Lewiston, Maine (Cuaj hlis 25, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” rau Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the MMA portion of the fight card. Lewiston’s own Matt “Ken menyuam roj hmab” Denning (2-0) yog teem kom tau raws li Bangor, Maine lub Jon Lemke(4-3) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 150-phaus.
Matt Denning has been nothing short of impressive in the first two fights of his professional career. After putting together an amateur record of 4-3, Denning tau txij li thaum tas ob Zenon Herrera (0-2) thiab Derek Shorey (3-2) via first-round submission in the pro ranks. He is a member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) nyob rau hauv Lewiston. Denning’s upcoming fight will present an opportunity to gain a measure of revenge, ntawm xaiv, rau Lemke uas yeej Denning lub tsheb loj thauj neeg Jesse Erickson (6-4) ntawm Bellator 93 nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 2013.
“Nws yog ib tug yawm thiab ib tug lub cib fim ua rau ntawm lub 'NEF XX’ card,” hais tias Denning. Boxing and cage fighting under the same roof – it’s going to be a crazy night. I’m looking to go 3-0 as a pro against a very high level opponent in Lemke. It’s a heavier fight, against a guy who beat my coach in Bellator. I’m excited to showcase my skills and put on a show for the NEF fans. I’m Lewiston’s own Ken Doll and I plan on bringing everything I have into this fight. Sib ntaus sib tua ib tug phooj ywg yog ib qho nyuaj, but it’s all a part of this wide-growing sport. My career is on the rise while Lemke’s is going down.”
Jon Lemke yog ib tug tswv cuab ntawm pab neeg Irish nyob rau hauv Brewer, Maine qhov twg nws cob nyob rau hauv lub legendary Marcus “Lub Irish txhais tes Grenade” Davis (22-11). Like Denning, Lemke mus rau ib tug kua muag thaum pib ntawm txoj hauj lwm, winning his first three bouts in a row. He last appeared in the NEF cage at “NEF XIV” kawg lub caij nplooj zeeg, defeating Amos Collins (4-5) ntawm thawj-round kev knockout (LEEJ TWG). After some time off from competition, Lemke yog lub siab xav rov qab mus rau NEF nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis.
“Kuv pog thiab thov ua tsaug rau lwm lub sijhawm yuav ua li cas kuv hlub thiab mus txuas ntxiv kuv cov hauj lwm nrog NEF,” hais tias Lemke. “Kuv ris Vajtswv txiaj rau sib ntaus sib tua Mr. Denning, who has started his pro career off on the fast track. I realize that I have been very inconsistent in my last couple of fights, Txawm li cas los, Kuv tau coj kauj ruam los mus kho ntawd thiab zoo siab, healthy and looking to get back on track. Mr. Denning coj ib tug zoo kev txawj teeb thiab ib tug kiv cua loj puag rau lub tawb, and I look forward to the challenge and rising up to that challenge. It’s going to be a great night of fights and people are not going to want to miss this fight in particular.”
Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."
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