Tam sim TSO TAWM: Lewiston, Maine (Lub yim hli ntuj 21, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws puas tawm mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX: Homecoming,” nyob rau hnub Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Headlining the amateur portion of the fight card will be Josh Harvey (4-1) tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Amateur Hnav Title tiv thaiv Ryan Dibartolomeo(4-3). Tsis ntev los no, Harvey yog tus qhua ntawm NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson rau lub NEF Podcast.

Harvey was introduced to the mats early in life. He started wrestling in junior high school and continued through his high school years. He began boxing at the age of 15 and trained in the ring for the next seven years. It was not until he attended “NEF VIII: Nations tsoo” nyob rau hauv Bangor uas Harvey paub hais tias nws yuav muaj ib tug yav tom ntej nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv ntawm MMA.

“Thaum NEF tuaj rau Bangor thiab kuv txiv neej Ray Ntoo ntes lub npe, thiab kuv nco nws los ntawm high school wrestling, uas yog kuv cue tau nyob rau hauv on no,” hais tias Harvey. “I knew it was a true possibility to go somewhere in MMA. Tom qab kawm ntawv qib siab, there’s nowhere for wrestlers to go. MMA, that’s the outlet. That’s why you see wrestlers dominating in MMA all the way to the top.”

Tsis ntev tom qab cov kev tshwm sim, then Young’s MMA wrestling coach Mark Heathcote reached out to Harvey through Facebook to invite him to train with the team. Harvey quickly found a home at the Bangor gym founded by Chris Young. He joined in on the massive success the team had already found in the MMA cages of New England.

“Kuv twb greeted heev loj hlob cus plaws ntawm Young,” Harvey recalled. “Everyone was very kind over there. Bruce (Boyington, tam sim no NEF MMA Kev Hnav zus) yog thawj thawj tus ua coj kuv mus, tsis hais nyob rau hauv nws koojtis, but to get together outside of the gym and we became friends. As far as the success Young’s has had as a team, Kuv tsis mus hais tias koj muaj peev xwm chalk nws tag nrho mus txog superior qhia, tab sis peb twb tau txais qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob ib ncig ntawm, tsawg kawg yog nyob rau hauv lub xeev no, tejzaum nws nyob rau hauv New England.”

Nyob rau nws txoj kev mus thov kev pab rau hauv lub NEF MMA Amateur Hnav Championship no yav dhau los rau hli ntuj, Harvey finished all three of his NEF opponents in a total of just over three minutes. Harvey, Txawm li cas los, pom nws yav tom ntej nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv nyob rau hauv lub featherweight division.

“Kuv tsis qhia kom tas rau lawv tag nrho cov nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig,” hais tias Harvey. “That’s just how it wound up. Maybe you’ll see me go the distance as the competition gets thicker. That’s why I love this fight with Ryan (Dibartolomeo). Nws yog, Kuv ntseeg hais tias, ranked tooj-ob, so this is a good way to find out where I lay in that level. I’m not a 55er. As far as I’m concerned, I’m a 45er that’s fighting at 55. Best 45er? Amateur in New England? Yog. The game’s gonna change when I go professional. We’ll see where I stack up there.”

Thaum Harvey pib tham txog tej tw rau “NEF XIX” nrog NEF matchmakers, he was very clear that he wanted the toughest opponent they could find for him. If he wanted tough, he will get just that in Ryan Dibartolomeo. Dibartolomeo is out of John Fain’s Team Triumph/Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire. After dropping his first three, Dibartolomeo tau yeej nws plaub sib ntaus nyob rau hauv ib tug kab, ib qho impressive streak uas pib thaum “NEF X” nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2013.

“Tag nrho nws cov fights hais tias nws yog yeej tau los ntawm kev txiav txim siab,” hais tias Harvey. “Nyob rau hauv kuv lub siab, he let the judges win those fights for him. Fights aren’t won by judges. Fights are won by fighters. My prediction is it’s gonna be a finish. I’m gonna go out there, kill or be killed. He’s either gonna finish me or I’m gonna finish him. That’s how it’s gonna happen.”

Koj muaj peev xwm mloog mus rau tag nrho NEF Podcast kev sib tham ntawmwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/

Koj yuav ua raws li Josh Harvey rau nws hauj lwm Facebook kiv cua page “hookonharvey.” For more information on Young’s MMA, thov mus xyuas lawv lub Facebook page “Young cov lus MMA.”

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