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NO APRIL FOOLIN’: BOYINGTON VACATES TITLE, ERICKSON FIGHTS POWELL FOR THE STRAP
Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (April 1, 2016) – The earth-shattering announcement came late last night. New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) Mbuaha Mara Arts (Emmanuel) Professional Lightweight Champion Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (13-8) took to Facebook to notify his fans that he had vacated the title belt. Some speculated that it could be an April Fools’ egwuregwu, but those rumors were later quelled when Boyington himself stated under the thread that his decision had been made for personal and medical reasons, citing recent surgeries and a host of longstanding injuries.
“After one of the most inspirational and exhilarating rides of my life, I have talked with my wife, my coaching staff and teammates and have decided it’s now time to let go of one chapter and turn the page for another,” Boyington stated when reached for official comment. “NEF has been there for me since the start and I couldn’t ask for a better group to get me where I want to go. I like the thought of vacating the belt on top and handing it off to one of my teammates, hopefully Josh Harvey (0-0) and I will be excited to watch a couple other lightweight warriors going after the strap. Obviously Jon Lemke has quite a claim to that shot and I see my friend Jesse Erickson in the mix as well. Whatever should happen, I will always cherish every battle I’ve had in the NEF cage. Thank you sincerely to Matt Peterson and Nick DiSalvo.”
NEF executives acted quickly and formulated a plan by etiti abalị to fill the title that sits atop the fight promotion’s most hotly contested professional division. As a new day dawned, that plan had come to fruition.
“Bruce was a great champion,” sị NEF co-nwe na-akwalite Nick DiSalvo. “He was the face of this promotion for two years. The 155-pound title is our most coveted championship and there is no shortage of worthy challengers. The decision to fill it as soon as possible was an easy one to make.”
Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) na Devin Powell (5-1) will now meet in a five-round contest at “NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE” to crown a new champion. The bout was already signed as a non-title three-rounder to headline the MMA portion of the April 23 fight card in Lewiston, Maine. Both athletes quickly agreed to go five rounds with the title on the line. Both athletes have each won their last three fights in a row respectively.
“I am honored to be able to fight for the title which I saw Bruce Boyington recently defend against Jon Lemke (5-4) in the best local fight I’ve ever gotten to see,” said Powell. “I hope Jesse and I can put on a show for the fans that can be talked about for years to come. I’ve been training too hard and too long to not hop on this opportunity. I can’t wait to get in that cage April 23in front of an always amped up NEF crowd!”
Speaking of Lemke, NEF executives placed one condition on the upcoming Erickson-Powell bout – the winner must make his first defense of the lightweight title against Lemke. Lemke lost a very close split decision in an attempt to claim the title from Boyington earlier this year. That fight has been called “the greatest fight to ever take place in the NEF MMA cage” by many observers.
“Jon Lemke more-than deserves another crack at the strap,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “His bout with Bruce at ‘NEF 21’ was nothing short of epic. I was completely spellbound watching that fight for the full 25-minutes it was contested. It’s a bittersweet time at NEF. Bruce was a great fighting champion and despite the high stakes every time he stepped into the cage, he was always one of the most active competitors on the NEF roster. Bruce’s warrior spirit and memorable performances in the NEF cage will be dearly missed, but we are fortunate to have so many superb athletes waiting in the wings right behind him to fill that void. There will be no shortage of upcoming action in the NEF lightweight division.”
“It was a privilege and honor to fight Bruce for the lightweight title,” stated Lemke when reached for comment. “After the fight, I was pretty confident I did enough to win. Ugbu a, after watching the fight numerous times, there is no doubt in my mind that I won that fight. If Bruce doesn’t want to fight me again and vacate his belt, I understand and respect that decision. Otú ọ dị, I am hungrier than ever and want what I believe is rightfully mine. It would be an honor to fight the winner of Erickson versus Powell for the title and I very much look forward to it.”
The April 23 bout will be Jesse Erickson’s third attempt to capture the lightweight title. He had competed against Boyington twice previously unsuccessfully for the championship.
