Lewiston, Maine (Lub ib hlis ntuj 15, 2015) -New England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, nthuav txog nws thib kaum rau mixed martial arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim, "NEF XVI,"On Lub ob hlis ntuj 7, 2015 nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Qhov kev tshwm sim yog teem xeeb tawm ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, NEF announced the addition of a professional featherweight bout to the fight card. “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1) tau kos npe rau daim kom tau raws li Jon Lemke (4-3) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 145-phaus.
“Wb kuj zoo siab heev rau cov tub rog muaj ob heroes zoo li Derek Shorey thiab Jon Lemke sawv cev peb qib nyob rau hauv lub tawb,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Peb featherweight faib yog ib qho ntawm peb deepest, thiab qhov no sib ntaus yuav muaj cuam tshuam loj rau lub rankings.”
Derek Shorey debuted nyob rau hauv NEF MMA nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis 2012 ntawm "NEF II." Nws competed rau NEF plaub lub sij hawm raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua mus 1-3 rau cov qib. Ntawm "NEF XIV" kawg lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj, Shorey ua nws kev taw qhia tiv thaiv John "Thawj Class" Raio (2-6), uas tau yeej Shorey thaum lub ob competed li amateurs. Shorey gained a measure of revenge by submitting Raio in the first round. He went on to face Matt Denning (1-0) ntawm “NEF XV” no yav dhau los Kaum ib hlis. Although he controlled most of the first round, Shorey suffered his first loss as a pro fighter that night. He is currently the head of the recently-formed Shatterproof Combat Club. Shorey also served in the United States Navy. As a fellow veteran, Shorey tuas nws tus nrog sib ntaus Lemke nyob rau hauv high school hais txog.
“Jon is a tough draw for any fighter in New England at 145,” Hais Shorey. “He is probably the most well-rounded fighter I’ve faced to date and I’m excited to see what that brings out in me. It’s going to be a military bar fight between the squid and the devil dog taking place in a controlled environment, thiab lub sij hawm yog nco ntsoov yuav tsis muaj dab tsi luv luv ntawm ib tug muaj siab qhia rau cov NEF kiv cua. I hold nothing but the highest level of respect for Jon and the guys at Team Irish, thiab saib rau pem hauv ntej mus rau ib qho exciting sib ntau sib tw.”
Jon Lemke, ib tug qub tub rog ntawm lub tebchaws United States Tubrog nkoj Corps (USMC), kawg nyob rau hauv lub NEF MMA tawb ntawm “NEF XIV” nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2014 defeating Amos Collins (3-5) ntawm thawj-round kev knockout (LEEJ TWG). He is a member of Marcus “Lub Irish txhais tes Grenade” Davis’ (22-11) Team Irish raws li nyob rau hauv Brewer, Maine. Lemke previously fought on the national stage, defeating Jesse Erickson (3-4) on NEF’s co-promotion with Bellator in March 2013. Lemke is clear that the respect is mutual between himself and Shorey.
“Kuv ib zaug dua pog heev thiab ua siab dawb mus rau kauj ruam mus rau hauv lub NEF tawb thiab ua sib ntaus sib tua tawm tsam ib tug yeej muaj tseeb warrior,” hais tias Lemke. “Kuv tos ntsoov yuav tau ntsib cov kev cov nyom hais tias xws li ib tug heev-txawj kis las xws li Derek muab. To be able to meet and exceed those challenges will be a testament to the hard work that myself and teammates have done and will continue to keep improving and live my dreams.”
NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVI,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 7, 2015nrog ib tug tag nrho-lub hnub qub lineup ntawm fights teem. 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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