEF 21

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 2, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF 21: Lub Immortals” rau Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, NEF announced the addition of an amateur female strawweight fight to the MMA portion of the card. Randi Beth Boyington (1-2) yog teem rau lub ntsej muag Erin Lamonte (5-0).

 

Lub bout yuav ua tau ib tug rematch los ntawm “NEF XX” last month in Lewiston. The previous fight ended with a first-round submission victory for Lamonte. Veteran referee John English stopped the bout when it appeared as though Lamonte had an armbar locked in deep on Boyington. Per the Unified Rules of Amateur MMA, raws li saws nyob rau hauv Maine, ib tug referee yog tso cai rau nres ib tug bout rau ib tug kev cuav los mus tiv thaiv kev raug mob rau ib tug fighter.

 

Tsis ntev tom qab lus Askiv lawm lub sib ntaus, Boyington popped out of the armbar and began to vehemently protest the call. Her fans and supporters in the audience were incensed. They contended that Boyington was in the process of breaking free of the hold, thiab yog li ntawd lub sib ntaus yuav tsum muaj txuas ntxiv mus.

 

“Ua ntej tom ntej no kev sib ntaus txawm ua nws rau lub tawb, peb muaj tsawg kawg yog ib nrab-teb cov lus nyob rau hauv peb cov nplooj Facebook xav tau ib tug rematch,” recalled NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Our fans are passionate. If the fans want it, thiab cov neeg tua hluav taws xav kom nws, then we will do a rematch. It’s as simple as that.”

 

Lub Lub ob hlis ntuj 6 rematch will not be the first time a Boyington has had the opportunity to avenge a controversial submission finish in the NEF cage. Randi’s husband and trainer, tam sim no NEF MMA Kev MMA Hnav zus Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (12-8), yeej John “Thawj cov hoob kawm” Ray (2-8) earlier this year via second-round TKO. That bout was a rematch of a February 2014 sib ntaus nyob rau hauv uas Raio xa Bruce nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb meem stoppage los ntawm referee Jimmy Bickford.

 

Lamonte pom yam heev txawv, thiab yog tej yam uas, nws yuav defeat Randi rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm nyob “NEF 21.”

 

“I’m excited to get back in there with Randi Beth for NEF 21,” hais tias Lamonte. “Kuv xa nws nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws kiv cua ib zaug ua ntej, I sure don’t mind doing it again. Lub sij hawm no kuv yuav poob lub nrog tshaj raws li kuv pom cov nyob hauv circling, thiab kuv mam li cia li mus nyob rau ntawm finish 100%. Nws yuav tsum tau ua tsaug rau kuv lub thiab nyob hais tias nws twb tsis qhuav tes qhuav taw hmo ntawd. Kuv yuav yog ib tug neeg txom nyem ua si nawv thiab hais tias ib tug ob peb yam uas hais txog Randi, raws li nws thiab nws tus kiv cua muaj kuv thiab tus suaj kaum, tab sis kuv niam qhia kuv zoo dua li ntawd.Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, I will prove, dua, leej twg lub zoo dua fighter yog nyob rau hauv lub NEF tawb.”

 

I’m ecstatic to be closed in the cage with Erin Lamonte on Feb 6,” qw hais tias Randi Beth Boyington thaum mus txog rau saib. “I’ll be returning with a vengeance to correct a fight that was stopped too early. I’m looking to end this fight the way it should have ended on November 21st because my parents taught me: when you start something, tiav nws!”

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF 21: Lub Immortals,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chawSaturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF 21” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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TSHIAB hais fights Announces LUB TAU NTAWM NEF XX

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 22, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, tuav nws tseeb tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo nyob rau ntawm Androscoggin Bank Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Some 2,500 ntim cov Colisée rau lub historic thawj-puas hybrid mixed martial--kev kawm (MMA) thiab kev boxing card nyob rau hauv Maine.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub boxing ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, Brandon “Lub Cannon” Berry (10-1) mus yim-rounds rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm, defeating gritty Mexican veteran Roberto Valenzuela (72-70-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab.

 

Nyob rau hauv kev MMA feem ntawm daim card, Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington(12-8) yog yeej nyob rau hauv tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Kev Hnav Championship tiv thaiv Jimmy “Jimbo Hlais” Davidson (7-2).

