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Amateur MMA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, New England ayalwa

New England ULWA umemezela imiphumela NEF XX

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Lewiston, Maine (November 22, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, aphethwe umcimbi walo yakamuva, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” ngomgqibelo ebusuku Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Some 2,500 zazigcwele Colisée for the mlando exubile-karate-arts yokuqala ngqa hybrid (MMA) futhi professional boxing ikhadi Maine.

 

Esimweni isibhakela main of the kusihlwa, Brandon “The Cannon” Berry (10-1) waya eziyisishiyagalombili-emahlandla okokuqala emsebenzini wakhe, defeating gritty Mexican veteran Roberto Valenzuela (72-70-1) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye.

 

On the professional MMA ingxenye ikhadi, Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington(12-8) wanqoba sokuvikela NEF MMA Professional Esilula Championship Jimmy “Jimbo Slice” Davidson (7-2).

 

Ngaphezu kwalokho, NEF yamemezela umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF 21: THE abafi” kuyokwenzeka ngoFebhuwari 6, 2016 e Lewiston. Another hybrid MMA-pro boxing event, “NEF 21” izoba Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) ukuthatha on Devin Powell (4-1) in a lightweight contest. Already announced to be competing the boxing card are Brandon Berry and Joel “The Baby Bull” Bishop (0-0-1). Erin “Usayizi Fun” LAMONTE, ngubani ngcono 5-0 tonight, iyobuyela on the amateur MMA ingxenye February 6 ikhadi.

 

Imiphumela kusuka Lewiston, Maine:

 

PROFESSIONAL Boxing

150 Brandon Berry def. Roberto Valenzuela nge isinqumo abavumelene

155 Inch Lewis def. Zénon Herrera nge TKO, round 3

135 Josh Parker drew Elias Leland

Catch Ernesto Ornelas def. Brandon Ali Garvin nge TKO, round 2

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington (c) def. Jimmy Davidson nge TKO, round 3

Catch Jon Lemke def. Matt Denning nge TKO, round 1

170 Matt Bordonaro final. Crowsneck Boutin nge edolweni bar, round 1

Catch Matt Andrikut def. Jesse Baughman nge TKO, round 1

145 Damon Owens def. Derek Shorey nge Gogoplata, round 1

 

Amateur MMA

 

125*TITLE Ryan Burgess def. Dustin Veinott (c) nge isinqumo unanimious

145*TITLE Aaron Lacey def. Caleb Horner nge isinqumo abavumelene

125 Justin Witham def. Brent Ouellette nge TKO, round 2

155 Rafael Velado def. Ken Dunn nge Kimura, round 1

155 CJ Ewer def. Jason Lachance nge isinqumo abavumelene

S.HWT Nick Gulliver def. Jason Field nge TKO, round 1

145 Caleb Hall def. Matt Tamayo nge armbar, round 1

265 Mike Williams def. Joe Krech nge armbar, round 1

200 Victor Irwin def. Anthony Spires nge TKO, round 1

Catch Ricky Dexter def. Steve Bang nge KO, round 1

140 David Thompson def. Richmond Pierce Wiegman nge TKO, round 1

121 Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington nge armbar, round 1

185 Caleb Farrington def. Ruben Redman nge guillotine, round 2

265 Bryce Bamford def. Bryce Locke nge TKO, round 1

170 Caleb Swoveland def. Taylor Carey nge ingalo triangle, round 2

155 Levi Sewall def. Matt Hanning nge TKO, round 2

 

New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF 21: THE abafi,” ithatha indawoSaturday, February 6, 2016 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF 21” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.

Amateur MMA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, New England ayalwa

EPIC IMPI IKHADI umemezele FOR INGQOPHA LAMA NEF UMCIMBI

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Lewiston, Maine (October 23, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, ukukhuthazwa wamemezela ikhadi egcwele wokulwela umcimbi.

 

The professional boxing ingxenye ikhadi uzobe isihloko esikhulu by uya ngasenyakatho-mpumalanga Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The Cannon” Berry (9-1) in an eight-round bout against former Mexican Pacific Coast Super Featherweight Champion Roberto “The Old” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Kos). Berry triumphantly returned to action last summer after suffering a severe shoulder injury in a November 2014 ekupheleni.

