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混合武术, MMA, 新英格兰战斗

SECOND TITLE FIGHT ANNOUNCED FOR NEF 38 IN PORTLAND FEATURES ELITE WRESTLERS

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波特兰, 缅因 (二月 8, 2019) – 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) 将展示其未来的混合武术 (MMA) 事件, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” 四月 27, 2019 在Aura在波特兰. 今天早些时候，, the fight promotion announced the second amateur title fight confirmed for the event. Zac “洛基” 理查德 (3-0-1) 将在 汤姆 “飞鸿（Phenom）” Pagliarulo (2-1) for the vacant NEF Amateur Featherweight Championship.

It will be Richard’s second attempt at capturing the title. Earlier this month, Richard fought Fred Lear (6-2-1) to a thrilling five-round draw for the strap in Bangor, 缅因. The bout is considered by many to be a very early contender for “年度扑灭” in New England thus far. Lear’s decision to turn professional after that fight nixed any hope for an immediate rematch.

理查德, 该 2018 “NEF年度最佳新秀” as voted by the promotion’s fans, went on a tear last year with three first-round finishes. He has never been a stranger to the winner’s circle, having won a Maine state championship in wrestling for Massabesic High School in 2015. Richard hopes to replicate that success on April 27 and take the featherweight strap home in his second attempt.

Richard represents team Nostos MMA of Somersworth, New Hampshire where he trains under current UFC fighter, 和前 NEF 职业轻量级冠军, 德文 - 鲍威尔 (9-4).

“Now that I’ve been in a war, I know what I need to work on,” said Richard. “I’ve came so far in just one year. I’m going to blow the roof off of AURA. No way around it, I want that title. I’m going to come back faster, stronger and smarter. Tom is a great fighter and I know this fight will bring out the best in me.”

Tom Pagliarulo will be making his NEF debut on April 27. He has two finishes to his credit on MMA events in New Hampshire, including a first-round technical knockout last fall. Like Richard, Pagliarulo cut his teeth on the wrestling mats. 他是一个终身的摔跤手. He competed for Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts and later for Plymouth State University in Plymouth, 新罕布什尔州. Pagliarulo currently holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and trains at both Burgess MMA in Manchester, New Hampshire and Spero’s Martial Arts Academy in Plaistow, 新罕布什尔州.

“What better way to make my NEF debut than a title fight against a tough competitor,” exclaimed Pagliarulo when reached for comment. “Zac and myself are both elite wrestlers which should make for an exciting fight. The opportunity was presented to me, and I know it is a fight that will make us both better, so I jumped all over it. As far as the title goes, this is just another fight for me. I’m going to go in there and do what I love to do, 斗争。”

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” 将于周六, 四月 27, 2019 在Aura在波特兰, 缅因州 响铃时间 7 下午。门票现已开始发售www.AuraMaine.com.

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TITLE FIGHT DRAW LEAVES ZAC RICHARD WITH A SENSE OF PRIDE

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Three prior forays into the New England Fights cage demanded all of five minutes and nine seconds from Zac Richard.

That was the aggregate time it took for the native of Waterboro, 缅因, to accumulate three wins by knockout or submission and earn a shot at the vacant NEF amateur featherweight title at NEF 37 在周五, 二月 1.

Richard probably only now fully appreciates how the odds were stacked against him that frosty evening. He was paired with Fred Lear, a veteran of eight previous fights who won the bantamweight belt in his previous outing. Both Lear’s home and training center sit a stone’s throw away from the Cross Insurance Center, scene of the showdown.

While draws are a rare turn of events in mixed martial arts, and ties are universally maligned as an unsatisfying outcome to any sporting endeavor, Richard can appreciate the judges’ indecision after the first true donnybrook of his budding career.

“Before the fight when they announced our names, I thought the place was going to explode. It was wild,” Richard said. “And then the fight was pretty even the whole time. I kept thinking to myself, you’re not losing, but you’re not winning by much. That’s all I kept thinking about.”

理查德, a Maine state wrestling champion in high school, has worked on the finer points of his stand-up game with UFC veteran Devin Powell and other instructors at Nostos MMA in Somersworth, 新罕布什尔州.

Pride and practicality persuaded Richard to engage in slug-it-out tactics with Lear, but old habits die hard.

“It started out good. I felt in control from the beginning. I wanted to stay on my feet and really show off how much my striking has come,” Richard said. “And I knew Fred was a really game opponent on the ground and has been training a lot longer than I have. So I wanted to keep it on my feet. But staying a wrestler is such habit. The first combination I threw, I went down for a shot.”

Lear’s assault to the body admittedly took a physical toll on Richard. The newcomer obviously never experienced such blunt trauma in his pre-MMA combat days and hadn’t been touched in his career-opening win streak against Gabriel Diaz, Clifford Redman and Chris Lachcik.

“I got really gassed and winded, because he kept landing knees and punches to the body,” Richard said, “I kept waiting for my second wind to come and it never did. I tried to get in a combination or a good slam every once in a while.”

Even sitting on the stool in his corner between rounds was surreal.

Of course there were thoughts of Richard’s sister, Lacy, who lost her battle with cancer in 2012 but continues to inspire Zac with her fighting spirit. Having time to get in touch with one’s thoughts and survey the scenery aren’t the norm when you’re finishing opponents before the echo of the opening bell fades.

