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GLOVER VACATES; A NEW LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED AT NEF 25

It was a bitterly cold night in Lewiston last February when Ryan Glover (3-1) won the New England Fights (NEF) cymysg-ymladd-celfyddydau (MMA) amateur light-heavyweight title. The months to come would see Glover accept a new job that would take him up and down the East Coast. With little time to train to defend the title, and in the interest of doing right by the division, Glover recently made the difficult decision to relinquish the championship.

 

NEF executives were quick to act. Yn gynharach heddiw, the fight promotion announced that Victor Irwin (2-0) would meet Nick Shea (2-0) to fill the vacancy. The two undefeated athletes are scheduled to face-off to determine a new light-heavyweight champion at “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” arMedi 10, 2016 yn Lewiston.

 

Irwin was a standout wrestler at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine at 195-pounds where he was a Class-A state champion. His love for the sport is so strong that when Irwin attended Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) and learned the school did not have a wrestling program, he created one himself. As a college freshman in 2014 Irwin went to Nationals and achieved All-American status. He currently trains out of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.

 

I’ve thought a lot about this fight and I’ve come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter what I say,” said Irwin, “it matters what I do, and come September 10thyou’re gonna see some serious doing.

 

2015 was a great start to the MMA career of Nick Shea. In February of that year, he won his debut fight over the much more experienced Jacob Cameron (1-5) trwy rownd-gyntaf knockout technegol. Later in the year, Shea would go on to defeat Ruben Redman (0-1) by decision in a hard-fought contest. It would earn Shea a nomination for the “Rookie y Flwyddyn” yn y 2015 NEF Year-End Awards. Ar Medi 10 yn Lewiston, Shea will attempt to become the first member of the First Class MMA fight team to capture gold in the NEF cage.

 

It’s an honor to fight someone from Young’s MMA,” said Shea. “I believe this will be my biggest test in the cage to date. I’m grateful and excited to compete for the amateur light heavyweight title. Victor and I will put on an exciting fight on Dydd Sadwrn, September 10th!”

 

digwyddiad nesaf Ymladd New England ', "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Saturday, Medi 10, 2016 yn y Colisée Androscoggin Banc yn Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $25 ac ar werth nawr ar www.TheColisee.com neu drwy ffonio'r swyddfa docynnau Colisée yn 207.783.2009 x 525. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event.

 

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad ac ymladd diweddariadau cerdyn, ewch i wefan y dyrchafiad yn www.NewEnglandFights.com. Yn ogystal,, gallwch wylio fideos ar NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eu dilyn ar Twitternefights ac ymuno â'r grŵp Facebook swyddogol "New England ymladd."

 

JOHN RAIO FFYNNU MEWN YMDDEOL GYDA DOSBARTH CYNTAF TÎM

Lewiston, Maine (Medi 3, 2015) - Ymladd Lloegr Newydd (NEF), America rhif-un hyrwyddiad frwydr rhanbarthol, yn cynnal ei bedwaredd cymysg-ymladd-celfyddydau (MMA) Digwyddiad, “NEF XIX,” ar ddydd Sadwrn, Medi 12, 2015 yn y Colisée Androscoggin Banc yn Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature three members of First Class MMA in action that night. Hannah Sparrell (0-0), Rafael Velado (0-0) ac Nick Shea (1-0) o'r Brunswick, Maine-based gym. Yn ddiweddar, Dosbarth Cyntaf MMA sylfaenydd a prif hyfforddwr John “Dosbarth Cyntaf” Ray Ymunodd cyd-berchennog a matchmaker NEF Matt Peterson fel gwestai ar y Fframwaith Amgylchedd Naturiol Podcast.

 

Mae hyn yn Mehefin gorffennol, 38-year-old Raio retired after competing in the NEF cage for some three-and-a-half years. Raio now concentrates on training the members of his First Class MMA gym, gan gynnwys paratoi Sparrell, Velado a Shea am eu cyfnodau sydd ar y gweill.

