Lewiston, Maine (January 20, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, he hakari ma ono ona toi hōia whakauru (MMA) takahanga, "XVI nef,"I runga i February 7, 2015 i roto i te Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. I mua i teie mahana, NEF announced the full fight card for the event. A pair of title fights are scheduled to headline the card which will feature veterans of the National Football League (NFL), te whawhai Championship Ultimate (UFC), Bellator MMA, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) a Strikeforce MMA.
“Tika ai tēnei kāri hei to tatou tino hao nui ki te rā,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “There’s something here for everyone. If you like the big guys, we have plenty of heavyweight and super-heavyweight fights. If you like seeing the UFC and Bellator names, we have them. If you like wrestlers, they are well represented on this card. If you like women’s MMA, we have a women’s fight on here. $25 tickets to a fight card of this caliber is a steal for the fight fan. NEF continues to bring you the biggest bang for your buck as we open our fourth year of business.”
I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-0) ka tiakina e te Title nef MMA mā whitu ki te wero o Philadelphia o Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). Morrison is a veteran of the Bellator and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) cages. He will be Wood’s highest-profile challenge to date. Many insiders predict that Wood could be one or two wins away from getting the call to one of the national promotions himself.
Ko te hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi, ka kite Tyler King (7-2) tiakina e te Ingoa nef MMA Heavyweight ki Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). King is an NFL veteran, ka kairau a hoki nga peihana San Diego, St. Louis hipi toa, Jacksonville Jaguars a Arizona katinara i muri i te mahi kāreti rawa angitu i te University o Connecticut te wahi e tuhia e ia 19 peke ano he mutunga ārai, a ko te ingoa o te tīma o “MVP ārai” i roto i te 2004. He appeared on the 19th season of UFC’s Ko te Ultimate Fighter television series in 2014. Tyler is the son of Steve King who spent nine years with the New England Patriots as a linebacker during the 1970s and early 1980s. The challenger, Terry Blackburn, i te wikitoria knockout miramira-hurori mo Jason Dolloff (6-19) i roto i te whare herehere nef MMA i Mahuru 2013.
Ryan Hodge (6-9) Ka kite i te mahi ki Nah-Makeronia “Ko te Kamaka-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-4) in a middleweight feature fight. Hodge, e noho ana i roto i te Florida, engari kua hanga he ingoa mo ia i runga i te raki scene whawhai rohe, last appeared in the NEF MMA cage in November 2013. That night, Hodge i te wini knockout nui ki runga ki Josh Watson (7-4). Burrell is a veteran of the UFC, Bellator and Strikeforce cages. He has competed a total of nine times on the biggest stages the sport has to offer.
“Te hunga e toru whawhai ki runga o tenei kāri e utu te utu anake o te whakauru,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “All three of those fights are main events on any regional MMA event held on the east coast any night of the week. And we’re giving them all to the fans in one awesome night of MMA action for one low price of admission. You can bet your bottom dollar that you e kia manuhiri i runga i February 7, a e kore e whai koe ki te wahi i te taha ki te rave i te reira.”
I te taha ki amateur o te kāri, Countess “Ko te Stampede” Guillen(1-1) a-tau 56-tau Mladin Holman (0-1) will engage in a rematch of their super-heavyweight bout from this past November. Many fans felt the bout was stopped early by the referee, maui i te wikitoria ki a Guillen i te knockout hangarau (WHO). NEF executives listened to fans and quickly arranged the rematch.
Ano i runga i te kāri runaruna e rua o te whawhai Bang teina e toru, Sheldon Bang (1-1) a Steven Bang (3-2), me to ratou debuting papa Dr. Steve Bang (0-0). Dr. Bang is a 46-year-old bariatric surgeon with a background in wrestling. His four sons, tae atu Sheldon a Steven, Kua aru katoa i roto i te tapuwae o to ratou papa, ia nonoke mō te kura Edward Little High i roto i Auburn, Maine.