“Most of my fights have been pretty quick. It was definitely a weird experience,” Richard said. “I’ve never had that between rounds. I was looking out in the crowd and would see one certain friend or family member or training partner every time. It was a lot bigger deal than what I’m used to.”

When it became obvious Lear wasn’t ripe to be knocked out, Richard tried to balance self-defense while keeping the scorecards in mind.

“Going into the fourth and fifth round, I knew I was tired, and I knew Fred could punch and kick just as well,“他说，. “I was thinking to myself, ‘You’ve got to keep your hands up. This is dangerous when you’re tired.’ All I kept thinking about was don’t get hit. Hit him.

“Every time the clackers went off, when there was 10 seconds left, I tried to get up from the bottom or get in a kick or land one last good strike. That was different, because I never had that—I’ve never even heard the 10-second clackers. I definitely could hear it more than the buzzer, because the last few seconds it would get so chaotic and everyone would get so loud. The ref would just grab us I’m like, ‘Is it over?’ I never experienced anything like that in wrestling.”

Those back-and-forth battles in regional and state mat affairs did serve Richard well. He felt that he was mentally prepared for the championship rounds, even as the physical toll increased.

Richard acknowledged that he has a bad habit of training without using his mouth guard and that it may have affected his breathing in the bout.

“I’ve been in some pretty long wrestling matches, as many different types as you can get in,” Richard said. “I was always a really good wrestler in overtime. I don’t think I ever lost in overtime. If I did, it was like once. But the thing with wrestling is you’re not getting punched and kneed in the stomach and other things that are taking your wind. I was just so tired. I knew the whole time I wasn’t proud of my performance, but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do. I kept telling myself I had to get up and do something.”

While unhappy with the draw, Richard takes encouragement from many details that have come to light in the aftermath of the fight.

The mixed result surely entitled Richard to an immediate rematch. That won’t explicitly happen, as Lear informed him that he intends to turn professional.

“I remember February 14 of last year was the first NEF fight I ever went to. I had only been training for a month and (NEF共同拥有和媒人) Matt Peterson asked me to go,” Richard said. “So I went, and here it is a year later I’m fighting for a belt against a kid that fought for the belt a year and a half ago. Finding out after the fight that he’s going pro, it really made me a lot prouder of how I did. If he can pro after that fight, and I’ve only been fighting for a year, then I’ve got pretty good hope for my future.”

That future will include another crack at the belt, 四月 27日.

“I’m the Number 1 竞争者, and he’s going pro, so it’s whoever’s next,” Richard said. “I don’t know if they’re going to bring in someone from somewhere else or what. Matt said he’s working on opponent. 我会准备好的。”

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” 将于周六, 四月 27, 2019 在Aura在波特兰, 缅因州 响铃时间 7 下午。门票现已开始发售www.AuraMaine.com.

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NEF DELIVERS SCORCHING-HOT MMA EVENT IN SUB ZERO WEATHER

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班戈, 缅因 (二月 2, 2019) – While the polar vortex froze solid the nearby Penobscot River, 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) had the mercury rising with some wild mixed-martial-arts (MMA) action inside the Cross Insurance Center on Friday night. The popular fight promotion brought its latest event to Bangor with yet another sold-out crowd of more than 1200 on hand. It was the fourth event, and fourth sell-out, in Bangor for NEF since 2016. The event was aptly titled “零度以下” in anticipation of the bone-chilling weather raging outside.

The main event saw Josh Harvey (6-0-1) claim the NEF Professional Featherweight strap when he defeated Bill Jones (13-11) in the first round via technical submission. In so doing, Harvey made history as the first competitor to win titles in two different weight divisions in NEF. He previously held the NEF Amateur Lightweight title.

Mark Gardner (1-0) was victorious over CJ Ewer (3-3) in Gardner’s professional debut. Ewer was unable to continue after the first round due to a cut above his eye.

In the amateur headliner, 弗雷德·李尔 (6-2-1) and Zac Richard (3-0-1) fought to a five-round draw on the judges’ scorecards in a bout for the vacant NEF Amateur Featherweight Title. Lear had a point taken away in the first round by referee John English for grabbing the cage. The amateur featherweight championship remains vacant.

Catie Denning (2-1) and Glory Watson (3-0) both picked up wins for Young’s MMA in their respective women’s bouts. Denning defeated Amanda Bennett (0-1) via split decision while Watson submitted Wisconsin’s Rachael Lippert (4-3) 在第三轮.

