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Tūtohu Archives: Bruce Boyington
NO APRIL FOOLIN’: BOYINGTON VACATES TITLE, ERICKSON FIGHTS POWELL FOR THE STRAP
Kia tukuna tonutia atu: Lewiston, Maine (April 1, 2016) – The earth-shattering announcement came late last night. New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) Arts hōia Mixed (MMA) Professional Lightweight Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” 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’ kata, 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 ko waenganui po 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,” said NEF co-owner and promoter 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.”
Hehe “Ko te Viking” Erickson (6-4) a Devin Powell (5-1) will now meet in a five-round contest at “Nef 22: ARATAI ROADS KATOA 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 23rd 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 23rdin 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. Na, 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. Heoi, 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.”
Te April 23rd 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!”
hui i muri mai New England whawhai ', "NEF 22: ARATAI ROADS KATOA HERE,"E wahi Rāhoroi, April 23, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
BOYINGTON RETAINS, THREE NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NEF 21
Lewiston, Maine (February 7, 2016) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, held its most recent event, “Nef 21: TE Immortals” Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The Colisée was a packed house for the promotion’s second hybrid mixed-martial-arts (MMA) 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 “Boy ātaahua” 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 “Ko te Cannon” 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.
Ko te hua i Lewiston, Maine:
NGAIO BOXING
Brandon Berry def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, tawhio 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
NGAIO MMA
Bruce Boyington def. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, tawhio 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, tawhio 1
CJ karaehe def. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, tawhio 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, tawhio 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, tawhio 1
AMATEUR MMA
Ryan Glover def. Mike Williams via armbar, tawhio 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
Ricky Dexter DEF. Caleb Farrington via TKO, tawhio 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
Johnny Crafts def. Henry Clark via TKO, tawhio 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
Rafael Velado def. Mike Peitersen via split decision
Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, tawhio 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, tawhio 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, tawhio 1
Brendan Battles def. Dave Smith via TKO, tawhio 1
Ras Hylton def. Zak Bergeron via TKO, tawhio 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, tawhio 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, tawhio 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, tawhio 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Clifford Redman mā TKO, tawhio 2
Caleb Costello def. David Thompson via KO, tawhio 1
hui i muri mai New England whawhai ', "NEF 22: ARATAI ROADS KATOA HERE,” takes place Saturday, April 23, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS TO HOLD WEIGH-INS THIS FRIDAY AT LEWISTON RAMADA
Lewiston, Maine (February 3, 2016) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals” tenei Rāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. I mua i teie mahana, the promotion announced that it would hold the event weigh-in this Rāmere, February 5, 2016, i 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 of the fighters competing on Saturday night will be at the weigh-in, including MMA headliners Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (12-8) and Jon Lemke (5-3), as well as boxing main event participants Brandon “Ko te Cannon” Berry (10-1) and Tollison Lewis (2-0). Fans and press are encouraged to attend. 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.
