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BARBARIAN VERSUS BERSERKER ON APRIL 23 NA LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (March 17, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE” na Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The agha kaadị ga-Njirimara a mix nke mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” agha kaadị. Mike “The afụ ọnụ” Hansen (3-3) ka aka na ihu Jesse “The obi fere azụ” Baughman (0-1) na a agha arọ nke 205-pound.

 

Mike Hansen is the founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, Maine. He is an alumni of Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) where he won a state championship wrestling as a heavyweight in 2004. Hansen made his MMA debut shortly after graduating from high school, only to step away from the sport for a decade in order to serve his country as a combat engineer in the United States Army. He returned to the MMA cage in 2015 as a member of the NEF roster. After restarting his career with a record of 2-1, Hansen dropped his first bout of 2016 to Zach Elkins (1-1) ikpeazụ nke ọnwa. He will look to rebound from that loss on April 23.

 

“I’m looking forward to getting back in the cage fast coming off this loss,” said Hansen. “I wasn’t mentally in that fight, so this time around with Baughman, I’m going to be mentally focused. Jesse is a big guy and a tough fighter – and he seems like a guy I could get along with. Ya mere, when we are done smashing each other up, hopefully we can get a drink.”

 

Like Hansen, Baughman is a United States military veteran, where he served in a recon unit of the special forces and earned a level-three certification in Army combatives. He is currently a member of Team Link based out of Hooksett, New Hampshire. As an amateur MMA fighter, Baughman put together a perfect record of 5-0 and was the number-one ranked light-heavyweight in the northeast region prior to turning professional. Baughman made his pro debut last November at “NEF 20” against Matt Andrikut (2-0).

 

“On April 23, I’m looking forward to getting back in there and putting on a show,” kwuru Baughman. “My fans from New Hampshire want to see a war – and best believe they will! Mike Hansen is a worthy opponent. He knows going in, this will be a bloody battle till the end. I have the best guys around preparing me for this matchup. Big thanks to Taylor Trahan, Kevin Haley, Brett Trahan and Rob Belliveau.”

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,"Na-ewe ebe Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 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 Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

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BOYINGTON RETAINS, THREE NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NEF 21

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Lewiston, Maine (February 7, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ẹkenịmde ya kacha-adịbeghị anya ihe omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” Saturday n'abalị na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The Colisée was a packed house for the promotion’s second hybrid mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) and professional boxing event. Fight fans were treated to a marathon evening of nonstop action featuring 26 bouts in total.

 

In the MMA main event of the evening, in what can only be described as a “thriller,” Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (13-8) defeated Jon Lemke (5-4) via split decision to retain the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title. Boyington and Lemke battled back-and-forth for five brutal rounds in what many in attendance were calling one of the best fights in NEF history.

 

In the boxing headliner, Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry (11-1) handed Tollison Lewis the first loss of his professional boxing career (2-1) with a second-round stoppage via technical knockout (WHO).

 

On the amateur MMA portion of the card, three inaugural champions were crowned. Ryan Glover (3-1) took home the light heavyweight title after defeating Mike Williams (1-1), while Johnny Crafts (4-0) captured the bantamweight strap and Ricky Dexter (5-2) won the welterweight championship.

 

NEF also announced that its next event would take place on April 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.

 

The results si Lewiston, Maine:

 

Ọkachamara ọkpọ

Brandon Berry def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, gburugburu 2

Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision

Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw

Ọkachamara Emmanuel

 

Bruce Boyington def. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)

Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, gburugburu 1

Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, gburugburu 1

CJ Ewer def. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, gburugburu 1

Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, gburugburu 1

Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, gburugburu 1

 

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Ryan Glover def. Mike Williams via armbar, gburugburu 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)

Ricky Dexter def. Caleb Farrington via TKO, gburugburu 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)

Johnny Crafts def. Henry Clark via TKO, gburugburu 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)

Rafael Velado def. Mike Peitersen via split decision

Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, gburugburu 1

Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision

Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, gburugburu 1

Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, gburugburu 1

Brendan Mgba def. Dave Smith via TKO, gburugburu 1

Ras Hylton def. Zak Bergeron via TKO, gburugburu 1

Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, gburugburu 1

Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, gburugburu 1

Tom Burgess def. Caleb Swoveland via unanimous decision

Chad Murillo def. Tony Agust via split decision

Jake Denham def. Justin Witham via verbal submission, gburugburu 2

Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Clifford Redman site TKO, gburugburu 2

Caleb Costello def. David Thompson via KO, gburugburu 1

 

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,” takes place Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 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 Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

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NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS TO HOLD WEIGH-INS THIS FRIDAY AT LEWISTON RAMADA

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Lewiston, Maine (February 3, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” a Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature both mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) and professional boxing bouts with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Earlier today, the promotion announced that it would hold the event weigh-in this Friday, February 5, 2016, na 2:00 pm EST at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center. The Ramada is located at 490 Pleasant Street in Lewiston, Maine.