Ko te toto hou maranga kei wawe i runga i te wahi amateur o te kāri, ka Karepe Hall (5-1) a Josh Harvey (2-1) open the show in what should be an action-packed featherweight bout. Top prospects Nick Spencer (7-4) a Arona Lacey (4-1) are scheduled to meet in a catchweight bout. “Crispy” Michael Crespo(2-0) a Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tītohunga Johnny Crafts (2-0) will put their respective unblemished records on the line in a bantamweight contest. And the women will take to the cage whenHillary Cooledge (0-1) kanohi Fernanda Araujo (3-3-1).
Ko te kāri whawhai tonu mō te “Nef XVI” (kaupapa ki te huri i):
NGAIO
145*TITLE Ray Wood 5-0 (MMA o Young) vs Anthony Morrison 16-9 (Tōpuni Whawhai Daddis)
265*TITLE Tyler King 7-2 (Connors MMA) vs Terry Blackburn 5-2 (Coast Tuatahi Full Whakapā / Team Riot)
185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell 11-4 (Whawhai Firm whiriwhiri & Lenisou Gracie BJJ) vs Ryan Hodge 6-9 (F2 Arena)
265 Mike Hansen 1-1 (Independent) vs Artie Mullen 1-13 (MMA o Southern Maine)
155 Hehe Erickson 3-4 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs Frank Aua 0-1 (Team United & Santos BJJ)
145 Derek Shorey 1-1 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Jon Lemke 4-3 (Team Irish)
135 Matt Denning 1-0 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs Jovan White 1-6 (Tuatahi Coast Full Whakapā)
AMATEUR
S.HWT Countess Guillen 1-1 (Independent) vs Mladen Holman 0-1 (Choi Institute)
265 Brandon Lessard 0-0 (Independent) vs Billy Leahy 1-1 (MMA o Young)
265 Ryan Glover 0-0 (Independent) vs Jason Field 0-0 (Independent)
205 Chris Perry 0-0 (Acadia BJJ) vs Reupena Redman 0-0 (Independent)
185 Frank Dellasala 0-1 (Choi Institute) vs Heath Hanson 0-1 (3Ronin Athletics)
185 Hakopa Cameron 1-4 (Team Nitemare) vs Nick Shea 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA)
185 Joe Staples 0-0 (Team Irish) vs Raymond Harrison 0-0 (Independent)
180 Karepe Farrington 1-0 (Team NEW) vs Brandon Russell 0-0 (Independent)
166 CJ tiaka 3-1 (MMA o Young) Jakub vs Kazuba 1-0 (Tuatahi Coast Full Whakapā)
155 Dr. Steve Bang 0-0 Sr. (CMBJJ) vs. Matthew Hanning 0-0 (Independent)
155 Steve Bang Jr. 3-2 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs Jason LaChance 0-1 (MMA Athletix)
155 Ricky Dexter 1-0 (Team Irish) vs Corey Trial 0-0 (Nanakia mekemeke & MMA)
155 Rick Matthews 0-1 (Team Irish) vs Emmett Huber 0-0 (Ko te Academy)
145 Karepe Hall 5-1 (Choi Institute) vs Josh Harvey 2-1 (MMA o Young)
145 Jimmy Jackson 1-2 (MMA o Young) vs Kris Welch 0-0 (Independent)
145 Henry Clark 1-0 (Choi Institute) vs Mike Pietersen 1-0 (MMA o Young)
140 Nick Spencer 7-4 (Choi Institute) vs Arona Lacey 4-1 (MMA o Young)
141 Rob Kiah 0-0 (MMA o Young) vs Clifford Redman 0-0 (Independent)
140 Bryant Orick 3-5 (Nanakia mekemeke & MMA) vs Fred Lear 2-0 (MMA o Young)
135 Johnny Crafts 2-0 (Team NEW) vs Mike Crespo 2-0 (MMA Athletix)
135 Fernanda Araujo 3-3-1 (Tapa ārai) vs Hillary Cooledge 0-1 (Choi Institute)
125 Dustin Veinott 2-3 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs Dave Brown 1-1 (White Mountain BJJ)
135 Sheldon Bang 1-1 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs TBD
Tikiti hoki “Nef XVI” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga 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."
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