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Lewiston, Maine (September 10, 2016) - New England ayalwa (NEF) held its most-recent event, “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The event featured both mixed-martial-arts and professional boxing bouts.
On the boxing portion of the card, John Webster (9-7-1) wanqoba Zenon Herrera (0-3) via unanimous decision on the eve of Webster’s 48th birthday. Webster’s last boxing victory came back in 2004, also in Lewiston, prior to his taking off a decade from active competition.
Also in the boxing ring, Casey Kramlich (5-0-1) remained undefeated as he stopped John Ortolani (0-1) in the fourth round via technical knockout. Likewise, Brandon Montella (5-0) kept his pro record perfect with a second-round stoppage of Tollison Lewis (2-2).
Rachael Joyce (2-0) won a unanimous decision over Jessica Borga (2-2) in a highly-anticipated women’s amateur bout. Rafael Velado (4-0) captured the amateur lightweight title with a first-round submission of Jimmy Jackson (3-3). Caleb Hall (8-3) retained the amateur featherweight title, and in doing so handed bantamweight champion Johnny Crafts (4-1) ukulahlekelwa lokuqala umsebenzi wakhe, in a very close split decision on the judges’ scorecards.
Aaron Lacey (3-0) kept his unbeaten streak alive with a first-round submission of Cory Trial (0-1) on the professional MMA portion of the card. Mike Hansen (5-4) zilambatha Matt Andrikut (2-1) the first loss of his career in the co-main event, ngenkathi Jesse Erickson (8-5) elethwe Crowsneck Boutin (2-3) in the main event of the evening.
NEF also announced that it would co-promote its next event with Classic Entertainment & Sports (CES). The two largest fight promotions in New England will present a joint card titled “Supremacy” on November 4 in Lewiston at the Colisee.
Imiphumela kusuka Lewiston, Maine:
PROFESSIONAL MMA
Jesse Erickson def. Crowsneck Boutin via rear-naked choke, round 1
Mike Hansen def. Matt Andrikut via armbar, round 1
Taylor Trahan def. Matt Denning via armbar, round 1
Aaron Lacey def. Cory Trial via rear-naked choke, round 1
Walter Smith-Cotito def. Elias Leland via D’arce Choke, round 2
Amateur MMA
Caleb Hall (c) def. Johnny Crafts via split decision (145 Isihloko)
Rafael Velado def. Jimmy Jackson via Kimura, round 1 (155 Isihloko)
Frank Johanson def. Caleb Swoveland via armbar, round 1
Rachael Joyce def. Jessica Borga via unanimous decision
Walt Shea def. The Slenderman via unanimous decision
PROFESSIONAL Boxing
Casey Kramlich def. John Ortolani via TKO, round 4
Brandon Montella def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, round 2
John Webster def. Zenon Herrera via unanimous decision
NEF and CES present “SUPREMACY,” a night of mixed-martial-arts cagefights, on November 4, 2016 e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi ukuqala at $25 futhi ayatholakala www.TheColisee.com noma ngokuthi Colisee ibhokisi ehhovisi ngesikhathi 207.783.2009, extension 525.
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Lokhu ngoMgqibelo in Syktyvkar, Russia
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (September 8, 2016) – M-1 Global has put together a solid main card, headlined by M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko against late replacement Eduardo “Camelo” Ramon (11-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), ngoba lokhu ngoMgqibelo (Isikhombisa. 10) M-1 Challenge 70in Syktyvkar, Russia.
M-1 Challenge 70 izosakazwa bukhoma kusuka eRussia ngo kwencazelo phezulu www.M1Global.TV. Ababukeli bazokwazi ukubukela ukulwa zokukwazi kanye ikhadi main ngokungena kwi babhalise www.M1Global.TV. Abalandeli kungenzeka watch zonke isinyathelo computer abo, kanye Android ne-Apple smart and amaphilisi.
Kunchenko (13-0-0, M-1: 6-0-0), fighting out of Tyumen, Russia, will put his undefeated professional record on the line against Ramon in their non-title fight. Kunchenko captured the coveted M-1 Challenge welterweight titl belt in his last fight, when defending M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Murad Abdulaev retired during the fourth round this past April at M-1 Challenge 65.
Ramon is a late replacement for an injured Maxin Grabovich. The talented Brazilian will be making his M-1 debut.
Russian Andrey Seledtsov (5-2-0, M-1: 0-1-0) takes on undefeated German Rene Hoppe (5-0-0), who will be making his M-1 debut, in a light heavyweight clash with future title fight implications at stake.
In another match-up that could very well lead to a title fight, former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich (12-1-0, M-1: 6-1-0), fighting out of Saint Petersburg, Russia by way of Ukraine, takes on former M-1 Challenge lightweight title challenger Artem Damkovsky (20-1-0, M-1: 10-7-0), of Belarus.
Round out the M1 Challenge 70 main card are two more potentially explosive fights as Russian featherweights Timur Naginbin (7-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) futhi Alexey Nevzorov (9-2-0, 4-1-0) throw-down, while French bantamweight Moktar “Le Kabyle” Benkaci (11-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0) ubuso Vadim “Bad Santa” Maygin (6-1-1, M-1: 0-0-1), of Russia.
The preliminary bouts include undefeated Russian middleweight Artem Frolov (6-0-0) vs. Brazilian Rafael “Kratos” Xavier (3-1-0), Ukrainian middleweight Artem “Shockwave” Shokalo (17-14-1) vs. Russian Roman “War” Yarynkin (6-1-0), Middleweight Russian Khabib Isaev (1-0-0) vs. countryman Artur Potekaylov (2-1-0) and Russian bantamweight Sergey Voloshin (2-0-0) vs. pro-debuting countryman Vitaly Chesnokov.
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Tom, Tony and Rich discuss the week in Combat Sports, focusing on the recent UFC Fight Night in Hamburg, Germany, the UFC debut of Phil Brooks (A.K.A. CM Punk) and the upcoming battle between Kell Brook and Gennady Golovkin.
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