“I’m so grateful for the opportunity to compete once again for the NEF lightweight title,” stated Erickson. “I was embarrassed postponing my first fight with Devin due to injury, but it seems everything happens for a reason. To bleed for gold and glory. My Viking ancestors would be proud. Give me the battle I crave, Devin. Victory or Valhalla!”
New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,"Na-ewe ebe Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
BOYINGTON RETAINS, THREE NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NEF 21
Lewiston, Maine (February 7, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ẹkenịmde ya kacha-adịbeghị anya ihe omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” Saturday n'abalị na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The Colisée was a packed house for the promotion’s second hybrid mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) and professional boxing event. Fight fans were treated to a marathon evening of nonstop action featuring 26 bouts in total.
In the MMA main event of the evening, in what can only be described as a “thriller,” Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (13-8) defeated Jon Lemke (5-4) via split decision to retain the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title. Boyington and Lemke battled back-and-forth for five brutal rounds in what many in attendance were calling one of the best fights in NEF history.
In the boxing headliner, Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry (11-1) handed Tollison Lewis the first loss of his professional boxing career (2-1) with a second-round stoppage via technical knockout (WHO).
On the amateur MMA portion of the card, three inaugural champions were crowned. Ryan Glover (3-1) took home the light heavyweight title after defeating Mike Williams (1-1), while Johnny Crafts (4-0) captured the bantamweight strap and Ricky Dexter (5-2) won the welterweight championship.
NEF also announced that its next event would take place on April 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
The results si Lewiston, Maine:
Ọkachamara ọkpọ
Brandon Berry def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, gburugburu 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
Ọkachamara Emmanuel
Bruce Boyington def. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, gburugburu 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, gburugburu 1
CJ Ewer def. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, gburugburu 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, gburugburu 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, gburugburu 1
Na-amu amu Emmanuel
Ryan Glover def. Mike Williams via armbar, gburugburu 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
Ricky Dexter def. Caleb Farrington via TKO, gburugburu 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
Johnny Crafts def. Henry Clark via TKO, gburugburu 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
Rafael Velado def. Mike Peitersen via split decision
Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, gburugburu 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, gburugburu 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, gburugburu 1
Brendan Mgba def. Dave Smith via TKO, gburugburu 1
Ras Hylton def. Zak Bergeron via TKO, gburugburu 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, gburugburu 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, gburugburu 1
Tom Burgess def. Caleb Swoveland via unanimous decision
Chad Murillo def. Tony Agust via split decision
Jake Denham def. Justin Witham via verbal submission, gburugburu 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Clifford Redman site TKO, gburugburu 2
Caleb Costello def. David Thompson via KO, gburugburu 1
New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,” takes place Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS TO HOLD WEIGH-INS THIS FRIDAY AT LEWISTON RAMADA
Lewiston, Maine (February 3, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” a Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature both mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) and professional boxing bouts with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Earlier today, the promotion announced that it would hold the event weigh-in this Friday, February 5, 2016, na 2:00 pm EST at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center. The Ramada is located at 490 Pleasant Street in Lewiston, Maine.
Weigh-ins are open to the public and free to attend. All nke alụso mpi on Saturday n'abalị ga-anọ itu-na, including MMA headliners Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (12-8) and Jon Lemke (5-3), as well as boxing main event participants Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry (10-1) and Tollison Lewis (2-0). Fans ma pịa na-ume ịga. For those unable to make it to the Ramada on Friday, weigh-ins will be streamed live on the NEF Youtube page at www.Youtube.com/nefmma.
