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VETERAN FIGHTERS RETURN TO THE NEF CAGE ON NOVEMBER 3RD IN PORTLAND

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Portland, Maine (August 25, 2017) -New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland onFriday, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional mixed-martial-arts bout to the card. John “Mbụ na klas” Ray (2-8) ga- Zenon “K-Bar” Herrera (0-5) at a catchweight of 150-pounds.

For John Raio, the bout will mark his return to the cage after more than two years. Raio retired following his rematch with Bruce Boyington (13-11) na June 2015. He has decided to make one more run at competing. Competition has been in Raio’s blood since his youth. He won a Maine state championship wrestling for Gardiner Area High School in 1995, and he went on to wrestle for Plymouth State University and the University of Southern Maine. While working for the United States Postal Service, Raio began competing in MMA in 2012. Since his retirement, Raio has concentrated on training fighters at his gym First Class MMA in Brunswick, Maine. He has led several to championship gold in the NEF cage while working full-time at his current position with Bath Iron Works (BIW).

“I’m excited to get back into the cage,” Kwurula Ray. “Two years is a long time after fighting 14 ugboro n'ime afọ atọ. I’ve learned a lot about the sport in that time. Our team’s success has motivated me a lot. We have amazing fighters and instructors at our gym. The opportunity to fight in Portland, where I delivered mail for eight years, was too hard to pass up.”

Zenon Herrera last competed in the NEF cage in August 2016. He has split his professional career between boxing and MMA. Herrera is a military veteran, having served four years in the United States Army and five years in the United States Marine Corps. On November 3rd, Herrera will look to score his first win since his amateur days on the Florida MMA circuit.

“It’s been a long time since last in the NEF cage for both myself and John Raio,” kwuru Herrera. “This will be a great way for both of us to make a return, and I’m very much looking forward to going in with such a well classed person. John and I are both the type who will come forward and never back down. I really think this is going to be a great match that will be enjoyed by all involved.”

NEF ọzọ mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 31: The Old Port,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine na ika ọhụrụ, ala-nke-na-art mgbakọ Aura. The omume na-ndokwa iji ebe on Friday, November 3, 2017. Tiketi ndị na ere ugbu a, na www.auramaine.com.

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HOMETOWN PRIDE IS ON THE LINE IN BANTAMWEIGHT BATTLE AT NEF 31

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Portland, Maine (August 24, 2017) -New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) will make its long-awaited debut in Portland onFriday, November 3, 2017 at Aura with “NEF 31: The Old Port.” Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur mixed-martial-arts bantamweight bout to the card. Henry Clark (3-3) a na ndokwa ihu Carl Langston (6-9) na a ọgụ arọ nke 135-pound.

Henry Clark is a member of the Choi Institute based in Portland. Since his debut in the fall of 2014, Clark has been known for producing exciting moments in the NEF cage. In a memorable bout with Langston’s Young’s MMA teammate, and current NEF MMA Amateur Bantamweight Champion, Fred Lear (6-2), Clark held onto a triangle choke while Lear viciously slammed him not once but twice. He will look to break a two-fight losing streak with what Clark predicts to be a dominant performance against Langston in front of his hometown fans.

“Portland is my town,” declared Clark. “On November 3rd, I’m showing up to prove that. I’ve got a great opponent in Carl who always shows up to fight, but I’m planning on keeping it a dominant, one-sided affair. Truly my only desire is that of violence, my only intention is victory. Both will be achieved.”

Like Clark, Carl Langston calls Portland home. With a background in Taekwondo, Langston has thrilled NEF fans on numerous occasions with his prolific striking abilities. He knocked out Alex Johnson (2-3) with a series of violent kicks to the body in Langston’s last NEF appearance. Langston says this will be his last amateur fight before turning professional.

“This will be my last amateur fight and there isn’t any better way to go out fighting for NEF’s first card in my hometown in Portland,” stated Langston. “I’m super pumped to be part of this card! Dị nnọọ ka m iro, he’s a good guy and I have nothing bad to say about him, but come fight time, I’m going to walk through him. He won’t make it out of the second round. He has nothing to offer me.”

NEF ọzọ mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 31: The Old Port,” will see the company debut in Portland, Maine na ika ọhụrụ, ala-nke-na-art mgbakọ Aura. The omume na-ndokwa iji ebe on Friday, November 3, 2017. Tiketi ndị na ere ugbu a, na www.auramaine.com.

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NEF akanyam-ọzọ IN Bangor AS Mpaghara alụso enwu onu

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Bangor, Maine (August 6, 2017) -There ọ dịghị ebe dị n'ụlọ Saturday abalị maka C.J. Ewer, Ryan Sanders na Fred Lear nke Young si Emmanuel ke Bangor.

