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COMBATE AMERICAS SIGNS UNDEFEATED BOXER, FORMER “LUCHA UNDERGROUND” CHAMP DULCE MARIA GARCIA RIVAS TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT MMA PROMOTIONAL CONTRACT
Prior to making her boxing debut in April 2017, Garcia had appeared in 57 episodes of El Rey Network’s Lucha Libre television series, Lucha Underground, and was crowned the first women’s champion in the show’s history on April 9, 2016.
Garcia is also a four-time champion of Mexico’s Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide professional wrestling organization, and the wife of former, three-time world boxing championJhonny Gonzalez.
JAKE BAGLEY AFTER DAZZLING MMA DEBUT: “I PLAN ON DOING BIG THINGS”
Portland, Maine (Fevereiro 16, 2019)—Jake “The Bull” Bagley has had a mythical reputation within the Maine wrestling community for well over a decade, but when he made his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at “NEF 37: Sub Zero” on February 1st em Bangor, a whole new legion of fans learned his name—fight fans. That’s because Bagley, a multiple-time state champion wrestler, brought the house down in his back-and-forth, fist-tastic battle with Canada’s Brady Macdonald. Bagley discussed his NEF MMA debut recently with Bryan Stackpole and Ryan Jarrell on the Between Rounds Radio podcast.
Bagley, now 25-years-old, grew-up wrestling for perennial powerhouse Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, where he won two state championships. During his time on the mat, Bagley earned a reputation as a relentless competitor that never hesitated to bump up in weight to face the toughest challengers he could find at both the state and national levels. Blessed with a relentless desire to constantly test his abilities, Bagley’s interests naturally progressed to MMA at a young age.
“When I was 15, I believe I was a sophomore, I heard there was cage fighting going on in Berwick, Maine,” Bagley told Stackpole and Jarrell. “I went down and checked it out and that’s the first day I met Bill Jones. I was 15-years-old and I walked into Hall Brother’s Roofing and they’re out there behind a storage unit place, in a garage bay training. Ever since that day, Bill’s been kicking my ass and pushing me to it. In the last couple of months, I finally got serious about it and decided to do it.”
Bagley’s NEF debut earlier this month came against a fighter that had proven himself to be a wrestler’s kryptonite. Canada’s Brady Macdonald needed only 15-seconds to force multiple-time New Hampshire state champion Greg Waterbury to tap when he debuted with the promotion in June 2018. Early into his bout with Bagley, it looked like history might repeat itself when Macdonald was able to secure Bagley’s back during the first round. Bagley, contudo, would have none of it.
“He caught me with that first overhand right right at the beginning of the fight and then it clicked—I realized I was in a fight,” Bagley recounted. “My adrenaline went up. I couldn’t have been happier. It was everything that I was looking for.”
Bagley fought off the choke and then, the fight was on. A frenetic, high-paced free-for-all followed that had all 1200 fans in the building on their feet.
“As soon as I realized how hard he could hit, I had no fear—I was going forward,” Bagley stated.
“I didn’t realize how many times he actually hit me until I saw the video,” Bagley continued. “That’s a big thing—I need to keep my hands up.”
One of the most dangerous moments of the fight for Bagley came when he found himself caught in a deep heel hook.
“I look at the video now and I see my foot facing down and my knee facing up and it definitely hurt,” Bagley explained. “He had it in there tight and I’m glad I got through it.”
“I didn’t notice anybody but Brady that night. When I was in there I couldn’t hear coaches yelling, I couldn’t hear fans yelling. It was awesome. It was pure focus because I knew if I wasn’t focusing he was going to catch me like I was catching him.”
Agora, a couple of weeks removed from his head-turning debut, the bumps and bruises have healed, but for Bagley—and the fans that were fortunate enough to witness it—the magic of the moment has not been forgotten.
“I’ve wrestled on a couple of national stages, but the emotion and the stuff after that fight… I still feel it today,” Bagley said.
"É uma sensação incrível,” he continued. “I’ve always been a competitor and I’ve always trained my entire life. I didn’t do much the last five years—I had a couple of kids and started a family. When I just got back into the gym it was like riding a bike. Once I get going, there’s not going to be anybody to stop me.”