The “NEF 21” agha kaadị:
Ọkachamara ọkpọ
149 Pound: Tollison Lewis vs. Brandon Berry
147 Pound: Evincii Dixon vs. Antonio Chaves Fernandez
175 Pound: Crowsneck Boutin vs. Joel Bishop
Ọkachamara Emmanuel
155 POUND TITLE: Jon Lemke vs. Bruce Boyington (c)
145 Pound: Derek Shorey vs. Josh Lange
185 Pound: Zach Elkins vs. Mike Hansen
155 Pound: Zenon Herrera vs. CJ Ewer
170 Pound: Andrew Tripp vs. Alex Henry
125 Pound: Norman Fox vs. Brandon Warne
Na-amu amu Emmanuel
205 POUND TITLE: Mike Williams vs. Ryan Glover
170 POUND TITLE: Ricky Dexter vs. Keleb Farrington
135 POUND TITLE: Henry Clark vs. Johnny Crafts
145 Pound: Rafael Velado vs. Mike Pietersen
120 Pound: Erin Lamonte vs. Randi Bet Boyington
140 Pound: Erik Nelson vs. Julio Martinez
265 Pound: Gravin Guillen vs. Matt Glover
155 Pound: Frank Johanson vs. Taylor Costantino
265 Pound: Brendan Battles vs. Dave Smith
230 Pound: Zak Bergeron vs. Ras Hylton
170 Pound: Adam Nielsen vs. Ruben Redman
155 Pound: Dustin Shorey vs. Juan Meneses
160 Pound: Caleb Swoveland vs. Tom Burgess
155 Pound: Tony Agust vs. Chad Murillo
125 Pound: Justin Witham vs. Jake Denham
140 Pound: Clifford Redman vs. Richmond Pierce Wiegman
135 Pound: David Thompson vs. Caleb Costello
New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 21: IHE immortals,"Na-ewe ebe a Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Bell time is 7:00 Obi Est. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
NEF TO OPEN 2016 WITH SPECTACULAR FIGHT CARD
Lewiston, Maine (January 6, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” na Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, NEF announced the full fight card for the event which will be the fight promotion’s first of 2016.
A pair of professional boxing bouts will be featured on the main card of the evening. Joel “Baby ehi” Bishop (0-0-1) returns to action after more than a year’s absence to face MMA regular Crowsneck Boutin (0-0) in a light-heavyweight four-round bout. Northeast Junior welterweight onye mmeri Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry (10-1) will attempt to make it three wins in a row when he steps in the ring to face undefeated Tollison Lewis (2-0) in a six-round, non-title, super-welterweight contest. Both Berry and Lewis are coming off wins in the boxing ring at “NEF XX” a gara aga November.
The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (12-8) na Jon Lemke (5-3). Dubbed “The Battle for Bangor,” with both men living and training in the Bangor, Maine area, Boyington’s NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title will be on the line. Number-one contender Lemke will be looking to capture the first championship of his MMA career.
The co-main event of the evening on the professional MMA card will see local Lewiston-Auburn favorite Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) na-ewere on Devin Powell (4-1) in a lightweight matchup. Powell returns to the NEF cage for the first time since May 2014, while Erickson will be looking for his fourth consecutive win in Lewiston.
A total of three title fights will headline the amateur MMA side of the card. Young’s MMA standout Josh Harvey (5-1) defends his lightweight title against Florida’s Andrew “Ling-Ling” Tamayo (8-1). Keleb Farrington (3-0) naRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, mgbe Henry Clark (3-1) na Johnny Crafts (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.
Na mgbakwunye, Erin Lamonte (5-0) na Randi Bet Boyington (1-2) are scheduled to face off in a women’s MMA bout. It will be a rematch of a contest won by Lamonte at “NEF XX.” Boyington’s supporters in the audience felt that the referee stopped the bout prematurely as Boyington was about to break out of, or had already broken out of, Lamonte’s armbar submission. After much back and forth among their respective supporters on social media, the rematch is expected to settle the issue once and for all.