The results from Bangor, 缅因:

PROFESSIONAL


乔希·哈维高清. Bill Jones via technical submission, 圆 1


Mark Gardner def. CJ Ewer via technical knockout, 圆 2

业余


Fred Lear fought Zac Richard to a five-round draw


德文·科森 后卫. Taylor Bartlett via unanimous decision

Catie Denning def. Amanda Bennett via split decision

Jake Bagley def. Brady MacDonald via unanimous decision

布莱斯班福德DEF. Roger Ewer via KO, 圆 1

荣耀沃森高清. Rachael Lippert via guillotine submission, 圆 3

内特鲍彻DEF. Dillon Henry via rear-naked submission, 圆 1

Jordan Young def. Clifford Redman via rear-naked submission, 圆 1

罗布凯高清. Joe Howard via rear-naked choke submission, 圆 2


NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 38: STORMBORN,” 将于周六, 四月 27, 2019 在Aura在波特兰, 缅因州 响铃时间 7 下午. 门票现已公开发售，在 www.AuraMaine.com.
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UNDEFEATED TITLE CONTENDER HARVEY: “I’M GOING OUT THERE TO FIGHT TO KILL, OR BE KILLED”

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班戈, 缅因 (一月 28, 2019) – 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) undefeated prospect Josh “Hook-On” Harvey is not intimated by the tough talk of his opponent, longtime mixed martial arts (MMA) veteran Bill “Jonesi” Jones. The two are scheduled for a five-round 25-minute Featherweight Championship bout this Friday, 二月 1ST 在班戈的交叉保险中心, 缅因.

“I heard a lot about his interview,” Harvey recently stated to Ryan Jarrell and Bryan Stackpole on theBetween Rounds Radio podcast during a remote recording of the show that was heard at the Sea Dog Brewing Company. “I didn’t hear it because I don’t really bother with that… I get enough trash floating around—I don’t need to listen to it.”

Harvey was referring to some strong words that Jones had for him recently during multiple podcast interviews he’s delivered, including one toBetween Rounds Radio where Jones predicted a first round knockout victory over Harvey. In the same interview, Jones also criticized Harvey’s ability to make weight, the caliber of opponents that he’s faced, 和, 特别是, Harvey’s most recent fight—a three-round draw with终极战士 finalist Joe Giannetti.

“The truth is, I’ve had struggles making weight as of recently,” Harvey stated.

“Against Giannetti, on three-week’s notice, 是的, I missed weight and I think what I did is I shut down that quote-unquote godly jiu-jitsu game that he has,” Harvey explained. “I don’t think there was one successful (语助词) sub attempt.”

Harvey admitted that making weight is always a challenge. He admitted that he walks around at 175-pounds and has even swelled to as big as 190-pounds during an 18-month stretch when he was inactive due to an injury. Harvey also noted that he has made the weight before and anticipates no issues reaching the contracted 145-pound championship scratch weight limit for his showdown with Jones.

“I’ve made championship weight for featherweight before,哈维说. “Against [德里克] 肖里, I was ’44.”

During the interview, Harvey acknowledged that Jones has faced an impressive list of opponents during his storied fight career that stretches back almost 12-years.

“I’m a rookie compared to my opponent, he would say,” Harvey stated. “He’s fought a lot of big names, a lot of big guys.”

“I know that he’s fought a lot of big guys, but I think most of them got to the big show after they fought him,” Harvey continued. “I haven’t fought a lot of those names, but I also haven’t lost to a lot of those names.”

Jones has criticized Harvey by suggesting that he “doesn’t like to get, hit” to which Harvey replied simply: “No one likes to get hit.”

“If I can see a fight being finished with me victorious without taking a whole lot of damage—I mean, that’s a no-brainer,” Harvey explained.

Harvey also recognized the similarity in attitudes and fight styles that the two scheduled opponents share. “I typically am the same way,哈维说. “I’m going out there to fight to kill, or be killed.”

“I’m prepared for five rounds, but if it goes five rounds it means someone’s not doing their job—me,” Harvey explained. “I’m not doing my job if it goes five rounds because I’m sure within the first few rounds an opportunity will present itself and a missed opportunity is something we can’t have.”

Although reluctant to offer a prediction on how he might finish the fight, Harvey is confident that he will execute another efficient in-cage conclusion on Friday, the kind of performance that has become his calling card since finishing five of his six professional opponents in the first round.

“I can’t tell you when it’s going to happen or whether I’m going to go out there and sub him or I’m going to go out there and knock him out or if it’s going to be first round or if it’s going to be last round,哈维说.

“I just want to get out there, 做戏, get the finish, and remain ready to fight again.”

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 37: 零度以下,” will take place on Friday, 二月 1, 2019 在班戈的交叉保险中心, 缅因州 响铃时间 8 下午。门票现已发售www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

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TITLE CONTENDER JONES SPITTING FIRE AHEAD OF MAIN EVENT WITH UNDEFEATED HARVEY

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班戈, 缅因 (一月 27, 2019) – Similar to his scheduled opponent in the February 1st main event of New England Fights’ “NEF 37: 零度以下,” card at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, 缅因, Bill “Jonesi” Jones is known as a hardworking entrepreneur that is focused on getting ahead in life.

As Jones himself recently stated bluntly: “I’m on a mission to get rich.”

Jones’ opponent for Friday night, undefeated hammer Josh “Hook-On” Harvey, is also known within the Penobscot County region where he resides as a sun-up to sun-down grinder that doesn’t stop until he crams 25-hours worth of work into a 24-hour day.

That is where their similarities end, 然而.

In the lead-in to their fight, Jones has been vocal in his predictions that he will finish Harvey quickly by knocking him out in the first round if the fight stays standing.

哈维, 另一方面, has been relatively quiet before their five-round Featherweight Championship bout.

Jones was at it again recently when he joined Craig Allen onFight Night Picks to talk about his upcoming showdown with Harvey.

