Lewiston, Maine (October 7, 2015) - Dagaaladu New England (NEF), America ayaa tiro-mid dhiirrigelinta dagaalka gobolka, qaban doonaan ay dhacdo ee soo socota, “NEF XX: TAARIIKHDA gacan ka hadal” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Colisée Androscoggin Bank ee Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – isku dhafan-martial-arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. On the amateur portion of the fight card, John Raio ee kooxda First Class MMA ee Brunswick, Maine soo diri doonaa oo aan ka yarayn afar tartamaya in qafis NEF Galab in.
Weli xad ku bilaw, Raio ee gym ayaa koray, labadaba sida masaal oo macno ahaan, since its inception in 2013. Dhowaan, kooxda dhaqaaqay cusub ah, larger space at Fort Andross in Brunswick. With his own base in wrestling, Raio ayaa sidoo kale dhawaan ku daray tababarayaasha iyo fasalada nidaamo fanka legdinta kala duwan si ay u baahiso waxbarashada ardayda uu.
“Waxaan u lahaa aragti markii aan furay jimicsiga in ay sort of University ah barashada fanka legdinta isku qasan,” Said Ray. “A school that included all of the different components of MMA and fitness so that students could pick and chose classes they were interested in. We are adding another fitness class this month and a yoga class soon. Having the same instructor teach everything can be boring to some and instructors that teach every night can burn out. Dugsiyada qaarkood waxay leeyihiin hal bare in uu dareensan yahay in ay u ogaadaan legdinta, BJJ (Brazil Jiu Jitsu-), kickboxing, karateega, judo, iwm. si fiican oo ku filan si ay u baraan oo dhan si heer sare. Haddii aad xaddido tababarka waxa ka mid shaqsi ogyahay, you can only learn as much as that one individual is able to relay to you. We have a black belt that teaches BJJ-Tim Fawber, Kempo suunka madow in bara Garaaci -Shawn Tardif, Boxer a pro in bara feerka- James Carville, oo waxaan Lagdamaaga u horyaalka gobolka, Legdamay jaamacad mudo afar sano ah, and I competed in MMA several times. Chris McBean and Katie Baker also teach BJJ. I attend all of our classes. As an instructor and coach, Waxaan mar walba sii wado in badan oo ku saabsan isboortiga bartaan.”
Raio retired from MMA competition this past June to spend more time with his family and to focus his efforts on developing his students at First Class. He notes the differences between coaching and fighting and the personal sense of satisfaction each provides him.
“Waxay yihiin laba xoolaha gebi ahaanba ka duwan,"Raio sheegay. "Waxaan labadoodaba jecel sababo kala duwan. Waxaan jecel tartamaya maxaa yeelay, waan ku qori kartaa oo dhan ee aan diiradda iyo tababarka galay dagaalka. Waxaan jecel tababare maxaa yeelay, waan ku qori kartaa dhammaan diiradda in gal qof kale. Si wanaagsan waxaan dareemayaa mar kasta oo ka mid ah ardayda aan ku guuleysto, waa sida haddii aan ka soo ahaa waxaa dagaal. Waxaan dareemayaa sida inaan qorshe kulan karaan iyo sidoo kale og ciyaarta si fiican oo ku filan si aad u hesho matchups wanaagsan sidii aan horumar ka tirsan.”
Caddeynta waa in daadi, sida ay iyagu yidhaahdaan, when it comes to finding the right matchups for his students. Ugu “NEF XIX” bishii la soo dhaafay, Raio’s team went undefeated with three big wins. Nick Shea (2-0) ku guuleystay inuu labaad MMA xumad habeenkaas halka Hannah Sparrell (1-0) iyo BJJ suunka madow Rafael Velado (1-0) were victorious in their respective cage debuts. Raio credits cross-training with other gyms and the quality of instruction from First Class coaches for the team’s recent success.
