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NEF RETURNS TO LEWISTON ON SUPER BOWL WEEKEND WITH AN MMA SUPER CARD

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub ib hlis ntuj 19, 2018) – The night before the National Football League (NFL) delivers its 2017-2018 season finale, Tshiab England Fights (NEF) will return to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston for the first time in eight months as the fight promotion presents “NEF 32: Super Saturday.” And while New England football fans will have to wait until this Sunday’s AFC championship game to find out whether their beloved Patriots will play in the Super Bowl, area mixed-martial-arts fans learned today which of their favorites will compete at “NEF 32” as promotion executives released the full fight card for the February 3rd kev tshwm sim.

 

 

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (14-11) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Taylor Trahan (7-8) at a catchweight of 150-pounds. One of the biggest MMA stars ever to come out of Maine, Boyington will make his return to the NEF cage after a two-year absence that saw him compete on the global stage in places like Russia and New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. Trahan makes his third trip to Maine to compete. He is coming off a win over Connor Barry (3-2) kawg lub caij nplooj zeeg.

 

 

Aaron “Relentless” Lacey (4-1) ntsib nrog Josh Parker (6-9) nyob rau hauv ib tug featherweight bout. Lacey suffered the first loss of his pro career in November when a fight he was arguably on the way to winning was stopped by a doctor due to a cut on Lacey’s head. Parker will look to continue his recent success in the MMA cage after recent victories over Andre Belcarris (0-2) thiab Derek Shorey (4-9).

 

 

CJ Ewer (3-0) is out to make history by becoming the first competitor to hold NEF championships simultaneously in multiple weight divisions. Ewer is the reigning NEF Pro Middleweight Champion. Ntawm “NEF 32,” he has the opportunity to capture the NEF Pro Welterweight Title when he meets Kemran Lachinov (5-2) for the vacant strap.

 

 

Also in professional welterweight action will be Mike “Lub hwj txwv” Hansen (5-8) thiab Jesse “Lub Viking” Erickson (9-7) in a fight billed as “The Berserker vs. The Viking.” Hansen and Erickson have developed a rivalry as coaches of local gyms Berserkers MMA and Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), feem.

 

 

Speaking of which, Nate Boucher (2-1), a product of CMBJJ, thiab Ryan Burgess (2-2) of Berserkers MMA will headline the amateur portion of the fight card. The flyweights, former teammates on the Mountain Valley High School wrestling squad, have engaged in a recent war of words heading into the bout. The winner will be in line for a shot at the amateur flyweight title later this spring.

 

 

2017 NEF “Rookie ntawm lub xyoo” Jayda “Lil Killah” Bailey (1-0) returns to the cage on February 3rd to meet Florida’s Amanda Gallo (0-1). Bailey made history in November at “NEF 31” by becoming the youngest competitor ever to compete, (and win), nyob rau hauv lub NEF tawb. She turned 18, the legal age for competing in MMA in Maine, just a week prior to the event.

 

 

The full “NEF 32” sib ntaus card (yuav hloov):

 

 

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150 Bruce Boyington 14-11 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Taylor Trahan 7-8 (Team Link)

 

 

170*TITLE Kemran Lachinov 5-2 (Team Link) vs CJ Ewer 3-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

 

170 Jesse Erickson 9-7 (CMBJJ) vs Mike Hansen 5-8 (Beserkers MMA)

 

 

155 Zenon Herrera 0-6 (Independent) vs Nate Charles 0-0 (Charles Fighting Family)

 

 

145 Josh Parker 6-9 (Phem MMA & Boxing) vs Aaron Lacey 4-1 (Young cov lus MMA)

 

 

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205 Ryan Glover 3-2 (Fire & Iron Athletics) vs Joe Berube 0-0 (3Ronin Athletics)

 

 

175 Carlton Charles 1-1 (Charles Fighting Family) vs Delmarkis Edwards 0-0 (Independent)

 

 

155 Stacy Lupo 0-1 (The Outlet) vs David Hart 0-2 (Kenney’s MMA)

 

 

145 Devin Corson 1-0 (The Outlet) vs Shawn Lunghi 2-0 (RMNU)

 

 

135 Chelsea Elizabeth 0-1 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Catie Denning 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

 

 

135 Kam Arnold 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Kyle Kenney 0-0 (Kenney’s MMA)

 

 

135 Jayda Bailey 1-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Amanda Gallo 0-1 (RMNU)

 

 

125 Nate Boucher 2-1 (CMBJJ) vs Ryan Burgess 2-2 (Beserkers MMA)

 

 

115 BJ Garceau 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Jepha Mooi 0-0 (Gracie Brandon)

 

 

 

NEF tus tom ntej mixed-martial-kev kawm cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF 32: Super Saturday,” yuav pom lub tuam txhab ua nws rov qab mus rau lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online atwww.TheColisee.com.

