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FIGHT KĀRI ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 11 Nef MMA MAHI IN LEWISTON

March 19, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (March 18, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the full fight card for the event. The card is scheduled to feature a full slate of both professional and amateur bouts. NEF executives report that fan reaction to the matchups already announced has been overwhelmingly positive.

“E kore e taea e mahara ahau ia tenei ahua o te whakautu ki te kāri whawhai i mua i,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “There has been so much excitement over every fight we’ve announced. We sold out of all cage-side tickets four weeks prior to the event, and the general admission are very close to being gone. We’ve never seen that happen so early before. It really says something about the quality of the product we’re putting on here in Lewiston. There’s no doubt NEF is the hottest ticket in town.”

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington(10-7) tohe te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1). The bout was made in the hours following “Nef XV” Whiringa whakamutunga ka pai te awhina Boyington te taitara ki Hehe Erickson (3-4) a manhandled Harrison Tollison Lewis (0-4) on his way to a quick submission victory. The fight will be Boyington’s second defense of the title since winning it last September.

Ka ngā te hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi he a'ee Welterweight tino-wawata i waenganui i Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) whitiki pango Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) a Bellator hōia Dennis “Ko te Tuhinga” Olson (12-7). In recent weeks, Kua whai wāhi Lawton me Olson i roto i te pakanga o te kupu i runga i pāpāho pāpori i kite kaitäkaro e rua’ peke kaitautoko mahi i roto i te whakawehi.

“Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1), hou atu te waitohu i te kirimana maha-whawhai hou ki nef, ka tutaki John “Class Tuatahi” Ray (2-6) i roto i te “kēmu rapa.” The rivalry has seen each fighter win one bout against the other. Te April 11 whawhai, whakaritea ki te tango i te wahi i te catchweight o 150-pauna, Ka whakatau i te toa ení i roto i te wehewehe,.

Kaline “Ko te Dark anahera” Medeiros (3-4) a tūturu Calie “Ko te Honey Badger” Cutler (3-0) will make history when they contest the first professional women’s MMA fight on a regional card in Maine. It will not be the first time Medeiros has been a part of history. She competed in the first women’s fight in Rhode Island two years ago.

Ano i roto i te mahi i runga i te taha ngaio o te kāri, ka paingia regulars nef MMA Hehe “Ko te Viking” Erickson (3-4), “Ko te kitenga i Dog” Ryan Cowette (2-2), Iraia “Danger Kiore” Leland (2-0) a Mike “te ngutu” Hansen (2-1), i roto i ētahi atu.

Ka headlined te wahi amateur o te kāri e te “Hiamoe” Norman Fox (3-1) a “Te taone” Dave Brown (1-2) in a flyweight contest. Fox is undefeated on Maine soil and is currently the number-three ranked amateur flyweight in the Northeast. Brown wrestled for Plymouth State University where he was a four-time All-New England winner.

Ka ngā ano te kāri runaruna he a'ee Kōmāmā i waenganui iRicky Dexter (2-0) i Marcus Davis’ Team Airihi me te Steven Bang (3-3) i Central Maine Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) – TEAM New Ingarangi United (NEW). Dexter’s teammate Jeremy Tyler (4-3) tapawhā atu ki Alex Johnson (1-1) o nanakia MMA & Boxing in a featherweight bout. And Bruce Boyington’s wife, Randi Beth Knowles (0-0), ka tutaki Alex Walker (0-0) i roto i te whawhai strawweight tuatahi-rua.

Ko te kāri whawhai tonu mō te “Nef XVII” (kaupapa ki te huri i me te whakaaetanga o te aro Hākinakina Mana o Maine):

NGAIO

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington 10-7 (MMA o Young) vs Jamie Harrison 5-1 (Tuatahi Coast Full Whakapā)