“I think Harvey likes to look good,” Jones stated. “I think he likes to protect his face and look pretty. 所以, I think when I start smashing on him, he’s going to cover up and bail out really quick.”

The lone blemish on Harvey’s record-to-date came back in November when he fought to a draw with终极战士 finalist Joe Giannetti at a show in Massachusetts. Many in attendance felt that Harvey won the bout.

琼斯, 与此同时, saw the fight and wasn’t impressed with Harvey’s performance.

“[Harvey’s fight with] Giannetti was more of a hugging match,” Jones told Allen. “Two guys just kind-of hanging on to each other for 15-minutes, no damage done. I’m going to throw down and fire until there’s no more bullets to come out. 这将是令人兴奋, I can’t wait.”

At 40-years old, Jones knows that age eventually gets the better of every combat sports athlete and that, 现实, he’s looking at his final few fights. Fully aware of this, Jones is pleased to be finishing out his career back home with New England Fights.

“It’s good to bring it back home toward the end of my career,” Jones stated. “It will be nice to bang out Harvey here and maybe get that fight with Lacey, like they were talking about, and close it out with him. We’ll see where it goes.”

“It’s not about the money for me anymore—it’s not about the sponsors. It’s about the competition,” Jones concluded. “I want to go out there and kick some more ass. I make plenty of money doing my day job, so it is what it is—let’s go beat people up.”

To listen to the full interview with Bill Jones visit:

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 37: 零度以下,” will take place on Friday, 二月 1, 2019 在班戈的交叉保险中心, 缅因州 响铃时间 8 下午。门票现已发售www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

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雏量级冠军卡姆·阿诺德: 北方之王

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当新英格兰之战将日历翻到新的一年时，总是有一些紧迫的问题.

根据狂野结束时的粉丝投票 2018 运动, 占据了所有人的心: 卡姆·阿诺德 (Kam Arnold) 可以为安可做什么?

阿诺德, Casco 的相对新人, 缅因, 在他年轻的职业生涯中，他在首轮比赛中第二次和第三次被淘汰, 包括大卫·汤普森 11 秒的爆击.

随后，他在短时间内与基利安·墨菲 (Killian Murphy) 交手，并在第四轮比赛中获得令人难忘的绝杀，赢得了该组织在 NEF 的业余雏量级冠军头衔 34 六月. 这一决定锁定了年度最佳拳手的荣誉, 这一区别立刻让直言不讳的阿诺德 (4-0) 在一些严肃的公司, 正如他最近在“综合格斗本周”节目中接受《格斗之夜精选》的克雷格和马特·艾伦采访时所解释的那样.

“这很疯狂, 因为你知道什么? 我万万没想到. 民意调查的进行方式, 这有点像一场人气竞赛. 我从没想过我能超越瑞安·桑德斯, 更不用说他和其他一些人所拥有的粉丝群了,”阿诺德说. “我知道我也有很多粉丝. 当谈到赚钱时, 在我心目中毫无疑问我是最值得的, 但我很高兴能和瑞安一起在球场上. 他是个大人物. 他塑造了自己的职业生涯. 他已经为进入 UFC 奋斗了一段时间了。”

阿诺德已经对自己抱有类似的期望. 他暗示在不久的将来将宣布一场重大比赛，并将其视为他继续迅速崛起的跳板.

他与墨菲的争斗证明了这位冠军的专注和一心一意的决心，而墨菲是阿诺德在格斗训练营中大部分时间都在为更强壮的迈克·克雷斯波做准备后的替补。.

“他们说, ‘你想对抗这个?’ 我就像, '是的, 这个头衔是我的, 我不在乎他是谁, 我正在和他战斗。’ 我有两周时间为基利安做准备, 谁是州冠军摔跤手, 所以这改变了我的游戏计划, 但 (我有信心) 只要我强加我的意志,”阿诺德说.

“与基利安的那场比赛对我来说表现非常糟糕. 我觉得这在我眼中表现得很糟糕. 我是否表现出了很多心意? 是的. 而且我有一个很好的下巴. 我觉得我已经了解自己了. 我对自己非常失望. 对结果并不失望. 所以不要误会我的意思, (那是个) 伟大的成果. 我只是一个非常严厉的批评家, 我猜。”

当一切结束的时候, 阿诺德松了口气，终于找到了推他的对手. 他担心对格伦·卡萨比安的一系列快速胜利, 凯尔·肯尼和汤普森不利于他追求长期荣耀.

“老实说，这有点令人担忧, 我根本不想把这变成一个自大的声明,”阿诺德说. “这更像是, '好, 我的测试什么时候来, 那个测试会是什么样的?’ 目光从未离开过奖品. 我的目标是成为世界冠军。”

其他运动员和团队充分利用所谓的公告板素材. 有人会说新英格兰爱国者队在争夺最新的亚冠冠军时利用了这一点. 当对手, 记者甚至粉丝说出可能带有侮辱性的话, 他们成为激励良药.

阿诺德也不例外. 他听到有人低声说他没有接受过测试, 或者说墨菲是一位出色的摔跤手, 或者说，如果有人能够剥夺阿诺德的站立敏锐度，将会获得更好的结果.