Alụ ọgụ n'ihu a rere-esi ballroom a nso n'ebe ha ọzụzụ n'isi ụlọ ọrụ, atọ alụso atop kaadị na "NEF 30" rumble na Bangor "niile gwa nnukwu mmeri na Cross Insurance Center.

Ewer meriri Mike "The afụ ọnụ" Hansen site nrubeisi na 1:46 nke mbụ gburugburu weghara ohere iputa NEF pro Middleweight aha. Lear rutere na NEF amu amu Bantamweight belt, mgbe Sanders tightened ya Promotional na New England pro fechaa idaha ke a na-abụghị aha mmeri.

Ọ bụ nke abụọ consecutive August sellout na Queen City, a omenala na malitere "NEF Presents Dana White: Lebanye anya’ N'ihi na a Lụọ "ikpeazụ n'oge okpomọkụ.

Mgbe ike-agha mmeri n'elu ihe-gara Jay Ellis, NEF pro fechaa mmeri Sanders, họọrọ Ọ dịghị. 1 na mpaghara, nọ ya kwuru obere na-atọ ụtọ mgbe akpọ hotara na mbụ Ultimate Ọgụ Championship (UFC) president.

"Ị were na-ezighị ezi Ihọd afọ ikpeazụ,"Sanders kwuru. "Bịanụ esi m na ugbu a."

Sanders (15-8) enweghị ihe dị mfe ụzọ megide Ellis, a vetiran nke karịa 80 pro oké mmanya. Ellis nwere Sanders n'okpuru akara maka ọtụtụ ndị agha ma ekpe onwe ya ngwangwa a triangle ịkpagbu na 2:34 nke mbụ gburugburu.

Ewer zipụrụ Hansen na a N'otu aka ahụ ngwa nghogbu.

"Ọ bụ a oké mmetụta iji merie ya n'ihu home ìgwè mmadụ,"Ewer kwuru. "Dị ka ike dị ka anyị na-arụ ọrụ (na ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu), M na-eche ihe ọ bụla nwere ike m kwụsị. "

The mberede ogwugwu Mkpughe Hansen olileanya nke na-emeri a aha na nke mbụ ya afọ 13 mbuaha karat ọrụ.

"Nke a bụ nnọọ mma ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu nnyenede. Anyị na-dị nnọọ ịlụ ụtọ elu,"Hansen kwuru. "M nwere ọtụtụ ihe na-enye, na m n'aka na C.J. nwere ọtụtụ ihe na-enye. ma hey, anyị nwere ike ime ya ọzọ. "

Lear mesiri amu amu òkè nke kaadị na ihe ikikere abụọ-gburugburu knockout nke Walt Shea.

Naanị mgbịrịgba zọpụta Shea si Lear si onslaught na njedebe nke oghere isi. Lear enweta uru na a igba isi midway site na gburugburu. Mgbe fọrọ nke nta kpochidoro na ogwe-aka mmanya nke gaara biri agha, Lear bloodied mbụ unbeaten Shea na a usoro nke na-etiwapụ.

Ọgwụgwụ pụtara-apụghị izere ezere mgbe Shea mkpa Lear enyemaka ịchọta ya n'akụkụ n'etiti agba, na ọzọ kwụsị agha ngwa ngwa n'isi naanị 14 sekọnd e mesịrị.

Onye obi Lear toro ya nchịkwa, Chris Young nke Young si Emmanuel, tupu kpọgide ájị gburugburu nkụzi n'úkwù.

"A ọtụtụ ndị gburugburu ebe a mara aha-ya, ma ha amaghị nwoke,"Lear kwuru. "Ọ bụ nke mbụ Ihọd na mgbatị ụtụtụ na ndị ikpeazụ onye na-ahapụ n'abalị. Ọ bụ ihe mere anyị na-na-na na niile ebe a. Ọ bụ ihe mere anyị na-na-na na-aga nke ọma. Ọ bụ ihe mere ụfọdụ n'ime anyị na-adịghị na nga. "

Na mbụ na nke abụọ na-alụ ọgụ nke Josh Jones’ amu amu Emmanuel ọrụ, Jones zipụrụ ya na-emegide otu-ntụmadị knockout na a ngụkọta nke 24 sekọnd. O were Carlton Charles otu ole na ole akọrọ nke elekere wepụ Jones ke pụtara mechie a touted tangle nke mbụ kpakpando collegiate eme egwuregwu.

Charles, a ngwaahịa nke University of Maine football omume na-ewere ya na mbụ ije na NEF onu, tụgharịa tebụl na Jones (2-1) na a Middleweight scrap. Jones malitere ọzọ nke oge mbụ stoppage na a ụzọ looping gbaa, ma Charles nwayọọ ducked ha n'ihu ọdịda onye nke aka ya na-ewere na nke na ute.

