Lewiston, Maine (December 8, 2015) - New England ho loana ka (NEF), Amerika oa nomoro ya-e mong o lebatowa ntoa ntshetsopele, tla ahlola hlahlamang ketsahalo, “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” ka Moqebelo, February 6, 2016 a le Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Pele ho moo kajeno, NEF announced the main event of the MMA portion of the fight card. Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (12-8) tla sireletsa NEF MMA Professional bobebe Championship khahlanong le le bothata ba ho nomoro-e leng 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, o ile a etsa hae qalo wa setjhaba sethaleng, hlōla Rodrigo Almeida (13-3) ka World Series ea Fighting (WSOF) card in Connecticut. Boyington followed up that win with a decisive third-round TKO victory over Jimmy Davidson (7-2) ho qetela khoeli ke le “NEF XX” in a successful defense of his title. A product of Young’s MMA, le hlooho ea Boyington ea Taekwondo Academy, ka bobeli teng Bangor, Maine, Boyington e bile ka ho unstoppable meokho eohle ho tloha ka ho lahleheloa ke bao e seng tlotla ho loanela ho Jamie Harrison (6-1) early in 2015. He has won six of his last seven in the MMA cage, mme o e 'ngoe tlhōlo ka NEF Krrish nakong ea tsela ea a mathela.
“Ke ne ke tla sa batle ho ba Jon Lemke kena hore gorole le 'na tokelo ya ka hona joale, hore 's seo ke ho nahana, haeba ke ho ba ka botšepehi,” re Boyington. “Ha ke ke ba utloisisa ke hobane'ng ha o ne a tla batla ho loana le 'na hona joale, 'me ke lumela o tla ba bontša' me fana ka se molemohali boiteko bo matla, empa ke neng e ke ke ho loantša 'na hona joale. Ke kotsi, le tšepo ea ka ka eona ke ka marulelong 'me ha ho likes this, ho eang ho nka lefatšeng-sehlopha sa moatlelete hore ba khaotse ho 'na, le ka bua haholo ka ena eohle kampong e tla ba setseng ea ikokobelitseng le ea tsepamisa maikutlo. Neng February 6th tluoa tabeng ea, Ke tla ba kotsi ka ho fetisisa Bruce Boyington hore ea kileng a kenella maoto a gorole, 'me ke tseba hore na Ke batla ho ba a ho na le hona joale, Ka sebele ke ho ea a lapile ka nako eo.”
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’ Team Irish e haufi le moo Brewer, Maine, sefapano-motse qothisana lehlokoa le eena ea Young ea MMA, 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” khoeling e fetileng ha, nakoana pele Boyington o ile a nka ho gorole khahlanong le Davidson, Lemke a hlōla 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, leha e le kaha o e lireng saennweng, nako eo e neng butsoitseng bakeng sa “Battle bakeng sa Bangor,” e le Fans ba bitsoa e, ho qetellong etsahala.
“Ke Hoa makatsa hore ebe leboha le thabile ho loanela NEF a boela a le haholo-holo le monyetla oa ho loanela e le sehlooho,” a re Lemke. “Ba tsebang pale ea tseba hore na e telele e lebileng ena e bile le 'na, 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. Sena se tla ba le e khōlō ntoa hore Fans ba a ke ke ho batla ho hopotse, e le fumana hao letenky le tla ka fatše.”
“Ha ke tsebe haeba ho na le leha e le efe ba se nang balekane ntoa Fans re botsa ho bona ho feta ena,” exclaimed NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Ho bonahala eka joaloka bonyane makhetlo a 'maloa ka beke re ntse u ho melaetsa ho botsa' ha Re tla ho bona Battle bakeng sa Bangor pakeng tsa Lemke le Boyington?’ Hantle, e etsahalang kaFebruary 6 at ‘NEF 21,’ le mong le e mong ka hare ho mokhatlo oa rōna ke feela joalokaha thabile ha e le le Fans ho bona!”
“Ka morao pale ea ho ena bout ke a hlollang,” o ile a re NEF sebedisana mong'a le matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Ha ho letho le etsoa – it’s completely authentic and gut wrenching. This fight has been a long time coming, 'me ke le ba nahana hore a etella pele-a ho February 6th e tla ba ho fapana le ntho efe kapa efe re kileng pakela ka balwa ho ea makhaola-khang ena tebile hakae moo haholo ho fetang feela ho ithorisa litokelo tsa ba mo moleng.”
New England ho loana ka’ latelang ketsahalo, “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS,” etsahalaMoqebelo, February 6, 2016 a le Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. Ditekete tsa “NEF 21” qala ka feela $25 'me li ka Sale hona joale ka www.TheColisee.com kapa ka bitsa ea Colisée lebokose le reng ofisi ea 207.783.2009 X 525. Bakeng sa boitsebiso bo eketsehileng ka ketsahalo le ho loana karete ya diapdeite, ka kōpo etela ntshetsopele oa setsheng sa inthanete sa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Holim'a moo, o ka shebella NEF livideo ka www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, latela ba ba ka Twitternefights le ho ba setho ya semmuso ya Facebook sehlopha "New England loana."