Te “NEF 21” kāri whawhai:
NGAIO BOXING
149 Pauna: Tollison Lewis vs. Brandon Berry
147 Pauna: Evincii Dixon vs. Antonio Chaves Fernandez
175 Pauna: Crowsneck Boutin vs. Joel Bishop
NGAIO MMA
155 POUND TITLE: Jon Lemke vs. Bruce Boyington (c)
145 Pauna: Derek Shorey vs. Josh Lange
185 Pauna: Zach Elkins vs. Mike Hansen
155 Pauna: Zenon Herrera vs. CJ tiaka
170 Pauna: Andrew Tripp vs. Alex Henry
125 Pauna: Norman Fox vs. Brandon Warne
AMATEUR MMA
205 POUND TITLE: Mike Williams vs. Ryan Glover
170 POUND TITLE: Ricky Dexter vs. Karepe Farrington
135 POUND TITLE: Henry Clark vs. Johnny Crafts
145 Pauna: Rafael Velado vs. Mike Pietersen
120 Pauna: Erin Lamonte vs. Randi Beth Boyington
140 Pauna: Erik Nelson vs. Julio Martinez
265 Pauna: Gravin Guillen vs. Matt Glover
155 Pauna: Frank Johanson vs. Taylor Costantino
265 Pauna: Brendan Battles vs. Dave Smith
230 Pauna: Zak Bergeron vs. Ras Hylton
170 Pauna: Adam Nielsen vs. Ruben Redman
155 Pauna: Dustin Shorey vs. Juan Meneses
160 Pauna: Caleb Swoveland vs. Tom Burgess
155 Pauna: Tony Agust vs. Chad Murillo
125 Pauna: Justin Witham vs. Jake Denham
140 Pauna: Clifford Redman vs. Richmond Pierce Wiegman
135 Pauna: David Thompson vs. Caleb Costello
hui i muri mai New England whawhai ', "NEF 21: TE Immortals,” takes place this Saturday, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Bell time is 7:00 PM EST. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
NEF TO OPEN 2016 WITH SPECTACULAR FIGHT CARD
Lewiston, Maine (January 6, 2016) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals” i runga i Rāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. I mua i teie mahana, 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 Bull” Pihopa (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 Champion Brandon “Ko te Cannon” 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” tenei Whiringa mua.
The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (12-8) a 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 Hehe “Ko te Viking” Erickson (6-4) tango i runga i 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). Karepe Farrington (3-0) aRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, ia Henry Clark (3-1) a Johnny Crafts (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.
I tua atu, Erin Lamonte (5-0) a Randi Beth 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 full “NEF 21” kāri whawhai (kaupapa ki te huri i):
NGAIO BOXING
148 Brandon Berry 10-1 (Te Hau-ā-uru Forks) vs Tollison Lewis 2-0 (CMBJJ)
175 Joel Bishop 0-0-1 vs Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Choi Institute)
NGAIO MMA
155*TITLE Bruce Boyington (c) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team Irish)
185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (Tuatahi Coast Full Whakapā)
155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Independent) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (MMA o Young)
155 Hehe Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Powell 4-1 (Nostos)
145 Derek Shorey 3-3 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Josh Lange 3-2 (Bombsquad)
125 Brandon Warne 0-1 (Bombsquad) vs Norman Fox 0-0 (MMA Athletix)
AMATEUR MMA
170*TITLE Karepe Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team Irish)
155*TITLE Josh Harvey (c) 5-1 (MMA o Young) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (F2 Arena)
135*TITLE Henry Clark 3-1 (Choi Institute) vs John Crafts 3-0 (Team NEW)
265 Dave Smith 2-0 (Berserkers MMA) vs Brendon Battles 1-0 (Gracie Fitness)
265 Countess Guillen 2-4 (Independent) vs Matt Glover 0-0 (Berserkers MMA)
210 Ryan Glover 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Mike Williams 1-0 (CMBJJ)
205 Matt McFarland 0-1 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)
170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team Irish) vs Reupena 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 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Tony Agust 0-0
145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (MMA o Young)
140 Erik Nelson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Julio Martinez 0-1 (Gracie Fitness)
135 Rawiri Thompson 1-1 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Caleb Costello 2-4 (Team Irish)
135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (Tuatahi Class MMA) 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 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Jake Denham 0-0 (Team Lawton/NEU)
120 Erin LaMonte 5-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-2 (TKD o Boyington / MMA o Young)
265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs TBD
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals,” e wahiRāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF 21” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
Mō New Ingarangi whawhai
New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.
