Lewiston, Maine (Janoary 6, 2016) - New England ady (NEF), Amerika isa-paritra iray ady fampiroboroboana, dia hanao ny hetsika manaraka, “NEF 21: NY IMMORTALS” amin'ny Asabotsy, Febroary 6, 2016 tao amin'ny Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Vao maraina androany, 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” Bishop (0-0-1) returns to action after more than a year’s absence to face MMA regular Crowsneck Boutin (0-0) in a light-heavyweight four-round bout. Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The 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” io lasa Novambra.
The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Manja Boy” Boyington (12-8) ary Jon Lemke (5-3). Dubbed “The Battle for Bangor,” with both men living and training in the Bangor, Maine area, Boyington’s NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title will be on the line. Number-one contender Lemke will be looking to capture the first championship of his MMA career.
The co-main event of the evening on the professional MMA card will see local Lewiston-Auburn favorite Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) naka amin'ny 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). Caleb Farrington (3-0) aryRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, raha Henry Clark (3-1) ary Johnny Crafts (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.
Ankoatry ny, Erin Lamonte (5-0) ary 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” ady karatra (foto-kevitra ny hiova):
Professional Ady Totohondry
148 Brandon Berry 10-1 (West Forks) and Tollison Lewis 2-0 (CMBJJ)
175 Joel Bishop 0-0-1 and Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Choi Institute)
Professional MMA
155*TITLE Bruce Boyington (d) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team irlandey)
185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (Voalohany Coast Full Contact)
155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Independent) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (Young ny MMA)
155 Jesse Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Powell 4-1 (Nostos)
145 Derek Shorey 3-3 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Josh Lange 3-2 (Bombsquad)
125 Brandon Warne 0-1 (Bombsquad) vs Norman Fox 0-0 (MMA Athletix)
Amateur MMA
170*TITLE Caleb Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team irlandey)
155*TITLE Josh Harvey (d) 5-1 (Young ny MMA) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (G2 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 (Kilasy voalohany MMA) and Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)
170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team irlandey) vs Ruben Redman 1-4 (Team Mass Effect)
155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (Maine Kyokushin Karate) vs Frank Johanson 0-0 (CMBJJ)
155 Chad Murillo 0-0 (Kilasy voalohany MMA) vs Tony Agust 0-0
145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (Kilasy voalohany MMA) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (Young ny MMA)
140 Erik Nelson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Julio Martinez 0-1 (Gracie Fitness)
135 David Thompson 1-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Caleb Costello 2-4 (Team irlandey)
135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (Kilasy voalohany 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 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Jake Denham 0-0 (Team Lawton/NEU)
120 Erin LaMonte 5-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-2 (Boyington ny TKD / Young ny MMA)
265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (Kilasy voalohany MMA) vs TBD
New England ady’ hetsika manaraka, “NEF 21: NY IMMORTALS,” mitrangaAsabotsy, Febroary 6, 2016 tao amin'ny Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets ho “NEF 21” manomboka amin'ny fotsiny $25 ary amin'izao fotoana izao dia eo amin'ny amidy amin'nywww.TheColisee.com na amin'ny fiantsoana ny Colisée biraon'ny boaty amin'ny 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. Ankoatry ny, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, manaraka azy ireo ao amin'ny Twitternefights sy hiaraka ofisialy vondrona Facebook "New England Niady."
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