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Randi Beth Knowles and Bruce Boyington

Lewiston, Maine (March 5, 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. The fight card will feature Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) parururaa i te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1) i roto i te hui matua. I tua atu, Te wahine a Boyington, Randi Beth Knowles (0-0), ka meinga runaruna tona tuatahi MMA ki Alex Walker (0-0) in the female 115-pound strawweight division. It will be the first time a couple has competed together on an NEF fight card.

 

Kei te whakangungu Knowles i raro i tana tane tēnei wā i te Boyington taekwondo Academy me MMA o Young i roto i te Bangor, Maine. A regular at bodybuilding and fitness competitions across the region, Knowles is no stranger to performing before large audiences. She has been cage-side for many of Boyington’s past bouts, a ka manako ia te wero e tae mai no ka kitea ia ia i runga i te tahi atu taha o te taiepa i runga i herehere April 11.

 

“I muri te mātakitaki i na maha o a Bruce whawhai, Kihai i taea e ahau e oaoa atu ki te tiki i te reka o te aha te reira i rite i runga i te roto o te whare herehere,” ka mea Knowles. “Kua pai ki te whakamatauria tonu ahau ki nga tamataraa mai- taea. I thank NEF for bringing women’s MMA to Maine as well as big thank you to Portland Nutrition Corner, Abbott Insulation Plus, Whakamahia Lewis Sales Car, Ae & Toby mo ratou tautoko katoa.”

 

Knowles’ hoariri, Alex Walker, is not to be taken lightly. Walker trains out of the Kaze Dojo in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Coming in from out-of-town for the fight, A'ei Walker i roto i te tākaro i te tūranga o te underdog me te tūmanako ki te tākaro hoki i te tūranga o te kaipahua ki runga ki April 11.

 

“Haere mai ahau i te pa o 2,500 te iwi,” Said Walker. “Te titau taata ki ahau te mahi pai. Aita ake titau nei to tatou kapa ki te e taea ki te whakairi ki te kori nui. Ahau rite te reira, no haafaufaa ore te iwi ia tatou, E tura'i te reira ahau.”

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 i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee 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."

 

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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.

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HISTORY TO kia APERIRA 11 WITH WOMEN PRO TUATAHI TE whawhai ki Maine

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Lewiston, Maine (February 25, 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. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of a professional female strawweight bout to the fight card. Kaline “Ko te Dark anahera” Medeiros (3-4) Kua hainatia ki te mata Calie “Ko te Honey Badger” Cutler (3-0) at a fight weight of 115-pounds. It will be the first professional women’s fight in Maine since the state legislature legalized the sport of MMA in 2009.

 

“Ko te tino pouri tangohia e ngā reira tenei roa,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “We’re huge fans of women’s MMA in NEF. We’ve tried numerous times to put pro women’s fights together, but they’ve always fallen through. History will finally be made on April 11 a, kotahi ano, NEF is at the forefront. We hope the fans will come out and support this fight, support women’s MMA. This is a very proud moment for everyone involved. It is a step in the right direction for MMA in Maine.”

 

This will not be the first time Kaline Medeiros has made history in the cage. I roto i te 2013, Medeiros whawhai i roto i, a riro, the first-ever women’s MMA bout to be contested in Rhode Island. Fighting out of Fall River, Massachusetts, Medeiros is a native of Brazil and has been training in MMA since 2008. Having faced top female competitors since arriving in the professional ranks, pērā i Invicta FC hōia Peggy Morgan (3-2) a Stephanie Eggink (4-2), nei te patototanga i ia i roto i tika, e whitu-hēkona, Tino kua Medeiros te wheako me te tuatapaparaa tupuna ki te tiki ki te taumata muri i roto i te hākinakina.

 

“Ko te he e pai ki te fakaafe'i toku pā katoa mo toku whawhai ka ū mai i runga iApril 11,” said Medeiros. “NEF is bringing me to be the first ever professional female fighter stepping in the cage, te reira i te honore mo ahau. Mihi nef mo te āhukahuka, a e kore e taea e ahau te tatari ki te kawe mai i te whawhai whakaongaonga mo te pā.”

