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THREE WOMEN’S FIGHTS, TWO TITLE FIGHTS AND NEW FACES FIND A HOME ON NEF 25 CARD

 

Lewiston, Maine (August 19, 2016) -mo Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) today announced the full fight card for the promotion’s next event, “Nef 25: HEROES & VILLAINS.It is scheduled to take place onRāhoroi, Mahuru 10, 2016 i roto i te Lewiston. The dynamic card will feature professional boxing bouts, as well as both professional and amateur mixed-martial-arts (MMA) whakataetae.

 

On the boxing portion of the card, Brandon Montella (4-0) ka tutaki Tollison Lewis (2-1) i roto i te wha-a tawhio noa whakataetae marama-taumahamaha, while longtime Maine middleweight John “Rumble” Webster (8-7-1) returns on the eve of his 48th birthday to battle Zenon “K-Bar” Herrera (0-2). Rounding out the pro boxing portion of the card will be CaseyBuzzsawKramlich (4-0-1) a Connor Barry (0-1) in a four-round bout.

 

The professional side of the MMA card will feature a total of three Bellator and one Invicta veterans. Hehe “Ko te Viking” Erickson (7-5) a Jon Lemke(5-6) will rematch their previous bout won by Lemke at Bellator 93 i roto i te 2013. Bellator 144 competitor Walter Smith Cotito (3-4) returns to Maine after a three-year absence to meet Iraia “Danger Kiore” Leland (2-1), ia ValerieValociraptorAspaas (0-0) herself returns to Maine after three years to make her pro debut against Invicta 16 hōia SarahSwitchKick” Pāwhiritia (0-1).

 

The amateur MMA card will be headlined by two title fights. Rafael “Deez NutsVelado (3-0) e i runga i Jimmy Jackson (3-2) for the vacant amateur lightweight title. Amateur bantamweight champion Johnny Crafts (4-0) steps up in weight to challenge Karepe Hall (7-3) for Hall’s featherweight crown.

 

The amateur card will also feature two women’s bantamweight bouts with Brianne Genschell (0-0) a Melissa Trahan (0-0) making their respective cage debut against one another, ia JessicaThe Black WidowBorga(2-1) Kei te whakaritea ki te whakatau Rachael Joyce (1-0).

 

The fullNEF 25” kāri whawhai (kaupapa ki te huri i):

 

NGAIO BOXING

 

175 Pauna: Brandon Montella vs. Tollison Lewis

160 Pauna: John Webster vs. Zenon Herrera

155 Pauna: Casey Kramlich vs. Connor Barry

NGAIO MMA

 

205 Pauna: Mike Hansen vs. Matt Andrikut

155 Pauna: Jesse Erickson vs. Jon Lemke

145 Pauna: Matt Denning vs. Taylor Trahan

135 Pauna: Elias Leland vs. Walter Smith Cotito

125 Pauna: Sarah Click vs. Valerie Aspaas

AMATEUR MMA

155 POUND*TITLE: Rafael Velado vs. Jimmy Jackson

145 POUND*TITLE: Karepe Hall (c) vs. Johnny Crafts

155 Pauna: Caleb Swoveland vs. Frank Johanson

135 Pauna: Walt Shea vs. Joel Downing

135 Pauna: Brianne Genschell vs. Melissa Trahan

135 Pauna: Jessica Borga vs. Rachael Joyce

 

hui i muri mai New England whawhai ', "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Rāhoroi, Mahuru 10, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Ka tiimata nga tiikiti i te wa 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 ENGLAND FIGHTS ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF NEF XVII

Lewiston, Maine (April 12, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, held its seventeenth mixed-martial-arts event, “Nef XVII,” Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of more than 2,000 was on hand to take in the action.

 

The co-main event of the evening saw Dennis “Ko te Tuhinga” Olson (13-7) win a split decision victory over Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-2). Jamie Harrison (6-1) stopped NEF MMA Lightweight Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-8) via first-round submission in a non-title bout in the card’s main event. In a women’s amateur bout earlier in the evening, Te wahine a Boyington Randi Beth Knowles (1-0) patua Alex Walker (0-1) via unanimous decision in a thrilling back-and-forth contest.

 

I tua atu, NEF announced that the promotion’s next MMA event would take place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Pipiri 13, 2015. The event is titled “NEF XVIII: Made in Americaand it will feature the professional debut of Crowsneck Boutin (6-7 amateur) as he meets “Ko te kitenga i Dog” Ryan Cowette (3-2) in a middleweight contest. It was further announced that Ryan Glover(1-0) a Billy Leahy (2-1) will fight for the first ever NEF MMA amateur title in the heavyweight division on Pipiri 13.