Once again fully committed to a competition lifestyle, Bagley is ready to start racking up the wins the same way he did on the wrestling mat.
“I feel that now that I’m in it, I have that drive and motivation that I don’t think many people are going to be able to compete with,"Ele disse. “I’ve got unnatural athletic ability and my determination is going to be hard to match—I don’t care who you are.”
“I will fight anybody that wants to accept a fight with me,” he continued. “That’s how I feel. If I want to be the best, I’m going to go against the best. I’ll take on anybody right now.”
“I plan on doing big things.”
próximo evento misto de artes marciais do NEF, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” acontecerá no sábado, Abril 27, 2019 at Aura in Portland, Maine com hora do sino de 7 PM. Os ingressos já estão à venda emwww.AuraMaine.com. ��F�>s�O
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SECOND TITLE FIGHT ANNOUNCED FOR NEF 38 IN PORTLAND FEATURES ELITE WRESTLERS
Portland, Maine (Fevereiro 8, 2019) – Lutas da Nova Inglaterra (NEF) apresentará suas próximas artes marciais mistas (MMA) evento, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” em abril 27, 2019 na Aura em Portland. Hoje cedo, the fight promotion announced the second amateur title fight confirmed for the event. Zac “Rochoso” Richard (3-0-1) vai assumir Tom “The Phenom” Pagliarulo (2-1) for the vacant NEF Amateur Featherweight Championship.
It will be Richard’s second attempt at capturing the title. Earlier this month, Richard fought Fred Lear (6-2-1) to a thrilling five-round draw for the strap in Bangor, Maine. The bout is considered by many to be a very early contender for “Luta do Ano” in New England thus far. Lear’s decision to turn professional after that fight nixed any hope for an immediate rematch.
Richard, o 2018 “NEF Rookie of the Year” as voted by the promotion’s fans, went on a tear last year with three first-round finishes. He has never been a stranger to the winner’s circle, having won a Maine state championship in wrestling for Massabesic High School in 2015. Richard hopes to replicate that success on April 27 and take the featherweight strap home in his second attempt.
Richard represents team Nostos MMA of Somersworth, New Hampshire where he trains under current UFC fighter, e ex-campeão profissional leve NEF, Devin Powell (9-4).
“Now that I’ve been in a war, I know what I need to work on,” said Richard. “I’ve came so far in just one year. I’m going to blow the roof off of AURA. No way around it, I want that title. I’m going to come back faster, stronger and smarter. Tom is a great fighter and I know this fight will bring out the best in me.”
Tom Pagliarulo will be making his NEF debut on April 27. He has two finishes to his credit on MMA events in New Hampshire, including a first-round technical knockout last fall. Like Richard, Pagliarulo cut his teeth on the wrestling mats. He is a lifelong wrestler. He competed for Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts and later for Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Pagliarulo currently holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and trains at both Burgess MMA in Manchester, New Hampshire and Spero’s Martial Arts Academy in Plaistow, New Hampshire.
“What better way to make my NEF debut than a title fight against a tough competitor,” exclaimed Pagliarulo when reached for comment. “Zac and myself are both elite wrestlers which should make for an exciting fight. The opportunity was presented to me, and I know it is a fight that will make us both better, so I jumped all over it. As far as the title goes, this is just another fight for me. I’m going to go in there and do what I love to do, fight.”
próximo evento misto de artes marciais do NEF, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” acontecerá no sábado, Abril 27, 2019 na Aura em Portland, Maine com hora do sino de 7 PM. Os ingressos já estão à venda emwww.AuraMaine.com.
TÍTULO LUTA DRAW DEIXA ZAC RICHARD COM UM SENSO DE ORGULHO
Três incursões anteriores na jaula do New England Fights exigiram no total cinco minutos e nove segundos de Zac Richard.
Esse foi o tempo total que levou para o nativo de Waterboro, Maine, para acumular três vitórias por nocaute ou finalização e ganhar uma chance pelo título de pena amador do NEF vago no NEF 37 na sexta-feira, Fevereiro 1.