"M nnọọ n'anya mpi,"Charles kwuru. "Ị na-kụrụ na ihu dị ka nke a na football n'ọhịa."

Mgbe agha nwetaghachiri ụkwụ ha, Charles kụziri Jones megide onu na enweta abụọ nri aka n'agba. Jones ama esịn otu ikpere na etinye obi gị dum a nkọ ekpe ka isi. Na mekwara refirii ka nzọụkwụ na kwụsị agha, a mkpebi na ekpe Jones na ya mbụ Class Emmanuel mara ụlọikwuu ahụ anya eju.

Ọ bụ Charles’ abụọ na otu onye-kwadoro ọgụ sports mmeri a izu oge. Ọ na mbụ nye a mbụ-gburugburu TKO na-amu amu ọkpọ mgbanaka. Jones ahụhụ ya mbụ meriri ebe-eme mgbanwe site basketball, nke ọ na-egwuri professionally na Europe mgbe starring na Bangor si Husson University.

Otu anya Friday si ukara itu-na-atụ aro na n'obi n'etiti Roger Ewer (251 pound) na Dustin Freeman (220) ya nwere ike ịbụ na-ahụkarị nguzo-elu, slogu-ya-esi Heavyweight omume. Kama, ọ ghọọ a n'ala-and-pound ngosi na ziri ezi Ewer si wheelhouse. C.J. okenye nwanne, na-eme ka ya mpụta mbụ ke NEF hegzagon na 44 afọ, hammered si uru ofụri na akwụ a TKO via zaghị etiwapụ na 2:31 nke abụọ stanza.

Nate Boucher mma ka 2-0 na a mbụ-gburugburu stoppage nke Jeremiah Barkac, bụ onye na-eme ya onu mpụta mbụ. Barkac nweela n'oge uru na Bantamweight n'obi na a ekwu ọtụtụ etiwapụ, ma Boucher aghụghọ nweela leverage na ya ụkwụ na ekpochi a triangle ịkpagbu.

Mmeri ma ọ bụ hapụ, Bangor si Angela Young mara ọkwa na ya agha na Jessica "The Black di ya nwụrụ" Borga ga-abụ ndị ikpeazụ ọgụ nke ya ọrụ. akwụ (6-3) ehichapu olileanya ọ bụla nke a Hollywood agwụcha na a bụrụkwa TKO na 2:16 nke oghere gburugburu. Na-eto eto (2-3), nwunye Chris, ama mgbe na-arahụ na-erughị anya na ihe ọ bụla nke ya tupu enweta ma ọ bụ weere.

Na a ibe NEF na Emmanuel mpụta mbụ, Zach Faulkner ụtọ n'ụlọ ya ìgwè mmadụ ahụ na a abụọ-gburugburu mmeri David Hart via n'azụ ọtọ ịkpagbu. Ọgwụgwụ wee na 1:42.

Jesse Hutchinson sokwara a na-enwe mmeri mpụta mbụ ke amu amu n'ohu. Ọ kwụsịrị Anthony LaPointe na 2:43 nke mbụ gburugburu na a welterweight n'ọgụ.

NEF-mara ọkwa na nkwalite bụ esote mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 31: The Old Port,” ga-ahụ ụlọ ọrụ na-eme ya nọworo na-mpụta mbụ ke Portland, Maine na ika ọhụrụ, ala-nke-na-art mgbakọ Aura. The omume na-ndokwa iji ebe on Friday, November 3, 2017. Tiketi ga-aga na-ere a Wednesday, August 9 na www.auramaine.com.

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New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.

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Rumble IN Bangor agha kaadị jupụtara Maine Fan-ọkacha mmasị

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Bangor, Maine (July 21, 2017) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) alaghachikwuru Cross Insurance Center na satọde n'abalị, August 5, 2017 na agha nkwalite ọzọ mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 30: Rumble na Bangor.” Earlier today, NEF mara ọkwa zuru agha kaadị maka omume.

Ke isi omume nke mgbede, Bangor bụ nke CJ Ewer (2-0) ga- Mike Hansen (5-5) nke Rumford, Maine na a ise-gburugburu zoo ka na okpu a ọhụrụ NEF Emmanuel Pro Middleweight onye mmeri. Ewer bụ onye so obodo mgbatị Young si Emmanuel mgbe Hansen anọchi anya berserkers Emmanuel dabeere na River Valley region nke ala. Ewer nwere a isi-ukwu knockout n'elu Ruben Redman (0-1) na ikpeazụ ya n'obi na Cross – kpọmkwem otu afọ ka ụbọchị ọ ga-izute Hansen.

