Lewiston, Maine (September 17, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. As announced this pastSaturday ebusuku “NEF XIX,” Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) kulindeleke ukuba avikele NEF MMA Amateur wesibhakela Title ukuthi kusihlwa ngokumelene inselele of Dave Smith (2-0).
Leahy wawina taselwandle amateur isihloko sosondonzima at “NEF XVIII” lokhu esidlule June lapho wanqoba berserkers MMA enibambisene Smith Ryan Glover (2-1) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye. Leahy’s decision to take time off from competing rather than to defend the title against number-one contender Smith at “NEF XIX” earlier this week was met with criticism from the Berserkers camp. The heavyweight champion splits time training between Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) e Auburn, Maine futhi MMA Young ngo Bangor, Maine.
“Berserkers wants to say I’m avoiding fights?” wacela Leahy esasithukuthele. “I’ll clean their whole damn gym out one-by-one. They want to come and try to take my belt from me? Good luck, I’ll see you in November.”
UDave Smith wenza MMA yakhe DEBUT lokhu entwasahlobo at esidlule “NEF xvii” e Lewiston. That night, wanqoba Sonny Spratt (0-2) by lokuqala nxazonke Knockout technical (WHO). He followed up that victory with another win at “NEF XVIII” in June. Ngalesi sikhathi, kwaba Gravin Guillén (2-4) who fell to Smith in the first round by submission. Smith is confident that he will take the heavyweight title from Leahy onNovember 21 e Lewiston.
“Okokuqala, Ngithanda ukubonga bonke abahilelekile ekwenzeni kule mpi kwenzeke,” Said Smith. “Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi kwakungelula ukuthola Billy ukuba enze for November, he wouldn’t do it for September. I respect anyone who gets in the cage, kuhlanganise Mr. Leahy. I really hope he isn’t expecting a win. Ngithi ngqo Billy–ulungele futhi ulethe ngebhande lami.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” ithatha indawo November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
Lewiston, Maine (September 15, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. As announced this pastSaturday ebusuku “NEF XIX,” the MMA portion of the card is scheduled to feature an amateur strawweight women’s bout betweenRandi Beth Boyington (1-1) futhi Erin “Usayizi Fun” LAMONTE (3-0).
Boyington umfazi ebusayo NEF MMA Professional Esilula Champion Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-8) abazakunitshela kube isenzo November 21 ikhadi. Randi made her cage debut this past spring defeating Alex Walker (0-1) nge isinqumo abavumelene ngaso “NEF xvii.” The crowd in the Colisée was on fire as the bout went back and forth through three hard-fought rounds. Randi trains under her husband at Boyington’s Taekwondo Academy, kanye at MMA Young ngo Bangor, Maine.
“Ngijabulile ukuba sandise libuyiselwa yezinyoni in November – kungcono into Ngibheke phambili,” wathi Randi Beth Boyington lapho baphawule. “Ngithathe ayelindele Erin ukuba abe abaphikisi ezinzima, and I’m training as such. I never underestimate someone’s ability. I know what I’m bringing to the cage as well and NEF fans will be impressed in November. Fighting on the same night as my husband is a bonus. We’re both hungry to have our hands raised at the end of our fights. I don’t think many others could understand or appreciate the emotions that a couple share until they go through a training camp to fight on the same card.”
Erin Lamonte is not a stranger to the NEF cage. She appeared for the promotion in early 2013, lanqoba Angela Theriault (0-1) nge round Knockout wokuqala technical (WHO). Lamonte was victorious twice more that year before taking time off from competing to have a baby with her husband Casey. Returning to the cage onNovember 21, it will have been nearly two years since the undefeated Lamonte won her last bout on a fight card in West Virginia. She has been eager to return to action for some time.
“Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba ekugcineni emuva yezinyoni on November 21, ukulwa Randi Beth Boyington,” stated Lamonte. “Ngemva kwesikhathi eside off ngenxa nje kokuzalwa kwendodana yethu, I am itching to get back to training and competing. Time to prove that the new and improved mama Fun Size can still kick ass. Ngemva kwakho konke, ebhubesikazi unina ingenye ababa nonya kakhulu futhi uyesabeka phakathi kwezilwane.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” ithatha indawo November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
Lewiston, Maine (September 14, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. As announced this pastSaturday ebusuku “NEF XIX,” the MMA portion of the card will be headlined by NEF MMA Professional Lightweight ChampionBruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-8) sivikele isihloko sakhe ngokumelene Jimmy “Jimbo Slice” Davidson (7-1).
Ngokuba okwesibili kulo nyaka, Boyington ngeke silwe eceleni umkakhe, Randi Beth Boyington (1-1), on an NEF card. Boyington has held the lightweight championship since September 2014 lapho wanqoba Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) for the then-vacant strap. A proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps (USMC), Boyington has electrified NEF audiences for nearly four years now with his brand of Taekwondo. He splits time training between Young’s MMA and his own gym, Boyington sika Taekwondo Academy, kokubili elise Bangor, Maine. Always fueled by a competitive spirit, Boyington went to NEF executives immediately after his last victory and asked them to find him the toughest opponent possible. The promotion delivered with one of New England’s top lightweights in the form of Davidson.
“Ngingumfana ayajabula uthole emuva yezinyoni lapho mina ngibukele esijabulisa yami futhi ithuba ukwabelana ngalesi sipiliyoni waphinda nomkami into mina ngeke balazisa phakade,” Said Boyington. “Ngimisile out for the inselele eziqine iyatholakala ngoba ngifuna khona akungabazeki ukuthi ngiyingxenye olukwazi emva November 21is over. I’m sure there will still be some doubters, but I know there will be many more believers. Jimmy comes from one of the best camps and coaches around, kanjalo Ngiyazi ukuthi ngeke alambe futhi ngaso umhlabeleli yakhe – just the way I want him. I have the utmost respect to all those guys, kodwa kungcono ibhande lami futhi kungcono ekhaya lami futhi sekuyisikhathi yami futhi Angifuni on Ngokuvumela kusaba kuphunyuka kimi.”
Davidson enza, ngempela, come from one of the most well-respected teams not only in the region but in the entire country. He is a product of Mark Dellagrotte’s Team Sityodtong. Davidson holds victories over some of New England’s most outstanding MMA competitors like Aniss Alhajjajy (7-4). All seven of Davidson’s professional victories have been finishes. His only loss to date was against a very tough Leon Davis (7-3).
“Kuba udumo ukulwa Maine lokuqala phakade Boxing / MMA show,” wathi Davidson. “Kube ezinye ukulwa amaqhawe in the Colisee futhi lokhu isihloko ekulweni Bruce kuzohluka akukho.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” ithatha indawo November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Lewiston, Maine (September 13, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, aphethwe exubile-karate-arts yayo nesishiyagalolunye (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XIX: Amazing,” Saturday ebusuku Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of nearly 2,000 fight abalandeli kwaba khona ukuze babone slate eziyisikhombisa professional kanye nantathu iziqubu amateur.
Kusihlwa of action wabona Okuthathe-esondweni knockouts eyanikezwa “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (3-2) futhi Josh Harvey (5-1) who retained the NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Championship. Mike “Amadevu” Hansen (2-1) wanqoba Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) on the professional portion of the card. In the main event of the night, Bellator kanye World Series of Fighting (WSOF) veteran Sidney “Da Gun” Outlaw (5-1) kuhanjiswe ebuya Darrius Heyliger (4-3).
