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NEF RETURNS TO LEWISTON ON SUPER BOWL WEEKEND WITH AN MMA SUPER CARD

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Lewiston, Maine (January 19, 2018) – The night before the National Football League (NFL) delivers its 2017-2018 season finale, New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) will return to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston for the first time in eight months as the fight promotion presents “Nef 32: Super Rāhoroi.” And while New England football fans will have to wait until this Sunday’s AFC championship game to find out whether their beloved Patriots will play in the Super Bowl, area mixed-martial-arts fans learned today which of their favorites will compete at “NEF 32” as promotion executives released the full fight card for the February 3rd takahanga.

 

 

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (14-11) e i runga i Taylor Trahan (7-8) at a catchweight of 150-pounds. One of the biggest MMA stars ever to come out of Maine, Boyington will make his return to the NEF cage after a two-year absence that saw him compete on the global stage in places like Russia and New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. Trahan makes his third trip to Maine to compete. He is coming off a win over Connor Barry (3-2) hinga whakamutunga.

 

 

Arona “He whakangungu” Lacey (4-1) anga atu ki Josh Parker (6-9) i roto i te a'ee mā. Lacey suffered the first loss of his pro career in November when a fight he was arguably on the way to winning was stopped by a doctor due to a cut on Lacey’s head. Parker will look to continue his recent success in the MMA cage after recent victories over Andre Belcarris (0-2) ko Derek Shorey (4-9).

 

 

CJ tiaka (3-0) is out to make history by becoming the first competitor to hold NEF championships simultaneously in multiple weight divisions. Ewer is the reigning NEF Pro Middleweight Champion. I “NEF 32,” he has the opportunity to capture the NEF Pro Welterweight Title when he meets Kemran Lachinov (5-2) for the vacant strap.

 

 

Also in professional welterweight action will be Mike “Te ngutu” Hansen (5-8) a Hehe “Ko te Viking” Erickson (9-7) in a fight billed as “The Berserker vs. The Viking.” Hansen and Erickson have developed a rivalry as coaches of local gyms Berserkers MMA and Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), aua.

 

 

Speaking of which, Nate Boucher (2-1), a product of CMBJJ, a Ryan Burgess (2-2) of Berserkers MMA will headline the amateur portion of the fight card. The flyweights, former teammates on the Mountain Valley High School wrestling squad, have engaged in a recent war of words heading into the bout. The winner will be in line for a shot at the amateur flyweight title later this spring.

 

 

2017 Nef “Ihupuku o te Tau” Jayda “Lil Killah” Bailey (1-0) returns to the cage on February 3rd to meet Florida’s Amanda Gallo (0-1). Bailey made history in November at “NEF 31” by becoming the youngest competitor ever to compete, (and win), i roto i te whare herehere NEF. She turned 18, the legal age for competing in MMA in Maine, just a week prior to the event.

 

 

The full “NEF 32” kāri whawhai (kaupapa ki te huri i):

 

 

NGAIO

 

 

150 Bruce Boyington 14-11 (MMA o Young) vs Taylor Trahan 7-8 (Hono Team)

 

 

170*TITLE Kemran Lachinov 5-2 (Hono Team) vs CJ Ewer 3-0 (MMA o Young)

 

170 Hehe Erickson 9-7 (CMBJJ) vs Mike Hansen 5-8 (Beserkers MMA)

 

 

155 Zenon Herrera 0-6 (Independent) vs Nate Charles 0-0 (Charles Fighting Family)

 

 

145 Josh Parker 6-9 (Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke) vs Arona Lacey 4-1 (MMA o Young)

 

 

AMATEUR

 

 

205 Ryan Glover 3-2 (Fire & Iron Athletics) vs Joe Berube 0-0 (3Ronin Athletics)

 

 

175 Carlton Charles 1-1 (Charles Fighting Family) vs Delmarkis Edwards 0-0 (Independent)

 

 

155 Stacy Lupo 0-1 (The Outlet) vs David Hart 0-2 (Kenney’s MMA)

 

 

145 Devin Corson 1-0 (The Outlet) vs Shawn Lunghi 2-0 (RMNU)

 

 

135 Chelsea Elizabeth 0-1 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Catie Denning 0-0 (MMA o Young)

 

 

135 Kam Arnold 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Kyle Kenney 0-0 (Kenney’s MMA)

 

 

135 Jayda Bailey 1-0 (MMA o Young) vs Amanda Gallo 0-1 (RMNU)

 

 

125 Nate Boucher 2-1 (CMBJJ) vs Ryan Burgess 2-2 (Beserkers MMA)

 

 

115 BJ Garceau 0-0 (MMA o Young) vs Jepha Mooi 0-0 (Gracie Brandon)

 

 

 

hui whakauru-hōia-toi muri o NEF, “Nef 32: Super Rāhoroi,” ka kite i te kamupene hanga ona hoki ki te Colisee Androscoggin Bank i Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Rāhoroi, February 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online atwww.TheColisee.com.

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THOUSANDS BRAVE WINTER WEATHER FOR LEWISTON MMA EVENT

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Kia tukuna tonutia atu: Lewiston, Maine (February 11, 2017) – A nor’easter 48 hours earlier, sub-zero temperatures, heavy snowfall at bell-time, and a blizzard looming on the horizon could not stop more than 2,500 devoted fight fans from getting their fill of mixed-martial-arts action at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. The event marked fight promotion New England Fights’ (Nef) five-year anniversary at the venerable fight arena.

