Lewiston, Maine (August 14, 2015) - New England ho loana ka (NEF), Amerika oa nomoro ya-e mong o lebatowa ntoa ntshetsopele, tla ahlola eona ea leshome le metso e robong e tsoakiloeng-sesole-bonono (MMA) ketsahalo, “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING,” ka moqebelo, September 12, 2015 a le Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. Pele ho moo kajeno, ntshetso pele ya o ile a phatlalatsa loana karete bakeng sa ketsahalo featuring e tletseng letlapa tsa litsebi le tsenwe MMA matchups.
Ketsahalo ena e e ka nepo titled “Homecoming” as it will feature the returns of several athletes who have either been recently inactive or competing outside the NEF umbrella. One such return will feature Darrius Heyliger (5-2) ho Ithaca, New York. Maine and the NEF cage became a home-away-from-home for Heyliger and several of his Bombsquad teammates during the early days of the promotion. Heyliger competed regularly for NEF in 2012 and early 2013. His last appearance in the cage was in May 2013 khahlanong le Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis (22-11) e kholo ea ho ketsahalo ea “NEF VII.” Heyliger will make his return on September 12 khahlanong le Brandon Chagnon (5-4) ea Sityodtong.
Litsebi tse lehlakoreng la karete tla boela a bontšang le homecoming ea Mat “Ken Doll” Denning (1-0) after a 10-month extended layoff from action. Denning made his professional debut last November with a win over Derek Shorey (2-2). He will return in front of his hometown crowd against Zenon “Ka-Bar” Herrera(0-1).
A bua ka motseng oa habo bahlabani, Jese “The Viking” Erickson (5-4), letsoalloa la ea boahelani ea Auburn, Maine, tla talima ho eketsa hae hlola-streak ho tse tharo ha a tobaneng le Ricky “Savage” Sylvester (2-1). Sylvester’s previous appearance in NEF ended in controversy when many felt he held an armbar a little too long on Tollison Lewis (0-4).
Ka tsenwe lehlakoreng la karete, Josh Harvey (4-1) is scheduled to headline in the first defense of his NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Title. Harvey will meet the stiff challenge of Ryan Dibartolomeo (4-2) ho John Fain ea Team Triumph / Boston BJJ ea Nashua, New Hampshire. Harvey won the vacant title this past June with a first-round submission of Ricky Dexter (3-1).
The tsenwe karolo e itseng ea karete tla boetse bontšang se e mong, but two women’s contests. Young’s MMA of Bangor, Maine will be represented in both bouts with Angela Young (0-0) le Kira Innocenti (0-0) making their respective debuts. Angela is the wife of Young’s MMA founder and head coach Chris Young. She will meet Rachel Reinheimer (1-0) ho Sityodtong ha a ntse a Innocenti tla Square tima khahlanong le Hannah Sparrell ea Ntlha ea pele Class MMA.
Ka botlalo loana karete (taba ho fetola le ho amoheloa ke ea Combat Sports Matla a Maine):
Professional
265 Matt Andrikut 0-0 (Fumanwa a le molato Martial Arts) vs. Artie Mullen 1-14 (Southern Maine MMA)
205 Michael Hansen 2-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs. Crowsneck Boutin 1-0 (Choi Institute)
170 Darrius Heyliger 5-2 (Bombsquad) vs. Brandon Chagnon 5-4 (Sityodtong)
155 Jese Erickson 5-4 (CMBJJ) vs. Ricky Sylvester 2-1 (Team Flo)
155 Mat Denning 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs. Zenon Herrera 0-1 (Ikemetseng)
150 Derek Shorey 2-2 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs. Tollison Lewis 0-4 (CMBJJ)
135 Zak Lange 2-1 (Bombsquad) vs. Jay Perrin 2-0 (Boston BJJ NH)
Hardcore
205 Ryan ella elle la Glover 1-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs. Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)
200 Chaz Gray 0-1 (Young oa MMA) vs. Dominique Bailey 0-0 (Ikemetseng)
200 Ian Milligan 0-0 (Team Kaze) vs. Anthony Spires 0-0 (Ikemetseng)
185 Ruben Redman 1-2 (Ikemetseng) vs. Nick Shea 1-0 (Pele Class MMA)
185 Kaleb Farrington 2-0 (Team NEW) vs. Jon McNeil 1-0 (Boston BJJ NH)
170 Ricky Dexter 3-1 (Team Irish) vs. C.J. Ewer 3-2 (Young oa MMA)
170 Scott Godbois 0-0 (Berserkers MMA) vs. Phil Pearson 0-0 (MMA Athletix)
155*Title Josh Harvey 4-1 (Young oa MMA) vs. Ryan Dibartolomeo 4-3 (Boston BJJ NH)
155 Cory Trial 1-1 (Sehloho MMA & Boxing) vs. Rafael Velado 0-0 (Pele Class MMA)
150 David Thompson (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs. Jason Lachance 1-2 (MMA Athletix)
150 Kira Innocenti 0-0 (Young oa MMA) vs. Hannah Sparrell 0-0 (Pele Class MMA)
145 Mike Pietersen 2-0 (Young oa MMA) vs. Alex Johnson 2-2 (Sehloho MMA & Boxing)
140 Kagiso Lear 3-1 (Young oa MMA) vs. Henry Clark 2-1 (Choi Institute)
135 Clifford Redman 0-2 (Ikemetseng) vs. Wil Carrero 0-1 (MMA Athletix)
130 Angela Young 0-0 (Young oa MMA) vs. Rachel Reinheimer 1-0 (Sityodtong)
125 Ryan Burgess 1-0 (Ikemetseng) vs. Michael Crespo 3-2 (MMA Athletix)
New England ho loana ka’ latelang ketsahalo, “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING,” etsahala kaMoqebelo, September 12, 2015 a le Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. Ditekete tsa “NEF XIX: HOMECOMING” qala ka feela $25 'me li ka Sale hona joale ka www.TheColisee.com kapa ka bitsa ea Colisée lebokose le reng ofisi ea 207.783.2009 X 525. Bakeng sa boitsebiso bo eketsehileng ka ketsahalo le ho loana karete ya diapdeite, ka kōpo etela ntshetsopele oa setsheng sa inthanete sa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Holim'a moo, o ka shebella NEF livideo ka www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, latela ba ba ka Twitternefights le ho ba setho ya semmuso ya Facebook sehlopha "New England loana."
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