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukukhuthazwa umemezele ukuthi umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” izoba ngqa Maine ukulwa sports – a joint MMA and professional boxing event. Lo mcimbi kuzokwenzeka on November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Three fights were announced including: NEF MMA Professional Esilula Champion Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-8) sokuvikela isihloko ngokumelene Jimmy “Jimbo Slice” Davidson (7-1); Northeast Junior Welterweight Boxing ChampionBrandon “The Cannon” Berry (9-1) sivikele isihloko sakhe ngokumelene Umphikisi ukuba okuthiwa; Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) sokuvikela NEF MMA Amateur wesibhakela Championship Dave Smith (2-0); futhi Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) ezibhekene Erin Lamonte (3-0).
Catch Henry Clark def. Fred Lear nge triangle binda, round 1
185 Nick Shea def. Ruben Redman nge isinqumo ngazwilinye
S.HWT Ryan Glover def. Jason Field nge TKO, round 1
155 Mike Pietersen def. Ken Dunn nge TKO, round 1
170 Scott Godbois def. Phil Pearson nge isinqumo uqhekeko
130 Rachel Reinheimer def. Angela Young nge isinqumo abavumelene
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” ithatha indawo November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Lewiston, Maine (September 3, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba exubile-karate-arts yayo nesishiyagalolunye (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XIX,” ngomgqibelo, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature three members of First Class MMA in action that night. Hannah Sparrell (0-0), Rafael Velado (0-0) futhi Nick Shea (1-0) kusukela Brunswick, Maine-based gym. Muva, First Class MMA Umsunguli umqeqeshi John “Class First” Ray wajoyina NEF co-umnikazi futhi wabantu Math Peterson njengoba guest on the NEF Podcast.
Lokhu June esidlule, 38-year-old Raio retired after competing in the NEF cage for some three-and-a-half years. Raio now concentrates on training the members of his First Class MMA gym, ezihlanganisa nokulungiselela izinkulumo Sparrell, Velado futhi Shea for iziqubu yabo oluzayo.
“I nakanjani abeke okuningi isikhathi more zibe fighters yami kanye nomndeni wami,” Said Ray. “The fighters, I can put a lot more time into them because it’s not all about me. When you’re fighting, lapho ubhekene ukuqeqesha for a fight, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungakanani zama ukugxila Nick Shea noma Nick Gully noma uHana Sparrell noma Rafael noma yimiphi fighters yethu, awukwazi ukubeka ngempela 100% effort into a fighter when you really focus on your own fight. It’s tough splitting between their fight and your fight and your job, umndeni wakho futhi izingane zakho.”
Kusukela ukuzalwa NEF ekuqaleni kuka 2012, kanye nokuqhuma alandelayo ukuthandwa mdlalo esifundazweni, gyms eziningi ezintsha kwamiswa eminyakeni yamuva, including First Class MMA. Raio enjoys, ngaphezu kwanoma yini enye, Friend-ukuluka, Umndeni-like emkhathini eliye lakhula kuleso sikhungo kusukela wavula ejimini.
“Into enkulu Ngithanda mayelana gym yethu, Ngiyakujabulela uya nokuba ingxenye, kuyinto kukhona iqembu othobekile kakhulu labafundi kanye abafundisi,” noted Raio. “Everyone who teaches in there is about the fighters. It’s about the students. They’re not about themselves. They’re more about trying to help people get better. Whether they’re a fighter or a teacher, we have a few teachers who go there and we have several women students and several children and adults. It’s a real good mix and very much a family atmosphere. We rarely lose a student.”
The “Class First” moniker is not merely a nickname given to Raio because of his past job with the postal service. Early on in his MMA career, Raio nedumela enenhlonipho, classy, professional, ngamunye likeable, hence the pun in his nickname. Those same qualities have carried over to the students of First Class MMA.
“Ngizama ukwelapha wonke umuntu ngokulinganayo,” Said Ray. “I try to treat everyone respectfully. I think a lot of those guys (ejimini), esikhundleni salokho, treat each other respectfully. If I ever have an issue with a student, uma engekho ibambela enenhlonipho ukuba abafundisi noma abanye abafundi, I’ll pull them aside and if they have to leave then they have to leave. That’s part of life… Gym yethu edonsela, ngasizathu simbe, ntu abantu nje nice kukhona.”