The zuru “NEF 21” agha kaadị (isiokwu ịgbanwe):
Ọkachamara ọkpọ
148 Brandon Berry 10-1 (West ndụdụ) vs Tollison Lewis 2-0 (CMBJJ)
175 Joel Bishop 0-0-1 vs Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Baba Institute)
Ọkachamara Emmanuel
155*Aha Bruce Boyington (c) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team Irish)
185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (Mbụ Coast Full Kpọtụrụ)
155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Independent) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)
155 Jesse Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Powell 4-1 (Nostos)
145 Derek Shorey 3-3 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club) vs Josh Lange 3-2 (Bombsquad)
125 Brandon Warne 0-1 (Bombsquad) vs Norman Fox 0-0 (Emmanuel Athletix)
Na-amu amu Emmanuel
170*Aha Keleb Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team Irish)
155*Aha Josh Harvey (c) 5-1 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (F2 Arena)
135*Aha Henry Clark 3-1 (Baba Institute) vs John Crafts 3-0 (Team NEW)
265 Dave Smith 2-0 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Brendon Battles 1-0 (Gracie Mma)
265 Countess Guillen 2-4 (Independent) vs Matt Glover 0-0 (Berserkers Emmanuel)
210 Ryan Glover 2-1 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Mike Williams 1-0 (CMBJJ)
205 Matt McFarland 0-1 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)
170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team Irish) vs Ruben Redman 1-4 (Team Mass Effect)
155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (Maine Kyokushin Karate) vs Frank Johanson 0-0 (CMBJJ)
155 Chad Murillo 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Tony Agust 0-0
145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)
140 Erik Nelson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Julio Martinez 0-1 (Gracie Mma)
135 David Thompson 1-1 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club) vs Caleb Costello 2-4 (Team Irish)
135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Clifford Redman 0-3 (Mass Effect)
125 Brent Ouellette 0-1 (CMBJJ) vs John Parker 0-2 (Team Nitemare)
125 Justin Witham 1-3 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club) vs Jake Denham 0-0 (Team Lawton/NEU)
120 Erin LaMonte 5-0 (Gracie Mma) vs Randi Bet Boyington 1-2 (Boyington si TKD / Young si Emmanuel)
265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs TBD
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals,” na-ewe ebeSaturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka “NEF 21” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ
New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.
N'ikpeazụ! LONG-AWAITED BATTLE FOR BANGOR TO TAKE PLACE AT NEF 21
Lewiston, Maine (December 8, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” na Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, NEF announced the main event of the MMA portion of the fight card. Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (12-8) ga-echebekwa ndị NEF Emmanuel Professional Kedu otu m ga Championship megide ihe ịma aka nke ọtụtụ ndị na-otu contender Jon Lemke (5-3). Both Boyington and Lemke are veterans of the United States Marine Corps (USMC).
Boyington is riding high on a three-fight win streak. Earlier this fall, o mere ya mpụta mbụ na National ogbo, ndikan Rodrigo Almeida (13-3) na a World Series nke na-alụ ọgụ (WSOF) card in Connecticut. Boyington followed up that win with a decisive third-round TKO victory over Jimmy Davidson (7-2) ikpeazụ nke ọnwa na “NEF XX” in a successful defense of his title. A product of Young’s MMA, na isi nke Boyington si Taekwondo Academy, ma odude ke Bangor, Maine, Boyington anọwo na ihe unstoppable dọkatụrụ adọka ebe adịkwa a ndị na-abụghị aha agha Jamie Harrison (6-1) early in 2015. He has won six of his last seven in the MMA cage, na esetịpụ ọzọ mmeri na NEF ọkpọ mgbanaka n'oge ọ na na-agba ọsọ.
“M ga-achọghị ịbụ Jon Lemke-aga n'ime na onu na m nri banyere ugbu a, ahụ bụ ihe m na-eche, ma ọ bụrụ na m na-eme ihe n'eziokwu,” kwuru Boyington. “M na-adịghị n'ezie ịghọta ihe mere o ga-achọ a agha na m ugbu a, na m kwere na ọ ga-egosi n'elu na-enye ya kasị mma mgbalị, ma m ga-achọghị m ọgụ ugbu a. M ize ndụ, na obi ike m bụ site n'elu ụlọ na mgbe ọ bụ dị ka nke a, ọ na-aga na-a ụwa-klas na-eme egwuregwu ịkwụsị m, na m na-elekwasị anya a dum mara ụlọikwuu ga-adị fọdụrụ umeala n'obi na-elekwasị anya. Mgbe Ole February 6 na-abịa, M ga-kasị dị ize ndụ Bruce Boyington na mgbe ọ bụla steepụ ụkwụ n'ime onu, na m maara ma ọ bụrụ na m chọrọ ịbụ na e nwere ugbu a, M na-n'ezie na-aga na-anọ agụụ mgbe ahụ.”