170 Jarod Lawton 4-1 (Team NEW) vs Dennis Olson 12-7 (Boston BJJ / Team whakamanamana)

265 Brent Dillingham 1-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Mike Hansen 2-1 (BerzerkersMMA)

185 Ryan Cowette 2-2 (MMA Athletix) vs John Daniels 2-3 (Rock City MMA)

155 Hehe Erickson 3-4 (Team NEW - CMBJJ) vs. Mark DeFord 0-3 (F2 Arena)

150 John Ray 2-6 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Derek Shorey 1-1 (Aro Club Shatterproof)

135 Iraia Leland 2-0 (Ko te Academy) vs Jay Perrin 1-0 (Boston BJJ / Team whakamanamana)

115 Kaline Medeiros 3-4 (Gracie Fitness) vs Calie Cutler 3-0 (Jacked N Tan whawhai Team)

AMATEUR

125 Norman Fox 3-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Dave Brown 1-2 (Plymouth Whawhai Club)

265 Ryan Glover 1-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Jason Field 0-0 (Independent)

265 Dave Smith 0-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs. Rana Marley 0-0 (Independent)

185 Ruben Redman 0-1 (Independent) vs Chris Rideout 0-0 (Independent)

185 Chris Smith 0-0 (BerzerkersMMA) vs Nash Roy 2-1 (MMA o Young)

185 Heath Hanson 0-2 (3Ronin Athletics) vs Brandon Russell 0-1 (Team Nitemare)

155 Ricky Dexter 2-0 (Team Irish) vs Steve Bang Jr. 3-3 (Team NEW – CMBJJ)

155 Rick Matthews 1-1 (Team Irish) vs. Matthew Hanning 0-1 (Independent)

155 Jason Lachance 1-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Hehe Herrick 1-0 (Ko te Academy)

145 Clifford Redman 0-1 (Independent) vs Karepe Serra 0-1 (Team Kaže)

145 Jeremy Tyler 4-3 (Team Irish) vs Alex Johnson 1-1 (Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke)

135 Mike Crespo 2-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Sheldon Bang 1-2 (Team NEW – CMBJJ)

115 Randibeth Knowles 0-0 (TKD o Boyington / MMA o Young) vs Alex Walker 0-0 (Team Kaže)

Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée 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."

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New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.

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Tapiritia mā AMATEUR a'ee KI LEWISTON FIGHT KĀRI

March 13, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (March 13, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of an amateur flyweight bout to the fight card. “Hiamoe” Norman Fox (3-1) Kei te whakaritea ki te mahi whawhai ki te “Te taone” Dave Brown(1-2) i te taimaha o te 125, pauna whawhai.

Fox Ko te hua o MMA Athletix omaoma Ryan Cowette o roto i Patehepa, Maine. He is also a devoted member of Cowette’s Victory Church. Fox made his debut with NEF MMA in August of 2013, maturuturu Dustin Veinott (3-3) i roto i te taka noa tuatahi o te a'ee i Biddeford, Maine. He would go on to finish his next opponent, Mike Brown (2-3), not once but twice in the months that followed. In the summer of 2014, E mamae Fox tona mate tuatahi i roto i te whare herehere ki Kris Moutinho (3-2) i runga i te kāri whawhai i roto i te Plymouth, Massachusetts. He will look to get back on the winning track on April 11 ka tutaki ia Dave Brown i roto i Lewiston.

“Ka taea e meatia e ahau nga mea katoa i roto ia te Karaiti e whakakaha nei i ahau,” Na ka mea a Fox faahiti Philippians 4:13, King James Version.

“Te taone” Dave Brown will also look to get back in the win column against Fox. Brown lost by submission to Dustin Veinott last month at “Nef XVI.” His previous appearance for the fight promotion saw Brown defeat Doug Bailey (0-1) i “Nef XV” hinga whakamutunga. Brown is a native of North Andover, Massachusetts. An accomplished wrestler, Whakataetae Brown no te Plymouth State University i reira ko ia he toa-wā e wha katoa-New Ingarangi me tēnei wā he mema o te Fight Club Plymouth.

“Aroha whawhai ahau i roto i te mua o te pā nef,” Said Brown. “It’s such a rush stepping out into that packed arena. As for my opponent, I’ve watched him fight and I have a lot of respect for his abilities. But on April 11, Kei te haere ahau ki te haere mai i roto i te, ka tango ia ia ki raro… tango ia iate taone!”