The show was headlined by the semi-finals of the NEF Professional MMA Lightweight Title tournament. Jon Lemke (6-7) advanced to the finals with a first round technical knockout of Hehe Erickson (9-6). Ryan Sanders (13-8) joined Lemke in the final round with a first-round knockout of John Ortolani (8-11).

Ras Hylton (1-0) was victorious in his professional debut over Mike Hansen (5-5), while former NEF Amateur MMA Welterweight Champion Ricky Dexter (1-0) also entered the pro ranks with a verbal submission win over Matt Denning (3-6) after a brutal body shot.

On the amateur portion of the fight card, Victor Irwin (3-0) became the new light-heavyweight champion with a submission of Ryan Glover (3-2).

NEF further announced that its next MMA event, “Nef 28: INVINCIBLE,” would originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Rāhoroi, April 29, 2017.

Ko nga hua tonu o te “Nef 27: RESURGENCE”:

 

NGAIO

Ryan Sanders def. John Ortolani via KO, tawhio 1

Jon Lemke def. Jesse Erickson via TKO, tawhio 1

Ras Hylton def. Mike Hansen via verbal submission

Ricky Dexter DEF. Matt Denning via verbal submission

Josh Harvey DEF. Richie Collingham via D’arce choke, tawhio 1

Elias Leland def. Nick Santos via arm triangle, tawhio 1

 

AMATEUR

Victor Irwin def. Ryan Glover via rear-naked choke, tawhio 1

Walt Shea def. Alan Bustamante via unanimous decision

Justin Witham def. Ryan Burgess via anaconda choke, tawhio 2

Alex Clark def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

John Tefft def. Sean Worcester via TKO, tawhio 2

Sarah Ziehm def. Nicole Burgess via rear-naked choke, tawhio 3

Fred Lear def. Michael Crespo via TKO, tawhio 2

Devin Corson def. Winston Cortez via unanimous decision

Zeal McGrew def. Pete Grinnell via TKO, tawhio 1

Frank Johanson def. Jacob Deppmeyer via triangle choke, tawhio 3

Ross Dannar def. Phil Chason via unanimous decision

Angela Young def. Christine Brothwell via unanimous decision

 

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

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/, follow the promotion on Twitter and Instagram @nefights, and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”

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Ryan Glover Ready to Rock at NEF February 11th

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By: Kalle Oakes

Kia tukuna tonutia atu: Lewiston, Maine (February 9, 2017) – Championships have played a defining role in Ryan Glover’s young life.

That tradition dates back to his junior year at Mountain Valley High School, when Glover achieved the rare double of a team state championship in football and an individual heavyweight wrestling title in the space of three months.

He has continued that tradition as a mixed martial artist, winning the New England Fights light heavyweight amateur strap in only his fourth career foray into the cage.

Growing up in blue-collar Rumford and Mexico also taught Glover that sports aren’t everything, Heoi. That is why his initial title defense against Victor Irwin at “NEF 27: Resurgence” will be his first appearance in the hexagon i roto i te 53 weeks.

Glover-Irwin will headline the amateur segment of an ambitious card Rāhoroi, February 11 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.

“I was on the road in Florida and Virginia a lot for work all summer and didn’t have time to train with the guys I usually train with,” Glover said. “You have to pay the bills before you can go do this stuff. This is just for fun. I hope (Irwin) knows I’ll be prepared for this one.”

Once the opening bell tolls, Glover (3-1) will have experienced more title bouts in the cage than non-title trials. He also battled in an unforgettable slugfest for the NEF amateur heavyweight belt, one that went to his opponent in that fight by a close but unanimous decision.

His experience is one of the reasons Glover envisions a triumphant return.

“He’s a good athlete, but a young kid who doesn’t have any experience beyond the first round,” Glover said. “When I had my first title fight, that was my first time going into a second round and I was kind of dead in the water at that point.”

Glover won the title with a second round submission via arm lock over Mike Williams.

That rapid ascent through the New England heavyweight ranks so early in his career shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Glover’s athletic achievements. He has always been ahead of the usual learning curve.

As a junior on an undefeated 2010 Mountain Valley football powerhouse that featured senior standouts Cam Kaubris and Christian Durland, Glover’s work at linebacker was so impressive that he was named the Lewiston Sun Journal player of the year.

“It helps,” Glover said of his gridiron background. “I’ve seen some of the biggest venues there are when it comes to high school sports.”

State wrestling finals packed in two of Maine’s most hallowed indoor sports facilities – Augusta Civic Center and the old Bangor Auditorium – during Glover’s four years on the mat.

Glover made the jump from the 215-pound class to 285 his sophomore year, even though he tipped the scales far beneath the limit. It was a tradition started by Berserker’s MMA stablemate and fellow NEF star Mike “The Mustache” Hansen about six years earlier.

“Mike was kind of the guinea pig for wrestling against those bigger heavyweights,” Glover said. “That’s the way (Coach) Gary Dolloff sold it to me. I remember him saying that the reason he decided to try that with me was because Mike had been successful at it. And of course he was right, because we got a state championship out of it.”

Senior year didn’t live up to that junior promise. Illness and injury conspired to keep Glover from defending both the football and wrestling titles.

“I was ranked No. 1 going into my senior year and got sick,"Ka mea ia. “That just goes to show that sometimes life gets in the way.”

Glover didn’t follow the college track, opting for the work force instead, and it seemed that his sports days were over.