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THOUSANDS BRAVE WINTER WEATHER FOR LEWISTON MMA EVENT

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Tam sim TSO TAWM: Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017) – A nor’easter 48 hours earlier, sub-zero temperatures, heavy snowfall at bell-time, and a blizzard looming on the horizon could not stop more than 2,500 devoted fight fans from getting their fill of mixed-martial-arts action at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night. The event marked fight promotion New England Fights’ (NEF) five-year anniversary at the venerable fight arena.

The show was headlined by the semi-finals of the NEF Professional MMA Lightweight Title tournament. Jon Lemke (6-7) advanced to the finals with a first round technical knockout of Jesse Erickson (9-6). Ryan Sanders (13-8) joined Lemke in the final round with a first-round knockout of John Ortolani (8-11).

Ras Hylton (1-0) was victorious in his professional debut over Mike Hansen (5-5), while former NEF Amateur MMA Welterweight Champion Ricky Dexter (1-0) also entered the pro ranks with a verbal submission win over Matt Denning (3-6) after a brutal body shot.

On the amateur portion of the fight card, Victor Irwin (3-0) became the new light-heavyweight champion with a submission of Ryan Glover (3-2).

NEF further announced that its next MMA event, “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE,” would originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29, 2017.

Tag nrho tau ntawm “NEF 27: RESURGENCE”:

 

KEV

Ryan Sanders def. John Ortolani via KO, puag ncig 1

Jon Lemke def. Jesse Erickson via TKO, puag ncig 1

Ras Hylton def. Mike Hansen via verbal submission

Ricky Dexter def. Matt Denning via verbal submission

Josh Harvey def. Richie Collingham via D’arce choke, puag ncig 1

Elias Leland def. Nick Santos via arm triangle, puag ncig 1

 

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Victor Irwin def. Ryan Glover via rear-naked choke, puag ncig 1

Walt Shea def. Alan Bustamante via unanimous decision

Justin Witham def. Ryan Burgess via anaconda choke, puag ncig 2

Alex Clark def. Henry Clark via unanimous decision

John Tefft def. Sean Worcester via TKO, puag ncig 2

Sarah Ziehm def. Nicole Burgess via rear-naked choke, puag ncig 3

Fred Lear def. Michael Crespo via TKO, puag ncig 2

Devin Corson def. Winston Cortez via unanimous decision

Zeal McGrew def. Pete Grinnell via TKO, puag ncig 1

Frank Johanson def. Jacob Deppmeyer via triangle choke, puag ncig 3

Ross Dannar def. Phil Chason via unanimous decision

Angela Young def. Christine Brothwell via unanimous decision

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE,” nyob rau hnub Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 x 525 thiab hauv internet ntawm www.TheColisee.com.

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Ryan Glover Ready to Rock at NEF February 11th

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Tam sim TSO TAWM: Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 9, 2017) – Championships have played a defining role in Ryan Glover’s young life.

That tradition dates back to his junior year at Mountain Valley High School, when Glover achieved the rare double of a team state championship in football and an individual heavyweight wrestling title in the space of three months.

He has continued that tradition as a mixed martial artist, winning the New England Fights light heavyweight amateur strap in only his fourth career foray into the cage.

Growing up in blue-collar Rumford and Mexico also taught Glover that sports aren’t everything, Txawm li cas los. That is why his initial title defense against Victor Irwin at “NEF 27: Resurgence” will be his first appearance in the hexagon nyob rau hauv 53 weeks.

Glover-Irwin will headline the amateur segment of an ambitious card Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 11 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.

“I was on the road in Florida and Virginia a lot for work all summer and didn’t have time to train with the guys I usually train with,” Glover said. “You have to pay the bills before you can go do this stuff. This is just for fun. I hope (Irwin) knows I’ll be prepared for this one.”

Once the opening bell tolls, Glover (3-1) will have experienced more title bouts in the cage than non-title trials. He also battled in an unforgettable slugfest for the NEF amateur heavyweight belt, one that went to his opponent in that fight by a close but unanimous decision.

His experience is one of the reasons Glover envisions a triumphant return.

“He’s a good athlete, but a young kid who doesn’t have any experience beyond the first round,” Glover said. “When I had my first title fight, that was my first time going into a second round and I was kind of dead in the water at that point.”

Glover won the title with a second round submission via arm lock over Mike Williams.

That rapid ascent through the New England heavyweight ranks so early in his career shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Glover’s athletic achievements. He has always been ahead of the usual learning curve.

As a junior on an undefeated 2010 Mountain Valley football powerhouse that featured senior standouts Cam Kaubris and Christian Durland, Glover’s work at linebacker was so impressive that he was named the Lewiston Sun Journal player of the year.

“It helps,” Glover said of his gridiron background. “I’ve seen some of the biggest venues there are when it comes to high school sports.”

State wrestling finals packed in two of Maine’s most hallowed indoor sports facilities – Augusta Civic Center and the old Bangor Auditorium – during Glover’s four years on the mat.

Glover made the jump from the 215-pound class to 285 his sophomore year, even though he tipped the scales far beneath the limit. It was a tradition started by Berserker’s MMA stablemate and fellow NEF star Mike “The Mustache” Hansen about six years earlier.

