Lewiston, Maine (Desanm 8, 2015) - New England Goumen (Nef), Nimewo-yon sèl batay pwomosyon rejyonal Amerik la, pral kenbe evènman pwochen li yo, “Nef 21: Imortèl yo” sou Samdi, Fevriye 6, 2016 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (Mma) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, NEF announced the main event of the MMA portion of the fight card. Bruce “Joli ti gason” Boyington (12-8) pral fè defans nef mma Pwofesyonèl lejè Chanpyona nan kont defi a nan nimewo-yon sèl 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, li te fè premye l 'sou sèn nan nasyonal, bat Rodrigo Almeida (13-3) sou yon Seri Mondyal la nan Goumen (WSOF) card in Connecticut. Boyington followed up that win with a decisive third-round TKO victory over Jimmy Davidson (7-2) mwa pase a nan “Nef XX” in a successful defense of his title. A product of Young’s MMA, ak tèt la nan Taekwondo Akademi Boyington la, tou de ki sitiye nan Bangor, Maine, Boyington te sou yon chire irézistibl depi pèdi yon batay ki pa Peye-tit nan Jamie Harrison (6-1) early in 2015. He has won six of his last seven in the MMA cage, ak kenbe yon lòt viktwa nan bag la boksè nef nan kou a pandan ke kouri.
“Mwen pa ta vle yo dwe Jon Lemke pral antre nan ki kaj avè m 'dwa sou kounye a, sa a, se sa m ap panse, si mwen yo rete onèt,” Di Boyington. “Mwen pa reyèlman konprann pou ki sa li ta vle yon batay avè m 'kounye a, e mwen kwè li pral montre moute epi bay pi bon efò l ', men mwen pa ta vle al goumen m 'kounye a. Mwen se danjere, ak konfyans mwen an se nan do kay la ak lè li a tankou sa a, li se pral pran yon atlèt mond-klas yo sispann m ', ak konsantre m 'kan sa a tout antye pral sou rete enb ak konsantre. Lè Fevriye 6th vini, Mwen pral pi danjere Bruce Boyington a ki te janm te demisyone pye nan kalòj la, e mwen konnen si mwen vle yo dwe nan gen kounye a, Mwen vrèman pral fè grangou pa lè sa a.”
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’ Ekip Ilandè nan Brewer ki tou pre, Maine, rival li a kwa vil-a Mma Young nan, 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” mwa pase a lè, jis moman anvan Boyington pran nan kalòj la kont Davidson, Lemke venkr 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, ak ni li te gen yon advèsè siyen, tan an te mi pou la “Batay pou Bangor,” kòm fanatik te ame li, finalman pran plas.
“Mwen se konsa èkstrèmeman rekonesan ak eksite yo dwe goumen pou nef yon lòt fwa ankò epi sitou yon opòtinite pou goumen pou tit la,” di Lemke. “Moun ki konnen m 'konnen ki sa istwa gen yon wout ki long sa a te pou m', 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. Sa a se pral yo dwe yon gwo batay ke fanatik yo pa ale nan vle manke, se konsa jwenn tikè ou ak vin sou desann.”
“Mwen pa konnen si gen nan nenpòt ki fanatik batay sèl mande nou sou yo wè plis pase yon sèl sa a,” exclaimed NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Li sanble tankou omwen yon fwa kèk yon semèn nou ap vin mesaj mande 'lè yo nou pral wè batay la pou Bangor ant Lemke ak Boyington?’ Oke, li nan pase souFevriye 6 at ‘NEF 21,’ ak tout moun nan òganizasyon nou an, se menm jan eksite kòm fanatik yo wè li!”
“Istwa a tounen nan bout sa a se enkwayab,” deklare nef ko-pwopriyetè ak promoteur Matt Peterson. “Se Pa gen anyen manifaktire – it’s completely authentic and gut wrenching. This fight has been a long time coming, ak mwen gen yon santiman ki plon an-an nan Fevriye 6th yo pral kontrèman ak anyen nou te janm temwen nan dekont la nan yon konfwontasyon nan grandè sa a kote pou pi plis pase jis dwa vante yo sou liy.”
New England Goumen’ evènman pwochèn, “Nef 21: Imortèl yo,” pran plasSamdi, Fevriye 6, 2016 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan Lewiston, Maine. Tikè pou “Nef 21” kòmanse nan jis $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nan www.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele biwo nan bwat Colisée nan 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, swiv yo sou Twitternefights yo ak rantre nan ofisyèl Facebook gwoup la "New England Goumen."