Pae hopea! LONG-AWAITED BATTLE FOR BANGOR TO TAKE PLACE AT NEF 21
Lewiston, Maine (Hakihea 8, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals” i runga i Rāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. I mua i teie mahana, NEF announced the main event of the MMA portion of the fight card. Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (12-8) ka tiakina e te NEF MMA Ngaio Kōmāmā Championship ki te wero o te maha-kotahi nguha 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, i hanga e ia tona tuatahi i runga i te atamira o te motu, hinga Rodrigo Almeida (13-3) i runga i te Series Ao o te Fighting (WSOF) card in Connecticut. Boyington followed up that win with a decisive third-round TKO victory over Jimmy Davidson (7-2) whakamutunga te marama i “NEF XX” in a successful defense of his title. A product of Young’s MMA, me te matenga o te Boyington Taekwondo Academy, kei e rua i roto i te Bangor, Maine, Kua Boyington kua runga i te roimata ahea mai i ngaro i te whawhai taitara-kore ki Jamie Harrison (6-1) early in 2015. He has won six of his last seven in the MMA cage, a ka mau tetahi wikitoria i roto i te whakakai mekemeke NEF te akoranga o taua oma i roto i.
“E kore ahau e pai kia waiho Jon Lemke haere ki taua whare herehere ki ahau tika e pā ana ki i teie nei, e te aha te feruri nei au e ahau, ki te au e ahau faitotonu,” Said Boyington. “E kore e matau tino ahau te aha e hiahia ana ia i te whawhai ki ahau tika i teie nei, a e whakapono ana ahau e whakaatu ake ia, ka hoatu tona kaha pai, otiia kihai ahau i pai kia hiahia ki ahau te whawhai tika i teie nei. Au mōrearea ahau, me taku e whakawhirinaki he i roto i te tuanui me te ka te reira rite tenei, Kei te haere te reira ki te tango i te maona-ao o te piha ki te mutu i ahau, me toku arotahi ka waiho tenei puni katoa i runga i toe haehaa e arotahi. A, no te February 6 mai, Ka waiho e ahau i te tino mōrearea Bruce Boyington e kua tonu marere waewae i roto i te whare herehere, a ka mohio ahau ki te hiahia ahau ki te kia i roto i reira tika i teie nei, Kei te haere tino e ahau ki te kia hiakai i reira.”
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 i roto i te Brewer tata, Maine, te ripeka-pa tāwhai o MMA o Young, 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” whakamutunga marama, no te, tika taime i te aroaro o Boyington ka mau ki te whare herehere ki Davidson, Iku'i Lemke 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, a kahore ano hoki i hainatia i te hoariri, ko maroke ke hoki te te wa “Battle hoki Bangor,” rite kua Nō reira pā, ki te pae hopea te tango i te wahi.
“Pera mīharo mauruuru, me te oaoa ki te kia whawhai kotahi ano, me te rawa ha faingamālie mo NEF ki te whawhai mo te taitara ahau,” Na ka mea a Lemke. “Te hunga e mohio ana ki toku kōrero mohio te mea kua he huarahi roa tenei hoki ahau, 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. Kei te haere tenei ki te waiho i te whawhai nui e kore e haere e pā ana ki te hiahia ki te mahue, kia whiwhi koutou tīkiti, ka haere mai i runga i raro.”
“E kore ahau e mohio ki te reira te tetahi pā whawhai kotahi ui ia tatou ki te kite ake i tenei tetahi,” exclaimed NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Te mea te reira rite i te iti rawa i te wa torutoru i te wiki e whiwhi tatou karere tono 'ina e haere tatou i ki te kite i te Pakanga mo Bangor i waenganui Lemke me Boyington?’ Well, te tupu nei te reira i runga iFebruary 6 at ‘NEF 21,’ me nga tangata katoa i roto i to tatou whakahaere he rite tonu oaoa rite ki te pā e kite i reira!”
“Ko maere te kōrero hoki ki tenei a'ee,” tahi-rangatira kī NEF me matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Kahore hangaia te – it’s completely authentic and gut wrenching. This fight has been a long time coming, a ka kua te ahau ongo'i e te mata-i roto i ki te February 6 e pērā tetahi kua tonu tatou ite i roto i te pōhi i ki te pupūtanga o tenei te nui i reira kia rahi noa ake i ngā tika tika whakapehapeha kei runga i te rārangi.”