“自从我刚开始工作以来，在某些情况下我感觉自己被打了一巴掌,”阿诺德说. “我认为这就是我肩上的负担. 这就是我继续前进的原因, 继续走下去, 继续走下去.

“每个营地我都会找到一些小东西来给我的火加油. 很多人似乎忘记了, 我是一名摔跤手, 太, 我已经证明，在我经历过的极少数战斗中. 你看看我在凯尔·肯尼身上的爆炸替身. 我摔跤技术很好 (技能). 询问我的培训伙伴. 所以我认为很多人认为我的地面比赛是理所当然的. 他们会看看我的柔术是什么样的. 别睡在上面。”

尽管他已经进入了舒适区 135 英镑, 阿诺德表示，如果这有助于扩大他的对手选择范围，他并不反对提升一个甚至两个重量级别.

较小的, 被低估的人不会太打扰他: 阿诺德是一个全男孩家庭中最小的孩子。. 他向艾伦一家描述这是一种艰难的成长经历，生命中最后一个孩子别无选择，只能为自己想要的东西而奋斗。.

“我们没有太多机会出去追求我当时认为从未有过的梦想. 然后我就跌入了谷底，我别无选择,“他说，. “我是一个饥饿的人, 饥饿的战士. 很多人都在里面参加比赛. 我不是来参加比赛的. 我在那里为你熄灭灯. 我要赢. 我认为这确实使我与其他人不同。”

虽然阿诺德仍然在业余选手中留下了自己的印记, 他认为综合格斗是他的职业和职业道路.

从他着眼于眼前地平线上的战斗开始, 今年的每个营地都可能是实现这些愿望的基石.

“我一直渴望 2019 一起走. 今年除了成功之外什么都没有. 我迫不及待地想把它提高一个档次,”阿诺德说. “到最后的大舞台上来找我吧” 2019. 它来了。”

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 37: 零度以下,” 将于星期五, 二月 1, 2019 在班戈的交叉保险中心, 缅因州 响铃时间 8 下午。通过直接通过其 Facebook 页面联系 NEF，仍有数量非常有限的门票在售 “新英格兰之战。”

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CONTENDER BILL JONES ON JOSH HARVEY: “HE’S A PRETTY BOY THAT DOESN’T WANT TO GET HURT”

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Bill “Jonesi” Jones has seen and done it all during a decorated mixed martial arts (MMA) career that spans back more than a decade. 二月 1ST, he’ll look to add another noteworthy accomplishment to his deep fight resume when he faces highly touted, undefeated prospect Josh “Hook-On” Harvey for the New England Fights (NEF) professional Featherweight Championship in the main event at “NEF 37: SUB ZERO” in Bangor, 缅因. Jones recently discussed his storied record and his upcoming championship bout with Ryan Jarrell and Bryan Stackpole on the Between Rounds Radio 播客.

Jones made his MMA debut in September 2007. Over the course of more than 20-bouts, he fought and defeated a who’s-who of New England’s top-tier combat sports athletes, including multiple opponents that went on to compete in the world’s largest promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), 职业联赛战士 (formally known as WSOF), 和Bellator. Jones holds wins over UFC veterans Matt Bessette and Tateki Matsuda. It’s this experience against high-level competition that Jones believes will give him an edge over Harvey on February 1ST.

“I’ve won fights and I’ve lost fights in the Northeast, but a good portion of my fights were top contenders at 155 or 145,” Jones told Jarrell and Stackpole. “Harvey’s never really fought—other than his last fight that he fought to a decision and he didn’t really show anything in—he’s never fought anybody to the caliber of the guys that I’ve fought. 所以, I feel really good about that going into this fight.”

“I’m going to bust ass and smash through this guy,” Jones added.

Bill made his highly anticipated debut with NEF in April 2018, finishing Matt Denning in the second round via technical knockout.

“Beating Denning pretty decisively the way I did—it felt good to get back in the win column, but it still doesn’t show me,”琼斯说. “I feel like I should have beat him in the first round, not the second round.”

The win set-up Jones for a title match showdown with Aaron Lacey for the vacant professional featherweight championship in November 2018, but the bout was scrapped when Lacey sustained an injury that forced him to withdraw.

“When he backed out, I was super, extremely disappointed,” Jones explained. “I was extremely disappointed… Lacey’s more of a 145-pound fighter. 哈维, if he makes weight at 145, he is going to have a really rough night because it’s just going to be a lot of weight for him to cut. 第一轮之后, if he makes it out of it, it’s going to wear on him.”

“In my brain, I knew he [莱西] wasn’t going to make it out of the first round with me—it was a win,” Jones continued. “It was just one of those fights where you knew, you walked in there, and you walked out victorious. I know it’s a tougher fight with Harvey, but in my mind, it’s the same fight.”

With Lacey currently on the sidelines, Lacey’s teammate, fast rising Josh “Hook-On” Harvey, agreed to step in and put his 5-0-1 record on the line against Jones in the feature fight for NEF’s 2019 return to Bangor.

“Every fight that I’ve watched him [哈维] 战斗, it seems like he comes out and tries to stand with them, but then as soon as they start throwing back, I feel like he gets nervous and shoots,”琼斯说. “所以, he flashes off like he’s a standup fighter, but then as soon as they start to attack, he instantly shoots. So that, 在我脑海里, makes me feel like he’s a pretty boy that doesn’t want to get hurt. He doesn’t want to get hit.”