Richard provavelmente só agora entende como as probabilidades estavam contra ele naquela noite gelada. Ele foi par com Fred Lear, um veterano de oito lutas anteriores que conquistou o cinturão de plumas na luta anterior. A casa e o centro de treinamento de Lear ficam a poucos passos do Cross Insurance Center, cena do confronto.
Embora os empates sejam uma rara reviravolta no MMA, e os laços são universalmente difamados como um resultado insatisfatório para qualquer empreendimento esportivo, Richard pode apreciar os juízes’ indecisão após o primeiro verdadeiro donnybrook de sua carreira iniciante.
“Antes da luta quando anunciaram nossos nomes, Achei que o lugar fosse explodir. Foi selvagem,”Richard disse. “E então a luta foi bonita o tempo todo. Eu continuei pensando comigo mesmo, você não está perdendo, mas você não está ganhando muito. Isso é tudo em que eu fico pensando. "
Richard, um campeão de luta livre do estado do Maine no ensino médio, trabalhou nos pontos mais delicados de seu jogo em pé com o veterano do UFC Devin Powell e outros instrutores no Nostos MMA em Somersworth, New Hampshire.
Orgulho e praticidade persuadiram Richard a se engajar em táticas de luta com Lear, mas velhos hábitos são difíceis de morrer.
“Começou bem. Eu me senti no controle desde o início. Eu queria ficar de pé e realmente mostrar o quanto a minha trocação veio,”Richard disse. “E eu sabia que Fred era um oponente de verdade no chão e tem treinado muito mais tempo do que eu. Então eu queria mantê-lo em meus pés. Mas permanecer um lutador é um hábito. A primeira combinação que joguei, Eu desci para um tiro. ”
O ataque de Lear ao corpo, reconhecidamente, teve um impacto físico em Richard. O recém-chegado obviamente nunca experimentou um trauma tão contundente em seus dias de combate pré-MMA e não foi tocado em sua sequência de vitórias de abertura de carreira contra Gabriel Diaz, Clifford Redman e Chris Lachcik.
“Eu fiquei muito cansado e sem fôlego, porque ele continuou pousando joelhos e socos no corpo,”Richard disse, “Fiquei esperando meu segundo vento chegar e isso nunca aconteceu. Eu tentei fazer uma combinação ou um bom slam de vez em quando. ”
Mesmo sentado no banco em seu canto entre as rodadas era surreal.
Claro que havia pensamentos sobre a irmã de Richard, Rendado, que perdeu sua batalha contra o câncer em 2012 mas continua a inspirar Zac com seu espírito de luta. Ter tempo para entrar em contato com seus pensamentos e examinar o cenário não é a norma quando você está finalizando os oponentes antes que o eco do sino de abertura desapareça.
“Muitas das minhas lutas têm sido bem rápidas. Foi definitivamente uma experiência estranha,”Richard disse. “Eu nunca tive isso entre as rodadas. Eu estava olhando para a multidão e sempre via um certo amigo, membro da família ou parceiro de treinamento. Foi muito maior do que estou acostumado. ”
Quando se tornou óbvio, Lear não estava maduro para ser nocauteado, Richard tentou equilibrar a autodefesa, mantendo os scorecards em mente.
“Indo para a quarta e quinta rodada, Eu sabia que estava cansado, e eu sabia que Fred podia socar e chutar tão bem,"Ele disse. “Eu estava pensando comigo mesmo, _Você tem que manter suas mãos levantadas. Isso é perigoso quando você está cansado.’ Eu só pensava em não ser atingido. Bata nele.
“Toda vez que os clackers disparavam, quando havia 10 segundos restantes, Eu tentei levantar do fundo ou dar um chute ou acertar um último bom golpe. Isso foi diferente, porque eu nunca tive isso - eu nunca ouvi os estalidos de 10 segundos. Eu definitivamente pude ouvir mais do que a campainha, porque nos últimos segundos ficaria muito caótico e todos ficariam muito barulhentos. O árbitro apenas nos pegaria, eu sou como, 'Está acabado?’ Nunca experimentei nada parecido na luta livre. ”
Essas batalhas de ida e volta em assuntos regionais e estaduais serviram bem a Richard. Ele sentiu que estava mentalmente preparado para as rodadas do campeonato, mesmo com o aumento da carga física.