The ngalaba-isi ihe omume nke mgbede ga-ahụ Ewer si Young teammate, undefeated Bangor atụmanya Aaron Lacey (4-0) na-na Bellator vetiran Bryan Goldsby (17-16). Goldsby ga-anọchi anya Lacey kasị-ahụmahụ ịma aka ụbọchị. Lacey kemgbe ihe ọ bụla eru “N'esepụghị aka” – ya aha otutu – ebe ọ bụ na-atụgharị pro. Ọ ka osụk atọ nke ya anọ na-emegide na mbụ gburugburu. Naanị John Santos (3-5) ike na-adị ndụ atọ zuru agba na Lacey ikpeazụ n'oge okpomọkụ na Bangor. Lacey meriri na agha site na gbawara n'etiti mkpebi na a jupụtara na nkume, azụ-and-puta, “agha nke abalị” arụmọrụ.

Ịchịkọta ndị pro kaadị ga-ọzọ na-eto eto si nkuku, “The” Ryan Sanders (14-8), onye ga-izute Milwaukee, Wisconsin vetiran Jay Ellis (14-68) na a welterweight zoo. Sanders bụ achị NEF Emmanuel Pro fechaa onye mmeri, ọ meriri Jon Lemke (6-8) na a ndorondoro ikpeazụ ikpeazụ April na-ekwu aha. The n'obi na Ellis ga-a na-abụghị aha omume. Sanders ke awat a anọ na-agha merie streak nke malitere otu afọ gara aga na ụbọchị na Cross.

Headlining na-amu amu òkè nke agha kaadị ga-NEF Emmanuel amu amu Bantamweight Title agha. Fred Lear (5-2) nke Bangor ga-eme agha na Jefferson, Maine si Walt Shea (2-0) maka ohere iputa 135-paụnd egwuregwu. Lear na Shea ga-anọgide na a mpi ndorondoro na mepụtara na-amu amu n'ohu na-adịbeghị anya n'etiti Lear si mara ụlọikwuu Young si Emmanuel na Shea si otu nke Mbụ Class Emmanuel dabere na Brunswick, Maine.

Emepe n'abalị ga-a inyom agha n'etiti Angela na-eto eto (2-2), nwunye Young si Emmanuel nchoputa na isi nchịkwa Chris Young, na Florida si Jessica “The Black di ya nwụrụ” akwụ (5-2). The scrap na-atụ anya ịbụ onye na-akpali akpali otu. Na-eto eto, a Registered Nurse na Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC), tinye na ọtụtụ “agha nke abalị” egwú na zitere kiriri ahụ ime oké ụzụ. Borga ga-eme ka ya nke atọ njem Maine n'afọ gara aga ka mpi na NEF onu.

The zuru “NEF 30” agha kaadị (isiokwu ịgbanwe):

Ọkachamara Emmanuel

185*Aha C.J. Ewer 2-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Mike Hansen 5-5 (Berserkers Emmanuel)

170 Ryan Sanders 14-8 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Jay Ellis 14-68 (Team knockout)

145 Aaron Lacey 4-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Bryan Goldsby 17-16 (Jorge Gurgel)

Na-amu amu Emmanuel

135*Aha Fred Lear 5-2 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Walt Shea 2-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel)

265 Roger Ewer 0-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Dustin Freeman 0-0 (Independent)

185 Josh Jones 2-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Carlton Charles 0-0 (Charles Family na-alụ ọgụ / Fire&Iron Athletics)

170 Anthony Lapointe 0-1 (Titan Athletics) vs Jesse Hutchinson 0-0 (CMBJJ)

160 Zachary Faulkner 0-0 (Titan Athletics) vs David Hart 0-0 (Kenney’s MMA)

145 Robbie Kiah 1-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Robert H. Norris III (Independent)

135 Nate Boucher 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Jeremiah Barkac 0-0 (Independent)

135 Angela na-eto eto 2-2 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Jessica Borga 5-3 (agbachitere Emmanuel)

"NEF 30: Rumble na Bangor "ga-ẹkenịmde ke Cross Insurance Center na Bangor, Maine on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Tiketi ndị na ere ugbu a, nawww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

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 Twitter @nefights ma sonyere ndị ukara Facebook otu "New England alụkarị ọgụ."

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New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.

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BELLATOR VET REPRESENTS BIG TEST FOR LACEY AT RUMBLE IN BANGOR

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Bangor, Maine (June 23, 2017) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) alaghachikwuru Cross Insurance Center na satọde n'abalị, August 5, 2017 na agha nkwalite ọzọ mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 30: Rumble na Bangor.” Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional featherweight bout to the fight card. Aaron “N'esepụghị aka” Lacey (4-0) ga-on Bryan Goldsby (18-15) na a ọgụ arọ nke 145-pound.

