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KĀRI FIGHT EPIC Fanongonongo FOR taumata rua tekau NEF MAHINGA

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Lewiston, Maine (October 23, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, ka mau tona hui muri, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua” i runga i Rāhoroi, Whiringa 21, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. I mua i teie mahana, kauwhautia te whakatairanga i te tonu kāri whawhai mo te hui.

 

Ka headlined te wahi mekemeke ngaio o te kāri e apato'erau Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “Ko te Cannon” Berry (9-1) in an eight-round bout against former Mexican Pacific Coast Super Featherweight Champion Roberto “Ko te Old” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Koó). Berry triumphantly returned to action last summer after suffering a severe shoulder injury in a November 2014 mutunga.

 

He nui rawa te matekai Josh Parker (0-1) hoki ki te mowhiti ki te kanohi Iraia “Danger Kiore” Leland (0-0) in a four-rounder. Parker and Leland are well known to NEF fans as regulars on the promotion’s MMA events. Parker is the founder and head coach of Ruthless MMA & Mekemeke i Benton, Maine. Leland is a member of Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine.

 

I tua atu, Ernesto Ornelas (0-0), he toa ngaio MMA i te Choi Institute i Portland, returns to his boxing roots in his pro ring debut against Brandon Ali Garvin (0-4). Ornelas was a multiple time Golden Gloves champion as an amateur boxer in his native state of California.

 

Middleweights Tollison Lewis (1-0) a Zenon “Ka'Bar” Herrera (0-0) will round out the boxing card. Lewis won his pro boxing debut in the first NEF boxing event in October 2014 i runga i hōia John Webster (8-7-1), i Herrera, he toa, me te meke MMA mātanga, Ko te hōia-tau iwa o te hōia US, ia oti haere te maha o te Middle Te Tai Rāwhiti i reira ka kite ia i whawhai i roto i te Pakanga o Fallujah i Iraq.

 

I runga i te ngaio MMA wahi o te kāri whawhai, Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (11-8) ka tiakina e te NEF MMA Ngaio Kōmāmā Taitara i roto i te a'ee rima-a tawhio noa ki te wero o Jimmy “Jimbo Poro” Davidson (7-1). Boyington is coming off a huge win last weekend against Rodrigo Almeida (12-3) i runga i te undercard o te Series Ao o te Fighting (WSOF) nationally-televised event. The challenger Davidson is no stranger to gold, having captured other MMA titles in the New England region. He represents world-renown Muay Thai team Sityodtong.

 

I roto i tetahi o te tino tino tūmanako MMA whawhai i roto i te hītori New England, mua NEF MMA Ngaio mā whitu Champion Ray “Pakihi katoa” Wood (6-1) e i runga i Vovk “KGB” Clay (3-0). Recognized as two of the most promising prospects in the area, Wood, me te Clay e tohu e rua e te pundits ki hei kaitono kaha'ú mo te tino Rōpū o te hākinakina.

 

Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) ka titiro ki te fakaakeake i tona mate ngaio tuatahi whakamutunga marama, ina tutaki ia Matt Bordonaro (2-0). The bout will be a rematch from their amateur days when Bordonaro defeated Boutin by submission at “NEF IX” i roto i te Biddeford, Maine. It will also be Boutin’s debut in the 170-pound welterweight division.

 

E rua taitara te runaruna MMA wahi o te pāngia e kupu matua “NEF XX” kāri whawhai. Dustin Veinott (4-3) tohe te Ingoa NEF MMA Amateur mā ki Ryan Burgess (1-0), ia Arona “He whakangungu” Lacey (5-1) e whawhai ki Karepe Horner (6-2) to crown an inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion. A women’s strawweight fight will feature Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) e anga Erin “Rahi Fun” LAMONTE (3-0).

 

“Tenei kāri nei te tahi mea no te katoa,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Rite koe MMA? We got it. You like boxing? We got it. You like the heavyweights? We got ’em. You like women’s fights? We got ’em. This is like the Super Bowl of NEF events. This is the one event you simply cannot afford to miss.”

 

Atu faaara whakahaere Whakatairanga e te “NEF XX” Ka hui e whakatapua ki te mahara o te mema kaimahi NEF Susan Isham, 47, nei ngaro tona ora i roto i te hoê ati purumu fakamamahi wiki whakamutunga i roto i Peteere, Maine. Susan had worked backstage for the promotion beginning in 2013, handling check-ins at the backdoor of the Colisée. She was a beloved mother and grandmother, mohio hoki te mahi tona matatika pakeke me ahakoa, upbeat personality. Susan was involved in many causes in the Bethel community.

 

“Tatou kei tonu katoa i roto i te ru i poheraa ohorere a Susan Paraire whakamutunga,"Ka mea tahi-rangatira NEF me matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Ko ia he mema uara o te kapa NEF, he hoa pai, me te ahua, charitable person. She will be missed by all who knew her. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time. ‘NEF XX’ Ka kia whakapehapeha whakatapua ki tona mahara.”