“Mike was kind of the guinea pig for wrestling against those bigger heavyweights,” Glover said. “That’s the way (Coach) Gary Dolloff sold it to me. I remember him saying that the reason he decided to try that with me was because Mike had been successful at it. And of course he was right, because we got a state championship out of it.”

Senior year didn’t live up to that junior promise. Illness and injury conspired to keep Glover from defending both the football and wrestling titles.

“I was ranked No. 1 going into my senior year and got sick,"Nws hais tias. “That just goes to show that sometimes life gets in the way.”

Glover didn’t follow the college track, opting for the work force instead, and it seemed that his sports days were over.

He tried auto racing for a while, then turned to boxing and MMA training to get back in shape. That led to his debut in February 2015, followed quickly by three more cage fights and an amateur boxing match for good measure.

Only when his work commitments returned to the River Valley this past fall did Glover consider getting back into the cage. Family obligations came first, nws hais tias. And yes, pride in the name he’s made for himself over the years was a factor too.

“It’s definitely a sport where you can get hurt if you try to do it (halfway), especially against an opponent like I’m fighting,” Glover said. “He’s a good athlete. He’s as good at wrestling as I ever was, maybe even better.”

Family and friends in the close-knit, upstart Berserkers camp have Glover better prepared than ever. Ryan’s brother, Matt, also has two NEF appearances to his credit.

“I’ve been rolling with my brother and other guys who are 250 or better,” Glover said. “It’s a game-changer. I feel like I’m lot more of a scrambler than (Irwin) yog. And especially where I’ll be cutting weight to get to 205, I’ll have the strength advantage.”

He might enjoy one other distinct advantage: Fan support.

Name recognition has its privileges. Or perhaps it is a case of Glover’s absence making his fans’ hearts grow fonder. In any case, his fight is shaping as one of the most anticipated attractions at NEF 27.

“Right after I took the fight I sold 50 tickets by myself,” Glover said. “When my song comes on, I know the place is going to blow up. Young’s (ntawm Bangor) always brings a big crowd, so we need that support.”

The opening bell for “NEF 27: Resurgence” on February 11 yog teem rau 7 p.m. Daim pib pib thaum $25 thiab yog muaj nyob rau ntawm www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Colisee 207.783.2009, extension 525.

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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) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “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″ Hylton, 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: RESURGENCE” sib ntaus card (yuav hloov):

 

KEV

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 Jacob 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 Ploss 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’s next event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” 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, extension 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, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “Tshiab England Fights."

 

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LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WILL BE ON THE LINE AT NEF 27

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Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 22, 2016) -New England Fights (NEF) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Lub ob hlis ntuj 11, 2017 with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE.” Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the fight promotion announced the addition of an amateur light-heavyweight title bout to the card. Ryan Glover (3-1) will defend his belt against the challenge of undefeated Victor Irwin (2-0).

 

Glover won the title one year ago at “NEF 21” with a second-round submission of Mike Williams (2-1). He would take the rest of 2016 off from MMA competition to deal with family obligations. Glover was a state wrestling champion out of Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) in Rumford, Maine where he also won a state championship in football. He began training in MMA two years ago, joining Berserkers MMA in Rumford, a team heavy in MVHS alum.

 

“I’m happy to get back in the cage after a long layoff and defend my belt,” said Glover. “I was busy taking care of my family, but now it’s time to remind folks why I am NEF’s best 205er.”

 

Like his opponent, Victor Irwin is also a former Maine state wrestling champion, having won a title while at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine. Nyob rau hauv 2014, as a freshman, Irwin created a wrestling program at Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC). He went to Nationals that year and achieved All-American status. Irwin is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine. His previous appearances in the NEF cage have been impressive – both first round finishes.

 

“I am really excited to have been given a shot at the title,” said Irwin. “Fighting Ryan will be a great challenge and opportunity for me to improve my skill set.”

 

NEF’s next event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” 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, extension 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, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “Tshiab England Fights."

 

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MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

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Lewiston, Maine (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 22, 2016) – During the years 2003-2006, Matt Glover (1-0) yog lub player from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine that you did tsis want to end up facing from the other side of the pigskin. Standing over six feet tall and weighing 250-pounds, the nightmarish middle linebacker helped to build Mountain Valley (MV) into a modern day football dynasty by punishing ball carriers for four decorated years and leading MV to two state championships in the process. He bench pressed over 400 pounds in the weight room and was hell on wheels on the field making him a powerful two-way double-threat player on both offense and defense. His reputation is legendary in the River Valley area of Western Maine as a feared and respected athlete.

 

After graduating from Mountain Valley in 2007, Glover left football behind to go to work. He married his longtime girlfriend, Lindsey, and had a son. They bought a home together. Throughout the summer and fall seasons, he traveled the agricultural fair circuit in Maine with his pulling horses, a family tradition he had been brought up in from an early age.