 

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, NEF tshaj tawm nws cov tom ntej kev tshwm sim, “NEF 21: Lub Immortals” yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau hauv Lewiston. Another hybrid MMA-pro boxing event, “NEF 21” yuav feature Jesse “Lub Viking” Erickson (6-4) kev noj nyob Devin Powell (4-1) in a lightweight contest. Already announced to be competing the boxing card are Brandon Berry and Joel “Cov me nyuam phaw” Npis Sov (0-0-1). Erin “Kev lom zem Loj” LAMONTE, uas kho kom 5-0 hmo no, yuav rov qab mus rau lub pib xyaum ua MMA feem ntawm lub Lub ob hlis ntuj 6 card.

 

Cov kev tshwm sim los ntawm Lewiston, Maine:

 

KEV COB QHA COV BOXING

150 Brandon Berry def. Roberto Valenzuela ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

155 Lewis def nti. Zenon Herrera ntawm TKO, puag ncig 3

135 Josh Parker drew Elias Leland

Catch Ernesto Ornelas def. Brandon Ali Garvin ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2

KEV COB QHA COV MMA

 

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington (c) def. Jimmy Davidson ntawm TKO, puag ncig 3

NTES Jon Lemke def. Matt Denning ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

170 Matt Bordonaro kawg. Crowsneck Boutin ntawm hauv caug bar, puag ncig 1

NTES Matt Andrikut def. Jesse Baughman ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

145 Damon Owens def. Derek Shorey ntawm Gogoplata, puag ncig 1

 

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125*TITLE Ryan Burgess Def. Dustin Veinott (c) ntawm unanimious kev txiav txim siab

145*TITLE Aaron Lacey def. Caleb Horner ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

125 Justin Witham def. Brent Ouellette ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2

155 Rafael Velado def. Ken Dunn ntawm Kimura, puag ncig 1

155 CJ Ewer def. Jason Lachance ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

S.HWT Nick Gulliver Def. Jason teb ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

145 Caleb Hall def. Matt Tamayo ntawm armbar, puag ncig 1

265 Mike Williams def. Joe Krech ntawm armbar, puag ncig 1

200 Victor Irwin def. Anthony Spires ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

NTES Ricky Dexter def. Steve Bang ntawm KO, puag ncig 1

140 David Thompson def. Richmond Pierce Wiegman ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

121 Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington ntawm armbar, puag ncig 1

185 Caleb Farrington def. Ruben Redman ntawm guillotine, puag ncig 2

265 Bryce Bamford def. Bryce Locke ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

170 Caleb Swoveland def. Taylor Carey ntawm caj npab daim duab peb sab, puag ncig 2

155 Levi Sewall def. Matt Hanning ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF 21: Lub Immortals,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chawSaturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF 21” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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UFC STAR RAU qhua ntawm Honor AT NEF XX; RAWS LI-THIAB-tos txais tshaj tawm

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 18, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” no Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. The fight promotion announced earlier today that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Tim “Lub Barbarian” Boetsch (18-9) would be the guest of honor at the event. It was further announced that Boetsch will be available to meet fans in attendance and sign autographs from 6:00 rau 7:00 pmua ntej mus rau tus thawj sib ntaus.

 

Boetsch yog ib haiv neeg ntawm Lincolnville, Maine. He is a lifelong wrestler, having won four state championships while attending Camden Hills Regional High School. Boetsch was inducted into the Maine Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. After high school, Boetsch yuav mus rau lwv rau Xauv Haven University of Pennsylvania qhov twg nws kawm tiav nrog rau ib tug kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv kev ua txhaum kev ncaj ncees.

 

He is currently in his second stint with the UFC. Boetsch holds victories over many of the sport’s biggest names like Kendall Grove (22-15), Brad Tavares (13-4) thiab Yushin Okami (30-10) just to name a few. Uas nyuam qhuav, nws headlined “UFC sib ntaus Hmo ntuj 68” nyob rau hauv New Orleans, Louisiana tiv thaiv Dan Henderson (31-14). Boetsch is scheduled to face Ed Herman (23-11) ntawm “UFC sib ntaus Hmo ntuj 81” rauLub ib hlis ntuj 17, 2016 nyob rau hauv Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently training with fellow UFC veteran Marcus “Lub Irish txhais tes Grenade” Davis ntawm Davis’ Team Irish chaw nyob rau hauv Brewer, Maine nyob rau hauv kev npaj rau lub yavtom ntej bout.

 

“Heev pog yuav tsum tau pab txhawb Maine MMA,” qw hais tias Boetsch ntawm nws tom ntej tsos ntawm NEF XX. “Nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau cov menyuam ib tug tag nrho daim ntawv ntawm kuj zoo kawg sib ntaus thiab kev sib tham rau tag nrho cov kiv cua uas los tawm mus saib ib tug muaj siab qhia tau tias!”