With more and more abafundi omusha ozayo ngokusebenzisa emnyango gym yakhe, Raio has definitely kept busy since his retirement from active competition. Like a proud father, Raio has a real passion for the success of his students. The ultimate reward for him is seeing his protégées do well in the cage.
“Emva show last (NEF XVIII), lapho ngibona Nick (Gulliver, 1-0) ziye ingalo yakhe wazibuza yona futhi Rob (Robinson, 1-0), Ngajabula kakhulu kulabo guys,” recalled Raio. “I’m so happy to see these two guys win. As much as I didn’t come away with a win against Bruce (Boyington, 10-8), Ngathi: 'Uma siya 2-1, I’d rather be the one that didn’t pull off the victory.’ I’ve never been as happy for my own win than I was for Nick and Rob that night.”
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana First Class MMA, ungavakashela page qembu Facebook “First Class Fitness & MMA.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX,” ithatha indawo Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokuthi Colisee ibhokisi ehhovisi ngesikhathi 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Lewiston, Maine (September 1, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, ukumemezela ukusayinwa Kevin “.50 Cal” Barrett (2-1) to a multi-fight developmental deal. Barrett is scheduled to make his professional debut with NEF in November 2015 against an opponent to be named at a later date in the 125-pound flyweight division. His signing comes just days after it was announced that fellow flyweight “Sleepy” Norman Fox (4-2) nalo lase inked a deal othuthukayo kanye nokugqugquzela.
Barrett kuyinto ephelele 2-0 in the yezinyoni NEF. He won both of his bouts with the promotion via submission. Barrett has been inactive from competition since November 2013. He is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine, futhi Barrett eqinisekile yena angakwazi ukuphindaphinda ukuphumelela nabalingani bakhe baye baba phakathi kwababusi efanele NEF.
“Ngingumfana 100% beqiniseka ekulweni yami isitayela,” Said Barrett. “I babe ejimini ubhedu New England ziyawusekela me – akukho kungabaza Ngizofika wagqoka ukulwa okuthakazelisayo NEF. Lesi yisikhathi yami. I will be the NEF flyweight champion.”
“Sibheke phambili ngempela ekuboneni anezele entsha professional flyweight division,” washo NEF co-umnikazi futhi wabantu Math Peterson. “With the ukusayinwa Norman Fox ngesonto eledlule, futhi manje Kevin Barrett, we’re expecting some explosive fights at 125-pounds. These guys are finishers—they compete to win and they do it with style. There are going to be some interesting matchups in the flyweight division inside the NEF cage in the months and years to come.”
“Ngijabulile kakhulu ukuba abe yingxenye yomkhaya NEF,” kubabaza Barrett. “It’s been a dream of mine for the last ten years to become a professional athlete and make a name for myself in this sport that I love so much. I can’t wait to put these 125ers on blast. Get ready because once I start, Angiyi ukuyeka.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX,” ithatha indawo Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Kira Innocenti (l) futhi Angela Young (r), isithombe ngezilokotho Tracey McCue
Lewiston, Maine (August 31, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba exubile-karate-arts yayo nesishiyagalolunye (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XIX,” ngomgqibelo, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature two amateur women’s bouts. Angela Young (0-0) MMA Young ngo Bangor kulindeleke ukuba enze DEBUT yakhe ngokumelene Rachel Reinheimer (1-0) from team Sityodtong. Young’s teammateKira Innocenti (0-0) ibuye kuhlelelwe ukwenza DEBUT yakhe ngokumelene Hannah Sparrell (0-0) kusukela First Class MMA e Brunswick.
Angela Young umfazi Chris Young – owner and founder of Young’s MMA. She views her debut fight as a way of testing herself.