 

The full results from Lewiston, Maine:

 

NGAIO

CATCH Jamie Harrison def. Bruce Boyington via rear-naked choke, tawhio 1
170 Dennis Olson def. Jarod Lawton via split decision
CATCH Kaline Medeiros def. Calie Cutler via unanimous decision

150 Derek Shorey def. John Raio mā TKO, tawhio 1

Hao Hehe Erickson def. Mark Deford via KO, tawhio 1

CATCH Jay Perrin def. Elias Leland via TKO, tawhio 2

 

AMATEUR

CATCH Norman Fox def. Dave Brown via guillotine choke submission, tawhio 1
165 Connor Barry def. CJ Ewer via triangle choke submission, tawhio 1
155 Matthew Hanning def. Rick Matthews via KO, tawhio 1

S.HWT Dave Smith def. Ora Spratt IV via TKO, tawhio 1

185 Heath Hanson def. Brandon Russell via TKO, tawhio 1
CATCH Caleb Serra def. Clifford Redman via armbar submission, tawhio 3
135 Sheldon Bang def. Mike Crespo via unanimous decision
115 Randi Beth Knowles def. Alex Walker via unanimous decision

155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Zenon Herrera via Kimura submission, tawhio 1

185 Chris Rideout def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto

185 Chris Smith def. Dan Meuse via TKO, tawhio 1

135 Caleb Costello def. Wilmer Carrero via guillotine choke submission, tawhio 1

150 Alex Johnson def. Dustin Shorey via guillotine choke submission, tawhio 1

Hui muri MMA o nef, “NEF XVIII: Made in Americawill originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine on June 13, 2015. Tikiti hoki “NEF XVIII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee 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."

 

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 MMA ANNOUNCES WEIGH-IN RESULTS FROM LEWISTON

Lewiston, Maine (April 10, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, held weigh-ins for its seventeenth mixed-martial-arts event, “Nef XVII,” earlier today at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center in Lewiston, Maine. “NEF XVII” will take place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee located at 190 Birch Street in Lewiston apopo, Rāhoroi, April 11 ki te tatau te whakatuwhera i 6:00 pm. The first fight is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.

 

The professional NEF MMA Lightweight Title bout between Bruce Boyington (10-7) a Jamie Harrison (5-1) is now a non-title catchweight fight after Harrison was unable to make the lightweight limit of 155-pounds.

 

The weights from Lewiston, Maine:

 

NGAIO

CATCH Bruce Boyington (154.0) vs Jamie Harrison (156.3)
170 Dennis Olson (170.9) vs Jarod Lawton (169.4)
CATCH Kaline Medeiros (116.2) vs Calie Cutler (117.9)

150 John Ray (150.4) vs Derek Shorey (149.3)

CATCH Jesse Erickson (156.3) vs. Mark DeFord (155.4)

CATCH Jay Perrin (139.0) vs Iraia Leland (134.0)

 

AMATEUR

CATCH Dave Brown (125.4) vs Norman Fox (126.2)
165 Connor Barry (165.2) vs CJ Ewer (164.7)
155 Rick Matthews (153.7) vs. Matthew Hanning (154.7)

S.HWT Dave Smith (292.6) vs Ora Spratt IV (282.7)

185 Brandon Russell (186.0) vs Heath Hanson (176.6)
CATCH Caleb Serra (147.1) vs Clifford Redman (145.0)

S.HWT Ryan Glover (227.6) vs Jason Field (271.0)
135 Sheldon Bang (135.4) vs Mike Crespo (134.1)
115 Alex Walker (115.1) vs Randi Beth Knowles (115.8)

155 Ricky Dexter (154.7) vs Zenon Herrera (153.8)

185 Chris Rideout (182.7) vs Reupena Redman (181.1)

185 Chris Smith (185.6) vs Dan Meuse (181.2)

135 Caleb Costello (134.7) vs Wilmer Carrero (136.0)

150 Alex Johnson (149.2) vs Dustin Shorey (148.9)

Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com, by calling the Colisee box office at207.783.2009 x 525, or by visiting the Colisee box office at 190 Birch Road, Lewiston, Maine 04240. 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 XVII WEIGH-INS THIS FRIDAY; JAY JACK UNCENSORED PODCAST TO PROVIDE COVERAGE

Lewiston, Maine (April 8, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, today announced that the weigh-ins for its upcoming mixed-martial-arts (MMA) takahanga, “Nef XVII,” will take place this Rāmere, April 10 i 2 pm EDT. The weigh-ins will originate from the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center located at 490 Pleasant Street in Lewiston, Maine. “NEF XVII” will take place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee located at 190 Birch Street in Lewiston this Saturday, April 11 ki te tatau te whakatuwhera i 6:00 pm. The first fight is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.

 

All of the stars for Rāhoroi night’s event will be on hand at the weigh-in tenei Rāmere, whai wāhi: Nef MMA Kōmāmā ChampionBruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7); Bellator veteran Dennis “Ko te Tuhinga” Olson (12-7); Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1); undefeated professional women’s fighter Calie “Ko te Honey Badger” Cutler (3-0); and many others. The weigh-in is open to both the public and media free of charge. For those unable to make it to Lewiston i runga i te Paraire, te Jay Jack Uncensored (JJU) podcast will be on hand recording their next episode and covering the festivities. The podcast archives can be accessed at onlinebjjproject.com/podcast/.