 

“My family has been competing in horse pulling since I was a kid,” Glover explained. “It takes up a lot of time and it keeps my dad young. I get up early every morning to exercise my horse teams before I go into work at night. Between my dad, my wife and I, we have 11 draft horses. We bale our own hay for all of them. I love backing them up to the drag and watching them dig.”

 

But despite the fullness of his life, the call of competition still beckoned to him and left him with a sense of longing. “I would have killed to have had that same feeling again,” Glover recalled. “And then I stepped into the cage.”

 

Nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov 2015, Matt’s younger brother, Ryan—another Mountain Valley football standout—made his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at “NEF 16.” Ryan swarmed his opponent in his first fight and stopped him in a blistering 12 vib nas this. Matt was in attendance that night and found his curiosity piqued at the prospect of competing in a different kind of contact sport.

 

Later in 2015, Ryan competed for the inaugural NEF Amateur Heavyweight Championship. He dropped a decision that night to current title holder, Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1). Tom qab lub yeej, the trash talk quickly escalated between Leahy and members of Berserkers MMA, based out of Rumford and led by head coaches Gary Dolloff and Mike Hansen (3-3). “When Billy Leahy called out all of the guys at Berserkers after he beat my brother, then it was game-on,” recalled Matt.

 

Matt began training closely with members of the Berserkers coaching staff, including Hansen and others, who he credits for his accelerated learning curve in the sport. Tsis tas li ntawd, Matt sparred extensively with brother Ryan, who was preparing for a fight of his own on the same night that Matt was scheduled to make his MMA debut. “My brother and I are not like other brothers,” Matt explained. “We go into the gym and beat the hell out of each other and then ride home in the same truck—that’s just how we have always been. Push, push, push—everything is competition with us. From the first one to get to the next hay bale in the hay field to the first one to get to the supper table—it’s just how we operate.”

 

“Matt’s a real competitive person,” his wife, Lindsey, paub tseeb hais tias. “Everything is a competition with him. I knew that cagefighting would feed that competitive hunger that he feels all the time when he’s not pulling his horses.”

 

Matt officially made his MMA debut back in February at “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” against durable veteran Gravin Guillen (2-5). Matt exceeded debut expectations by finishing Guillen in just 1:30 of the first round by technical knockout (LEEJ TWG). When the ref cleared the scene, Guillen’s face showed the effects of Glover’s record-breaking exploits in the weight room. Glover’s Rumford fans that were in attendance in heavy numbers that night, voiced their approval in thunderous applause. “At first, I had butterflies,” Glover remembered, “but once I heard all the people cheering, all it did was pump me up. I was ready to fight. Yeej los yog poob, I knew they had my back and more.”

 

This weekend, Glover is poised to make his second appearance in the NEF cage when he takes on 6’6” Ras Hylton (1-0) from rival gym, Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA. Hylton made his debut on the same night as Glover and, like his challenger this weekend, made quick work of his opponent by earning a TKO victory at 1:21 ntawm cov thawj puag ncig.

 

Berserkers MMA Founder and Head Coach, Mike Hansen, predicts a dominant night for Glover. “Matt happens to be much stronger than he even appears, which is incredible if you have ever seen him,” Hansen stated. “A guy of his size normally struggles with agility, but Matt doesn’t. He is a super athlete and easy to coach. Matt improves daily and will be a juggernaut in the heavyweight amateur division.

 

“Ras is used to being the bigger guy in all of his fights. That will not be the case on Saturday night. Matt will put his hands on Hylton in a way he’s never been touched before. I don’t see Ras walking away from this fight with his hand held high. He should consider it a win if he can walk away at all when Matt’s done with him.”

 

Going into Saturday hmo ntuj, Glover feels well prepared to continue building on his success in the sport of MMA that he started to create back in February. If his athletic history is any indicator, he should be confident in the future. “I’m ready for this fight,” Glover stated. “In this fight, I’m more relaxed because my brother’s not fighting and I can just focus on my fight… After that first win, I knew I was hooked because there’s no better feeling.”

 

“When people first started speaking to Matt about competing in MMA, I was completely against it 110%,” Lindsey stated. “But after watching him train so hard with the guys in the gym and seeing that he has the same passion for that as he does for his horse pulling, I felt more at ease and decided that if this was something he wanted to pursue, I would support him in any way that I possibly could.

 

“The Glover brothers fighting in MMA is a big thing for Rumford,” Lindsey stated in closing. “Every time it’s getting close to fight night, this town comes alive. No matter where he goes within the sport, this town and his family support him.”

 

Tshiab hais Fights 'tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, "NEF 22: TAG NRHO txoj kev ua tau NTAWM NO,” takes place this 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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GLOVER AND WILLIAMS TO FACE OFF FOR NEF GOLD

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 1, 2016) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, "NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” this Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed martial arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur light heavyweight championship bout to the card. Ryan Glover (2-1) will face Mike Williams (1-0) for the inaugural NEF amateur 205-pound title.

