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VELADO CAPTURES GOLD, HALL RETAINS AT NEF 25

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Lewiston, Maine (Mahuru 10, 2016) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) held its most-recent event, “Nef 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The event featured both mixed-martial-arts and professional boxing bouts.

 

On the boxing portion of the card, John Webster (9-7-1) patua Zenon Herrera (0-3) via unanimous decision on the eve of Webster’s 48th birthday. Webster’s last boxing victory came back in 2004, also in Lewiston, prior to his taking off a decade from active competition.

 

Also in the boxing ring, Casey Kramlich (5-0-1) remained undefeated as he stopped John Ortolani (0-1) in the fourth round via technical knockout. Waihoki, Brandon Montella (5-0) kept his pro record perfect with a second-round stoppage of Tollison Lewis (2-2).

 

Rachael Joyce (2-0) won a unanimous decision over Jessica Borga (2-2) in a highly-anticipated women’s amateur bout. Rafael Velado (4-0) captured the amateur lightweight title with a first-round submission of Jimmy Jackson (3-3). Karepe Hall (8-3) retained the amateur featherweight title, and in doing so handed bantamweight champion Johnny Crafts (4-1) te mate tuatahi o tona mahi, in a very close split decision on the judges’ scorecards.

 

Arona Lacey (3-0) kept his unbeaten streak alive with a first-round submission of Cory Trial (0-1) on the professional MMA portion of the card. Mike Hansen (5-4) ringa Matt Andrikut (2-1) the first loss of his career in the co-main event, ia Hehe Erickson (8-5) tuku Crowsneck Boutin (2-3) in the main event of the evening.

 

NEF also announced that it would co-promote its next event with Classic Entertainment & Sports (CES). The two largest fight promotions in New England will present a joint card titled “Supremacy” i runga i Whiringa 4 in Lewiston at the Colisee.

 

Ko te hua i Lewiston, Maine:

NGAIO MMA

 

Hehe Erickson def. Crowsneck Boutin via rear-naked choke, tawhio 1

Mike Hansen def. Matt Andrikut via armbar, tawhio 1

Taylor Trahan def. Matt Denning via armbar, tawhio 1

Arona Lacey DEF. Cory Trial via rear-naked choke, tawhio 1

Walter Smith-Cotito def. Elias Leland via D’arce Choke, tawhio 2

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

Karepe Hall (c) DEF. Johnny Crafts via split decision (145 Taitara)

Rafael Velado def. Jimmy Jackson via Kimura, tawhio 1 (155 Taitara)

Frank Johanson def. Caleb Swoveland via armbar, tawhio 1

Rachael Joyce def. Jessica Borga via unanimous decision

Walt Shea def. The Slenderman via unanimous decision

 

NGAIO BOXING

Casey Kramlich def. John Ortolani via TKO, tawhio 4

Brandon Montella def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, tawhio 2

John Webster def. Zenon Herrera via unanimous decision

 

NEF and CES present “SUPREMACY,” a night of mixed-martial-arts cagefights, i runga i Whiringa 4, 2016 i roto i te Lewiston, Maine. Tīmata Tickets i $25 a e wātea ana i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee i 207.783.2009, extension 525.

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FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A SHOT AT THE GOLD, JACKSON AND VELADO TAKE MMA CAREERS TO A NEW LEVEL AT NEF 25

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By: Kalle Oakes

Humility is the undertone for any conversation with Jimmy Jackson about his mixed martial arts career. It was a humbling experience that twisted Rafael Velado’s arm into the world of combat sports in the first place.

One of the men will depart Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston wielding a source of pride – the New England Fights amateur lightweight championship belt – after their clash at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” this Rāhoroi, Mahuru 10.

Mention the idea of his earning a title shot in the hexagon and Jackson (3-2) almost can’t withhold a laugh.

“It’s a big opportunity for someone like me,” Jackson said. “I never thought I would be fighting for a title. I’ve had a ton of teammates come up to me and say, ‘You deserve this! Way to go!’ I just never thought of myself as that top-tier fighter. I’ve always been the guy kind of behind the scenes.”

Easy enough for the Bangor fighter to blend in, considering that he trains at Young’s MMA with the likes of Aaron “Relentless” Lacey, “The” Ryan Sanders, and Josh “Hook On” Harvey.

Fighting for the belt vacated by stablemate Harvey isn’t an endeavor that would have entered Jackson’s mind back in 2012, when he accepted a fight in Vermont on a relative lark. He won via submission, with a choke, i roto i te 96 hēkona.

“My training started out as me and a few other guys messing around in a basement,” Jackson said. “My first fight was spur of the moment. I won and it sort of got the adrenaline going, rite, ‘I can do this. I did pretty good.’”

Through a co-worker, he connected up with Young’s MMA.

After a learning curve that included back-to-back losses in 2013, Jackson steadily improved and defeated two consecutive opponents to earn his title opportunity.

“It’s a blessing and a curse. It’s truly a family. These are guys who truly stand by each other, in hard times, bad times, in and out of the gym,” Jackson said of wearing Young’s colors. “But on the flip side, everybody’s watching you, expecting a certain amount of entertainment from you. I want to perform at such a level that people are excited to watch me fight.”

While most fighters go through the drudgery of training in order to bask in the glory of fight night, Jackson contends that it’s the training he loves most. And entering the cage, he claims, is not about him.

“Fighting, ki ahau, is just what I can do to show everybody what my coaches have accomplished,” Jackson said. “They sacrifice so much to give us fighters the recognition and they get very little recognition in return. The only reason I get in the cage is to represent them.”

Jackson gravitated to MMA with minimal experience in combat sports. Velado, of Norridgewock, brought a decade of jiu-jitsu and a black belt to the table.

