Lewiston, Maine (Lub Xya hli ntuj 3, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws puas tawm mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX,” rau Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced the first amateur title bout on the fight card. Josh Harvey (4-1) yuav tiv thaiv cov NEF MMA Amateur Hnav Championship tiv thaiv Ryan Dibartolomeo (4-3). The fight will take place at the lightweight limit of 155-pounds.
Harvey yeej lub title ntawm “NEF XVIII” lub hli tas los los ntawm defeating Ricky Dexter (3-1) via first-round submission. He is a perfect 3-0 in the NEF cage since debuting with the promotion in the fall of 2014. All of Harvey’s victories in Lewiston have been first-round stoppages. He is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.
“Txhua lub sij hawm koj yuav tau txais ob title-tuav, top-ranked fighters, nws ua txhua yam rau ncov txaus siab thiab tau txais kev mloog,” hais tias Harvey. “Since that is exactly what this title defense is, I believe we have all the necessary ingredients for the fight-of-the-night. This will be yet another step in the right direction. Ryan, tau npaj txhij rau nqai rau, Bub.”
Ryan Dibartolomeo is no stranger to the NEF cage. He fought for the promotion at “NEF X” nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2013, Nermin defeating Zilic (0-2) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab. It was the start of a four-fight win streak that Dibartolomeo will look to continue on September 12 nyob rau hauv Lewiston. He recently captured his first amateur MMA championship on a fight card in New Hampshire. Dibartolomeo represents Team Triumph/Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire.
“Sib ntaus sib tua rau lub NEF siv yog ib tug lossis loj kauj ruam rau pem hauv ntej nyob rau hauv lub zoo kev taw qhia nyob rau hauv kuv cov hauj lwm,” hais Dibartolomeo. “Nws yog ib txwm ib yawm sib ntaus rau ib tug ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus regional promotions, thiab tam sim no ntuav ib lub caij nyoog nyob rau siv nyob rau hauv nyob rau hauv sab saum toj ntawm uas – I couldn’t be more excited to go out and put on a show for the fans. Josh Michael Harvey is arguably the best ammy 155 fighter coming out of Maine right now. I’m going to have to be ready in all aspects of the game and look to eliminate as many mistakes as possible. I am going to show up ready to fight. I’m looking to bite down on my mouthpiece and press forward until he has had enough of me up in his face and looks for a way out. There is no room for error, but I am extremely confident in the fact that I have Coach Fain and Coach Olsen standing behind me in my corner.”
Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF XIX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."