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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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A NEW NEF LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION CROWNED IN LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (April 30, 2017) – Again, blood flowed from the head of Jon Lemke. Ọzọ, “The” Ryan Sanders had his hand raised in victory.

Oge nke a, Otú ọ dị, there was zero controversy or conjecture about the finish, and that authoritative ending made Sanders an NEF mixed martial arts champion for the first time.

Sanders used a guillotine choke to stop Lemke just 22 seconds into the second round and win the vacant New England Fights lightweight championship at “NEF 28: Anwụ anwụ,” held Saturday n'abalị na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston.

Their previous non-title confrontation in November 2016 ended with Lemke unable to continue due to an accidental cut. Sanders earned the victory by winning the first two rounds on all three judges’ scorecards.

In the title-bout rematch, Sanders likely was behind on those cards after Lemke used a late takedown to punctuate what had been a back-and-forth, stand-up opening session.

“He hit me right in the … gut, and it … hurt,"Sanders kwuru, peppering the statement with the smile and the expletives that are his calling card. “I knew the first round was going to tough, because he’s a killer, and I tend to be a slow starter.”

Sanders (14-8) wasted no time getting Lemke (6-8) to the mat and earning the tap in round two. It was his seventh win in nine NEF appearances.

The Bangor-based battler dedicated the win to his wife, Vanessa, who was in the cage to put the belt around her husband’s waist. The couple celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary Friday.

“She saved my life,"Sanders kwuru. “She’s the reason I’m here, the reason I fight, and the reason I’m a champion.”

Na ngalaba-isi omume, Josh Harvey (4-0) stayed undefeated with a brutal, 50-second knockout of Derek Shorey.

Shorey (4-9) returned to the NEF cage to raise funds for four of his children and their mother, who lost their home in a recent New Hampshire apartment fire.

“He’s a great guy and a super warrior. I’m glad he stepped up to fight,” Harvey said. “Next I’d like to fight someone else who’s undefeated.”

Matt Denning of Auburn ended his four-fight winless streak with authority. “Ken Doll” made his long-awaited return to the NEF cage with a first-round verdict over Josh Parker.

Denning used his grappling strength to win the grudge match. He rallied from an early takedown, dominated on the ground, and used a guillotine to put it away in the fourth minute.

“It feels good to win. I finally got one,” Denning said. “I’m at 145 pound, which is where I belong.”

Bellator veteran Walter Smith-Cotito improved his NEF record to 3-0, and he has done it against eye-opening opposition. On the heels of past wins over Bruce Boyington and Elias Leland, Smith-Cotito defeated Andre Belcarris via rear naked choke at 2:05 nke abụọ gburugburu. Belcarris was making his pro debut after 34 na-amu amu oké.

Dominic Jones made a triumphant pro debut, taking out NEF mainstay Tollison Lewis with only 30 seconds remaining in the first round. Jones won all his amateur fights by decision, but be used his wrestling acumen to dominate his taller opponent on the ground and earn the TKO.

First-round stoppages also were the rule in the amateur portion of the card, with all four fights ending in under two minutes.

The most controversial result involved Caleb “Dr. Feelgood” Austin, an 18-year-old senior out of Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, taking on James Ploss of Kaze Dojo in Lancester, New Hampshire. It was the cage debut for both combatants.

Ploss was the aggressor from the opening bell and immediately took the action to the mat. That also played to the strengths of Austin, who amassed an astonishing 208-11 record while winning two state championships as a schoolboy wrestlers.

At about the 30-second mark, Ploss applied a guillotine and forced a tap from Austin. Unfortunately for Ploss, the referee did not see Austin tap and he allowed the fight to continue after Ploss had released the hold.

Austin took full advantage of the reprieve and showed power in both his stand-up and striking game, eventually earning a TKO in the flyweight fracas at the 1:57 akara.

Josh “Basketball” Jones left no doubt whatsoever in his debut victory over Sean Worcester (0-3).

Jones, 29, who was drafted by the NBA Development League before embarking on a professional career in Germany and Canada, went on the early attack with looping haymakers. He dropped Worcester to the canvas and ended the middleweight scrap with a barrage of haymakers after only 20 sekọnd.

