Lewiston, Maine (February 9, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai’ (Nef) hou te whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) hui "XVI nef,"Ka tango te wahi Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. With temperatures dropping to below zero, me te riri o te snowstorm te hāparangi i runga i te rohe, neke atu i te 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 mahi-Kikī whawhai, tae atu ki ngā pāngia ngaio e wha, e rua o nei i hoki nef MMA taitara whitiki.
Ko te hui matua o te kitenga ahiahi Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) unseat Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (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, I neke Maine ki South Carolina i roto i 2014 ki te whai i tana whāinga o te whakataetae i roto i te whawhai Championship Ultimate (UFC). Morrison was considered Wood’s toughest challenge to date, ka whakataetae ia i runga i te atamira o te motu i roto i te Bellator me te Ao Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Tonu, Mohio Wood i rite te tino e haere ki roto ki te a'ee Rāhoroi po. Morrison was dominant for most of the fight, i mua i roto i-nonoke Wood tuku ia ia ki te kowaowaotia pororere i roto i te rima o tawhio noa ki te hopu i te whitiki.
The loss was also the sole blemish on what was otherwise a perfect night for Young’s MMA. The Bangor, I riro Maine-e hāngai ana rōpū ratou pāngia e waru o mua i runga i te akoranga o te ahiahi, 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, te whawhai whakatuwheratanga o te kāri ngā Josh Harvey (3-1) o te haehae o Young i roto i runga-tekau-runga mā whitu amateur Karepe Hall (5-2) ki te knockout hangarau (WHO) victory a mere 36-seconds into the first round. I muri mai, Mema kapa hōu o Young, Carl Langston (4-7), ka tona win tuatahi tonu i runga i Maine oneone ki te whakatau i runga i Sheldon Bang (1-2) i roto i te rematch o te a'ee ngaro Langston i i “Nef XIII” whakamutunga tau.
Haere Marcus Davis o Team Irish 2-0 i runga i te po ki Ricky Dexter(2-0) kato ake te wikitoria tuarua o tona mahi runaruna me Rick Matthews (1-1) getting his first victory. 44-year old Matthews won a decision over Emmett Huber (0-1) ia piro Dexter he knockout nui i runga i Cory Trial (0-1) i roto i te rua-a tawhio, te tuku Trial ki te hōhipera tata i roto i te tukanga.
I par mo te akoranga i knockouts Miramira-hurori “Nef XVI.” Among them, UFC, Bellator a Strikeforce hōia Nah-Makeronia “Ko te Kamaka-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-5) i kua pūremu 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, Heoi, haere ki te Karepe Farrington (2-0) o Team New Ingarangi United (NEW) nei maturuturu iho Brandon “Ko te 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 “Pongaponga” Pineau (7-4) i roto i te April 2012.
I hanga atu hītori i “Nef XVI” ka he papa, a e kore tetahi, but two of his sons competed on the same MMA card. Following losses by his sons, Sheldon me Steve Bang (3-3), Dr. Steve Bang(1-0), he mema o Central Maine 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, Matthew Hanning (0-1), tango ia ia ki raro, me te āki i mā kaitautoko-mutu i te wikitoria.
NFL a UFC Ko te Ultimate Fighter hōia Tyler King (8-2) nā te Title nef MMA Heavyweight i roto i te hui tahi-matua o te po, hinga Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3). King stormed into the arena with a determined fire in his eyes. Mid-way through the first round, Ka tangohia e Kingi Blackburn ki raro, ki te whāriki, ka mahi i te tāpaetanga Kimura, forcing Blackburn to tap-out. During his post-fight victory interview in the cage, Ka karanga i roto i te Kingi, he patua o heavyweights me te marama-heavyweights tae atu ingoa rohe rite Eric Bédard (6-5), me te whetu motu pērā i te Bellator Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4).
Ua faaite rua pāngia i hoki hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” whakaritea hoki April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Nef MMA Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington(10-7) fehangahangai-atu i roto i te whare herehere ki te 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 “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) a Bellator hōia Dennis Olson (12-7) were also brought into the cage for an interview. The two exciting welterweights will square off at “Nef XVII” i roto i te a'ee maha a ngā rohe ongo'i taea e te mutunga ake he nguha mo “Whawhai o te Tau” i roto i te rohe o.
Ko nga hua tonu o te “Nef XVI” i roto i te Lewiston, Maine:
NGAIO
145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) mā pororere, tawhio 5 (Morrison toa taitara)
265*TITLE Tyler King (c) DEF. Terry Blackburn mā Kimura, tawhio 1 (King tonu)
185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell DEF. Ryan Hodge mā TKO, tawhio 1
265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen mā TKO, tawhio 1
AMATEUR
Hao Arona Lacey DEF. Nick Spencer mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 3
Hao Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown mā tap ki te armbar, tawhio 1
145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark mā KO, tawhio 3
180 Karepe Farrington def. Brandon Russell mā KO, tawhio 1
155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Cory Trial mā KO, tawhio 2
155 Dr. Steve Bang DEF. Matthew Hanning mā TKO, tawhio 1
- HWT Countess Guillen whakamutunga. Mladen Holman mā te whakatau loto
Hao Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick mā TKO, tawhio 2
185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson mā TKO, tawhio 1
155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang mā te whakatau loto
265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard mā te whakatau loto
185 Nick Shea def. Hakopa Cameron mā TKO, tawhio 1
Hao Rob Kiah DEF. Clifford Redman mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1
135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1
Hao Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch mā tāpaetanga pūrutōke, tawhio 2
205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto
265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman mā TKO, tawhio 1
140 Carl Langston DEF. Sheldon Bang mā te whakatau loto
155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber mā te whakatau wahia
145 Josh Harvey DEF. Karepe Hall mā TKO, tawhio 1
Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” Kei te whakaritea ki te tango i te wahi i runga iApril 11, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1). I tua atu, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) tutaki Dennis Olson (12-7) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight. Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” 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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