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VELADO CAPTURES GOLD, HALL RETAINS AT NEF 25

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Lewiston, Maine (September 10, 2016) - New England ayalwa (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) wanqoba 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. Likewise, 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). Caleb Hall (8-3) retained the amateur featherweight title, and in doing so handed bantamweight champion Johnny Crafts (4-1) ukulahlekelwa lokuqala umsebenzi wakhe, in a very close split decision on the judges’ scorecards.

 

Aaron 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) zilambatha Matt Andrikut (2-1) the first loss of his career in the co-main event, ngenkathi Jesse Erickson (8-5) elethwe 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” on November 4 in Lewiston at the Colisee.

 

Imiphumela kusuka Lewiston, Maine:

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

Jesse Erickson def. Crowsneck Boutin via rear-naked choke, round 1

Mike Hansen def. Matt Andrikut via armbar, round 1

Taylor Trahan def. Matt Denning via armbar, round 1

Aaron Lacey def. Cory Trial via rear-naked choke, round 1

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

 

Amateur MMA

 

Caleb Hall (c) def. Johnny Crafts via split decision (145 Isihloko)

Rafael Velado def. Jimmy Jackson via Kimura, round 1 (155 Isihloko)

Frank Johanson def. Caleb Swoveland via armbar, round 1

Rachael Joyce def. Jessica Borga via unanimous decision

Walt Shea def. The Slenderman via unanimous decision

 

PROFESSIONAL Boxing

Casey Kramlich def. John Ortolani via TKO, round 4

Brandon Montella def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, round 2

John Webster def. Zenon Herrera via unanimous decision

 

NEF and CES present “SUPREMACY,” a night of mixed-martial-arts cagefights, on November 4, 2016 e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi ukuqala at $25 futhi ayatholakala www.TheColisee.com noma ngokuthi Colisee ibhokisi ehhovisi ngesikhathi 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 Saturday, September 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, in 96 seconds.

“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, like, ‘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, kimi, 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, Nokho.

“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 Saturday, September 10 isethwe for 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. Amathikithi ukuqala at $25 futhi ayatholakala www.TheColisee.com noma ngokuthi Colisee ibhokisi ehhovisi ngesikhathi 207.783.2009, extension 525.

Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

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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) -New England ayalwa (NEF) today announced the full fight card for the promotion’s next event, “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS.” It is scheduled to take place onSaturday, September 10, 2016 e Lewiston. The dynamic card will feature professional boxing bouts, as well as both professional and amateur mixed-martial-arts (MMA) imincintiswano.

 

On the boxing portion of the card, Brandon Montella (4-0) ziyohlangana Tollison Lewis (2-1) in a ezine-round umncintiswano ukukhanya-sosondonzima, while longtime Maine middleweight John “Rumble” Webster (8-7-1) returns on the eve of his 48th birthday to battle Zénon “K-Bar” Herrera (0-2). Rounding out the pro boxing portion of the card will be Casey “Buzzsaw” Kramlich (4-0-1) futhi 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. Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (7-5) futhi Jon Lemke(5-6) will rematch their previous bout won by Lemke at Bellator 93 in 2013. Bellator 144 competitor Walter Smith Cotito (3-4) returns to Maine after a three-year absence to meet Elias “Danger Mouse” Leland (2-1), ngenkathi Valerie “Valociraptor” Aspaas (0-0) herself returns to Maine after three years to make her pro debut against Invicta 16 veteran Sarah “SwitchKick” Chofoza (0-1).

 

The amateur MMA card will be headlined by two title fights. Rafael “Deez Nuts” Velado (3-0) liba Jimmy Jackson (3-2) for the vacant amateur lightweight title. Amateur bantamweight champion Johnny Crafts (4-0) steps up in weight to challenge Caleb Hall (7-3) for Hall’s featherweight crown.

 

The amateur card will also feature two women’s bantamweight bouts with Brianne Genschell (0-0) futhi Melissa Trahan (0-0) making their respective cage debut against one another, ngenkathi Jessica “The Black Widow” Borga(2-1) Kulindeleke ukuba ahlangane Rachael Joyce (1-0).