Jacob Deppmeyer evened his ledger in the amateur hexagon at 1-1 with a 77-second dismissal of Glenn Kasabian at a catch weight of 140. The wins by Dominic and Josh Jones as well as Dettmeyer made First Class MMA a perfect 3-0 on the evening.

Mason Travers joined the parade of fighters making a successful amateur debut with his win over Nigel Moye at 1:10 nke oghere stanza.

Many big announcements were made concerning “NEF 29: Stars and Stripes,” which will be held Saturday, June 17 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The main event will feature the Maine homecoming of Ray “All Business” Wood. Former NEF bantamweight champion Paul Gorman will also be featured.

Professional boxing will return to share the spotlight, led by local favorites Brandon Montella of North Anson and Russell Lamour of Portland, and with a special guest: Former heavyweight champion James “Buster’ Douglas will be in attendance to greet fans and sign autographs.

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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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.

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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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THOUSANDS BRAVE WINTER WEATHER FOR LEWISTON MMA EVENT

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: 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 Jesse 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 Saturday, April 29, 2017.

Zuru pụta “NEF 27: Bịaghachi”:

 

Ọkachamara

Ryan Sanders def. John Ortolani via KO, gburugburu 1

Jon Lemke def. Jesse Erickson via TKO, gburugburu 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, gburugburu 1

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

 

Na-amu amu

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

Walt Shea def. Alan Bustamante via unanimous decision

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

Alex Clark def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

John Tefft def. Sean Worcester via TKO, gburugburu 2

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

Fred Lear def. Michael Crespo via TKO, gburugburu 2

Devin Corson def. Winston Cortez via unanimous decision

Zeal McGrew def. Pete Grinnell via TKO, gburugburu 1

Frank Johanson def. Jacob Deppmeyer via triangle choke, gburugburu 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,” na satọde, April 29, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 x 525 na online na www.TheColisee.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/, follow the promotion on Twitter and Instagram @nefights, and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”

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Tụkwasa agha kaadị emepe afọ maka NEF IN LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (January 11, 2017) -New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) alaghachikwuru na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na February 11, 2017 na ya na-esote mbuaha-mara-nkà ihe omume, “NEF 27: Bịaghachi.” Earlier today, agha nkwalite mara ọkwa zuru kaadị maka omume. N'abalị ga-Njirimara ma na-amu amu ma ọkachamara Emmanuel oké mmanya.

 

Headlining mgbede ga-ọkara finals nke ndorondoro na na okpu a ọhụrụ ọkachamara fechaa mmeri. The aha e vacated mgbe gara aga mmeri Devin Powell (8-1) banyere na Ultimate Ịlụso Championship (UFC). Ryan Sanders (12-8) ga-on John Ortolani (8-10) mgbe Jon Lemke (5-7) ihu Jesse Erickson (9-5) na a rematch si Bellator 93. The mmeri nke abụọ ndị oké mmanya ga-izute na finals emetụgodị ndokwa “NEF 28” mechara nke afọ a.

 

Na a ukwuu-atụ anya Heavyweight n'obi, Ras Hylton (0-0) ga-eme ka ya ọkachamara mpụta mbụ megide Mike Hansen (5-4). The 6'6″ Hylton, ma ọ bụ “Rasquatch” dị ka ọ mara n'etiti ya Fans, e tozuru oke na “2016 Rookie nke Afọ” site NEF Fans mgbe aga 3-0 dị ka onye na-amu amu. Hansen bụ a Maine ala mgba mmeri maka Mountain Valley High School (MVHS), na o mepụtara nnọọ a aha maka downing ibu iro na abụọ ahụ ute na Emmanuel onu. Hansen bụ nnata nke “2016 Submission nke Year” award.

 

ekwu okwu nke 2016 award mmeri, na “Agha nke Year,” featherweight atụmanya Aaron Lacey (4-0), ga-achọ ya ise consecutive mmeri erughị otu afọ mgbe o zutere Florida si Chris Jacobs (1-0). Jacobs tinye ọnụ otu nnukwu 8-3 ndekọ dị ka ihe na-amu amu, emeri mpaghara utu aha n'ụzọ.