That journey had less glamorous beginnings, Heoi.

“In July 2005, I was playing basketball and a guy on my own team, if you can believe it, punched me in the face. He took exception to something and he messed me up pretty good,” Velado said. “From watching UFC, I thought I knew what to do to defend myself, and I pulled him down with an arm bar. Pathetically, but I pulled him down.”

Velado called it a reality check, one that led him to enroll in jiu-jitsu classes taught by Aaron Blake in Boothbay Harbor.

“I think all guys think they will be able to defend themselves in a situation, and most of those guys are wrong,” Velado said.

In more than three years of tournament competition, Velado said he fought more than 50 times and lost only three matches.

He grew restless and sought a new challenge. It led him to John Raio’s First Class MMA in Topsham. Velado was primed for his debut, but a sparring session with heavyweight teammate Nick Gulliver led to a torn MCL in his knee.

“That took about six to eight months before I fully recovered,” Velado said. “I dropped in on John again in April 2015, and we got a plan together. He got me in there with a lot of good wrestler types, including himself. He let me train with Marcus Davis and some other guys to expand my skill set.”

Velado has won three times in NEF, capped by a split decision over Mike Peitersen of Young’s.

“You’re in for a war. Young’s guys, they’re great. They’re all respectful. They train like savages,” Velado said. “Look who he’s training against…Those guys could fight anywhere in the United States and do well. You can’t not get better training against guys like that. You can’t not be a stud.”

Jackson, who said that MMA has lowered his stress level while reminding him that there is nothing else in life he can’t handle, hinted that he is the underdog on paper.

“He went three rounds with Mike Pietersen, and Mike is a tough dude. I know he’s a black belt in jits,” Jackson said. “I’m taking a realistic approach. I’m more focused on what I need to do and can’t worry about what he’s going to do. I don’t think he’s going to show me anything that I can’t handle.”

The question, Velado said, is whether or not Jackson’s modesty suggests any level of uncertainty.

“The difference between us is that I know I have jiu-jitsu in my tool box. He doesn’t have anything like that in his tool box that I know of,” Velado said. “He’s going to see what level he’s at in this fight. He’s going to find a way to get past me, or he’s going to take a step back and say is this something I really want to be doing? He definitely has to have confidence if he wants to beat me.”

The opening bell on this Rāhoroi, Mahuru 10 Kei te whakaturia hoki 7 p.m. The current docket for “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes three professional boxing matches, five pro mixed martial arts bouts and five amateur MMA scraps. Tīmata Tickets i $25 a e wātea ana i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee i 207.783.2009, extension 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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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."

 

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YOUNG’S & FIRST CLASS MEET IN SECOND TITLE FIGHT AT NEF 25

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Lewiston, Maine (Pipiri 28, 2016) – Less than 24-hours after the announcement of the amateur light-heavyweight title fight between Young’s MMA’s Victor Irwin (2-0) and First Class MMA’s Nick Shea (2-0), fight promotion New England Fights (Nef) released a second championship bout between the two gyms at “Nef 25: HEROES & VILLAINS.” Tūturu Rafael “Air Guard” Velado (3-0), Shea’s teammate at First Class MMA, Kei te whakaritea ki te kanohi Jimmy Jackson (3-2), a teammate of Irwin at Young’s MMA, for the vacant NEF mixed-martial-arts (MMA) amateur lightweight title. The title was previously held by Josh Harvey (1-0) of Young’s MMA and vacated last April when he moved up to the professional ranks.

 

“Tuatahi o nga mea katoa, I appreciate the opportunity that NEF has given me to show my skills in the cage,” Said Velado. “There are other promotions in New England, but nobody puts on a show like NEF. I’ve made it very clear that I am here to fight the toughest guys I can and once again I’m getting my way.”

 

In Velado’s last fight, he took on and defeated Mike Peitersen (3-1). In doing so, Velado handed him the first loss of his career. Peitersen is another teammate of Jimmy Jackson at Young’s MMA.

 

“Leading up to the Mike Peitersen fight, he and I respectfully challenged each other to train hard and bring it,” Velado continued. “I believe that we did that and then some. Now I have another Young’s fighter in front of me and I couldn’t be happier. Jimmy Jackson has been looking good in his last few outings and I believe we are a good match-up. I see a trend of BJJ players who come over into MMA and think they are just going to jits their way through every fight. I can assure you that I am not that guy and you will see a constant evolution of skills in my fights.”

 

Jackson will have the opportunity to gain a measure of revenge for his team against Velado. After starting his amateur career at 1-2, Jackson has won his last two in a row, including a submission victory over Kris Welch (0-1) i “NEF 16” whakamutunga tau.

 

“Fighting Raf is a huge opportunity for me – an opportunity I am very grateful for,” said Jackson when reached for comment. “This is the time for me to show how far I’ve come and how much time and work Chris Young (Young’s MMA head coach) and the rest of the coaching staff and team have put into making me the best version of myself. Meatia e ahau tenei mo ratou, my team and my family.”

 

“I am pumped to be fighting alongside my First Class MMA brothers and sisters in September and I will be so proud to hand that 155 NEF Championship belt to John Raio (First Class MMA head coach) and tell him, ‘There’s more where that came from,'” said Velado in closing. “As far as ‘Heroes & Villains,’ I believe every man or woman who steps in that cage is a hero, but you have to have a little villain inside you to do what’s necessary to win.”

 

hui i muri mai New England whawhai ', "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Saturday, 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. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event.

