Lewiston, Maine (October 7, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike” na Saturday, November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. On the amateur portion of the fight card, John Raio Mbụ Klas Emmanuel ìgwè ndị Brunswick, Maine ga-eziga bụla na-erughị anọ asọmpi na NEF onu na mgbede.

Ka dịtụ na-amalite amalite, Raio si mgbatị ka toro, ma n'ụzọ ihe atụ na n'ụzọ nkịtị, since its inception in 2013. Ọtụtụ na-adịbeghị anya, otu kwagara n'ime a ọhụrụ, larger space at Fort Andross in Brunswick. With his own base in wrestling, Raio nwekwara ndondo kwukwara trainers na klas dị iche iche karat ọzụzụ iji mụbaa mmụta nke ụmụ akwụkwọ ya.

“M nwere ọhụụ mgbe m na-emeghe mgbatị na-ụdị a University nke mbuaha karat mmụta,” Kwurula Ray. “A school that included all of the different components of MMA and fitness so that students could pick and chose classes they were interested in. We are adding another fitness class this month and a yoga class soon. Having the same instructor teach everything can be boring to some and instructors that teach every night can burn out. Ụfọdụ ụlọ akwụkwọ nwere otu nkụzi na-ele ha maara mgba, BJJ (Brazil Jiu-Jitsu), kickboxing, karate, judo, wdg. ọma ịkụziri ha niile na a elu larịị. Ọ bụrụ na ị na-amachi gị ọzụzụ ka ihe otu onye maara, you can only learn as much as that one individual is able to relay to you. We have a black belt that teaches BJJ-Tim Fawber, a Kempo nwa belt nke na-akụziri egbu -Shawn Tardif, a pro oku okpu na-akụziri ọkpọ- James Carville, na m bụ na a na steeti mmeri mgba, M mgba na mahadum maka afọ anọ, and I competed in MMA several times. Chris McBean and Katie Baker also teach BJJ. I attend all of our classes. As an instructor and coach, Mgbe m na-anọgide na-amụta ihe banyere egwuregwu.”

Raio retired from MMA competition this past June to spend more time with his family and to focus his efforts on developing his students at First Class. He notes the differences between coaching and fighting and the personal sense of satisfaction each provides him.

“Ha bụ ndị abụọ kpamkpam dị iche iche ụmụ anụmanụ,"Raio kwuru. "M hụrụ ha n'anya ma dị iche iche ihe. M n'anya sọọ mpi n'ihi na m nwere ike tinye niile m na-elekwasị anya na ọzụzụ n'ime m agha. M n'anya ịnye ọzụzọ n'ihi na m nwere ike tinye ihe nile nke na-elekwasị anya jidesie onye ọzọ. M na-eche otú ahụ ihe ọma ọ bụla otu n'ime ụmụ akwụkwọ m merie, ọ bụ dị ka ma ọ bụrụ na m bụ si n'ebe-alụ ọgụ. -Adị m ka m nwere ike egwuregwu atụmatụ ọma ma mara egwuregwu ọma-enwetakwa ihe ọma matchups dị ka m alụso ọganihu.”

The àmà bụ na pudding, dị ka ha na-ekwu, when it comes to finding the right matchups for his students. Mgbe “NEF XIX” ikpeazụ nke ọnwa, Raio’s team went undefeated with three big wins. Nick Shea (2-0) ndibọhọ ya nke abụọ Emmanuel tuanu na abalị mgbe Hannah Sparrell (1-0) na BJJ nwa belt Rafael Velado (1-0) were victorious in their respective cage debuts. Raio credits cross-training with other gyms and the quality of instruction from First Class coaches for the team’s recent success.

