Lewiston, Maine (August 19, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba exubile-karate-arts yayo nesishiyagalolunye (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XIX: Amazing,” ngomgqibelo, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. That night, Team Irish sika Ricky Dexter (3-1) Kulindeleke ukuba ahlangane CJ Ewer (3-2) in an NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Title eliminator. Muva, Dexter kwaba guest on the NEF Podcast ebesihlelwe NEF co-umnikazi wabantu Math Peterson.
A isosha United States Navy, Dexter wajoyina Marcus Davis sika Team Irish gym ngemva kokuthuthela Bangor ekhaya, Maine at the conclusion of his military service. Ekugcineni, Dexter wathatha phezu uhlelo imfanelo ejimini, manje eyaziwa ngokuthi “207 Athletes.” Dexter touched on his progression from joining the gym to becoming a trainer.
“Ngangifuna qhubekani nisebenzela futhi ugcine isesimweni esihle,” said Dexter of his return home to Maine from military service. “I figured I’d go work out with the guys at Team Irish. I started doing their workout regimen. I dabbled a little bit with MMA training. Slowly I got more into it over time. It was a good workout. As time went on, I got better at it. I got more addicted with the more I learned, onolwazi Marcus sika, I got addicted to it. He hired me to run his fitness class. Ngemva kwalokho, I figured I’d take a fight. I was in pretty good shape.”
Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, Dexter abahileleka slugfest olunzima nge Cory Trial (1-1) at “NEF XVI.” It was just Dexter’s second fight in the MMA cage. The bout ended in a knockout victory for Dexter. The highlight-reel knockout will, Akungatshazwa, kube ezintweni ezenzeka for a yokuqokela “KO of the Year” at the “NEF 2015 Year-End Awards.”
“Emzuliswaneni wokuqala I pretty okuningi ukukhumbula,” recalled Dexter. “The second round I kind of went into a trance. I don’t really remember much of it, just from watching the video. When you get to that point your training takes over. You kind of black out and, ngaphambi kokuthi wazi, uya isandla sakho wakhulela.”
Kuzo zonke, Dexter waqeda neziqubu yakhe yokuqala emithathu amateur endleleni eya ukuthola shot at the NEF MMA Amateur Esilula Championship ngesikhathi “NEF XVIII” lokhu June ngokumelene Josh Harvey esidlule (4-1). Dexter would lose the bout by first-round submission. At “NEF XIX” on September 12, Dexter bayoba nethuba ukuziphindiselela ukuthi ukulahlekelwa lapho ehlangana Havey sika uYoung MMA enibambisene CJ Ewer in a iziqubu ukuthi uyoba eliminator isihloko for the NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Championship.
“Muhle a wrestling omuhle ngempela, a guy big,” Dexter said of Ewer. “He looks like he’s pretty skilled. He comes from a respected school in Young’s. We all know what he’s gonna do, futhi sonke siyazi ukuthi kumele wenze.”
Ungalalela wonke NEF Podcast interview atwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/
Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe Team Irish Fitness Academy, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi yabo www.TeamIrishMMA.com. You can also follow “207 Athletes” on Facebook ukufunda okwengeziwe mayelana Uhlelo Ricky Dexter sika ukuqeqeshwa.
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX: Amazing,” ithatha indawoSaturday, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX: Amazing” 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."
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