 

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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Nef XVI anō: KING tonu; WOOD whakataka; YOUNG'S MMA haere 8-1

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Tyler King after retaining the Heavyweight Title on Saturday night

Lewiston, Maine (February 9, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai’ (Nef) hou te whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) hui "XVI nef,"Ka tango te wahi Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. With temperatures dropping to below zero, me te riri o te snowstorm te hāparangi i runga i te rohe, neke atu i te 2,500 fight fans braved the elements to pack the state’s most venerable fight venue. The crowd was treated to a total of 24 mahi-Kikī whawhai, tae atu ki ngā pāngia ngaio e wha, e rua o nei i hoki nef MMA taitara whitiki.

 

Ko te hui matua o te kitenga ahiahi Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) unseat Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-1) to become the new NEF MMA Featherweight Champion. The loss spoiled what was expected to be a triumphant return home for Wood. The native of Bucksport, I neke Maine ki South Carolina i roto i 2014 ki te whai i tana whāinga o te whakataetae i roto i te whawhai Championship Ultimate (UFC). Morrison was considered Wood’s toughest challenge to date, ka whakataetae ia i runga i te atamira o te motu i roto i te Bellator me te Ao Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Tonu, Mohio Wood i rite te tino e haere ki roto ki te a'ee Rāhoroi po. Morrison was dominant for most of the fight, i mua i roto i-nonoke Wood tuku ia ia ki te kowaowaotia pororere i roto i te rima o tawhio noa ki te hopu i te whitiki.

 

The loss was also the sole blemish on what was otherwise a perfect night for Young’s MMA. The Bangor, I riro Maine-e hāngai ana rōpū ratou pāngia e waru o mua i runga i te akoranga o te ahiahi, an amazing feat considering that the Young’s corners were often running back and forth from the cage to the locker room to prepare their fighters for bouts that were mere moments apart from each other. Of particular note, te whawhai whakatuwheratanga o te kāri ngā Josh Harvey (3-1) o te haehae o Young i roto i runga-tekau-runga mā whitu amateur Karepe Hall (5-2) ki te knockout hangarau (WHO) victory a mere 36-seconds into the first round. I muri mai, Mema kapa hōu o Young, Carl Langston (4-7), ka tona win tuatahi tonu i runga i Maine oneone ki te whakatau i runga i Sheldon Bang (1-2) i roto i te rematch o te a'ee ngaro Langston i i “Nef XIII” whakamutunga tau.

 

Haere Marcus Davis o Team Irish 2-0 i runga i te po ki Ricky Dexter(2-0) kato ake te wikitoria tuarua o tona mahi runaruna me Rick Matthews (1-1) getting his first victory. 44-year old Matthews won a decision over Emmett Huber (0-1) ia piro Dexter he knockout nui i runga i Cory Trial (0-1) i roto i te rua-a tawhio, te tuku Trial ki te hōhipera tata i roto i te tukanga.

 

I par mo te akoranga i knockouts Miramira-hurori “Nef XVI.” Among them, UFC, Bellator a Strikeforce hōia Nah-Makeronia “Ko te Kamaka-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-5) i kua pūremu Ryan Hodge(6-10) before knocking him out in the first round of their professional middleweight contest. The most-talked-about knockout of the evening, Heoi, haere ki te Karepe Farrington (2-0) o Team New Ingarangi United (NEW) nei maturuturu iho Brandon “Ko te Enigma” Russell (0-1) with a single right hand just 8-seconds into the first round. The knockout broke the all-time record of 11-seconds previously set by Buck “Pongaponga” Pineau (7-4) i roto i te April 2012.

 

I hanga atu hītori i “Nef XVI” ka he papa, a e kore tetahi, but two of his sons competed on the same MMA card. Following losses by his sons, Sheldon me Steve Bang (3-3), Dr. Steve Bang(1-0), he mema o Central Maine Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), entered the NEF MMA cage to a loud ovation from the crowd. The bariatric surgeon wasted little time in going to work on his opponent, Matthew Hanning (0-1), tango ia ia ki raro, me te āki i mā kaitautoko-mutu i te wikitoria.

 

NFL a UFC Ko te Ultimate Fighter hōia Tyler King (8-2) nā te Title nef MMA Heavyweight i roto i te hui tahi-matua o te po, hinga Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3). King stormed into the arena with a determined fire in his eyes. Mid-way through the first round, Ka tangohia e Kingi Blackburn ki raro, ki te whāriki, ka mahi i te tāpaetanga Kimura, forcing Blackburn to tap-out. During his post-fight victory interview in the cage, Ka karanga i roto i te Kingi, he patua o heavyweights me te marama-heavyweights tae atu ingoa rohe rite Eric Bédard (6-5), me te whetu motu pērā i te Bellator Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4).

 

Ua faaite rua pāngia i hoki hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” whakaritea hoki April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Nef MMA Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington(10-7) fehangahangai-atu i roto i te whare herehere ki te Jamie Harrison (5-1) for an interview. Boyington will defend his title at “Nef XVII” against number-one-contender Harrison in the main event. Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) a Bellator hōia Dennis Olson (12-7) were also brought into the cage for an interview. The two exciting welterweights will square off at “Nef XVII” i roto i te a'ee maha a ngā rohe ongo'i taea e te mutunga ake he nguha mo “Whawhai o te Tau” i roto i te rohe o.