 

The na-amu amu kaadị ga-Njirimara a n'obi maka ìhè-Heavyweight eriri dị ka Ryan Glover (3-1) ọnọ megide Victor Irwin (2-0). Glover emeela aha ebe ikpeazụ February. Ma Glover na Irwin ndị Maine ala mgba akaebe – Glover na MVHS na Irwin na Brewer High School.

 

Ọzọkwa ndokwa na-amu amu kaadị na-adịghị ala karịa atọ inyom oké mmanya. Angela na-eto eto (1-2), onye na-etinye na multiple “Ọgụ nke Night” egwú na 2016, -alaghachi ihu New Hampshire si Christine Brothwell (0-2). Young teammate, Katie Baker (0-0), ga-eme ka ya na-onu mpụta mbụ megide ibe siri ike osompi si Granite State n'ụdị Alex Walker (2-1), mgbe Sarah Ziehm na-eme ka ya mpụta mbụ megide Nicole Burgess (0-1).

 

The zuru “NEF 27: Bịaghachi” agha kaadị (isiokwu ịgbanwe):

 

Ọkachamara

235 Mike Hansen 5-4 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Ras Hylton 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel)

 

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

155 Ryan Sanders 12-8 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs John Ortolani 8-10 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & Emmanuel)

 

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

 

145 Aaron Lacey 4-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Chris Jacobs 1-0 (Pete White Boxing & Emmanuel)

 

145 Josh Harvey 2-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Richie Collingham 3-3 (Lakes Region Vale Tudo)

 

135 Elias Leland 2-2 (The Academy) vs Nick Santos 0-4 (Team oké iwe)

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205*Aha Ryan Glover 3-1 (Berserkers Emmanuel) (c) vs Victor Irwin 2-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

205 ịnụ ọkụ n'obi McGrew 1-1 (Redline) vs Pete Grinnel 0-0 (Lawton BJJ)

185 Jon Tefft 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Sean Worcester 0-1 (Independent)

 

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

 

155 Ross kpụrụ 0-1 (Nostos) vs Phil Chason 0-0 (The Academy)

 

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

 

145 Jacob Deppmeyer 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Frank Johanson 1-2 (CMBJJ)

 

140 Henry Clark 3-1 (Baba Institute) vs Alex Clark 3-2 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

135 Michael Crespo 3-2 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Fred Lear 4-2 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

 

135 Walt Shea 1-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Alan Bustamante 0-0 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & Emmanuel)

 

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

 

125 Ryan Burgess 2-1 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Justin Witham 2-4 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club)

 

125 Angela na-eto eto 1-2 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs. Christine Brothwell 0-2 (ịwụ Brigade)

 

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

 

115 Katie Baker 0-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Alex Walker 2-1 (Kaze Dojo)

 

 

NEF ọzọ omume, “NEF 27: Bịaghachi” na-ewe ebe Saturday, February 11, 2017 na 7 p.m. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009, ndọtị 525.

 

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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BLOOD REIGNS SUPREME ON FINAL LEWISTON FIGHT CARD OF 2016

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Ozugbo tọhapụ: Lewiston, Maine (November 19, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) held its latest mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) omume, “NEF 26: SUPREMACY” on Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The promotion presented a total of 14 MMA bouts before a robust crowd of fight fans.

 

Blood flowed early and it continued to flow liberally throughout the night.

 

Ke isi omume nke mgbede, Ryan Sanders (12-8) meriri Jon Lemke (5-7) via unanimous technical decision. The fight was stopped in the third round when Lemke suffered a deep cut on his head. With the fight being in the third round, under the Unified Rules of MMA the judges’ scorecards were called upon for a verdict. Sanders won 20-18 na atọ nile ikpe’ scorecards, having scored only the first two rounds.

 

The co-main event saw Josh Parker (5-8) submit Derek Shorey (4-8) in the first-round of a highly-anticipated “coach vs. nchịkwa” agha.

 

Rounding out the professional portion of the card, Aaron Lacey (4-0) remained undefeated with a verbal submission win over veteran Taylor Trahan (6-7).

 

Nick Gulliver (4-0) nke Farmington, Maine captured the NEF Amateur Heavyweight Title with a victory over Yorgan DeCastro (2-3) as the headliner of the amateur card.