“It’s important for me to test myself,” wathi Young, “hhayi kuphela yezinyoni ezeSeptember 12th, but also through the fight that’s happened the last eight weeks leading up to the NEF event. I feel the fight is essentially a showcase and representation of the grueling training sessions and endless hours in the gym that took place prior to fight night. Living the MMA lifestyle to me meant more than diet modifications and strict training schedules. Athletically, kwaba kabanzi mayelana kokukhuthazelela ngokusebenzisa izithiyo futhi baphokophelele imikhawulo yami njengoba nathi ngendlela engazange ihlolwe. Kwakungaba okuyiso ngedwa, abaqeqeshi bami futhi nabalingani bami, ngizuze amanye ilungelo lami ukuba angenelele yezinyoni.”
Kukuphi abesifazane esidlule abaye limane lifakwe sideshow futhi eseyintsha izingxenye izenzakalo combat yezemidlalo, like boxing, yabesifazane MMA akuzange nje wayeyoba zokulingana kanye MMA zabantu, ine, kwezinye izindlela, surpassed it. One has to look only to the highest level of the sport to see this trend. Women’s fights are now routinely present on the main cards of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The promotion’s top star, futhi athlete yayo esiphezulu ikhokhwe, kuyinto bantamweight iqhawe besifazane walo Ronda Rousey (12-0). The women competing on the September 12 ikhadi kuyoba iyahola ukunyakaza ukuze sandise amathuba kwabesifazane ezingeni lesifunda.
“MMA kwabesifazane akuyona sezithandwa ezahlukene kunalokho kungenxa amadoda,” washo Young. “Ngokusobala, MMA wumdlalo ogxile wesilisa, but successful women in the MMA world are on the rise. Ngalesi ekamu mpi engiye wabambana, sparred futhi belwa MMA mpi team the Young kanye baye unrelentingly supportive. Ukuba omunye fighters female wokuqala out of Young ngokuqinisekile has izingcindezi zayo (kanye kokuba ushade Mr. Young) but it’s also a spotlight I’m hoping will inspire other women who otherwise wouldn’t have pursued MMA. I would bet the women’s fights on September 12th won’t be unlike the others we’ve seen at prior NEF events. Ngilindele ukuba abesifazane abukisa enkulu ngoba asinaye okuthile ukufakazela. Ngibeke igazi, ujuluke futhi izinyembezi ukuqeqesha kanye ukholwa kangcono Ngithathe uzitshela labamelene nami kwenziwe okufanayo. Lokho okushiwo, abesifazane bazoya ukuza emva kwalo ukutshala esigxotsheni yabo yezinyoni NEF.”
Enibambisene Kokubili Young, Kira Innocenti, has kanye abaphikisi wakhe ngesikhathi “NEF XIX,” Rachel Reinheimer, babonakale bayahambisana imibono Young ekwandeni okusheshayo MMA yabesifazane.
“Yabesifazane MMA kuyanda,” Said Innocenti. “Isiyalo ngamunye lifundisa into owesifazane yena akazi ngaye. Ngikubone nokuzethemba mina nabanye abaningi. Abesifazane more on the amacansi, ngcono. Fans can expect my teammate, Angie, futhi mina ngokwami ukuze ulinike yethu yonke futhi uye impi nje like the amaqhawe wesilisa ngesikhathi MMA Young benze. Sisebenze kanzima ukumela gym yethu. Sizolwa ngokuziqhenya, passion, futhi kanye emagumbini eziqine ngifuna out for us. Angikwazi ukukuqinisekisa ukuthi iziqubu labesifazane kuyoba ongenakulibaleka.”
