Tūtohu Archives: Iraia Leland

Amateur MMA, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, New Ingarangi whawhai

DANGER MOUSE LOOKS TO CONTINUE HIS WINNING WAYS AT NEF 28

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Lewiston, Maine (March 13, 2017) – New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) presents its next mixed-martial-arts event “Nef 28: INVINCIBLE” i runga i Rāhoroi, April 29, 2017 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. I mua i teie mahana, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional bantamweight bout to the card. Iraia “Danger Kiore” Leland (3-2) returns to take on Ētahi atu “The Finisher” Belcarris (0-0) i te taimaha o te 135, pauna whawhai.

Leland, a resident of South Portland, Maine, is a mainstay of the NEF cage. He fought his sophomore amateur contest at “NEF I” back in February 2012 and has competed on eight of the promotion’s cards since, including one appearance as a professional boxer. Holding a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt from the Academy of MMA in Portland, it should come as no surprise that all three of Leland’s professional victories have come by way of submission. He forced veteran Nick Santos to tap to an arm triangle choke last month at “NEF 27.” In doing so, Leland snapped a two-fight losing streak. He will look to stay on the winning track on April 29.

“I’m very excited to get back in the cage once again,” Said Leland. “I want to keep this momentum going. I’m ready for war and putting in more work this year than I ever have before. Be prepared for a hell of a fight – you will be sorry if you miss it! Mother f**king beast mode!”

Andre Belcarris will make his professional debut at “NEF 28,” but he already has a wealth of experience in the MMA cage. He began competing in the sport as an amateur in 2010 and has had more than 30 fights since – an astounding number for an amateur mixed-martial-artist. Belcarris fights out of Bennington, Vermont where he is a member of team Northeast Assassins. In direct contrast to Leland’s mat skills, Belcarris is a striker with 11 knockout wins to his credit in the amateur ranks.

“I am honored to share the cage with a fighter of Eli’s caliber,” stated Belcarris when reached for comment. “It means that my time has finally come. Tatari mumura!”

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “Nef 28: INVINCIBLE,” i runga i Rāhoroi, April 29, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 x 525 a online i www.TheColisee.com.

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website atwww.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA/, follow the promotion on Twitter and Instagram @nefights, and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”

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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, legal, regulatory affairs and advertising.

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

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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 Casey “Buzzsaw” Kramlich (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 Valerie “Valociraptor” Aspaas (0-0) herself returns to Maine after three years to make her pro debut against Invicta 16 hōia Sarah “SwitchKick” Pāwhiritia (0-1).

 

The amateur MMA card will be headlined by two title fights. Rafael “Deez Nuts” Velado (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 Jessica “The Black Widow” Borga(2-1) Kei te whakaritea ki te whakatau Rachael Joyce (1-0).

 

The full “NEF 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."

 

whakauru toi hōia, MMA, New Ingarangi whawhai

LELAND TO FACE RETURNING BELLATOR VETERAN AT NEF 25

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Lewiston, Maine (August 18, 2016) - I runga iMahuru 10, 2016 New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) returns to Lewiston with its next event, “Nef 25: HEROES & VILLAINS.” I mua i teie mahana, NEF announced the addition of a professional bantamweight mixed-martial-arts (MMA) bout to the fight card. Iraia “Danger Kiore” Leland (2-1) Kua hainatia ki te whakatau ia Walter Smith Cotito (3-4) i te taimaha o te 135, pauna whawhai.

 

Six of Leland’s combined seven amateur and professional MMA fights have taken place in the NEF cage. The Portland, Maine resident’s only loss to date in NEF was in his last fight against Jay Perrin (2-2) in the spring of 2015. Late last year, Leland made his pro boxing debut in the NEF ring, taking Josh Parker (0-3-1) to a draw on the judges’ scorecards. He has proven to be strong in both his standup and on the mat. Leland, a member of Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s The Academy of MMA in Portland, is a dangerous opponent no matter where a fight ends up.

 

“I have been working hard since last year to become better in every aspect of my game,” Said Leland. “I can’t wait to test myself on this tough dude. Good luck, Walter – and prepare yourself for a hell of a show!”