He tried auto racing for a while, then turned to boxing and MMA training to get back in shape. That led to his debut in February 2015, followed quickly by three more cage fights and an amateur boxing match for good measure.

Only when his work commitments returned to the River Valley this past fall did Glover consider getting back into the cage. Family obligations came first, ka mea ia. And yes, pride in the name he’s made for himself over the years was a factor too.

“It’s definitely a sport where you can get hurt if you try to do it (halfway), especially against an opponent like I’m fighting,” Glover said. “He’s a good athlete. He’s as good at wrestling as I ever was, maybe even better.”

Family and friends in the close-knit, upstart Berserkers camp have Glover better prepared than ever. Ryan’s brother, Matt, also has two NEF appearances to his credit.

“I’ve been rolling with my brother and other guys who are 250 or better,” Glover said. “It’s a game-changer. I feel like I’m lot more of a scrambler than (Irwin) Ko. And especially where I’ll be cutting weight to get to 205, I’ll have the strength advantage.”

He might enjoy one other distinct advantage: Fan support.

Name recognition has its privileges. Or perhaps it is a case of Glover’s absence making his fans’ hearts grow fonder. In any case, his fight is shaping as one of the most anticipated attractions at NEF 27.

“Right after I took the fight I sold 50 tickets by myself,” Glover said. “When my song comes on, I know the place is going to blow up. Young’s (o Bangor) always brings a big crowd, so we need that support.”

The opening bell for “NEF 27: Resurgence” on February 11 Kei te whakaturia hoki 7 p.m. Tīmata Tickets i $25 a e wātea ana i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee i 207.783.2009, extension 525.

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STACKED FIGHT CARD OPENS THE YEAR FOR NEF IN LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (January 11, 2017) -mo Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on February 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “Nef 27: RESURGENCE.” I mua i teie mahana, the fight promotion announced the full card for the event. The night will feature both amateur and professional MMA bouts.

 

Headlining the evening will be the semi-finals of the tournament to crown a new professional lightweight champion. The title was vacated when previous champion Devin Powell (8-1) signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ryan Sanders (12-8) Ka tangohia i runga i John Ortolani (8-10) ia Jon Lemke (5-7) kanohi Hehe Erickson (9-5) in a rematch from Bellator 93. The winners of those two bouts will meet in the finals tentatively scheduled for “NEF 28” later this year.

 

In a highly-anticipated heavyweight bout, Ras Hylton (0-0) ka meinga e tona tuatahi ngaio ki Mike Hansen (5-4). The 6’6″ Hylton, ranei “Rasquatch” as he is known amongst his fans, was voted the “2016 Ihupuku o te Tau” by NEF fans after going 3-0 hei runaruna. Hansen was a Maine state wrestling champion for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS), and he has developed quite a reputation for downing larger opponents on both the mats and the MMA cage. Hansen was the recipient of the “2016 Submission of the Year” tohu.

 

Speaking of 2016 tohu toa, te “Fighter o te Tau,” mā amanaki Arona Lacey (4-0), will look for his fifth consecutive victory in less than a year when he meets Florida’s Chris Jacobs (1-0). Jacobs put together an impressive 8-3 record hei runaruna, winning regional titles along the way.

 

The amateur card will feature a bout for the light-heavyweight strap as Ryan Glover (3-1) tohe ki Victor Irwin (2-0). Glover has held the title since last February. Both Glover and Irwin were Maine state wrestling champions – Glover with MVHS and Irwin with Brewer High School.

 

Also scheduled on the amateur card are no less than three women’s bouts. Angela Young (1-2), who put on multiple “Whawhai o te Po” performances in 2016, returns to face New Hampshire’s Christine Brothwell (0-2). Young’s teammate, Katie Baker (0-0), will make her in-cage debut against another tough competitor from the Granite State in the form of Alex Walker (2-1), ia Sarah Ziehm makes her debut against Nicole Burgess (0-1).

 

The full “Nef 27: RESURGENCE” kāri whawhai (kaupapa ki te huri i):

 

NGAIO

235 Mike Hansen 5-4 (Berserkers MMA) vs Ras Hylton 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA)

 

160 Matt Denning 3-5 (CMBJJ) vs Ricky Dexter 0-0 (Team Irish)

155 Ryan Sanders 12-8 (MMA o Young) vs John Ortolani 8-10 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

155 Hehe Erickson 9-5 (CMBJJ) vs Jon Lemke 5-7 (Team Irish)

 

145 Arona Lacey 4-0 (MMA o Young) vs Chris Jacobs 1-0 (Pete White Boxing & MMA)

 

145 Josh Harvey 2-0 (MMA o Young) vs Richie Collingham 3-3 (Lakes Region Vale Tudo)

 

135 Iraia Leland 2-2 (Ko te Academy) vs Nick Santos 0-4 (Team Fury)

AMATEUR

205*TITLE Ryan Glover 3-1 (Berserkers MMA) (c) vs Victor Irwin 2-0 (MMA o Young)

 

205 Zeal McGrew 1-1 (Redline) vs Pete Grinnel 0-0 (Lawton BJJ)

185 Jon Tefft 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Sean Worcester 0-1 (Independent)

 

155 Devin Corson 0-0 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Winston Cortez 0-0 (S. Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

155 Ross Dannar 0-1 (Nostos) vs Phil Chason 0-0 (Ko te Academy)

 

155 Ken Dunn 0-4 (Independent) vs Corey Hinkley 2-4 (CMBJJ)

 