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals,” e wahiRāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF 21” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
NEW INGARANGI whawhai ka ta TE Tuhinga o NEF XX
Lewiston, Maine (Whiringa 22, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, puritia tona hui hou, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua” i runga i Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Some 2,500 Kikī te Colisée mo te hītori tuatahi-ake kākano whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) me te kāri mekemeke ngaio i roto i te Maine.
I roto i te hui matua mekemeke o te ahiahi, Brandon “Ko te Cannon” Berry (10-1) haere waru-rauna mo te wa tuatahi i roto i tona mahi, defeating gritty Mexican veteran Roberto Valenzuela (72-70-1) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu.
I runga i te ngaio MMA wahi o te kāri, Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington(12-8) ko te wikitoria i roto i te parururaa i te NEF MMA Ngaio Kōmāmā Championship ki Jimmy “Jimbo Poro” Davidson (7-2).
I tua atu, Faaite NEF tona hui muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals” Ka tango i te wahi i runga i Hui-tanguru 6, 2016 i roto i te Lewiston. Another hybrid MMA-pro boxing event, “NEF 21” Ka ngā Hehe “Ko te Viking” Erickson (6-4) tango i runga i Devin Powell (4-1) in a lightweight contest. Already announced to be competing the boxing card are Brandon Berry and Joel “Ko te Baby Bull” Pihopa (0-0-1). Erin “Rahi Fun” LAMONTE, nei whakapai ake ki te 5-0 te po nei, ka hoki ki runga ki te runaruna MMA wahi o te February 6 kāri.
Ko te hua i Lewiston, Maine:
NGAIO BOXING
150 Brandon Berry def. Roberto Valenzuela mā te whakatau loto
155 Inihi Lewis def. Zenon Herrera mā TKO, tawhio 3
135 Josh Parker drew Elias Leland
Hopu Ernesto Ornelas def. Brandon Ali Garvin mā TKO, tawhio 2
NGAIO MMA
155*TITLE Bruce Boyington (c) DEF. Jimmy Davidson mā TKO, tawhio 3
Hao Jon Lemke def. Matt Denning mā TKO, tawhio 1
170 Matt Bordonaro whakamutunga. Crowsneck Boutin mā pae turi, tawhio 1
Hao Matt Andrikut def. Hehe Baughman mā TKO, tawhio 1
145 Damon Owens def. Derek Shorey mā Gogoplata, tawhio 1
AMATEUR MMA
125*TITLE Ryan Burgess def. Dustin Veinott (c) mā te whakatau unanimious
145*TITLE Arona Lacey DEF. Karepe Horner mā te whakatau loto
125 Justin Witham def. Brent Ouellette mā TKO, tawhio 2
155 Rafael Velado def. Ken Dunn mā Kimura, tawhio 1
155 CJ karaehe def. Jason Lachance mā te whakatau loto
S.HWT Nick Gulliver def. Jason Field mā TKO, tawhio 1
145 Karepe Hall def. Matt Tamayo mā armbar, tawhio 1
265 Mike Williams def. Joe Krech mā armbar, tawhio 1
200 Victor Irwin def. Anthony Spires mā TKO, tawhio 1
Hao Ricky Dexter DEF. Steve Bang mā KO, tawhio 1
140 Rawiri Thompson def. Richmond Pierce Wiegman mā TKO, tawhio 1
121 Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington mā armbar, tawhio 1
185 Karepe Farrington def. Ruben Redman mā pororere, tawhio 2
265 Bryce Bamford def. Bryce Locke mā TKO, tawhio 1
170 Karepe Swoveland def. Taylor Carey mā ringa tapatoru, tawhio 2
155 Riwai Sewall def. Matt Hanning mā TKO, tawhio 2
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “Nef 21: TE Immortals,” e wahiRāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF 21” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
Mō New Ingarangi whawhai
New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.