 

Ua ntej yuav sib tw nyob rau hauv MMA, Ryan Glover was a standout dual sport athlete at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine. A state champion wrestler, Glover made his biggest mark on the football field where he was named the “Football Player of the Year” by the Lewiston Sun Journal in 2010.

 

Xyoo tas los, Glover faced Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) for the NEF amateur heavyweight championship. Glover lost a close decision in an exciting, hard-hitting physical contest. Tam sim no, faster and more agile at a lower weight, Glover has his sights set on finally achieving NEF gold.

 

“The weight cut has not been fun, but has gone easier than expected,” stated Glover, when asked about his cut down to 205-pounds. “I feel a lot better as I approach 205 and I think I’ll like fighting at this weight. It’s going to be bittersweet to hold the belt at 205. I lost a close slugfest last June simply because I didn’t stick to our game plan. I dropped the ball that night and you can rest assured that’s not going to happen again. I hope Williams has been training as hard as I have, vim hais tias, if so, it’s going to be a fight that no one wants to miss. I’ll see you February 6th and don’t be late—this is a show worth traveling 1000 miles for.”

 

Mike Williams took a collective gasp out of the Androscoggin Bank Colisee when he came out guns blazing in his debut at “NEF XX: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE” last November. Williams, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) blue belt and member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (CMBJJ) nyob rau hauv Auburn, blasted fellow newcomer Joe Krech (0-1) out of the gate before securing a fight-ending armbar in a spectacular 26-seconds into the first round. The dizzying debut was enough to earn the impressive young Williams a shot at NEF gold.

 

“This fight is just another step and he’s in the way,” stated Williams flatly when asked for comment.

 

“This is another Easter egg of a fight on a star-studded card that is destined to deliver for the whole night,"Hais NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson. “When I look at this fight and the skill sets that both Ryan and Mike bring to the cage, I get goose bumps. Both are athletic, txhoj puab heev, young and hungry guys that want to turn heads when they compete—and will stop at nothing to win. Based on what I’ve witnessed in their fights so far, I don’t see an ounce of quit in either fighter. I can’t wait to watch the way this one goes down on Saturday.”

 

Tshiab hais Fights 'tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, "NEF 21: Lub Immortals,” takes place Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 21” 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 ntawm207.783.2009 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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NEF XVI recap: HUAB TAIS khaws; WOOD DETHRONED; HLUAS LUB MMA MUS 8-1

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Tyler King after retaining the Heavyweight Title on Saturday night

Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 9, 2015) -New England Fights’ (NEF) tseeb mixed martial--arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim "NEF XVI,"Coj qhov chaw Saturday hmo ntuj nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. With temperatures dropping to below zero, thiab cov kev hem thawj ntawm ib tug snowstorm looming hla lub cheeb tsam, ntau tshaj 2,500 fight fans braved the elements to pack the state’s most venerable fight venue. The crowd was treated to a total of 24 nkaus-packed fights, nrog rau plaub kev bouts, ob tug uas twb rau NEF MMA title koj cov menyuam.

 

Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj pom Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) unseat Ray “Tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm” Ntoo (5-1) to become the new NEF MMA Featherweight Champion. The loss spoiled what was expected to be a triumphant return home for Wood. The native of Bucksport, Maine tau tsiv mus rau South Carolina nyob rau hauv 2014 mus nrhiav nws lub hom phiaj ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub qhov kawg Sib ntaus Championship (UFC). Morrison was considered Wood’s toughest challenge to date, muaj nws tus kheej kev sib nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws theem nyob rau hauv Bellator thiab ntiaj teb huab Cagefighting (WEC). Tseem, Ntoo twb paub li cov nyiam mus rau hauv lub sib ntau sib tw Saturday hmo ntuj. Morrison was dominant for most of the fight, tawm-wrestling Ntoo ua ntej xa nws nrog ib tug guillotine caj pas nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib puag ncig mus ntes tus siv.

 

The loss was also the sole blemish on what was otherwise a perfect night for Young’s MMA. The Bangor, Maine-raws li pab neeg tau yeej lawv yav tas los yim bouts nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, an amazing feat considering that the Young’s corners were often running back and forth from the cage to the locker room to prepare their fighters for bouts that were mere moments apart from each other. Of particular note, qhib kev sib ntaus ntawm cov card featured Josh Harvey (3-1) ntawm Young cov lus tearing los ntawm sab saum toj-kaum-ranked pib xyaum ua featherweight Caleb Hall (5-2) nrog ib tug kev knockout (LEEJ TWG) victory a mere 36-seconds into the first round. Tom qab ntawd, Young cov lus newest pab neeg, Carl Langston (4-7), tau txais nws thawj yeej puas rau Maine av nrog ib tug txiav txim tshaj Sheldon Bang (1-2) nyob rau hauv ib tug rematch ntawm ib tug sib ntau sib tw Langston tau poob ntawm “NEF XIII” xyoo tas los.