The bout is one that Maine fight fans have waited a long time to see. Boyington and Lemke have stood atop the NEF lightweight division together for several years now, their careers paralleling one another. With Lemke competing out of Marcus Davis’ Team Irish dị nso Brewer, Maine, obe-obodo-ama nke na-eto eto si Emmanuel, Boyington and Lemke seemed like natural rivals. But they often passed like ships in the night, and the stars never aligned for an encounter between the two. That was until “NEF XX” ikpeazụ nke ọnwa mgbe, dị nnọọ tupu Boyington wee onu megide Davidson, Lemke emecha merie Matt Denning (2-1) in that evening’s co-main event. It was an impressive performance that saw Lemke overwhelm a game Denning as the first round went on. With both Lemke and Boyington scheduled to appear on the February card, ọ dịghịkwa onye nwere iro bịanyere aka, oge bụ mfri eke maka “Agha n'ihi na Bangor,” dị ka Fans nwere dubbed ya, akpatre-ebe.
“M nnọọ incredibly ekele na obi ụtọ na-alụ ọgụ maka NEF otu ugboro ọzọ na karịsịa ohere-alụ ọgụ maka aha,” kwuru Lemke. “Ndị maara m akụkọ maara ihe a ogologo ụzọ a abụwo ihe m, which makes it all the more special. Bruce is the man and has done a phenomenal job promoting himself as champion, and in the process brought a lot of attention to the rest of the MMA community in the area. He has a couple of titles with different promotions and had fights on the national stage. He presents a unique and explosive set of challenges that I very much look forward to rising up and meeting that challenge head on. A na-aga na-a oké agha na Fans na-agaghị na-achọ uche, otú ga-esi gị tiketi na-abịa na ala.”
“Amaghị m ma ọ bụrụ na e nwere ihe ọ bụla otu agha Fans ịjụ anyị ka anyị na-ahụ ihe karịrị onye a,” exclaimed NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “O yiri ka ọ dịkarịa ala ugboro ole na ole a izu, anyị na na-na-ozi-arịọ 'mgbe anyị na-aga ịhụ na agha nke Bangor n'etiti Lemke na Boyington?’ Ọfọn, Ọ na-eme naFebruary 6 at ‘NEF 21,’ na onye ọ bụla n'ime nzukọ anyị dị nnọọ ka obi ụtọ dị ka Fans ịhụ ya!”
“Azụ akụkọ a tuanu bụ ịrịba,” kwuru NEF ngalaba-nwe na matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Ọ dịghị ihe na-arụpụtara – it’s completely authentic and gut wrenching. This fight has been a long time coming, na m a na-eche na-edu ndú-na February 6 ga-n'adịghị ihe ọ bụla na anyị na mgbe àmà na ngụda ka a showdown nke a ịdị ukwuu ebe otú karịrị nnọọ na-etu ọnụ na ikike na-na akara.”
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals,” na-ewe ebeSaturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka “NEF 21” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
New England ịlụ ọgụ ọkwa IHE OF NEF XX
Lewiston, Maine (November 22, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ẹkenịmde ya ọhụrụ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike” na satọde n'abalị na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. ụfọdụ 2,500 juru n'ọnụ ndị Colisée maka akụkọ ihe mere eme mbụ mgbe ngwakọ mbuaha-martial-nkà (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ na kaadị Maine.
Na ọkpọ isi omume nke mgbede, Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry (10-1) wee asatọ-agba maka oge mbụ ya ọrụ, defeating gritty Mexican veteran Roberto Valenzuela (72-70-1) site na etebe.
Na ọkachamara Emmanuel òkè nke kaadị, Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington(12-8) akakande gbachitere NEF Emmanuel Professional Kedu otu m ga Championship megide Jimmy “Jimbo iberi” Davidson (7-2).
Na mgbakwunye, NEF mara ọkwa ya na-esote omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” ga-ewere ọnọdụ na February 6, 2016 na Lewiston. Another hybrid MMA-pro boxing event, “NEF 21” ga-Njirimara Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) na-ewere on Devin Powell (4-1) na a fechaa zoo. Already announced to be competing the boxing card are Brandon Berry and Joel “The Baby ehi” Bishop (0-0-1). Erin “Fun Size” LAMONTE, onye mma ka 5-0 n'abalị a, ga-alaghachi na amu amu Emmanuel òkè nke February 6 kaadị.