Tolu NEF TOA THIS HEBEDOMA KI FIGHT ON STAGE NATIONAL
Kia tukuna tonutia atu: Lewiston, Maine (October 20, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, Ko te whakakake ki te kauwhau i kingi i te whakatairanga o te ngaio whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) Ka whakataetae toa whitu i runga i te kāri Bellator tenei Rāmere, October 23, 2015 i te Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Connecticut. Reigning NEF MMA Professional Middleweight Champion “Nanakia” Mike Zichelle (7-3) Ka fehangahangai Kevin Haley (3-3) i runga i te kāri tuatahi o “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 tenei Rāmere, ka timata te kāri tuatahi tarere ora i 7:00 pm i runga i www.Bellator.com.
Zichelle hono NEF MMA Ngaio Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (11-8) a NEF MMA Ngaio Heavyweight ChampionTyler “Ko te ope” King (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) hui Rāhoroi whakamutunga i Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Connecticut. Zichelle has held the NEF middleweight title since winning it at “NEF XII” i roto i te Hui-tanguru 2014. He is a member of Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire.
“Fighting hoki NEF hoatu ahau he tūāpapa ki te hanga i te ingoa tawhiti atu i te kāinga, a hoatu ana ki ahau i te whai wāhi ki te whakapumautia te whanaungatanga ki etahi iwi mīharo i te āhua o Maine,” Said Zichelle. “Kua whakahonoretia ahau ki te tohu i te iwi o Maine no te ahau tino aroha te pehea ngākau e ratou e pā ana whawhai, pera ki te hei he whakamataku ratou toa. Time, me te wa ano, toa i NEF te tiki i te karanga ki te whawhai i roto i te whakaaturanga nui me ahau i tetahi atu tauira o taua. Kua anake kua tango ahau i tenei hākinakina fakamātoato mo toru whawhai, me ki he 3-0 lekooti a te te NEF Whitu Champion, Ka e ahau te karanga ki runga ki nga roopu nui! Ko ahau na fiefia ki te whakaatu nga mea katoa e kua e ahau te mahi i runga i a ki te mea he titiro atu ahau ki, te reira i te tauhohenga i te katoa ka kite ratou i ahau te whawhai i roto i tika i te wiki tokorua, me whakarite iwi i te putanga o te ahau i whawhai hoki te taitara i roto i 2014 no te mea ke i te rota, kua i waenganui i teie nei, a ka. Mauruuru koutou ki Matt Peterson (NEF co-rangatira, me te matchmaker) a ka whakawhetai ki a koutou ki NEF mo te whai wāhi ki te hoko i te toa i roto i tenei hākinakina me te tino nui whakawhetai ki a koutou ki te pā! Noho ngākau! Titiro atu ahau ki maka ana i runga i te whakaatu mo Maine iho te huarahi!”
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua,” e wahi i runga i Whiringa 21, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i 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. Tikiti hoki “NEF XX” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
Mō New Ingarangi whawhai
New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.
RUA NEF toa KIMI I TE PIIRAA UP KI TE MAJOR roopu tenei ko MAA
Lewiston, Maine (October 13, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, Ko te whakakake ki te kauwhau i rua o kingi ngaio whakauru-hōia-toi te whakatairanga o te (MMA) Ka whakataetae toa i runga i te Series Ao o Fighting (WSOF) kāri tenei Rāhoroi, October 17, 2015. “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” ka päpäho ora i Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Connecticut a ka ngā NEF MMA Ngaio Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington(10-8) a NEF MMA Ngaio Heavyweight Champion Tyler “Ko te ope” King (9-3) on the undercard. The undercard is scheduled to begin at 7 pm EST a taea te titiro i www.WSOF.com.
Ka tutaki Boyington he Rodrigo rawa uaua “Ko te Young Lion” Almeida (13-2) i roto i te whakataetae mā. 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, Whakaritea Boyington ki te paruru i tona taitara NEF ki Jimmy “Jimbo Poro” Davidson (7-1) i “NEF XX” i roto i te Lewiston, Maine. He is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine me hoki te kaiwhakaū me te matenga kaiako o te Boyington Taekwondo Academy (BTA).