“Waxaa ay ku bilaabataa, ehelkayagii saaxiibtinimo jawiga,” Said Ray. “Waxaan u ogolaan caruurta iyo rag iyo dumar da 'walba leh inay ka qayb galaan dhammaan fasalada naga marka laga reebo qacida. Xaaskeyga Jody ayaa kaalmo weyn. Macalimiin waa heer sare. Waxaan la barakeeyey in ay leeyihiin ciyaartoyda hibada, wrestlers, weeraryahanada iyo grapplers albaabada dhex socdaan. They all work hard and put in the time. They all work together and want each other to win. They have positive attitudes and treat each other with respect. We are trying to match seven fighters for NEF next February and have 15-20 ardayda si firfircoon doonaya dagaal ee sanadka soo socda. Many of our students are here to learn and not compete. All of our students are helpful on giving advice and tips. Waxa kale oo aanu cross sida ugu badan ee aan awoodno tareenka. Waxaan leenahay ardayda dhawr ah oo tababar loo marayo nidaamka macdantu BJJ ee BJJ iyo safarka si ay u tababaraan ee naga gym-joojin, wrestling and MMA. Our BJJ coaches are all Foundry BJJ members. Waxaan isku daynaa inaan Spar la Kooxda Irish ee Brewer bil kasta oo weli waan tababar ku Choi ee (Choi Institute ee Portland, Maine) toddobaadkii hal mar. Hannah Sparrell aado Choi ee toddobaadkiiba hal mar aad.
“Markii ugu horeysay aan furay jimicsiga aad ayaan xooga ku saarnay in aan tababar gaar ah oo ha ka ardayda kale u diyaar garoobaan dagaal ay sida ay u rajeeyay. Hadda waxaan ahay sare ee Xarakada la sparring khasab ah, Fasallada ugu yar todobaad kasta oo khasab ah miisaankoodu-tago. Haddii aadan la kulmi karin shuruudaha ugu yar ee, ma waxaad u dagaalami karnaa noo gym. Waxaa laga yaabaa inaad ula dagaalamaan sida madax-bannaan ah ama waxaad ka heli kartaa dugsiga in ay ku ogolaatay in aad tababar marka aad dareentid in aad rabtid. Waxaan aad ugu guulaha badan tan iyo markii aan beddelay xeerarka.”
On November 21, Xubin ka tirsan kooxda First Class MMA Nick Gulliver (1-0) waxay noqon doontaa in tallaabo la saadaalinayaa in kulankii Gravin Guillen (2-2). Gulliver won his amateur debut last June in the NEF cage over Sonny Spratt (0-2).
“Sidaas ugu faraxsanahay in aan mar kale dagaalamaan urur weyn sida NEF waxaan ahay,” khaawi Gulliver. “Waxaa dareemay si la yaab leh inuu ku guuleysto aan dagaal ugu horeysay ee hore ee aan qoyska iyo saaxiibada Colisee Androscoggin Bank ee June. Waxa aan ka shaqeeyey runtii adag tahay in aan dagaal ugu horeysay, laakiin waxaan dareemayaa inaan aad u badan ayaa si ay u caddeeyaan inaan aniga qudhaydu. Tan iyo markii aan gacantayda dib sara June, Waxaan la adag tababar la First Class MMA iyo macdantu. My macallimiinta iyo tababarayaasha waa qof ugu fiican weydiisan kartaa. Waan tababaran ee Farmington, Maine la macdantu hoos Brianne Genschel iyo Seth Harris. Waxa ay waqti badan geli tababarka sanadihii la soo dhaafay iyo Anigu iyaga ma ku filan uga mahadcelin karaa. Qof kale waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan u mahadceliyo ii riixaya noqon lahaa saaxiib weyn iyo sidoo kale macalinka Shawn Smith. Shawn waa qof mar walba waxaa tababar adag, waxaana isku dayi iyo tareenka sida uu sameeyo. Waxa uu riixo qof walba jimicsiga si aad ah tababar. Waxaan sidoo kale tababar ku First Class MMA la John Raio. John waa sababta aan u helo fursad aan ku dagaalamaan. John ayaa sida lagu daydo cajiib ah oo saaxiib aniga iyo Xarakada oo dhan si ay u. Qof kasta ee labada dugsiyada Waxaan tababar ku jira la yaab leh oo waa macalimiin weyn. Sidaa darteed waan ku faraxsanahay hesho si ay ula dagaalamaan ee macdantu iyo First Class MMA waxaan ahay. Diyaar ayaan u ahay in ay dib u gelayno qafis iyo muujinaysa ehelkayga iyo asxaabtayda sida ay u adag aan la shaqeeynayay. Waxaan rabaa inaan noqdo qofka ugu wanaagsan ee aan noqon karo, waxaan samayn doonaa in. Waxaan doonayaa in aan gacanta la sara kicin kaliya aniga, laakiin dadka waqti badan geliyey waxa aad aragto in qafis. Diyaar ayaan u ahay in helitaanka fursad ay mar kale dib u dagaalamo NEF iyo tuso taageerayaasha waxa aan qabto. Waxaan balanqaadayaa Waan tababaran doonaa adag oo aan siin wax walba oo aan u leeyihiin in ay sameeyaan dadkii badnaa ku faraxsan. Ma sugi karaa si ay u arkaan qof walba November 21-. Waad ku mahadsan tahay in aan qoyska iyo saaxiibada iyo macallimiinta wax walba.