 

"Kuv twb tau menyuam Tim lwv raws li ib tug wrestler thiab mixed martial artist rau yuav luag 20 xyoo,"Hais NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson. "Kuv pom nws xis mas nws txojsia nyob rau hauv pib xyaum ua Maine wrestling los ntawm yeej plaub high school lub xeev Championships thiab qw zoo siab rau nws li nws tiv thaiv nws txoj kev mus ua ib tug ntawm cov baddest txiv neej nyob rau lub ntiaj chaw nyob rau hauv lub qhov kawg sib ntaus Championship. Tim, nrog rau Marcus Davis, Mike Brown thiab Tim Sylvia, ua li lub Mount Rushmore ntawm Maine MMA thiab nws yuav ua tau ib tug yawm muaj nws thiab Marcus ob leeg nyob rau txoj kev tuaj koom lub 20th phuv ntawm tshiab hais Fights rau Kaum ib hlis 21st."

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw no hnub vas xaum, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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Jason LACHANCE: “Kuv tau koob hmoov NROG IB AMAZING SAWV DAWS”

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 16, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” no Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. In a featured lightweight amateur MMA bout, Jason “2nd sij hawm” Lachance (2-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv CJ Ewer (4-2) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 155-phaus.

 

Lachance yog los tawm ib tug thawj-round cuav yeej tshaj David Thompson (0-1) ntawm “NEF XIX” this past September. He is confident in his abilities and predicts victory over Ewer when they meet this weekend. While Lachance’s future in the sport appears brighter every day, nws vows tsis txhob nco ua hauj lwm ntawm txhais tes thiab qhia rau nws ntseeg txoj kev ntseeg coj nws los ntawm nws cov hauj lwm.

 

“Kuv yuav tuav CJ nyob rau hauv txhua txoj kev tau,” hais tias Lachance. “MMA is a sport where anything can happen. I am fully prepared for whatever may come on the 21st. I will focus on my next opponent when this fight is out of my way. Kuv yuav tsis tso kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. Vajtswv yuav teem lub neej yav tom ntej rau kuv, raws li nws muaj li ntawd los.”

 

Lachance credits his faith and the sport of MMA with helping him conquer his much-publicized addiction to heroin. He began training over two years ago at MMA Athletix in Bath, Maine, qhov twg nws kuj tuaj koom lub yeej tsev teev ntuj hauj lwm qhuab qhia ntawm lub gym lub ces-tswv Ryan Cowette (2-3).

 

“Kuv tau koob hmoov vim nrog ib tug amazing lub caij nyoog, and I couldn’t be more grateful. The fight game is the highest of highs and lowest of lows. Qhov tseem defining lub sij hawm ntawm kuv me ntsis hauj lwm tsis tau tuaj los ntawm sab hauv lub tawb, tab sis los ntawm kev kawm thiab loj hlob ib hnub rau ib hnub raws li ib tug txiv neej thiab raws li ib tug fighter.”

 

Tsis ntev los no, Lachance thiab teammate Norman hma liab (4-2) purchased the MMA Athletix gym from Cowette after Cowette decided to redirect his focus to his roofing business. When the challenges of small business ownership reared its head, Lachance ib zaug dua cia nws txoj kev ntseeg coj nws.

 

“Nriav tus gym tau ib tug lossis loj lub sij hawm ntawd rau ob Norman thiab kuv tus kheej,” hais Lachance. “Peb yuav tsum tau rov qab zaum thiab yeej ntsuam xyuas dab tsi peb xav tawm ntawm peb mloog, and also out of our business. We quickly realized that with full time jobs, peb tsis muaj lub sij hawm yuav tsum tau coaches, trainers, fighters and business owners and still expect to succeed. We prayed on it and God sent us the perfect team of coaches and trainers, nrog rau ib tug neeg tshiab mus thiab los tua hluav taws.

 

“MMA twb hloov kuv lub neej nyob rau hauv ntau txoj kev uas. Kuv xav tias yuav coj nws mus rau lub sab saum toj, raws li ib tug tswv lag luam thiab raws li ib tug fighter. Vajtswv tau muab kuv lub sijhawm los nyob kuv zaj npau suav, hnub tom qab hnub.”

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw no hnub vas xaum, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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BOUTIN YOG NPAJ RAU rematch, TSHIAB nqa cov kev faib

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 13, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” rau Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. In a featured professional welterweight MMA bout, Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) yuav ua tau raws li Matt Bordonaro (2-0) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 170-phaus.

 

Nws yuav tsis yuav tus thawj lub rooj sib tham ntawm Lubec, Maine-haiv neeg Boutin thiab Twm, New York’s Bordonaro. The two faced each other as amateurs at “NEF IX” nyob rau hauv Biddeford, Maine. Bordonaro came away with the victory that warm summer night in 2013, xa Boutin nyob rau hauv thawj round.