 

Weigh-ins are open to the public and free to attend. All nke alụso mpi on Saturday n'abalị ga-anọ itu-na, including MMA headliners Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (12-8) and Jon Lemke (5-3), as well as boxing main event participants Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry (10-1) and Tollison Lewis (2-0). Fans ma pịa na-ume ịga. For those unable to make it to the Ramada on Friday, weigh-ins will be streamed live on the NEF Youtube page at www.Youtube.com/nefmma.

 

The “NEF 21” agha kaadị:

 

Ọkachamara ọkpọ

149 Pound: Tollison Lewis vs. Brandon Berry

147 Pound: Evincii Dixon vs. Antonio Chaves Fernandez

175 Pound: Crowsneck Boutin vs. Joel Bishop

Ọkachamara Emmanuel

 

155 POUND TITLE: Jon Lemke vs. Bruce Boyington (c)

145 Pound: Derek Shorey vs. Josh Lange

185 Pound: Zach Elkins vs. Mike Hansen

155 Pound: Zenon Herrera vs. CJ Ewer

170 Pound: Andrew Tripp vs. Alex Henry

125 Pound: Norman Fox vs. Brandon Warne

 

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205 POUND TITLE: Mike Williams vs. Ryan Glover

170 POUND TITLE: Ricky Dexter vs. Keleb Farrington

135 POUND TITLE: Henry Clark vs. Johnny Crafts

145 Pound: Rafael Velado vs. Mike Pietersen

120 Pound: Erin Lamonte vs. Randi Bet Boyington

140 Pound: Erik Nelson vs. Julio Martinez

265 Pound: Gravin Guillen vs. Matt Glover

155 Pound: Frank Johanson vs. Taylor Costantino

265 Pound: Brendan Battles vs. Dave Smith

230 Pound: Zak Bergeron vs. Ras Hylton

170 Pound: Adam Nielsen vs. Ruben Redman

155 Pound: Dustin Shorey vs. Juan Meneses

160 Pound: Caleb Swoveland vs. Tom Burgess

155 Pound: Tony Agust vs. Chad Murillo

125 Pound: Justin Witham vs. Jake Denham

140 Pound: Clifford Redman vs. Richmond Pierce Wiegman

135 Pound: David Thompson vs. Caleb Costello

 

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 21: IHE immortals,"Na-ewe ebe a Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Bell time is 7:00 Obi Est. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 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 Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

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NEF TO OPEN 2016 WITH SPECTACULAR FIGHT CARD

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Lewiston, Maine (January 6, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” na Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, NEF announced the full fight card for the event which will be the fight promotion’s first of 2016.

 

A pair of professional boxing bouts will be featured on the main card of the evening. Joel “Baby ehi” Bishop (0-0-1) returns to action after more than a year’s absence to face MMA regular Crowsneck Boutin (0-0) in a light-heavyweight four-round bout. Northeast Junior welterweight onye mmeri Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry (10-1) will attempt to make it three wins in a row when he steps in the ring to face undefeated Tollison Lewis (2-0) in a six-round, non-title, super-welterweight contest. Both Berry and Lewis are coming off wins in the boxing ring at “NEF XX” a gara aga November.

 

The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Mara Nwa” Boyington (12-8) na Jon Lemke (5-3). Dubbed “The Battle for Bangor,” with both men living and training in the Bangor, Maine area, Boyington’s NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title will be on the line. Number-one contender Lemke will be looking to capture the first championship of his MMA career.

 

The co-main event of the evening on the professional MMA card will see local Lewiston-Auburn favorite Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) na-ewere on Devin Powell (4-1) in a lightweight matchup. Powell returns to the NEF cage for the first time since May 2014, while Erickson will be looking for his fourth consecutive win in Lewiston.

 

A total of three title fights will headline the amateur MMA side of the card. Young’s MMA standout Josh Harvey (5-1) defends his lightweight title against Florida’s Andrew “Ling-Ling” Tamayo (8-1). Keleb Farrington (3-0) naRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, mgbe Henry Clark (3-1) na Johnny Crafts (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.

 

Na mgbakwunye, Erin Lamonte (5-0) na Randi Bet Boyington (1-2) are scheduled to face off in a women’s MMA bout. It will be a rematch of a contest won by Lamonte at “NEF XX.” Boyington’s supporters in the audience felt that the referee stopped the bout prematurely as Boyington was about to break out of, or had already broken out of, Lamonte’s armbar submission. After much back and forth among their respective supporters on social media, the rematch is expected to settle the issue once and for all.

