Lewiston, Maine (December 8, 2015) - Dagaaladu New England (NEF), America ayaa tiro-mid dhiirrigelinta dagaalka gobolka, qaban doonaan ay dhacdo ee soo socota, “NEF 21: Waara THE” on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Colisée Androscoggin Bank ee Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Goor hore oo maanta, NEF announced the main event of the MMA portion of the fight card. Bruce “Boy Pretty” Boyington (12-8) daafici doonaa Professional khafiif NEF MMA ee Championship ka dhanka ah caqabad ku ah tiro-mid u tartamaya 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, wuxuu u saftay masraxa qaranka, adkaadeen Rodrigo Almeida (13-3) on Taxanaha World ah Dagaal (WSOF) card in Connecticut. Boyington followed up that win with a decisive third-round TKO victory over Jimmy Davidson (7-2) bishii la soo dhaafay ee “NEF XX” in a successful defense of his title. A product of Young’s MMA, iyo madaxa Boyington ee Taekwondo Academy, laduba ku yaalla Bangor, Maine, Boyington ayaa ku jeex aan la celin karin tan iyo intii guuldarro ah dagaalka aan horyaalka in Jamie Harrison (6-1) early in 2015. He has won six of his last seven in the MMA cage, oo heysta guul kale ee giraanta feerka NEF muddada ay ku.
“Ma rabo in ay Jon Lemke tegaya qafis in ila midig ku saabsan hadda, taasi waxa weeye waxa Waxaan ka fikirayaa, haddii aan daacad,” Saciid Boyington. “Xaqiiqdii war uma fahmo sababta ah inuu doonayo dagaal ila hadda, hana Waxaan aaminsanahay ilaa uu ku tusi doonaa oo u siin doonaa in uu dadaal ugu wanaagsan, laakiin ma doonayo inuu iga hadda dagaalamaan. Khatar ayaan ahay, oo aan ku kalsoon tahay oo saqafka iyo marka ay sidan oo kale u, waxa ay qaadan Orodyahanka heer caalami ah si ay ii joojiyo, oo aan diirada xerada oo dhammuna wuxuu noqon doonaa hartay is-hoosaysiiya oo diirada. Marka February 6th yimaado, Waxaan noqon doonaa ugu khatarta badan Bruce Boyington in abid casilay cagta ee qafis, oo waan ogahay haddii aan doonayo in ay ku jiraan hadda, Waxaan run ahaantii ay noqon gaajaysan by markaas.”
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’ Kooxda Irish ee Brewer dhow, Maine, xafiiltamaan cross-town of Young ee MMA ugu, 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” bishii la soo dhaafay markii, daqiiqado uun ka hor inta Boyington qaaday in qafis ka dhanka ah Davidson, Lemke adkaan 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, oo midna horjeeda saxiixay, Oo wakhtiguna wuxuu ahaa nolaleed ee ay “Battle for Bangor,” iyadoo taageerayaal ayaa waxaa loogu magac daray, si ay ugu dambeyntii ka dhici.
“Waxaan si cajiib ah ugu mahad celinayaa oo ku faraxsan in ay mar kale iyo gaar ahaan fursad la dagaalamaya NEF si ay ula dagaalamaan horyaalka ahay,” ayaa sheegay in Lemke. “Kuwa ogahay sheekada ogaado bal waxa xaalkanu wadada dheer ayaa ii, 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. Tani waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal weyn in taageerayaasha aan la doonayo inaan ka maqnaado, si aad u hesho tigidhada iyo soo degi on.”
“Ma aqaano haddii ay jirto hal wax taageerayaasha dagaalka na weydiiso in aan aragno in ka badan hal tan,” exclaimed NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Waxa ay u muuqataa sida ugu yaraan dhawr jeer toddobaadkii waxaan hesho farriimo weydiinaya 'marka aan la arki Battle ee Bangor dhexeeya Lemke iyo Boyington?’ Well, waxa ka dhacaya onFebruary 6 at ‘NEF 21,’ iyo qof kasta oo ka dhex dhacay ururka waa sida ugu faraxsanahay sida taageerayaasha ay u arkaan!”
“Sheekadu waxay dib ugu xumad tani waa mid cajiib ah,” sheegay NEF co-milkiilaha iyo laqabin Matt Peterson. “Waxba waa la soo saaray – it’s completely authentic and gut wrenching. This fight has been a long time coming, oo anigu waxaan u dareento in hogaanka-in ay u February 6th noqon doonaa duwan wax aan weligood goob joog in koobabkii ay u caawa ah magnitude, halkaas oo si ka sii badan intii xuquuqda kaliya faanayay waa khadka.”
Dagaaladu New England’ Haddii ay dhacdo ee soo socota, “NEF 21: Waara THE,” qaadataa meelSaturday, February 6, 2016 at Colisée Androscoggin Bank ee Lewiston, Maine. Qiimaha tikidhada “NEF 21” bilaaban doono oo kaliya $25 oo waa on sale hadda at www.TheColisee.com ama adigoo wacaya xafiiska sanduuqa Colisée at 207.783.2009 x 525. Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah ee ku saabsan dhacdada iyo dagaalka kaarka updates, fadlan booqo website horumarinta ee www.NewEnglandFights.com. Waxaa intaa dheer, waxaad daawan kartaa NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, oo iyaga raac onnefights Twitter iyo Facebook ku biiro kooxda rasmi ah "New England oo gaaf wareegaya."