Lewiston, Maine (February 10, 2015) - Habeen ka ahaa June 16, 2012. Over 3,000 Taageerayaasha ayaa ka dhergiyey, Colisee Androscoggin Bank ee Dagaaladu New England’ (NEF) “NEF III” isku dhafan-martial-arts (MMA) dhacdo. In the main event of the evening was former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Feerka Champion of Tim Adduunka “The Maine-IAC” Sylvia (31-10). Sylvia was competing for the first time ever in his home state of Maine. Media outlets, xaafadda iyo dalka, descended on Lewiston that night for the big event. National cable station HDNet (hadda “TV AXS”) shaqaale ah oo film buuxa iyo soo saare diray si ay u daboosho qayb ka pro ee kaarka la dagaalanka barnaamijka toddobaadlaha ah Inside MMA.
Sylvia ee knockout 12-labaad ee Randy Smith (13-15-1), Si kastaba ha ahaatee, was not the story that night. The real story coming out of the event was the emergence of not one, laakiin laba, new stars before a national audience. Bruce “Boy Pretty” Boyington (10-7), hore u haysta knockout ee ugu horeysay abid ee taariikhda Maine MMA, added to his legend with a Taekwondo spinning-hook kick that left his opponent unconscious and earned Boyington the quickest knockout in NEF at the time at 10-seconds. Daqiiqado ka dib, Jamie Harrison (5-1) dhameysatay uu soo horjeeda la farsamo qaababkii dhulka-iyo-pound ah loogu magac daray “Punch Aargoosato The” by Inside MMA co-martida loo Bas Rutten (28-4-1). Both finishes were caught on camera by AXS TV, and both were seen by fight fans the world over on television and the internet. The road to April 11, 2015, “NEF XVII,” oo caawa ka dhexeeya Boyington iyo Harrison, ayaa la u bannaysay.
Bilaha iyo sannadaha soo socda, Boyington would become the face of NEF MMA. Leaving a trail of broken opponents in his wake, Boyington tegi lahaa in lagu soo qabto jagada bannaanaatay NEF MMA cadaa Championship ee September 2014 by adkaadeen Jesse “Viking The” Erickson (3-4). Weeks later, Boyington and Erickson would rematch with Boyington once again emerging victorious. Harrison had, isaga qudhiisa, gooynaynaa Tollison Lewis (0-3) iyadoo taxadar la'aan ka tegid kaliya daqiiqado ka hor, leading many to speculate that the time for the Boyington-Harrison showdown had finally arrived. In the hours that followed, labada dhinac ay isku raaceen in la dagaalanka iyo marxaladda la dhigay ee April 11, 2015 in Lewiston ee “NEF XVII.” Both athletes squared off in the cage last Saturday at “XVI NEF” in si rasmi ah uu ku dhawaaqo xumad ah kaas oo noqon doona shan noqonyasaa u Boyington ee cadaa Championship.
“Aan dareemayo on top dunida,” ayaa sheegay in Boyington markii ay gaareen ee comment. “Nasashada ayaa u adeegay ujeedada iyo inkastoo Waxaan dareemaa in aan xoogga sida ciyaarta si fiican loo fekrado MMA, dagaallan xirfad dheeraad ah, waayo-aragnimo dheeraad ah oo la soo horjeeda hogaanka heerka iyo raaxada ee saaxadda this – Waan ogahay in dhammaan oogayna sare in aan ahay on hadda hadda oo ay doonayaan in ay hesho in qafis oo aad leedahay maad , ay weheliyaan Xukuntay adag naftayda la NOT in laga badiyo iyo in la sooro dadkii badnaa ka dhigaysa igu kalsooni badan ka badan sidii hore in lagu sameeyo shaqo ka. I respect Jamie very much. Waa nin adag oo keentay caqabado iyo ayaan my indhaha isaga ku lahaa muddo dheer, studying him and knowing we would cross paths eventually. Lucky for me, Waxaan ahay jahannamada ah Lagdamaaga u ah. I see what’s coming. Fans, this fight is unlike anything else you will ever see. Make sure you’re in attendance to witness what I’m about to do. I have no problem proving the critics wrong. Just be there and don’t blink. This is a big stage fight, Waxaan u caddayn doontaa.”
“Waxaan ahay mid aad ugu faraxsanahay inaan dib ugu helaan qafis NEF ee fursadan weyn,” xusay Harrison. “Bruce is on a hot streak and so am I. The title belt around my waist has been a long time coming and it will be bittersweet to do it in front of all my family, asxaabta, and fans. This fight will have a lot of fireworks and you will not want to look away for a second.”
“Oo kuwanu waa labada lab Alfa of doona liis NEF ah,” ayaa sheegay in NEF co-milkiilaha iyo horumariyaha Nick DiSalvo. “Marka ay socdaan qol, everyone knows it. But we all know that there can only be one alpha male in the pride. On April 11 in Lewiston, waxaan ogaado doonaa taas waa Alpha lab run markii labadan libaax oo isku dhicid.”
MMA dhacdo ee soo socota NEF ee, “NEF XVII,” waxaa cayimay inay qabsoonto onApril 11, 2015 at Colisee Androscoggin Bank ee Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Boy Pretty” Boyington (10-7) daafici doonaa NEF MMA Title ku cadaa ka dhanka ah tiro-mid iskala Jamie Harrison (5-1). Waxaa intaa dheer, Jarod “Daqiiqadii ugu dambeysay” Lawton (4-1) kulmay Dennis Olson (12-7) tartanka welterweight ah. Qiimaha tikidhada “NEF XVII” bilaaban doono oo kaliya $25 oo waa on sale hadda at www.TheColisee.com ama adigoo wacaya xafiiska sanduuqa Colisee ee 207.783.2009 x 525. Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah ee ku saabsan dhacdada iyo dagaalka kaarka updates, fadlan booqo website horumarinta ee www.NewEnglandFights.com. Waxaa intaa dheer, waxaad daawan kartaa NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, oo iyaga raac onnefights Twitter iyo Facebook ku biiro kooxda rasmi ah "New England oo gaaf wareegaya."