“Yabesifazane MMA wumdlalo nje uthanda yimuphi omunye,” washo Reinheimer of Everett, Massachusetts. “Akukona isenzo movie lapho hero siphela ehlathini izinsuku ezintathu ukuqeqesha nge karate master bese linqoba ibutho lonke. Akukona a sekusuke isidumo bar. Akusiwona emuva alley Abaqamekeli. Laba besifazane abasubathi sína ngubani ukuqeqesha ngenkuthalo iminyaka usebenzisa ukuqeqeshwa umhlabeleli, imishini kanye izinsiza ezikhona. Abesifazane ngubani ukuncintisana empini ezemidlalo ezichitha izinkulungwane amahora igazi, ujuluke futhi izinyembezi ephelelisa umdlalo wabo. Benza imihlatshelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunemithetho futhi sikhatsi lesitsite futhi izindlela zokuphepha. Uma othile engayazi umqondo MMA yabesifazane, I ukufanise boxing noma uthango, something else that people are more familiar with. The pool of women fighters in New England is deepening fast and the fact that there are more women’s bouts on fight cards reflects that. Futhi abaphikisi wami bavela sína, okuhlushwa azikhandlayo. Singabantu nomama kuthatha eziningi ukuzimisela kanye drive ukwenza lokhu sport ngenkathi Juggling umsebenzi nezingane. Bengisebenza ngokuzikhandla nethimba lami kusukela impi yami last ukuthuthukisa umdlalo yami kuzo zonke izici. Angive ngijabula ngokuba ukuqeqeshwa amazing kanye nabalingani ngaso Sityodtong ukuthi ibenze kimi kanzima kangaka. On September 12, ungalindela impi.”
Iningi labantu, kokubili amadoda nabesifazane, who join MMA gyms do not do so initially intending to become an active cage fighter. On any given day, one can walk into any MMA gym and find a diverse population of trainees. Men and women, amasha namadala, collar blue and collar white, all train side by side. Most will never step foot in a cage in front of thousands of screaming fans. Most are there to get in shape or learn self-defense. Some, Nokho, basuke yenhlwathi bug mncintiswano.
“Bangixhumanisa emhlabeni MMA ngemuva kokusayina indodakazi yami up for Jiu Jitsu amakilasi becabanga kungasiza kuye for the isici ezama ukuzivikela ezihilelekile mdlalo,” wakhumbula Hanna Sparrell. “Ngabukela yena wathandana the game, ukuzuza amandla nokuzethemba, and was quick to decide that it was something I needed to be doing too. It didn’t take long before I fell in love with Jiu Jitsu myself, bese ekugcineni wayefuna ukuhlola ezinye izici zezwe MMA. Ukuba ejimini isibe ikhaya lesibili for me nendodakazi yami, ukuqeqeshwa partners yami, a second family. Every day I walk through the doors of the gym is a test, kungcono test of nawemidlalo, kanye test of drive ezingokwengqondo nezingokomzwelo. Kusukela isilethwa exubile karate emhlabeni ngibekile umzimba wami, Inhliziyo, futhi umphefumulo ukuqeqesha, futhi ukuncintisana kule iziqubu kubalulekile kimi ngenxa yezizathu eziningi, hhayi kuphela ukumela ngedwa futhi umsebenzi wami onzima, kodwa futhi ukumela wonke umsebenzi onzima, ukunikela, nesikhuthazo mina osithole kubangane bami, abafundisi, ukuqeqeshwa partners, and fellow fighters along the way. I think MMA training for woman is a great outlet for many reasons, kube ngokomzimba kuba Amazing enkulu, futhi ifomu ezinhle "Ukwelashwa" ekupheleni kosuku okungenzeka esicindezelayo. I abesifazane abaningi I ukuqeqeshwa, hhayi bonke uhlela on fighting, kodwa izinzuzo mdlalo zisuke zisekhona, futhi athande it nje okufanayo.”
Innocenti, like abaningi, yazihlanganisa mpi kwezemidlalo njengoba indlela ukuze uthole in, futhi uhlale, shape. Little did she know when her journey started some two years ago that it would take her into an MMA cage with thousands watching her compete.