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” Kei te whakaritea ki te tango i te wahi i runga iApril 11, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1). I tua atu, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) tutaki Dennis Olson (12-7) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight. Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga 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."

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TOP whā Tuhinga ki te whakatau AT nef XVII

March 13, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (March 12, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of a professional bantamweight bout to the fight card. Iraia “Mōrearea Kiore” Leland (2-0) Ka tangohia i runga i Jay Perrin (1-0) i te taimaha o te 135, pauna whawhai.

He tino o pā whawhai Maine, Hei whakaako Eri Leland i roto i o Jay Jack me Amanda Buckner o Academy o MMA i Portland, Maine. He made his professional debut in the NEF MMA cage last fall, hinga Brandon Bushaw (1-1) via submission in the third round. He would follow up that victory with another submission win just a few weeks later, te mahi poto o Jimmy Alexander (1-7) i roto i te Lewiston, Maine. After taking the first quarter of 2015 atu i te whakataetae, Titiro whakamua Leland ki whiwhi hoki i roto i te whare herehere nef MMA.

“I’m pleased to be fighting for NEF for my third pro fight,” Said Leland. “I train every aspect of the fight and make a lot of tough sacrifices to stay focused and ready. Ki te taua te mea, I will be ready for my next opponent and look forward to meeting him in the cage.”

Perrin is a product of John Fain’s Boston BJJ/Team Triumph. I te runaruna, Perrin maka tahi i te mīharo 5-1 record. He was the number-one ranked amateur bantamweight in the Northeast less than a year ago. Perrin’s sole previous NEF MMA appearance was a winning effort against Nick Spencer (5-4) i roto i te Hui-tanguru 2013. The fight was part of an amazing six-fight win streak that Perrin has rode into the professional ranks. He will look to add another notch in his win column on April 11 ka tutaki ia Leland.

“Au tino harikoa mätou ki te whiwhi hoki i roto i te whare herehere,” Said Perrin. “Eri Ko te hoariri kēmu. I know he’s going to come prepared and ready to go. But I’ve only become a more dangerous animal with my time off, Ko ia he tutukitanga tika i roto i toku ara. I’m coming to punish everyone that stands across from me.”

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Tokorua FIRST Maine NO TE nef MMA whare herehere

March 6, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (March 5, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. The fight card will feature Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) parururaa i te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1) i roto i te hui matua. I tua atu, Te wahine a Boyington, Randi Beth Knowles (0-0), ka meinga runaruna tona tuatahi MMA ki Alex Walker (0-0) in the female 115-pound strawweight division. It will be the first time a couple has competed together on an NEF fight card.

Kei te whakangungu Knowles i raro i tana tane tēnei wā i te Boyington taekwondo Academy me MMA o Young i roto i te Bangor, Maine. A regular at bodybuilding and fitness competitions across the region, Knowles is no stranger to performing before large audiences. She has been cage-side for many of Boyington’s past bouts, a ka manako ia te wero e tae mai no ka kitea ia ia i runga i te tahi atu taha o te taiepa i runga i herehere April 11.

“I muri te mātakitaki i na maha o a Bruce whawhai, Kihai i taea e ahau e oaoa atu ki te tiki i te reka o te aha te reira i rite i runga i te roto o te whare herehere,” ka mea Knowles. “Kua pai ki te whakamatauria tonu ahau ki nga tamataraa mai- taea. I thank NEF for bringing women’s MMA to Maine as well as big thank you to Portland Nutrition Corner, Abbott Insulation Plus, Whakamahia Lewis Sales Car, Ae & Toby mo ratou tautoko katoa.”

Knowles’ hoariri, Alex Walker, is not to be taken lightly. Walker trains out of the Kaze Dojo in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Coming in from out-of-town for the fight, A'ei Walker i roto i te tākaro i te tūranga o te underdog me te tūmanako ki te tākaro hoki i te tūranga o te kaipahua ki runga ki April 11.