Goldsby will be the most experienced fighter Bangor-area prospect Aaron Lacey has ever faced in the cage. He has four Bellator bouts under his belt and has faced national stars such as Will Campuzano (14-6) and Jeff Curran (36-17-1). Goldsby made his NEF debut earlier this month, not in the MMA cage but in the boxing ring. The August 5th bout will represent his return to the cage after more than a three year absence.

Lacey put on a “agha nke abalị” performance last year in Bangor in a brutal back-and-forth war against John Santos (3-5). It was the only fight of Lacey’s pro career thus far to make it to the judges’ scorecards. He has finished all three of his other opponents via first-round submission. The fight with Goldsby will be Lacey’s first since last November.

“Fighting in Bangor last year was a dream come true, but it also showed me I have a lot to work on,” said Lacey. “I have been nonstop since then and have made giant improvements. Goldsby is a seasoned opponent who has fought at some of the highest levels the sport has to offer. This will be a big test for me and I’m looking forward to showing everyone just how dangerous I can be!”

"NEF 30: Rumble na Bangor "ga-ẹkenịmde ke Cross Insurance Center na Bangor, Maine on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Tiketi ndị na ere ugbu a, na www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

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 Twitter @nefights ma sonyere ndị ukara Facebook otu "New England alụkarị ọgụ."

Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ

New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.

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MILITARY VETERANS WILL VIE FOR PRO MMA TITLE IN BANGOR

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Bangor, Maine (June 20, 2017) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) alaghachikwuru Cross Insurance Center na satọde n'abalị, August 5, 2017 na agha nkwalite ọzọ mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 30: Rumble na Bangor.” Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional championship middleweight contest to the fight card. CJ Ewer (2-0) ga-on Mike “The afụ ọnụ” Hansen (5-5) for the vacant NEF MMA Pro 185-pound championship.

CJ Ewer serves as a member of the United States Air Force security forces. When not defending the nation overseas, Ewer trains at Young’s MMA in Bangor. He is an accomplished wrestler, with two Maine state high school championships and a New England district championship to his credit. Ewer wrestled under legendary coach Ted Reese while attending the University of Southern Maine (USM). Upon joining the MMA circuit, he put together a 5-2 record as an amateur prior to turning pro. Ewer’s last fight was one year ago to the day in Bangor at “NEF PresentsDana White: Lebanye anya’ for a Fight.” He dropped Ruben Redman (0-1) with a highlight reel knockout that brought White and his web series co-stars to their feet at ringside.

“Mike is a tough-as-nails opponent, and I look forward to testing myself against him,” said Ewer of the upcoming title fight with Hansen. “At the end of the fight, the most prepared fighter will win. Mike will not out work me in preparation, nor does he have training partners that I have. I look forward to bringing the 185-pound belt back to Young’s MMA on August 5th.”

Mike Hansen, like CJ Ewer, proudly served his country. Hansen was a combat engineer in the United States Army before retiring from the service. Also like Ewer, Hansen comes from a wrestling background with a Maine state title earned during his time with Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine. A founding member of team Berserkers MMA, Hansen has a reputation for taking on all comers. He has never backed down from a challenge, sometimes battling behemoths two weight classes larger than himself.

“I’ve been working towards this moment for years now,” stated Hansen. “I busted into the Maine MMA scene just over two years ago and have been fighting top ranked fighters and the guys that everyone else runs from to prove that I can fight. CJ Ewer is a great competitor coming from the best camp in the state at Young’s MMA. I have nothing but respect for them up there, and I know he will come ready to fight. Na na na-ekwu, I will be ready for war, and I’m coming home with the gold that night. He’s just another man locked in the cage with me, and anyone who has had that caged locked behind them across from me knows I’m not an easy win.”

"NEF 30: Rumble na Bangor "ga-ẹkenịmde ke Cross Insurance Center na Bangor, Maine on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Tiketi ndị na ere ugbu a, na www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

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AMATEUR TITLE FIGHT PROMISES TO BE AN ALL-OUT WAR

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (Ka 3, 2017) -New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) alaghachikwuru na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Saturday, June 17, 2017 with the fight promotion’s next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES.” The event will feature a full slate of mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. The amateur portion of the card will be headlined by a lightweight title fight that will see Rafael “Deez Nuts” Velado (4-0) defend against Pat Kelly (3-0).

 

A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Velado made his NEF debut in the fall of 2015. He submitted Kelly’s Young’s MMA teammate Jimmy Jackson (3-3) na “NEF 25” to claim the amateur lightweight title. Ruo taa, only Mike Peitersen (3-1), another member of Young’s, has gone the distance with Velado who has established himself as a master of arm bars and Kimuras. Velado is a member of First Class MMA in Brunswick, Maine.

