Lewiston, Maine (January 6, 2016) - New England ho loana ka (NEF), Amerika oa nomoro ya-e mong o lebatowa ntoa ntshetsopele, tla ahlola hlahlamang ketsahalo, “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” ka Moqebelo, February 6, 2016 a le Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Pele ho moo kajeno, 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” sena se fetileng November.
The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (12-8) le 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 Jese “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) ho jara 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). Kaleb Farrington (3-0) leRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, ha a ntse a Henry Clark (3-1) le Johnny Crafts (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.
Holim'a moo, Erin Lamonte (5-0) le 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” ntoa karete (taba ho fetola):
Setsebi papali ea litebele
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 Institute)
Setsebi MMA
155*Title Bruce Boyington (hoo) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs. Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team Irish)
185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (Pele Coast Full Contact)
155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Ikemetseng) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (Young oa MMA)
155 Jese 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)
Tsenwe MMA
170*Title Kaleb Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team Irish)
155*Title Josh Harvey (hoo) 5-1 (Young oa MMA) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (F2 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 (Ikemetseng) vs Matt Glover 0-0 (Berserkers MMA)
210 Ryan ella elle la Glover 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs. Mike Williams 1-0 (CMBJJ)
205 Matt McFarland 0-1 (Pele Class MMA) vs. Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)
170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team Irish) 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 (Pele Class MMA) vs Tony Agust 0-0
145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (Pele Class MMA) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (Young oa 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 Irish)
135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (Pele 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 (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 oa TKD / Young oa MMA)
265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (Pele Class MMA) vs. TBD
New England ho loana ka’ latelang ketsahalo, “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS,” etsahalaMoqebelo, February 6, 2016 a le Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. Ditekete tsa “NEF 21” qala ka feela $25 'me li ka Sale hona joale kawww.TheColisee.com kapa ka bitsa ea Colisée lebokose le reng ofisi ea 207.783.2009 X 525. Bakeng sa boitsebiso bo eketsehileng ka ketsahalo le ho loana karete ya diapdeite, ka kōpo etela ntshetsopele oa setsheng sa inthanete sa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Holim'a moo, o ka shebella NEF livideo ka www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, latela ba ba ka Twitternefights le ho ba setho ya semmuso ya Facebook sehlopha "New England loana."
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