“Haere mai ahau i te pa o 2,500 te iwi,” Said Walker. “Te titau taata ki ahau te mahi pai. Aita ake titau nei to tatou kapa ki te e taea ki te whakairi ki te kori nui. Ahau rite te reira, no haafaufaa ore te iwi ia tatou, E tura'i te reira ahau.”

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” Kei te whakaritea ki te tango i te wahi i runga iApril 11, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1). I tua atu, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) tutaki Dennis Olson (12-7) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight. Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee i 207.783.2009 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."

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HISTORY TO kia APERIRA 11 WITH WOMEN PRO TUATAHI TE whawhai ki Maine

February 26, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (February 25, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of a professional female strawweight bout to the fight card. Kaline “Ko te Dark anahera” Medeiros (3-4) Kua hainatia ki te mata Calie “Ko te Honey Badger” Cutler (3-0) at a fight weight of 115-pounds. It will be the first professional women’s fight in Maine since the state legislature legalized the sport of MMA in 2009.

“Ko te tino pouri tangohia e ngā reira tenei roa,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “We’re huge fans of women’s MMA in NEF. We’ve tried numerous times to put pro women’s fights together, but they’ve always fallen through. History will finally be made on April 11 a, kotahi ano, NEF is at the forefront. We hope the fans will come out and support this fight, support women’s MMA. This is a very proud moment for everyone involved. It is a step in the right direction for MMA in Maine.”

This will not be the first time Kaline Medeiros has made history in the cage. I roto i te 2013, Medeiros whawhai i roto i, a riro, the first-ever women’s MMA bout to be contested in Rhode Island. Fighting out of Fall River, Massachusetts, Medeiros is a native of Brazil and has been training in MMA since 2008. Having faced top female competitors since arriving in the professional ranks, pērā i Invicta FC hōia Peggy Morgan (3-2) a Stephanie Eggink (4-2), nei te patototanga i ia i roto i tika, e whitu-hēkona, Tino kua Medeiros te wheako me te tuatapaparaa tupuna ki te tiki ki te taumata muri i roto i te hākinakina.

“Ko te he e pai ki te fakaafe'i toku pā katoa mo toku whawhai ka ū mai i runga iApril 11,” said Medeiros. “NEF is bringing me to be the first ever professional female fighter stepping in the cage, te reira i te honore mo ahau. Mihi nef mo te āhukahuka, a e kore e taea e ahau te tatari ki te kawe mai i te whawhai whakaongaonga mo te pā.”

Michigan’s Calie Cutler has raised a lot of eyebrows since making her MMA debut in 2012. Cutler amassed an impressive 7-1 record as an amateur prior to turning pro. She has finished all three of her opponents as a professional, tae atu ki te wikitoria tāpaetanga tuarua-a tawhio noa ki runga Nikki Duncan (0-1) last weekend on a fight card in Michigan. Cutler will look to continue her undefeated streak as a professional on her path towards the big leagues of the sport when she meets Kaline Medeiros on April 11 i roto i te Lewiston.

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” Kei te whakaritea ki te tango i te wahi i runga i April 11, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1). I tua atu, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) tutaki Dennis Olson (12-7) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight. Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga 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."

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Tuhinga Pastor RETURNS KI MMA whare herehere I LEWISTON ON APRIL 11

February 14, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (February 13, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of a professional middleweight bout to the fight card. Ryan “Ko te kitenga i Dog” Cowette 2-2 Ka tangohia i runga i John Daniels (0-2) i te taimaha o te 185, pauna whawhai.

Cowette Ko te rangatira me te matenga kaiako o MMA Athletix omaoma kei roto i te Patehepa, Maine. He is a veteran of the NEF MMA cage, having contested all four of his professional bouts for the promotion. Cowette rides a two-fight win streak into “Nef XVII,” ka mate a Dave Claroni (0-2) a Hehe Erickson (3-4) in the previous 18-months. April 11 will be Cowette’s return to the cage after more than a year’s absence. During that time, Kua hāngai ia ki runga ki te whakahaere i tona kura, whakangungu ana whawhai, and building his ministry through Victory Church in Bath. Cowette is currently the only professional fighting pastor in America. He says that he will be looking to finish Daniels on April 11 i roto i te Lewiston.

