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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER at RFA 26

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INCA KOLA to unveil custom ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER
Rāmere, June 5th i RFA 26
in Broomfield, Colorado
WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes to support
Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count
Las Vegas, Nevada – Raa te riri Alliance (RFA) and Inca Kola USA announced today that the debut of an Orange County Choppers (OCC) custom-built motorcycle designed for Inca Kola will debut at RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith this Rāmere, June 5th. The chopper will be the awarded to a lucky winner entered in Inca Kola’s sweepstakes WinThisChopper.com. The proceeds from the sweepstakes will benefit Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.

RFA president Ed Soares shared his thoughts on the promotion.
“RFA is proud to have had such a long relationship with Inca Kola,” Ua parau Soares. “We are honored to host the debut of Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle at RFA 26 in Colorado. Te WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes is a great way to raise awareness and funds for Easter Seals New York’s Veterans Count and educational programs.”
Orange County Choppers co-founder Paul Teutul, Sr. shared similar sentiments.
“The entire team at Orange County Choppers is honored to be working with Inca Kola to raise awareness and donations for Easter Seals and Veterans Count,” stated Paul Teutul Sr.
Inca Kola has been a longtime sponsor of the RFA dating back to RFA 7 i roto i te Maehe 2013, which took place at the same venue that Rāmere night’s festivities are set to take place. “The Golden Kola” has become a very prominent brand seen at live RFA events and nationwide through the RFA’s television deal with AXS TV. Inca Kola’s COO Randy Berman sees the WinThisChopper.com sweepstakes as a way to parlay Inca Kola and the RFA’s relationship and bring nationwide awareness to a great cause that will culminate this fall when a winner of the Orange County Choppers custom-built Inca Kola motorcycle is announced.
“We are really proud of our partnership with all of the vendors that have participated in this project including Orange County Choppers, Raa te riri Alliance, and AXS TV,” Berman explained. “We are certain that their participation will make this promotion for Easter Seals Veterans Count a huge success.”

RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith takes place this Rāmere, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The main card will feature six professional fights televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Tōnuitanga Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN MAHI:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Bruno Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Haere ki RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Mō RFA: RFA Ko te whakatairanga toi hōia whakauru ngaio e homai maranga whetu, me te runga contenders te faingamālie ke fakamo'oni'i ratou taranata ki te pā me te feia faatere i roto i te ahumahi. E whakaatu ana i te RFA ngā ora i runga i te kaupapa, tae atu Las Vegas marama a tawhio noa te United States, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Ka taea te kite i RFA ora i roto i runga i 43 miriona mau fare motu i roto i tona mahi pouaka whakaata ki AXS TV. I roto i te Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA Ko tetahi o nga whakahaere tino kaha, me te whakaaro MMA i roto i te hākinakina e tipu tere i roto i te ao. (Ko te Tapawaru, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, me te-iu waru whakataetae moenga, me te hoahoa whare herehere rēhita e tohu whenua anake e Zuffa, LLC. Pūmau te mana).
Mō whawhai TV AXS: Rongonui mo ona aotia AXS TV whawhai he Rāmere Night hanumi Arts hōia me ngā kaupapa Kickboxing. I tou Kāinga hoki MMA, AXS TV e faaohipahia te whatunga whwhi o whakatairanga i te United States, Canada, a Europe. Na ka ki a Asia päpäho whawhai atu LIVE atu tetahi atu whatunga pouaka whakaata. “Ko te reo” Michael Schiavello rima-wa MMA-toa ao Pat Miletich whakarato kaimätakitaki tākaro-i-tākaro tohunga, i roto i te-hohonu toa kapinga, me te whānui tātaritanga ki ia kāri whawhai. AXS TV i paoho ngā kaupapa-ao o te piha haapiiraa whawhai LIVE i RFA, Lion Whawhai, FC tawhito, a MFC katoa Rāmere po i 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.

whakauru toi hōia, RFA

RFA 26 GETS NEW CO-MAIN EVENT, FULL TELEVISED CARD RELEASED

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RFA 26 IN COLORADO
FRIDAY JUNE 5TH LIVE ON AXS TV
MAHI MAIN:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO MAIN EVENT:
Thiago Alves vs Marcus Edwards
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN


Las Vegas, Nevada – Raa te riri Alliance (RFA) will feature a new co-main event as the promotion heads back to Colorado next month. RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith now has a co-headliner pitting two lightweights looking to make a big statement in the Mile High City as Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards battles Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstrinho” Alves. Ko te hui e wahi Rāmere, June 5th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
Tikiti mō te RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith are available for purchase NOW through AltitudeTickets.com. Tīmata Tickets i $25.00. A limited number of catered 8-seat cageside VIP tables are available by calling 303-521-0966.
Alves (8-2) is a 28-year-old native of São Paulo, Brazil who holds the rank of black belt in jiu-jitsu. Alves is replacing former RFA title challenger Zach Juusola, who was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The Team Link representative has secured six of his eight career victories via submission since making his professional MMA debut in 2011. Two of those submission wins have come this year and he will look to stay perfect in 2015 as he makes his national television debut at RFA 26.
“I don’t know a lot about Marcus Edwards personally, but this will be a great opportunity for the both of us to show off our skills on national television. I look forward to going to his hometown and doing my job at RFA 26.”
Edwards (9-3) will be celebrating a double-homecoming at RFA 26. The 26-year-old Factory X Muay Thai standout will be returning to fight in his home state of Colorado for the first time since 2013, while also returning to AXS TV, where he fought three times in 2014.
RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against RFA #1 welterweight contender Gilbert Smith (10-4). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweight bouts. NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Tōnuitanga Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN middleweight champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin (4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).
170 CHAMPIONSHIP:
Ben Smith vs Gilbert Smith
155 CO-MAIN MAHI:
Thigo Alves vs Marcus Edwards
135 Feature Bout:
Jarred Mercado vs Brun Frazzato
265 Feature Bout:
Brandon Griffin vs Ashley Gooch
185 Feature Bout:
Andrew Sanchez vs Clinton Williams
135 Feature Bout:
Boston Salmon vs Danny Mainus
Additional bouts i runga i the RFA 26 i raro icard will be announced soon. RFA 26 will be the promotion’s sixth event to take place in the state of Colorado. It will be the second time the RFA has visited “The Centennial State” i roto i te 2015. Ko te kāri matua katoa o RFA 26 – Smith vs. Smith will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT i te Rāmere, June 5th.
Haere ki RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram at @RFAfighting, and Twitter at @RFAfighting.
Mō RFA: RFA Ko te whakatairanga toi hōia whakauru ngaio e homai maranga whetu, me te runga contenders te faingamālie ke fakamo'oni'i ratou taranata ki te pā me te feia faatere i roto i te ahumahi. E whakaatu ana i te RFA ngā ora i runga i te kaupapa, tae atu Las Vegas marama a tawhio noa te United States, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Ka taea te kite i RFA ora i roto i runga i 43 miriona mau fare motu i roto i tona mahi pouaka whakaata ki AXS TV. I roto i te Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA Ko tetahi o nga whakahaere tino kaha, me te whakaaro MMA i roto i te hākinakina e tipu tere i roto i te ao. (Ko te Tapawaru, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, me te-iu waru whakataetae moenga, me te hoahoa whare herehere rēhita e tohu whenua anake e Zuffa, LLC. Pūmau te mana).
Mō whawhai TV AXS: Rongonui mo ona ngā kaupapa Mixed Rāmere Night aotia Arts me Kickboxing AXS TV whawhai he. I tou Kāinga hoki MMA, AXS TV e faaohipahia te whatunga whwhi o whakatairanga i te United States, Canada, a Europe. And Asia to broadcast moreLIVE fights than any other television network. “Ko te reo” Michael Schiavello rima-wa MMA-toa ao Pat Miletich whakarato kaimätakitaki tākaro-i-tākaro tohunga, i roto i te-hohonu toa kapinga, me te whānui tātaritanga ki ia kāri whawhai. AXS TV i paoho ngā kaupapa-ao o te piha haapiiraa whawhai LIVE i RFA, Lion Whawhai, FC tawhito, a MFC nga po Rāmere i 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.
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BOJAN VELICKOVIC Tuhinga FOR kororia: AND whakapehapeha NATIONAL

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Kororia Whaiaro & National Pride:
Bojan Velickovic o Journey