 

The full “NEF 25” fight ikhadi (isihloko ukushintsha):

 

PROFESSIONAL Boxing

 

175 Amakhilogremu: Brandon Montella vs. Tollison Lewis

160 Amakhilogremu: John Webster vs. Zenon Herrera

155 Amakhilogremu: Casey Kramlich vs. Connor Barry

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

205 Amakhilogremu: Mike Hansen vs. Matt Andrikut

155 Amakhilogremu: Jesse Erickson vs. Jon Lemke

145 Amakhilogremu: Matt Denning vs. Taylor Trahan

135 Amakhilogremu: Elias Leland vs. Walter Smith Cotito

125 Amakhilogremu: Sarah Click vs. Valerie Aspaas

Amateur MMA

155 POUND*TITLE: Rafael Velado vs. Jimmy Jackson

145 POUND*TITLE: Caleb Hall (c) vs. Johnny Crafts

155 Amakhilogremu: Caleb Swoveland vs. Frank Johanson

135 Amakhilogremu: Walt Shea vs. Joel Downing

135 Amakhilogremu: Brianne Genschell vs. Melissa Trahan

135 Amakhilogremu: Jessica Borga vs. Rachael Joyce

 

umzuliswano olandelayo New England ayalwa ', "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525.

 

Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

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

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Lewiston, Maine (June 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.” Ezingakanqotshwa Rafael “Air Guard” Velado (3-0), Shea’s teammate at First Class MMA, Kulindeleke ukuba abhekane 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.

 

“Okokuqala nje, 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) at “NEF 16” ngonyaka odlule.

 

“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. I do lokhu ngabo, 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.”

 

umzuliswano olandelayo New England ayalwa ', "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event.

 

Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

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NEF XVI Recap: INKOSI azigcina; Wood yehliswa esihlalweni sobukhosi; MMA YOUNG'S GOES 8-1

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Tyler King after retaining the Heavyweight Title on Saturday night

Lewiston, Maine (February 9, 2015) -New England ayalwa’ (NEF) zakamuva exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) Umcimbi "NEF XVI,"Senzeke Saturday ebusuku Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. With temperatures dropping to below zero, futhi usongo a snowstorm eyayisondela phezu kwendawo, ngaphezu kwe 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 ezimatasa ukulwa, kuhlanganise iziqubu ezine professional, emibili ezazingezegceke NEF MMA isihloko amabhande.

 

Lo mcimbi main of the akubona kusihlwa Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) unseat Ray “All Business” 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, Maine wayethuthele South Carolina in 2014 ukuze aphishekele umgomo wakhe ukuncintisana Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Morrison was considered Wood’s toughest challenge to date, kokuphunyuka ngokwakhe ligcwaliswe esiteji kazwelonke Bellator and World Extreme Cagefighting (Wec). Still, Wood wayebhekwa njengoba intandokazi angena iziqubu Saturday ebusuku. Morrison was dominant for most of the fight, out-wrestling Wood ngaphambi kokuthumela kuye binda guillotine in the round wesihlanu wasithatha ibhande.

 

The loss was also the sole blemish on what was otherwise a perfect night for Young’s MMA. The Bangor, Team Maine-based esezuze ezindlule iziqubu zabo eziyisishiyagalombili phakathi kusihlwa, 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, ukulwa kuvulwa ikhadi iyavela Josh Harvey (3-1) Ukubhidliza of Young ngokusebenzisa eziyishumi top--zibalwa featherweight amateur Caleb Hall (5-2) nge Knockout technical (WHO) victory a mere 36-seconds into the first round. Kamuva, Team ilungu Young olusha olwakhiwayo lwemikhumbi, Carl Langston (4-7), got win yakhe ngqa ngo-Maine inhlabathi nge isinqumo phezu Sheldon Bang (1-2) in a rematch of iziqubu Langston wayeshonelwe at “NEF XIII” ngonyaka odlule.

 

Marcus Davis sika Team Irish waya 2-0 ngobusuku nge Ricky Dexter(2-0) Abama win umsebenzi wakhe amateur yesibili futhi Rick Matthews (1-1) getting his first victory. 44-year old Matthews won a decision over Emmett Huber (0-1) kanti Dexter amaphuzu Knockout enkulu Cory Trial (0-1) in the second-round, ukuthumela Trial esibhedlela esiseduze in the inqubo.

 

Gqamisa-esondweni knockouts zaba par for the course at “NEF XVI.” Among them, UFC, Bellator and Strikeforce veteran Nah-Shon “The Rock-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-5) wayesenqumile kakade zazigcwele igazi 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, Nokho, waya Caleb Farrington (2-0) of Team New England United (NEW) abashiya Brandon “The 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 “Knuckles” Pineau (7-4) in April 2012.