 

Ko nga hua tonu o te “Nef XVI” i roto i te Lewiston, Maine:

 

NGAIO

 

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) mā pororere, tawhio 5 (Morrison toa taitara)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) DEF. Terry Blackburn mā Kimura, tawhio 1 (King tonu)

185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell DEF. Ryan Hodge mā TKO, tawhio 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen mā TKO, tawhio 1

 

AMATEUR

Hao Arona Lacey DEF. Nick Spencer mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 3

Hao Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown mā tap ki te armbar, tawhio 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark mā KO, tawhio 3

180 Karepe Farrington def. Brandon Russell mā KO, tawhio 1

155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Cory Trial mā KO, tawhio 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang DEF. Matthew Hanning mā TKO, tawhio 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen whakamutunga. Mladen Holman mā te whakatau loto

Hao Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick mā TKO, tawhio 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson mā TKO, tawhio 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang mā te whakatau loto

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard mā te whakatau loto

185 Nick Shea def. Hakopa Cameron mā TKO, tawhio 1

Hao Rob Kiah DEF. Clifford Redman mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

Hao Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch mā tāpaetanga pūrutōke, tawhio 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman mā TKO, tawhio 1

140 Carl Langston DEF. Sheldon Bang mā te whakatau loto

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber mā te whakatau wahia

145 Josh Harvey DEF. Karepe Hall mā TKO, tawhio 1

 

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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Nef ta MMA Tuhinga FROM LEWISTON, Maine

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Lewiston, Maine (February 8, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai’ (Nef) hou te whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) hui "XVI nef,"Ka tango te wahi Rāhoroi po i te Pû Ramada Conference i Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of more than 2,500 i runga i-ringa ki te kaititiro hui tuatahi o te whakatairanga o te 2015.

 

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) ohorere te mano i hinga hero whenuaRay “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-1) to capture the NEF MMA Featherweight Title. I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Tyler King (8-2) patua Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3) mā tāpaetanga ki te pupuri i te nef Heavyweight Taitara.

 

I tua atu, Ua faaite nef rua whawhai mo tona takahanga muri, “Nef XVII,” whakaritea hoki April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. I runga i taua po, Nef MMA Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e tona taitara ki te wero o Jamie Harrison (5-1) i roto i te hui matua. Also on the card that evening will be Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight ngaio ki Dennis Olson (12-7).

 

Ko nga hua tonu o te “Nef XVI” i roto i te Lewiston, Maine:

 

NGAIO

 

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) mā pororere, tawhio 5 (Morrison toa taitara)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) DEF. Terry Blackburn mā Kimura, tawhio 1 (King tonu)

185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell DEF. Ryan Hodge mā TKO, tawhio 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen mā TKO, tawhio 1

 

AMATEUR

Hao Arona Lacey DEF. Nick Spencer mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 3

Hao Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown mā tap ki te armbar, tawhio 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark mā KO, tawhio 3

180 Karepe Farrington def. Brandon Russell mā KO, tawhio 1

155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Cory Trial mā KO, tawhio 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang DEF. Matthew Hanning mā TKO, tawhio 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen whakamutunga. Mladen Holman mā te whakatau loto

Hao Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick mā TKO, tawhio 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson mā TKO, tawhio 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang mā te whakatau loto

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard mā te whakatau loto

185 Nick Shea def. Hakopa Cameron mā TKO, tawhio 1

Hao Rob Kiah DEF. Clifford Redman mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

Hao Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch mā tāpaetanga pūrutōke, tawhio 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman mā TKO, tawhio 1

140 Carl Langston DEF. Sheldon Bang mā te whakatau loto

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber mā te whakatau wahia

145 Josh Harvey DEF. Karepe Hall mā TKO, tawhio 1

 

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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Maine'S hōu haruru RAVERAA FIGHT TEAM IN THE MMA whare herehere

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Lewiston, Maine (February 3, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, he hakari ona muri whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga tenei Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Te kaari whawhai, ui “Nef XVI,” Ka ngā rua i te mau melo o te rōpū whawhai hōu o Maine, Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke, i roto i te pāngia runaruna.

 

Nanakia MMA & Whakaturia a Boxing i roto i 2014 na te toa hoia Josh Parker (4-8). He roa nga korero a Parker i roto i te whare herehere NEF MMA, ka whakataetae whitu nga wa mo te whakatairanga whawhai i waenganui i Hui-tanguru 2012 ko Whiringa 2013. More tata, Kua noho Parker i roto i te whare herehere MMA ki te arotahi ki runga i tona mahi i rite ki te kaipatu o ngaio, me te hanga i tana omaoma.

 

Ka uakina e Parker i te omaoma i roto i te Benton, Maine hei huarahi whakahoki ki te hapori pakanga. Ka kite ia i a Mlessless MMA & Ko te Mekemeke hei whakauru i nga kaitakaro taiohi mai i tera rohe ki te ao e kaha haere ana nga hakinakina whawhai me te whai waahi ki a raatau ki te whakataetae. Tae atu ana ki ana tama ake.

 

“Kua kua ahau whakaaro e pā ana tīmata toku omaoma ake mo te ia inaianei,” Said Parker. “Toku whawhai tuatahi i te tata tekau tau i ma'iri, i taku tama, e toru. Inaianei kei a ia 13 a rite ki te tīmata i tana ake mahi whawhai, a ahau tika i tetahi atu tama. I mohio ahau kua tae ki te waa ki te hanga i aku tama ki tetahi waahi hei whakangungu mo nga wa katoa e hiahia ana ratou. He whanau whawhai tenei.”

 

Parker whakaurua ana te tohu tuatahi, Alex Johnson (1-1), Tuhinga o mua 2014. Kei te wikitoria a Johnson mo Rick Matthews (0-1) i roto i te nanakia, hoki-a-mai slugfest i “Nef XV” tenei Whiringa mua. I whakaarohia te parekura e te nuinga ko te “Whawhai o te Po” o taua kāri.

