Lewiston, Maine (Marzu 18, 2015) - Tissielet New England (NEF), Amerika Numru ta 'wieħed promozzjoni ġlieda reġjonali, ritorni lejn il-Androscoggin Bank Colisée fil Lewiston, Maine fuq April 11, 2015 bl mħallta marzjali arti-sbatax tagħha (MMA) avveniment. Earlier today, the company announced the full fight card for the event. The card is scheduled to feature a full slate of both professional and amateur bouts. NEF executives report that fan reaction to the matchups already announced has been overwhelmingly positive.
“I ma tistax tiftakar li dan it-tip ta 'rispons għal karta ġlieda qabel,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “There has been so much excitement over every fight we’ve announced. We sold out of all cage-side tickets four weeks prior to the event, and the general admission are very close to being gone. We’ve never seen that happen so early before. It really says something about the quality of the product we’re putting on here in Lewiston. There’s no doubt NEF is the hottest ticket in town.”
Fil-avveniment ewlieni tal-lejla, Bruce “Boy Pretty” Boyington(10-7) tiddefendi l-Titlu Ħfief NEF MMA kontra numru wieħed konkorrent Jamie Harrison (5-1). The bout was made in the hours following “NEF XV” f'Novembru li għadda meta Boyington b'suċċess difiżi-titolu kontra Jesse Erickson (3-4) u Harrison manhandled Tollison Lewis (0-4) on his way to a quick submission victory. The fight will be Boyington’s second defense of the title since winning it last September.
L-avveniment ko prinċipali tal-lejla ser jkollhom karatteristika bout welterweight ħafna antiċipat bejn Brażiljan Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) ċinturin iswed Jarod “Last Minute” Lawton (4-1) u veteran Bellator Dennis “Il menace” Olson (12-7). In recent weeks, Lawton u Olson kienu involuti fi gwerra ta 'kliem fuq mezzi soċjali li rat iż-atleti’ partitarji rispettivi jaqbżu fil-fray.
“Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1), frisk off iffirmar ta 'kuntratt ġdid multi-ġlieda ma NEF, se jiltaqa John “Ewwel Klassi” Ray (2-6) fil “match gomma.” The rivalry has seen each fighter win one bout against the other. Il April 11 ġlieda, skedata li sseħħ fi catchweight ta '150-liri, se tiddetermina victor definittiva fil-rivalità.
Kaline “Il Angel Dark” Medeiros (3-4) u undefeated Calie “Il Badger Għasel” Cutler (3-0) will make history when they contest the first professional women’s MMA fight on a regional card in Maine. It will not be the first time Medeiros has been a part of history. She competed in the first women’s fight in Rhode Island two years ago.
Wkoll fl-azzjoni fuq in-naħa professjonali tal-karta se jkun popolari regulars NEF MMA Jesse “Il Viking” Erickson (3-4), “Il-Kelb Junkyard” Ryan Cowette (2-2), Elias “Periklu Mouse” Leland (2-0) u Mike “l-MOUSTACHE” Hansen (2-1), fost oħrajn.
Il-porzjon dilettanti tal-karta se jkun headlined mill “Sleepy” Norman Fox (3-1) u “Downtown” Dave Brown (1-2) in a flyweight contest. Fox is undefeated on Maine soil and is currently the number-three ranked amateur flyweight in the Northeast. Brown wrestled for Plymouth State University where he was a four-time All-New England winner.
Il-karta dilettanti se wkoll karatteristika bout ħfief bejnRicky Dexter (2-0) minn Marcus Davis’ Team Irlandiż u Steven Bang (3-3) minn Central Maine Brażiljan Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) – Team New England Uniti (NEW). Dexter’s teammate Jeremy Tyler (4-3) kwadri off ma ' Alex Johnson (1-1) ta bla ħniena MMA & Boxing in a featherweight bout. And Bruce Boyington’s wife, Randi Beth Knowles (0-0), se jiltaqa Alex Walker (0-0) fil-ġlieda strawweight double-debutt.
Il-karta ġlieda sħiħ għall “NEF XVII” (soġġetta għal bidla u l-approvazzjoni tal-Awtorità Sports Ġlieda kontra ta 'Maine):
PROFESSJONALI
155*TITOLU Bruce Boyington 10-7 (MMA Young) vs Jamie Harrison 5-1 (Ewwel Coast Full Kuntatt)
170 Jarod Lawton 4-1 (Team NEW) vs Dennis Olson 12-7 (Boston BJJ / Team Triumph)
265 Brent DILLINGHAM 1-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Mike Hansen 2-1 (BerzerkersMMA)
185 Ryan Cowette 2-2 (MMA Athletix) vs John Daniels 2-3 (Rock City MMA)
155 Jesse Erickson 3-4 (Team NEW - CMBJJ) vs Mark DEFORD 0-3 (F2 Arena)
150 John Ray 2-6 (Ewwel Klassi MMA) vs Derek Shorey 1-1 (Club Ġlieda kontra shatterproof)
135 Elias Leland 2-0 (L-Akkademja) vs Jay Perrin 1-0 (Boston BJJ / Team Triumph)
115 Kaline Medeiros 3-4 (Gracie Fitness) vs Calie Cutler 3-0 (Jacked N Tan Ġlieda Tim)
Dilettanti
125 Norman Fox 3-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Dave Brown 1-2 (Plymouth Ġlieda Club)
265 Ryan Glover 1-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Jason Qasam 0-0 (Indipendenti)
265 Dave Smith 0-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Dan Marley 0-0 (Indipendenti)
185 Ruben Redman 0-1 (Indipendenti) vs Chris Rideout 0-0 (Indipendenti)
185 Chris Smith 0-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Nash Roy 2-1 (MMA Young)
185 Heath Hanson 0-2 (3Ronin Atletika) vs Brandon Russell 0-1 (Team Nitemare)
155 Ricky Dexter 2-0 (Team Irlandiż) vs Steve Bang Jr. 3-3 (Team NEW – CMBJJ)
155 Rick Matthews 1-1 (Team Irlandiż) vs Matthew Hanning 0-1 (Indipendenti)
155 Jason Lachance 1-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Jesse Herrick 1-0 (L-Akkademja)
145 Clifford Redman 0-1 (Indipendenti) vs Caleb Serra 0-1 (Team Kaze)
145 Jeremy Tyler 4-3 (Team Irlandiż) vs Alex Johnson 1-1 (Bla ħniena MMA & Boxing)
135 Mike Crespo 2-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Sheldon Bang 1-2 (Team NEW – CMBJJ)
115 Randibeth Knowles 0-0 (TKD Boyington ta / MMA Young) vs Alex Walker 0-0 (Team Kaze)
Biljetti għall “NEF XVII” tibda fi ftit $25 u huma fuq bejgħ issa filwww.TheColisee.com jew billi ċċempel l-uffiċċju kaxxa Colisée fi207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. B'żieda, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jsegwu minnhom fuqnefights Twitter u jingħaqdu mal-grupp uffiċjali Facebook "New England Tissielet."
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New England tissielet ("NEF") hija ġlieda promozzjonijiet avvenimenti kumpanija. Missjoni NEF huwa li jinħolqu l-avvenimenti ta 'kwalità ogħla għall-ġellieda Maine u supporters. Tim eżekuttiv NEF għandu l-esperjenza estensiva fil-ġestjoni isports miġġielda, produzzjoni avvenimenti, relazzjonijiet mal-midja, marketing, legali u r-reklamar.