 

A elambile kakhulu Josh Parker (0-1) ubuyele ring ukuze abhekane Elias “Danger Mouse” Leland (0-0) in a four-rounder. Parker and Leland are well known to NEF fans as regulars on the promotion’s MMA events. Parker is the founder and head coach of Ruthless MMA & Boxing in Benton, Maine. Leland is a member of Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine.

 

Ngaphezu kwalokho, Ernesto Ornelas (0-0), a professional MMA fighter kusukela Choi Institute e Portland, returns to his boxing roots in his pro ring debut against Brandon Ali Garvin (0-4). Ornelas was a multiple time Golden Gloves champion as an amateur boxer in his native state of California.

 

Middleweights Tollison Lewis (1-0) futhi Zénon “Ka'Bar” Herrera (0-0) will round out the boxing card. Lewis won his pro boxing debut in the first NEF boxing event in October 2014 phezu veteran John Webster (8-7-1), ngenkathi Herrera, i abanolwazi MMA fighter kanye kickboxer, kuyinto isosha oneminyaka engu--United States, kokuba igcwaliswe izinkambo amaningana eMpumalanga Ephakathi lapho ebona ukulwa Battle of Fallujah in Iraq.

 

On the professional MMA ingxenye ikhadi mpi, Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (11-8) uyovikela the NEF MMA Professional uHlelo Title in a emihlanu-round iziqubu ngokumelene inselele of Jimmy “Jimbo Slice” Davidson (7-1). Boyington is coming off a huge win last weekend against Rodrigo Almeida (12-3) phezu undercard a Series World of Fighting (WSOF) nationally-televised event. The challenger Davidson is no stranger to gold, having captured other MMA titles in the New England region. He represents world-renown Muay Thai team Sityodtong.

 

In omunye esasiyizele kakhulu kakhulu MMA ukulwa eNew England emlandweni, zangaphambili NEF MMA Professional featherweight Champion Ray “All Business” Wood (6-1) liba Vovk “KGB” Clay (3-0). Recognized as two of the most promising prospects in the area, Wood and Clay kokubili wabikezela by pundits ukuba ukhetho ikusasa Izilimi ezinkulu sport.

 

Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) uyobheka Abuya ukulahlekelwa yakhe yokuqala professional ngenyanga edlule lapho uhlangana Matt Bordonaro (2-0). The bout will be a rematch from their amateur days when Bordonaro defeated Boutin by submission at “NEF IX” e Biddeford, Maine. It will also be Boutin’s debut in the 170-pound welterweight division.

 

Isihloko iziqubu Two kuthanda kusihloko the amateur MMA ingxenye “NEF XX” fight ikhadi. Dustin Veinott (4-3) uvikela Title NEF MMA Amateur Flyweight ngokumelene Ryan Burgess (1-0), ngenkathi Aaron “Ukwanda” Lacey (5-1) enza belwa Caleb Horner (6-2) to crown an inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion. A women’s strawweight fight will feature Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) ezibhekene Erin “Usayizi Fun” LAMONTE (3-0).

 

“Lokhu ikhadi unokuthile wonke umuntu,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli Nick DiSalvo. “Wena uthanda MMA? We got it. You like boxing? We got it. You like the heavyweights? We got ’em. You like women’s fights? We got ’em. This is like the Super Bowl of NEF events. This is the one event you simply cannot afford to miss.”

 

Promotion abaphathi eminye umemezele ukuthi “NEF XX” mcimbi uzoba elalinikezelwe inkumbulo NEF ilungu labasebenzi Susan Isham, 47, abalahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe in a engozini yemoto ngempelasonto eyedlule Bethel, Maine. Susan had worked backstage for the promotion beginning in 2013, handling check-ins at the backdoor of the Colisée. She was a beloved mother and grandmother, eyaziwa ngokuba kanzima ngokuzikhandla kwakhe futhi ebukekayo, upbeat personality. Susan was involved in many causes in the Bethel community.

