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EPIC IMPI IKHADI umemezele FOR INGQOPHA LAMA NEF UMCIMBI

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Lewiston, Maine (October 23, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, ukukhuthazwa wamemezela ikhadi egcwele wokulwela umcimbi.

 

The professional boxing ingxenye ikhadi uzobe isihloko esikhulu by uya ngasenyakatho-mpumalanga Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The Cannon” Berry (9-1) in an eight-round bout against former Mexican Pacific Coast Super Featherweight Champion Roberto “The Old” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Kos). Berry triumphantly returned to action last summer after suffering a severe shoulder injury in a November 2014 ekupheleni.

 

A elambile kakhulu Josh Parker (0-1) ubuyele ring ukuze abhekane Elias “Danger Mouse” 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 & Boxing in Benton, Maine. Leland is a member of Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine.

 

Ngaphezu kwalokho, Ernesto Ornelas (0-0), a professional MMA fighter kusukela Choi Institute e 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) futhi Zénon “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 phezu veteran John Webster (8-7-1), ngenkathi Herrera, i abanolwazi MMA fighter kanye kickboxer, kuyinto isosha oneminyaka engu--United States, kokuba igcwaliswe izinkambo amaningana eMpumalanga Ephakathi lapho ebona ukulwa Battle of Fallujah in Iraq.

 

On the professional MMA ingxenye ikhadi mpi, Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (11-8) uyovikela the NEF MMA Professional uHlelo Title in a emihlanu-round iziqubu ngokumelene inselele of Jimmy “Jimbo Slice” Davidson (7-1). Boyington is coming off a huge win last weekend against Rodrigo Almeida (12-3) phezu undercard a Series World of 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.

 

In omunye esasiyizele kakhulu kakhulu MMA ukulwa eNew England emlandweni, zangaphambili NEF MMA Professional featherweight Champion Ray “All Business” Wood (6-1) liba Vovk “KGB” Clay (3-0). Recognized as two of the most promising prospects in the area, Wood and Clay kokubili wabikezela by pundits ukuba ukhetho ikusasa Izilimi ezinkulu sport.

 

Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) uyobheka Abuya ukulahlekelwa yakhe yokuqala professional ngenyanga edlule lapho uhlangana Matt Bordonaro (2-0). The bout will be a rematch from their amateur days when Bordonaro defeated Boutin by submission at “NEF IX” e Biddeford, Maine. It will also be Boutin’s debut in the 170-pound welterweight division.

 

Isihloko iziqubu Two kuthanda kusihloko the amateur MMA ingxenye “NEF XX” fight ikhadi. Dustin Veinott (4-3) uvikela Title NEF MMA Amateur Flyweight ngokumelene Ryan Burgess (1-0), ngenkathi Aaron “Ukwanda” Lacey (5-1) enza belwa Caleb Horner (6-2) to crown an inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion. A women’s strawweight fight will feature Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) ezibhekene Erin “Usayizi Fun” LAMONTE (3-0).

 

“Lokhu ikhadi unokuthile wonke umuntu,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli Nick DiSalvo. “Wena uthanda 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.”

 

Promotion abaphathi eminye umemezele ukuthi “NEF XX” mcimbi uzoba elalinikezelwe inkumbulo NEF ilungu labasebenzi Susan Isham, 47, abalahlekelwa ukuphila kwakhe in a engozini yemoto ngempelasonto eyedlule Bethel, 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, eyaziwa ngokuba kanzima ngokuzikhandla kwakhe futhi ebukekayo, upbeat personality. Susan was involved in many causes in the Bethel community.

 

“Sonke usashaqekile ngenxa yale nto ngokudlula Susan ngokuzumayo ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule,"Kusho NEF co-umnikazi futhi wabantu Math Peterson. “Yena waba ilungu zenani leqembu NEF, umngane omuhle, futhi uhlobo, 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’ uzobe ngokuziqhenya elalinikezelwe enkumbulweni yakhe.”

 

The “NEF XX” fight ikhadi (isihloko ukushintsha nokwamukelwa Combat Sports Authority of Maine):

 

PROFESSIONAL Boxing

 

140 Brandon Berry 9-1 (West nezimfoloko) vs Roberto Valenzuela 73-69-2 (Romanza Gym)

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

140 Josh Parker 0-1 (MMA abesabekayo & Boxing) vs Elias Leland 0-0 (KODWA)

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

 

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

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

205 Matt Andrikut 1-0 (Ukuqiniseka MMA) vs Jesse Baughman 0-0 (Team Link)

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

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

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

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

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

 

Amateur MMA

 

145 *TITLE Aaron Lacey 5-1 (MMA Young sika) vs Caleb 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 (First Class MMA) vs Bryce Locke 0-0 (Independent)

200 Jacob Cameron 1-5 (Independent) vs Victor Irwin 0-0 (MMA Young sika)

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

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

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

175 Caleb Swoveland 0-0 (MMA abesabekayo & Boxing) vs TBD

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

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

155 CJ Ewer 4-2 (MMA Young sika) vs Jason Lachance 2-2 (MMA Athletix)

155 Matt Hanning 1-1 (Independent) vs Levi Sewall 0-0 (MMA Young sika)

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

140 David Thompson 0-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs. Pierce Wiegman 0-0 (First Class MMA)

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

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

 

New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” ithatha indawo November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.

Amateur MMA, Bellator, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, New England ayalwa

BELLATOR & Osemnkantshubomvu WEC UBUYELA UKUVIKELA NEF ISIHLOKO

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Uyekele NGOKUSHESHA: Lewiston, Maine (July 10, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba exubile-karate-arts yayo nesishiyagalolunye (MMA) umcimbi, “NEF XIX,” ngomgqibelo, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, the promotion announced the addition of a professional featherweight championship bout to the fight card. Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) ngiwuvikele lo Title NEF MMA Professional featherweight ngokumelene Vovk “KGB” Clay (3-0). The bout is scheduled for five five-minute rounds at a weight of 145-pounds.

 

Morrison ngishaqekile yonke NEF lokhu esidlule February lapho efika e Lewiston futhi wazithoba hero langakubo 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, ebusuku snowy in Lewiston.

 

“Angikaze ngiyibone into enje ngaphambili,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli 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, kubandakanya ukuhlala e World Extreme Cagefighting (Wec) and Bellator. Morrison trains out of Daddis MMA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

“Ngimbonga kakhulu ukubuyela esimweni enhle of Maine, ngoba okokuqala isihloko ngiziphendulele,” 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.

 

“Njalo fighter has a dream of okwenza kube kuya UFC,” said Clay. “Abanye bakhetha ukuba angalandeli izihloko lutho futhi pad nokulwa Nobodies amarekhodi abo. 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, I uzowuqeda Morrison ngibe NEF featherweight Champion.”

 

New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XIX,” ithatha indawo Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. Amathikithi for “NEF XIX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."

 

About New England ayalwa

 

New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.