“Ukuhlola ngokwami in a okuxubile karate iziqubu kubalulekile kimi Mayelana eziningi. Eminyakeni emibili edlule, Ngangikhuluphele futhi ofunana enempilo, indlela owanelisa. Usuku olulodwa, Ngavuka wathatha ukuphila by the nokubusa kanye ngesigamu ngonyaka, lost amakhilogremu ayisithupha ngingedwa. I yamukele inselele, baphumelela, futhi wayefuna omunye. Aaron “Ukwanda” Lacey wangitshela mayelana MMA Young kanye ngaphoqeleka ukuba kuhlole. Emva sandise ngokusebenzisa iminyango, izama yonke amakilasi, nokuhlangana umndeni owenza ekhethekile kangaka, Ngase wezithombe. Ngafika kahle umgomo ukuba omunye fighters lokuqala female on the kunjalo eliphawuleka kakhulu impi team in New England. I bezilokhu nesincintisana. Ngiyakujabulela inselele ngedwa futhi baphokophelele imikhawulo ukuthi kucatshangwa ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukuba kuzuzwe. Ukuphila exubile karate yokuphila kunzima. Kudinga nokuzinikela ngaphezu I wake wacabanga kungenzeka. It iphula wena akhele wena emuva phezulu umuntu ngempela. Le mpi kubalulekile ngoba Bengilokhu baphanga nge team amazing wangisekela ukuthi babefundisa abaqeqeshi kukhuthaza kakhulu futhi ekhuthazayo. Ngizimisele ukwenza kubo uyaziqhenya futhi ibabonge ngesandla sami esevusiwe.”
“Mixed Martial Arts kuyinto esizidlula umoya womuntu on wonke amazinga: emzimbeni, ngokwengqondo, nangokomzwelo,” wathi Reinheimer. “I abe nesifiso esivuthayo ukwazi kude kangakanani Ngingaya. I like exceeding expectations and pushing my limits and that’s MMA in a nutshell. Since I started training in martial arts, ukuphila kwami uye umngcele-kancane. Ukuphila kwami phezu mat lithuthukile ukuphila kwami off mat noHezekeli. Ukuthi Walahla kude bonke iziphazamiso ezingadingekile futhi esinamandla ukuphila kwami phansi lokho okubalulekile ngempela, futhi uphume esiyingini. Ngizizwa sengathi kwangisiza kusisondeza kakhulu ukuba self yami eyiqiniso. Kuyinto the best of karate wasendulo nokuphila zanamuhla.”
Of the abesifazane abane ibambene ngezihluthu “NEF XIX” ikhadi, only Reinheimer has actively competed in the past. She dominated her opponent this past spring on her way to a unanimous decision victory in her debut. All of the women fighting on September 12 e Lewiston bajabula for the ithuba.
“NEF iyinhlangano ukukhuthazwa obuqinile idumela elikhulu,” wathi Reinheimer. “I was a spectator at their very first fight card back in 2012. I love Maine and the crowd is awesome there. Angikwazi ukulinda!”
“Ngicabanga abalandeli bangalindela a show enkulu ngempela,” kubabaza Sparrell. “Ngokuvamile ukulwa yabesifazane zikufakazela ukuba bezijabulisa ngokwedlulele, thina Yebo ufuna sikufanelekela kulo mdlalo evelele abesilisa elibuswa. Lona DEBUT for amathathu ezine wabesifazane ikhadi, kanjalo Ngiyazi lapho kuzoba eziningi inhliziyo nokuzimisela uphonswe lezi ukulwa. Ngiyazi, uqobo, Ngijabule kakhulu ukumela! I couldn’t be more excited to be making my MMA debut in the NEF cage; Ngiye ngabona abaningi fighters I idolize futhi bheka kuze kulo mdlalo kusukela zezitsha of the Androscoggin Bank Colisée, ngokuthola ithuba manje laphaya nabo ngempela udumo weqiniso.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX,” lwenzeka ngoMgqibelo, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Lewiston, Maine (August 27, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, ukumemezela ukusayinwa “Sleepy” Norman Fox (4-2) to an NEF developmental deal. The deal will see Fox make his professional debut with the promotion in the flyweight division in early 2016.