 

Walter Smith Cotito is no stranger to the NEF cage. I roto i te Mahuru 2013, Cotito shocked Maine fans by submitting former NEF MMA Pro Lightweight Champion Bruce Boyington (13-8) in the first round of a bout at “NEF X.” Te nuinga tata, Cotito competed at Bellator 144 i roto i te Connecticut. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and is based out of Team Link in Hooksett, New Hampshire.

 

“I think this kid is really brave to take a fight with me, but I will make sure I’m his worst nightmare,” exclaimed Cotito when reached for comment.

 

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."

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Tuhinga NEW, Fighting Passion AUA FOR JOSH Parker

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Lewiston, Maine (Whiringa 5, 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. In a featured lightweight professional boxing match, Josh Parker (0-1) Kua hainatia ki te mata Iraia “Danger Kiore” Leland (0-0) i roto i te whakataetae e wha-a tawhio noa.

 

Ahakoa ka riro te a'ee ōrite o Parker mekemeke tuatahi ki NEF, he is no stranger to longtime fans of the promotion. Parker was a regular on NEF MMA cards during the early days of the company. He put together a record of 4-8 as a professional MMA competitor over the course of five years. Parker feels that he has found his true home not in the MMA cage, engari i roto i te whakakai mekemeke.

 

“Mekemeke ko te pai pai hoki ki ahau, no te mea kua aroha tonu ahau i te wahi standup o MMA,” tuhia Parker. “I whakaekea e ahau te Brandon Berry (9-1) whawhai a haamata te arotahi ki taua anake, I mohio ahau i kitea e ahau toku piiraa pono. Whakatane ahau toku mahi, tīmata te hanga i te rōpū whawhai, and have done nothing but study and train since. My plan is to stay very active, Te hinaaro nei au ki te whawhai nga marama tokorua, ki te taea.”

 

I kï, Timata Parker tona mahi mekemeke i roto i te puna o 2014 ka manakohia ai ia i te a'ee ki Brandon Berry i Te Tai Tokerau Anson, Maine. Parker held his own in the bout, eventually dropping a four-round decision. Fans have speculated that there would be a rematch at some point down the road between the two.

 

“E mohio ana koe, ui nga wa katoa te iwi e, engari e ahau tino e kore e tiaki e pā ana ki te whawhai Brandon ano,” Said Parker. “Mataara koe i te whawhai, me te korero ki ahau pehea ka haere nga kaiwhakawa ake ki te kaute i ratou. That fight was on five weeks of boxing training. Now I’ve had a year and a half. If he’s standing in the path on the way to the top then so be it, engari e kore te mea te tahi mea te feruri nei au e ahau e pā ana ki.”

 

He aha te i runga i te ngakau o Parker ko tona kapa whawhai – Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke. Opened in 2014 a hāngai i roto i te Benton, Maine, Ruthless is one of the standout new teams emerging on the Maine fight scene consisting of scrappy young athletes. In founding the team, Ko te tino mārama Parker e ko ia anaanatae anake i roto i te whakangungu te hunga e nui e pā ana ki te whakataetae ano whawhai.

 

“Ruthless is different because I’m not in it for the money. I don’t take people who are just trying to get in shape or learn about MMA or boxing. We don’t do ‘classes.’ We fight, i nga ra katoa. I’m building a fight team. When we fight, e rapu ana tatou i mo te mutu.”

 

Meapango hoki Parker, he has had some trouble finding boxing matches in the past year-and-a-half following the Berry fight. With NEF now operating as an MMA and boxing promotion, Parker, me ētahi atu rite ia, E ki te whai hua i te hōtaka pūmautanga me ngā ōrite te kamupene o faataahia.

