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Ruben Villa destroys Gerardo Molina in first round of pro debut
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LAWTON GETS NEW OPPONENT ON BANGOR FIGHT CARD
Bangor, Maine (Hōngongoi 30, 2016) - Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-2) has a new opponent this Friday night in Bangor at “NEF Presents Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight.” Lawton’s original opponent, Mike Hansen (4-4), pulled out of the middleweight contest with an injury just days before the start of fight week. NEF officials scoured the country for someone to step up on a mere week’s notice and face the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Lawton. Not an easy task, to say the least. NEF matchmaker Matt Peterson was able to secure a replacement opponent in the form of Rawiri “Redneck” Mundell (5-1) of Dunedin, Florida.
Mundell is a purple belt fighting out of Gracie Clearwater. His only loss as a professional came in his last fight this past spring. I roto i te meka, Mundell had not lost a single round in any of his previous five professional fights to that point. He is the reigning Florida State Professional MMA Welterweight Champion. Mundell held several titles in the amateur ranks before turning pro.
While most competitors would shy away from the prospect of facing a black belt on a week’s notice in front of UFC President Dana White, Mundell approaches the fight with a workmanlike outlook.
“It’s just another day at the office,” said Mundell when reached for comment.
“I am excited to still be a part of the show and thankful Dave Mundell was willing to step up on short notice to take the fight,” Said Lawton. “He is a well-rounded fighter, and I am expecting to put on one of the best fights of the night as always!”
hui i muri mai New England whawhai ', “NEF Presents Dana White: Kei te rapu Pakanga” e wahi i runga i te Paraire, August 5, 2016 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. He tīkiti i runga i te hoko inaianei i www.CrossInsuranceCenter.
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 awww.flocombat.com, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
Mō New Ingarangi whawhai
New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.
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HE WHAKAMAHI KAUPAPA KI NGA MAHI RANGI MAI
Bangor, Maine (Hōngongoi 29, 2016) - I koa a Devin Powell i te ahiahi mai i tana oranga taumaha hei kaiwhakaako me te kaiwhawhai toa.
I karapotia ia e nga kai kaore pea i runga i tana raarangi whakangungu noa. He inu whakanui hei whakauru i nga puoro nui me te haurangi i te Xfinity Centre, te waahi konohete o waho i Mansfield, Massachusetts.
Ahakoa ra, I rongo a Powell i tana waea e tangi ana, i kite ranei e wiri ana i roto i tana pute. Ko nga korero e haere mai ana i whakarereke i aana mahere-a-raa.
I whakaae a Powell ki te hoki ano ki a Jon Lemke i te "NEF Presents Dana White: Kei te rapu Pakanga,”Kia mau Rāmere, August 5 i te Cross Insurance Center i Bangor.
“I kite ahau i whara taku hoa aroha a Jesse Erickson,”Ka kii a Powell, "A ka tono mai ratou ki ahau kia whakakiihia. I kii ahau ‘he tika.’ Ko nga tangata katoa e tohu ana i te UFC, kaua e wareware ki a Dana White, mena ka whai waahi koe ki te whawhai ki mua i a raatau, he mea e hiahia ana koe ki te mahi mena ka taea e koe. Kia pai, whakanoho tata. ”
Powell (7-1) Ko te toa NEF taumahamaha, i te mea kua mau ia i te here ki te patuki hangarau o Erickson i te "NEF 22: Katoa nga rori e ahu ana ki konei ”i te Paenga-whawha. Lemke (5-5) i ngaro ki te toa o mua a Bruce Boyington i tana tono mo tera whitiki.
Ka tu te pakanga kia rima pauna i runga ake i te rohe maamaha i te taumaha hopu o 160.
"He mea angitu nui tenei,”Te kii a Lemke, e noho ana i te Brewer tata. "Kei te tino maioha ahau. Kei te tumanako ahau ki te whawhai i mua o te tangata pea whai mana i roto i te MMA. "
Ko ta ratou tukinga tetahi o nga wero ngaiotanga e waru i whakaatuhia ki te aroaro o White, he tangata whenua no Heremona e tata ana, me nga roopu Din Thomas me Matt Serra. Ko te tokotoru nei e haerere ana i te whenua mo te whai i te taranata MMA kaore ano kia kitea i roto i tetahi whakaaturanga pono e whakapaohotia ana ki te wharangi YouTube ma White me te ratonga ataata whakaata i runga i te hainatanga UFC Fight Pass.