“Kahore i ahau atu oaoa i roto i toku mahi Arts Mixed, a kore i tangohia e ahau te puni atu taumaha, tautautefito ka tae mai te reira ki toku kai, me te āhua i te rota o te oaoa i ahau i roto ano homai hoki te mea e haere ahau ki te tiki ki te mahi i runga i te atamira o te motu Rāhoroi po,” Said Boyington. “Kua i ahau he rōpū nui e karapoti ana i ahau, a kua panaia e ratou ki ahau ki toku rohe, 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 – Rōrahi.”
“Kua New Ingarangi whawhai he tino kai i roto i toku mahi me kua te tūāpapa e kua e ahau te haamaitairaa o te raveraa i runga i rite Matiu ratou ki ahau mo te atamira o te motu. E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakawhetai Matt ko Nick mō te tango tonu tiaki o toku matea me te āwhina meinga ahau nei ahau i tenei ra. New Ingarangi whawhai nei nga mea timatanga katoa i roto i te wahi ki te āwhina i te tae toa te tihi.”
Kua puritia Tyler Kingi te NEF taitara taumahamaha mai i Mei o 2013 ka patua e ia Travis Bartlett (8-4). I mua i tēnei tau, Pai te awhina Kingi te taitara ki Terry Blackburn (4-3) i “Nef XVI.” King was a football standout at the University of Connecticut where he recorded 19 peke ano he mutunga ārai. He later played in the National Football League (NFL) mo e rave rahi kapa, tae atu i te peihana San Diego me te St. Louis hipi toa. I “WSOF 24,” Ka fehangahangai Kingi Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hōia Pat Walsh (6-2).
“Ahau rawa oaoa ki te tiki i te whai wāhi ki te whawhai i runga i te atamira nui e ko World Series o te Fighting vs te taumata tiketike, UFC hoariri hōia,” 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 me te era atu o te kapa i New England whawhai hoki hoatu ahau he atamira ki te manga hoki ki te hākinakina aroha ahau, in a main event title defense no less. This fight has ‘Fight of the Night’ tuhituhia katoa ki runga taua mea. 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 kua tino riro i te papa whakarewa ki te whakatairanga motu,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Kei pera whakakake ki te kore tetahi matou, 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 Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua,” e wahi i runga i Whiringa 21, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i 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. Tikiti hoki “NEF XX” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
Mō New Ingarangi whawhai
New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.
NEF XX FIGHT KĀRI KI TUHAA WOMEN whakaongaonga TE a'ee
Lewiston, Maine (Mahuru 15, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua” i runga i Rāhoroi, Whiringa 21, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) 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 Rāhoroi po i “NEF XIX,” the MMA portion of the card is scheduled to feature an amateur strawweight women’s bout between Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) a Erin “Rahi Fun” LAMONTE (3-0).
Ko Boyington te wahine o kingi NEF MMA Ngaio Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-8) ko wai e hoki i roto i te mahi i runga i te Whiringa 21 kāri. Randi made her cage debut this past spring defeating Alex Walker (0-1) mā te whakatau loto i “XVII nef.” 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, me te i MMA o Young i roto i te Bangor, Maine.
“Oaoa vau e ahau ki te takahi hoki ki te whare herehere i roto i te Noema – te reira te tahi mea te rapu atu ahau ki,” ka mea a Randi Beth Boyington ka tae hoki te kōrero. “Ahau e tatari ahau Erin ki te waiho i te hoariri uaua, 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, hinga Angela Theriault (0-1) mā knockout hangarau a tawhio tuatahi (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 onWhiringa 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.
“Ko ahau tino hihiri ki te pae hopea kia hoki i roto i te whare herehere i runga i Whiringa 21, whawhai Randi Beth Boyington,” stated Lamonte. “I muri i te wa roa atu e tika ana ki te whanau o to tatou tama, 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, te raiona whaea ko tetahi o te kai kino rawa, a wehi i roto i te rangatiratanga kararehe.”
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua,” e wahi i runga i Whiringa 21, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i 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. Tikiti hoki “NEF XX” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."