Michigan’s Calie Cutler has raised a lot of eyebrows since making her MMA debut in 2012. Cutler amassed an impressive 7-1 record as an amateur prior to turning pro. She has finished all three of her opponents as a professional, tae atu ki te wikitoria tāpaetanga tuarua-a tawhio noa ki runga Nikki Duncan (0-1) last weekend on a fight card in Michigan. Cutler will look to continue her undefeated streak as a professional on her path towards the big leagues of the sport when she meets Kaline Medeiros on April 11 i roto i te Lewiston.

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” Kei te whakaritea ki te tango i te wahi i runga i April 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.

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Tuhinga Pastor RETURNS KI MMA whare herehere I LEWISTON ON APRIL 11

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Lewiston, Maine (February 13, 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. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of a professional middleweight bout to the fight card. Ryan “Ko te kitenga i Dog” Cowette 2-2 Ka tangohia i runga i John Daniels (0-2) i te taimaha o te 185, pauna whawhai.

 

Cowette Ko te rangatira me te matenga kaiako o MMA Athletix omaoma kei roto i te Patehepa, Maine. He is a veteran of the NEF MMA cage, having contested all four of his professional bouts for the promotion. Cowette rides a two-fight win streak into “Nef XVII,” ka mate a Dave Claroni (0-2) a Hehe Erickson (3-4) in the previous 18-months. April 11 will be Cowette’s return to the cage after more than a year’s absence. During that time, Kua hāngai ia ki runga ki te whakahaere i tona kura, whakangungu ana whawhai, and building his ministry through Victory Church in Bath. Cowette is currently the only professional fighting pastor in America. He says that he will be looking to finish Daniels on April 11 i roto i te Lewiston.

 

“Ahau rite whawhai,” Said Cowette. “Ahau i rite ki te haere o te puni whawhai, te panaia, and the lessons learned. I also miss the opportunity of having a good finish. I will be looking to finish this fight. When I started Victory Church I found it hard to balance spiritual training and training for the cage. I 185 I feel that I can find my spot. Thanks to NEF for calling me back to the cage. ”

 

John Daniels is not a stranger to the NEF MMA cage. Currently signed to a multi-fight contract with the promotion, Ngaro Daniels ki Hehe Erickson puna whakamutunga i “XIII nef.” He will look to avenge that loss on April 11. A six year veteran of MMA, me te toa mamau kura teitei mua i roto i te Connecticut, Daniels tēnei wā whakaako i roto i o Rock City MMA i Rockland, Maine. He predicts a tough battle at “XVII nef.”

 

“I am excited to be fighting for New England Fights and their fans,” stated Daniels. “They put on the best events. I am fighting Ryan Cowette. Ko ia he toa nui. I ahau i te rota o te faatura no ia. This will be my toughest fight to date. I am looking to push the pace and stay in his face the whole fight. This will be a battle.”

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.

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Rapa MATCH marautanga TE Tuhinga o KAINGĀKAUTIA kaipara

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Lewiston, Maine (February 12, 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. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the fight card. “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1) ka tutaki i te hoki mai John “Class Tuatahi” Ray (2-6) i roto i te “kēmu rapa” i te taimaha o te 150, pauna whawhai.

 

Riro Shorey te hui whakamutunga i waenganui i te rua i “Nef XIV” last September via first-round submission. He gained revenge for a submission loss suffered at the hands of Raio when the pair had fought as amateurs two years earlier. Te “Nef XIV” I whakatairangatia ana a'ee rite te kēmu whakatā mo te Raio nei i faaoti ki te takahanga atu i itoito whakataetae ki te arotahi ki runga i tona utuafare, me te omaoma Tuatahi Class MMA i Topsham, Maine. Raio says that he has now found the balance in his life to return to the NEF MMA cage.

 

“Mutu ahau i te whawhai whakamutunga Mahuru no te mea ua hinaaro e ahau ki te noho atu i te taime e to'u utuafare,” Said Ray. “They were really supportive during my career and I owed it to them. I have found a balance with my new job at BIW. I am able to train, spend time with my family and operate my gym each day. I love MMA and never stopped training. I was not happy with the way my last fight ended and when the opportunity to compete against Derek Shorey again presented itself, Kihai i taea e ahau e tahuri i te reira iho. The idea to fight Derek came from a post on FB that Ben Raven made on Matt Denning’s page a few months ago. Derek seemed interested in a rubber match. I muri whiwhi tautoko i toku utuafare, Whakapā ahau Matt Petersen, a ki āu ia tatou ki runga.”