Richard reconheceu que tem o péssimo hábito de treinar sem usar o protetor bucal e que isso pode ter afetado sua respiração durante a luta.
“Já participei de longas lutas de wrestling, tantos tipos diferentes quanto você pode entrar,”Richard disse. “Eu sempre fui um lutador muito bom na prorrogação. Acho que nunca perdi na prorrogação. Se eu fiz, foi como uma vez. Mas o problema com a luta livre é que você não está levando socos e joelhadas no estômago e outras coisas que estão levando seu fôlego. Eu estava tão cansado. Eu sabia o tempo todo que não estava orgulhoso do meu desempenho, mas você tem que fazer o que tem que fazer. Continuei dizendo a mim mesmo que precisava me levantar e fazer alguma coisa. ”
Apesar de insatisfeito com o sorteio, Richard recebe incentivo de muitos detalhes que vieram à tona no rescaldo da luta.
O resultado misto certamente deu a Richard uma revanche imediata. Isso não vai acontecer explicitamente, como Lear o informou que pretende se tornar profissional.
“Eu me lembro de fevereiro 14 do ano passado foi a primeira luta NEF que eu já fui. Eu estava treinando há apenas um mês e (Co-proprietário e matchmaker NEF) Matt Peterson me pediu para ir,”Richard disse. "Então eu fui, e aqui está um ano depois, estou lutando por um cinturão contra um garoto que lutou pelo cinturão um ano e meio atrás. Descobrir depois da luta que ele está se profissionalizando, realmente me deixou muito mais orgulhoso de como me saí. Se ele puder ser profissional depois daquela luta, e eu estou lutando há apenas um ano, então tenho boas esperanças para o meu futuro. ”
Esse futuro incluirá outra brecha no cinto, em abril 27th.
“Eu sou o número 1 contendor, e ele está se profissionalizando, então é quem é o próximo,”Richard disse. “Eu não sei se eles vão trazer alguém de outro lugar ou o quê. Matt disse que está trabalhando no oponente. Eu estarei pronto. ”
próximo evento misto de artes marciais do NEF, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” acontecerá no sábado, Abril 27, 2019 na Aura em Portland, Maine com hora do sino de 7 PM. Os ingressos já estão à venda emwww.AuraMaine.com.
NEF ENTREGA EVENTO DE MMA ARRECADANTE NO TEMPO SUB ZERO
TITLE CONTENDER JONES SPITTING FIRE AHEAD OF MAIN EVENT WITH UNDEFEATED HARVEY
Bangor, Maine (Janeiro 27, 2019) – Similar to his scheduled opponent in the February 1st main event of New England Fights’ “NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” card at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, Bill “Jonesi” Jones is known as a hardworking entrepreneur that is focused on getting ahead in life.
As Jones himself recently stated bluntly: “I’m on a mission to get rich.”
Jones’ opponent for Friday night, undefeated hammer Josh “Hook-On” Harvey, is also known within the Penobscot County region where he resides as a sun-up to sun-down grinder that doesn’t stop until he crams 25-hours worth of work into a 24-hour day.
That is where their similarities end, contudo.
In the lead-in to their fight, Jones has been vocal in his predictions that he will finish Harvey quickly by knocking him out in the first round if the fight stays standing.
Harvey, por outro lado, has been relatively quiet before their five-round Featherweight Championship bout.
Jones was at it again recently when he joined Craig Allen onFight Night Picks to talk about his upcoming showdown with Harvey.
“I think Harvey likes to look good,” Jones stated. “I think he likes to protect his face and look pretty. Assim, I think when I start smashing on him, ele vai encobrir e escapar muito rápido. "
A única mancha no recorde de Harvey até hoje veio em novembro, quando ele lutou para empatar comThe Ultimate Fighter finalista Joe Giannetti em um show em Massachusetts. Muitos presentes sentiram que Harvey ganhou a luta.