RFA 24 IN MINNESOTA

FRIDAY MARCH 6 Te noho i AXS TV

BY K. David Bena
kdavidbena


 

A, no te Denver, he pa mohiotia hoki te matao weather whakangaro, wawahi he lekooti mo te hiona, pea te reira pai ki te noho ki ro whare – a taea maranga Welterweight Bojan Velickovic faaite, “Ko te omaoma (Team whawhai tairanga) I katia. Kahore he whakangungu e avatea. He mea haurangi. Hinga rua waewae o te hukarere, e tetahi o nga kaiako e kore e taea e hanga i taua mea (ki te omaoma), na te rangatira whakatau ki te kati. He ri'ari'a nga rori. Tata eke ahau ki aituā motokā e rua i tenei ata!”

Na te mau rō whare, Bojan “Kaitiaki” Velickovic (9-3) i etahi kāinga mo tona a'ee Welterweight ka ū mai ki a Chris “Ko te Hitman” Hugh (16-9). Ko te tika rua i RFA 24 i runga i Rāmere, March 6 i te maerehia e Lake Casino & Hotel i roto i te Lake mua, Minnesota. Ka teata te a'ee ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV. “Au home tamata nei i teie nei e ahau ki te mahi i nga mea mo te whawhai, me te ki te mataara toku hoa tauwhainga, toku ake whawhai, ki te mahi i te iti rawa i te tahi mea mai kore e taea e ahau te whakangungu,” Ua haamaramarama Velickovic.

Ki te “Ko te Hitman” Hugh touting te win pūkenga 5-whawhai, E mohio ana Velickovic pēhea te kino hoariri tona he, “Ko te mea tino nui i ahau ki te mahi i he ki te hoatu i toku tere ake, ka kite, e te haere ia ki te tauhohe ki toku a Tūrongo me te mamau.”

Velickovic ite e kore e toa i te whawhai noa e pā ana ki ako i te hoariri, engari e pā ana ki ako i tetahi o whaiaro, “He Hugh 25 whawhai, engari e rua anake whawhai i runga i YouTube kia kore ahau e taea e ako ki a ia e nui, engari e taea hoki e kite i ahau i oku whawhai o mua, me te kite i te aha i ahau te kino – a e kore e mahi i ano aua momo o hape.”

Whakangungu me te Team Fight Elevation kiia, Aroha Velickovic nga whawhai Denver-e hāngai ana me te omaoma, “Ako'i e ahau he rota ki te whawhai UFC Brandon rauwhare me Neil Magny mo to ratou UFC whawhai, na whakaaro ahau ka toku kēmu a Tūrongo me te mamau pai me te, rite tonu, Ahau rite ki te whawhai ki nga āhuatanga o MMA rite ki te katoa, me te whakaaro e ahau e te aha ahau ka tamata i te rave i hoki tenei whawhai (ki Hugh).”

I te tau o 12, Tīmata Velickovic whakangungu i roto i te Judo mō ētahi tau, ka whakawhiti ki kickboxing i te tau o te 18, “I rite ahau ki 7 runaruna whawhai me 7 ngaio. Whakaaro ahau i te katoa toku record 14-2 ranei 15-2 – a i te kickboxing, Kē mai ahau ki a MMA. Kite ahau i ahau aianei rite te toi hōia whakauru. Ahau rite ki te kia pai i roto i te āhuatanga katoa. Au e kore e mokowhiti ana i ahau te piha haapiiraa nonoke ki te haere ki te Jiu-Jitsu. Te tamata nei noa ahau ki te riro pai rā i roto i te mau tuhaa atoa o MMA me e te toku opuaraa.”

A e kore e kua Velickovic hoki titiro mai, “Ka e ahau ki te Hau Amui no Marite i roto i te whakaaturanga mooni, “Road ki te Ring o te ahi”. Fele, tetahi o nga kaiako (mo te mo'oni whakaatu ka ū mai) Ko te toa MMA pro, ka korero ki ahau 'He he whakaatu mooni pai e haere ake ana. E koe Tūrongo pai, he papamuri Judo, pea te mea he faingamālie pai mo koutou.’ Na ahau rēhita mo te whakaaturanga mo'oni, a karangatia ana e ratou ki ahau. Riro ahau 4 whawhai i roto i te whakaaturanga, a riro te whakaatu – a riro ahau toku muri 3 whawhai kia rite ki te pai.”

