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STACKED FIGHT CARD OPENS THE YEAR FOR NEF IN LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub ib hlis ntuj 11, 2017) -New England Fights (NEF) rov mus rau Androscoggin Bank Colisee rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017 Nrog nws cov kev sib xyaw tom ntej-martial-txuj ci kev tshwm sim, “NEF 27: Resurgence.” Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the fight promotion announced the full card for the event. The night will feature both amateur and professional MMA bouts.

 

Headlining the evening will be the semi-finals of the tournament to crown a new professional lightweight champion. The title was vacated when previous champion Devin Powell (8-1) signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ryan sanders (12-8) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv John Ortolani (8-10) thaum lub sij hawm Jon Lemke (5-7) ntsej muag Jesse Erickson (9-5) in a rematch from Bellator 93. The winners of those two bouts will meet in the finals tentatively scheduled for “NEF 28” later this year.

 

In a highly-anticipated heavyweight bout, Ras Hylton (0-0) yuav ua kom nws kev debut tiv thaiv Mike Hansen (5-4). The 6’6″ Lub hau hyLON, los yog “Rasquatch” as he is known amongst his fans, was voted the “2016 Rookie ntawm lub xyoo” by NEF fans after going 3-0 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua. Hansen was a Maine state wrestling champion for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS), and he has developed quite a reputation for downing larger opponents on both the mats and the MMA cage. Hansen was the recipient of the “2016 Submission of the Year” puav pheej.

 

Speaking of 2016 puav pheej winners, lub “Fighter ntawm lub xyoo,” featherweight prospect Aaron Lacey (4-0), will look for his fifth consecutive victory in less than a year when he meets Florida’s Chris Jacobs (1-0). Jacobs put together an impressive 8-3 cov ntaub ntawv raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, winning regional titles along the way.

 

The amateur card will feature a bout for the light-heavyweight strap as Ryan Glover (3-1) defends tiv thaiv Victor Irwin (2-0). Glover has held the title since last February. Both Glover and Irwin were Maine state wrestling champions – Glover with MVHS and Irwin with Brewer High School.

 

Also scheduled on the amateur card are no less than three women’s bouts. Angela Hluas (1-2), who put on multiple “Sib ntaus ntawm cov Hmo ntuj” performances in 2016, returns to face New Hampshire’s Christine Brothwell (0-2). Young’s teammate, Katie Baker (0-0), will make her in-cage debut against another tough competitor from the Granite State in the form of Alex Walker (2-1), thaum lub sij hawm Sarah Ziehm makes her debut against Nicole Burgess (0-1).

 

The full “NEF 27: Rov ua dua” sib ntaus card (yuav hloov):

 

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235 Mike Hansen 5-4 (Berserkers MMA) vs Ras Hylton 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA)

 

160 Matt Denning 3-5 (CMBJJ) vs Ricky Dexter 0-0 (Team Irish)

155 Ryan sanders 12-8 (Young cov lus MMA) vs John Ortolani 8-10 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

155 Jesse Erickson 9-5 (CMBJJ) vs Jon Lemke 5-7 (Team Irish)

 

145 Aaron Lacey 4-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Chris Jacobs 1-0 (Pete White Boxing & MMA)

 

145 Josh Harvey 2-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Richie Collingham 3-3 (Lakes Region Vale Tudo)

 

135 Elias Leland 2-2 (Lub Academy) vs Nick Santos 0-4 (Team Fury)

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205*TITLE Ryan Glover 3-1 (Berserkers MMA) (c) vs Victor Irwin 2-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

 

205 Zeal McGrew 1-1 (Redline) vs Pete Grinnel 0-0 (Lawton BJJ)

185 Jon Tefft 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Sean Worcester 0-1 (Independent)

 

155 Devin Corson 0-0 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Winston Cortez 0-0 (S. Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

155 Ross Dannar 0-1 (Nostos) vs Phil Chason 0-0 (Lub Academy)

 

155 Ken Dunn 0-4 (Independent) vs Corey Hinkley 2-4 (CMBJJ)

 

145 Yakhauj Deppmeyer 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Frank Johanson 1-2 (CMBJJ)

 

140 Henry Clark 3-1 (Choi lub koom haum) vs Alex Clark 3-2 (Young cov lus MMA)

 

135 Michael Crespo 3-2 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Fred Lear 4-2 (Young cov lus MMA)

 

135 Walt Shea 1-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Alan Bustamante 0-0 (South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & MMA)

 

125 Jeremiah Barkac 0-0 (Independent) vs James Woss 0-0 (Kaze Dojo)

 

125 Ryan Burgess 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Justin Witham 2-4 (Shatterproof Combat Club)

 

125 Angela Hluas 1-2 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Christine Brothwell 0-2 (Bucket Brigade)

 

115 Nicole Burgess 0-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Sarah Ziehm 0-0 (CMBJJ)

 

115 Katie Baker 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Alex Walker 2-1 (Kaze Dojo)

 

 

NEF cov kev tshwm sim tom ntej, “NEF 27: Rov ua dua” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017 ntawm 7 p.m. Daim pib pib thaum $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee 207.783.2009, tsev txuas ntxiv 525.