The results si Lewiston, Maine:
Ọkachamara ọkpọ
150 Brandon Berry def. Roberto Valenzuela site etebe
155 Lewis def anụ ọhịa. Zenon Herrera site TKO, gburugburu 3
135 Josh Parker drew Elias Leland
Enwetaghị Ernesto Ornelas def. Brandon Ali Garvin site TKO, gburugburu 2
Ọkachamara Emmanuel
155*Aha Bruce Boyington (c) def. Jimmy Davidson site TKO, gburugburu 3
Enwetaghị Jon Lemke def. Mat Denning site TKO, gburugburu 1
170 Mat Bordonaro ikpeazụ. Crowsneck Boutin site ikpere mmanya, gburugburu 1
Enwetaghị Mat Andrikut def. Jesse Baughman site TKO, gburugburu 1
145 Damon Owens def. Derek Shorey site Gogoplata, gburugburu 1
Na-amu amu Emmanuel
125*Aha Ryan Burgess def. Dustin Veinott (c) site unanimious mkpebi
145*Aha Aaron Lacey def. Keleb Horner site etebe
125 Justin Witham def. Brent Ouellette site TKO, gburugburu 2
155 Rafael Velado def. Ken Dunn site Kimura, gburugburu 1
155 CJ Ewer def. Jason Lachance site etebe
S.HWT Nick Gulliver def. Jason Ubi site TKO, gburugburu 1
145 Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ def. Mat Tamayo site armbar, gburugburu 1
265 Mike Williams def. Joe Krech site armbar, gburugburu 1
200 Victor Irwin def. Anthony Spires site TKO, gburugburu 1
Enwetaghị Ricky Dexter def. Steve Bang site ko, gburugburu 1
140 David Thompson def. Richmond Pierce Wiegman site TKO, gburugburu 1
121 Erin Lamonte def. Randi Bet Boyington site armbar, gburugburu 1
185 Keleb Farrington def. Ruben Redman site guillotine, gburugburu 2
265 Bryce Bamford def. Bryce Locke site TKO, gburugburu 1
170 Keleb Swoveland def. Taylor Carey site ogwe aka triangle, gburugburu 2
155 Levi Sewall def. Mat Hanning site TKO, gburugburu 2
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals,” na-ewe ebeSaturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka “NEF 21” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ
New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.
Atọ NEF onye mmeri a n'izu na-agha na MBA ogbo
Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (October 20, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, bụ mpako ịkpọsa na nkwalite si achị ọkachamara mbuaha-martial-nkà (Emmanuel) Middleweight onye mmeri ga-asọrịta mpi na Bellator kaadị a Friday, October 23, 2015 na Mohegan Sun Arena na Uncasville, Connecticut. Reigning NEF MMA Professional Middleweight Champion “Obi tara mmiri” Mike Zichelle (7-3) ga na-enwe Kevin Haley (3-3) na mbido kaadị nke “Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho.” The bout will take place in the light-heavyweight division at a weight of 205-pounds. For those unable to make it to Mohegan Sun a Friday, nke mbido kaadị ga-amalite nkwanye ndụ na 7:00 pm na www.Bellator.com.
Zichelle enyekwara NEF Emmanuel Professional Kedu otu m ga Champion Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (11-8) na NEF Emmanuel Professional Heavyweight ChampionTyler “The ìgwè ọ lụọ” Eze (9-4) as the third NEF titleholder to compete on a national fight card in a six-day period. Both Boyington and King fought on the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) omume ikpeazụ Saturday na Foxwoods Resort cha cha n'ime Mashantucket, Connecticut. Zichelle has held the NEF middleweight title since winning it at “NEF XII” na February 2014. He is a member of Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire.
