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VELADO CAPTURES GOLD, HALL RETAINS AT NEF 25

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Lewiston, Maine (Cuaj hlis 10, 2016) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF) held its most-recent event, “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The event featured both mixed-martial-arts and professional boxing bouts.

 

On the boxing portion of the card, John Webster (9-7-1) yeej Zenon Herrera (0-3) via unanimous decision on the eve of Webster’s 48th birthday. Webster’s last boxing victory came back in 2004, also in Lewiston, prior to his taking off a decade from active competition.

 

Also in the boxing ring, Casey Kramlich (5-0-1) remained undefeated as he stopped John Ortolani (0-1) in the fourth round via technical knockout. Likewise, Brandon Montella (5-0) kept his pro record perfect with a second-round stoppage of Tollison Lewis (2-2).

 

Rachael Joyce (2-0) won a unanimous decision over Jessica Borga (2-2) in a highly-anticipated women’s amateur bout. Rafael Velado (4-0) captured the amateur lightweight title with a first-round submission of Jimmy Jackson (3-3). Caleb Hall (8-3) retained the amateur featherweight title, and in doing so handed bantamweight champion Johnny Crafts (4-1) thawj uas nws plam nws cov hauj lwm, in a very close split decision on the judges’ scorecards.

 

Aaron Lacey (3-0) kept his unbeaten streak alive with a first-round submission of Cory mus sib hais (0-1) on the professional MMA portion of the card. Mike Hansen (5-4) tes laug Matt Andrikut (2-1) the first loss of his career in the co-main event, thaum lub sij hawm Jesse Erickson (8-5) xa Crowsneck Boutin (2-3) in the main event of the evening.

 

NEF also announced that it would co-promote its next event with Classic Entertainment & Cov kev ua si (CES). The two largest fight promotions in New England will present a joint card titled “Supremacy” rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 4 in Lewiston at the Colisee.

 

Cov kev tshwm sim los ntawm Lewiston, Maine:

KEV COB QHA COV MMA

 

Jesse Erickson Def. Crowsneck Boutin via rear-naked choke, puag ncig 1

Mike Hansen def. Matt Andrikut via armbar, puag ncig 1

Taylor Trahan def. Matt Denning via armbar, puag ncig 1

Aaron Lacey def. Cory Trial via rear-naked choke, puag ncig 1

Walter Smith-Cotito def. Elias Leland via D’arce Choke, puag ncig 2

 

Pib xyaum ua MMA

 

Caleb Hall (c) def. Johnny Crafts via split decision (145 Title)

Rafael Velado def. Jimmy Jackson via Kimura, puag ncig 1 (155 Title)

Frank Johanson def. Caleb Swoveland via armbar, puag ncig 1

Rachael Joyce def. Jessica Borga via unanimous decision

Walt Shea def. The Slenderman via unanimous decision

 

KEV COB QHA COV BOXING

Casey Kramlich def. John Ortolani via TKO, puag ncig 4

Brandon Montella def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, puag ncig 2

John Webster def. Zenon Herrera via unanimous decision

 

NEF and CES present “SUPREMACY,” a night of mixed-martial-arts cagefights, rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 4, 2016 nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib pib thaum $25 thiab yog muaj nyob rau ntawm www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee 207.783.2009, extension 525.

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HANSEN AND ANDRIKUT ON COLLISION COURSE SET FOR NEF 25

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Tam sim TSO TAWM: Lewiston, Maine (Lub rau hli ntuj 29, 2016) – They are two of the top light-heavyweights currently competing in New England Fights (NEF). Their respective most recent wins were both against Jesse Baughman (0-2). Both are accomplished wrestlers. At some point, Mike “Lub hwj txwv” Hansen (4-4) thiab Matt “Cov tsiaj nyaum Los ntawm sab qaum teb” Andrikut(2-0) were bound to collide. That collision will take place at “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” rau Cuaj hlis 10, 2016 nyob rau hauv Lewiston. The mixed-martial-arts (MMA) contest is set at a fight weight of 205-pounds.

 

Hansen is the founder of the Berserkers MMA fight team based out of the Greater Rumford Community Center in Rumford, Maine. He was a Maine state champion wrestling out of Mountain Valley High School. Hansen dropped his last fight to Brendan Battles (1-0) ntawm “NEF 23” in Hyannis, Massachusetts. He had a chance to avenge that loss and get back on the winning track this month at “NEF 24,” but suffered a setback when his opponent fell out the morning of weigh-ins.