Gulliver ammaanista wanaagga style tababarka Raio ee Class First, tusayaan ee ah dareenka dadka kale ee ku saabsan macallimiinta gelinaya baahida ardayda hore.
“Qof walba First Class MMA ayaa goolka la mid ah iyo in uu yahay inuu ku guuleysto,” Gulliver sii. “But what separates First Class from any other gym is that everyone will sacrifice their needs and goals to help you win. What is so unique about First Class MMA is that any gym can teach you to fight, laakiin Fasalka Kowaad, John aad wadnaha bara. Kaliya fiiri Class First waxqabadka ugu danbeysay ee NEF. Taasi waxay ahayd wadnaha. We’re looking to do the same this time around. John Raio is a class act. Waxa uu kaliya ma ahan dagaal ah ama tababare, Oo weliba waxaan isaga saaxiib weyn ka fiirsan. John ma ahayn oo keliya ayaa kuu sheegi in ay wax ka qaban, wuuna sameeyaa aad la. Haddii aad ka walwalsan, he’s sweating—and that goes back to my statement that our school has heart. Waxaa oo dhan ka imanaysaa tababaraheena, John.”
Rafael Velado, kuwaas oo ahaa bishii la soo dhaafay ayaa guul ku gaartay “NEF XIX” in ka badan Trial Cory (1-2), mar kale ka dhigan tahay First Class MMA on November 21 markuu tallaabooyinka ku qafis ka soo horjeeda Ken Dunn (0-2). Like Gulliver, Velado u xisaabin guusha kooxda inuu macalin ka noqdo Raio.
“Laba erayada, John Ray,” said Velado when asked to differentiate First Class from other gyms he has trained at. “Waxaan u tababaran ee dhowr dugsiyada ka badan mustaqbalkeyga fanka legdinta, laakiin marnaba aan soo xiriir lala yeesho oo socod ku socon jidka ku socdeen ayuu falaa. Ma ahan in aan kuu sheego waxa ka Ronie uu yahay, and that work ethic is something that has translated well as a coach. It’s no surprise to most that John has been so successful as an MMA coach. Waxa uu xirto koofiyadaha badan sida hogaamiyaha, saaxiib, mentor, lammaanahaaga tababarka iyo doode Ibliisku ee markii loo baahdo. Waxa uu in badan xaaladda kasta oo aad ka fikiri kartaa in qafis, iyo in isaga siinayaa kalsoonida. I trust his advice implicitly and you will see his MMA mind at work when I step in the cage to execute his game plan. Some gyms will destroy every new student that walks through the door, laakiin First Class MMA waa xaqiiqda biyo kama dhibcaan soo dhow. Waxaan soo dhawaynaynaa cid walba in ay yimaadaan tareen eegayn asalkooda ama hamiga si ay ula dagaalamaan MMA.”
Velado ballan taageerayaasha in ay arki doonaa ka badan bax uu xumad soo socda la Dunn at “NEF XX.”
“Qaybta ii of doonayo dagaal kasta inuu tago Script sida ugu horeysay ee aan ka dhanka ah Cory Trial, laakiinse halkanaan ku waayo-aragnimo iyo sidoo ahay. Waxaan tusay oo ku saabsan 1% ee maxaan samayn karaa in aan dagaal la soo dhaafay, sidaa darteed indhaha aad u foojignaadaan wax aad weli ma arkin in NEF.”