Hoatu hoki te kōkota ngaio, Kua noho ana Velickovic i roto i te āhua mai 2013, te wahi i whakauru ia e Team Top American (TO) i roto i te Coconut Creek, Florida, “ATT tauturu i te tono mo toku visa, me te whai ahau i tetahi kirimana ki a ratou mo te 5 tau.”

Ui ki te reira ko tetahi te mānukanuka, no te mea o te wāwāhi i tona wa i waenganui i te rua kori powerhouse te koiora (Te tairanga Team whawhai me ATT), Haamaramarama Velickovic, “Kaua e. Ahau ki a Team Top American – he rota o takatu i te tereina ATT i roto i te whare kori rerekē hoki o te wiki i te tokorua i te aroaro o to ratou whawhai ka hoki ki a ATT haere mai hoki o wiki o te mākutu, me puni whakangungu atu te tokorua, ko ratou nga wa katoa i 'Team Top American’ i runga i to ratou reva.”

Ia whakaheke i hoki te marama i runga i nga tōrangapū me te tomonga i runga i whawhai e heke ana ki ATT, “He he tokorua o takatu e kei reira-wā tonu, engari e toro ana i nga wa katoa whawhai Florida me ATT. He rota o ratou haere mai hoki, a puta i (wāhi rite) California, Texas, ka noho i te wiki i te tokorua, mahi i runga i mākutu, a ka haere atu ratou hoki te fare, ka whakataetae mo Team American Top me o ratou whare kori whenua.”

Tere ki te āhua kahore he toto kino pōhēhētanga ranei ki a ATT, Pehē Velickovic, “Ka korerotia e ahau ki a ratou e ua karangatia e ahau ki a Elevation Team whawhai ki te āwhina i Brandon rauwhare me Neil Magny whiwhi rite mo ratou whawhai, a ka ua faaoti e ahau ki te noho i konei mo toku puni katoa, mō te RFA 24. Ko te teitei ki runga, te omaoma pai, taiao pai, me nga takatu i te omaoma farii i ahau tino pai- a ite au i te fare, me e te te mea tino nui. Otiia ki te whakatau ahau ki te neke ki Colorado, Ka tonu kakahu ahau 'Team Top American’ i runga i toku tarau mo te tokorua i muri o te tau, mai e ahau i au tonu i raro i te kirimana.”

Te riroraa i te toa maha titau te oraraa kararehe, mahue i muri te utuafare e te mau hoa no te faahaere i to outou pūkenga. Fighting i roto i o Novi Pōuri, Serbia, Korero Velickovic o tona kainga, me te whenua ní ahakoa o te tata o te whenua whawhai, “Novi Pouri ko te wahi tino ataahua, me te ka puta nga Wars Yugoslav, Novi Pouri ko tawhiti atu i te rohe ki te wahi i te whawhai, me te ahi-whawhai, me te hopoia te whakahaere ki te noho i roto i te pakanga. Na kua Serbia kua rangimarie i roto i te whakamutunga 15-20 tau.”

Tāpiri ia, “Mahue ahau, ka haere mai ki konei ki te riro pai i MMA, no te mea i te taiao whakangungu i roto i te U.S. a he nui atu matatau atu te kāinga hoki nga pūkenga nga whawhai o. Ahau i whakaaro ki te mea i haere mai ahau i konei ki te whakangungu ki te pai, Ka taea e ahau hei ki tetahi o te pai. Ko te te take matua he aha ahau i neke i roto i ki Amerika”

