Lewiston, Maine (Hōngongoi 2, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, Ka mau i ona tekau ma iwa whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga, “NEF XIX,” i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 12, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. I mua i teie mahana, the promotion announced the first amateur bout on the fight card. Fred Lear (3-1) Kei te whakaritea ki te whakatau Henry Clark (2-1) i te catchweight o 140-pauna.
Lear made his amateur debut with NEF in the summer of 2013. He has accumulated a perfect record of 3-0 i roto i te whare herehere NEF, his only amateur loss coming outside the promotion on a fight card in New Hampshire this past spring. Two of Lear’s three victories in NEF have come by strikes while in mount position. He has exhibited one of the most effective ground-and-pound offenses of any amateur currently on the NEF roster. Lear is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.
“I roto i te faaineineraa no te Clark, Ka titiro tatou ki te tiki 1% pai i nga ra katoa,” Na ka mea a Lear o tona puni whawhai i Young o. “Ka rite ki ia mua, tenei ka waiho i te kaha rōpū, me ahau i mohio ki a faatura i te wero i mua o ia tatou. Henry is dangerous and versatile.”
Lear is correct in his conclusion. Henry Clark represents the Choi Institute in Portland, Maine, and he has shown a wide array of abilities in his first three bouts both on his feet and on the mat. In his debut fight at “Nef XV” hinga whakamutunga, I koi ki tona a Tūrongo, i roto i te taka noa tuatahi ki Sheldon Bang Clark (2-2) prior to submitting Bang off his back in the second with a triangle choke. Clark recognizes that Lear is especially deadly in top position, engari he māia e taea e ia te haere mai atu me te wikitoria i runga i Mahuru 12 i roto i te Lewiston.
“Ahau tino haurangi e pā ana ki tenei whawhai,” ka mea Clark. “Ko te whawhai tangohia e hiahia ana ahau kia rite ki te artist hōia e tipu tenei. Fred is super tough and a nightmare once he gets on top of you. Ko mea, I feel as though I have the skill and ability to ruin Fred’s night on Mahuru 12. I’m hungry for this challenge.”
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XIX,” e wahi i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 12, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF XIX” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee i207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."