 

Umlando Ngini senziwe “NEF XVI” uma kungenjalo ubaba one, but two of his sons competed on the same MMA card. Following losses by his sons, Sheldon and Steve Bang (3-3), Dr. Steve Bang(1-0), ilungu Central Maine Brazilian 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, Mathewu Hanning (0-1), uyehlise futhi ishaya ngamandla out nge unompempe-stoppage ukunqoba.

 

NFL and UFC The Ultimate Fighter veteran Tyler King (8-2) bavikela ngempumelelo Title NEF MMA wesibhakela kwenzeka co-main of the night, ngowakho Terry “The Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3). King stormed into the arena with a determined fire in his eyes. Mid-way through the first round, King wathatha Blackburn phansi mat futhi wasebenza a ukuzithoba Kimura, forcing Blackburn to tap-out. During his post-fight victory interview in the cage, King wamemeza a wabulala heavyweights futhi ukukhanya-heavyweights kuhlanganise amagama endawo like Eric Bedard (6-5), kanye izinkanyezi kazwelonke ezifana Muhammed Bellator sika “King Mo” Lawal (14-4).

 

Iziqubu ezimbili ezamiswa for next MMA umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF xvii,” ihlelelwe April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. NEF MMA Esilula Champion Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington(10-7) wabhekana-off in the yezinyoni nge 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) futhi Bellator veteran Dennis Olson (12-7) were also brought into the cage for an interview. The two exciting welterweights will square off at “NEF xvii” in a iziqubu izingqapheli eziningi zendawo wokuthi bagcina a Olwa for “Fight of the Year” esifundeni.

 

Imiphumela full of “NEF XVI” e Lewiston, Maine:

 

PROFESSIONAL

 

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) via guillotine, round 5 (Morrison iwina isicoco)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) def. Terry Blackburn via Kimura, round 1 (King azigcina)

185 Nah-Shon Burrell def. Ryan Hodge via TKO, round 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen via TKO, round 1

 

Amateur

Catch Aaron Lacey def. Nick Spencer via kampompi bakhulise-naked binda, round 3

Catch Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown via kampompi ukuba armbar, round 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark via KO, round 3

180 Caleb Farrington def. Brandon Russell via KO, round 1

155 Ricky Dexter def. Cory Trial via KO, round 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang def. Mathewu Hanning via TKO, round 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen final. Mladen Holman nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

Catch Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick via TKO, round 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson via TKO, round 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

185 Nick Shea def. Jacob Cameron via TKO, round 1

Catch Rob KPHL def. Clifford Redman via kampompi bakhulise-naked binda, round 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo via kampompi bakhulise-naked binda, round 1

Catch Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch via bulldog ukuzithoba, round 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman via TKO, round 1

140 Carl Langston def. Sheldon Bang nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber nge isinqumo uqhekeko

145 Josh Harvey def. Caleb Hall nge TKO, round 1

 

Next MMA umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF xvii,” kulindeleke ukuba athathe indawoApril 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-7) uyovikela the NEF MMA Title Esilula ngokumelene inombolo-one Olwa Jamie Harrison (5-1). Ngaphezu kwalokho, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) ihlangana Dennis Olson (12-7) emncintiswaneni welterweight. Amathikithi for “NEF xvii” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokushayela ucingo The Colisee box office at207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

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NEF umemezela IMIPHUMELA MMA FROM Lewiston, Maine

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Lewiston, Maine (February 8, 2015) -New England ayalwa’ (NEF) zakamuva exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) Umcimbi "NEF XVI,"Senzeke Saturday ebusuku Center Ramada Conference in Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of more than 2,500 kwaba on-isandla okufakaza umcimbi ukugqugquzelwa wokuqala 2015.

 

In the umcimbi main of the kusihlwa, Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) kwashaqisa isixuku kokunqoba hero langakuboRay “All Business” Wood (5-1) to capture the NEF MMA Featherweight Title. In the umcimbi co-main, Tyler King (8-2) wanqoba Terry “The Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3) via ukuzithoba ukugcina NEF sosondonzima Title.