Jones, Enquanto isso, viu a luta e não ficou impressionado com o desempenho de Harvey.
"[A luta de Harvey com] Giannetti era mais um jogo de abraços,”Jones disse a Allen. “Dois caras meio que se agarrando um ao outro por 15 minutos, nenhum dano feito. Vou atirar e atirar até que não haja mais balas para sair. Vai ser emocionante, Mal posso esperar. ”
Aos 40 anos, Jones sabe que a idade acaba levando a melhor sobre todos os atletas de esportes de combate e que, realisticamente, he’s looking at his final few fights. Fully aware of this, Jones is pleased to be finishing out his career back home with New England Fights.
“It’s good to bring it back home toward the end of my career,” Jones stated. “It will be nice to bang out Harvey here and maybe get that fight with Lacey, like they were talking about, and close it out with him. We’ll see where it goes.”
“It’s not about the money for me anymore—it’s not about the sponsors. It’s about the competition,” Jones concluded. “I want to go out there and kick some more ass. I make plenty of money doing my day job, so it is what it is—let’s go beat people up.”
To listen to the full interview with Bill Jones visit:
próximo evento misto de artes marciais do NEF, "NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” will take place on Friday, Fevereiro 1, 2019 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine com hora do sino de 8 pm. Tickets are on-sale now atwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.
Sobre Fights Nova Inglaterra
Lutas da Nova Inglaterra ("NEF") é uma luta promoção de eventos empresa. A missão da NEF é criar eventos da mais alta qualidade para lutadores e fãs. A equipe executiva da NEF tem uma vasta experiência na gestão de esportes de combate, produção de eventos, relações com a mídia, marketing, legal e publicidade.
CONTENDER BILL JONES ON JOSH HARVEY: “HE’S A PRETTY BOY THAT DOESN’T WANT TO GET HURT”
Bill “Jonesi” Jones has seen and done it all during a decorated mixed martial arts (MMA) career that spans back more than a decade. Em fevereiro de 1st, he’ll look to add another noteworthy accomplishment to his deep fight resume when he faces highly touted, undefeated prospect Josh “Hook-On” Harvey for the New England Fights (NEF) professional Featherweight Championship in the main event at “NEF 37: SUB ZERO” in Bangor, Maine. Jones recently discussed his storied record and his upcoming championship bout with Ryan Jarrell and Bryan Stackpole on the Between Rounds Radio podcast.
Jones made his MMA debut in September 2007. Over the course of more than 20-bouts, he fought and defeated a who’s-who of New England’s top-tier combat sports athletes, including multiple opponents that went on to compete in the world’s largest promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Lutadores profissionais League (formally known as WSOF), e Bellator. Jones holds wins over UFC veterans Matt Bessette and Tateki Matsuda. It’s this experience against high-level competition that Jones believes will give him an edge over Harvey on February 1st.
“I’ve won fights and I’ve lost fights in the Northeast, but a good portion of my fights were top contenders at 155 or 145,” Jones told Jarrell and Stackpole. “Harvey’s never really fought—other than his last fight that he fought to a decision and he didn’t really show anything in—he’s never fought anybody to the caliber of the guys that I’ve fought. Assim, I feel really good about that going into this fight.”
“I’m going to bust ass and smash through this guy,” Jones added.
Bill made his highly anticipated debut with NEF in April 2018, finishing Matt Denning in the second round via technical knockout.
“Beating Denning pretty decisively the way I did—it felt good to get back in the win column, but it still doesn’t show me,”Jones disse. “I feel like I should have beat him in the first round, not the second round.”
The win set-up Jones for a title match showdown with Aaron Lacey for the vacant professional featherweight championship in November 2018, but the bout was scrapped when Lacey sustained an injury that forced him to withdraw.