Kaore hoki te tangata e mohio ki te mataku atu i te tirohanga whanui. I whakamutua e Lemke a Erickson ki Bellator 93 i Lewiston e rua tau ki muri. I pana a Powell i tana taumata toa ki te rima me te wikitoria i waenga i a ia Pipiri 17 mo Tommy Marcellino kei runga i te whakataetae Toa o te Ao i Foxwoods.
"Kei te mohio au kei konei pea raatau ki te matakitaki i nga taane i te kaupapa nui,”Ko te korero a Powell mo White me tana tira, "Engari kei te whakaaro ahau ki te tuu i tetahi whakaaturanga e kore e taea e raatau te moe. Ki taku momo whawhai, tino pukuriri me te koretake, E whakapono ana ahau ka aro atu raatau ki a raatau. Ko tenei hākinakina te mea nui mo te whai waahi tika me te whakamahi i a ia. ”
I te paatai ki a ia mena i kite ia i tetahi take na te mea i whawhai a Powell i te toru wiki mo te panui, I kii a Lemke ma te whakaute i timata ia ki te whakarite mo Erickson e rua wiki i mua atu o tena.
I hinga a Lemke ki a Josh LaBerge i runga i Pipiri 10.
"He ruarua noa iho nga wiki i toe hei whakarite. I te whakangungu tonu ahau, engari koira kau. He ahua pai ahau engari kaore i te ahua whawhai,”Te kii a Lemke. "Koinei tetahi o nga mea e patai ana koe ki a koe me he pai koe, ‘Aue, kotahi, Kei te tino hiahia ahau ki te mahi i tenei, engari. ’He nui rawa atu te waahi kaore e pai. Ehara i te mea tino pai, engari hei kaiwhawhai, tino e rapu ana koe mo taua wero, a ko Devin tetahi o nga taangata pai rawa atu i te keemu i konei. ”
I ako ia i tena-ringa, a i roto i te ahua tangi, i te wa i pakanga nga toa e rua i te marama o Mei 10, 2014. I wikitoria a Powell na roto i te koka noa iho 23 hēkona.
Ko tera waahi te pakanga whakaekenga a Lemke i muri i tana wehenga tata mai i te whakataetae taitara ki a John Ortolani e waru marama ki mua.
"Kare i tino pai te haere i tera wa. He maha nga whakararuraru me nga ahuatanga rereke i ahu mai ai ahau ki tenei pakanga. Me wehe atu e au i te pakanga taitara i mua i tera, e kore koe e hiahia ki te mahi. Ko te toru hauwha o te pakanga ki ahau ka hoki ano ki te whare herehere,”Te kii a Lemke.
"He tino tangata whawhai ahau inaianei,"Ka tapiritia e ia. "Ki taku whakaaro kua ahu whakamua ahau ki nga waahi katoa, kaua ko aku pukenga anake engari me te huarahi e whai ana ahau. He maha aku pakanga, kua ako au mai i nga wikitoria e rua, me nga parekura. Ako tonu koe. I etahi wa ka ako koe i te huarahi uaua. ”
Ko Lemke me Powell ka uru ki roto i te whare herehere mo te tuawha o nga wa i raro iho i te tau. Ko taua ngohe te take kaore te tangata e tauhou ki te whakaae ki taua wero nui i muri o te whakangungu whakangungu.
I a Powell, fighting is simply a natural extension of his everyday life as owner and head instructor at Nostos MMA in Somersworth, N.H.
“I’m grateful for everything I have. I have a 4-year-old daughter and she likes to come to the academy and train jiu-jitsu,”Ka kii a Powell. “I have a pretty amazing life. I only have to teach, train and fight. A lot of people don’t get more than a couple hours with their kids every night. We sacrifice a lot for this sport. People only see the 15 minutes of hell. They don’t see everything else.”
Powell is pleased to represent NEF for only the third time in his blossoming career.
“NEF is one of the biggest promotions in the country. They make superstars out of guys from Maine,”Ka kii a Powell. “I fought for World Series of Fighting, and I don’t want to sound like I’m knocking them, but it was a much smaller show. NEF has a huge following, and now you see them going places like Cape Cod and Bangor, and that can only grow it even more. They do it right, and I’m glad to be able to step in there for them.”
Lemke faces the added pressure of fighting in front of not only White but his hometown fans from the Bangor area.
Many of them are not accustomed to the four-hour round trip for his encounters in Lewiston.
“A fight is still just a fight, and the next fight is the biggest fight regardless. You never know who could be there watching or what could happen as a result,”Te kii a Lemke, suggesting that he is more concerned with his opponent. “Devin is a phenomenal fighter. He has a great skill set. He’s highly touted and he has a great record to back it up. It’s definitely the challenge of a lifetime for me. He’s also a great guy outside the cage. I get along with him well. I think we respect each other.”
