Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 9, 2015) -New England Fights’ (NEF) tseeb mixed martial--arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim "NEF XVI,"Coj qhov chaw Saturday hmo ntuj nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. With temperatures dropping to below zero, thiab cov kev hem thawj ntawm ib tug snowstorm looming hla lub cheeb tsam, ntau tshaj 2,500 fight fans braved the elements to pack the state’s most venerable fight venue. The crowd was treated to a total of 24 nkaus-packed fights, nrog rau plaub kev bouts, ob tug uas twb rau NEF MMA title koj cov menyuam.
Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj pom Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) unseat Ray “Tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm” Ntoo (5-1) to become the new NEF MMA Featherweight Champion. The loss spoiled what was expected to be a triumphant return home for Wood. The native of Bucksport, Maine tau tsiv mus rau South Carolina nyob rau hauv 2014 mus nrhiav nws lub hom phiaj ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub qhov kawg Sib ntaus Championship (UFC). Morrison was considered Wood’s toughest challenge to date, muaj nws tus kheej kev sib nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws theem nyob rau hauv Bellator thiab ntiaj teb huab Cagefighting (WEC). Tseem, Ntoo twb paub li cov nyiam mus rau hauv lub sib ntau sib tw Saturday hmo ntuj. Morrison was dominant for most of the fight, tawm-wrestling Ntoo ua ntej xa nws nrog ib tug guillotine caj pas nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib puag ncig mus ntes tus siv.
The loss was also the sole blemish on what was otherwise a perfect night for Young’s MMA. The Bangor, Maine-raws li pab neeg tau yeej lawv yav tas los yim bouts nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, an amazing feat considering that the Young’s corners were often running back and forth from the cage to the locker room to prepare their fighters for bouts that were mere moments apart from each other. Of particular note, qhib kev sib ntaus ntawm cov card featured Josh Harvey (3-1) ntawm Young cov lus tearing los ntawm sab saum toj-kaum-ranked pib xyaum ua featherweight Caleb Hall (5-2) nrog ib tug kev knockout (LEEJ TWG) victory a mere 36-seconds into the first round. Tom qab ntawd, Young cov lus newest pab neeg, Carl Langston (4-7), tau txais nws thawj yeej puas rau Maine av nrog ib tug txiav txim tshaj Sheldon Bang (1-2) nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch ntawm ib tug sib ntau sib tw Langston tau poob ntawm “NEF XIII” xyoo tas los.
Marcus Davis lub Team Irish mus 2-0 nyob rau hauv lub hmo ntuj nrog Ricky Dexter(2-0) tos tus thib ob yeej ntawm nws pib xyaum ua hauj lwm thiab Rick Matthews (1-1) getting his first victory. 44-year old Matthews won a decision over Emmett Huber (0-1) thaum lub sij hawm Dexter tua nkag ib tug loj knockout rau Cory mus sib hais (0-1) nyob rau hauv lub thib ob-round, xa mus sib hais mus rau ib tug nyob ze tsev kho mob nyob rau hauv tus txheej txheem.
Highlight-lus knockouts twb par rau hauv chav kawm ntawm “NEF XVI.” Among them, UFC, Bellator thiab Strikeforce qub tub rog Nah-Shon “Pob Zeb-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-5) twb bloodied Ryan Hodge(6-10) before knocking him out in the first round of their professional middleweight contest. The most-talked-about knockout of the evening, Txawm li cas los, mus rau Caleb Farrington (2-0) ntawm Team Tshiab England United (TSHIAB) uas poob Brandon “Lub enigma” Russell (0-1) with a single right hand just 8-seconds into the first round. The knockout broke the all-time record of 11-seconds previously set by Buck “Khauj tsiav” Pineau (7-4) nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis 2012.
Ntau keeb kwm tau ua nyob rau ntawm lub “NEF XVI” thaum ib leej txiv thiab tsis muaj ib tug, but two of his sons competed on the same MMA card. Following losses by his sons, Sheldon thiab Steve Bang (3-3), Dr. Steve Bang(1-0), ib tug tswv cuab ntawm Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), entered the NEF MMA cage to a loud ovation from the crowd. The bariatric surgeon wasted little time in going to work on his opponent, Mathais Hanning (0-1), noj nws down thiab pounding tawm ib tug yeej ntawm referee-stoppage.
NFL thiab UFC Qhov kawg Fighter qub tub rog Tyler King (8-2) ntse tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Heavyweight Title nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm lub hmo ntuj, defeating Terry “Lub Ncov qaumteb qabteb Xyooj” Blackburn (5-3). King stormed into the arena with a determined fire in his eyes. Mid-way through the first round, King coj Blackburn down mus rau lub lev thiab ua hauj lwm ib tug Kimura cuav, forcing Blackburn to tap-out. During his post-fight victory interview in the cage, King hu ua tawm ib slew ntawm heavyweights thiab lub teeb-heavyweights xws li zos npe zoo li Eric Bedard (6-5), raws li zoo raws li lub teb chaws cov hnub qub xws li Bellator lub Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4).
Ob bouts tau tshaj tawm rau NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVII,” teem rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. NEF MMA Sib zus Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington(10-7) ntsib-tawm nyob rau hauv lub tawb nrog Jamie Harrison (5-1) for an interview. Boyington will defend his title at “NEF XVII” against number-one-contender Harrison in the main event. Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) thiab Bellator qub tub rog Dennis Olson (12-7) were also brought into the cage for an interview. The two exciting welterweights will square off at “NEF XVII” nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntau sib tw ntau lub zos soj ntsuam xav tias yuav mus ua ib tug contender rau “Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo” nyob rau hauv lub cheeb tsam.
Tag nrho tau ntawm “NEF XVI” nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine:
KEV
145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Ntoo (c) ntawm guillotine, puag ncig 5 (Morrison yeej title)
265*TITLE Tyler King (c) def. Terry Blackburn ntawm Kimura, puag ncig 1 (King khaws)
185 Nah-Shon Burrell def. Ryan Hodge ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1
265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1
Pib xyaum ua
NTES Aaron Lacey def. Nick Spencer ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 3
NTES Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown ntawm kais los armbar, puag ncig 1
145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark ntawm KO, puag ncig 3
180 Caleb Farrington def. Brandon Russell ntawm KO, puag ncig 1
155 Ricky Dexter def. Cory mus sib hais ntawm KO, puag ncig 2
155 Dr. Steve Bang def. Mathais Hanning ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1
- HWT Countess Guillen kawg. Mladen Holman ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab
NTES Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2
185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1
155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab
265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab
185 Nick Shea def. Yakhauj Cameron ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1
NTES Rob Kiah def. Clifford Redman ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 1
135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 1
NTES Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch ntawm Bulldog cuav, puag ncig 2
205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab
265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1
140 Carl Langston def. Sheldon Bang ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab
155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber ntawm split kev txiav txim siab
145 Josh Harvey def. Caleb Hall ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1
NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVII,” yog teem tau noj qhov chaw nyob rauPlaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-7) yuav tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Sib Title tiv thaiv tooj-ib contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) raws li Dennis Olson (12-7) nyob rau hauv ib tug Welterweight contest. Daim pib rau “NEF XVII” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Lub Colisee chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm207.783.2009 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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