 

“Ngā riro te reira tino matekiri,” ka mea a Parker o te ngana ki te kitea ngā kēmu mekemeke. “Ua tamata ahau te whakatakoto ki runga i te tokorua i roto i te tahi atu whakatairanga whawhai i roto i te kāwanatanga, me te kua hinga ratou i roto i. I know I can always count on NEF to give me the opportunity to showcase my skills. I’m extremely excited for Whiringa 21, rawa ki te waiho i te wahi o te MMA me mekemeke tuatahi rua whakaatu. It’s been a year-and-a-half since my boxing debut. Kua mahia e ahau tetahi mea, engari tereina mai. I can’t wait to finally be able to put all that hard work to the test.”

 

A ka Parker, e kore feaa, kia whakamatauria i runga i Whiringa 21 i “NEF XX.” Tona hoa tauwhainga, Iraia Leland, Ko te mema o Jay Jack o Academy o MMA i Portland, Maine. Leland is a talented mixed-martial-artist who has competed regularly on NEF cards. He is currently 2-1 rite te toa MMA ngaio i muri i maka ana tahi he 3-1 record hei runaruna. While Leland has established himself as a submission specialist, Kua whakakitea e ia ki nga ringa tino pai, me te āheinga standup ki te rā i roto i MMA pāngia.

 

“Titau ahau ki a te reira hei whawhai pai mo nga pā,” ka mea a Parker o te tukinga mekemeke ka ū mai ki Leland. “I’ve never been one to trash talk before a fight. I’ll let my hands do the talking on Whiringa 21. Fans can expect to see me looking for a knockout for as long as it lasts. Te haere ki te waiho i te whawhai whakaongaonga.”

 

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 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."

 

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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KĀRI FIGHT EPIC Fanongonongo FOR taumata rua tekau NEF MAHINGA

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Lewiston, Maine (October 23, 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. I mua i teie mahana, kauwhautia te whakatairanga i te tonu kāri whawhai mo te hui.

 

Ka headlined te wahi mekemeke ngaio o te kāri e apato'erau Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “Ko te Cannon” Berry (9-1) in an eight-round bout against former Mexican Pacific Coast Super Featherweight Champion Roberto “Ko te Old” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Koó). Berry triumphantly returned to action last summer after suffering a severe shoulder injury in a November 2014 mutunga.

 

He nui rawa te matekai Josh Parker (0-1) hoki ki te mowhiti ki te kanohi Iraia “Danger Kiore” Leland (0-0) in a four-rounder. Parker and Leland are well known to NEF fans as regulars on the promotion’s MMA events. Parker is the founder and head coach of Ruthless MMA & Mekemeke i Benton, Maine. Leland is a member of Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine.

 

I tua atu, Ernesto Ornelas (0-0), he toa ngaio MMA i te Choi Institute i Portland, returns to his boxing roots in his pro ring debut against Brandon Ali Garvin (0-4). Ornelas was a multiple time Golden Gloves champion as an amateur boxer in his native state of California.

 

Middleweights Tollison Lewis (1-0) a Zenon “Ka'Bar” Herrera (0-0) will round out the boxing card. Lewis won his pro boxing debut in the first NEF boxing event in October 2014 i runga i hōia John Webster (8-7-1), i Herrera, he toa, me te meke MMA mātanga, Ko te hōia-tau iwa o te hōia US, ia oti haere te maha o te Middle Te Tai Rāwhiti i reira ka kite ia i whawhai i roto i te Pakanga o Fallujah i Iraq.

 

I runga i te ngaio MMA wahi o te kāri whawhai, Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (11-8) ka tiakina e te NEF MMA Ngaio Kōmāmā Taitara i roto i te a'ee rima-a tawhio noa ki te wero o Jimmy “Jimbo Poro” Davidson (7-1). Boyington is coming off a huge win last weekend against Rodrigo Almeida (12-3) i runga i te undercard o te Series Ao o te Fighting (WSOF) nationally-televised event. The challenger Davidson is no stranger to gold, having captured other MMA titles in the New England region. He represents world-renown Muay Thai team Sityodtong.

 

I roto i tetahi o te tino tino tūmanako MMA whawhai i roto i te hītori New England, mua NEF MMA Ngaio mā whitu Champion Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (6-1) e i runga i Vovk “KGB” Clay (3-0). Recognized as two of the most promising prospects in the area, Wood, me te Clay e tohu e rua e te pundits ki hei kaitono kaha'ú mo te tino Rōpū o te hākinakina.