Powell confirmed those suspicions, although he reiterated that his objective is nothing less than another decisive victory.
“He’s a good guy. I don’t have to go to that deep, dark place. I understand that my job is to hurt someone so badly that the referee has to step in to save his life. It’s a beautiful, violent sport. I respect anyone who has the courage to get in there with the same goals as me,”Ka kii a Powell. “I’m expecting a brouhaha with Lemke. Te pukuriri ia. He comes to fight. I like to do the same things. The first fight was short-lived. If I’m able to repeat that, I’m sure Dana White will be happy.”
“NEF Presents Dana White: Looking for a Fight” takes place on Rāmere, August 5, 2016 i te Cross Insurance Center i Bangor, Maine. He tīkiti i runga i te hoko inaianei i www.CrossInsuranceCenter.
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 a www.flocombat.com, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
“PAULIE MALIGNAGGI: DEAR BOXING” PENS OPEN LETTER SHARING HIS INTIMATE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ON WHY HE KEEPS FIGHTING
Photo by Amanda Westcott / SHOWTIME
“Boxing Gave Me Things I Couldn’t imagine. Boxing Let Me Dream. That’s What I’m Fighting For: That Chance To Dream Again.”
Veteran boxer, he toa mua rua-wehenga ao, Paulie Malignaggi pens an open letter to the sport of boxing as the Magic Man prepares to step into the ring once more on Saturday night.
Malignaggi (35-7, 7 Koó) will face Gabriel Bracero in a 10-round welterweight bout between fellow Brooklynite in the SHOWTIME EXTREME® main event tomorrow, Saturday live at 7 p.m. AND/PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y..
Malignaggi explains in the letter why he keeps on climbing into the ring: “I know fighters don’t age gracefully,” he says. “I know fighters get hurt. But I also know in my heart, I gotta fight. At least one more time. Aha? I’ll tell you why: Love.”
After his bout, Malignaggi, also a SHOWTIME Sports® boxing analyst, plans to join the announce team and call the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader featuring featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz defending against N. Ireland’s Carl Frampton and the return of undefeated and former two-division champion Mikey Garcia facing ex-champion Elio Rojas, ora i runga iSHOWTIME® (9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT).
Wilcox tops Orozco in Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hōngongoi 29, 2016) – Up and coming lightweight Steven Wilcox of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada scored an impressive eight round unanimous decision over rugged Mexican Juan Orozco Thursday, Hōngongoi 28 at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto.
Topping Lee Baxter Promotions’ inaugural “Next Generation” fight card and with an excited crowd supporting him, the taller Wilcox looked to use his range from the opening bell. Orozco was able to close the gap at times during the first few rounds, landing some decent shots in close quarters. Wilcox effectively adjusted and found his range, peppering Orozco with clean punches. For the remainder of the bout, Orozco attempted to press forward but was unsuccessful as Wilcox continued to land clean shots to the body and head of his game foe en route to a unanimous decision.
Wilcox improves to 14-1-1 ki 5 knockouts. The game Orozco is now 14-4-2 ki 10 KO o.
Light heavyweight “Irish” Tim Cronin of Etobicoke, Ontario dominated Slovakia’s Kristof Demendi over six one sided rounds en route to a decision. Cronin, who is unbeaten since losing a split decision in his pro debut, dominated the fight as Demendi was never able to find his rhythm.
Cronin ups his professional ledger to 8-1-1 ki 2 wins by knockout while Demendi slips to 10-2-2 (6 KO o).
Highly touted heavyweight newcomer Mladen Miljas (1-0, 1 KO) battered David Vyletel (5-2, 2 KO o) of Slovakia until the referee saved the latter from further punishment in the second stanza. Miljas, who fights out of Ontario, displayed an arsenal of skills during the impressive showing.
I roto i te tahi atu mahi, junior middleweight Mayron Zeferino (1-0) scored a first round knockdown and overcame a late rally from Danyk Croteau (1-1) en route to a decision victory while super middleweight newcomers Augistino D’Aluisio (0-0-1) and Mike Miller (0-0-1) battled to a draw.
“We went through a lot of changes with this card and worked hard to make it happen,” said Lee Baxter. “Miljas looked fantastic and Zeferino gutted out a decision over a very determined opponent. Steven Wilcox was very sharp tonight and outpointed a very tough foe that never stopped trying. Tairanga, I’m satisfied with the event and hope the fans that tuned in around the world via the webcast enjoyed it as well. We’re looking forward to bringing more exciting boxing to Ontario.”
Lee Baxter Promotions’ next card will be announced shortly.
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