 

"Kuv ua tsaug rau lub sij hawm no mus sib ntaus sib tua Matt dua,"Hais tias Boutin. “Bordanaro is a tough fighter that is game to go the distance, uas yog cov zoo ntawm fights kuv twb zus kom txaus siab rau lub feem ntau – kev tsov kev rog uas thawb peb mus rau lub ntug raws li ncaws pob thiab cov neeg sib tw. Exciting the fans means everything. With my body and mind where they need to be, I’m ready to finish this year with a bloody war. I want to earn that ‘W.’”

 

Tom qab ib tug zoo kev debut no yav dhau los lub caij ntuj sov, Boutin yuav poob nws ob kev bout rau Mike Hansen (3-2). Not satisfied with the outcome of the first fight, Boutin tau thov ib tug rematch nrog Hansen xyoo tom ntej.

 

“Nyob rau hauv 2016, Kuv yuav txaus siab rau ib tug rematch nrog Mike Hansen,” hais Boutin. “Kuv tsis tu li cas hnyav. Kuv yeej xav tias kev sib ntaus rov qab, thiab yog hais tias nws tsis yog ntshai, nws mam li tso tseg ua excuses thiab xauv rau.”

 

Boutin cut his teeth on the New England amateur MMA circuit prior to turning professional. He competed in a total of thirteen amateur contests to gain experience in the sport. Nyob rau hauv 2014, thaum lub ntawm nws pib xyaum ua hauj lwm, Boutin twb tau pom zoo cov "Fighter ntawm lub xyoo" los ntawm NEF kiv cua tom qab muab ua ke ib qho impressive 3-0 record with the promotion that year. He rode that win streak into the pro ranks where he downed veteran Ryan Cowette (2-3) at “NEF XVIII.” Boutin notes the stark difference between competing as an amateur and competing as a professional.

 

"Txhua qib pib ua nws tus kheej kev sib tw, ob sab hauv thiab sab nraum lub tawb, tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tso Dais nrog nws ntau dua txaus ntshai thiab ntau dua kev ntshaw, Kuv xav tias. Txhua leej txhua tus yog ib tug neeg uas yuav muaj feem ua rau koj thiab nyiag koj hwjchim ci ntsa iab, tsis txhob hais tias cov miv tsis muaj nyob rau hauv lub pib xyaum ua theem, vim hais tias lawv ua, tab sis tej zaum tsawg dua thiab ntxiv nyob rau hauv-nruab nrab, thiab nrog kev ruaj ntseg cov kev cai thiab cov kev txwv. "

 

The upcoming fight with Bordonaro will be Boutin’s first in the 170-pound welterweight division. Having spent most of his career competing as a light-heavyweight and a middleweight, Boutin vam mus nrhiav tau ib lub tsev, yam tsawg kawg yog yav tom ntej, nyob rau hauv lub sib zog welterweight faib.

 

"Tej luj yog ib tug me ntsis ntawm ib tug pisser, tab sis ua 170 nyob rau hauv cov 20th (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 20 – luj-nyob rau hauv hnub rau lub Bordonaro sib ntaus) yuav tsis muaj ib qhov teeb meem. I’m a professional and will continue to evolve. It’s what we’re here to do. 55 (lub 155-phaus sib faib) yog tsis sab nraum lub realm ntawm tau, tab sis rau tam sim no thiab tej zaum rau ib tug me ntsis thaum, Kuv cia li xav kom siab rau cov welterweight faib. Peb mam li saib seb yav tom hauv ntej. "

 

Yuav ua li cas tej zaum yuav yog tus tseem exciting nam ntawm “NEF XX” rau Boutin yog tau txais los lwv rau tib daim card nrog nws ob tug Choi lub koom haum teammates, Caleb Hall (5-3) thiab Ernesto Ornelas (0-0). Ornelas, ib tug accomplished pib xyaum ua boxer yav tas los, will be making his professional boxing debut that evening after having competed in MMA for the past four years. The three teammates have not fought on the same card together since “NEF VII” in May 2013.

 

"Ernesto thiab Khalej yog ob leeg tab tom nrhiav koj,"Hais tias Boutin. “We all push ourselves and one another hard in training. Caleb evolves noticeably yuav luag txhua lub lim piam thiab tej hauj lwm zoo li ib tug nees, thaum Ernesto, Kuv ua siab ncaj xav tias, yog ib tug thaum lub pov haum uas txhua leej txhua yog hais txog mus saib ci. 3-0."