“I feel like he’s going to crumble under the pace that I put on him. I’m a more of an attack, in-your-face fighter and I feel like he’s going to fold under that.”

When “Jonesi” and Hook-On” face-off on February 1ST, it will be in the heart of winter in Maine, hence the title of the aptly named event, “Sub Zero.” Unlike many combat athletes that try to avoid cutting weight over the long holiday season, 琼斯, who works full-time during the day as a roofing foreman supervising a crew of 12 laborers, prefers competing during the winter months.

“Wintertime is always a good time for me to train,” Jones explained to Jarrell and Stackpole. “I get out of work fairly early in the wintertime. We work dark-to-dark in the summer, so I don’t get home until 6, 7, 8 o’clock—so it’s hard to make it to the gym. So winter time is a real good training schedule for me.”

琼斯, who normally walks around at 155-pounds despite the admission that he normally “eats out of gas stations” when he’s not in fight camp, predicts no problems whatsoever in terms of making the championship scratch weight limit of 145-pounds. When asked, 然而, on whether he thinks his opponent will make the weight, he couldn’t express the same confidence.

“I have trouble seeing Harvey making weight for the fight,”琼斯说. “I’m going to fight him either way, whatever weight he walks in at. 但, I believe that Lacey is really the one that is in line for it. 我的意思是, Harvey hasn’t made weight for a fight at 45 在一段时间. The fight he just had with Joe-Joe [Gianetti] that he just kind-of held on to the whole time, he missed weight by four or five pounds…. He’s going to have a tough time making that weight.”

Regardless of the weight, Jones is unwavering in his belief that he has the tools to put the first loss on Harvey’s record. 哈维, not known for losing frequently in any combat sport, was also a multiple-time state champion wrestler.

“I think he’s going to try to wrestle me,”琼斯说. “I think he’s going to try to take me down and win by wearing me out… If he lets it stay standing, I’ll probably knock him out in the first round.”

Having kicked a 25-year smoking habit a few years ago, Jones feels revitalized and better than ever and ready for the challenge in front of him on February 1ST.

“I really want to win that belt,“他说，. “I’m 40-years old. Life moves on and I don’t know how many more years I got to push into the sport, but it’s a good time for me.

“I don’t look at it as a job like everybody else, or something that I dream to do,” Jones explained. “我喜欢战斗. I love the atmosphere of it, I love the competition of it.

“I want to end my career on a high note.”

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 37: 零度以下,” will take place on Friday, 二月 1, 2019 在班戈的交叉保险中心, 缅因州 响铃时间 8 下午。门票现已发售www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

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DESPITE SETBACKS, NATE BOUCHER IS NOT BACKING DOWN

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即时发布: 班戈, 缅因 (一月 23, 2019) – Nate Boucher’s journey inside the New England Fights’ (NEF) 混合武术 (MMA) cage has not been a course without its challenges and heartbreak along the way.

After winning his first two outings at the start of his amateur fight career, 鲍彻, a lifelong wrestler, earned a chance to compete for the NEF Flyweight Championship. His title shot came in November 2017 in front of a sold-out crowd when NEF made its highly anticipated Portland, Maine debut. 那天晚上, Boucher was outscored on the judge’s cards and dropped a close, controversial split-decision to NEF veteran Justin Witham. It’s a loss that continues to confound Boucher almost a year and a half later.

“As far as I’m concerned, I won the flyweight title that night,” Boucher stated recently in an interview with Ryan Jarrell and Bryan Stackpole on theBetween Rounds Radio播客. “I try to watch that fight and be optimistic the best that I can. I try to watch that fight and be respectful of what the judge’s could have seen. There’s not an absolute bone in my body that sees the fight going the way the judge’s said it went. 话虽这么说，, they decided that Justin Witham won that night. He knows I’m coming after him. I’m going to do what it takes to get back into that title conversation and I’m going to get that win back. “

The Witham loss would be followed by two more defeats for Boucher.

In Boucher’s first fight back after losing to Witham, he dropped another split-decision against his hometown wrestling rival, multiple-time state champion, and former NEF Flyweight Champion, 瑞恩“戈多”伯吉斯.

Jumping right back into the cage two months after his loss to Burgess, Boucher sustained the only stoppage defeat on his record when he lost via third-round technical knockout to former bantamweight title contender, 沃尔特·谢伊, who fights out of John Raio’s First Class MMA in Brunswick, 缅因.

Last November, down but not out, Boucher rebounded from three-losses-in-a-row by finishing 2018 off with a first-round submission victory over Jordan Young, a state champion wrestler from Belfast, 缅因. The contest took place in the 135-pound weight class.

“Jordan was coming off of a win against my teammate—a tough teammate of mine,”包润石说，. “Not many guys on a three-fight skid would take a fight with a guy coming off of a win and then beat him in the first round. 所以, I hope that opened some eyes for people so they know exactly what I’m about and they know that I’m strong mentally.

