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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