 

“Sonke usashaqekile ngenxa yale nto ngokudlula Susan ngokuzumayo ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule,"Kusho NEF co-umnikazi futhi wabantu Math Peterson. “Yena waba ilungu zenani leqembu NEF, umngane omuhle, futhi uhlobo, charitable person. She will be missed by all who knew her. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time. ‘NEF XX’ uzobe ngokuziqhenya elalinikezelwe enkumbulweni yakhe.”

 

The “NEF XX” fight ikhadi (isihloko ukushintsha nokwamukelwa Combat Sports Authority of Maine):

 

PROFESSIONAL Boxing

 

140 Brandon Berry 9-1 (West nezimfoloko) vs Roberto Valenzuela 73-69-2 (Romanza Gym)

155 Tollison Lewis 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Zénon Herrera 0-0 (Independent)

140 Josh Parker 0-1 (MMA abesabekayo & Boxing) vs Elias Leland 0-0 (KODWA)

118 Ernesto Ornelas 0-0 (Choi Institute) vs Brandon Ali Garvin 0-4 (Frazier sika)

 

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington 10-8 (c) (TKD Boyington sika) vs Jimmy Davidson 7-1 (Sityodtong)

205 Matt Andrikut 1-0 (Ukuqiniseka MMA) vs Jesse Baughman 0-0 (Team Link)

170 Crowsneck Boutin 1-1 (Choi Institute) vs. Math Bordonaro 2-0 (Victory MMA)

150 Jon Lemke 4-3 (Team Irish) vs Matt Denning 2-0 (CMBJJ)

145 Ray Wood 5-1 (MMA Young sika) vs Vovka Clay 3-0 (Boston BJJ NH)

145 Derek Shorey 3-2 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Damon Owens 2-0 (MMA Young sika)

125 Kevin Barrett 0-0 (MMA Young sika) vs James Alexander 1-10 (F2 Arena)

 

Amateur MMA

 

145 *TITLE Aaron Lacey 5-1 (MMA Young sika) vs Caleb Horner 6-2 (F2 Arena)

125 *TITLE Dustin Veinott 4-3 (c) (CMBJJ) vs Ryan Burgess 1-0 (Berserkers MMA)

265 Bryce Bamford 0-0 (First Class MMA) vs Bryce Locke 0-0 (Independent)

200 Jacob Cameron 1-5 (Independent) vs Victor Irwin 0-0 (MMA Young sika)

225 Joe Krech 0-0 (Independent) vs Mike Williams 0-0 (CMBJJ)

185 Ruben Redman 1-3 (Mass Effect MMA) vs Caleb Farrington 2-0 (Team NEW)

185 Dominique Bailey 0-1 (Independent) vs Anthony Spires 0-0 (Independent)

175 Caleb Swoveland 0-0 (MMA abesabekayo & Boxing) vs TBD

155 Ricky Dexter 3-2 (Team Irish) vs Steve Bang 3-3 (CMBJJ)

155 Rafael Velado 1-0 (First Class MMA) vs Ken Dunn 0-2 (Maine Kyokushin Karate)

155 CJ Ewer 4-2 (MMA Young sika) vs Jason Lachance 2-2 (MMA Athletix)

155 Matt Hanning 1-1 (Independent) vs Levi Sewall 0-0 (MMA Young sika)

145 Caleb Hall 5-3 (Choi Institute) vs Matt Tamayo 0-0 (F2 Arena)

140 David Thompson 0-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs. Pierce Wiegman 0-0 (First Class MMA)

125 Justin Witham 0-3 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Brent Ouellette 0-0 (CMBJJ)

115 Erin LaMonte 3-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-1 (TKD Boyington sika)

 

New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” ithatha indawo November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.

Amateur MMA, boxing, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, New England ayalwa

OwayeyiMeya iqhawe Mexican ukuze avivinye BERRY ngoNovemba 21 IN Lewiston

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Lewiston, Maine (October 14, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, the promotion announced the main event of the boxing portion of the fight card. Reigning Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The Cannon” Berry (9-1, 6 Kos) abayobhekana Roberto “The Old” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Kos) in an nesishiyagalombili round welterweight umncintiswano.

