Lewiston, Maine (April 12, 2015) - New Ingarangi whawhai (Nef), Tau-kotahi whakatairanga whawhai rohe Amerika o, held its seventeenth mixed-martial-arts event, “Nef XVII,” Rāhoroi po i te Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of more than 2,000 was on hand to take in the action.
The co-main event of the evening saw Dennis “Ko te Tuhinga” Olson (13-7) win a split decision victory over Jarod “Minute Last” Lawton (4-2). Jamie Harrison (6-1) stopped NEF MMA Lightweight Champion Bruce “Boy ātaahua” Boyington (10-8) via first-round submission in a non-title bout in the card’s main event. In a women’s amateur bout earlier in the evening, Te wahine a Boyington Randi Beth Knowles (1-0) patua Alex Walker (0-1) via unanimous decision in a thrilling back-and-forth contest.
I tua atu, NEF announced that the promotion’s next MMA event would take place at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Pipiri 13, 2015. The event is titled “NEF XVIII: Made in America” and it will feature the professional debut of Crowsneck Boutin (6-7 amateur) as he meets “Ko te kitenga i Dog” Ryan Cowette (3-2) in a middleweight contest. It was further announced that Ryan Glover(1-0) a Billy Leahy (2-1) will fight for the first ever NEF MMA amateur title in the heavyweight division on Pipiri 13.
The full results from Lewiston, Maine:
NGAIO
CATCH Jamie Harrison def. Bruce Boyington via rear-naked choke, tawhio 1
170 Dennis Olson def. Jarod Lawton via split decision
CATCH Kaline Medeiros def. Calie Cutler via unanimous decision
150 Derek Shorey def. John Raio mā TKO, tawhio 1
Hao Hehe Erickson def. Mark Deford via KO, tawhio 1
CATCH Jay Perrin def. Elias Leland via TKO, tawhio 2
AMATEUR
CATCH Norman Fox def. Dave Brown via guillotine choke submission, tawhio 1
165 Connor Barry def. CJ Ewer via triangle choke submission, tawhio 1
155 Matthew Hanning def. Rick Matthews via KO, tawhio 1
S.HWT Dave Smith def. Ora Spratt IV via TKO, tawhio 1
185 Heath Hanson def. Brandon Russell via TKO, tawhio 1
CATCH Caleb Serra def. Clifford Redman via armbar submission, tawhio 3
135 Sheldon Bang def. Mike Crespo via unanimous decision
115 Randi Beth Knowles def. Alex Walker via unanimous decision
155 Ricky Dexter DEF. Zenon Herrera via Kimura submission, tawhio 1
185 Chris Rideout def. Ruben Redman mā te whakatau loto
185 Chris Smith def. Dan Meuse via TKO, tawhio 1
135 Caleb Costello def. Wilmer Carrero via guillotine choke submission, tawhio 1
150 Alex Johnson def. Dustin Shorey via guillotine choke submission, tawhio 1
Hui muri MMA o nef, “NEF XVIII: Made in America” will originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine on June 13, 2015. Tikiti hoki “NEF XVIII” tīmata i te tika $25 a kei runga i te hoko i teie nei i www.TheColisee.com ranei i karanga i te tari pouaka Colisee i207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tua atu, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, te whai ia ratou i runga i Twitternefights, me te uru atu ki te rōpū Facebook whaimana "New Ingarangi whawhai."
Mō New Ingarangi whawhai
New Ingarangi whawhai ("Nef") Ko te whawhai whakatairanga ngā kaupapa kamupene. Misioni a nef ko ki te waihanga i te mau ohipa kounga teitei mō ngā whawhai, me pā o Maine rite tahi. Whānui wheako i roto i te whakahaere hākinakina whawhai he kapa whakahaere o nef, production ngā kaupapa, whanaungatanga pāpāho, marketing, ture me te pānuitanga.