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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NEF Announces DAWB daim pib pub dawb RAU TUB ROG NEEG

Cia ib saib

Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 10, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” rau Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced a free ticket giveaway for all past and present United States military personnel to coincide with Veterans Day. Nyuam qhuav pib lub xyoo no, lub tuam txhab khiav ib tug zoo li giveaway nyob rau hauv nrog Memorial Day lis xaus.

 

“Peb xav txog cov tub rog giveaways yuav tsum yog ib ntawm cov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws tej yam uas peb ua raws li ib tug lub tuam txhab,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab pab txhawb Nick DiSalvo. “Being able to give back a little to those who have given so much means a great deal to us. God bless all who serve our country.”

 

Lub pib giveaway yuav coj qhov chaw ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm los ntawm cov sij hawm ntawm 9:00 yog mus 5:00 tsaus ntuj nyob rau Wednesday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015. The Colisée is located at 190 Birch Street, Lewiston, Maine 04240. The giveaway is open to all branches of the military. Personnel must present a valid military identification card at the box office window. There will be a limit of one ticket per identification card.

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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TSHIAB Kev ua si nawv, UAKE sib ntaus sib tua mob siab rau kev Josh Parker

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 5, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” rau Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. In a featured lightweight professional boxing match, Josh Parker (0-1) tau kos npe rau lub ntsej muag Elias “Txaus ntshai nas” Leland (0-0) nyob rau hauv ib plaub-round contest.

 

Thaum lub bout yuav Parker tus thawj boxing match nrog NEF, he is no stranger to longtime fans of the promotion. Parker was a regular on NEF MMA cards during the early days of the company. He put together a record of 4-8 as a professional MMA competitor over the course of five years. Parker feels that he has found his true home not in the MMA cage, tab sis nyob rau hauv lub boxing nplhaib.

 

“Boxing yog ib tug zoo dua haum rau kuv vim hais tias kuv yeej ib txwm hlub lub standup ib feem ntawm MMA,” sau Parker. “Thaum twg kuv twb muaj cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo Brandon (9-1) sib ntaus sib tua thiab pib xav txog kev cai uas ib leeg, Kuv paub kuv tau pom kuv lub yeej muaj tseeb hauj lwm dab tsi. Kuv txiav luam yeeb kuv txoj hauj lwm, pib tsim tau ib tug sib ntaus pab, and have done nothing but study and train since. My plan is to stay very active, Kuv xav mus tua txhua txhua ob peb lub hlis yog tias ua tau.”

 

Raws li sau tseg, Parker pib nws boxing hauj lwm nyob rau hauv lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav ntawm 2014 thaum nws txais ib bout nrog Brandon Berry nyob rau hauv North Anson, Maine. Parker held his own in the bout, eventually dropping a four-round decision. Fans have speculated that there would be a rematch at some point down the road between the two.

 

“Koj paub, tus neeg ib txwm hais tias, tab sis kuv yeej tsis quav ntsej txog sib ntaus sib tua Brandon dua,” hais tias Parker. “Koj saib cov sib ntaus thiab qhia rau kuv yuav ua li cas lub tsev hais plaub tuaj mus nrog cov qhab nia uas lawv tau ua. That fight was on five weeks of boxing training. Now I’ve had a year and a half. If he’s standing in the path on the way to the top then so be it, tab sis nws tsis yog ib yam dab tsi kuv tab tom xav txog.”

 

Yuav ua li cas yog nyob rau Parker lub siab yog nws sib ntaus pab – Phem MMA & Boxing. Opened in 2014 thiab raws li tawm ntawm Benton, Maine, Ruthless is one of the standout new teams emerging on the Maine fight scene consisting of scrappy young athletes. In founding the team, Parker yog hais tseeb tias nws yog tsuas xav nyob rau hauv kev cob qhia cov neeg uas yog yam hais txog sib tw raws li neeg tua hluav taws.

 

“Ruthless is different because I’m not in it for the money. I don’t take people who are just trying to get in shape or learn about MMA or boxing. We don’t do ‘classes.’ We fight, txhua txhua hnub. I’m building a fight team. When we fight, peb nyob nraum nrhiav rau lub finish.”

 

Tu siab rau Parker, he has had some trouble finding boxing matches in the past year-and-a-half following the Berry fight. With NEF now operating as an MMA and boxing promotion, Parker, thiab lwm tus neeg nyiam nws, yog destined tau txais txiaj ntsim los ntawm lub tuam txhab kev ruaj ntseg thiab zoo ib yam txheej xwm sij hawm.