 

Berry won mpumalanga Junior Welterweight Title unyaka owodwa edlule Lewiston nge ngazwilinye isinqumo phezu Eric Palmer ukunqoba (6-8-3, 1 KO). The title was the first in the professional career of the standout from West Forks, Maine. Berry would, Ngemva nje kwenyanga, suffer his first loss in a bout in which he severely injured his shoulder early on. Following a successful surgery and months of rehab, Berry wabuyela ngokunqoba ukuba ring kuleli hlobo esidlule eyesibili-round Knockout technical (WHO) ukuwina Skowhegan, Maine.

 

“I am ukukhathazeka kakhulu njalo ukuba ukuhlehlela emuva zingene ring isibhakela on November 21e Lewiston,” Berry esibekiwe. “Akuve amadlingozi ukuba ukulwa ukunqoba yami okweshumi professional. I’m honored to have been invited back to the Colisee to headline another Pro Boxing card. I want to thank NEF for making this possible for me, futhi ithemba ukuba omunye isinyathelo phama, competitive fight like we had in October 2014. A lot has changed for me in my boxing career, futhi ngibheke phambili ezibonisa zonke abalandeli bami ngcono wami. Ngokwazi esitheni sami, lowo elitheni yimanje, Roberto Valenzuela, kuyoba isivivinyo kuhle kimi ngenkathi enikeza up usayizi kanye nesipiliyoni. Sazama ukwenza mpi nabaningana guys ezahlukene ezivela endaweni kodwa abakwazanga. Umsebenzi wami ukuqeqesha kanzima futhi silungele yilowo nalowo babeka ngakolunye uhlangothi esiyingini, omunye round ngesikhathi.”

 

Valenzuela is about as much of a veteran as one will find in a boxing ring. Having begun his professional career in early 1992, Valenzuela got off to an amazing 14-0 isiqalo, ukuncintisana emhlabeni isimo sakhe emzini Sonora, Mexico. Among the opponents Valenzuela has faced in his career are the likes of former world champions Andre Berto (30-4, 23 Kos) futhi Steve Forbes (35-14, 11 Kos) futhi zamanje zezwe iqhawe Zahir Raheem (35-3, 21 Kos). Valenzuela fought former lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 Kos) phezu undercard a 1996 Joey Gamache (55-4, 38 Kos) futhi Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2, 86 Kos) iziqubu e Anaheim, California. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Valenzuela yabamba Title Mexican Pacific Coast Super featherweight kusuka 2003 to 2007. He has the strongest pedigree of any opponent Berry has faced to date.

 

“Ngiye balwa lonke elase-United States, kodwa ungalokothi e Maine, kanjalo Ngijabulile ukuya endaweni ethile Angikaze,” wathi Valenzuela ngokusebenzisa umhumushi. “Bengilokhu ukwenza lokhu kusukela wayengumuntu pup. I utshelwe ukuthi anakho amakhasethi VHS ezinye ukulwa lami kusukela ezinye amakhadi aqoshiwe on TV lapho kwaba kid (laughing). Thankfully, Ngine isiqophi ngaye muva nje ngo-Youtube. Muhle lutho angizange ngimbone ngaphambi ayolwa noma sparring. I uyokulungela.”

 

“Uma Brandon sisayinwe kwi 'NEF XX’ fight ikhadi, yena waba kwacaca ukuthi wayefuna simthole Umphikisi ngubani ekade indandatho best,” ukhumbule omunye wabanikazi be-NEF nophromotha uNick DiSalvo. “Roberto presents a challenge unlike any other Brandon has faced to date. He has actively competed as a professional for nearly a quarter of a century. He hasn’t sat on a shelf either. He just fought this past spring and summer. Brandon Berry kuthanda ivivinyweNovember 21, make no mistake about it. But Brandon has recently been sparring several times a week all over New England with top-notch partners. He is coming into this bout as a whole new Brandon Berry, Zimiseleni ukwenza uphawu lwakhe emhlabeni isibhakela.”

 

New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” ithatha indawo November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.