Pikeun ngaleupaskeun Geura: Lewiston, Maine (Agustus 21, 2015) - Gelut New England (NEF), Amérika sacara jumlah-hiji promotion fight regional, bakal tahan dicampur-bela diri-seni nineteenth nya (MMA) kajadian, “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING,” dina dinten saptu, September 12, 2015 di Androscoggin Bank Colisée di Lewiston, Maine. Headlining the amateur portion of the fight card will be Josh Harvey (4-1) defending nu Judul NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight ngalawan Ryan Dibartolomeo(4-3). Cikeneh, Harvey ieu tamu of NEF co-boga jeung matchmaker Matt Peterson dina 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: Bangsa ngahiji” di Bangor nu Harvey direalisasikeun manéhna bisa boga hiji mangsa di cabang olahraga MMA.

“Lamun NEF datang ka Bangor jeung diawaskeun Ray Kayu néwak judulna, sarta kuring inget manéhna ti Hierogliph SMA, nu cue mah pikeun meunangkeun dina dina ieu,” Ngadawuh Harvey. “I knew it was a true possibility to go somewhere in MMA. Sanggeus kuliah, 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.”

Geura-giru sanggeus acara, 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.

“Kuring dipapag pisan warmly di Young Kang,” Harvey recalled. “Everyone was very kind over there. Bruce (Boyington, kiwari NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Jawara) ieu jelema kahiji anu mawa kuring, teu ngomong dina jangjang-Na, but to get together outside of the gym and we became friends. As far as the success Young’s has had as a team, Kuring mah gonna nyebutkeun Anjeun bisa kapur eta kabeh nepi ka asah punjul, tapi urang saena anu pangalusna di sakuliah, sahenteuna dina kaayaan kieu, kamungkinan di New England.”

Di jalan ka meunangkeun NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Championship ieu katukang Juni, Harvey finished all three of his NEF opponents in a total of just over three minutes. Harvey, kumaha oge, nilik ka hareup di olahraga di division featherweight.

“Teu ngalatih nepi ka rengse kabeh éta babak kahiji,” Ngadawuh 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). Manéhna nyaéta, Abdi percanten, rengking jumlah-dua, 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? Nuhun. The game’s gonna change when I go professional. We’ll see where I stack up there.”

Lamun Harvey mimiti nyawalakeun lawan potensi “NEF XIX” jeung matchmakers NEF, 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 geus meunang opat gelut pamungkas di sakaligus, an coret perlente nu mimiti di “NEF X” dina bulan Séptember 2013.

“Sadaya gelut nya éta manéhna meunang geus ku kaputusan,” Ngadawuh Harvey. “Dina pikiran kuring, 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.”

Anjeun tiasa ngadangukeun sakabéh wawancara NEF Podcast diwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/

Anjeun tiasa nuturkeun Josh Harvey dina kaca fan Facebook resmi nya “hookonharvey.” For more information on Young’s MMA, mangga buka kaca Facebook maranéhanana “MMA ngora urang.”

Gelut New England’ kajadian saterusna, “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING,” lumangsung dinaSaptu, September 12, 2015 di Androscoggin Bank Colisée di Lewiston, Maine. Tiket pikeun “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING” mimitian jam saukur $25 jeung nu diobral ayeuna di www.TheColisee.com atawa ku nelepon kotak kantor Colisée di 207.783.2009 x 525. Kanggo inpo nu langkung lengkep ihwal kajadian jeung fight apdet kartu, mangga buka website kampanye nu aya di www.NewEnglandFights.com. Salaku tambahan, Anjeun bisa lalajo video NEF di www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, turutan éta kontak dina Twitternefights jeung ngiluan gugus Facebook resmi "New England gelut."

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