 

Te “NEF XX” kāri whawhai (kaupapa ki te huri i me te whakaaetanga o te aro Hākinakina Mana o Maine):

 

NGAIO BOXING

 

140 Brandon Berry 9-1 (Te Hau-ā-uru Forks) vs Roberto Valenzuela 73-69-2 (Romanza Faleva'inga)

155 Tollison Lewis 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Zenon Herrera 0-0 (Independent)

140 Josh Parker 0-1 (Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke) vs Iraia Leland 0-0 (ENGARI)

118 Ernesto Ornelas 0-0 (Choi Institute) vs Brandon Ali Garvin 0-4 (Frazier o)

 

NGAIO MMA

 

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington 10-8 (c) (TKD o Boyington) vs Jimmy Davidson 7-1 (Sityodtong)

205 Matt Andrikut 1-0 (Tuipau MMA) vs Hehe Baughman 0-0 (Hono Team)

170 Crowsneck Boutin 1-1 (Choi Institute) vs. Matt Bordonaro 2-0 (Victory MMA)

150 Jon Lemke 4-3 (Team Irish) vs Matt Denning 2-0 (CMBJJ)

145 Ray Wood 5-1 (MMA o Young) vs Vovka Clay 3-0 (Boston BJJ NH)

145 Derek Shorey 3-2 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Damon Owens 2-0 (MMA o Young)

125 Kevin Barrett 0-0 (MMA o Young) vs James Alexander 1-10 (F2 Arena)

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

145 *TITLE Arona Lacey 5-1 (MMA o Young) vs Karepe Horner 6-2 (F2 Arena)

125 *TITLE Dustin Veinott 4-3 (c) (CMBJJ) vs Ryan Burgess 1-0 (Berserkers MMA)

265 Bryce Bamford 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Bryce Locke 0-0 (Independent)

200 Hakopa Cameron 1-5 (Independent) vs Victor Irwin 0-0 (MMA o Young)

225 Joe Krech 0-0 (Independent) vs Mike Williams 0-0 (CMBJJ)

185 Ruben Redman 1-3 (Mass Pānga MMA) vs Karepe Farrington 2-0 (Team NEW)

185 Dominique Bailey 0-1 (Independent) vs Anthony Spires 0-0 (Independent)

175 Karepe Swoveland 0-0 (Nanakia MMA & Mekemeke) vs TBD

155 Ricky Dexter 3-2 (Team Irish) vs Steve Bang 3-3 (CMBJJ)

155 Rafael Velado 1-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA) vs Ken Dunn 0-2 (Maine Kyokushin Karate)

155 CJ tiaka 4-2 (MMA o Young) vs Jason Lachance 2-2 (MMA Athletix)

155 Matt Hanning 1-1 (Independent) vs Riwai Sewall 0-0 (MMA o Young)

145 Karepe Hall 5-3 (Choi Institute) vs Matt Tamayo 0-0 (F2 Arena)

140 Rawiri Thompson 0-1 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs. Pierce Wiegman 0-0 (Tuatahi Class MMA)

125 Justin Witham 0-3 (Aro Club Shatterproof) vs Brent Ouellette 0-0 (CMBJJ)

115 Erin LaMonte 3-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-1 (TKD o Boyington)

 

New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XX: He HISTORY o mua,” e wahi i runga i Whiringa 21, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tikiti hoki “NEF XX” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei iwww.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."

 

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.

Amateur MMA, Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, New Ingarangi whawhai

BELLATOR & Hōia WEC hoki KE TAUKAPO'I NEF TITLE

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Kia tukuna tonutia atu: Lewiston, Maine (Hōngongoi 10, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, Ka mau i ona tekau ma iwa whakauru-hōia-toi (MMA) takahanga, “NEF XIX,” i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 12, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. I mua i teie mahana, the promotion announced the addition of a professional featherweight championship bout to the fight card. Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) ka tiakina e te Ingoa NEF MMA Ngaio tekau mā ki Vovk “KGB” Clay (3-0). The bout is scheduled for five five-minute rounds at a weight of 145-pounds.

 

Te manawa Morrison te ao NEF tenei mua Hui-tanguru, i te taenga mai ia i roto i te Lewiston, ka tukuna hero whenua Ray Wood (5-1) in the fifth round to win the championship title. It was as if he had sucked all the air out of the Colisée with a vacuum. Morrison played the role of spoiler that cold, hukarere i roto i te Lewiston po.

 

“E kore kua kitea e ahau tetahi mea rite ki taua i mua i,” said NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “The entire place just dropped into a dead silence. I don’t think anyone in Maine saw that coming, and I certainly don’t think anyone who’s followed NEF expected a fighter to come in and do that to Ray Wood. Everyone was shocked. It was a surreal moment.”

 

Morrison is a seasoned veteran with more than a decade’s experience in the sport. He has competed against the best MMA has to offer on the national stage, tae atu i tētahi mahi poto i roto i te Ao Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Bellator. Morrison trains out of Daddis MMA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

“Ko ahau rawa mauruuru ki te hoki ki te āhua ataahua o Maine, hoki toku korero taitara tuatahi,” said Morrison. “It will be a very entertaining fight and another victory for the five time! Five time! Five time! Five time! Five time! Mixed martial arts champion, Anthony Morrison.”

 

Vovka Clay is undefeated as a professional. He competed as an amateur twice in NEF and won both fights by submission in an impressive fashion. Clay is considered one of the true rising stars of the New England fight scene. A win over an accomplished veteran like Morrison could potentially propel Clay onto the national stage. He is a product of Team Triumph/Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire.

 

“Nga toa, he mea moemoea o hanga i te reira ki te UFC kua,” said Clay. “Ētahi whiriwhiri ki te haere i muri i ngā taitara horihori me te papa o ratou pūkete whawhai tera ko. I choose to fight the highest level of competition possible. I am thrilled to be fighting Anthony Morrison for the NEF Featherweight title. He is a very durable and crafty veteran. It won’t be easy, but if I fight my fight, Ka whakaoti ahau Morrison, a ka waiho e ahau te NEF tekau mā Champion.”

 

New Ingarangi whawhai’ takahanga muri, “NEF XIX,” e wahi i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 12, 2015 i te Androscoggin Bank Colisée i Lewiston, Maine. Tikiti hoki “NEF XIX” tīmata i te tika $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."

 

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.