 

The two previous bouts between Shorey and Raio had been agreed to at the featherweight limit of 145-pounds. Shorey feels he will have an advantage due to the 150-pound catchweight where he will have to cut very little or even no weight at all.

 

“I’m excited to fight John again,” ka mea Shorey. “There’s almost no weight to cut for a fight at 150, so I’ll be fighting him at full strength, and ultimately as the best version of myself that I’ve ever known. I’m very confident that I will be in the best shape of my life, a e tika ana ki te ngā kaupapa whaiaro tata, I think I’m a little colder now than I’ve ever been. Training at Young’s MMA in Bangor as often as I can, he matua kotahi i teie nei, Ka matemate ano te whakapai ake i toku kēmu, in every aspect of the sport. John is a really good wrestler and a lot stronger than me, but no one has ever seen what I know I’m capable of, a ka whakamahere ahau ki te huri i taua.”

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.

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Welterweight MATCHUP te MAKINGS KATOA O “FIGHT o TE TAU”

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Lewiston, Maine (February 11, 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. Te kaari whawhai, kapi ui “Nef XVII,” Ka ngā te Welterweight ngaio whakataetae taumata-teitei i waenganui i Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) a Dennis Olson (12-7).

 

“Ko te ahua o te whawhai tatou aroha ki te hanga i roto i te nef tenei,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Ko e rua whawhai whakaongaonga e haere mai ki te 100% each and every time they step into that cage. Neither of them could have a boring fight if they tried. E rua o enei mau ma'ona kawe i te kaha onge ki o ratou regimens whakangungu me ngā momo whawhai. A, no te titiro tatou i whakahokia i te mutunga o te 2015, Titau e ahau i tenei whawhai ki te hei i roto i te kōrero mō te 'whawhai o te Tau.'”

 

Lawton, he Palāsilá Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) whitiki mangu i roto i o Augusta, Maine, recently signed a long-term promotional contract with NEF. He has been a regular in the NEF cage for three years, four of five of his professional bouts having been for the promotion. Lawton’s sole loss came to Darrius Heyliger (5-2) when the cage-side physician stopped the bout due to a cut. He had been beating Heyliger soundly up until that point.

 

Lawton e haere i runga i ki te riro tana muri e toru i roto i te rarangi, becoming known for his late fight finishes of opponents. He currently owns and operates Team Lawton Martial Arts – he Team New Ingarangi United (NEW) hononga e hāngai ana i roto i te Farmingdale, Maine. With the Androscoggin Bank Colisee being just down the road from his base of operations, Ongo'i Lawton e ka e ia te painga mara home mo Olson i roto i to ratou April 11 mutunga.

 

“Te ti'aturi nei au e rite oaoa nga pā rite ahau e pā ana ki hoki whiwhi ahau i roto i te whare herehere,” Said Lawton. “I plan to make this a breakout year for myself and Team Lawton-NEU. I am ready to take this step up in competition against Olson. We are both very durable and I am expecting fireworks for this fight, ko nef Ko toku fare – this guy is coming to my home, toku pā’ home. When we step in that cage, ka nui atu i ahau i roto i taua whare herehere – it will be an entire arena against him. All my preparation will be thanks to my training partners, kaiako, ngā ākonga, me taku wahine, me te tama, a nef mo nga whai wāhitanga katoa i homai e ratou ki ahau.”

 

Dennis Olson Ko tetahi o te whakaaro tino-, a wehi, athletes in the history of the New England MMA scene. He is a product of John Fain’s Team Triumph in Nashua, NH, a ko te, i te kotahi wā, the kingpin of the region’s welterweight division. Olson is a two-fight veteran of the Bellator cage and has spent over a decade competing in MMA. His list of opponents reads like a “ko wai te nei” o New Ingarangi welterweights i runga i te tau, tae atu i te wini nui ki runga ki UFC hōia, me te Dolce Diet īngoa Mike Dolce (4-9). Veiveiua Olson e titiro ki te ngaki i te parekura mua e tākaro ana whakamanamana John Ortolani (7-9) a Cody Anderson (1-2) i nga ringa o Lawton.