145 Jacob Deppmeyer 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Frank Johanson 1-2 (CMBJJ)

 

140 Henry Clark 3-1 (Choi Institute) vs Alex Clark 3-2 (MMA o Young)

 

135 Michael Crespo 3-2 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Fred Lear 4-2 (MMA o Young)

 

135 Walt Shea 1-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Alan Bustamante 0-0 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

125 Jeremiah Barkac 0-0 (Independent) vs James Ploss 0-0 (Kaze Dojo)

 

125 Ryan Burgess 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Justin Witham 2-4 (Aro Club Shatterproof)

 

125 Angela Young 1-2 (MMA o Young) vs Christine Brothwell 0-2 (Bucket Brigade)

 

115 Nicole Burgess 0-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Sarah Ziehm 0-0 (CMBJJ)

 

115 Katie Baker 0-0 (MMA o Young) vs Alex Walker 2-1 (Kaze Dojo)

 

 

NEF’s next event, “Nef 27: RESURGENCE” e wahi i runga i Rāhoroi, February 11, 2017 i 7 p.m. Tīmata Tickets i $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee i 207.783.2009, extension 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, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New Ingarangi whawhai."

 

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LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WILL BE ON THE LINE AT NEF 27

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Lewiston, Maine (Hakihea 22, 2016) -mo Ingarangi whawhai (Nef) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on February 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “Nef 27: RESURGENCE.” I mua i teie mahana, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur light-heavyweight title bout to the card. Ryan Glover (3-1) will defend his belt against the challenge of undefeated Victor Irwin (2-0).

 

Glover won the title one year ago at “NEF 21” with a second-round submission of Mike Williams (2-1). He would take the rest of 2016 off from MMA competition to deal with family obligations. Glover was a state wrestling champion out of Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) in Rumford, Maine where he also won a state championship in football. He began training in MMA two years ago, joining Berserkers MMA in Rumford, a team heavy in MVHS alum.

 

“I’m happy to get back in the cage after a long layoff and defend my belt,” said Glover. “I was busy taking care of my family, but now it’s time to remind folks why I am NEF’s best 205er.”

 

Like his opponent, Victor Irwin is also a former Maine state wrestling champion, having won a title while at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine. I roto i te 2014, as a freshman, Irwin created a wrestling program at Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC). He went to Nationals that year and achieved All-American status. Irwin is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine. His previous appearances in the NEF cage have been impressive – both first round finishes.

 

“I am really excited to have been given a shot at the title,” said Irwin. “Fighting Ryan will be a great challenge and opportunity for me to improve my skill set.”

 

NEF’s next event, “Nef 27: RESURGENCE” e wahi i runga i Rāhoroi, February 11, 2017 i 7 p.m. Tīmata Tickets i $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee i 207.783.2009, extension 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, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New Ingarangi whawhai."

 

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MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

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Lewiston, Maine (April 22, 2016) – During the years 2003-2006, Matt Glover (1-0) ko te player from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine that you did kore want to end up facing from the other side of the pigskin. Standing over six feet tall and weighing 250-pounds, the nightmarish middle linebacker helped to build Mountain Valley (MV) into a modern day football dynasty by punishing ball carriers for four decorated years and leading MV to two state championships in the process. He bench pressed over 400 pounds in the weight room and was hell on wheels on the field making him a powerful two-way double-threat player on both offense and defense. His reputation is legendary in the River Valley area of Western Maine as a feared and respected athlete.

 

After graduating from Mountain Valley in 2007, Glover left football behind to go to work. He married his longtime girlfriend, Lindsey, and had a son. They bought a home together. Throughout the summer and fall seasons, he traveled the agricultural fair circuit in Maine with his pulling horses, a family tradition he had been brought up in from an early age.

 

“My family has been competing in horse pulling since I was a kid,” Glover explained. “It takes up a lot of time and it keeps my dad young. I get up early every morning to exercise my horse teams before I go into work at night. Between my dad, my wife and I, we have 11 draft horses. We bale our own hay for all of them. I love backing them up to the drag and watching them dig.”

 

But despite the fullness of his life, the call of competition still beckoned to him and left him with a sense of longing. “I would have killed to have had that same feeling again,” Glover recalled. “And then I stepped into the cage.”

 

I roto i te te tīmatanga 2015, Matt’s younger brother, Ryan—another Mountain Valley football standout—made his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at “NEF 16.” Ryan swarmed his opponent in his first fight and stopped him in a blistering 12 hēkona. Matt was in attendance that night and found his curiosity piqued at the prospect of competing in a different kind of contact sport.

 

Later in 2015, Ryan competed for the inaugural NEF Amateur Heavyweight Championship. He dropped a decision that night to current title holder, Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1). I muri i te win, the trash talk quickly escalated between Leahy and members of Berserkers MMA, based out of Rumford and led by head coaches Gary Dolloff and Mike Hansen (3-3). “When Billy Leahy called out all of the guys at Berserkers after he beat my brother, then it was game-on,” recalled Matt.

 

Matt began training closely with members of the Berserkers coaching staff, including Hansen and others, who he credits for his accelerated learning curve in the sport. I tua atu, Matt sparred extensively with brother Ryan, who was preparing for a fight of his own on the same night that Matt was scheduled to make his MMA debut. “My brother and I are not like other brothers,” Matt explained. “We go into the gym and beat the hell out of each other and then ride home in the same truck—that’s just how we have always been. Push, push, push—everything is competition with us. From the first one to get to the next hay bale in the hay field to the first one to get to the supper table—it’s just how we operate.”

