Lewiston, Maine (Januari 6, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika's nummer een regionale strijd promotie, zal zijn volgende evenement te houden, “NEF 21: IMMORTALS” op Zaterdag, Februari 6, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De vechtkaart is gepland om zowel mixed-martial-arts te bevatten (MMA) en professioneel boksen vlagen. Eerder vandaag, 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” Bisschop (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. Noordoosten Junior kampioen weltergewicht Brandon “De Cannon” Bes (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” afgelopen november.
The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (12-8) en 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 “De Viking” Erickson (6-4) nemen 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) enRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, terwijl Henry Clark (3-1) en Johnny Ambachten (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.
Bovendien, Erin Lamonte (5-0) en 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.
De volledige “NEF 21” strijd kaart (aan verandering onderhevig):
Professioneel boksen
148 Brandon Berry 10-1 (West Forks) vs Tollison Lewis 2-0 (CMBJJ)
175 Joel Bishop 0-0-1 vs Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Choi Instituut)
PROFESSIONAL MMA
155*TITEL Bruce Boyington (c) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team Ierse)
185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (First Coast Full Contact)
155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Onafhankelijk) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (Young's MMA)
155 Jesse Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Powell 4-1 (Nostos)
145 Derek Shorey 3-3 (Onbreekbaar Combat Club) vs Josh Lange 3-2 (Bombsquad)
125 Brandon Warne 0-1 (Bombsquad) vs Norman Fox 0-0 (MMA Athletix)
AMATEUR MMA
170*TITEL Caleb Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team Ierse)
155*TITEL Josh Harvey (c) 5-1 (Young's MMA) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (F2 Arena)
135*TITEL Henry Clark 3-1 (Choi Instituut) vs John Crafts 3-0 (Team NIEUW)
265 Dave Smith 2-0 (Berserkers MMA) vs Brendon Battles 1-0 (Gracie Fitness)
265 Gravin Guillen 2-4 (Onafhankelijk) 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 (First Class MMA) vs Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)
170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team Ierse) 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 (First Class MMA) vs Tony Agust 0-0
145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (First Class MMA) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (Young's MMA)
140 Erik Nelson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Julio Martinez 0-1 (Gracie Fitness)
135 David Thompson 1-1 (Onbreekbaar Combat Club) vs Caleb Costello 2-4 (Team Ierse)
135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (First 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 (Onbreekbaar Combat Club) vs Jake Denham 0-0 (Team Lawton/NEU)
120 Erin LaMonte 5-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-2 (Boyington's TKD / Young's MMA)
265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (First Class MMA) vs TBD
New England Fights’ volgende evenement, “NEF 21: IMMORTALS,” vindt plaatsZaterdag, Februari 6, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets voor “NEF 21” beginnen bij slechts $25 en zijn nu te koop bijwww.TheColisee.com of door te bellen naar het Colisée box office op 207.783.2009 X 525. Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitternefights en toetreden tot de officiële Facebook-groep "New England Fights."
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