 

“Here we go again,” exclaimed Velado. “We’ve got a friendly rivalry going between First Class MMA and Young’s MMA. They throw a badass at me and I answer the call. PK (Pat Kelly) is a legend of sorts. If you wrestle in Maine and you don’t know who he is, you’re out of touch. I think PK a different kind of challenge for me than my previous four fights. I’ve shown that I can get the fight to the ground and that I’m dangerous when I get there, but that’s a wildcard with Pat. This fight is very exciting to me because we are both undefeated and the winner is going to have to prove that they are ready for the next level by bringing a well-rounded game. I have no doubt as to whether PK is capable of taking me down. Ajụjụ bụ; will he regret his decision to take me there? We will see on June 17th.”

 

Pat Kelly is, as Velado noted, a legend in the Maine wrestling world. He put together an impressive 116-20 career record at the University of Maine, captured a New England title and wrestled in the NCAA Championships in 1986. The 52-year-old is no stranger to the championship circle as a coach either, having led the Camden Hills team to several state titles over the years, earning himself an induction into the Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in the process. Kelly famously coached current UFC star Tim Boetsch (20-11) to four state wrestling titles during Boetsch’s time at Camden Hills.

 

As a member of Young’s MMA, Kelly made his MMA debut at “NEF 14.” Known for his intense in-cage performances, Kelly has finished all three of his opponents. A knee injury has forced him to the sidelines since his last victory in the summer of 2015.

 

“Mbụ, my sincere thanks to NEF for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and to Coach Chris Young and Ernie Fitch along with all my teammates at Young’s MMA,” said Kelly. “I am so pumped-up to get back into the NEF cage. I am now fully recovered from a serious knee injury and am felling better than ever. This fight makes perfect sense in that you have two undefeated fighters that are willing to wage war for the belt.

 

“I am honored to share the cage with a fighter of Raf’s caliber,” Kelly continued. “I respect the fact he is currently the undefeated champ. To fight him means that my time has come to offer him a challenge worthy of title contention. I have been training for an opportunity like this for the past four years. I will bring to the cage a sense of unpredictability and true grit. In essence, Raf will do what he has to do and I will do what I have to do. Ihe ọ bụla itịbe, happens.”

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES,” na satọde, June 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 x 525 na online nawww.TheColisee.com.

 

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SANDERS ON LEMKE REMATCH: “I’M GOING TO STEAL HIS SOUL AND I’M GOING TO BREAK HIS WILL”

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (April 27, 2017) – Mgbe onye na-azụ ala si a ịma aka, or an opportunity to call out the competition, “The” Ryan Sanders is irked by the tone of the scuttlebutt since his first fight with Jon Lemke last November.

Ee, the skirmish stopped during the third round, due to a deep cut on Lemke’s head. But with Sanders leading comfortably, 20-18, na atọ nile kaadị, he was declared the winner.

It all fell in line with the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, and it surely reflected Sanders’ conviction that he was well in command of the bout and on his way to victory, regardless. Since that night, na Saturday before Thanksgiving, Otú ọ dị, Sanders, 29, says that Lemke and others in his camp have been a tad too outspoken about their belief that it was somehow a tainted victory.

In a recent interview with Jason Floyd on “The MMA Report Podcast,” Sanders held nothing back when queried about his motivation to dole out another beating when the former training partners meet this Saturday, April 29 in a rematch at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.

Oge nke a, it’s the tournament final for the vacant lightweight title at “NEF 28: Invincible.”

“I was a little upset afterwards that (Lemke) said he thought it should have been a no-contest,"Sanders kwuru. “What Jon won’t talk about or say is that right before I got that takedown, he quit. He quit in my arms.”

Sanders (13-8) clarified that comment, adding that while Lemke (6-7) didn’t say the word explicitly, his vast experience in the cage underscored his belief that the end was nigh.

“A fighter knows when someone is about to give up, and Jon was about to give up,"Ka o kwuru. “He wasn’t fighting that takedown in my arms. He was just dead weight in my arms, so it’s a bit frustrating that he would say that.”

It didn’t take long for the stars to align and serve up the second helping that both fighters’ fan bases crave. With a shot at the strap in the offing, both men made short work of their 155-pound tournament semifinal opponents in February.

Sanders landed a vicious kick to the jaw of John Ortolani that ended their confrontation in a mere 15 sekọnd. Lemke was just as impressive, needing only a minute longer to dispatch Jesse “the Viking” Erickson.

Typically it’s the defeated fighter in this scenario who covets the chance at vindication, but Sanders sounds like the one with an axe to grind after hearing some of the public perception about his previous win.