 

“Matt’s a real competitive person,” his wife, Lindsey, confirmed. “Everything is a competition with him. I knew that cagefighting would feed that competitive hunger that he feels all the time when he’s not pulling his horses.”

 

Matt officially made his MMA debut back in February at “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” against durable veteran Gravin Guillen (2-5). Matt exceeded debut expectations by finishing Guillen in just 1:30 of the first round by technical knockout (WHO). When the ref cleared the scene, Guillen’s face showed the effects of Glover’s record-breaking exploits in the weight room. Glover’s Rumford fans that were in attendance in heavy numbers that night, voiced their approval in thunderous applause. “At first, I had butterflies,” Glover remembered, “but once I heard all the people cheering, all it did was pump me up. I was ready to fight. Riro ngaro ranei, I knew they had my back and more.”

 

This weekend, Glover is poised to make his second appearance in the NEF cage when he takes on 6’6” Ras Hylton (1-0) from rival gym, Tuatahi Class MMA. Hylton made his debut on the same night as Glover and, like his challenger this weekend, made quick work of his opponent by earning a TKO victory at 1:21 o te a tawhio tuatahi.

 

Berserkers MMA Founder and Head Coach, Mike Hansen, predicts a dominant night for Glover. “Matt happens to be much stronger than he even appears, which is incredible if you have ever seen him,” Hansen stated. “A guy of his size normally struggles with agility, but Matt doesn’t. He is a super athlete and easy to coach. Matt improves daily and will be a juggernaut in the heavyweight amateur division.

 

“Ras is used to being the bigger guy in all of his fights. That will not be the case on Saturday night. Matt will put his hands on Hylton in a way he’s never been touched before. I don’t see Ras walking away from this fight with his hand held high. He should consider it a win if he can walk away at all when Matt’s done with him.”

 

Going into Rāhoroi po, Glover feels well prepared to continue building on his success in the sport of MMA that he started to create back in February. If his athletic history is any indicator, he should be confident in the future. “I’m ready for this fight,” Glover stated. “In this fight, I’m more relaxed because my brother’s not fighting and I can just focus on my fight… After that first win, I knew I was hooked because there’s no better feeling.”

 

“When people first started speaking to Matt about competing in MMA, I was completely against it 110%,” Lindsey stated. “But after watching him train so hard with the guys in the gym and seeing that he has the same passion for that as he does for his horse pulling, I felt more at ease and decided that if this was something he wanted to pursue, I would support him in any way that I possibly could.

 

“The Glover brothers fighting in MMA is a big thing for Rumford,” Lindsey stated in closing. “Every time it’s getting close to fight night, this town comes alive. No matter where he goes within the sport, this town and his family support him.”

 

hui i muri mai New England whawhai ', "NEF 22: ARATAI ROADS KATOA HERE,” takes place this Rāhoroi, April 23, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée 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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GLOVER AND WILLIAMS TO FACE OFF FOR NEF GOLD

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Lewiston, Maine (February 1, 2016) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, "NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” this Rāhoroi, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed martial arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. I mua i teie mahana, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur light heavyweight championship bout to the card. Ryan Glover (2-1) will face Mike Williams (1-0) for the inaugural NEF amateur 205-pound title.

 

Prior to competing in MMA, Ryan Glover was a standout dual sport athlete at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine. A state champion wrestler, Glover made his biggest mark on the football field where he was named the “Football Player of the Year” by the Lewiston Sun Journal in 2010.

 

Last tau, Glover faced Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) for the NEF amateur heavyweight championship. Glover lost a close decision in an exciting, hard-hitting physical contest. Na, faster and more agile at a lower weight, Glover has his sights set on finally achieving NEF gold.

 

“The weight cut has not been fun, but has gone easier than expected,” stated Glover, when asked about his cut down to 205-pounds. “I feel a lot better as I approach 205 and I think I’ll like fighting at this weight. It’s going to be bittersweet to hold the belt at 205. I lost a close slugfest last June simply because I didn’t stick to our game plan. I dropped the ball that night and you can rest assured that’s not going to happen again. I hope Williams has been training as hard as I have, no te mea, if so, it’s going to be a fight that no one wants to miss. I’ll see you February 6th and don’t be late—this is a show worth traveling 1000 miles for.”

 

Mike Williams took a collective gasp out of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee when he came out guns blazing in his debut at “NEF XX: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE” last November. Williams, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) blue belt and member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (CMBJJ) i roto i te Auburn, blasted fellow newcomer Joe Krech (0-1) out of the gate before securing a fight-ending armbar in a spectacular 26-seconds into the first round. The dizzying debut was enough to earn the impressive young Williams a shot at NEF gold.

 

“This fight is just another step and he’s in the way,” stated Williams flatly when asked for comment.

 

“This is another Easter egg of a fight on a star-studded card that is destined to deliver for the whole night,"Tahi-rangatira NEF me matchmaker kī Matt Peterson. “When I look at this fight and the skill sets that both Ryan and Mike bring to the cage, I get goose bumps. Both are athletic, tukituki, young and hungry guys that want to turn heads when they compete—and will stop at nothing to win. Based on what I’ve witnessed in their fights so far, I don’t see an ounce of quit in either fighter. I can’t wait to watch the way this one goes down on Saturday.”