“When he backed out, I was super, extremely disappointed,” Jones explained. “I was extremely disappointed… Lacey’s more of a 145-pound fighter. Harvey, if he makes weight at 145, he is going to have a really rough night because it’s just going to be a lot of weight for him to cut. After the first round, if he makes it out of it, it’s going to wear on him.”
“In my brain, I knew he [Lacey] wasn’t going to make it out of the first round with me—it was a win,” Jones continued. “It was just one of those fights where you knew, you walked in there, and you walked out victorious. I know it’s a tougher fight with Harvey, but in my mind, it’s the same fight.”
With Lacey currently on the sidelines, Lacey’s teammate, fast rising Josh “Hook-On” Harvey, agreed to step in and put his 5-0-1 record on the line against Jones in the feature fight for NEF’s 2019 return to Bangor.
“Every fight that I’ve watched him [Harvey] luta, it seems like he comes out and tries to stand with them, but then as soon as they start throwing back, I feel like he gets nervous and shoots,”Jones disse. "Assim, he flashes off like he’s a standup fighter, but then as soon as they start to attack, he instantly shoots. So that, Na minha cabeça, makes me feel like he’s a pretty boy that doesn’t want to get hurt. He doesn’t want to get hit.”
“I feel like he’s going to crumble under the pace that I put on him. I’m a more of an attack, in-your-face fighter and I feel like he’s going to fold under that.”
When “Jonesi” and Hook-On” face-off on February 1st, it will be in the heart of winter in Maine, hence the title of the aptly named event, “Sub Zero.” Unlike many combat athletes that try to avoid cutting weight over the long holiday season, Jones, who works full-time during the day as a roofing foreman supervising a crew of 12 laborers, prefers competing during the winter months.
“Wintertime is always a good time for me to train,” Jones explained to Jarrell and Stackpole. “I get out of work fairly early in the wintertime. We work dark-to-dark in the summer, so I don’t get home until 6, 7, 8 o’clock—so it’s hard to make it to the gym. So winter time is a real good training schedule for me.”
Jones, who normally walks around at 155-pounds despite the admission that he normally “eats out of gas stations” when he’s not in fight camp, predicts no problems whatsoever in terms of making the championship scratch weight limit of 145-pounds. When asked, contudo, on whether he thinks his opponent will make the weight, he couldn’t express the same confidence.
“I have trouble seeing Harvey making weight for the fight,”Jones disse. “I’m going to fight him either way, whatever weight he walks in at. Mas, I believe that Lacey is really the one that is in line for it. Quero dizer, Harvey hasn’t made weight for a fight at 45 em um instante. The fight he just had with Joe-Joe [Gianetti] that he just kind-of held on to the whole time, he missed weight by four or five pounds…. He’s going to have a tough time making that weight.”
Regardless of the weight, Jones is unwavering in his belief that he has the tools to put the first loss on Harvey’s record. Harvey, not known for losing frequently in any combat sport, was also a multiple-time state champion wrestler.
“I think he’s going to try to wrestle me,”Jones disse. “I think he’s going to try to take me down and win by wearing me out… If he lets it stay standing, I’ll probably knock him out in the first round.”
Having kicked a 25-year smoking habit a few years ago, Jones feels revitalized and better than ever and ready for the challenge in front of him on February 1st.
“I really want to win that belt,"Ele disse. “I’m 40-years old. Life moves on and I don’t know how many more years I got to push into the sport, but it’s a good time for me.
“I don’t look at it as a job like everybody else, or something that I dream to do,” Jones explained. “Eu amo lutar. I love the atmosphere of it, I love the competition of it.
“I want to end my career on a high note.”
próximo evento misto de artes marciais do NEF, "NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” will take place on Friday, Fevereiro 1, 2019 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine com hora do sino de 8 pm. Tickets are on-sale now atwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.
Sobre Fights Nova Inglaterra
Lutas da Nova Inglaterra ("NEF") é uma luta promoção de eventos empresa. A missão da NEF é criar eventos da mais alta qualidade para lutadores e fãs. A equipe executiva da NEF tem uma vasta experiência na gestão de esportes de combate, produção de eventos, relações com a mídia, marketing, legal e publicidade.