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HORNSTRA ON FIGHT WITH CUSHING: “BRING UMBRELLAS, BECAUSE I’M SENDING TEETH INTO THE CROWD”

Ga nan da nan release: Portland, Maine (Janairu 17, 2020) - New England Combats (NEF) will hold its next mixed-martial-arts (MMA) taron, “NEF 42: Symphony of Destruction,” a ranar Asabar, Fabrairu 8, 2020, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the card.Keegan “The Flu” Hornstra(4-11) zai dauki a kanRyan “The Roosta” Cushing(0-0) at a fight weight of 160 fam.

Keegan Hornstra is a longtime veteran of the New England MMA fight scene, having made his amateur debut a decade ago. He returned to the cage last April after a three-year absence and defeated Zenon Herrera (1-8) by first-round submission at “NEF 38.” Hornstra had a quick turnaround for his next fight, taking on Dom Jones (2-3) just a few weeks later at “NEF 39.” Unfortunately for Hornstra, he was on the losing end of that contest. He will look to get back in the win column on February 8. Hornstra currently represents Evolution Athletix based in Saco, Maine.

“He won’t show,” predicted Hornstra of his opponent. “If he does, bring umbrellas, because I’m sending teeth into the crowd.”

Ryan Cushing will make his professional debut at “NEF 42.” He is an independent fighter based out of Massachusetts. Cushing was a perfect 2-0 as an amateur with both victories coming by way of first-round submission.

“Keegan is a fantastic person and a veteran that I really respect,” said Cushing.  “He also has really turned himself around lately and looks better than ever, and he is someone I always got along with when I crossed paths and spoke with him, so it’s going to be pretty cool sharing the cage with him. I’m excited to test myself against him in the cage and in the ‘best facial hair’ battle at weigh-ins.”

New England Combats’ next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 42: Symphony of Destruction,” zai gudana a ranar Asabar, Fabrairu 8, 2020, at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine. Tikiti ne sayarwa yanzu awww.PortTix.com.

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NEF TA JUYA TSOHON JIRGIN SAMA ZUWA FADAR SARAUTA NA DARE NA BATSA MMA

Portland, Maine (Afrilu 28, 2019) - New England Combats (NEF) ya koma Aura a Portland a daren Asabar tare da sabon taron gauraye-zane-zane, “NEF 38: DUNIYA.”  Taron ya kasance cikin girmamawa ga jerin HBOGame da karagai cikakke tare da 'yan mata zobe sanye da kayan ado kamar “Uwar dodanni” Daenerys Targaryen da Sansa Stark, kazalika da dan wasan cello yana buɗe taron tare da kiɗa daga muryar wasan kwaikwayo. Capacityungiyar ƙarfin aiki ta wuce 1100 ya kasance a hannu don aikin.

A cikin babban taron, Ras Hylton (4-2) ya kayar da Charles Penn (0-1) a cikin gasar nauyi mai nauyi. Likitan zoben ya dakatar da damben a zagayen farko lokacin da ba za a rufe yanke a goshin Penn ba. Hylton ya sauka a madaidaiciya-madaidaiciya hannun dama wanda ya buɗe gash a kan Penn kuma ya bar jini yana zubewa kan tabarma a cikin wani mummunan kwarara na kirimon.

Kalibu Hall (3-0) ya kasance ba a ci nasara ba don fara aikinsa na sana'a tare da nasara ta uku a jere. Hall sallama mai tafiya Jay Ellis (15-86) a zagayen farko na babban-taron taron maraice.

A ɓangaren mai son katin yaƙi, lakabi hudu sun kasance a kan gungumen azaba.

A karawar farko ta yamma, Tom Pagliarulo (3-1) kama madauran nauyin NEF Amateur Featherweight tare da nasarar yanke hukunci baki ɗaya akan Zac Richard (3-1-1).  A yin haka, Pagliarulo, ɗan ƙasar Haverhill, Massachusetts, ya ba Richard asarar farko ta aikinsa.

Duncan Smith (5-3) kare NEF Amateur Welterweight Title akan Jon Tefft (2-1).  Bayan zagaye biyar masu wahala, An bayyana Smith a matsayin wanda ya ci nasara a kan dukkan alkalan uku’ katunan kwalliya. Ya kasance kyakkyawan dare ga ƙungiyar Smith ta Evolution Athletix. Saco, Ineungiyar Maine ta tafi 4-0 a maraice tare da abokan aikin Smith Adina Beaudry (3-0), Keegan Hornstra (4-11), da Megan Rosado (1-1) duk daukana yayi nasara.

Taylor Thompson (4-0) yi gajeren aiki na Andrea Howland na Michigan (2-1) ya zama na farko-da-NEF Women's Amateur Bantamweight Champion. Thompson ya ƙaddamar da Howland a zagayen farko tare da sandar hannu. NEF ne ya kawo yaƙin zuwa Portland tare da haɗin gwiwar Sarauniya MMA Media.

A na huɗu, kuma na karshe, fadan zakara a katin mai son, Yazo Arnold (5-0) ya ci gaba da buga ƙwanƙwasawa da rai tare da saukar farko da Henry Clark (5-5).  Wannan shine karo na biyar madaidaiciya da aka buga wa Arnold wanda ya riƙe belin mai son bantamweight.

Har ila yau yaƙin yaƙin ya ba da sanarwar gwagwarmaya da yawa don dawowar dawowar sa ga Lewiston a watan Yuni 22 a Bankin Androscoggin Bank. Mai taken taron “NEF 39: DUK-AMURKA.”

