Uyekele NGOKUSHESHA: Lewiston, Maine (August 21, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba exubile-karate-arts yayo nesishiyagalolunye (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XIX: Amazing,” ngomgqibelo, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Headlining the amateur portion of the fight card will be Josh Harvey (4-1) ukuvikele Title NEF MMA Amateur Esilula ngokumelene Ryan Dibartolomeo(4-3). Muva, Harvey kwaba isimenywa NEF co-umnikazi wabantu Math Peterson on the NEF Podcast.
Harvey was introduced to the mats early in life. He started wrestling in junior high school and continued through his high school years. He began boxing at the age of 15 and trained in the ring for the next seven years. It was not until he attended “NEF VIII: Nations Collide” e Bangor ukuthi Harvey baqaphela wayengase abe ikusasa mdlalo MMA.
“Uma NEF wafika Bangor futhi ngiyibuka Ray Wood wasithatha isihloko, sengikhumbula kuye phezulu wrestling esikoleni, ukuthi kwaba ikhipha yami ukuze uthole kule,” Said Harvey. “I knew it was a true possibility to go somewhere in MMA. Ngemuva college, there’s nowhere for wrestlers to go. MMA, that’s the outlet. That’s why you see wrestlers dominating in MMA all the way to the top.”
Ngemva nje kwalesi senzakalo, then Young’s MMA wrestling coach Mark Heathcote reached out to Harvey through Facebook to invite him to train with the team. Harvey quickly found a home at the Bangor gym founded by Chris Young. He joined in on the massive success the team had already found in the MMA cages of New England.
“Bangibingelela kakhulu ngokufudumele uYoung,” Harvey recalled. “Everyone was very kind over there. Bruce (Boyington, lamanje NEF MMA Professional Esilula Champion) waba umuntu wokuqala ukuthatha kimi, akusho ngaphansi sephiko lalo, but to get together outside of the gym and we became friends. As far as the success Young’s has had as a team, Angisona gonna ngithi ungakwazi umcako kuwo wonke kuze coaching superior, uke kodwa sathola umhlabeleli emhlabeni, okungenani kule wombuso, okungenzeka eNew England.”
On eya ngokuxhashazwa NEF MMA Amateur uHlelo Championship lokhu June esidlule, Harvey finished all three of his NEF opponents in a total of just over three minutes. Harvey, Nokho, ubona ikusasa lakhe lo mdlalo the division featherweight.
“Angazi ukuqeqesha ukuba uziqede bonke emzuliswaneni wokuqala,” Said Harvey. “That’s just how it wound up. Maybe you’ll see me go the distance as the competition gets thicker. That’s why I love this fight with Ryan (Dibartolomeo). Ungu, Ngiyakholwa, Inombolo nambili zibalwa, so this is a good way to find out where I lay in that level. I’m not a 55er. As far as I’m concerned, I’m a 45er that’s fighting at 55. Best 45er? Amateur in New England? Yebo. The game’s gonna change when I go professional. We’ll see where I stack up there.”
Uma Harvey saqala ukuxoxa izimbangi lungaba “NEF XIX” nge matchmakers NEF, he was very clear that he wanted the toughest opponent they could find for him. If he wanted tough, he will get just that in Ryan Dibartolomeo. Dibartolomeo is out of John Fain’s Team Triumph/Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire. After dropping his first three, Dibartolomeo unqobile wakhe wokugcina amane zokuxabana zilandelana, i streak umxhwele eyaqala “NEF X” in September 2013.
“Zonke nokulwisana yakhe ngokuthi won ngakuya isinqumo,” Said Harvey. “Engqondweni yami, he let the judges win those fights for him. Fights aren’t won by judges. Fights are won by fighters. My prediction is it’s gonna be a finish. I’m gonna go out there, kill or be killed. He’s either gonna finish me or I’m gonna finish him. That’s how it’s gonna happen.”
Ungalalela wonke NEF Podcast interview atwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/
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New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX: Amazing,” ithatha indawoSaturday, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX: Amazing” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
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