 

Ngaphezu kwalokho, NEF wamemezela ukulwa ezimbili umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF xvii,” ihlelelwe April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Ngalobo busuku, NEF MMA Esilula Champion Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-7) uyovikela isihloko sakhe ngokumelene nenselelo Jamie Harrison (5-1) kwenzeka main. Also on the card that evening will be Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) in a professional welterweight emncintiswaneni wokulwa Dennis Olson (12-7).

 

Imiphumela full of “NEF XVI” e Lewiston, Maine:

 

PROFESSIONAL

 

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) via guillotine, round 5 (Morrison iwina isicoco)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) def. Terry Blackburn via Kimura, round 1 (King azigcina)

185 Nah-Shon Burrell def. Ryan Hodge via TKO, round 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen via TKO, round 1

 

Amateur

Catch Aaron Lacey def. Nick Spencer via kampompi bakhulise-naked binda, round 3

Catch Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown via kampompi ukuba armbar, round 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark via KO, round 3

180 Caleb Farrington def. Brandon Russell via KO, round 1

155 Ricky Dexter def. Cory Trial via KO, round 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang def. Mathewu Hanning via TKO, round 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen final. Mladen Holman nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

Catch Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick via TKO, round 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson via TKO, round 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

185 Nick Shea def. Jacob Cameron via TKO, round 1

Catch Rob KPHL def. Clifford Redman via kampompi bakhulise-naked binda, round 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo via kampompi bakhulise-naked binda, round 1

Catch Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch via bulldog ukuzithoba, round 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman via TKO, round 1

140 Carl Langston def. Sheldon Bang nge isinqumo ngazwilinye

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber nge isinqumo uqhekeko

145 Josh Harvey def. Caleb Hall nge TKO, round 1

 

Next MMA umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF xvii,” kulindeleke ukuba athathe indawoApril 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (10-7) uyovikela the NEF MMA Title Esilula ngokumelene inombolo-one Olwa Jamie Harrison (5-1). Ngaphezu kwalokho, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) ihlangana Dennis Olson (12-7) emncintiswaneni welterweight. Amathikithi for “NEF xvii” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokushayela ucingo The Colisee box office at207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.

Amateur MMA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, New England ayalwa

Okusha IMPI TEAM zibanga umsindo Maine'S IN THE yezinyoni MMA

Shiya amazwana

Lewiston, Maine (February 3, 2015) -New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, presents exubile-karate-ubuciko bayo olandelayo (MMA) umcimbi lokhu ngoMgqibelo night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. The fight card, osesikhundleni “NEF XVI,” izoba amalungu amabili entsha impi team Maine sika, MMA abesabekayo & Boxing, in iziqubu amateur.

 

MMA abesabekayo & Boxing yasungulwa ngo 2014 by veteran fighter Josh Parker (4-8). Parker has a long history in the NEF MMA cage, kokuphunyuka ligcwaliswe izikhathi eziyisikhombisa ukukhuthazwa fight phakathi February 2012 futhi November 2013. Muva, Parker uye wahlala out of the yezinyoni MMA ukugxila umsebenzi wakhe boxer professional, kanye nokwakha gym yakhe.

 

Parker wavula ejimini in Benton, Maine as a way of giving back to the fight community. He sees Ruthless MMA & Boxing as a means to introduce young athletes from the area to the burgeoning world of combat sports and provide them with opportunities to compete. That includes his own sons.

 

“Bengilokhu ngicabanga ngalokho ukuqala gym yami okwesikhashana manje,” Said Parker. “Fight sami sokuqala kwaba cishe eyishumi edlule ngesikhathi indodana yami eneminyaka emithathu. Now he’s 13 futhi silungele ukuqala ukulwa kwakhe career yami, Mina nje enye indodana. I knew it was time to build my boys a place where they can train whenever they want to. This is a fight family.”

 

Parker kwethulwa sezomlando yakhe yokuqala, Alex Johnson (1-1), in the fall of 2014. Johnson is coming off a win over Rick Matthews (0-1) in a ngesihluku, emuva naphambili-and-slugfest at “NEF XV” lokhu November esidlule. The bout was considered by many to be the “Fight Night of the” yaleyo ikhadi.

 

Corey Trial (0-0), omunye amathemba Parker sika, uthemba ukuqhubeka impumelelo alethwe Ruthless MMA & Boxing by his teammate Alex Johnson. Trial makes his NEF MMA debut lokhu ngoMgqibelo ebusuku Lewiston lapho uhlangana Ricky Dexter (1-0) of Team Irish emncintiswaneni engasindi.