 

hui i muri mai New England whawhai ', "NEF 21: TE Immortals,” takes place Saturday, February 6, 2016 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga i te tari pouaka Colisée i207.783.2009 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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Nef XVI anō: KING tonu; WOOD whakataka; YOUNG'S MMA haere 8-1

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Tyler King after retaining the Heavyweight Title on Saturday night

Lewiston, Maine (February 9, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai’ (Nef) hou te whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) hui "XVI nef,"Ka tango te wahi Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. With temperatures dropping to below zero, me te riri o te snowstorm te hāparangi i runga i te rohe, neke atu i te 2,500 fight fans braved the elements to pack the state’s most venerable fight venue. The crowd was treated to a total of 24 mahi-Kikī whawhai, tae atu ki ngā pāngia ngaio e wha, e rua o nei i hoki nef MMA taitara whitiki.

 

Ko te hui matua o te kitenga ahiahi Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) unseat Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-1) to become the new NEF MMA Featherweight Champion. The loss spoiled what was expected to be a triumphant return home for Wood. The native of Bucksport, I neke Maine ki South Carolina i roto i 2014 ki te whai i tana whāinga o te whakataetae i roto i te whawhai Championship Ultimate (UFC). Morrison was considered Wood’s toughest challenge to date, ka whakataetae ia i runga i te atamira o te motu i roto i te Bellator me te Ao Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Tonu, Mohio Wood i rite te tino e haere ki roto ki te a'ee Rāhoroi po. Morrison was dominant for most of the fight, i mua i roto i-nonoke Wood tuku ia ia ki te kowaowaotia pororere i roto i te rima o tawhio noa ki te hopu i te whitiki.

 

The loss was also the sole blemish on what was otherwise a perfect night for Young’s MMA. The Bangor, I riro Maine-e hāngai ana rōpū ratou pāngia e waru o mua i runga i te akoranga o te ahiahi, an amazing feat considering that the Young’s corners were often running back and forth from the cage to the locker room to prepare their fighters for bouts that were mere moments apart from each other. Of particular note, te whawhai whakatuwheratanga o te kāri ngā Josh Harvey (3-1) o te haehae o Young i roto i runga-tekau-runga mā whitu amateur Karepe Hall (5-2) ki te knockout hangarau (WHO) victory a mere 36-seconds into the first round. I muri mai, Mema kapa hōu o Young, Carl Langston (4-7), ka tona win tuatahi tonu i runga i Maine oneone ki te whakatau i runga i Sheldon Bang (1-2) i roto i te rematch o te a'ee ngaro Langston i i “Nef XIII” whakamutunga tau.

 

Haere Marcus Davis o Team Irish 2-0 i runga i te po ki Ricky Dexter(2-0) kato ake te wikitoria tuarua o tona mahi runaruna me Rick Matthews (1-1) getting his first victory. 44-year old Matthews won a decision over Emmett Huber (0-1) ia piro Dexter he knockout nui i runga i Cory Trial (0-1) i roto i te rua-a tawhio, te tuku Trial ki te hōhipera tata i roto i te tukanga.

 

I par mo te akoranga i knockouts Miramira-hurori “Nef XVI.” Among them, UFC, Bellator a Strikeforce hōia Nah-Makeronia “Ko te Kamaka-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-5) i kua pūremu Ryan Hodge(6-10) before knocking him out in the first round of their professional middleweight contest. The most-talked-about knockout of the evening, Heoi, haere ki te Karepe Farrington (2-0) o Team New Ingarangi United (NEW) nei maturuturu iho Brandon “Ko te Enigma” Russell (0-1) with a single right hand just 8-seconds into the first round. The knockout broke the all-time record of 11-seconds previously set by Buck “Pongaponga” Pineau (7-4) i roto i te April 2012.

 

I hanga atu hītori i “Nef XVI” ka he papa, a e kore tetahi, but two of his sons competed on the same MMA card. Following losses by his sons, Sheldon me Steve Bang (3-3), Dr. Steve Bang(1-0), he mema o Central Maine Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), entered the NEF MMA cage to a loud ovation from the crowd. The bariatric surgeon wasted little time in going to work on his opponent, Matthew Hanning (0-1), tango ia ia ki raro, me te āki i mā kaitautoko-mutu i te wikitoria.

 

NFL a UFC Ko te Ultimate Fighter hōia Tyler King (8-2) nā te Title nef MMA Heavyweight i roto i te hui tahi-matua o te po, hinga Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3). King stormed into the arena with a determined fire in his eyes. Mid-way through the first round, Ka tangohia e Kingi Blackburn ki raro, ki te whāriki, ka mahi i te tāpaetanga Kimura, forcing Blackburn to tap-out. During his post-fight victory interview in the cage, Ka karanga i roto i te Kingi, he patua o heavyweights me te marama-heavyweights tae atu ingoa rohe rite Eric Bédard (6-5), me te whetu motu pērā i te Bellator Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4).

 

Ua faaite rua pāngia i hoki hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVII,” whakaritea hoki April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Nef MMA Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington(10-7) fehangahangai-atu i roto i te whare herehere ki te Jamie Harrison (5-1) for an interview. Boyington will defend his title at “Nef XVII” against number-one-contender Harrison in the main event. Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) a Bellator hōia Dennis Olson (12-7) were also brought into the cage for an interview. The two exciting welterweights will square off at “Nef XVII” i roto i te a'ee maha a ngā rohe ongo'i taea e te mutunga ake he nguha mo “Whawhai o te Tau” i roto i te rohe o.