“Ahau rite whawhai,” Said Cowette. “Ahau i rite ki te haere o te puni whawhai, te panaia, and the lessons learned. I also miss the opportunity of having a good finish. I will be looking to finish this fight. When I started Victory Church I found it hard to balance spiritual training and training for the cage. I 185 I feel that I can find my spot. Thanks to NEF for calling me back to the cage. ”

John Daniels is not a stranger to the NEF MMA cage. Currently signed to a multi-fight contract with the promotion, Ngaro Daniels ki Hehe Erickson puna whakamutunga i “XIII nef.” He will look to avenge that loss on April 11. A six year veteran of MMA, me te toa mamau kura teitei mua i roto i te Connecticut, Daniels tēnei wā whakaako i roto i o Rock City MMA i Rockland, Maine. He predicts a tough battle at “XVII nef.”

“I am excited to be fighting for New England Fights and their fans,” stated Daniels. “They put on the best events. I am fighting Ryan Cowette. Ko ia he toa nui. I ahau i te rota o te faatura no ia. This will be my toughest fight to date. I am looking to push the pace and stay in his face the whole fight. This will be a battle.”

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Rapa MATCH marautanga TE Tuhinga o KAINGĀKAUTIA kaipara

February 13, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (February 12, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. I mua i teie mahana, the company announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the fight card. “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (1-1) ka tutaki i te hoki mai John “Class Tuatahi” Ray (2-6) i roto i te “kēmu rapa” i te taimaha o te 150, pauna whawhai.

Riro Shorey te hui whakamutunga i waenganui i te rua i “Nef XIV” last September via first-round submission. He gained revenge for a submission loss suffered at the hands of Raio when the pair had fought as amateurs two years earlier. Te “Nef XIV” I whakatairangatia ana a'ee rite te kēmu whakatā mo te Raio nei i faaoti ki te takahanga atu i itoito whakataetae ki te arotahi ki runga i tona utuafare, me te omaoma Tuatahi Class MMA i Topsham, Maine. Raio says that he has now found the balance in his life to return to the NEF MMA cage.

“Mutu ahau i te whawhai whakamutunga Mahuru no te mea ua hinaaro e ahau ki te noho atu i te taime e to'u utuafare,” Said Ray. “They were really supportive during my career and I owed it to them. I have found a balance with my new job at BIW. I am able to train, spend time with my family and operate my gym each day. I love MMA and never stopped training. I was not happy with the way my last fight ended and when the opportunity to compete against Derek Shorey again presented itself, Kihai i taea e ahau e tahuri i te reira iho. The idea to fight Derek came from a post on FB that Ben Raven made on Matt Denning’s page a few months ago. Derek seemed interested in a rubber match. I muri whiwhi tautoko i toku utuafare, Whakapā ahau Matt Petersen, a ki āu ia tatou ki runga.”

The two previous bouts between Shorey and Raio had been agreed to at the featherweight limit of 145-pounds. Shorey feels he will have an advantage due to the 150-pound catchweight where he will have to cut very little or even no weight at all.

“I’m excited to fight John again,” ka mea Shorey. “There’s almost no weight to cut for a fight at 150, so I’ll be fighting him at full strength, and ultimately as the best version of myself that I’ve ever known. I’m very confident that I will be in the best shape of my life, a e tika ana ki te ngā kaupapa whaiaro tata, I think I’m a little colder now than I’ve ever been. Training at Young’s MMA in Bangor as often as I can, he matua kotahi i teie nei, Ka matemate ano te whakapai ake i toku kēmu, in every aspect of the sport. John is a really good wrestler and a lot stronger than me, but no one has ever seen what I know I’m capable of, a ka whakamahere ahau ki te huri i taua.”

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Welterweight MATCHUP te MAKINGS KATOA O “FIGHT o TE TAU”

February 12, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (February 11, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, hoki ki te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine i runga i April 11, 2015 me ona whitu whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga. Te kaari whawhai, kapi ui “Nef XVII,” Ka ngā te Welterweight ngaio whakataetae taumata-teitei i waenganui i Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) a Dennis Olson (12-7).