 

“Bengilokhu ngiphupha lokukwazi ngezibhakela umuntu ebusweni ukuya ejele ngoba,” Trial sathi. “Manje ngisenalo lelo thuba, ukholelwa kangcono ukuthola ubuhlungu.”

 

“Isitayela wethu ilula, sithanda ukuma bang,” Parker elaborated. “Uma senza Spar, sithanda ukubona abangakwazi hit yazo. Mike Tyson said it best ‘everybody’s got a plan- baze get hit.’ We want to give the fans exciting fights. We’re looking for knockouts.

 

“The guys at Ruthless bavela kuzo zonke izizinda zokuphila- ukuthi kwaba ukulwa street noma yezinyoni ukulwa bonke beza abanolwazi uphonsa ngezibhakela. They each approached me after hearing I was building a gym. Amagugu ethu ilula- lapho ungena ushiya ego yakho emnyango. When you’re a part of the Ruthless team, ubhekene kulindeleke ukuba baphathe wena njengomuntu professional- obambe iqhaza kwezemidlalo kanye nenhlonipho nakanjani.”

 

Bryant Orick (3-5) is another Ruthless team member scheduled to make his NEF MMA debut this Saturday night. It will not, Nokho, be his first time in the cage. Orick, ongowokuzalwa Ohio manje abahlala Clinton, Maine, has competed in the sport for five years. He is a veteran of eight bouts, kokulwa Buckeye State, Kansas and Indiana, to name a few states. Orick hopes to find a home and success in NEF alongside his Ruthless MMA & Boxing teammates. At “NEF XVI” ngale mpela sonto, Orick uyobe umsebenzi wakhe ukuphuma kuye nge Ezingakanqotshwa Fred Lear (2-0) of MMA Young.

 

“Ngithathe ephuma ukwenza igama ngokwami ​​at NEF,” said Orick. “Ngiyaphila-oyindilinga uya abukisa. I train hard every day, abe umqeqeshi omkhulu futhi nabalingani. Nothing will surprise me in my upcoming bout.”

 

” Ukuba umqeqeshi kuye kwangifundisa ukuba sinciphise phansi futhi ulethe emuva uyoqala ezintweni eziyisisekelo,” Parker sathi. “Ukulwa ngempela pretty simple, knock out the ezinye guy and win. I demand 100% kusukela fighters zami, futhi ngiyokunika 100% emuva. Fighting is not a hobby, kungcono yokuphila.”

 

MMA abesabekayo & Boxing itholakala Benton, Maine. You can learn more about the team at their Facebook page “MMA abesabekayo & Boxing.”

 

Next MMA umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF XVI,” kwenzeka kulo Saturday, February 7, 2015, with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “All Business” Wood (5-0) abuyise ngalobobusuku ukuvikela Title NEF MMA featherweight ngokumelene Bellator and veteran Wec Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL and UFC The Ultimate Fighter veteran Tyler King (7-2) kubeka Title NEF MMA wesibhakela on the line ngokumelene Terry “The Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator and Strikeforce veteran Nah-Shon Burrell (10-5) kwenza NEF MMA wakhe DEBUT ngokumelene Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokushayela ucingo The Colisee box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.

Amateur MMA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, New England ayalwa

NEF RE-IZIMPAWU JAROD Lawton multi-IMPI Deal

Shiya amazwana

Lewiston, Maine (February 2, 2015) -New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, umemezele ekuqaleni namuhla ukuthi inkampani kabusha esayiniwe Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) to a multi-fight contract. While the exact terms of the deal were not released, Abaphathi NEF ukuqinisekisile ukuthi inkontileka kungaba eside phezu inkambo iminyaka.

 

"Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba siqhubeke sibe yingxenye yenhlangano NEF,"Washo Lawton lapho aphawule. "Baye umsekeli enkulu yentuthuko yami MMA ngenzile umsebenzi omkhulu wokwakha a platform for esimeme amasosha zendawo ukuze sikhule futhi sithuthukise. Ngijabule kakhulu cishe ngonyaka oluzayo nabo futhi ziqinisekise ezinye ukusebenza ezinkulu. "

 

“Jarod Lawton ingenye amathemba ezishisa on the MMA regional (exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko) scene okwamanje,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi wabantu Math Peterson. “Muhle a big, strong, yokugijima BJJ Black Belt nge eyisidlakela amakhono standup. Akungabazeki ukuthi Jarod has elilandelayo-level engahle Sine futhi lokhu deal uyoyinika amathuba okudingeka uthole khona.”

