Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 3, 2015) -New England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, nthuav txog nws tom ntej no mixed martial--arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim no hnub vas xaum night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. The fight card, hu ua “NEF XVI,” yuav feature ob tug mej zeej ntawm Maine lub newest sib ntaus pab, Phem MMA & Boxing, nyob rau hauv pib xyaum ua bouts.
Phem MMA & Boxing yog founded hauv 2014 by veteran fighter Josh Parker (4-8). Parker has a long history in the NEF MMA cage, muaj kev sib xya lub sij hawm rau kev sib ntaus qib ntawm Lub ob hlis ntuj 2012 thiab kaum ib hlis 2013. Ntau tsis ntev los, Parker tau yuav tawm ntawm lub MMA tawb siab rau nws cov hauj lwm raws li ib tug kws boxer, raws li zoo raws li lub tsev nws gym.
Parker qhib lub gym nyob rau hauv Benton, Maine as a way of giving back to the fight community. He sees Ruthless MMA & Boxing as a means to introduce young athletes from the area to the burgeoning world of combat sports and provide them with opportunities to compete. That includes his own sons.
“Kuv twb tau xav txog kev pib kuv tus kheej gym rau ib tug thaum lub sij hawm tam sim no,” hais tias Parker. “Kuv thawj kev sib ntaus yog yuav luag kaum xyoo dhau los thaum kuv tus tub yog peb. Now he’s 13 thiab npaj txhij mus pib nws tus kheej sib ntaus hauj lwm, thiab kuv cia li muaj lwm tus tub. I knew it was time to build my boys a place where they can train whenever they want to. This is a fight family.”
Parker qhia nws thawj protégé, Alex Johnson (1-1), in the fall of 2014. Johnson is coming off a win over Rick Matthews (0-1) nyob rau hauv ib tug phem, rov qab-thiab-tawm slugfest ntawm “NEF XV” no yav dhau los Kaum ib hlis. The bout was considered by many to be the “Sib ntaus ntawm cov Hmo ntuj” ntawm daim card.
Corey mus sib hais (0-0), lwm ntawm Parker lub zeem muag, cia siab mus ntxiv cov kev vam meej coj tuaj rau ruthless MMA & Boxing by his teammate Alex Johnson. Trial makes his NEF MMA debut no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj nyob rau hauv Lewiston thaum nws muaj raws li Ricky Dexter (1-0) ntawm Team Irish nyob rau hauv ib tug sib contest.
“Kuv twb yeej ib txwm ua npau suav ua tau ntaus ib tug neeg nyob rau hauv lub ntsej muag thiab tsis tau mus rau lub tsev kaw neeg rau nws,” Mus sib hais hais. “Tam sim no hais tias kuv muaj lub cib fim, koj zoo dua ntseeg ib tug neeg raug mob.”
“Peb style yog yooj yim, peb xav sawv ntsug thiab bang,” Parker elaborated. “Thaum peb spar, peb xav saib leej twg yuav tsoo lub hardest. Mike Tyson said it best ‘everybody’s got a plan- kom txog rau thaum lawv tau ntaus.’ We want to give the fans exciting fights. We’re looking for knockouts.
“Tus hais mav phem nyob rau ntawm lub los ntawm tag nrho cov mus kev ntawm lub neej- seb nws yog txoj kev sib ntaus sib tua los yog tawb sib ntaus sib tua lawv tag nrho cov tuaj nrog kev ntuav ruaj ruaj. They each approached me after hearing I was building a gym. Peb qhov tseem ceeb yog tej yam yooj yim- thaum koj tuaj nyob rau hauv koj tawm koj ego ntawm lub qhov rooj. When you’re a part of the Ruthless team, koj nyob nraum yuav tsum nqa koj tus kheej raws li ib tug kws- ua kis las thiab sib hwm yog ib tug yuav tsum.”
Bryant Orick (3-5) is another Ruthless team member scheduled to make his NEF MMA debut this Saturday night. It will not, Txawm li cas los, be his first time in the cage. Orick, ib tug neeg uas tam sim no nyob rau hauv Ohio Clinton, Maine, has competed in the sport for five years. He is a veteran of eight bouts, sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub Buckeye lub xeev, Kansas thiab Indiana, to name a few states. Orick hopes to find a home and success in NEF alongside his Ruthless MMA & Boxing teammates. Ntawm “NEF XVI” no lis xaus, Orick yuav tau nws ua hauj lwm txiav tawm rau nws nrog undefeated Fred Lear (2-0) ntawm Young cov lus MMA.
“Kuv tuaj tawm mus ua ib lub npe rau kuv tus kheej rau ntawm NEF,” said Orick. “Kuv zoo-npawv thiab mus rau muab tso rau hauv ib tug qhia tau. I train hard every day, muaj ib tug zoo qhia thiab pawg football koom tes. Nothing will surprise me in my upcoming bout.”
” Ua ib tug kws qhia tau qhia kuv mus qeeb nws down thiab coj nws rov qab li tej hauv paus,” Parker hais. “Sib ntaus sib tua tiag tiag yog zoo nkauj yooj yim, khob lwm tus txiv leej tub tawm thiab koj yeej. I demand 100% los ntawm kuv fighters, thiab kuv muab lawv 100% rov qab. Fighting is not a hobby, nws yog ib tug txoj kev ua neej.”
Phem MMA & Boxing nyob rau hauv Benton, Maine. You can learn more about the team at their Facebook page “Phem MMA & Boxing.”
NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVI,” siv qhov chaw no Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 7, 2015, nrog ib tug tag nrho-lub hnub qub lineup ntawm fights teem. Ray “Tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm” Ntoo (5-0) rov hmo los mus tiv thaiv cov NEF MMA Featherweight Title tiv thaiv Bellator thiab WEC qub tub rog Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL thiab UFC Qhov kawg Fighter qub tub rog Tyler King (7-2) txo nws hwj lub NEF MMA Heavyweight Title rau ntawm txoj kab tiv thaiv Terry “Lub Ncov qaumteb qabteb Xyooj” Blackburn (5-2). Nyob rau hauv lub feature sib ntau sib tw ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, UFC, Bellator thiab Strikeforce qub tub rog Nah-Shon Burrell (10-5) ua rau nws NEF MMA debut tiv thaiv Ryan Hodge (6-9). Daim pib pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Lub Colisee 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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