 

“Nws tau heev frustrating,” hais tias Parker sim mus nrhiav boxing ntais. “Kuv twb sim teem tau ib ob peb fights los ntawm lwm yam promotions tawm ntawm lub xeev thiab lawv twb poob los ntawm. I know I can always count on NEF to give me the opportunity to showcase my skills. I’m extremely excited for Kaum ib hlis 21, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog yuav tsum tau ib feem ntawm cov thawj dual MMA thiab boxing qhia. It’s been a year-and-a-half since my boxing debut. Kuv twb ua tsis muaj dab tsi tab sis tsheb ciav hlau txij li thaum. I can’t wait to finally be able to put all that hard work to the test.”

 

Thiab Parker yuav, tsis muaj kev ua xyem xyav, tau mus soj ntsuam rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21 ntawm “NEF XX.” Nws tus nrog sib ntaus, Elias Leland, yog ib tug tswv cuab ntawm Jay Jack tus Academy ntawm MMA nyob rau hauv Portland, Maine. Leland is a talented mixed-martial-artist who has competed regularly on NEF cards. He is currently 2-1 raws li ib tug kev MMA fighter tom qab muab ua ke ib 3-1 cov ntaub ntawv raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua. While Leland has established himself as a submission specialist, nws tau ua nws zoo heev ob txhais tes thiab standup muaj peev xwm rau hnub nyob rau MMA bouts.

 

“Kuv xav kom nws yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus rau lub kiv cua,” hais tias Parker ntawm tus tom ntej boxing match nrog Leland. “I’ve never been one to trash talk before a fight. I’ll let my hands do the talking on Kaum ib hlis 21. Fans can expect to see me looking for a knockout for as long as it lasts. Nws tseem yuav mus yuav ib tug muaj siab sib ntaus.”

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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EPIC Sib ntaus CARD tshaj tawm rau milestone thib nees nkaum NEF EVENT

Cia ib saib

Lewiston, Maine (Lub kaum hli ntuj 23, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” rau Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, cov qib tshaj tawm tag nrho cov kev sib ntaus card rau cov kev tshwm sim.

 

Cov kev boxing feem ntawm daim card yuav tsum headlined los ntawm qaum teb sab hnub Junior Welterweight zus Brandon “Lub Cannon” Berry (9-1) in an eight-round bout against former Mexican Pacific Coast Super Featherweight Champion Roberto “Cov laus” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Kos). Berry triumphantly returned to action last summer after suffering a severe shoulder injury in a November 2014 kawg.

 

Ib tug heev tshaib plab Josh Parker (0-1) rov qab rau lub nplhaib rau lub ntsej muag Elias “Txaus ntshai nas” Leland (0-0) in a four-rounder. Parker and Leland are well known to NEF fans as regulars on the promotion’s MMA events. Parker is the founder and head coach of Ruthless MMA & Boxing nyob rau hauv Benton, Maine. Leland is a member of Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine.

 

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Ernesto Ornelas (0-0), ib tug kws MMA fighter ntawm lub Choi lub koom haum nyob rau hauv Portland, returns to his boxing roots in his pro ring debut against Brandon Ali Garvin (0-4). Ornelas was a multiple time Golden Gloves champion as an amateur boxer in his native state of California.

 

Middleweights Tollison Lewis (1-0) thiab Zenon “Ka'Bar” Herrera (0-0) will round out the boxing card. Lewis won his pro boxing debut in the first NEF boxing event in October 2014 tshaj qub tub rog John Webster (8-7-1), thaum Herrera, ib txog tej MMA fighter thiab kickboxer, yog ib tug cuaj-xyoo yog qub tub rog ntawm US cov tub rog, muaj tiav heev heev tours ntawm lub Middle East qhov chaw uas nws pom kev sib ntaus los nyob rau hauv lub sib ntaus sib tua ntawm Fallujah nyob rau hauv Iraq.

 

Nyob rau hauv kev MMA feem ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus card, Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (11-8) yuav tiv thaiv cov NEF MMA Kev Hnav Title nyob rau hauv ib tug tsib-round bout tiv thaiv cov kev sib tw ntawm Jimmy “Jimbo Hlais” Davidson (7-1). Boyington is coming off a huge win last weekend against Rodrigo Almeida (12-3) nyob rau undercard ntawm lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF) nationally-televised event. The challenger Davidson is no stranger to gold, having captured other MMA titles in the New England region. He represents world-renown Muay Thai team Sityodtong.

 

Nyob rau hauv ib qho ntawm feem mas muab MMA fights hauv New England keeb kwm, yav tas los NEF MMA Kev Featherweight zus Ray “Tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm” Ntoo (6-1) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Vovk “KGB” Av nplaum (3-0). Recognized as two of the most promising prospects in the area, Ntoo thiab av nplaum yog ob leeg kwv yees los ntawm pundits yuav yav tom ntej sib tw rau lub pob ntawm kev ua si nawv.