“I’m happy that we get a rematch and to be able to show everyone that the first time it wasn’t a fluke and to have my hand raised again,” Sanders, bụ onye 6-1 in his past seven fights, kwuru. “I’m unstoppable right now. I’m surrounded with the best people. I’ve got great teammates, great coaches and an amazing wife … Any guy who fights me, they are (screwed)."

Asked if he is bent on earning a submission to achieve a measure of unfinished business, Sanders quickly declared that any form of victory will suffice.

“Not necessarily to get a stoppage victory, but I’m going to show him. It will be five months since we fought, and I’ve been in the gym every day, and I’m going to show him that he’s not on my level,"Sanders kwuru. “Eventually the victory will come whether it’s a submission, a TKO, a knockout. Jon does have a lot of heart, but I’m going to be stealing it from him. I’m going to steal his soul and I’m going to break his will.

“I’m a grappler, so I do prefer a nice submission victory,” he continued. “But whatever he gives me I’ll take, and I’m going to go in there and take it. I’m going to take that belt home. That is my belt, and I’ve worked too hard to let anyone else take it from me.”

The rivalry between Sanders and Lemke is a natural one. They were former stablemates at Team Irish before Sanders switched to rival Young’s MMA.

Sanders said he didn’t earn enough takedowns for his liking in the previous encounter, but he believes the scorecards were an accurate reflection of how he dominated the fight.

“I knew he was a tough dude. He could take a punch. He could take a kick,"Sanders kwuru. “I feel like I was getting the best of it.”

A second bout with Lemke fits Sanders’ profile as a fighter willing to take on anyone, n'ebe ọ bụla, mgbe ọ bụla.

Sanders, who has been matched in his career with the likes of Marcus Davis, Gil de Freitas, Levan Makashvili, Luis Felix and Derrick Kennington, has won his last five in a row on Maine soil.

He dropped back-to-back decisions to de Freitas in his two previous bids for an NEF title and naturally predicts that he won’t let the third chance at gold slip away.

“I know with the training I’m putting in that I’m destined for greatness,"Sanders kwuru. “My work has shown that, and my future fights will show that. I know I’m there to fight the best. Look at the guys I’ve fought. They’re UFC or Bellator vets, or they’re top-five fighters in the region.

"(The fans are) going to witness a great fight, a great performance by Ryan Sanders,” he concluded. “They may say, ‘This guy’s being (a jerk). He’s real cocky.’ It’s not that I’m cocky. I’m fully confident in my training and in my training partners and in my coaches and in myself that I am ready to fight anybody in the region and beat anybody in the region.”

The opening bell for “NEF 28: Invincible” on April 29 a na-setịpụụrụ 7 p.m. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25 na dị na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009, ndọtị 525.

Na-amu amu Emmanuel, mbuaha karat, Emmanuel, New England alụkarị ọgụ

LEMKE ON LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE SHOT: “I JUST THINK ABOUT GETTING THAT BELT AND DEFENDING THAT BELT”

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (April 27, 2017) – Not everybody in life gets blessed with a shot at redemption. Jonathan Lemke will bask in that opportunity on multiple fronts when he battles “The” Ryan Sanders for the vacant NEF lightweight title this Saturday, April 29 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee as part of “NEF 28: Invincible.”

It’s the second shot at the NEF strap for Lemke, who lost a split decision to Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington in February 2016 at “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS.” Lemke also looks forward to the rematch with Sanders after their fight in November was abbreviated due to a gash on Lemke’s head.

“Definitely after the way the last one ended, I still feel like I have a little unfinished business, a little chip on my shoulder,” Lemke said recently in an interview on “The Maine Event” podcast with Ryan Jarrell and Bryan Stackpole. “I definitely want to go out there and take care of business this time.”

Sanders (13-8) won a unanimous decision when the verdict went to the scorecards by virtue of the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Like his opponent and former stablemate, Lemke (6-7) has carved out a reputation as a fighter who will take on all comers. The first bout with Sanders extended his winless streak to four fights, but the quality of opposition – Devin Powell, Josh LaBerge and Boyington preceded Sanders – are good for more than an asterisk.

He snapped that run in short order with a first-round TKO of Jesse “The Viking” Erickson in February’s tournament semifinals.

“I’m very excited, very grateful,” Lemke said. “This is the culmination of a lot of years, a lot of hard work, to be at this point again and see some of that pay off.”

Lemke doesn’t believe that he needs the title to validate his years under the NEF umbrella. On the flip side, Otú ọ dị, it is a line on the personal checklist on which he is hungry to leave his mark.

“It would mean a lot,” he acknowledged. “It wouldn’t define me either way, but at the same time certainly one of the goals I set out to achieve when I first started this sport was to take care of business on the regional end and to be a regional champion.”