 

The current “Nef XVII” kāri whawhai (kaupapa ki te huri i):

 

NGAIO

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington 10-7 (MMA o Young) vs Jamie Harrison 5-1 (First Coast Full Contact/Riot MMA)
170 Jarod Lawton 4-1 (New England United) vs Dennis Olson 12-7 (Team Triumph/Boston BJJ)
185 Ryan Cowette 2-2 (MMA Athletix) vs John Daniels 2-3 (Rock City MMA)
155 Hehe Erickson 3-4 (CMBJJ-New England United) vs. Mark DeFord 0-3 (F2 Arena)
150 John Ray 2-6 (First Class MMA/Choi Institute) vs Derek Shorey 1-1 (Aro Club Shatterproof)
135 Iraia Leland 2-0 (The Academy of MMA) vs Jay Perrin 1-0 (Team Triumph/Boston BJJ)
115 Kaline Medeiros 3-4 (Gracie Fitness) vs Calie Cutler 3-0 (Jacked N Tan whawhai Team)

 

AMATEUR

S.HWT Dave Smith 0-0 (Berzerkers MMA) vs Ora Spratt IV 0-0 (Aro Club Shatterproof)
125 Norman Fox 3-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Dave Brown 1-2 (Plymouth Whawhai Club)
265 Ryan Glover 1-0 (Berzerkers MMA) vs Jason Field 0-0 (Independent)
185 Ruben Redman 0-1 (Independent) vs Chris Rideout 0-0 (Independent)
185 Chris Smith 0-0 (Berzerkers MMA) vs Dan Meuse 2-0 (The Academy of MMA)
185 Heath Hanson 0-2 (3Ronin Athletics) vs Brandon Russell 0-1 (Team Nitemare)
165 CJ tiaka 3-1 (MMA o Young) vs Connor Barry 4-1 (Independent)
155 Ricky Dexter 2-0 (Team Irish) vs Zenon Herrera 3-6 (Independent)
155 Rick Matthews 1-1 (Team Irish) vs. Matthew Hanning 0-1 (Independent)
145 Clifford Redman 0-1 (Independent) vs Karepe Serra 0-1 (Kaze Dojo)
150 Alex Johnson 1-1 (Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke) vs Dustin Shorey 0-0 (Aro Club Shatterproof)
135 Mike Crespo 2-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Sheldon Bang 1-2 (CMBJJ-New England United)
135 Caleb Costello 1-3 (Team Irish) vs Wilmer Carrero 0-0 (MMA Athletix)
115 Randi Beth Knowles 0-0 (TKD o Boyington / MMA o Young) vs Alex Walker 0-0 (Kaze Dojo)

Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee 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."

 

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.

Whawhai TO nef XVII KĀRI marautanga RETURN-maoro-hia

Lewiston, Maine (March 24, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. NEF released the full fight card for the event last week. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of an amateur catchweight bout to the fight card. CJ tiaka (3-1) Ka fehangahangai Connor “Knuckle anake” Barry (4-1) i te taimaha o te 165, pauna whawhai.

 

Tiaka, he mema o MMA o Young i roto i te Bangor, Maine, took the NEF MMA amateur ranks by storm in the summer of 2013. In the matter of just ten weeks, Chalked tiaka ake e toru whakaora, te whakamutunga o te i te i runga i hōia Crowsneck Boutin (6-7). His streak was brought to a halt by the tough Wayne Ahlquist (1-1) later that fall. Ewer would take more than a year off to serve his country in the United States Air Force security forces. Now back home and training with his teammates at Young’s, Titiro tiaka atu ki te whakamatautau ia ia kotahi ano i roto i te whare herehere nef MMA.

 

“Au rawa e manukanuka ki te tiki hoki ki te whakataetae i roto i nef i muri i te atu tata ki te tau, me te hawhe,” Na ka mea a Ewer. “And I’m thankful Young’s welcomed me back and took the time to train me. Connor looks like a very tough opponent, a ka waiho he whakamātautau nui hoki ahau.”

 

Connor Barry He toa motuhake tēnei wā e hāngai ana i roto i o Lowell, Massachusetts. Barry has become known as a “faaoti” i roto i te rohe o, ka patua e toru o ona hoariri mā knockout hangarau (WHO) and one via submission. His only loss to date came by judge’s decision. Already having put in two fight camps for a planned pro-debut that never happened, Barry Ko a whakapono ana e ko ia i roto i te āhua pai o tona mahi, ka whai i te tuatahi nef angitu i te utu o tiaka.

 

“Ka tango ahau i tenei whawhai, no te mea kua i ahau toku hinga tuatahi pro i roto i rua,” Said Barry. “Kua ahau whakangungu mo te whawhai pro mō te rima marama inaianei, na i roto i ngā o te conditioning, he’s gonna be in for a surprise. In terms of fighting, Whakaaro ahau outclass ahau ki a ia i roto i nga āhuatanga kotahi. From watching his fights, titiro ia mataku ki te bang, a ki te te ia mataku ki te bang ki ahau, ka kia te patototanga tere ia ki waho.”

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” Kei te whakaritea ki te tango i te wahi i runga iApril 11, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1). I tua atu, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) tutaki Dennis Olson (12-7) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight. Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee 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."

 

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.