“Ko te ahua o te whawhai tatou aroha ki te hanga i roto i te nef tenei,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Ko e rua whawhai whakaongaonga e haere mai ki te 100% each and every time they step into that cage. Neither of them could have a boring fight if they tried. E rua o enei mau ma'ona kawe i te kaha onge ki o ratou regimens whakangungu me ngā momo whawhai. A, no te titiro tatou i whakahokia i te mutunga o te 2015, Titau e ahau i tenei whawhai ki te hei i roto i te kōrero mō te 'whawhai o te Tau.'”

Lawton, he Palāsilá Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) whitiki mangu i roto i o Augusta, Maine, recently signed a long-term promotional contract with NEF. He has been a regular in the NEF cage for three years, four of five of his professional bouts having been for the promotion. Lawton’s sole loss came to Darrius Heyliger (5-2) when the cage-side physician stopped the bout due to a cut. He had been beating Heyliger soundly up until that point.

Lawton e haere i runga i ki te riro tana muri e toru i roto i te rarangi, becoming known for his late fight finishes of opponents. He currently owns and operates Team Lawton Martial Arts – he Team New Ingarangi United (NEW) hononga e hāngai ana i roto i te Farmingdale, Maine. With the Androscoggin Bank Colisee being just down the road from his base of operations, Ongo'i Lawton e ka e ia te painga mara home mo Olson i roto i to ratou April 11 mutunga.

“Te ti'aturi nei au e rite oaoa nga pā rite ahau e pā ana ki hoki whiwhi ahau i roto i te whare herehere,” Said Lawton. “I plan to make this a breakout year for myself and Team Lawton-NEU. I am ready to take this step up in competition against Olson. We are both very durable and I am expecting fireworks for this fight, ko nef Ko toku fare – this guy is coming to my home, toku pā’ home. When we step in that cage, ka nui atu i ahau i roto i taua whare herehere – it will be an entire arena against him. All my preparation will be thanks to my training partners, kaiako, ngā ākonga, me taku wahine, me te tama, a nef mo nga whai wāhitanga katoa i homai e ratou ki ahau.”

Dennis Olson Ko tetahi o te whakaaro tino-, a wehi, athletes in the history of the New England MMA scene. He is a product of John Fain’s Team Triumph in Nashua, NH, a ko te, i te kotahi wā, the kingpin of the region’s welterweight division. Olson is a two-fight veteran of the Bellator cage and has spent over a decade competing in MMA. His list of opponents reads like a “ko wai te nei” o New Ingarangi welterweights i runga i te tau, tae atu i te wini nui ki runga ki UFC hōia, me te Dolce Diet īngoa Mike Dolce (4-9). Veiveiua Olson e titiro ki te ngaki i te parekura mua e tākaro ana whakamanamana John Ortolani (7-9) a Cody Anderson (1-2) i nga ringa o Lawton.

“April 11, 2015, Piki ahau ki te whare herehere mo te wa 22, Lawton mo te ono,” Na ka mea a Olson. “Faatura i ahau nga tangata katoa o toku hoariri’ ability to throw a punch or snag a choke. Heoi, with the level of competition that I have seen leads me to believe that there is nothing Lawton can use to surprise me or catch me off guard. Knowing this information leaves me with only one option. I have to take advantage of absolutely every second I have in order to prepare myself to prove that information as fact. I am going to do my best to take every ounce of heart and soul from you. I’m going to make you want to give up, kia hiahia ana koe ki te mate. I’m going to do my best to dismantle you piece by piece. To prove to you and I and everyone else that I am your alpha. Ko ahau i runga a koutou, koe e taea e kore e kore e hinga i ahau.”

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” Kei te whakaritea ki te tango i te wahi i runga iApril 11, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e te Ingoa Kōmāmā nef MMA ki te maha-kotahi nguha Jamie Harrison (5-1). I tua atu, Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) tutaki Dennis Olson (12-7) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight. Tikiti hoki “Nef XVII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee i 207.783.2009 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."