 

Marcus Davis lub Team Irish mus 2-0 nyob rau hauv lub hmo ntuj nrog Ricky Dexter(2-0) tos tus thib ob yeej ntawm nws pib xyaum ua hauj lwm thiab Rick Matthews (1-1) getting his first victory. 44-year old Matthews won a decision over Emmett Huber (0-1) thaum lub sij hawm Dexter tua nkag ib tug loj knockout rau Cory mus sib hais (0-1) nyob rau hauv lub thib ob-round, xa mus sib hais mus rau ib tug nyob ze tsev kho mob nyob rau hauv tus txheej txheem.

 

Highlight-lus knockouts twb par rau hauv chav kawm ntawm “NEF XVI.” Among them, UFC, Bellator thiab Strikeforce qub tub rog Nah-Shon “Pob Zeb-n-Rolla” Burrell (11-5) twb bloodied Ryan Hodge(6-10) before knocking him out in the first round of their professional middleweight contest. The most-talked-about knockout of the evening, Txawm li cas los, mus rau Caleb Farrington (2-0) ntawm Team Tshiab England United (TSHIAB) uas poob Brandon “Lub enigma” Russell (0-1) with a single right hand just 8-seconds into the first round. The knockout broke the all-time record of 11-seconds previously set by Buck “Khauj tsiav” Pineau (7-4) nyob rau hauv lub Plaub Hlis 2012.

 

Ntau keeb kwm tau ua nyob rau ntawm lub “NEF XVI” thaum ib leej txiv thiab tsis muaj ib tug, but two of his sons competed on the same MMA card. Following losses by his sons, Sheldon thiab Steve Bang (3-3), Dr. Steve Bang(1-0), ib tug tswv cuab ntawm Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), entered the NEF MMA cage to a loud ovation from the crowd. The bariatric surgeon wasted little time in going to work on his opponent, Mathais Hanning (0-1), noj nws down thiab pounding tawm ib tug yeej ntawm referee-stoppage.

 

NFL thiab UFC Qhov kawg Fighter qub tub rog Tyler King (8-2) ntse tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Heavyweight Title nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm lub hmo ntuj, defeating Terry “Lub Ncov qaumteb qabteb Xyooj” Blackburn (5-3). King stormed into the arena with a determined fire in his eyes. Mid-way through the first round, King coj Blackburn down mus rau lub lev thiab ua hauj lwm ib tug Kimura cuav, forcing Blackburn to tap-out. During his post-fight victory interview in the cage, King hu ua tawm ib slew ntawm heavyweights thiab lub teeb-heavyweights xws li zos npe zoo li Eric Bedard (6-5), raws li zoo raws li lub teb chaws cov hnub qub xws li Bellator lub Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4).

 

Ob bouts tau tshaj tawm rau NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVII,” teem rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. NEF MMA Sib zus Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington(10-7) ntsib-tawm nyob rau hauv lub tawb nrog Jamie Harrison (5-1) for an interview. Boyington will defend his title at “NEF XVII” against number-one-contender Harrison in the main event. Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) thiab Bellator qub tub rog Dennis Olson (12-7) were also brought into the cage for an interview. The two exciting welterweights will square off at “NEF XVII” nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntau sib tw ntau lub zos soj ntsuam xav tias yuav mus ua ib tug contender rau “Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo” nyob rau hauv lub cheeb tsam.

 

Tag nrho tau ntawm “NEF XVI” nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine:

 

KEV

 

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Ntoo (c) ntawm guillotine, puag ncig 5 (Morrison yeej title)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) def. Terry Blackburn ntawm Kimura, puag ncig 1 (King khaws)

185 Nah-Shon Burrell def. Ryan Hodge ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

 

Pib xyaum ua

NTES Aaron Lacey def. Nick Spencer ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 3

NTES Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown ntawm kais los armbar, puag ncig 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark ntawm KO, puag ncig 3

180 Caleb Farrington def. Brandon Russell ntawm KO, puag ncig 1

155 Ricky Dexter def. Cory mus sib hais ntawm KO, puag ncig 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang def. Mathais Hanning ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen kawg. Mladen Holman ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

NTES Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

185 Nick Shea def. Yakhauj Cameron ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

NTES Rob Kiah def. Clifford Redman ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 1

NTES Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch ntawm Bulldog cuav, puag ncig 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

140 Carl Langston def. Sheldon Bang ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber ntawm split kev txiav txim siab

145 Josh Harvey def. Caleb Hall ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

 

NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVII,” yog teem tau noj qhov chaw nyob rauPlaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-7) yuav tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Sib Title tiv thaiv tooj-ib contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) raws li Dennis Olson (12-7) nyob rau hauv ib tug Welterweight contest. Daim pib rau “NEF XVII” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Lub Colisee chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm207.783.2009 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."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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NEF Announces MMA tau los ntawm LEWISTON, Maine

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 8, 2015) -New England Fights’ (NEF) tseeb mixed martial--arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim "NEF XVI,"Coj qhov chaw Saturday hmo ntuj nyob rau ntawm lub Ramada Rooj Sab Laj nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of more than 2,500 yog on-tes rau tim khawv tias tus qib thawj tshwm sim ntawm 2015.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (17-9) xav tsis thoob li cov neeg coob coob los ntawm defeating hometown heroRay “Tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm” Ntoo (5-1) to capture the NEF MMA Featherweight Title. Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Tyler King (8-2) yeej Terry “Lub Ncov qaumteb qabteb Xyooj” Blackburn (5-3) ntawm cuav rau khaws cov NEF Heavyweight Title.