“Ọ na-amalite ezinụlọ anyị enyi na enyi ikuku,” Kwurula Ray. “Anyị na-ekwe ụmụaka na ndị ikom na ndị inyom nke afọ niile na-aga nzukọ nile nke klas anyị ma e wezụga sparring. Nwunye m Jody kemgbe a nnukwu enyemaka. Nkụzi anyị magburu onwe. Anyị na-e gọzie inwe nkà na-eme egwuregwu, mgba, strikers na grapplers na-eje ije site na anyị ụzọ. They all work hard and put in the time. They all work together and want each other to win. They have positive attitudes and treat each other with respect. We are trying to match seven fighters for NEF next February and have 15-20 ụmụ akwụkwọ na-achọ ịlụ ọgụ na-esote afọ. Many of our students are here to learn and not compete. All of our students are helpful on giving advice and tips. Anyị na-cross ụgbọ okporo ígwè dị ukwuu dị ka anyị nwere ike. Anyị nwere ọtụtụ ụmụ akwụkwọ na ịzụ site na Foundry BJJ usoro maka BJJ na njem ịzụ na anyị mgbatị maka egbu, wrestling and MMA. Our BJJ coaches are all Foundry BJJ members. Anyị na-agbalị spar na Team Irish na Brewer kwa ọnwa na m ka na-azụ na Choi si (na Choi Institute nke Portland, Maine) otu ugboro n'izu. Hannah Sparrell-aga Choi si otu ugboro n'izu kwa.

“Mgbe mbụ m meghere mgbatị dị m ka m lekwasịrị anya m ọzụzụ na ka ụmụ akwụkwọ ndị ọzọ kwadebe maka ha ịlụ ọgụ dị ka ha chọrọ. Ugbu a, m n'elu nke alụso na amanyere bụ iwu sparring, kacha nta klas n'izu ọ bụla na amanyere bụ iwu itu-ins. Ọ bụrụ na ị ike izute kacha nta chọrọ, ị nwere ike ghara-alụ ọgụ maka anyị mgbatị. Ị nwere ike na-alụ ọgụ ka otu nọọrọ onwe ha ma ọ bụ i nwere ike ịhụ otu ụlọ akwụkwọ na-anakwere nke ị na-azụ mgbe ị na-eche dị ka ya. Anyị anọwo nnọọ nke ọma ebe m gbanwere iwu.”

On November 21, Mbụ na klas Emmanuel otu so Nick Gulliver (1-0) ga-Heavyweight ihe megide Gravin Guillen (2-2). Gulliver won his amateur debut last June in the NEF cage over Sonny Spratt (0-2).

“M nnọọ obi ụtọ na-alụ ọgụ ọzọ maka oké nzukọ dị ka NEF,” tiri mkpu, sị Gulliver. “Ọ na obi wee dị ịtụnanya iji merie mbụ m agha na n'ihu ndị ezinụlọ m na ndị enyi na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na June. M na-arụ ọrụ n'ezie ike maka mbụ m agha, ma m na-eche dị ka m nwere ọtụtụ ihe na-egosi onwe m. Ebe ọ bụ na aka m na a kpọlitere azụ na June, M e ịzụ ike na mbụ na klas Emmanuel na The Foundry. My nkụzi ma-azụ ndị kasị mma onye ọ bụla nwere ike ịrịọ maka. M ụgbọ okporo ígwè na Farmington, Maine na Foundry n'okpuru Chinyere Genschel na Seth Harris. Ha na-etinye oge dị ukwuu n'ime ọzụzụ m ihe karịrị afọ na apụghị m na-ekele ha ezuru. Onye ọzọ ga-amasị m ikele maka pushing m ga-ukwu m enyi na nkụzi Shawn Smith. Shawn bụ onye na-mgbe na-azụ ike m na-agbalị na ụgbọ okporo ígwè dị ka ọ na-eme. Ọ pushes onye ọ bụla na mgbatị ịzụ ike. M na-azụ na Mbụ Klas Emmanuel na Jọn Raio. John bụ ihe mere m nwere ohere a na-alụ ọgụ. John kemgbe dị ịtụnanya nlereanya na enyi m na ndị ya niile alụso. Onye ọ bụla na ma ụlọ akwụkwọ m ịzụ na ndị ịtụnanya na dị ukwuu andikpep. M nnọọ obi ụtọ m ga-esi na-alụ ọgụ maka Foundry na mbụ na klas Emmanuel. Ana m atụ anya na-echefu azụ n'ime onu na-egosi ezinụlọ m na ndị enyi otú ike m na-arụ ọrụ. M chọrọ ịbụ ndị kasị mma onye m nwere ike ịbụ na m ga-eme na. Achọrọ m aka m zụlitere bụghị naanị n'ihi na m, ma maka na ndị na-nke ukwuu oge n'ime ihe ị na-ahụ onu. Ana m atụ anya na-echefu ohere na-alụ ọgụ ọzọ maka NEF ma na-egosi Fans ihe m nwere. M na-ekwe nkwa m ga-azụ ike, na-enye ya ihe niile m na-eme ka ìgwè mmadụ obi ụtọ. M nwere ike na-eche na-ahụ onye ọ bụla na November 21. Na-ekele m ezinụlọ na ndị enyi na ndị nkụzi n'ihi na ihe niile.