 

Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) yuav los nrhiav thaws los ntawm nws tus thawj kws tsis lub hli tas los thaum nws muaj raws li Matt Bordonaro (2-0). The bout will be a rematch from their amateur days when Bordonaro defeated Boutin by submission at “NEF IX” nyob rau hauv Biddeford, Maine. It will also be Boutin’s debut in the 170-pound welterweight division.

 

Ob tug npe bouts yuav tawm xov xwm rau hauv lub pib xyaum ua MMA feem ntawm lub “NEF XX” sib ntaus card. Dustin Veinott (4-3) defends lub NEF MMA Amateur Flyweight Title tiv thaiv Ryan Burgess (1-0), thaum lub sij hawm Aaron “Relentless” Lacey (5-1) puas sib ntaus sib tua nrog Caleb Horner (6-2) to crown an inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion. A women’s strawweight fight will feature Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) txojkev Erin “Kev lom zem Loj” LAMONTE (3-0).

 

“Qhov no daim ntawv muaj ib yam dab tsi rau txhua leej txhua tus,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab pab txhawb Nick DiSalvo. “Koj nyiam MMA? We got it. You like boxing? We got it. You like the heavyweights? We got ’em. You like women’s fights? We got ’em. This is like the Super Bowl of NEF events. This is the one event you simply cannot afford to miss.”

 

Promotion executives ntxiv tshaj tawm hais tias cov “NEF XX” kev tshwm sim yuav tsum rau rau siab ua lub cim xeeb ntawm NEF cov neeg ua haujlwm Susan Isham, 47, uas poob nws lub neej nyob rau hauv ib tug tragic tsheb sib tsoo lub xeem lis xaus nyob rau hauv Npe-ee, Maine. Susan had worked backstage for the promotion beginning in 2013, handling check-ins at the backdoor of the Colisée. She was a beloved mother and grandmother, npe hu rau nws nyuaj ua hauj lwm zoo thiab charming, upbeat personality. Susan was involved in many causes in the Bethel community.

 

“Peb tag nrho cov tseem nyob rau hauv lub poob siab ntawm Susan tus cia li dhau kawg rau hnub Friday,"Hais tias NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Nws yog ib tug muaj nuj nqis mej zeej ntawm lub NEF pab, ib tug phooj ywg zoo, thiab ib hom, charitable person. She will be missed by all who knew her. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time. ‘NEF XX’ yuav tsum tau hais khov kho nplooj siab rau nws nco.”

 

Lub “NEF XX” sib ntaus card (yuav hloov thiab pom zoo los ntawm lub Combat kev ua si Authority ntawm Maine):

 

KEV COB QHA COV BOXING

 

140 Brandon Berry 9-1 (West Tib Rab Diav Rawg) vs Roberto Valenzuela 73-69-2 (Romanza Gym)

155 Tollison Lewis 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Zenon Herrera 0-0 (Independent)

140 Josh Parker 0-1 (Phem MMA & Boxing) vs Elias Leland 0-0 (TAB SIS)

118 Ernesto Ornelas 0-0 (Choi lub koom haum) vs Brandon Ali Garvin 0-4 (Frazier tus)

 

KEV COB QHA COV MMA

 

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington 10-8 (c) (Boyington lub TKD) vs Jimmy Davidson 7-1 (Sityodtong)

205 Matt Andrikut 1-0 (Txoj kev ntseeg MMA) vs Jesse Baughman 0-0 (Team Link)

170 Crowsneck Boutin 1-1 (Choi lub koom haum) vs. Matt Bordonaro 2-0 (Yeej MMA)

150 Jon Lemke 4-3 (Team Irish) vs Matt Denning 2-0 (CMBJJ)

145 Ray Ntoo 5-1 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Vovka av nplaum 3-0 (Boston BJJ NH)

145 Derek Shorey 3-2 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Damon Owens 2-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

125 Kevin Barrett 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs James Alexander 1-10 (F2 Arena)

 

Pib xyaum ua MMA

 

145 *TITLE Aaron Lacey 5-1 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Khalej Horner 6-2 (F2 Arena)

125 *TITLE Dustin Veinott 4-3 (c) (CMBJJ) vs Ryan Burgess 1-0 (Berserkers MMA)