 

Ko nga hua tonu o te “Nef XVI” i roto i te Lewiston, Maine:

 

NGAIO

 

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) mā pororere, tawhio 5 (Morrison toa taitara)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) DEF. Terry Blackburn mā Kimura, tawhio 1 (King tonu)

185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell DEF. Ryan Hodge mā TKO, tawhio 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen mā TKO, tawhio 1

 

AMATEUR

Hao Arona Lacey DEF. Nick Spencer mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 3

Hao Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown mā tap ki te armbar, tawhio 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark mā KO, tawhio 3

180 Karepe Farrington def. Brandon Russell mā KO, tawhio 1

155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Cory Trial mā KO, tawhio 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang DEF. Matthew Hanning mā TKO, tawhio 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen whakamutunga. Mladen Holman mā te whakatau loto

Hao Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick mā TKO, tawhio 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson mā TKO, tawhio 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang mā te whakatau loto

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard mā te whakatau loto

185 Nick Shea def. Hakopa Cameron mā TKO, tawhio 1

Hao Rob Kiah DEF. Clifford Redman mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

Hao Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch mā tāpaetanga pūrutōke, tawhio 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman mā TKO, tawhio 1

140 Carl Langston DEF. Sheldon Bang mā te whakatau loto

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber mā te whakatau wahia

145 Josh Harvey DEF. Karepe Hall mā TKO, tawhio 1

 

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 iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee i207.783.2009 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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New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.

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Nef ta MMA Tuhinga FROM LEWISTON, Maine

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Lewiston, Maine (February 8, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai’ (Nef) hou te whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) hui "XVI nef,"Ka tango te wahi Rāhoroi po i te Pû Ramada Conference i Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of more than 2,500 i runga i-ringa ki te kaititiro hui tuatahi o te whakatairanga o te 2015.

 

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) ohorere te mano i hinga hero whenuaRay “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-1) to capture the NEF MMA Featherweight Title. I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Tyler King (8-2) patua Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-3) mā tāpaetanga ki te pupuri i te nef Heavyweight Taitara.

 

I tua atu, Ua faaite nef rua whawhai mo tona takahanga muri, “Nef XVII,” whakaritea hoki April 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. I runga i taua po, Nef MMA Kōmāmā Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-7) ka tiakina e tona taitara ki te wero o Jamie Harrison (5-1) i roto i te hui matua. Also on the card that evening will be Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-1) i roto i te whakataetae Welterweight ngaio ki Dennis Olson (12-7).

 

Ko nga hua tonu o te “Nef XVI” i roto i te Lewiston, Maine:

 

NGAIO

 

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Wood (c) mā pororere, tawhio 5 (Morrison toa taitara)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) DEF. Terry Blackburn mā Kimura, tawhio 1 (King tonu)

185 Nah-Makeronia Burrell DEF. Ryan Hodge mā TKO, tawhio 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen mā TKO, tawhio 1

 

AMATEUR

Hao Arona Lacey DEF. Nick Spencer mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 3

Hao Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown mā tap ki te armbar, tawhio 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark mā KO, tawhio 3

180 Karepe Farrington def. Brandon Russell mā KO, tawhio 1

155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Cory Trial mā KO, tawhio 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang DEF. Matthew Hanning mā TKO, tawhio 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen whakamutunga. Mladen Holman mā te whakatau loto

Hao Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick mā TKO, tawhio 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson mā TKO, tawhio 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang mā te whakatau loto

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard mā te whakatau loto

185 Nick Shea def. Hakopa Cameron mā TKO, tawhio 1

Hao Rob Kiah DEF. Clifford Redman mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo mā tap ki te kowaowaotia muri-tahanga, tawhio 1

Hao Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch mā tāpaetanga pūrutōke, tawhio 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman mā TKO, tawhio 1

140 Carl Langston DEF. Sheldon Bang mā te whakatau loto

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber mā te whakatau wahia

145 Josh Harvey DEF. Karepe Hall mā TKO, tawhio 1

 

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 iwww.TheColisee.com ranei na roto i te te karanga te tari pouaka Colisee i207.783.2009 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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New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.

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Maine'S hōu haruru RAVERAA FIGHT TEAM IN THE MMA whare herehere

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Lewiston, Maine (February 3, 2015) -mo Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, he hakari ona muri whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga tenei Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Te kaari whawhai, ui “Nef XVI,” Ka ngā rua i te mau melo o te rōpū whawhai hōu o Maine, Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke, i roto i te pāngia runaruna.

 

Nanakia MMA & Whakaturia a Boxing i roto i 2014 na te toa hoia Josh Parker (4-8). He roa nga korero a Parker i roto i te whare herehere NEF MMA, ka whakataetae whitu nga wa mo te whakatairanga whawhai i waenganui i Hui-tanguru 2012 ko Whiringa 2013. More tata, Kua noho Parker i roto i te whare herehere MMA ki te arotahi ki runga i tona mahi i rite ki te kaipatu o ngaio, me te hanga i tana omaoma.

 

Ka uakina e Parker i te omaoma i roto i te Benton, Maine hei huarahi whakahoki ki te hapori pakanga. Ka kite ia i a Mlessless MMA & Ko te Mekemeke hei whakauru i nga kaitakaro taiohi mai i tera rohe ki te ao e kaha haere ana nga hakinakina whawhai me te whai waahi ki a raatau ki te whakataetae. Tae atu ana ki ana tama ake.