Gulliver aja ido nke Raio si ịnye ọzụzọ ịke na Mbụ Klas, na-ekwughachi ihe mmetụta nke ndị ọzọ banyere nkụzi n'ibute mkpa nke ụmụ akwụkwọ mbụ.

“Onye ọ bụla na Mbụ Klas Emmanuel nwere otu ihe mgbaru ọsọ na nke ahụ bụ iji merie,” Gulliver nọgidere. “But what separates First Class from any other gym is that everyone will sacrifice their needs and goals to help you win. What is so unique about First Class MMA is that any gym can teach you to fight, ma na mbụ na klas, John na-akụzi ị obi. Dị nnọọ anya na ikpeazụ klas mbụ arụmọrụ na NEF. Nke ahụ bụ obi. We’re looking to do the same this time around. John Raio is a class act. Ọ bụghị naanị a fighter ma ọ bụ onye nchịkwa, M na-atụle ya na oké enyi. John adịghị nnọọ na-agwa gị na-eme ihe, ọ na-eme ya na ị. Ọ bụrụ na ị na-ọsụsọ na-agba, he’s sweating—and that goes back to my statement that our school has heart. Ọ niile ị ga si anyị nchịkwa, John.”

Rafael Velado, bụ onye na-enwe mmeri ikpeazụ nke ọnwa na “NEF XIX” n'elu Cory Trial (1-2), ga-otu ugboro ọzọ na-anọchi anya mbụ na klas Emmanuel on November 21 mgbe ọ nzọụkwụ ke onu abụghị Ken Dunn (0-2). Like Gulliver, Velado Ebe e si nweta ịga nke ọma nke otu na-nchịkwa Raio.

“Abụọ okwu, John Ray,” said Velado when asked to differentiate First Class from other gyms he has trained at. “M na-azụ na ọtụtụ ụlọ akwụkwọ m karat ọrụ, ma ọ dịghị mgbe m abịa na kọntaktị na a nchịkwa onye jere ije ije n'ụzọ ọ na-eme. M na-adịghị na-agwa gị ihe a workhorse ọ bụ, and that work ethic is something that has translated well as a coach. It’s no surprise to most that John has been so successful as an MMA coach. Ọ wears ọtụtụ naaa dị otú ahụ dị ka onye ndú, enyi, abara, ọzụzụ onye na ekwensu akwado mgbe ọ dị mkpa. Ọ nọwo na mara mma nke ukwuu ọnọdụ ọ bụla ị pụrụ icheta na onu, na nke na-enye ya ịtụkwasị obi. I trust his advice implicitly and you will see his MMA mind at work when I step in the cage to execute his game plan. Some gyms will destroy every new student that walks through the door, Ma mbụ Klas Emmanuel bụ antithesis nke na obibia. Anyị n'anabata onye ọ bụla na onye ọ bụla na-abịa ụgbọ okporo ígwè n'agbanyeghị na ha ndabere ma ọ bụ oké ọchịchọ na-alụ ọgụ Emmanuel.”