 

“April 11, 2015, Piki ahau ki te whare herehere mo te wa 22, Lawton mo te ono,” Na ka mea a Olson. “Faatura i ahau nga tangata katoa o toku hoariri’ ability to throw a punch or snag a choke. Heoi, with the level of competition that I have seen leads me to believe that there is nothing Lawton can use to surprise me or catch me off guard. Knowing this information leaves me with only one option. I have to take advantage of absolutely every second I have in order to prepare myself to prove that information as fact. I am going to do my best to take every ounce of heart and soul from you. I’m going to make you want to give up, kia hiahia ana koe ki te mate. I’m going to do my best to dismantle you piece by piece. To prove to you and I and everyone else that I am your alpha. Ko ahau i runga a koutou, koe e taea e kore e kore e hinga i ahau.”

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 i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee 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.

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BOYINGTON AND HARRISON ON APRIL 11: POWER IS Poutohu

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Lewiston, Maine (February 10, 2015) - Ko te po ko Pipiri 16, 2012. Over 3,000 ki tonu pā i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee mō te New Ingarangi whawhai’ (Nef) “Nef III” whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Taumahamaha o Champion o te Ao Tim “Ko te Maine-iac” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, e rua rohe me te motu, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (i teie nei “AXS TV”) ka unga he tonu kauhoe kiriata me te kaihanga ki te taupoki ana i te wahi pro o te kāri whawhai mo to ratou hōtaka wiki Roto MMA.

 

Knockout 12-rua a Sylvia o Randy Smith (13-15-1), Heoi, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, engari e rua, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7), e pupuri ana kē te knockout matamua-ake i roto i te aamu Maine MMA, added to his legend with a Taekwondo spinning-hook kick that left his opponent unconscious and earned Boyington the quickest knockout in NEF at the time at 10-seconds. Moments i muri mai, Jamie Harrison (5-1) mutu hoariri ana ki te tikanga korokē whenua-a-pauna tapaina “Ko te kōura Punch” e Roto MMA tahi-ope Bas Rutten (28-4-1). Both finishes were caught on camera by AXS TV, and both were seen by fight fans the world over on television and the internet. The road to April 11, 2015, “Nef XVII,” me te pupūtanga i waenganui Boyington me Harrison, i mea whariki.

 

I roto i nga marama, me te tau ki te haere mai, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington e haere i runga i ki te hopu i te wātea nef MMA Kōmāmā Championship i roto i te Mahuru 2014 na roto i te hinga Hehe “Ko te Viking” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, ia, tapahia i roto i Tollison Lewis (0-3) ki te Rabi taime tika mua, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, taha e rua i whakaae ki te whawhai, a ka whakaturia ki te atamira mō te April 11, 2015 i roto i te Lewiston i “XVII nef.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “Nef XVI” ki te mana kauwhau i te a'ee e waiho he-rounder rima hoki o Boyington Kōmāmā Championship.

 

“Au mana'o ahau i runga i runga o te ao,” Na ka mea a Boyington ka tae mō te kōrero. “Kua mahi ki te whati tona whakaaro, ahakoa ite e ahau i ahau kaha pērā i te MMA game pai-porotaka, atu whawhai ngaio, ake wheako ki runga hoariri taumata, me te whakamarie i roto i tenei ao – E mohio ana ahau e te reira mea iti te katoa no te mea te tiketike e ahau i runga i te tika aianei matau i teie nei, me te hihiko ki te tiki i roto i te whare herehere, me te ngahau , me te iteraa tino ki ahau NOT ki te ngaro, ki te whakangahau i te mano hanga atu māia ahau atu i a ake ake, ki te kia mahi i te mahi. I respect Jamie very much. Ko ia uaua, me te hakari ki te mau tamataraa, a kua ahau i toku mātanga ki runga ki a ia, mo te wa roa, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Ahau he o te tangata whātōtō reinga. I see what’s coming. Fans, this fight is unlike anything else you will ever see. Make sure you’re in attendance to witness what I’m about to do. I have no problem proving the critics wrong. Just be there and don’t blink. This is a big stage fight, Ka whakamatau ahau i te reira.”

 

“Ko ahau tino fiefia ki te tiki i hoki i roto i te whare herehere nef mo tenei faingamālie nui,” ua parau te Harrison. “Bruce is on a hot streak and so am I. The title belt around my waist has been a long time coming and it will be bittersweet to do it in front of all my family, hoa, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”

 

“Nga tane Arepa e rua o te rārangi nef ko enei,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “A, no te haere ratou i roto i te piha, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. I April 11 i roto i te Lewiston, ka whakatau ia tatou i te mea te Arepa tane pono ka tutuku e rua enei raiona.”

 

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 i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee 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."