 

The zuru “NEF 21” agha kaadị (isiokwu ịgbanwe):

 

Ọkachamara ọkpọ

148 Brandon Berry 10-1 (West ndụdụ) vs Tollison Lewis 2-0 (CMBJJ)

175 Joel Bishop 0-0-1 vs Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Baba Institute)

 

Ọkachamara Emmanuel

 

155*Aha Bruce Boyington (c) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team Irish)

185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (Mbụ Coast Full Kpọtụrụ)

155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Independent) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

155 Jesse Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Powell 4-1 (Nostos)

145 Derek Shorey 3-3 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club) vs Josh Lange 3-2 (Bombsquad)

125 Brandon Warne 0-1 (Bombsquad) vs Norman Fox 0-0 (Emmanuel Athletix)

 

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170*Aha Keleb Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team Irish)

155*Aha Josh Harvey (c) 5-1 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (F2 Arena)

135*Aha Henry Clark 3-1 (Baba Institute) vs John Crafts 3-0 (Team NEW)

265 Dave Smith 2-0 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Brendon Battles 1-0 (Gracie Mma)

265 Countess Guillen 2-4 (Independent) vs Matt Glover 0-0 (Berserkers Emmanuel)

210 Ryan Glover 2-1 (Berserkers Emmanuel) vs Mike Williams 1-0 (CMBJJ)

205 Matt McFarland 0-1 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)

170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team Irish) vs Ruben Redman 1-4 (Team Mass Effect)

155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (Maine Kyokushin Karate) vs Frank Johanson 0-0 (CMBJJ)

155 Chad Murillo 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Tony Agust 0-0

145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (Na-eto eto si Emmanuel)

140 Erik Nelson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Julio Martinez 0-1 (Gracie Mma)

135 David Thompson 1-1 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club) vs Caleb Costello 2-4 (Team Irish)

135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs Clifford Redman 0-3 (Mass Effect)

125 Brent Ouellette 0-1 (CMBJJ) vs John Parker 0-2 (Team Nitemare)

125 Justin Witham 1-3 (Shatterproof ọgụ Club) vs Jake Denham 0-0 (Team Lawton/NEU)

120 Erin LaMonte 5-0 (Gracie Mma) vs Randi Bet Boyington 1-2 (Boyington si TKD / Young si Emmanuel)

265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (Mbụ na klas Emmanuel) vs TBD

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals,” na-ewe ebeSaturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka “NEF 21” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 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 Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England 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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MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT ADDED TO NEF 21 Ọgụ kadị

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Lewiston, Maine (December 16, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals” na Saturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional middleweight bout to the “NEF 21” agha kaadị. Michael “The afụ ọnụ” Hansen (3-2) ka aka izute Zach “The Torch” Elkins (0-1) na a ọgụ arọ nke 185-pound.

 

Hansen is the head coach and founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, Maine. He won a state championship as a heavyweight wrestler for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) na 2004. Hansen began his MMA career shortly after his high school graduation, but put that career on hold to serve in United States Army as a combat engineer. Ná mmalite 2015, Hansen returned to the cage as a member of the NEF MMA roster. He put together a record of 2-1 in his first year back, including a win over the “2014 Agha nke Year” Crowsneck Boutin (1-2). The fight with Elkins will be Hansen’s first foray into the middleweight division after having competed in the heavyweight and light-heavyweight ranks previously.

 

“Zach is a good fighter with a lot of experience in the cage,” said Hansen over his upcoming opponent. “He’s probably looking to come up here and leave with his first pro win. It won’t be that easy, and he will have to earn it, ’cause I intend to send him back to Florida with another loss.”

 

Zach Elkins is no stranger to the NEF fans. A member of Team Riot in Orange Park, Florida, Elkins appeared previously for the fight promotion headlining the amateur portion of the “NEF nke Iri na Atọ” fight card in the spring of 2014. That evening, Elkins made short work of the northeast’s then-top ranked amateur middleweight Buck Pineau (1-2), scoring a first-round TKO. Elkins was ranked nationally as an amateur, and he held the ISCF Florida State Middleweight Championship for over a year. He lost his professional debut in the fall of 2014, and now Elkins is looking to pick up the first win of his pro career.

 

“I want to thank Matt and Nick (Peterson and DiSalvo, NEF owners) both for having me back on their show in February,” said Elkins when reached for comment. “I will be ready to put on another exciting fight for the fans in Maine and bringing home another ‘W’ for my team in Florida, Riot MMA.”

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF 21: IHE immortals,” na-ewe ebeSaturday, February 6, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka “NEF 21” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 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 Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."