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Nef XVI anō: KING tonu; WOOD whakataka; YOUNG'S MMA haere 8-1

February 9, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (February 9, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai’ (Nef) hou te whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) hui "XVI nef,"Ka tango te wahi Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. With temperatures dropping to below zero, me te riri o te snowstorm te hāparangi i runga i te rohe, neke atu i te 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 mahi-Kikī whawhai, tae atu ki ngā pāngia ngaio e wha, e rua o nei i hoki nef MMA taitara whitiki.

Ko te hui matua o te kitenga ahiahi Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) unseat Ray “Pakihi katoa” 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, I neke Maine ki South Carolina i roto i 2014 ki te whai i tana whāinga o te whakataetae i roto i te whawhai Championship Ultimate (UFC). Morrison was considered Wood’s toughest challenge to date, ka whakataetae ia i runga i te atamira o te motu i roto i te Bellator me te Ao Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Tonu, Mohio Wood i rite te tino e haere ki roto ki te a'ee Rāhoroi po. Morrison was dominant for most of the fight, i mua i roto i-nonoke Wood tuku ia ia ki te kowaowaotia pororere i roto i te rima o tawhio noa ki te hopu i te whitiki.

The loss was also the sole blemish on what was otherwise a perfect night for Young’s MMA. The Bangor, I riro Maine-e hāngai ana rōpū ratou pāngia e waru o mua i runga i te akoranga o te ahiahi, 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, te whawhai whakatuwheratanga o te kāri ngā Josh Harvey (3-1) o te haehae o Young i roto i runga-tekau-runga mā whitu amateur Karepe Hall (5-2) ki te knockout hangarau (WHO) victory a mere 36-seconds into the first round. I muri mai, Mema kapa hōu o Young, Carl Langston (4-7), ka tona win tuatahi tonu i runga i Maine oneone ki te whakatau i runga i Sheldon Bang (1-2) i roto i te rematch o te a'ee ngaro Langston i i “Nef XIII” whakamutunga tau.

Haere Marcus Davis o Team Irish 2-0 i runga i te po ki Ricky Dexter(2-0) kato ake te wikitoria tuarua o tona mahi runaruna me Rick Matthews (1-1) getting his first victory. 44-year old Matthews won a decision over Emmett Huber (0-1) ia piro Dexter he knockout nui i runga i Cory Trial (0-1) i roto i te rua-a tawhio, te tuku Trial ki te hōhipera tata i roto i te tukanga.

I par mo te akoranga i knockouts Miramira-hurori “Nef XVI.” Among them, UFC, Bellator a Strikeforce hōia Nah-Makeronia “Ko te Kamaka-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-5) i kua pūremu 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, Heoi, haere ki te Karepe Farrington (2-0) o Team New Ingarangi United (NEW) nei maturuturu iho Brandon “Ko te 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 “Pongaponga” Pineau (7-4) i roto i te April 2012.

I hanga atu hītori i “Nef XVI” ka he papa, a e kore tetahi, but two of his sons competed on the same MMA card. Following losses by his sons, Sheldon me Steve Bang (3-3), Dr. Steve Bang(1-0), he mema o Central Maine 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, Matthew Hanning (0-1), tango ia ia ki raro, me te āki i mā kaitautoko-mutu i te wikitoria.

NFL a UFC Ko te Ultimate Fighter hōia Tyler King (8-2) nā te Title nef MMA Heavyweight i roto i te hui tahi-matua o te po, hinga Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3). King stormed into the arena with a determined fire in his eyes. Mid-way through the first round, Ka tangohia e Kingi Blackburn ki raro, ki te whāriki, ka mahi i te tāpaetanga Kimura, forcing Blackburn to tap-out. During his post-fight victory interview in the cage, Ka karanga i roto i te Kingi, he patua o heavyweights me te marama-heavyweights tae atu ingoa rohe rite Eric Bédard (6-5), me te whetu motu pērā i te Bellator Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4).