 

Corey Trial (0-0), tetahi o nga opuaraa a Parker, Te ti'aturi nei ki te haere tonu i te angitu i kawea mai ki nanakia MMA & Mekemeke na tana hoa takaro a Alex Johnson. Ko te whakamatautau te mea tuatahi hei hanga i tana NEF MMA tenei Rāhoroi i roto i te Lewiston te po, ina tutaki ki a Ricky Dexter (1-0) o Team Irish i roto i te whakataetae Kōmāmā.

 

“Kua tonu moe ahau o te taea ki te Kilisimasi te tangata i roto i te kanohi, a e kore e haere ki ki te whare herehere mo reira,” Kī Trial. “Na, e whai i ahau e faingamālie, koe pai whakapono hoko tukino i te tangata ngā.”

 

“E mea ohie to tatou kāhua, rite tatou ki te tu me te bang,” I whakamarama a Parker. “A, no te tira tatou, rite tatou ki te kite i te nehenehe e patu i te paari roa'e. He pai te kii a Mike Tyson ‘he mahere ta te katoa- tae noa ki kia patua ratou.’ Kei te pirangi matou ki te whakatuu i nga whawhai whakaongaonga. Kei te rapu maatau tuutuu.

 

“Haere mai nga eé i nanakia i ngā momo katoa, o te ora- ahakoa ko te whawhai ara whare herehere whawhai ranei ka haere mai ratou katoa ki te wheako i whiua e kurua. I haere mai raatau ki ahau i muri i te rongonga kei te hangaia e au tetahi whare hakinakina. He ohie to tatou uara- ka haere mai koe i roto i a koutou e waiho i tou huru i te kuwaha. I a koe e uru ana ki te roopu Koretake, e koe e tūmanakohia ana ki te kawe ia koe, ano he ngaio- sportsmanship me te whakaute ko te pau.”

 

Bryant Orick (3-5) Ko tetahi o nga mema o te kapa Rutu-kore i whakaritea ki te whakauru i tana tuatahi NEF MMA a tenei po o te Rahoroi. Kaore, Heoi, hei wā tuatahi ki a ia i roto i te whare herehere. Orick, he Māori o Ohio noho i teie nei i roto i te Clinton, Maine, kua rima tau e whakataetae ana i tenei hakinakina. Ko ia he hoia tawhito e waru nga whakataetae, whawhai i roto i te Buckeye State, Kansas a Indiana, ki te whakahua i etahi ahua. Ko te tumanako a Orick ka kitea he kaainga me te angitu i te NEF i te taha o tana Ruthless MMA & Nga hoia mekemeke. I “Nef XVI” tenei wiki, Ka kua tapahia Orick tana mahi i roto i hoki ia ia ki te tūturu Fred Lear (2-0) o MMA o Young.

 

“Ahau haere mai i roto i ahau ki te hanga i te ingoa mo ahau i nef,” ka mea a Orick. “Ko ahau te pai-porotaka, me te haere ki te hoatu i runga i te whakaatu. He tino whakangungu ahau i nga ra katoa, he kaiako nui, me tākaro. Kaore he mea e miharo i ahau i taku whawhaitanga kei te haere mai.”

 

” Te riroraa kua whakaako ahau i te kaiako ki te pōturi ki raro, ka kawea hoki e ia ki nga taketake,” Kī Parker. “Fighting tino ko te tino ohie, patoto i te tahi atu taata i roto i, me te riro ia koutou. Ka tono ahau 100% i toku whawhai, a ka hoatu e ahau ki a ratou 100% hoki. Ko te pakanga ehara i te mea ngahau, te reira i te āhua.”

 

Nanakia MMA & Kei Boxing te i roto i te Benton, Maine. Ka taea e koe te ako atu mo te roopu kei to raatau whaarangi Facebook “Nanakia MMA & Boxing.”

 

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVI,” e wahi i tenei Rāhoroi, February 7, 2015, me te raarangi katoa o nga pakanga kua whakaritea. Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-0) hoki i taua po ki te paruru i te Title nef MMA mā whitu ki Bellator me te hōia WEC Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL a UFC Ko te Ultimate Fighter hōia Tyler King (7-2) e te Ingoa nef MMA Heavyweight i runga i te raina ki Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). I te waahanga o te ahiahi, UFC, Bellator a Strikeforce hōia Nah-Makeronia Burrell (10-5) hanga i tona tuatahi nef MMA ki Ryan Hodge (6-9). 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 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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Nef RE-Tuhinga JAROD Lawton TO Maha-FIGHT mahi

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Lewiston, Maine (February 2, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ua faaara mua i tenei ra i anō-hainatia te kamupene i Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) to a multi-fight contract. While the exact terms of the deal were not released, Whakapumautia whakahaere nef e te kirimana e hei te wā roa-i runga i te akoranga o te tau.

 

"Ko ahau te tino oaoa ki te ki te waiho i te wahi o te whakahaere nef tonu,"Kī Lawton ka tae mō te kōrero. "Kua e ratou he tautoko nui o toku whanaketanga i roto i te MMA, a kua mahi he mahi nui i hanga i tetahi papa tauwhiro mō whawhai rohe ki te tupu me te whakapai ake. Ko ahau rawa oaoa e pā ana ki te tau ka ū mai ki a ratou, me te kī etahi ngā nui. "

 

“Jarod Lawton Ko tetahi o nga opuaraa rawa i runga i te MMA rohe (whakauru-hōia-toi) scene matau i teie nei,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Ko ia he nui, kaha, sipoti BJJ Black Belt ki rawa totoka pūkenga standup. Kahore o matou feaa he Jarod e pūmanawa taumata-muri, a ka hoatu e ahau tenei mahi ki a ia i te whai wāhitanga Me ia ki te tiki i reira.”