Pierce Wiegman (0-0) ka dhigi doonaa inuu kulankiisii ugu horeeyay MMA hiwaayadda hoos banner Class First on November 21 Lewiston Daa'uud Thompson (0-1) of the Shatterproof Combat Club. Unlike Velado, Wiegman, kuwaas oo noqon doona 30 ka hor dhacdada, has not trained at any other gym prior to joining First Class. Like Velado, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, Wiegman la xaqiijin karaa in doorka Raio ciyaara ee guusha ardayda uu.
“Ma doonayo inaan isla dhexmaro, farqiga u dhaxeeya nidaam tababarka kasoo horjeeddo wax kale gym ee, laakiin waxa aan dhihi karo waa in kasta oo ay ula dagaalamaan Xarakada naga guuleystay yimid, sababtoo ah shaqo adag, dedication and excellent coaching from all of our instructors,” stated Wiegman. “John Raio runta ah waa nin heerka koowaad. Isaga oo furitaankii Ehelkiisa, uu gym, iyo dagaal uu yimaado aad unselfishly. John waa mid aad taageero qof kasta oo Tababar ugu gym-kids uu, rag iyo dumar iyo macalimiin uu. "
“Waxaan ahay kaliya nasiib xitaa noqon in la yidhaahdo Waxaan ku socdaa inay tan sameeyaan awood,"Wiegman sii. "Waxaa kale oo dhan mahad John iyo Jody Raio oo dhan oo ah barayaal our at Class First in aan fursaddan. Ku guuleysto iyo haddii, Mahdiya NEF isagoo kuwaas oo dagaal iyo dhan jimcsado ku wareegsan gobolka kuwaasi oo bixinaya madal loogu talo galay dadka guulo ku raad ay ku riyoonaya inuu noqdo dagaalka guul baan ahay.”
Bryce Bamford (0-0) u yimid First Class MMA iyada oo kooxda macdantu BJJ, which cross-trains with Raio’s students. Bamford is scheduled to make his amateur MMA debut in the heavyweight division at “NEF XX.” Bamford sees many similarities between the two teams.
“Xaqu waa, First Class MMA, waa run ahaantii la mid ah macdantu, in ixtiraamka in qof walba ay jiraan si loo caawiyo qof walba heli fiican. Waxay u eg tahay tababarka la saaxiibo, uusan tababar la-hawlgalayaasha kaliya. That’s what attracted me down there. Steel sharpens steel. Ayaa wada-hawlgalayaasha tababar fiican yihiin, si wanaagsan ayaad tahay. John siinayaa 100% in uu kooxda oo dhan, oo sidaas awgeed ay adag ma siin 100% dib maxaa yeelay waxa uu sidaas ku lug.”
Markii la weydiiyay inuu saadaaliyo kulanka uu dagaal ku November 21, Bamford jawaabay hal eray – “Axmaqnimo.”
“Waxaad filan kartaa oo dhan ee ka tirsan si ay kalsooni, si fiican loo diyaariyey, si loo daaweeyo soo horjeeda ay si xushmad leh iyo in ay dhan ka tago qafis,” said Raio in closing. “Kuwani oo dhan saaray, wakhtigooda.”
Dagaaladu New England’ Haddii ay dhacdo ee soo socota, “NEF XX: TAARIIKHDA gacan ka hadal,” dhacdaa November 21, 2015 at Colisée Androscoggin Bank ee Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Qiimaha tikidhada “NEF XX” bilaaban doono oo kaliya $25 oo waa on sale hadda atwww.TheColisee.com ama adigoo wacaya xafiiska sanduuqa Colisée at 207.783.2009 x 525. Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah ee ku saabsan dhacdada iyo dagaalka kaarka updates, fadlan booqo website horumarinta ee www.NewEnglandFights.com. Waxaa intaa dheer, waxaad daawan kartaa NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, oo iyaga raac onnefights Twitter iyo Facebook ku biiro kooxda rasmi ah "New England oo gaaf wareegaya."
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