 

“Kua kua ahau whakaaro e pā ana tīmata toku omaoma ake mo te ia inaianei,” Said Parker. “Toku whawhai tuatahi i te tata tekau tau i ma'iri, i taku tama, e toru. Inaianei kei a ia 13 a rite ki te tīmata i tana ake mahi whawhai, a ahau tika i tetahi atu tama. I mohio ahau kua tae ki te waa ki te hanga i aku tama ki tetahi waahi hei whakangungu mo nga wa katoa e hiahia ana ratou. He whanau whawhai tenei.”

 

Parker whakaurua ana te tohu tuatahi, Alex Johnson (1-1), Tuhinga o mua 2014. Kei te wikitoria a Johnson mo Rick Matthews (0-1) i roto i te nanakia, hoki-a-mai slugfest i “Nef XV” tenei Whiringa mua. I whakaarohia te parekura e te nuinga ko te “Whawhai o te Po” o taua kāri.

 

Corey Trial (0-0), tetahi o nga opuaraa a Parker, Te ti'aturi nei ki te haere tonu i te angitu i kawea mai ki nanakia MMA & Mekemeke na tana hoa takaro a Alex Johnson. Ko te whakamatautau te mea tuatahi hei hanga i tana NEF MMA tenei Rāhoroi i roto i te Lewiston te po, ina tutaki ki a Ricky Dexter (1-0) o Team Irish i roto i te whakataetae Kōmāmā.

 

“Kua tonu moe ahau o te taea ki te Kilisimasi te tangata i roto i te kanohi, a e kore e haere ki ki te whare herehere mo reira,” Kī Trial. “Na, e whai i ahau e faingamālie, koe pai whakapono hoko tukino i te tangata ngā.”

 

“E mea ohie to tatou kāhua, rite tatou ki te tu me te bang,” I whakamarama a Parker. “A, no te tira tatou, rite tatou ki te kite i te nehenehe e patu i te paari roa'e. He pai te kii a Mike Tyson ‘he mahere ta te katoa- tae noa ki kia patua ratou.’ Kei te pirangi matou ki te whakatuu i nga whawhai whakaongaonga. Kei te rapu maatau tuutuu.

 

“Haere mai nga eé i nanakia i ngā momo katoa, o te ora- ahakoa ko te whawhai ara whare herehere whawhai ranei ka haere mai ratou katoa ki te wheako i whiua e kurua. I haere mai raatau ki ahau i muri i te rongonga kei te hangaia e au tetahi whare hakinakina. He ohie to tatou uara- ka haere mai koe i roto i a koutou e waiho i tou huru i te kuwaha. I a koe e uru ana ki te roopu Koretake, e koe e tūmanakohia ana ki te kawe ia koe, ano he ngaio- sportsmanship me te whakaute ko te pau.”

 

Bryant Orick (3-5) Ko tetahi o nga mema o te kapa Rutu-kore i whakaritea ki te whakauru i tana tuatahi NEF MMA a tenei po o te Rahoroi. Kaore, Heoi, hei wā tuatahi ki a ia i roto i te whare herehere. Orick, he Māori o Ohio noho i teie nei i roto i te Clinton, Maine, kua rima tau e whakataetae ana i tenei hakinakina. Ko ia he hoia tawhito e waru nga whakataetae, whawhai i roto i te Buckeye State, Kansas a Indiana, ki te whakahua i etahi ahua. Ko te tumanako a Orick ka kitea he kaainga me te angitu i te NEF i te taha o tana Ruthless MMA & Nga hoia mekemeke. I “Nef XVI” tenei wiki, Ka kua tapahia Orick tana mahi i roto i hoki ia ia ki te tūturu Fred Lear (2-0) o MMA o Young.

 

“Ahau haere mai i roto i ahau ki te hanga i te ingoa mo ahau i nef,” ka mea a Orick. “Ko ahau te pai-porotaka, me te haere ki te hoatu i runga i te whakaatu. He tino whakangungu ahau i nga ra katoa, he kaiako nui, me tākaro. Kaore he mea e miharo i ahau i taku whawhaitanga kei te haere mai.”

 

” Te riroraa kua whakaako ahau i te kaiako ki te pōturi ki raro, ka kawea hoki e ia ki nga taketake,” Kī Parker. “Fighting tino ko te tino ohie, patoto i te tahi atu taata i roto i, me te riro ia koutou. Ka tono ahau 100% i toku whawhai, a ka hoatu e ahau ki a ratou 100% hoki. Ko te pakanga ehara i te mea ngahau, te reira i te āhua.”

 

Nanakia MMA & Kei Boxing te i roto i te Benton, Maine. Ka taea e koe te ako atu mo te roopu kei to raatau whaarangi Facebook “Nanakia MMA & Boxing.”

 

Hui muri MMA o nef, “Nef XVI,” e wahi i tenei Rāhoroi, February 7, 2015, me te raarangi katoa o nga pakanga kua whakaritea. Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (5-0) hoki i taua po ki te paruru i te Title nef MMA mā whitu ki Bellator me te hōia WEC Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL a UFC Ko te Ultimate Fighter hōia Tyler King (7-2) e te Ingoa nef MMA Heavyweight i runga i te raina ki Terry “Ko te Polar Bear” Blackburn (5-2). I te waahanga o te ahiahi, UFC, Bellator a Strikeforce hōia Nah-Makeronia Burrell (10-5) hanga i tona tuatahi nef MMA ki Ryan Hodge (6-9). Ka tiimata nga tiikiti i te wa 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."

 

Mō New Ingarangi whawhai

 

New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.