“I’m very happy with myself that I was able to fight like I train,” Boucher recounted regarding his win over Young. “The cut to 135 isn’t as much as it is to flyweight and I think that played a big part in my cardio. I was in great shape for that fight. 精神上, I knew I was going to win months before the fight happened.”

With six bouts already under his belt, 鲍彻, at only 22-years of age, knows that he still has limitless room to grow within the sport.

“I’m an amateur,” he noted to Jarrell and Stackpole. “I’m a student of the game and I’m learning and developing my skills. I haven’t even come close to what my full potential is. I knew what I can achieve—I know what is possible if I stay on the path.”

Boucher’s 2019 fight season officially begins on Friday, 二月 1ST when he’s scheduled to face newcomer Dillon Henry from First Class MMA. Henry is also a wrestler, having competed for Windham High School. Henry now trains with one of Boucher’s previous opponents, 沃尔特·谢伊. Regardless of being pitted against the teammate of the only fighter that’s ever stopped him in MMA competition, Boucher stated that he’s confident in the matchup.

“I know he’s going to be training with Walt Shea, 明显,”包润石说，. “I know that Walt Shea is going to pass down information he feels is going to help him. It won’t… He seems to look like a strong guy. All I am going to do is I’m going to prepare myself and I’m going to become a better fighter in this fight camp and I’m going to go out there and fight him. I think it will go my way, for sure.”

Squaring off in the cage against other talented wrestlers is nothing new for Boucher. He defeated four-time Maine state wrestling champion Jeremiah Barkac by first-round submission the last time he competed in Bangor. Ryan Burgess was a three-time state champion for Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, 缅因.

“I probably perform at my best against wrestlers,” Boucher stated. “They have really bad habits that a lot of wrestlers don’t seem to be able to shake off their first couple of fights, including myself. Fortunate for me, I have a coach like Jesse Erickson who’s a top-level guy when it comes to the jiu jitsu game around these parts, and he’s shown me the difference between what wrestling the sport is and what wrestling in a fight is. They’re different types of wrestling. I think he’s [亨利] going to expose himself and leave himself open. He’s going to make some rookie mistakes and I’m going to capitalize.”

While the prospect of defeating another wrestler in the NEF cage is an inspiring proposition to Boucher, he’s also excited by the opportunity to once again compete in Maine’s Queen City.

“I’ve never lost in Bangor,” Nate said. “I love that venue. I love the city of Bangor. I’m excited to be there and I’m excited to be sharing a card with some of the monsters that are on it. There’s a lot of great fights on this card and I’m very much looking forward to seeing some of them myself. It’s going to be a great show—I can’t wait.”

“I’m starting to earn my stripes a little bit in the cage,” Boucher added. “I’m starting to get more comfortable. I’m starting to feel more and more like a recognized name in the NEF—and I think all of that is going to play a factor. I think he’s [亨利] bit off a little more than he can chew for his first fight and, 可惜, he’s going to figure that out very hard on February 1.”

作为 2018 came to a close, 鲍彻, like many forward-thinking individuals, clearly defined his goals for the year ahead.

“I will be the flyweight champ in the NEF at the end of this year [2019],” Boucher stated confidently. “毫无疑问. That’s what my mind is set on right now.

“My teammate, 锦阿诺德, he’s going to carry that belt straight through at 135. 男人, the two of us together are some bad dudes. I’m fortunate to have him to push me through this mentally and be able to get me on the right mindset of what a champion is supposed to be—and I’m going to be there, right there with him at flyweight. 男人, it’s going to be one hell of a one-two punch, 这是肯定的。”

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 37: 零度以下,” will take place on Friday, 二月 1, 2019 在班戈的交叉保险中心, 缅因州 响铃时间 8 下午。门票现已发售www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

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DESPITE SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES, NEF FIGHT CARD WILL BRING THE HEAT TO BANGOR

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班戈, 缅因 (一月 18, 2019) - 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) 将举行下一场综合格斗比赛, “NEF 37: 零度以下,” 在周五, 二月 1, 2019 在班戈的交叉保险中心, 缅因. 今天早些时候，, 促进宣布全面拼卡事件.

在晚上的重头戏, 乔希 “Hook On” 哈维(5-0-1) 将面临法案 “Jonesi” 琼斯(13-10) for the vacant NEF MMA Professional Featherweight Title. Harvey is coming off a very controversial majority draw in Massachusetts last fall against UFC veteran Joe Giannetti (6-1-1).  Many observers felt that Harvey had dominated Giannetti for three rounds and Giannetti was only saved by a hometown decision. Prior to that time, Harvey had a perfect professional record with five straight wins in the NEF cage. Bill Jones is a pioneer of the New England MMA scene. Jones, a member of Nostos MMA, vanquished Matt Denning (5-8) last spring at “NEF 33” 在波特兰, Maine via second-round technical knockout.

Harvey’s Young’s MMA teammateCJ Ewer (3-2) will be in action in the co-main event against The Academy’s马克 “Pockets” 加德纳 (0-0) at a catchweight of 180-pounds. Ewer is the reigning NEF MMA Professional Middleweight Champion. Gardner makes his pro debut after a stellar amateur career that saw him finish all three of his opponents.

瑞奇德克斯特 (1-0), also of Young’s MMA, rounds out the professional portion of the card against Ruben Redman (0-2) in a welterweight contest. Both fighters have not competed in the cage in two years. Dexter is the former NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion.