 

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, NEF tau tshaj tawm ob fights rau nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVII,” teem rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Nyob rau hmo ntuj, NEF MMA Sib zus Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-7) yuav tiv thaiv nws title tiv thaiv cov kev sib tw ntawm Jamie Harrison (5-1) nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim. Also on the card that evening will be Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) nyob rau hauv ib tug kws Welterweight contest tiv thaiv Dennis Olson (12-7).

 

Tag nrho tau ntawm “NEF XVI” nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine:

 

KEV

 

145*TITLE Anthony Morrison def. Ray Ntoo (c) ntawm guillotine, puag ncig 5 (Morrison yeej title)

265*TITLE Tyler King (c) def. Terry Blackburn ntawm Kimura, puag ncig 1 (King khaws)

185 Nah-Shon Burrell def. Ryan Hodge ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

265 Mike Hansen def. Artie Mullen ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

 

Pib xyaum ua

NTES Aaron Lacey def. Nick Spencer ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 3

NTES Dustin Veinott def. Dave Brown ntawm kais los armbar, puag ncig 1

145 Mike Pietersen def. Henry Clark ntawm KO, puag ncig 3

180 Caleb Farrington def. Brandon Russell ntawm KO, puag ncig 1

155 Ricky Dexter def. Cory mus sib hais ntawm KO, puag ncig 2

155 Dr. Steve Bang def. Mathais Hanning ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

  1. HWT Countess Guillen kawg. Mladen Holman ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

NTES Fred Lear def. Bryant Orick ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2

185 Frank Dellasala def. Heath Hanson ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

155 Jason Lachance def. Steve Bang ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

265 Billy Leahy def. Brandon Lessard ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

185 Nick Shea def. Yakhauj Cameron ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

NTES Rob Kiah def. Clifford Redman ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 1

135 Johnny Crafts def. Mike Crespo ntawm kais los rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 1

NTES Jimmy Jackson def. Kris Welch ntawm Bulldog cuav, puag ncig 2

205 Chris Perry def. Ruben Redman ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

265 Ryan Glover def. Michael Freeman ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

140 Carl Langston def. Sheldon Bang ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

155 Rick Matthews def. Emmett Huber ntawm split kev txiav txim siab

145 Josh Harvey def. Caleb Hall ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

 

NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVII,” yog teem tau noj qhov chaw nyob rauPlaub Hlis Ntuj 11, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-7) yuav tiv thaiv lub NEF MMA Sib Title tiv thaiv tooj-ib contender Jamie Harrison (5-1). Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Jarod “Kawg Feeb” Lawton (4-1) raws li Dennis Olson (12-7) nyob rau hauv ib tug Welterweight contest. Daim pib rau “NEF XVII” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Lub Colisee chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm207.783.2009 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."

 

Hais txog Tshiab England Fights

 

Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.

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Maine LUB newest Sib ntaus TEAM VAJ suab nrov HAUV LUB MMA tawb

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub ob hlis ntuj 3, 2015) -New England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, nthuav txog nws tom ntej no mixed martial--arts (MMA) kev tshwm sim no hnub vas xaum night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. The fight card, hu ua “NEF XVI,” yuav feature ob tug mej zeej ntawm Maine lub newest sib ntaus pab, Phem MMA & Boxing, nyob rau hauv pib xyaum ua bouts.

 

Phem MMA & Boxing yog founded hauv 2014 by veteran fighter Josh Parker (4-8). Parker has a long history in the NEF MMA cage, muaj kev sib xya lub sij hawm rau kev sib ntaus qib ntawm Lub ob hlis ntuj 2012 thiab kaum ib hlis 2013. Ntau tsis ntev los, Parker tau yuav tawm ntawm lub MMA tawb siab rau nws cov hauj lwm raws li ib tug kws boxer, raws li zoo raws li lub tsev nws gym.

 

Parker qhib lub gym nyob rau hauv Benton, Maine as a way of giving back to the fight community. He sees Ruthless MMA & Boxing as a means to introduce young athletes from the area to the burgeoning world of combat sports and provide them with opportunities to compete. That includes his own sons.

 

“Kuv twb tau xav txog kev pib kuv tus kheej gym rau ib tug thaum lub sij hawm tam sim no,” hais tias Parker. “Kuv thawj kev sib ntaus yog yuav luag kaum xyoo dhau los thaum kuv tus tub yog peb. Now he’s 13 thiab npaj txhij mus pib nws tus kheej sib ntaus hauj lwm, thiab kuv cia li muaj lwm tus tub. I knew it was time to build my boys a place where they can train whenever they want to. This is a fight family.”