 

“Rwy'n bendant yn gallu rhoi llawer mwy o amser i mewn i fy diffoddwyr yn ogystal â fy nheulu,” Said Ray. “Mae'r diffoddwyr, I can put a lot more time into them because it’s not all about me. When you’re fighting, pan fyddwch yn hyfforddi ar gyfer ymladd, ni waeth faint yr ydych yn ceisio canolbwyntio ar Nick Shea neu Nick Gully neu Hannah Sparrell neu Rafael neu unrhyw un o'n diffoddwyr, nad ydych yn gallu ei roi mewn gwirionedd 100% effort into a fighter when you really focus on your own fight. It’s tough splitting between their fight and your fight and your job, eich teulu a'ch plant.”

 

Ers genedigaeth Fframwaith yr Amgylchedd Naturiol yn gynnar 2012, ac y ffrwydrad dilynol o boblogrwydd y gamp yn y wladwriaeth, llawer o gampfeydd newydd wedi ymddangos yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf, including First Class MMA. Raio enjoys, fwy na dim arall, yr tynn-weu, awyrgylch teuluol-fel sydd wedi datblygu yn y cyfleuster ers iddo agor y gampfa.

 

“Y peth mwyaf dwi'n hoffi am ein gym, Dw i'n mwynhau mynd a bod yn rhan o'r, a oes 'na grŵp ostyngedig iawn o fyfyrwyr a hyfforddwyr,” noted Raio. “Everyone who teaches in there is about the fighters. It’s about the students. They’re not about themselves. They’re more about trying to help people get better. Whether they’re a fighter or a teacher, we have a few teachers who go there and we have several women students and several children and adults. It’s a real good mix and very much a family atmosphere. We rarely lose a student.

 

Y “Dosbarth Cyntaf” moniker is not merely a nickname given to Raio because of his past job with the postal service. Early on in his MMA career, Raio ennill enw da o parchus, classy, proffesiynol, unigolyn hoffus, hence the pun in his nickname. Those same qualities have carried over to the students of First Class MMA.

 

“Rwy'n ceisio trin pawb yn gyfartal,” Said Ray. “I try to treat everyone respectfully. I think a lot of those guys (yn y gampfa), yn eu tro, treat each other respectfully. If I ever have an issue with a student, os nad ydynt yn gweithredu barchus i'r hyfforddwyr neu'r myfyrwyr eraill, I’ll pull them aside and if they have to leave then they have to leave. That’s part of life… Mae ein campfa yn denu, am ryw reswm, pobl sy'n bobl yn unig 'n glws.”

 

Gyda mwy a mwy o fyfyrwyr newydd sy'n dod trwy ddrws ei gampfa yn, Raio has definitely kept busy since his retirement from active competition. Like a proud father, Raio has a real passion for the success of his students. The ultimate reward for him is seeing his protégées do well in the cage.

 

“Ar ôl y sioe ddiwethaf (NEF XVIII), pan welais Nick (Gulliver, 1-0) wedi ei fraich a godwyd a Rob (Robinson, 1-0), Roeddwn i mor hapus i rhai guys,” recalled Raio. “I’m so happy to see these two guys win. As much as I didn’t come away with a win against Bruce (Boyington, 10-8), Dywedodd I 'os ydym yn mynd 2-1, I’d rather be the one that didn’t pull off the victory.I’ve never been as happy for my own win than I was for Nick and Rob that night.

 

I ddysgu mwy am Dosbarth Cyntaf MMA, gallwch ymweld dudalen Facebook y tîm “Ffitrwydd Dosbarth Cyntaf & MMA.”

 

Gallwch wrando ar y NEF Podcast yn ei gyfanrwydd ynwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/.

 

Ymladd Lloegr Newydd’ Digwyddiad nesaf, “NEF XIX,” yn digwydd ar Dydd Sadwrn, Medi 12, 2015 yn y Colisée Androscoggin Banc yn Lewiston, Maine. Mae tocynnau ar gyfer “NEF XIX” dechrau am unig $25 ac ar werth nawr ar www.TheColisee.com neu drwy ffonio'r swyddfa docynnau ar Colisee 207.783.2009 x 525. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad ac ymladd diweddariadau cerdyn, ewch i wefan y dyrchafiad yn www.NewEnglandFights.com. Yn ogystal,, gallwch wylio fideos ar NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eu dilyn ar Twitternefights ac ymuno â'r grŵp Facebook swyddogol "New England ymladd."

 

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