Lewiston, Maine (Hōngongoi 3, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, Ka mau i ona tekau ma iwa whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga, “NEF XIX,” i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 12, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. I mua i teie mahana, the promotion announced the first amateur title bout on the fight card. Josh Harvey (4-1) ka tiakina e te NEF MMA Amateur Kōmāmā Championship ki Ryan Dibartolomeo (4-3). The fight will take place at the lightweight limit of 155-pounds.
Harvey riro te taitara i “NEF XVIII” whakamutunga marama mā te hinga 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.
“Tetahi wa e taea te tiki e koe kia rua nga taitara-pupuri, top-ranked fighters, herea ngā reira ki te tihi ngākau nuitanga, me te whiwhi aro,” Said 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, kia rite ki te matau i runga i, Bub.”
Ryan Dibartolomeo is no stranger to the NEF cage. He fought for the promotion at “NEF X” i roto i te Mahuru 2013, Nermin hinga Zilic (0-2) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu. It was the start of a four-fight win streak that Dibartolomeo will look to continue on September 12 i roto i te 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.
“Whawhai hoki te whitiki NEF ko te taahiraa nui mua i roto i te aronga pai i roto i toku mahi,” kī Dibartolomeo. “Ko te tonu te honore ki te whawhai mo te tetahi o nga mahi whakatairanga rohe runga, a whiua e teie nei i te tupono noa i te whitiki i runga i te tihi o taua – 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.”
New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XIX,” e wahi i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 12, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF XIX” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i 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."