 

Parker qhia nws thawj protégé, Alex Johnson (1-1), in the fall of 2014. Johnson is coming off a win over Rick Matthews (0-1) nyob rau hauv ib tug phem, rov qab-thiab-tawm slugfest ntawm “NEF XV” no yav dhau los Kaum ib hlis. The bout was considered by many to be the “Sib ntaus ntawm cov Hmo ntuj” ntawm daim card.

 

Corey mus sib hais (0-0), lwm ntawm Parker lub zeem muag, cia siab mus ntxiv cov kev vam meej coj tuaj rau ruthless MMA & Boxing by his teammate Alex Johnson. Trial makes his NEF MMA debut no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj nyob rau hauv Lewiston thaum nws muaj raws li Ricky Dexter (1-0) ntawm Team Irish nyob rau hauv ib tug sib contest.

 

“Kuv twb yeej ib txwm ua npau suav ua tau ntaus ib tug neeg nyob rau hauv lub ntsej muag thiab tsis tau mus rau lub tsev kaw neeg rau nws,” Mus sib hais hais. “Tam sim no hais tias kuv muaj lub cib fim, koj zoo dua ntseeg ib tug neeg raug mob.”

 

“Peb style yog yooj yim, peb xav sawv ntsug thiab bang,” Parker elaborated. “Thaum peb spar, peb xav saib leej twg yuav tsoo lub hardest. Mike Tyson said it best ‘everybody’s got a plan- kom txog rau thaum lawv tau ntaus.’ We want to give the fans exciting fights. We’re looking for knockouts.

 

“Tus hais mav phem nyob rau ntawm lub los ntawm tag nrho cov mus kev ntawm lub neej- seb nws yog txoj kev sib ntaus sib tua los yog tawb sib ntaus sib tua lawv tag nrho cov tuaj nrog kev ntuav ruaj ruaj. They each approached me after hearing I was building a gym. Peb qhov tseem ceeb yog tej yam yooj yim- thaum koj tuaj nyob rau hauv koj tawm koj ego ntawm lub qhov rooj. When you’re a part of the Ruthless team, koj nyob nraum yuav tsum nqa koj tus kheej raws li ib tug kws- ua kis las thiab sib hwm yog ib tug yuav tsum.”

 

Bryant Orick (3-5) is another Ruthless team member scheduled to make his NEF MMA debut this Saturday night. It will not, Txawm li cas los, be his first time in the cage. Orick, ib tug neeg uas tam sim no nyob rau hauv Ohio Clinton, Maine, has competed in the sport for five years. He is a veteran of eight bouts, sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv lub Buckeye lub xeev, Kansas thiab Indiana, to name a few states. Orick hopes to find a home and success in NEF alongside his Ruthless MMA & Boxing teammates. Ntawm “NEF XVI” no lis xaus, Orick yuav tau nws ua hauj lwm txiav tawm rau nws nrog undefeated Fred Lear (2-0) ntawm Young cov lus MMA.

 

“Kuv tuaj tawm mus ua ib lub npe rau kuv tus kheej rau ntawm NEF,” said Orick. “Kuv zoo-npawv thiab mus rau muab tso rau hauv ib tug qhia tau. I train hard every day, muaj ib tug zoo qhia thiab pawg football koom tes. Nothing will surprise me in my upcoming bout.”

 

” Ua ib tug kws qhia tau qhia kuv mus qeeb nws down thiab coj nws rov qab li tej hauv paus,” Parker hais. “Sib ntaus sib tua tiag tiag yog zoo nkauj yooj yim, khob lwm tus txiv leej tub tawm thiab koj yeej. I demand 100% los ntawm kuv fighters, thiab kuv muab lawv 100% rov qab. Fighting is not a hobby, nws yog ib tug txoj kev ua neej.”

 

Phem MMA & Boxing nyob rau hauv Benton, Maine. You can learn more about the team at their Facebook page “Phem MMA & Boxing.”

 

NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVI,” siv qhov chaw no Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 7, 2015, nrog ib tug tag nrho-lub hnub qub lineup ntawm fights teem. Ray “Tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm” Ntoo (5-0) rov hmo los mus tiv thaiv cov NEF MMA Featherweight Title tiv thaiv Bellator thiab WEC qub tub rog Anthony “Cheesesteak” Morrison (16-9). NFL thiab UFC Qhov kawg Fighter qub tub rog Tyler King (7-2) txo nws hwj lub NEF MMA Heavyweight Title rau ntawm txoj kab tiv thaiv Terry “Lub Ncov qaumteb qabteb Xyooj” Blackburn (5-2). Nyob rau hauv lub feature sib ntau sib tw ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, UFC, Bellator thiab Strikeforce qub tub rog Nah-Shon Burrell (10-5) ua rau nws NEF MMA debut tiv thaiv Ryan Hodge (6-9). Daim pib pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Lub Colisee 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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