 

Lawton, 30, mau te whitiki pango i roto i te Palāsilá Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) i raro i Alexey Cruz, te 5th degree BJJ Black Belt under Ricardo de La Riva. Lawton is the owner and operator of Team Lawton Martial Arts – he Team New Ingarangi United (NEW) hononga kei roto i te Farmingdale, Maine. Lawton has won his last three MMA fights in a row in the NEF MMA cage. NEF executives anticipate that Lawton will have the first fight of his new contract this spring.

 

Ahakoa kua tae mai lavame'a nui o Lawton i runga i nga whariki grappling me te whare herehere MMA, tona ringa rehe e whakamatauria e ia i roto i te hākinakina whawhai tenei hinga mua i runga i te kaupapa tino tuatahi nef Boxing i Lewiston, Maine. Lawton, i roto i te tuatahi mekemeke pro rua, whawhai kaimekemeke amateur ite Joel Bishop (0-0-1) ki te Unuunu i runga i nga kaiwhakawa nuinga’ scorecards. It was a fight, Heoi, that many in attendance felt Lawton clearly won. NEF executives confirmed that the new agreement with Lawton would guarantee him both MMA and boxing fights with the promotion.

 

“Katoa a tawhio noa, Ko te tika Jarod Lawton he nui, kaipara nui,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Matt (Peterson) and I knew it three years ago. We’re very proud to have him back on our roster for many fights to come.”

 

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVI,” e wahi i runga i February 7, 2015me te raarangi katoa o nga pakanga kua whakaritea. Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-0) hoki i taua po ki te paruru i te Title nef MMA mā whitu ki Bellator me te hōia WEC Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL a UFC Ko te Ultimate Fighterhōia Tyler King (7-2) e te Ingoa nef MMA Heavyweight i runga i te raina ki Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). I te waahanga o te ahiahi, UFC, Bellator a Strikeforce hōiaNah-Makeronia Burrell (10-5) hanga i tona tuatahi nef MMA ki Ryan Hodge (6-9). Ka tiimata nga tiikiti i te wa 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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HOUSE Kikī EXPECTED FOR “MOST tapoko” LEWISTON MMA ana ki DATE

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Lewiston, Maine (January 29, 2015) - Kotahi te wiki i tenei Rāhoroi, New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, he hakari ma ono ona toi hōia whakauru (MMA) takahanga, "XVI nef,"I roto i te Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The show will mark the three-year anniversary of the company’s inception. NEF executives announced today that they were expecting one of the largest crowds ever for the wildly-popular fight promotion’s event.

 

“Tonu i to tatou mau ohipa-tanguru kua to tatou tino nui,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Honoa ki te meka i utaina tenei kāri i te UFC, Bellator, Veterans NFL, taitara e rua whawhai, me te hokinga mai o Ray Wood (5-0), te mea kahore he ohorere e kua hoko tīkiti haere i te huarahi kua haere ratou.”

 

Ko e mo'oni, ticket sales have been at an all-time high for this event. It is not unusual for the fight promotion to sell out their floor seats for any given show. The sell-out, Heoi, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “Nef XVI” i hokona i roto i te ki tonu i 17 days prior to the event. NEF executives give partial credit for the quick sales to the addition of complimentary waitress drink service for all cage-side ticketholders. They did not confirm whether or not the promotion was considering adding more floor seats for the event.

 

I DiSalvo tohua, E titau pā mo te hokinga mai o Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood ko wai ka tiakina e te Title nef MMA mā whitu ki Bellator me World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) hōiaAnthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.

 

“E oaoa vau no te tenei whawhai e ahau,” said Wood when reached for comment. “E kahore tino ki te ngaro ahau. Anthony Morrison has fought some of the best fighters in the world and I have an opportunity to make a statement with this fight. I improve my skills each time I step in the cage and I know that this showing will be no exception. I have respect for Anthony and where he’s been in this sport and I am honored to have the opportunity to fight him.”

 

Hoa tākaro a Wood i MMA o Young, Fred Lear (2-0), Ka ngā i runga i te wahi amateur o te kāri i roto i te a'ee catchweight ki Bryant Orrick (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.

 

“Ēnei iwi pana ki ahau kia he toa pai, ākonga, me te tangata,” Na ka mea a Lear o ana hoa tākaro, me ngā kaiako i MMA o Young i roto i te Bangor, Maine. “Mauruuru nei au no to ratou aroaro i roto i toku ora ahau, Ko reira te tahi mea, ka faaherehere e ahau a ake ake. Kua whakahonoretia ahau ki te whawhai mo MMA o Young.”

E kore titiro ki tua atu i tona whawhai ake, Tohu Lear i toru matchups whakaongaonga ana hoa tākaro Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) a Arona Lacey (4-1) Ka whakataetae ki te mau melo o te Institute o Portland Choi, Maine.

 

“Ārahi i runga ki te 'XVI nef,’ E kore e taea e ahau te tauturu engari whakanui i to tatou matchups ki Choi o,” Tonu Lear. “Nick Spencer [Hoariri o Lacey (7-4)] He mōrearea te mau vahi atoa, Henry Clark [Hoariri o Pietersen (1-0)] Kei te haere mai atu o te tuatahi faahiahia, a kua mohio ahau Karepe[Hall – Hoariri o Harvey (5-1)] mai te kura nui, me te kahore he raruraru mo te taha ki tona toheroa me te taranata. Ko te huru i te Colisee ka haharu rite ono whawhai tiketike-ërä titiro ki te waiho i to ratou tohu.”

 

E whakatakotoria Hall me Harvey ki te whakatuwhera i te whakaaturanga i roto i te a'ee mā whitu i 7:00 pm sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, a ka kua tino ite e ia he nui fiefia i pā ārahi ki “Nef XVI.”