 

Lawton, 30, lisiphatheleni ibhande black in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) ngaphansi Alexey Cruz, a 5th degree BJJ Black Belt under Ricardo de La Riva. Lawton is the owner and operator of Team Lawton Martial Arts – a Team New England United (NEW) lobulungu akhiwe 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.

 

Nakuba izinto abazifezile Lawton enkulu sebefikile phezu amacansi kulokho kubambana kanye yezinyoni MMA, wazibonakalisa yokusebenza kwakhe empini sports lokhu kuwa esidlule on the NEF Boxing umcimbi wokuqala Lewiston, Maine. Lawton, in a double pro boxing DEBUT, alwa wazibonela boxer amateur Joel Bishop (0-0-1) to a draw iningi amajaji’ scorecards. It was a fight, Nokho, 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.

 

“Nxazonke, Jarod Lawton kumane enkulu, athlete enkulu,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli 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.”

 

Next MMA umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF XVI,” ithatha indawo February 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “All Business” Wood (5-0) abuyise ngalobobusuku ukuvikela Title NEF MMA featherweight ngokumelene Bellator and veteran Wec Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL and UFC The Ultimate Fighterveteran Tyler King (7-2) kubeka Title NEF MMA wesibhakela on the line ngokumelene Terry “The Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator and Strikeforce veteranNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) kwenza NEF MMA wakhe DEBUT ngokumelene Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokushayela ucingo The Colisee box office at207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.

Amateur MMA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, New England ayalwa

HOUSE phama ELINDELEKE FOR “Ibolekwe KAKHULU” Lewiston MMA UMCIMBI UKUTHANDANA

Shiya amazwana

Lewiston, Maine (January 29, 2015) - One ngesonto lokhu ngoMgqibelo, New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, presents exubile ubuciko bayo nesithupha bokulwa (MMA) umcimbi, "NEF XVI,"In 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.

 

“Izenzakalo yethu February ibilokhu iwuhlelo yethu,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli Nick DiSalvo. “Oluhambisana lokuthi lo ikhadi egcwele UFC, Bellator, Veterans NFL, ezimbili isihloko ukulwa, kanye nokubuya Ray Wood (5-0), kungcono akumangalisi ukuthi yamathikithi bebelokhu uya indlela babé sekuqhubeke.”

 

Ngempela, 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, Nokho, has always come on fight night. The floor seats for “NEF XVI” kwathengiswa out a full 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.

 

Njengoba kuboniswe DiSalvo, abalandeli ememeza ukubuya Ray “All Business” Wood abayoba ukuvikela Title NEF MMA featherweight ngokumelene Bellator and World Extreme Cagefighting (Wec) veteranAnthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). This will be Wood’s first homecoming after moving from Maine to South Carolina in late-2014.

 

“Ngijabulile for le mpi,” said Wood when reached for comment. “I abe lutho ukulahlekelwa. 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.”

 

Enibambisene Wood sika at MMA Young, Fred Lear (2-0), ngeke zibe nengxenye ingxenye amateur of the ikhadi in a iziqubu catchweight ngokumelene Bryant Orrick (3-5) from Ruthless MMA and Boxing. The fight will be contested at 140-pounds.

 

“Laba bantu bacindezela ngibe fighter kangcono, student, futhi umuntu,” wathi Lear ababeseqenjini lakhe kanye nabaqeqeshi at MMA Young ngo Bangor, Maine. “Ngiyambonga ngokuba khona kwabo ekuphileni kwami, kuyinto I bazazise phakade. Ngizizwa ngihloniphekile ukuba belwela MMA Young.”

Not ukubheka ngalé empini yakhe siqu, Lear uveza matchups ezintathu okuthakazelisayo ababeseqenjini lakhe Josh Harvey (2-1), Mike Pietersen (1-0) futhi Aaron Lacey (4-1) azongenela ngokumelene amalungu Choi Institute of Portland, Maine.