 

The results si Lewiston, Maine:

Ọkachamara Emmanuel

 

Ryan Sanders def. Jon Lemke via unanimous technical decision

Josh Parker def. Derek Shorey via guillotine, gburugburu 1

Aaron Lacey def. Taylor Trahan via verbal submission, gburugburu 1

 

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Nick Gulliver def. Yorgan DeCastro via TKO, gburugburu 3

Chris Smith def. Nash Roy via guillotine, gburugburu 1

Angelo Rizzitello def. Ken Dunn site TKO, gburugburu 1

Fred Lear def. Robby Fraser via standing guillotine, gburugburu 2

Mike Williams def. Mike Swan via TKO, gburugburu 2

Ras Hylton def. Kevin Smith via TKO, gburugburu 2

Tom Burgess def. Darren Ducharme via TKO, gburugburu 1

Fernanda Araujo def. Hannah Sparrell via armbar, gburugburu 2

Shawn Lunghi def. Alex Clark via rear-naked choke, gburugburu 2

Jessica Borga def. Brianne Genschel via unanimous decision

Chad Pierce def. Lyman Curtis via unanimous decision

 

NEF ọzọ omume, “NEF 27: Bịaghachi” na-ewe ebe Saturday, February 11, 2017 na 7 p.m. Tiketi na-amalite mgbe $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009, ndọtị 525.

 

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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NEF 26 MMA CARD FEATURES WOMEN’S FIGHTS, TITLE FIGHTS, RETURNS, DEBUTS AND MORE

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Lewiston, Maine (October 21, 2016) – New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) presents its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 26: SUPREMACY,” na satọde, November 19 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Earlier today, NEF executives announced the full fight card for the event which will be the fight promotion’s grand finale for 2016.

 

Ke isi omume, “The” Ryan Sanders (10-8) ga- Jon Lemke (5-6) in a professional lightweight bout. It will be Sanders’ first fight in Lewiston since November 2014. Much has been made of the fact that Sanders and Lemke are former teammates. The bout is considered a “dream match” by Maine fight fans, especially those from the Bangor-area familiar with the rivalry between Sanders’ camp Young’s MMA and Lemke’s camp Team Irish.

 

The co-main event of the evening will feature an interesting “coach vs. nchịkwa” agha. “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (4-7), head of the Shatterproof Combat Club, is scheduled to face Ruthless MMA & Boxing founder Josh Parker (4-8) in a professional featherweight contest. Shorey is coming off a big win in Rhode Island earlier this fall, while Parker will be returning to the MMA cage after spending the last three years competing as a boxer.

 

Rounding out the professional portion of the card will be undefeated prospect Aaron “N'esepụghị aka” Lacey (3-0) na Taylor Trahan (6-6) na a featherweight tuanu. Lacey and Trahan both submitted their respective opponents at “NEF 25” ikpeazụ nke ọnwa. Many local followers of the sport feel that Lacey is just a handful of wins away from getting the call to the major league of the sport. Trahan will be looking to play the role of spoiler while also avenging the loss of his Team Link teammate John Santos (3-5) to Lacey in Bangor this past August.

 

The amateur portion of the card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Nick “The Guardian” Gulliver (3-0) na Yorgan DeCastro (2-2). DeCastro stepped up to the plate to face Gulliver when no other heavyweight in the region would do so. Gulliver has been on a path of destruction, ripping through three opponents in a combined two minutes.

 

Two women’s fights are on tap for “NEF 26.” Jessica “The Black di ya nwụrụ” akwụ (2-2) returns from Florida to meet Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Brianne Genschel (0-0). Genschel’s First Class MMA teammate “Hollywood” Hannah Sparrell (1-1) will also be in action against Fernanda Araujo (4-4-2).

 

Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s The Academy in Portland, Maine will send two new fighters to the cage at “NEF 26.” Chad Pierce (0-0) will debut against Shatterproof’s Lyman Curtis (0-0), mgbe Phil Chiasson (0-0) osobo Rik Seymour (0-0) of 3Ronin Athletics. Both bouts will take place in the 155-pound lightweight division.