 

“This should be an exciting fight,” said Hansen. “Two good wrestlers ready to throw each other around sounds like a good time to me. This should be my last fight at 205 most likely, tab sis yog. I’m heading down to 185-170 to try my luck against guys my size. Fighting these big guys sure is exciting, but it cost my body a lot. Expect nothing less than me coming ready to break him.”

 

Prior to his professional MMA career, Matt Andrikut wrestled for the University of Southern Maine (USM) and also boxed as an amateur. He was a finalist in the Northern New England Golden Gloves. During his amateur MMA career, Andrikut famously defeated Pat Walsh. Walsh would later go on to compete in the UFC and World Series of Fighting at the national level. Andrikut is 2-0 in the NEF MMA cage since debuting with the promotion last year.

 

“I am ready to be in the cage again,” said Andrikut from his home in Reno, Nevada. “I know Mike is a tough wrestler and possibly an even tougher striker. This is a fight that no one would want to miss. I look forward to the challenge to further enhance my career in MMA towards a much deserved title shot in NEF.”

 

Tshiab hais Fights 'tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Saturday, Cuaj hlis 10, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event.

 

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."

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Barbarian tuaj txog hauv NEF RAU RAUG LUB tsiaj qus los rau sab qaum teb

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Tam sim TSO TAWM: Lewiston, Maine (Lub kaum hli ntuj 9, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” rau Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the fight card. Matt “Cov tsiaj nyaum Los ntawm sab qaum teb” Andrikut (1-0) yuav rov qab mus rau Maine rau noj nyob rau hauv Jesse “Lub Barbarian” Baughman (0-0) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 205-phaus.

 

Andrikut, ib tug accomplished wrestler ntawm lub University yav qab teb Maine (USM) thiab ib tug qub finalist nyob rau hauv sab qaum teb tshiab hais Golden Cov hnab looj tes, ua nws NEF debut lub hli tas los ntawm “NEF XIX,” winning ntawm kev knockout (LEEJ TWG) in a mere 32-seconds of round one. Andrikut is best known on the New England MMA scene for finishing Pat Walsh (6-2) in under a minute during their amateur meeting in 2011. (Walsh yuav mus rau lwv nyob rau hauv lub qhov kawg sib ntaus sib tua Championship [UFC] raws li ib tug kws.) Andrikut now lives in Reno, Nevada qhov twg nws cob tawm ntawm Txhaum MMA.

 

“Kuv zoo siab heev thaum rov qab mus rau Maine mus tua Jesse,” hais tias Andrikut. “Nws tau txais ib zoo cov ntaub ntawv thiab tsheb nqaj hlau rau ib tug zoo pab neeg. Kuv hlub cov neeg no thiab huab cua nyob rau hauv Maine – it’s a great place! Rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, we will see who’s a greater fighter as we put our unblemished records on the line. Kuv paub hais tias peb yuav ob leeg yuav npaj txhij thiab nws yuav yeej ua tau ib tug tib neeg coob pleaser!”

 

Lub Lewiston bout yuav cov kev taw qhia nyob rau Baughman, as well as his first fight with NEF in the state of Maine. Baughman leaves the amateur division having amassed a perfect 5-0 cov ntaub ntawv. He has claimed regional championships while attaining the number-one ranking for New England amateur light-heavyweights. A resident of Littleton, New Hampshire, Baughman cob ntawm Team Link North nyob ze Whitefield.

 

“Ua rau kuv pro debut nrog NEF yog tsis muaj dab tsi tsawg tshaj li exciting,” hais tias Baughman. “Ua ib tug Tshiab hais haiv neeg, Kuv paub txog tus mob siab rau thiab txhawb peb cov kiv cua muaj rau cov kev ua si nawv ntawm MMA. Raws li cov saum toj kawg nkaus ranked lub teeb heavyweight pib xyaum ua hauv New England, Kuv cia siab tias yuav muab tso rau li tawm tsam lub toughest hais mav nyob ib ncig ntawm nyob rau hauv kuv kev faib. Lossis loj ua tsaug rau Matt Peterson rau lub sij hawm thiab kuv saib xyuas Taylor Trahan. Barbarian yog npaj txhij rau kev tsov kev rog!”

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 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."

 

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