弗雷德·李尔(6-2) will headline the amateur card with理查德·扎克(3-0) in a bout for the vacant NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Title. Lear has previously held the amateur bantamweight strap and will look to make NEF history as the first athlete to win titles in different weight divisions within the promotion. Zac Richard was voted the “2018 年度最佳新秀” by NEF fans after cutting down all three of his previous opponents in the first round last year.

It will be a family affair asRoger Ewer(1-0), brother and Young’s MMA teammate of co-main-event competitor CJ Ewer, 会见布莱斯班福德 (2-0) of First Class MMA in an amateur heavyweight fight. This will be the second time the Ewer brothers have fought together on a card in Bangor, the first being in August 2017 在 “NEF 30.”

Also featured on the amateur portion of the fight card will be two women’s fights. “2018 Rookie of the Year” runner-up沃森的荣耀 (2-0) will face her toughest challenge to date in the form of Wisconsin’s 瑞秋利珀特(4-2), 而Catie Denning (1-1) takes on the debutingAmanda Bennett (0-0) of First Class MMA. Watson and Denning are two members of the group known affectionately among teammates and fans as “Chris’s Angels” as they train under Chris Young at Young’s MMA in Bangor.

Tickets are sold-out at the box office and Ticketmaster, but fans can still contact NEF through its Facebook page, “新英格兰战斗,” as the promotion still has a very limited number of tickets available for direct sale. Tickets will be sold on a first-come/first-served basis until they run out.

The full “NEF 37” fight card (如有变更和缅因州的战斗体育局批准):

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145*TITLE乔什·哈维 5-0-1 (年轻的MMA) vs Bill Jones 13-11 (Nostos)

180 CJ壶 3-2 (Young’s MMA) 对阵 马克·加德纳 0-0 (奥斯卡)

170 瑞奇德克斯特 1-0 (年轻的MMA) VS鲁本·雷德曼 0-2 (独立)

业余

145*TITLE Fred Lear 6-2 (Young’s MMA) vs Zac Richard 3-0 (Nostos)

155 泰勒·巴特利特 1-1-1 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Corson 1-1 (奥特莱斯)

145 Catie Denning 1-1 (年轻的MMA) vs Amanda Bennett 0-0 (头等舱MMA)

130 Brady Macdonald 1-1 (Pictou County Jiu-Jitsu) vs Jake Bagley 0-0 (Nostos)

265 罗杰·尤尔 1-0 (年轻的MMA) vs Bryce Bamford 2-0 (头等舱MMA)

135 乔丹年轻 1-2 (年轻的MMA) VS克利福德雷德曼 0-7 (独立)

135 内特鲍彻 3-3 (CMBJJ) vs Dillon Henry 0-0 (头等舱MMA)

125 沃森的荣耀 2-0 (年轻的MMA) vs Rachael Lippert 4-2 (Fearless MMA)

145 罗布·凯 1-0 (Young’s MMA) vs Joe Howard 1-1 (CMBJJ)

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 37: 零度以下,” 将于星期五, 二月 1, 2019 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, 缅因州 响铃时间 8 pm. A very limited number of tickets are still on-sale by contacting NEF directly through its Facebook page “新英格兰之战。”

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TOP AMATEUR PROSPECTS WILL MEET IN WOMEN’S FIGHT AT NEF 37

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班戈, 缅因 (一月 10, 2019) - 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) 将举行下一场综合格斗比赛, “NEF 37: 零度以下,” 在周五, 二月 1, 2019 在班戈的交叉保险中心, 缅因. 今天早些时候，, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur women’s flyweight fight to the card. 沃森的荣耀 (2-0) 将在 瑞秋利珀特 (4-2) 在125磅重的战斗.

Glory Watson made her mark in the NEF cage in 2018 with wins over Chelsea Tucker and Megan Rosado. It earned her a nomination in the “年度最佳新秀” category. She was the runner-up to fellow undefeated amateur rookie Zac Richard (3-0) in fan voting last month. Watson trains with Young’s MMA in Bangor. The fight with Lippert will be her first in her hometown.

“I’ve continued to train and challenge myself since my victory in Portland this past November,” said Watson.“I’m really excited to finally make my debut in my hometown to kickstart 2019 with a three-fight run streak over the next three months! I’m looking forward to my return to the cage and to show my supporters the hard work that I’ve been putting in to maintain my career with zero losses!”

Rachael Lippert is also riding a two-fight win-streak into this bout. Last month, she was victorious on a card in Minnesota put on by national promotion Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA).  She is a 25-year-old with a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu representing Fearless MMA of Janesville, Wisconsin.

“I am happy to have the opportunity to travel and fight,” said Lippert. “At this point, we decided we weren’t going to accept higher weight or lower record fights. This fight is both of those things, but I looked up Glory and she looked like a banger of an opponent. I know how it is to work hard and not get to fight, so I am happy to fill the spot. I am looking forward to a great fight.”         

NEF的下一个混合武术事件, “NEF 37: SUB ZERO,” 将于星期五, 二月 1, 2019 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, 缅因州 响铃时间 8 pm. Tickets are on-sale now atwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.