Jesse Erickson wanda ya fi so a garin (9-7) zai dauki Lewis Corapi (8-5) wannan maraice a gasar cin nauyi mara nauyi. Erickson babban jigo ne na kejin NEF kuma babban mai hamayya har abada ga mai gabatarwar mai taken 155-fam. Massachusetts’ Corapi gogaggen ɗan tsohon soja ne na kewayen New England MMA, a ƙarshe ya fara bugawa NEF a ranar 22 ga Yuni.

Josh Harvey (6-0-1) ya sanar da cewa zai koma kejin a “NEF 39” don ɗaukar Jordan Downey (5-4) da Fort Wayne, Indiana. Harvey zai kare taken NEF Pro Featherweight Title a wannan maraice yana neman kariyarsa ta farko mai nasara tun bayan kama bel din a watan Fabrairun da ya gabata a Bangor. Downey yana kan nasara biyu-biyu.

Nate Boucher (4-3) zai dauki Robert Presley (5-4) don NEF mai son Flyweight Title. Boucher ya gama abokan hamayyarsa biyu na karshe a zagayen farko don matsawa kansa cikin rigimar sake harbi a igiyar mai fam 125. Presley wakiltar Lancaster Academy of MMA ne a cikin Lancaster, Ohio.

A cikin lokaci mai mahimmanci don buɗe taron, NEF ta jinjinawa ma'aikaciyar da ta daɗe da aiki Casey Main tare da jinjinawa kararrawa goma. Wiscasset, Maine mazaunin Maine ya mutu ba zato ba tsammani a ƙarshen makon da ya gabata. Gabatarwar ta sadaukar da taron ga ƙwaƙwalwar sa.

Cikakken sakamakon daga Portland, Maine:

Sana'a

Ras Hylton def. Charles Penn ta hanyar dakatar da likita, zagaye 1
Kalibu Hall def. Jay Ellis ta hanyar biyayya, zagaye 1
Keegan Hornstra def. Zenon Herrera ta hanyar gabatarwa, zagaye 1
Bryant Bullock def. Fred Lear ta hanyar biyayya, zagaye 2

Mai son

Kam Arnold def. Henry Clark via KO, zagaye 1
Taylor Thompson def. Andrea Howland ta hanyar gabatarwa, zagaye 1
Duncan Smith def. Jon Tefft ta hanyar yanke shawara ɗaya
Tom Pagliarulo def. Zac Richard ta hanyar yanke shawara baki ɗaya
Arii Fernandez def. Ryan Savage ta hanyar gabatarwa, zagaye 1
Titus Pannell kare. Justin Philbrook ta hanyar TKO, zagaye 2
Brian Cosco def. Garry Carr ta hanyar TKO, zagaye 1
Megan Rosado def. Amanda Bennett ta hanyar yanke shawara
Jason Landry def. Justin Boraczek ta hanyar gabatarwa, zagaye 1
Takardar Wasikun Brandon-Fevens. Jesse Fitzsimmons ta hanyar gabatarwa, zagaye 1
Jordan Norman def. Greg Ishihara ta hanyar TKO, zagaye 2
Nate White def. Clifford Redman ta hanyar buga wasan zuwa yajin aiki, zagaye 1
Schuyler Vallaincourt def. Dillon Henry ta hanyar dakatarwa, zagaye 2
Adina Beaudry def. Traci Baldwin ta hanyar TKO, zagaye 2

NEF ta gaba gauraye-Martial Arts-aukuwa, “NEF 39: DUK-AMURKA,” zai gudana a ranar Asabar, Yuni 22, 2019 a Androscoggin Bank Colisee a Lewiston, Maine tare da lokacin kararrawa na 7 maraice Ana sayar da tikiti yanzu awww.TheColisee.com.

HORNSTRA AND HERRERA SPOILINFOR A FIGHT AT NEF 38

Portland, Maine (Fabrairu 27, 2019) – New England Combats (NEF) will present its next mixed-martial-arts (MMA) taron, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” a kan Afrilu 27, 2019 at Aura in Portland. Tun da farko a yau, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional lightweight bout to the card. KeeganThe FluHornstra zai dauki a kan Zenon “K-Bar” Herrera a wani yaki nauyin 155-fam.

Hornstra, who fought on the first three NEF cards in 2012, has not competed in the promotion’s cage in nearly seven years. A veteran of more than 20 MMA bouts over the course of his amateur and professional careers, Hornstra is 3-3 over the course of his last six with all three wins being finishes. He last competed on a card in Massachusetts in November 2016. Hornstra currently represents Evolution Athletix based in Saco, Maine.

“I’m excited to be back in the NEF cage,” said Hornstra, “it’s been about seven years since my last outing in Maine. I’m fighting one of the NEF regulars in Zenon, the guy is super tough and I don’t think he’s ever said no to anyone. He’s coming off a dominant win and has found areas of success against some of NEF’s bigger names. I’m going to get in and put him out quickly and move on to the next.”

After several attempts in the NEF cage, Zenon Herrera finally picked up his first win as a professional atNEF 32last year with a unanimous decision victory over Nate Charles. He returned to the cage later in the year in a losing effort to Ernesto Ornelas. Herrera will look to bounce back from that loss on April 27 against Hornstra. He is a member of Team Smog.

Everything I’ve seen thus far leads me to believe that this is going to be a great and tough match,” said Herrera.I’ve had that moment of the glory that comes with getting my hand raised in victory and will strive to get it back. As for Keegan, he’s one of those guys who brings his best every time he comes out, and I know this match will be no different. I guess all I can really say is don’t look away once it starts, I have a feeling this one’s gonna end with a bang.

NEF ta gaba gauraye-Martial Arts-aukuwa, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” zai gudana a ranar Asabar, Afrilu 27, 2019 at Aura in Portland, Maine tare da lokacin kararrawa na 7 maraice Ana sayar da tikiti yanzu awww.AuraMaine.com.