 

Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) ka titiro ki te fakaakeake i tona mate ngaio tuatahi whakamutunga marama, ina tutaki ia Matt Bordonaro (2-0). The bout will be a rematch from their amateur days when Bordonaro defeated Boutin by submission at “NEF IX” i roto i te Biddeford, Maine. It will also be Boutin’s debut in the 170-pound welterweight division.

 

E rua taitara te runaruna MMA wahi o te pāngia e kupu matua “NEF XX” kāri whawhai. Dustin Veinott (4-3) tohe te Ingoa NEF MMA Amateur mā ki Ryan Burgess (1-0), ia Arona “He whakangungu” Lacey (5-1) e whawhai ki Karepe Horner (6-2) to crown an inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion. A women’s strawweight fight will feature Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) e anga Erin “Rahi Fun” LAMONTE (3-0).

 

“Tenei kāri nei te tahi mea no te katoa,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Rite koe MMA? We got it. You like boxing? We got it. You like the heavyweights? We got ’em. You like women’s fights? We got ’em. This is like the Super Bowl of NEF events. This is the one event you simply cannot afford to miss.”

 

Atu faaara whakahaere Whakatairanga e te “NEF XX” Ka hui e whakatapua ki te mahara o te mema kaimahi NEF Susan Isham, 47, nei ngaro tona ora i roto i te hoê ati purumu fakamamahi wiki whakamutunga i roto i Peteere, Maine. Susan had worked backstage for the promotion beginning in 2013, handling check-ins at the backdoor of the Colisée. She was a beloved mother and grandmother, mohio hoki te mahi tona matatika pakeke me ahakoa, upbeat personality. Susan was involved in many causes in the Bethel community.

 

“Tatou kei tonu katoa i roto i te ru i poheraa ohorere a Susan Paraire whakamutunga,"Ka mea tahi-rangatira NEF me matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Ko ia he mema uara o te kapa NEF, he hoa pai, me te ahua, charitable person. She will be missed by all who knew her. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time. ‘NEF XX’ Ka kia whakapehapeha whakatapua ki tona mahara.”

 

Te “NEF XX” kāri whawhai (kaupapa ki te huri i me te whakaaetanga o te aro Hākinakina Mana o Maine):

 

NGAIO BOXING

 

140 Brandon Berry 9-1 (Te Hau-ā-uru Forks) vs Roberto Valenzuela 73-69-2 (Romanza Faleva'inga)

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

140 Josh Parker 0-1 (Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke) vs Iraia Leland 0-0 (ENGARI)

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

 

NGAIO MMA

 

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

205 Matt Andrikut 1-0 (Tuipau MMA) vs Hehe Baughman 0-0 (Hono Team)

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

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

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

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

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

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

145 *TITLE Arona Lacey 5-1 (MMA o Young) vs Karepe Horner 6-2 (F2 Arena)

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

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

200 Hakopa Cameron 1-5 (Independent) vs Victor Irwin 0-0 (MMA o Young)

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

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

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

175 Karepe Swoveland 0-0 (Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke) vs TBD

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

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

155 CJ tiaka 4-2 (MMA o Young) vs Jason Lachance 2-2 (MMA Athletix)

155 Matt Hanning 1-1 (Independent) vs Riwai Sewall 0-0 (MMA o Young)

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

140 Rawiri Thompson 0-1 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs. Pierce Wiegman 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA)

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

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

 

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.

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BANTAMWEIGHTS POISED TO STEAL THE SHOW AT NEF XVIII

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Kia tukuna tonutia atu: Lewiston, Maine (April 30, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, Ka mau i ona tekau ma waru whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga, “NEF XVIII: Made in America,” i runga i Rāhoroi, Pipiri 13, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. I mua i teie mahana, the promotion announced the addition of a professional bantamweight bout to the fight card. The contest will feature Iraia “Danger Kiore” Leland (2-1) stepping into the cage opposite Chad “Machine Pū” Kelly (3-2) at the bantamweight limit of 135-pounds.