 

Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, Ua raws li lawv nyob hauv Twitter @Nefights thiab koom nrog Ofial Facebook Group "Tshiab England Fights."

 

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Hnyav hnyav npaj rau kev ua tsov ua rog ntawm nef 27

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 7, 2016) -New England Fights (NEF) rov mus rau Androscoggin Bank Colisee rau Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017 Nrog nws cov kev sib xyaw tom ntej-martial-txuj ci kev tshwm sim, “NEF 27: Resurgence.” Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, Kev sib ntaus kev tshaj tawm cov kev sib ntxiv ntawm cov kev tshaj lij rau daim npav. Ras “Rasquatch” Lub hau hyLON (0-0) yuav ua kom nws kev debut tiv thaiv Mike “Lub hwj txwv” Hansen (5-4) nyob rau hauv lub heavyweight division.

 

Hylton tam sim no-legendary nce los ntawm Qib ntawm Kev Lom Zem Cua Kev Sib Tw Qub Hauv Nef yog ib zaj dab neeg tseem ceeb ntawm 2016. Ntawm 6'6″ thiab ntau heev tshaj sab saum toj ntawm MMA tawb, Hylton txiav ib daim duab imposing. Tsuas yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj li HyLton qhov loj thiab cov tsos yuav yog nws cov peev xwm ncaws pob. Ib tug prolific striker, HyLton tiav tag nrho peb ntawm nws cov neeg tawm tsam xyoo no los ntawm knockout lossis techness knockout.

 

“Rasquatch,” los yog ib co kiv cua hu nws “Lub Samaiman Shamrock,” yeej pib nce pob muag nrog lub highlight-reel taub hau Knockout ntawm Matt ci iab (1-1) Lub Caij Nplooj Hlav. Ces, lub hli tas los ntawm “Nef 26,” Hylton Pounded Ib qho nyuaj heev Kevin Smith (3-3) mus rau ntshav plab. Nws tau tam sim ntawd tom qab tias cov kev ua tau zoo uas Hyland cov kws qhia kev ua yeeb yam MMA thiab Dragon Relt lub sijhawm yog rau nws ua kom dhia mus rau cov qeb pro.

 

“Kuv zoo siab ua tsaug rau kev sib ntaus sib tua tus txiv neej ntawm Mike Hansen qhov muaj stature nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv tsev neeg thiab phooj ywg,” hais hylton. “Raws li thawj tus kws tshaj lij ntawm cov neeg tua hluav taws los ntawm zaj nkauj tua hluav taws Arts thiab First Class MMA, thiab nrog kev qhia ntawm Shihan Andy Campbell, John “Thawj cov hoob kawm” Raio thiab kuv pab neeg, Peb tab tom npaj rau kuv mus ua rog vim tias qhov ntawd yog qhov mike ib txwm coj mus rau lub tawb.”

 

Ib tug qub Maine xeev cov yeej hnyav kawg li Tsev Kawm Ntawv Roob Hav Zos, Mike Hansen yeej tsis tau xaus ntawm kev sib ntaus nrog ib tus neeg loj dua nws. Nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, Hansen, Leej twg kuj tau sib tw nyob rau hauv lub teeb-nchav thiab txoj kev sib faib nruab nrab, tau txais lub koob npe nrov li me ntsis ntawm a “tus tub rog loj heev.”

 

Nyuam qhuav pib lub xyoo no, Hansen xa ib qho loj dua Jesse Bhanman (0-2) Hauv thawj ncig ntawm “NEF 22.” Nws tau ua raws li qhov kev ua tau zoo los ntawm ze li ntawm kev sib ntaus sib tua loj dua brendan (1-1) nrog sab tes xis ntawm “Nef 23.” Lub caij nplooj zeeg no hanansen muab ze li ntawm ib nrab ko taw rau Matt Andikut (2-1) thiab xa nws tus yeeb ncuab loj nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig. Tseeb, Hylton qhov txiaj ntsig loj yuav ua lub luag haujlwm me me ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus no yuav tsum hansen muaj dab tsi los hais txog nws.

 

“Kuv super pog no sib ntaus,” zoo kawg nkaus hanansen. “Kuv nyiam yog ib feem ntawm cov 'super sib ntaus.’ Kuv paub tias Ras muaj lub chaw pw hav zoov zoo nyob tom qab nws thiab nws yuav los 100% npaj. Kuv mam li yuav tsis muaj dab tsi tsawg dua los ntawm Raio, tab sis kuv xav tias kuv kev paub dhau los thiab kev sib cog ua hauv lub tawb yuav yog kuv cov cuab tam zoo tshaj plaws thiab tsis muaj qee yam uas nws tuaj yeem qhia txog nyob rau hauv 10 weeks. Lub Ob Hlis 11 Peb yuav mus ua rog, Yog li cia siab tias.”

 

NEF cov kev tshwm sim tom ntej, “NEF 27: Rov ua dua” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017 ntawm 7 p.m. Daim pib pib thaum $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee 207.783.2009, tsev txuas ntxiv 525.

 

Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, Ua raws li lawv nyob hauv Twitter @Nefights thiab koom nrog Ofial Facebook Group "Tshiab England Fights."