“Alụ ọgụ maka NEF nyere m a n'elu ikpo okwu na-eme ka a aha n'ebe dị anya, na o nyere m ohere ka guzosie ike mmekọrịta na ụfọdụ ịtụnanya ndị mmadụ si ala nke Maine,” kwuru Zichelle. “M ihe ùgwù na-anọchite anya ndị Maine n'ihi na m nnọọ n'anya otú omiiko na ha bụ banyere ọgụ, n'ihi ya, na ha mmeri dị ebube. Oge na oge ọzọ, agbachitere si NEF ga-esi na oku na-aga ibuso ya agha na nnukwu show na m atụ ọzọ nke na. M naanị na e mewo-ewere nke a egwuregwu kpọrọ atọ ọgụ na na a 3-0 ndekọ na ịbụ ndị NEF Middleweight Champion, M nwetara oku na-aga ruo nnukwu leagues! M nnọọ obi ụtọ na-ngosi ihe niile m na-arụ ọrụ na na ọ bụrụ na e nwere ihe na m na-atụ anya, ọ bụ mmeghachi omume onye ọ bụla mgbe ha na-ahụ m na-alụ ọgụ na dị nnọọ a di na nwunye izu na ndị tụnyere version nke m na agha maka aha ke 2014 n'ihi na ọtụtụ agbanweela n'etiti ugbu a na mgbe. Daalụ ka Matt Peterson (NEF ngalaba-nwe na matchmaker) na-ekele gị NEF maka ohere ịghọ a mmeri na nke a egwuregwu na ọtụtụ ihe-ekele gị Fans! Nọrọ omiiko! Ana m atụ anya na-etinye on a show maka Maine ala n'okporo ụzọ!”
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike,” na-ewe ebe November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tiketi maka “NEF XX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ
New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.
Abụọ NEF agbachitere Get oku na-aga ruo isi leagues a Saturday
Lewiston, Maine (October 13, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, bụ mpako ịkpọsa na abụọ nke nkwalite si achị ọkachamara mbuaha-martial-nkà (Emmanuel) agbachitere ga mpi na World Series nke na-alụ ọgụ (WSOF) kaadị a Saturday, October 17, 2015. “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” ohuru a ga-ndụ si Foxwoods Resort cha cha n'ime Mashantucket, Connecticut na ga-Njirimara NEF Emmanuel Professional Kedu otu m ga Champion Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington(10-8) na NEF Emmanuel Professional Heavyweight Champion Tyler “The ìgwè ọ lụọ” Eze (9-3) on the undercard. The undercard is scheduled to begin at 7 pm Est na ike na-ele na www.WSOF.com.
Boyington ga-izute a nnọọ siri ike Rodrigo “The nwa ọdụm” Almeida (13-2) na a featherweight zoo. It will be Boyington’s first trip to the national stage of the sport after having competed in MMA regionally for some six years. Next month, Boyington na ndokwa iji chebe ya NEF aha megide Jimmy “Jimbo iberi” Davidson (7-1) na “NEF XX” na Lewiston, Maine. He is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine na kwa nchoputa na isi nchịkwa nke Boyington si Taekwondo Academy (BTA).
“M mgbe kemgbe ọzọ obi ụtọ na m na Mixed Mara Arts ọrụ, m mgbe e mara ụlọikwuu ọzọ dị oké njọ, karịsịa mgbe ọ na-abịa m na-eri na ndụ otú ahụ n'onwe ya na-enye m a otutu mkpali maka ihe m na-aga-eme na mba ogbo Saturday n'abalị,” kwuru Boyington. “M nwere oké ìgwè gbara m gburugburu ha kewapụrụ m ka m m ókè, so everyone will surely get to see the best Bruce Boyington to date and I have zero excuses for not performing. I have one word in mind entering that cage – Olu.”
“New England alụkarị ọgụ kemgbe a staple na ọrụ m na kemgbe n'elu ikpo okwu na m nwere ihe ùgwù nke na-eme na dị ka ha groomed m maka mba ogbo. M na-ekele Matt na Nick maka mgbe niile na-elekọta m mkpa m ma na-enyere-eme ka m onye m taa. New England alụkarị ọgụ nwere niile ọcha na ebe aka alụso iru n'elu.”