 

“Eyaholela 'NEF XVI,’ Angikwazi ukusiza ukugqamisa kodwa matchups bethu Choi sika,” Lear waqhubeka. “Nick Spencer [Umphikisi Lacey sika (7-4)] kuyingozi yonke indawo, Henry Clark [Umphikisi Pietersen sika (1-0)] uyeza off of an DEBUT umxhwele, futhi ngiye eyaziwa Caleb[Hall – Umphikisi Harvey sika (5-1)] kusukela esikoleni esiphakeme futhi akungabazeki mayelana namatshana yakhe futhi talent. Umkhathi at the Colisee kuyoba amadlingozi njengoba high-osezingeni fighters eziyisithupha babheke zishiya uphawu lwazo.”

 

Hall and Harvey zichazwe ukuvula show in a iziqubu featherweight at 7:00 pm sharp. Hall has competed on six previous NEF MMA events, futhi uye nakanjani wabona isasasa lenyuka lisuka abalandeli eholela “NEF XVI.”

 

“The ukulangazela isezingeni an sonke isikhathi eliphezulu ngenxa yazo zonke umdlalo omuhle ups ekhadini,” noted Hall. “On February 7th, Ngithathe elindela ukuba kube ebusuku ejabulisa kakhulu okwamanje.”

 

Njengoba walwa ukukhushulwa ezincane esikhathini esidlule, 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, Igumbi kabi-akhanyiswe a izihlalo ezimbalwa wamisa nxazonke yezinyoni.

 

“Personally it doesn’t matter who or how many people are watching,” stated Harvey. “Ngizofika abukisa ukuthi kukhona 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) kusukela MMA Athletix in Bath, Maine kulindeleke ukuba ukuhlangabezana Steven Bang (3-2) of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Auburn, Maine at “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 has a lot of talent ngalobu busuku ukulwa, njengoba behlale benza,” wathi Lachance. “I angalindela esingaphansi nobusuku okuthakazelisayo for the fans. The support from our fans means everything, futhi fighters zami nabo ngifike ngomumo ukuphonsa phansi futhi uthumele wonke umuntu ekhaya ukulangazela nakakhulu umcimbi olandelayo. God has blessed us with another opportunity to do what we love to do in front of so many.”

 

Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (1-1) bayobona futhi amanyathelo “NEF XVI” lapho izinyathelo engena yezinyoni ukuba abhekane debuting fighter ezimeleBrandon Lessard (0-0) e iziqubu sosondonzima. 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. Kanjalo, ajwayelane umuzwa wokuthi livela kokwenza for a okukhulu, eziphangayo fight isixuku.

 

“Ngithathe ilindele ubusuku enkulu ukulwa,” kubabaza Leahy. “Ngizizwa ngihloniphekile ukuba ekhadini elikhulu kangaka. The NEF fans are like no other, futhi angikwazi ukulinda ukuba agqoke show omkhulu phambi komkhaya wakithi, abangane kanye fans.”

Next MMA umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF XVI,” ithatha indawo February 7, 2015with an all-star lineup of fights scheduled. Ray “All Business” Wood (5-0) abuyise ngalobobusuku ukuvikela Title NEF MMA featherweight ngokumelene Bellator and veteran Wec Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL and UFC The Ultimate Fighterveteran Tyler King (7-2) kubeka Title NEF MMA wesibhakela on the line ngokumelene Terry “The Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). In the feature bout of the evening, UFC, Bellator and Strikeforce veteranNah-Shon Burrell (10-5) kwenza NEF MMA wakhe DEBUT ngokumelene Ryan Hodge (6-9). Tickets start at just $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokushayela ucingo The Colisee box office at207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.

Amateur MMA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, New England ayalwa

NEF MMA umemezela IMPI FULL CARD FORFEBRUARY 7 Lewiston UMCIMBI

Shiya amazwana

Lewiston, Maine (January 20, 2015) -New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, presents exubile ubuciko bayo nesithupha bokulwa (MMA) umcimbi, "NEF XVI,"On February 7, 2015 e Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, 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), the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA, World Extreme Cagefighting (Wec) futhi Strikeforce MMA.

 

“Lokhu ikhadi kungenzeka nje kube kakhulu yethu ambitious yimanje,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli 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.”

 

In the umcimbi main of the kusihlwa, Ray “All Business” Wood (5-0) uyovikela the Title NEF MMA featherweight ngokumelene nenselelo Philadelphia sika 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.