Ua faaite rua pāngia i hoki hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” whakaritea hoki April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Nef MMA Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington(10-7) fehangahangai-atu i roto i te whare herehere ki te 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) a Bellator hōia Dennis Olson (12-7) were also brought into the cage for an interview. The two exciting welterweights will square off at “Nef XVII” i roto i te a'ee maha a ngā rohe ongo'i taea e te mutunga ake he nguha mo “Whawhai o te Tau” i roto i te rohe o.

Ko nga hua tonu o te “Nef XVI” i roto i te Lewiston, Maine:

NGAIO

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) mā pororere, tawhio 5 (Morrison toa taitara)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) DEF. Terry Blackburn mā Kimura, tawhio 1 (King tonu)

185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell DEF. Ryan Hodge mā TKO, tawhio 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen mā TKO, tawhio 1

AMATEUR

Hao Arona Lacey DEF. Nick Spencer mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 3

Hao Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown mā tap ki te armbar, tawhio 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark mā KO, tawhio 3

180 Karepe Farrington def. Brandon Russell mā KO, tawhio 1

155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Cory Trial mā KO, tawhio 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang DEF. Matthew Hanning mā TKO, tawhio 1

HWT Countess Guillen whakamutunga. Mladen Holman mā te whakatau loto

Hao Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick mā TKO, tawhio 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson mā TKO, tawhio 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang mā te whakatau loto

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard mā te whakatau loto

185 Nick Shea def. Hakopa Cameron mā TKO, tawhio 1

Hao Rob Kiah DEF. Clifford Redman mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

Hao Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch mā tāpaetanga pūrutōke, tawhio 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman mā TKO, tawhio 1

140 Carl Langston DEF. Sheldon Bang mā te whakatau loto

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber mā te whakatau wahia

145 Josh Harvey DEF. Karepe Hall mā TKO, tawhio 1

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February 9, 2015 FNU47 Waiho he tākupu

Lewiston, Maine (February 8, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai’ (Nef) hou te whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) hui "XVI nef,"Ka tango te wahi Rāhoroi po i te Pû Ramada Conference i Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of more than 2,500 i runga i-ringa ki te kaititiro hui tuatahi o te whakatairanga o te 2015.

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) ohorere te mano i hinga hero whenuaRay “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-1) to capture the NEF MMA Featherweight Title. I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Tyler King (8-2) patua Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3) mā tāpaetanga ki te pupuri i te nef Heavyweight Taitara.

I tua atu, Ua faaite nef rua whawhai mo tona takahanga muri, “Nef XVII,” whakaritea hoki April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. I runga i taua po, Nef MMA Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e tona taitara ki te wero o Jamie Harrison (5-1) i roto i te hui matua. Also on the card that evening will be Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight ngaio ki Dennis Olson (12-7).

Ko nga hua tonu o te “Nef XVI” i roto i te Lewiston, Maine:

NGAIO

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) mā pororere, tawhio 5 (Morrison toa taitara)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) DEF. Terry Blackburn mā Kimura, tawhio 1 (King tonu)

185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell DEF. Ryan Hodge mā TKO, tawhio 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen mā TKO, tawhio 1

AMATEUR

Hao Arona Lacey DEF. Nick Spencer mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 3

Hao Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown mā tap ki te armbar, tawhio 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark mā KO, tawhio 3

180 Karepe Farrington def. Brandon Russell mā KO, tawhio 1

155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Cory Trial mā KO, tawhio 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang DEF. Matthew Hanning mā TKO, tawhio 1

HWT Countess Guillen whakamutunga. Mladen Holman mā te whakatau loto

Hao Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick mā TKO, tawhio 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson mā TKO, tawhio 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang mā te whakatau loto

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard mā te whakatau loto

185 Nick Shea def. Hakopa Cameron mā TKO, tawhio 1

Hao Rob Kiah DEF. Clifford Redman mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

Hao Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch mā tāpaetanga pūrutōke, tawhio 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman mā TKO, tawhio 1

140 Carl Langston DEF. Sheldon Bang mā te whakatau loto

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber mā te whakatau wahia

145 Josh Harvey DEF. Karepe Hall mā TKO, tawhio 1

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