Tyler Eze ẹkenịmde NEF Heavyweight aha ebe ọ bụ na May nke 2013 mgbe o meriri Travis Bartlett (8-4). Tupu afọ a, Eze ọma gbachiteere aha megide Terry Blackburn (4-3) na “NEF XVI.” King was a football standout at the University of Connecticut where he recorded 19 sacks dị ka a iji chebe onwe ọgwụgwụ. He later played in the National Football League (NFL) ruo ọtụtụ ìgwè gụnyere San Diego chaja na St. Louis ebule. Mgbe “WSOF 24,” Eze ga na-enwe Jisọs Ọgụ Championship (UFC) vetiran Pat Walsh (6-2).
“Dị m obi ụtọ na-esi ohere na-alụ ọgụ na nnukwu ogbo nke ahụ bụ World Series nke na-alụ ọgụ vs a elu larịị, UFC vetiran iro,” said King. “Less than a year ago I was out of the sport and had a very uncertain future as far as ever getting to compete again. I’m grateful to Matt Peterson, Nick Disalvo na ndị fọdụrụ nke otu mgbe New England ịlụ ọgụ maka inye m a ogbo kwụpụ azụ n'ime egwuregwu m hụrụ n'anya, in a main event title defense no less. This fight has ‘Fight of the Night’ dere niile n'elu ya. You have two determined fighters with competitive fire coursing through their veins ready to go out and lay it all on the line. I look forward to having my hand raised.”
“NEF ka-aghọ a launching na mpe mpe akwa ka mba n'ọkwá,” sị NEF co-nwe na-akwalite Nick DiSalvo. “Anyị na otú mpako na-nwere abụghị onye, but two of our champions fighting on the WSOF card. It really says something about the caliber of athlete gracing the NEF cage. These fighters are earning their stripes with NEF and then getting the call up to the UFC, Bellator, Titan and WSOF. Nothing gives us more satisfaction than to see these guys succeed in the sport they love.”
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike,” na-ewe ebe November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tiketi maka “NEF XX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ
New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.
NEF XX agha kaadị atụmatụ na-akpali akpali Women tuanu
Lewiston, Maine (September 15, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike” na Saturday, November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. As announced this past Saturday n'abalị “NEF XIX,” the MMA portion of the card is scheduled to feature an amateur strawweight women’s bout between Randi Bet Boyington (1-1) na Erin “Fun Size” LAMONTE (3-0).
Boyington bụ nwunye na-achị NEF Emmanuel Professional Kedu otu m ga Champion Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (10-8) onye ga-abụ na ihe na November 21 kaadị. Randi made her cage debut this past spring defeating Alex Walker (0-1) site etebe na “NEF XVII.” The crowd in the Colisée was on fire as the bout went back and forth through three hard-fought rounds. Randi trains under her husband at Boyington’s Taekwondo Academy, nakwa na-eto eto si Emmanuel na Bangor, Maine.
“M obi ụtọ na-na-na-abata azụ n'ime onu na November – ọ bụ ihe m na-atụ anya ka,” kwuru Randi Bet Boyington mgbe ruru maka ikwu. “M na-atụ anya na Erin na-a siri ike iro, and I’m training as such. I never underestimate someone’s ability. I know what I’m bringing to the cage as well and NEF fans will be impressed in November. Fighting on the same night as my husband is a bonus. We’re both hungry to have our hands raised at the end of our fights. I don’t think many others could understand or appreciate the emotions that a couple share until they go through a training camp to fight on the same card.”
Erin Lamonte is not a stranger to the NEF cage. She appeared for the promotion in early 2013, ndikan Angela Theriault (0-1) site na mbụ gburugburu oru knockout (WHO). Lamonte was victorious twice more that year before taking time off from competing to have a baby with her husband Casey. Returning to the cage onNovember 21, it will have been nearly two years since the undefeated Lamonte won her last bout on a fight card in West Virginia. She has been eager to return to action for some time.
“M kemgwucha obi ụtọ akpatre-azụ na onu on November 21, alụ ọgụ Randi Bet Boyington,” stated Lamonte. “Mgbe a ogologo oge ruru ka mụrụ nwa anyị nwoke, I am itching to get back to training and competing. Time to prove that the new and improved mama Fun Size can still kick ass. After all, nne Uman bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị dị obi ọjọọ na-atụ egwu na ụmụ anụmanụ.”
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike,” na-ewe ebe November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tiketi maka “NEF XX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."