 

Lo mcimbi co-main of the kusihlwa uzobona Tyler King (7-2) ukuvikela Title NEF MMA sosondonzima ngokumelene Terry “The Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). King is an NFL veteran, kokuphunyuka wadlalela the San Diego namashaja, St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars and Arizona Cardinals emva ekolishi a career ngempumelelo kakhulu eNyuvesi Connecticut lapho aqoshiwe 19 amasaka njengoba ukuphela ukuzivikela, futhi yaqanjwa ngokuthi qembu “Mvp Zokuzivikela” in 2004. He appeared on the 19th season of UFC’s The 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, kwadingeka evelele-emanzini Knockout phezu Jason Dolloff ukunqoba (6-19) in the yezinyoni NEF MMA in September 2013.

 

Ryan Hodge (6-9) uzobona isinyathelo ngokumelene Nah-Shon “The Rock-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-4) in a middleweight feature fight. Hodge, ohlala eFlorida kodwa wenza igama yena on the mpumalanga lesifunda fight scene, last appeared in the NEF MMA cage in November 2013. That night, Hodge kwadingeka a big Knockout win phezu 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.

 

“Labo ukulwa ezintathu phezu ikhadi nibaluleke intengo yokwemukela yedwa,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi wabantu Math 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 kuthanda ukuzijabulisa on February 7, futhi ngeke kudingeke ukuba aphule ibhange ukukwenza.”

 

On the side of the amateur ikhadi, Countess “The Stampede” Guillen(1-1) futhi oneminyaka engu-56 ubudala 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, yokunikeza anqobe Guillen by Knockout technical (WHO). NEF executives listened to fans and quickly arranged the rematch.

 

Futhi ekhadini amateur kuyoba ezimbili ekulweni Bang abafowethu abathathu, Sheldon Bang (1-1) futhi Steven Bang (3-2), kanye debuting noyise Dr. Steve Bang (0-0). Dr. Bang is a 46-year-old bariatric surgeon with a background in wrestling. His four sons, kuhlanganise Sheldon and Steven, bonke baye balandela ezinyathelweni zikayise, wrestling ngalinye Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine.

 

Igazi entsha ngivuka ekuseni engxenyeni amateur of the ikhadi lapho Caleb Hall (5-1) futhi Josh Harvey (2-1) open the show in what should be an action-packed featherweight bout. Top prospects Nick Spencer (7-4) futhi Aaron Lacey (4-1) are scheduled to meet in a catchweight bout. “Crispy” Michael Crespo(2-0) futhi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) mkhuba 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) ubuso Fernanda Araujo (3-3-1).

 

Ikhadi full fight for “NEF XVI” (isihloko ukushintsha):

 

PROFESSIONAL

 

145*TITLE Ray Wood 5-0 (MMA Young sika) vs Anthony Morrison 16-9 (Daddis Fight Camps)

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

185 Nah-Shon Burrell 11-4 (Fight Firm Elite & Renzo Gracie BJJ) vs Ryan Hodge 6-9 (F2 Arena)

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

155 Jesse Erickson 3-4 (CMBJJ team NEW) vs Frank falso 0-1 (Team United & Santos BJJ)

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

135 Matt Denning 1-0 (CMBJJ team NEW) vs Jovan White 1-6 (First Coast Full Contact)

 

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 Young sika)

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

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

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

185 Jacob Cameron 1-4 (Team Nitemare) vs Nick Shea 0-0 (First Class MMA)

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

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

166 CJ Ewer 3-1 (MMA Young sika) Jakub vs Kazuba 1-0 (First Coast Full Contact)

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

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

155 Ricky Dexter 1-0 (Team Irish) vs Corey Trial 0-0 (Ruthless Boxing & MMA)

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

145 Caleb Hall 5-1 (Choi Institute) vs Josh Harvey 2-1 (MMA Young sika)

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

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

140 Nick Spencer 7-4 (Choi Institute) vs Aaron Lacey 4-1 (MMA Young sika)

141 Rob KPHL 0-0 (MMA Young sika) vs Clifford Redman 0-0 (Independent)

140 Bryant Orick 3-5 (Ruthless Boxing & MMA) vs Fred Lear 2-0 (MMA Young sika)

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

135 Fernanda Araujo 3-3-1 (Edge Zokuzivikela) vs Hillary Cooledge 0-1 (Choi Institute)

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

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

 

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