“Ngiye kwadingeka run pretty uphumelele njengomuntu amateur kanye NEF, but it’s time to take things to the next level,” wathi Fox. “No one has seen what I’m fully capable of, but they will soon enough. The flyweight division is mine.”
Ilungu MMA Athletix in Bath, Maine, Fox debuted with NEF as an amateur in the summer of 2013. He won his first four fights in NEF all via stoppage. Fox is considered a rising star in a very thin, kodwa echumayo, zesifunda flyweight division.
“Sasingakwazi sijabule ukuba Norman nathi njengoba professional,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi wabantu Math Peterson. “Norman isungule njengenhlangano amateur ngaphakathi yezinyoni NEF futhi manje ukulungele ukubhekana pro flyweight division. Norman kuyinto ukusayina okuthakazelisayo futhi thina uku siziqhenye ukuba naye njengoba ingxenye uhlelo NEF. Kukhona ithuba elihle ukuthi 2016 kuyoba ngonyaka we Fox.”
“I couldn’t ask for a better promotion to kick off my pro career with than NEF,” Fox wathi.
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX,” ithatha indawo Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokuthi Colisee ibhokisi ehhovisi ngesikhathi 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Lewiston, Maine (August 26, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba exubile-karate-arts yayo nesishiyagalolunye (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XIX,” ngomgqibelo, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur catchweight bout to the fight card. Pat Kelly (3-0) Kulindeleke ukuba ahlangane Ken Dunn (0-1) at a isisindo ukulwa 160-amakhilogremu.
UKelly umqeqeshi engu-51 ubudala Camden Hills Regional High School wrestling team in Rockport, Maine, where he has led the team to three state championships. He also teaches at the school. Kelly is a 2007 inductee of the Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame. He won a state title wrestling for Camden-Rockport High School in the early 1980s. He later wrestled for the University of Maine, winning the New England Championship and competing in the NCAA championships in 1986. Kelly made his MMA debut in the fall of 2014 at the age of 50 njengoba ilungu Bangor, Maine’s Young’s MMA. Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, yena waba isihloko sematheni international emva ukwehlula uyise-indodana duo ka Dr engu-46 ubudala. Steve Bang (0-1) futhi Steve Bang, Jr. (3-3) at ahlukene izenzakalo NEF.
Umphikisi Kelly Ken Dunn uyilungu Maine Kyokushin Karate (MRC) elise Norway, Maine. As a practitioner of Kyokushin, Dunn is well-versed in full-contact sparring and will no doubt bring his striking skills to bear against the wrestler Kelly. He will be making his debut in the NEF cage onSeptember 12 e Lewiston.
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX,” ithatha indawo Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokuthi Colisee ibhokisi ehhovisi ngesikhathi 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Lewiston, Maine (August 24, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba exubile-karate-arts yayo nesishiyagalolunye (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XIX,” ngomgqibelo, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, ukukhuthazwa umemezele ukuthi Sidney “Da Gun” Outlaw (4-1) lase wangenela ukuze buyisela Brandon Chagnon (5-4) in a professional welterweight bout againstDarrius Heyliger (4-2).
Outlaw kuyinto isosha esigabeni kazwelonke, sebezivumisile ligcwaliswe for Bellator, World Series of Fighting (WSOF) futhi Cage Fury Ukulwa Championships (CFFC) in the past. He trains out of Dante Rivera BJJ. Prior to going professional, Outlaw kwadingeka a career lezinkanyezi amateur of 7-1 futhi athumba eziningana izihloko lesifunda yonkana-mpumalanga Mid-Atlantic.
“Lena mpi elite,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli Nick DiSalvo. “You have two athletes who are maybe one or two solid wins away from getting the call up permanently to the major leagues of the sport. We always tell our fans to come see these guys now before you can see them on national TV and pay-per-view. This fight definitely falls in that category.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX,” ithatha indawo Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokuthi Colisee ibhokisi ehhovisi ngesikhathi 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