Velado na-ekwe nkwa Fans na ha ga-ahụ ọtụtụ ihe ndị ọzọ si n'ime ya pụta na ya na-abịa tuanu na Dunn na “NEF XX.”

“Akụkụ nke m chọrọ ọ bụla agha na-aga dị ka scripted dị ka m mpụta mbụ megide Cory Trial, kama m na ebe a maka ahụmahụ dị ka nke ọma. M gosiri banyere 1% nke ihe m nwere ike na-eme m ikpeazụ agha, wee na-anya gị peeled maka ihe ị na mgbe hụrụ na NEF.”

Pierce Wiegman (0-0) ga-eme ka ya na-amu amu Emmanuel mpụta mbụ n'okpuru mbụ na klas ọkọlọtọ November 21 na Lewiston megide Devid Thompson (0-1) of the Shatterproof Combat Club. Unlike Velado, Wiegman, onye ga-atụgharị 30 tupu ihe omume, has not trained at any other gym prior to joining First Class. Like Velado, Otú ọ dị, Wiegman pụrụ ịgba akaebe na ọrụ Raio-arụ ịga nke ọma nke ụmụ akwụkwọ ya.

“M na-adịghị aga tulee na ihe dị iche n'etiti anyị ọzụzụ ọchịchị vesos ọ bụla ọzọ mgbatị si, ma ihe m nwere ike ikwu bụ na ọ na-alụ ọgụ anyị alụso ndibọhọ wee n'ihi ịrụsi ọrụ ike, dedication and excellent coaching from all of our instructors,” stated Wiegman. “John Raio bụ n'ezie a mbụ na klas nwoke. Raara onwe ya nye ya na ezinụlọ ya, ya mgbatị, na ya alụso abịa nnọọ achọghị ọdịmma onwe. John bụ nnọọ nkwado nke onye ọ bụla ụgbọ oloko na ya mgbatị-ụmụaka, ikom na ndị inyom na ya andikpep. "

“M nnọọ kechioma ọbụna-enwe ike ikwu m na-aga ime nke a,"Wiegman nọgidere. "Ma ọ bụ niile ekele Jọn na Jody Raio na niile nke ndị nkụzi anyị na Mbụ Klas na m nwere ohere a. Mmeri ma ọ bụ hapụ, M na-ekele NEF maka inwe ndị a ọgụ na niile gyms gburugburu ala na-enye ikpo okwu maka ndị mmadụ nke ọma n'ụlọ na-achụ ha nrọ nke ịghọ a ịga nke ọma fighter.”

Bryce Bamford (0-0) wee mbụ na klas Emmanuel site na Foundry BJJ otu, which cross-trains with Raio’s students. Bamford is scheduled to make his amateur MMA debut in the heavyweight division at “NEF XX.” Bamford sees many similarities between the two teams.

“Eziokwu bụ, Mbụ na klas Emmanuel, bụ n'ezie yiri Foundry, na ùgwù na onye ọ bụla bụ n'ebe aka mmadụ nile-esi ka mma. Ọ bụ dị ka ọzụzụ na enyi, ọ bụghị nanị na-azụ mmekọ. That’s what attracted me down there. Steel sharpens steel. The mma gị ọzụzụ mmekọ na-, mma na ị na-. John na-enye 100% ya dum otu, na ọ na-eme ya ike ghara inye 100% azụ n'ihi na ọ bụ otú aka.”

Mgbe a jụrụ maka a amụma na ya agha na November 21, Bamford zara otu okwu – “Obi ọjọọ.”

“Ị nwere ike na-atụ anya ihe niile anyị na alụso inwe obi ike, ọma njikere, na-emeso ha na-emegide ji nkwanye ùgwù na-ahapụ ya niile na onu,” said Raio in closing. “Ndị a na ụmụ okorobịa niile na-etinye oge ha na.”

New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike,” na-ewe ebe November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tiketi maka “NEF XX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

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