 

“Chad Kelly and Eli Leland are two guys who couldn’t put on a boring fight if they tried,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Chad had the ‘Fight of the Night’ on one of the first cards I ever promoted in Massachusetts years ago. I’ve followed his career since and have seen how far he’s come. Eli’s fights always steal the show on the NEF events. Fans will only need the edge of their seats for this one.”

 

Kelly last appeared in the NEF cage in the fall of 2013 i “NEF X.” That night, he defeated NEF regular Ernesto Ornelas (1-5) via second-round submission. Kelly has regularly competed in the flyweight 125-pound division throughout his career, but he and his coaches at The Fighting Arts Academy (FAA) in Leominster, Massachusetts decided to make the transition up to bantamweight beginning with the upcoming fight against Leland.

 

“I’m very excited to be fighting for NEF in Lewiston, Maine again,” stated Kelly when reached for comment. “I fought for them my second pro fight and I loved the way they treat their fighters and how smooth everything went – atu, getting the ‘W’ was nice. This fight I’m moving up to bantamweight. My coaches and I thought it was the right time. I started fighting at 19 and just have gained weight and have a massive cut to 125, plus I train with good 35ers and 45ers and do better when I’m heavier. Elias Leland is a tough grappler with good submissions. I’m sure he will be tough, but I think I will have an advantage everywhere the fight goes.”

 

Leland, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt from the Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine, will look to avenge a loss he suffered earlier this month to Jay Perrin (2-0) i “XVII nef.” The loss was his first since his amateur debut against Ray Wood (5-1) i roto i te Mahuru 2011. Leland has become known as a finisher over the years, submitting four opponents and defeating one via technical knockout (WHO) at previous NEF events.

 

“I have nothing but respect for anyone that is willing to fight me,” Said Leland. “Heoi, coming off a loss, I’m pissed and hungry as hell. This will be an exciting fight for anyone that sees it. So you all better be there to see an amazing show.”

 

Hui muri MMA o nef, “NEF XVIII: Made in America” will 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."

 

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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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Lewiston, Maine (March 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 bantamweight bout to the fight card. Iraia “Mōrearea Kiore” Leland (2-0) Ka tangohia i runga i Jay Perrin (1-0) i te taimaha o te 135, pauna whawhai.

 

He tino o pā whawhai Maine, Hei whakaako Eri Leland i roto i o Jay Jack me Amanda Buckner o Academy o MMA i Portland, Maine. He made his professional debut in the NEF MMA cage last fall, hinga Brandon Bushaw (1-1) via submission in the third round. He would follow up that victory with another submission win just a few weeks later, te mahi poto o Jimmy Alexander (1-7) i roto i te Lewiston, Maine. After taking the first quarter of 2015 atu i te whakataetae, Titiro whakamua Leland ki whiwhi hoki i roto i te whare herehere nef MMA.

 

“I’m pleased to be fighting for NEF for my third pro fight,” Said Leland. “I train every aspect of the fight and make a lot of tough sacrifices to stay focused and ready. Ki te taua te mea, I will be ready for my next opponent and look forward to meeting him in the cage.”

 

Perrin is a product of John Fain’s Boston BJJ/Team Triumph. I te runaruna, Perrin maka tahi i te mīharo 5-1 record. He was the number-one ranked amateur bantamweight in the Northeast less than a year ago. Perrin’s sole previous NEF MMA appearance was a winning effort against Nick Spencer (5-4) i roto i te Hui-tanguru 2013. The fight was part of an amazing six-fight win streak that Perrin has rode into the professional ranks. He will look to add another notch in his win column on April 11 ka tutaki ia Leland.

 

“Au tino harikoa mätou ki te whiwhi hoki i roto i te whare herehere,” Said Perrin. “Eri Ko te hoariri kēmu. I know he’s going to come prepared and ready to go. But I’ve only become a more dangerous animal with my time off, Ko ia he tutukitanga tika i roto i toku ara. I’m coming to punish everyone that stands across from me.”

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.