Hei pānui i oti te pāwhiri tuhinga HERE

Mō RFA:
RFA Ko te whakatairanga toi hōia whakauru ngaio e homai maranga whetu, me te runga contenders te faingamālie ke fakamo'oni'i ratou taranata ki te pā me te feia faatere i roto i te ahumahi. He hakari te RFA ki runga ki te 10 whawhai tau a tawhio noa te United States, tae Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Ka taea te kite i RFA ora i roto i runga i 40 miriona mau fare motu i roto i tona mahi pouaka whakaata ki AXS TV. I roto i te Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA Ko tetahi o nga whakahaere tino kaha, me te whakaaro MMA i roto i te hākinakina e tipu tere i roto i te ao. (Ko te Tapawaru, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, me te-iu waru whakataetae moenga, me te hoahoa whare herehere rēhita e tohu whenua anake e Zuffa, LLC. Pūmau te mana).
Mō whawhai TV AXS:
Rongonui mo ona aotia AXS TV whawhai he Rāmere Night hanumi Arts hōia me ngā kaupapa Kickboxing. I tou Kāinga hoki MMA, AXS TV e faaohipahia te whatunga whwhi o whakatairanga i te United States, Canada, a Europe. Na ka ki a Asia päpäho whawhai atu LIVE atu tetahi atu whatunga pouaka whakaata. “Ko te reo” Michael Schiavello rima-wa MMA-toa ao Pat Miletich whakarato kaimätakitaki tākaro-i-tākaro tohunga, i roto i te-hohonu toa kapinga, me te whānui tātaritanga ki ia kāri whawhai. AXS TV i paoho ngā kaupapa-ao o te piha haapiiraa whawhai LIVE i RFA, Lion Whawhai, FC tawhito, a MFC katoa Rāmere po i 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.
whakauru toi hōia, RFA

RFA 22 SMITH vs NJOKUANI HUA & NGä ATAATA

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Photo Courtesy Sean Boggs

RFA 22 – SMITH vs. NJOKUANI
HUA Tere
Pāwhiri te whakaahua ki te mataara i te Highlights Video

 

 

RFA 22 Hua Tere:

  • Chidi Njokuani def. Gilbert Smith mā te whakatau loto (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
  • Mark Dickman def. Donald Sanchez mā tāpaetanga (Kimura) – Rauna 1, 1:37
  • Ricky Musgrave def. Alvin Robinson mā TKO (nifó) – Rauna 1, 3:55
  • Josh Huber def. Prentice Ingram mā tāpaetanga (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) – Rauna 2, 1:55
  • Dominic Montoya def. Rawiri Yomi Heredia mā te whakatau wahia (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Kevin Gray def. Joey Eisenbraun mā tāpaetanga (kowaowaotia iho pororere) – Rauna 1, 3:49

MAHI NEXT:
RFA 23 – Murphy vs. Ware
Mai i Costa Mesa, California
Rāmere February 6, 2015
Tickets runga i te hoko NOW i CAGETIX.com
Haere ki RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram i RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Mō RFA:
RFA Ko te whakatairanga toi hōia whakauru ngaio e homai maranga whetu, me te runga contenders te faingamālie ke fakamo'oni'i ratou taranata ki te pā me te feia faatere i roto i te ahumahi. He hakari te RFA ki runga ki te 10 whawhai tau a tawhio noa te United States, tae Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Ka taea te kite i RFA ora i roto i runga i 40 miriona mau fare motu i roto i tona mahi pouaka whakaata ki AXS TV. I roto i te Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA Ko tetahi o nga whakahaere tino kaha, me te whakaaro MMA i roto i te hākinakina e tipu tere i roto i te ao. (Ko te Tapawaru, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, me te-iu waru whakataetae moenga, me te hoahoa whare herehere rēhita e tohu whenua anake e Zuffa, LLC. Pūmau te mana).
Mō whawhai TV AXS:
Rongonui mo ona ngā kaupapa Mixed Rāmere Night aotia Arts me Kickboxing AXS TV whawhai he. I tou Kāinga hoki MMA, AXS TV e faaohipahia te whatunga whwhi o whakatairanga i te United States, Canada, a Europe. Na ka ki a Asia päpäho whawhai atu LIVE atu tetahi atu whatunga pouaka whakaata. “Ko te reo” Michael Schiavello rima-wa MMA-toa ao Pat Miletich whakarato kaimätakitaki tākaro-i-tākaro tohunga, i roto i te-hohonu toa kapinga, me te whānui tātaritanga ki ia kāri whawhai. AXS TV i paoho ngā kaupapa-ao o te piha haapiiraa whawhai LIVE i RFA, Lion Whawhai, FC tawhito, a MFC nga po Rāmere i 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. AND.