 

The zuru “NEF 26” agha kaadị (isiokwu ịgbanwe na ihu nke ọgụ Egwuregwu Authority nke Maine):

 

 

Ọkachamara

 

155 Ryan Sanders 10-8 (Young) vs Jon Lemke 5-6 (Team Irish)

 

145 Josh Parker 4-8 (Obi tara mmiri) vs Derek Shorey 4-7 (Shatterproof)

 

145 Aaron Lacey 3-0 (Young) vs Taylor Trahan 6-6 (Team Link)

 

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265*Aha Nick Gulliver 3-0 (Mbụ na klas) vs Yorgan DeCastro 2-2 (SSSF)

265 Kevin Smith 3-2 (Young) vs Ras Hylton 2-0 (Mbụ na klas)

 

210 Mike Swan 0-0 (Choi) vs Joe Krech 0-2 (Independent)

 

185 Nash Roy 2-2 (Young) vs Chris Smith 1-0 (berserkers)

 

170 Darren Ducharme 0-0 (CMBJJ) vs Tom Burgess 2-0 (berserkers)

 

155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (Independent) vs Angelo Rizitello 0-1 (Shatterproof)

 

155 Chad Pierce 0-0 (Academy) vs Lyman Curtis 0-0 (Shatterproof)

 

155 Phil Chiasson 0-0 (Academy) vs Rik Seymour 0-0 (3Ronin egwuregwu)

 

145 Alex Clark 3-1 (Young) vs Shawn Lunghi 1-0 (S. Tampa Jiu Jitsu/MMA)

 

145 Hannah Sparell 1-1 (Mbụ na klas) vs Fernanda Araujo 4-4-2 (Iji chebe onwe Edge)

 

135 Brianne Genschel 0-0 (First Class/Foundry) vs Jessica Borga 2-2 (Agbachitere)

 

135 Fred Lear 3-2 (Young) vs Robby Fraser 1-1 (S. Tampa Jiu Jitsu/MMA)

 

The opening bell on Saturday, November 19 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.

 

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 @nefightsma sonyere ndị ukara Facebook otu "New England alụkarị ọgụ."

 

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EX-TEAMMATES TO FIGHT IN MAIN EVENT OF NEF 26

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Lewiston, Maine (October 3, 2016) – Earlier today, New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF) executives announced the main event of “NEF 26: SUPREMACY.” “The” Ryan Sanders (11-8) ga na-enwe Jon Lemke (5-6) in a lightweight bout at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston on Saturday, November 19.

 

At one time, Sanders and Lemke were teammates at Marcus Davis’s Team Irish gym in Brewer, Maine. That all changed when Sanders left and joined cross-town rival Young’s MMA in Bangor.

 

“I’m very happy to be fighting back in Lewiston,” said Sanders. “I’m thankful that Jon took this fight seeing how several top-ten lightweights turned it down. But that’s why I like Jon, he’s a fighter’s fighter and he never backs down from a tough fight. Na na na-ekwu, I look forward to developing a game plan that’ll shut down his strengths and have my hand raised at the end of the night.”

 

The bout will be Sanders’ second since returning to the NEF fold. Sanders defeated Derrick Kennington (11-8) ikpeazụ August na “NEF Presents Dana White: Lebanye anya’ for a Fight.” He recently inked a multi-fight developmental deal with NEF.

 

“Ryan Sanders and NEF go way back,” stated Sanders’ coach Chris Young when asked about Sanders’ recent signing of an NEF developmental deal. “Ryan fought on several NEF shows, including headlining ‘NEF I.’ Ya mere, it’s only fitting that Ryan has finally found his way home. A hard working athlete deserves a hard working promotion and I believe NEF is the perfect vehicle to give Ryan that last push into the next level.”

 

Lemke will be coming into the fight hungry for a win. His last victory in the NEF cage will have been almost a year to the day when he defeated Matt Denning (3-4) na Lewiston na “NEF XX.” Lemke is coming off a loss to NEF MMA Pro Lightweight Champion Devin Powell (8-1) this past August in Bangor.

 

“What a great opportunity I have been presented by New England Fights to fight Ryan Sanders,” kwuru Lemke. “Ryan has been in, and done well, with the very best of New England. He is a well-rounded fighter and will challenge me in all areas. I very much look forward to this challenge and know that there will be fireworks for sure in this fight.”

 

The opening bell on Saturday, November 19 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.

 

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 @nefightsma sonyere ndị ukara Facebook otu "New England alụkarị ọgụ."