 

“Ko te anaanatae i te wa e katoa tiketike no o nga ngā katoa kēmu pai i runga i te kāri,” noted Hall. “I February 7, Au e tatari ahau ki a reira hei te po whakaongaonga rawa ano.”

 

Ka whawhai mo te whakatairanga iti i roto i te mua, Harvey is clear that the size of the crowd does not matter to him. He will bring his A-game to the cage whether the fight be under the big lights in a world-famous arena like the Androscoggin Bank Colisee or held in a tiny, ruarua-tahuna ruma ki te torutoru tūru whakaturia ake a tawhio noa te whare herehere.

 

“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Kei te haere ahau ki te hoatu ki runga ki te whakaatu ranei i reira e 20 people or 20,000. I love to entertain. After Caleb hooks on to me he’ll know he’s been in a fight.”

 

Jason Lachance (0-1) i MMA Athletix i Patehepa, Whakaritea Maine ki te whakatau ia Steven Bang (3-2) o Central Maine Jiu-Jitsu i Auburn, Maine i “Nef XVI.” Lachance credits the level of talent on the NEF roster with bringing in large crowds like the crowd expected on February 7.

 

“Nef he rota o te taranata i runga i tenei po o whawhai, rite te mahi tonu ratou i,” Na ka mea a Lachance. “Ahau e mahara kahore iti iho i te po whakaongaonga mo nga pā. The support from our fans means everything, a ka haere mai rite ki te maka ki raro, ka tonoa katoa home ki atu ara te anaanatae mo te hui i muri mai toku hoa whawhai, me te ahau. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”

 

Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) Ka kite hoki mahi i “Nef XVI” ka sitepu ia ki te whare herehere, ki te kanohi debuting toa motuhakeBrandon Lessard (0-0) i roto i te a'ee taumahamaha. Leahy got the first win of his MMA career this past September at “Nef XIV” before some 2,000-plus fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Ka rite ki taua, Ko te mōhio ki te mana'o e tae mai i te raveraa i hoki i te nui ia, kai mano whawhai.

 

“Kei te e tatari ahau i te po nui o whawhai,” ka mea Leahy. “Kua whakahonoretia ahau ki te kia i runga i te taua kāri nui. The NEF fans are like no other, a e kore e taea e ahau te tatari ki te hoatu i runga i te whakaatu nui i roto i te mua o toku utuafare, hoa, me te pā.”

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVI,” e wahi i runga i February 7, 2015me te raarangi katoa o nga pakanga kua whakaritea. Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-0) hoki i taua po ki te paruru i te Title nef MMA mā whitu ki Bellator me te hōia WEC Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL a UFC Ko te Ultimate Fighterhōia Tyler King (7-2) e te Ingoa nef MMA Heavyweight i runga i te raina ki Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). I te waahanga o te ahiahi, UFC, Bellator a Strikeforce hōiaNah-Makeronia Burrell (10-5) hanga i tona tuatahi nef MMA ki Ryan Hodge (6-9). Ka tiimata nga tiikiti i te wa 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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Nef MMA ta FIGHT FULL KĀRI FORFEBRUARY 7 LEWISTON MAHI

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Lewiston, Maine (January 20, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, he hakari ma ono ona toi hōia whakauru (MMA) takahanga, "XVI nef,"I runga i February 7, 2015 i roto i te Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. I mua i teie mahana, NEF announced the full fight card for the event. A pair of title fights are scheduled to headline the card which will feature veterans of the National Football League (NFL), te whawhai Championship Ultimate (UFC), Bellator MMA, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) a Strikeforce MMA.

 

“Tika ai tēnei kāri hei to tatou tino hao nui ki te rā,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “There’s something here for everyone. If you like the big guys, we have plenty of heavyweight and super-heavyweight fights. If you like seeing the UFC and Bellator names, we have them. If you like wrestlers, they are well represented on this card. If you like women’s MMA, we have a women’s fight on here. $25 tickets to a fight card of this caliber is a steal for the fight fan. NEF continues to bring you the biggest bang for your buck as we open our fourth year of business.”

 

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-0) ka tiakina e te Title nef MMA mā whitu ki te wero o Philadelphia o Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). Morrison is a veteran of the Bellator and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) cages. He will be Wood’s highest-profile challenge to date. Many insiders predict that Wood could be one or two wins away from getting the call to one of the national promotions himself.

 

Ko te hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi, ka kite Tyler King (7-2) tiakina e te Ingoa nef MMA Heavyweight ki Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). King is an NFL veteran, ka kairau a hoki nga peihana San Diego, St. Louis hipi toa, Jacksonville Jaguars a Arizona katinara i muri i te mahi kāreti rawa angitu i te University o Connecticut te wahi e tuhia e ia 19 peke ano he mutunga ārai, a ko te ingoa o te tīma o “MVP ārai” i roto i te 2004. He appeared on the 19th season of UFC’s Ko te Ultimate Fighter television series in 2014. Tyler is the son of Steve King who spent nine years with the New England Patriots as a linebacker during the 1970s and early 1980s. The challenger, Terry Blackburn, i te wikitoria knockout miramira-hurori mo Jason Dolloff (6-19) i roto i te whare herehere nef MMA i Mahuru 2013.

 

Ryan Hodge (6-9) Ka kite i te mahi ki Nah-Makeronia “Ko te Kamaka-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-4) in a middleweight feature fight. Hodge, e noho ana i roto i te Florida, engari kua hanga he ingoa mo ia i runga i te raki scene whawhai rohe, last appeared in the NEF MMA cage in November 2013. That night, Hodge i te wini knockout nui ki runga ki Josh Watson (7-4). Burrell is a veteran of the UFC, Bellator and Strikeforce cages. He has competed a total of nine times on the biggest stages the sport has to offer.