 

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HEAVYWEIGHTS WILL BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY ON NOVEMBER 4 HAUV LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (Cuaj hlis 27, 2016) – RauFriday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 4, 2016 at the historic Androscoggin Bank Colisee, Tshiab England Fights (NEF) and Classic Entertainment & Cov kev ua si (CES) will team up for a joint super-show featuring the stars of New England’s two most prestigious mixed-martial-arts promotions.

 

Cov tshooj hauv xov tooj ntawm daim npav sib ntaus, “CES 39,” Yuav Huab Cua Nyob Ntawm Li Axs TV. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, NEF executives announced the first fight scheduled for the non-televised portion of the card, “NEF 26.” Maine heavyweights Ras Hylton (2-0) thiab Kevin Smith (3-2) will collide in a battle of two of the region’s largest mixed-martial-artists.

 

Standing in at a towering 6’6,” and holding a black belt in Taekwondo, undefeated Ras Hylton, has become a quick fan-favorite during his short time in NEF. “Ras-squath,” as he has become known amongst his many fans, made his NEF cage debut in February of this year, downing Zak Bergeron (0-1) just over a minute into the first round of their “NEF 21” kawg. Hylton would follow up that performance with a highlight-reel head-kick knockout of Matt Glover (1-1) which will undoubtedly be in the running for “KO ntawm lub xyoo” honors. He is currently a member of First Class MMA based in Brunswick, Maine.

 

“I am looking forward to fighting Kevin Smith Lub Kaum Ib Hlis 4th,” said Hylton when reached for comment. “Young’s puts out great fighters and I’m sure he will live up to their reputation. The more wins you get, the tougher your opponents are. He will be my strongest challenge in the cage so far.”

 

It has been over two years since Kevin Smith stepped into an MMA cage to compete. Ua ntej lub sijhawm ntawd, Smith had been undefeated on NEF events. All three of his victories with the promotion were finishes – two by way of submission and one knockout. Like Hylton, Smith has never had to rely on the judges’ scorecards. He is a member of Young’s MMA of Bangor, Maine. During his time off from active cage competition, Smith took stock of his life goals and decided to make a career of mixed-martial-arts.

 

“I knew deep down that fighting is what I was made to do, and I won’t be happy doing a regular job,” shared Smith, “so I put everything aside to focus on this full time and my ultimate goal is to make it to the big show and fight in Bellator or the UFC.”

 

Daim pib rau “CES VS. NEF: Kev zoo tshaj plaws” pib ntawm $25 thiab muaj tam sim no muajwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee 207.783.2009, tsev txuas ntxiv 525.

 

Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saibwww.cesmma.com thiab www.NewEnglandFights.com.

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HEAVYWEIGHTS TO MAKE SOPHOMORE CAGE APPEARANCES AT NEF 22

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub peb hlis ntuj 16, 2016) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF 22: TAG NRHO txoj kev ua tau NTAWM NO” rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 23, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, NEF announced the addition of an amateur heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” sib ntaus card. Ras Hylton (1-0) yog teem rau lub ntsej muag Matt Glover (1-0) at a fight weight of 265-pounds.

 

Weighing in at 227-pounds and standing 6’6,” Ras Hylton towered over the top of the cage at “NEF 21” last month in his MMA debut. It took him just over a minute to dispatch his opponent, Zak Bergeron (0-1), using his reach advantage to pummel Bergeron with a barrage of strikes. Hylton is a member of Dragon Fire Martial Arts of South Portland, Maine, as well as First Class MMA based in Brunswick.

 

“I’m immensely grateful to my teams at Dragon Fire MMA and First Class MMA for helping me to prepare for this dream made real,” exclaimed Hylton. “I expect that Mr. Glover will help provide an excellent show for the fans as we both fight for victory, making this show as memorable as my debut was for me. All roads lead here, and I want mine to lead to victory. Thank you for all the support folks!”

 

Ntawm “NEF 21,” Matt Glover defeated Gravin Guillen (2-5) ntawm thawj-round kev knockout. During his time at Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) in Rumford, Maine, Glover was a standout on the football field. He is a member of Berserkers MMA where he trains under coaches Mike Hansen (3-3) and Gary Dolloff. Glover’s younger brother Ryan (Glover, 3-1) is the reigning NEF MMA Amateur Light-Heavyweight Champion. At 236-pounds and 6’2,” Glover realizes he will need to overcome Hylton’s height and reach advantage on April 23rd.

 

“I’m very excited for my next NEF battle,” said Glover. “I think I will be even more prepared and less nervous for this fight. My head will be clearer. For my debut, my brother was also on the card and I was a little distracted as a result, but for this fight, my mind is all business about what’s in front of me. Ras possesses a huge challenge with his height and reach, but I plan on neutralizing his kicks and getting inside and coming straight forward and throwing bombs. My training is getting me better and better and getting me more prepared every day. There will be some bloodshed on April 23rd – and I will give 110% effort, as always.”

 

Tshiab hais Fights 'tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, "NEF 22: TAG NRHO txoj kev ua tau NTAWM NO,"Yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 23, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

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