Previous champions Powell, Boyington and Dez Green made the lightweight belt NEF’s most coveted honor by using it as a springboard to opportunities on a national scale.

Lemke, who has enjoyed the spotlight as part of both a Bellator card and Dana White’s “Lookin’ for a Fight” UFC audition, denied that he is looking ahead to greener pastures.

“I haven’t given it a lot of thought about where it would take me,"Ka o kwuru. “I just think about getting that belt and defending that belt. It’s always one fight at a time.”

Between their days training together with Team Irish (Sanders now fights out of Young’s MMA) and their previous fight, Lemke and Sanders know one another as well as any NEF title fight opponents in history.

While Lemke allows for the possibility that both men will dip into their bag of tricks, he said fans shouldn’t expect too many surprises.

“I think stylistically it will be a little bit different. Game plan wise it will be a little bit different. At the start you might see some different wrinkles from both,” Lemke said “But at the end of the day we are both familiar with each other, so it will be a similar type fight.”

He also sees the confrontation living up to every ounce of its billing.

“One of the statements from the first card was that I believe this fight could headline any card, any regional or national promotion, and I still believe that,” Lemke said. “It’s a fight the fans want to see.”

And it’s a fight he naturally believes he will win the second time around.

“I’m healthy as can be. Had a good, tough camp, and I’m looking forward to getting out there and performing my business,” Lemke said. “I believe in my overall skill set and believe that overall skill set will lead to the victory.”

The opening bell for “NEF 28: Invincible” on April 29 a na-setịpụụrụ 7 p.m. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25 na dị na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009, ndọtị 525.

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FORMER WRESTLING STANDOUTS SET TO THROW DOWN AT NEF 28

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (March 15, 2017) – New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) presents its next mixed-martial-arts event “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE” na satọde, April 29, 2017 na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston, Maine. Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of a pair of amateur bouts to the card. Ken Dunn(0-4) is set to face Eddie DeRoche (0-1) in a catchweight bout and double amateur debut fighters Caleb Austin (0-0) nke Rumford, Maine and James Ploss (0-0) from Kaze Dojo in Lancaster, NH are set to tangle in a feature flyweight bout.

 

Caleb Austin is a two-time Maine state wrestling champion and a member of the exclusive “200 Wins Club,” a rare feat in Maine wrestling. Austin recently completed his high school career with an overall record of 208-11. Caleb’s father, Eric Austin—also a former Maine state wrestling champion—is an undefeated veteran of the cage, having gone 2-0 in NEF back in 2012. Dị ka nna ya, Caleb is preparing to put his wrestling on display for the NEF fans in his debut on April 29nke.

 

“I’ve wrestled my entire life and grown-up around the NEF community,” stated Austin when reached for comment. “I’ve been waiting a long time to turn 18 to become eligible to compete in the sport of mixed martial arts like my father did. I’m excited to put my skills to the test, represent Rumford and put on a show in the NEF cage. Adịla m njikere. "

 

Austin’s opponent, James Ploss, trains with Greg Williams at the well-known Kaze Dojo in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Several NEF veterans with names familiar to fans, including Allan Josselyn, Mike Bezanson and Alex Walker, hail from the Kaze Dojo. Ploss is committed to carrying on the tradition of strong debuts from the White Mountains gym and following through on a personal promise in the process.

 

“Fighting is real personal to me,” Ploss stated when reached for comment. “I promised the man that raised me that I would fight. He died shortly after that. I want to prove to him and myself that I can be successful in this sport. My goal is to inspire others to achieve.”

 

Eddie DeRoche wrestled alongside Austin for Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine. During his time there, DeRoche was a two-time state finalist. He made his NEF debut in June 2016 at “NEF 24: PROMISED LAND” in a losing effort against Skyler Bang. Reinvigorated at the opportunity to make up for his debut, DeRoche is committed to finding his first win in the NEF cage on April 29nke at NEF 28.

 

“My first fight was a great learning experience,” stated DeRoche, when reached for comment. “I appreciated it for what it was and have made the necessary adjustments to make sure I come out on top when I step back into the NEF cage for the second time on April 29nke."

 

DeRoche’s opponent, Ken Dunn, is also looking for redemption at NEF 28. Dunn has made three prior trips to the NEF cage since debuting with the promotion back in 2015 and is hungry for his first win inside the NEF hexagon.

 

“I want to show NEF fans that I’m worthy of a rematch and title shot at Velado and that strap,” stated Dunn when reached for comment. “Eddie Deroche is a worthy adversary. I’m excited to compete against him. It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll—and I ain’t stopping until I get there.”

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE,” na Saturday, April 29, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 x 525 na online na www.TheColisee.com.

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