265 Bryce Bamford 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Bryce Locke 0-0 (Independent)

200 Yakhauj Cameron 1-5 (Independent) vs Victor Irwin 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

225 Joe Krech 0-0 (Independent) vs Mike Williams 0-0 (CMBJJ)

185 Ruben Redman 1-3 (Nyhuv pawg MMA) vs Khalej Farrington 2-0 (Team TSHIAB)

185 Dominique Bailey 0-1 (Independent) vs Anthony Spires 0-0 (Independent)

175 Caleb Swoveland 0-0 (Phem MMA & Boxing) vs TBD

155 Ricky Dexter 3-2 (Team Irish) vs Steve Bang 3-3 (CMBJJ)

155 Rafael Velado 1-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Ken Dunn 0-2 (Maine Kyokushin Karate)

155 CJ Ewer 4-2 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Jason Lachance 2-2 (MMA Athletix)

155 Matt Hanning 1-1 (Independent) vs Levi Sewall 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

145 Caleb Hall 5-3 (Choi lub koom haum) vs Matt Tamayo 0-0 (F2 Arena)

140 David Thompson 0-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs. Pierce Wiegman 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA)

125 Justin Witham 0-3 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Brent Ouellette 0-0 (CMBJJ)

115 Erin LaMonte 3-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-1 (Boyington lub TKD)

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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THIB PEB NEF zus NO PIB RAU sib ntaus RAU TEB CHAWS THEEM

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Tam sim TSO TAWM: Lewiston, Maine (Lub kaum hli ntuj 20, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yog txaus siab ncha moo tias cov qib lub reigning kev mixed martial--kev kawm (MMA) middleweight zus yuav lwv rau lub Bellator card no hnub Friday, Lub kaum hli ntuj 23, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Mohegan Sun Arena nyob rau hauv Uncasville, Connecticut. Reigning NEF MMA Professional Middleweight Champion “Siab phem” Mike Zichelle (7-3) yuav fim Kevin Haley (3-3) rau lub sij hawm luag card ntawm “Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho.” The bout will take place in the light-heavyweight division at a weight of 205-pounds. For those unable to make it to Mohegan Sun no hnub Friday, lub sij hawm luag card yuav pib streaming nyob ntawm 7:00 pm rau www.Bellator.com.

 

Zichelle koom NEF MMA Kev Hnav zus Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (11-8) thiab NEF MMA Kev Heavyweight zusTyler “Lub Marauder” Huab tais (9-4) as the third NEF titleholder to compete on a national fight card in a six-day period. Both Boyington and King fought on the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) kev tshwm sim xeem hnub Saturday nyob rau Foxwoods Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Mashantucket, Connecticut. Zichelle has held the NEF middleweight title since winning it at “NEF XII” nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj 2014. He is a member of Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire.

 

“Sib ntaus sib tua rau NEF muab kuv ib tug platform rau ua ib lub npe nyob deb ntawm lub tsev, thiab nws muab kuv lub sij hawm los tsim kom muaj kev sib raug zoo nrog ib co amazing neeg los ntawm lub xeev ntawm Maine,” hais tias Zichelle. “Kuv zoo siab uas kuv mus sawv cev rau cov neeg ntawm Maine vim hais tias kuv kiag li hlub yuav ua li cas cov mob siab lawv yog hais txog sib ntaus sib tua, li ntawd, yuav yog lawv tus tau zus ib yog txaus. Lub sij hawm thiab lub sij hawm dua, champions los ntawm NEF tau hu mus rau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub loj qhia thiab kuv lwm cov piv txwv ntawm uas. Kuv tau tsuas tau noj no kev ua si nawv tiag rau peb sib ntaus thiab muaj ib tug 3-0 cov ntaub ntawv thiab ua lub NEF Middleweight zus, Kuv tau txais tus hu mus txog rau lub loj pob! Kuv zoo siab heev rau showcase txhua yam uas kuv tau ua hauj lwm rau thiab yog hais tias muaj yog txhua yam uas kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej rau, nws yog ib qhov tshuaj tiv thaiv los ntawm txhua leej txhua tus thaum lawv pom kuv tua nyob rau hauv cia li ib ob peb lub lis piam thiab cov neeg sib piv cov version ntawm kuv hais tias tiv thaiv rau lub npe nyob rau hauv 2014 vim hais tias ib tug ntau tau hloov ntawm tam sim no thiab ces. Ua tsaug rau koj mus rau Matt Peterson (NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker) thiab ua tsaug rau koj rau NEF rau lub sij hawm los ua ib tug tau zus ib nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv thiab tseem ceeb tshaj ua tsaug rau koj mus rau lub kiv cua! Nyob twj ywm passionate! Kuv tos ntsoov yuav muab rau ib tug yeeb yam rau Maine cia txoj kev!”

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.