 

“Te hunga e toru whawhai ki runga o tenei kāri e utu te utu anake o te whakauru,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “All three of those fights are main events on any regional MMA event held on the east coast any night of the week. And we’re giving them all to the fans in one awesome night of MMA action for one low price of admission. You can bet your bottom dollar that you e kia manuhiri i runga i February 7, a e kore e whai koe ki te wahi i te taha ki te rave i te reira.”

 

I te taha ki amateur o te kāri, Countess “Ko te Stampede” Guillen(1-1) a-tau 56-tau Mladin Holman (0-1) will engage in a rematch of their super-heavyweight bout from this past November. Many fans felt the bout was stopped early by the referee, maui i te wikitoria ki a Guillen i te knockout hangarau (WHO). NEF executives listened to fans and quickly arranged the rematch.

 

Ano i runga i te kāri runaruna e rua o te whawhai Bang teina e toru, Sheldon Bang (1-1) a Steven Bang (3-2), me to ratou debuting papa Dr. Steve Bang (0-0). Dr. Bang is a 46-year-old bariatric surgeon with a background in wrestling. His four sons, tae atu Sheldon a Steven, Kua aru katoa i roto i te tapuwae o to ratou papa, ia nonoke mō te kura Edward Little High i roto i Auburn, Maine.

 

Ko te toto hou maranga kei wawe i runga i te wahi amateur o te kāri, ka Karepe Hall (5-1) a Josh Harvey (2-1) open the show in what should be an action-packed featherweight bout. Top prospects Nick Spencer (7-4) a Arona Lacey (4-1) are scheduled to meet in a catchweight bout. “Crispy” Michael Crespo(2-0) a Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tītohunga Johnny Crafts (2-0) will put their respective unblemished records on the line in a bantamweight contest. And the women will take to the cage whenHillary Cooledge (0-1) kanohi Fernanda Araujo (3-3-1).

 

Ko te kāri whawhai tonu mō te “Nef XVI” (kaupapa ki te huri i):

 

NGAIO

 

145*TITLE Ray Wood 5-0 (MMA o Young) vs Anthony Morrison 16-9 (Tōpuni Whawhai Daddis)

265*TITLE Tyler King 7-2 (Connors MMA) vs Terry Blackburn 5-2 (Coast Tuatahi Full Whakapā / Team Riot)

185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell 11-4 (Whawhai Firm whiriwhiri & Lenisou Gracie BJJ) vs Ryan Hodge 6-9 (F2 Arena)

265 Mike Hansen 1-1 (Independent) vs Artie Mullen 1-13 (MMA o Southern Maine)

155 Hehe Erickson 3-4 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs Frank Aua 0-1 (Team United & Santos BJJ)

145 Derek Shorey 1-1 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Jon Lemke 4-3 (Team Irish)

135 Matt Denning 1-0 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs Jovan White 1-6 (Tuatahi Coast Full Whakapā)

 

AMATEUR

S.HWT Countess Guillen 1-1 (Independent) vs Mladen Holman 0-1 (Choi Institute)

265 Brandon Lessard 0-0 (Independent) vs Billy Leahy 1-1 (MMA o Young)

265 Ryan Glover 0-0 (Independent) vs Jason Field 0-0 (Independent)

205 Chris Perry 0-0 (Acadia BJJ) vs Reupena Redman 0-0 (Independent)

185 Frank Dellasala 0-1 (Choi Institute) vs Heath Hanson 0-1 (3Ronin Athletics)

185 Hakopa Cameron 1-4 (Team Nitemare) vs Nick Shea 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA)

185 Joe Staples 0-0 (Team Irish) vs Raymond Harrison 0-0 (Independent)

180 Karepe Farrington 1-0 (Team NEW) vs Brandon Russell 0-0 (Independent)

166 CJ tiaka 3-1 (MMA o Young) Jakub vs Kazuba 1-0 (Tuatahi Coast Full Whakapā)

155 Dr. Steve Bang 0-0 Sr. (CMBJJ) vs. Matthew Hanning 0-0 (Independent)

155 Steve Bang Jr. 3-2 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs Jason LaChance 0-1 (MMA Athletix)

155 Ricky Dexter 1-0 (Team Irish) vs Corey Trial 0-0 (Nanakia mekemeke & MMA)

155 Rick Matthews 0-1 (Team Irish) vs Emmett Huber 0-0 (Ko te Academy)

145 Karepe Hall 5-1 (Choi Institute) vs Josh Harvey 2-1 (MMA o Young)

145 Jimmy Jackson 1-2 (MMA o Young) vs Kris Welch 0-0 (Independent)

145 Henry Clark 1-0 (Choi Institute) vs Mike Pietersen 1-0 (MMA o Young)

140 Nick Spencer 7-4 (Choi Institute) vs Arona Lacey 4-1 (MMA o Young)

141 Rob Kiah 0-0 (MMA o Young) vs Clifford Redman 0-0 (Independent)

140 Bryant Orick 3-5 (Nanakia mekemeke & MMA) vs Fred Lear 2-0 (MMA o Young)

135 Johnny Crafts 2-0 (Team NEW) vs Mike Crespo 2-0 (MMA Athletix)

135 Fernanda Araujo 3-3-1 (Tapa ārai) vs Hillary Cooledge 0-1 (Choi Institute)

125 Dustin Veinott 2-3 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs Dave Brown 1-1 (White Mountain BJJ)

135 Sheldon Bang 1-1 (Rōpū CMBJJ NEW) vs TBD

 

Tikiti hoki “Nef XVI” 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."

 

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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.