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NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NEF 22 HAUV LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 23, 2016) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, held its most recent event, “NEF 22: TAG NRHO txoj kev ua tau NTAWM NO,” Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Ntau tshaj 3,000 fight fans were on hand for the event, making it one of the largest crowds ever to witness an NEF event.

 

On the boxing portion of the card, Brandon “Lub Cannon” Berry (11-1-1) fought to a majority draw in a six-round contest with James Lester (10-9-1). Many of Berry’s supporters in attendance felt that he won the fight, but two of the judges had it even on the scorecards.

 

The headliner of the amateur MMA card saw Caleb Hall (7-3) captured the vacant amateur featherweight title with a second-round submission of Erik Nelson (2-3). On the professional side of the MMA card, Devin Powell (6-1) took home the lightweight championship by defeating Jesse Erickson (6-5) in the first round via technical knockout.

 

The full results from Lewiston, Maine:

 

KEV COB QHA COV BOXING

Brandon Berry fought James Lester to a majority draw

KEV COB QHA COV MMA

 

Devin Powell def. Jesse Erickson via TKO, puag ncig 1 (Powell wins lightweight title)

Mike Hansen def. Jesse Baughman via arm triangle, puag ncig 1

Josh Harvey def. Matt Denning via triangle choke, puag ncig 1

Lewis def nti. Zenon Herrera via armbar, puag ncig 1

Aaron Lacey def. Derek Shorey via D’Arce Choke, puag ncig 1

 

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Glenn Kasabian def. Matt Marshall via TKO, puag ncig 1

Tom Burgess def. Alex Payson via KO, puag ncig 2

Ryan Daley def. Jake Denham via TKO, puag ncig 2

Bryce Bamford def. Joe Krech via TKO, puag ncig 1

Caleb Hall def. Erik Nelson via D’arce Choke, puag ncig 2 (Hall wins featherweight title)

Nick Gulliver Def. Dave Smith via TKO, puag ncig 1

Cory mus sib hais Def. Angelo Rizzitello via split decision

Ras Hylton def. Matt Glover via KO, puag ncig 2

Angela Young def. Hannah Sparrell via unanimous decision

 

Tshiab hais Fights 'tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, "NEF 23: CAGE THE CAPE,"Yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Saturday, Tej zaum 14, 2016 at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Daim pib no yog rau cov muag khoom tam sim no nyobwww.NewEnglandFights.com.

 

NEF returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine rau Lub rau hli ntuj 18, 2016 nrog “NEF 24: THE PROMISED LAND.” Tickets for “NEF 24” 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.

 

For more information on the events and fight card updates, 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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TAG NRHO Sib ntaus CARD tshaj tawm rau NEF XIX HAUV LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub yim hli ntuj 14, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws puas tawm mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX: Homecoming,” nyob rau hnub Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, cov qib tshaj tawm kev sib ntaus card rau cov kev tshwm sim featuring ib tug tag nrho slate ntawm kev thiab pib xyaum ua MMA matchups.

 

Cov kev tshwm sim yog aptly hu ua “Homecoming” as it will feature the returns of several athletes who have either been recently inactive or competing outside the NEF umbrella. One such return will feature Darrius Heyliger (5-2) los ntawm Ithaca, New York. Maine and the NEF cage became a home-away-from-home for Heyliger and several of his Bombsquad teammates during the early days of the promotion. Heyliger competed regularly for NEF in 2012 and early 2013. His last appearance in the cage was in May 2013 tiv thaiv Marcus “Lub Irish txhais tes Grenade” Davis (22-11) nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm “NEF VII.” Heyliger will make his return on Cuaj hlis 12 tiv thaiv Brandon Chagnon (5-4) ntawm Sityodtong.

 

Cov kev sab ntawm daim card yuav feature Ntseeg ntawm Matt “Ken menyuam roj hmab” Denning (1-0) after a 10-month extended layoff from action. Denning made his professional debut last November with a win over Derek Shorey (2-2). He will return in front of his hometown crowd against Zenon “Ka-bar” Herrera(0-1).

 

Hais txog hometown neeg tua hluav taws, Jesse “Lub Viking” Erickson (5-4), ib tug neeg uas nyob sib ze Auburn, Maine, yuav saib kom ntev nws yeej-streak mus rau peb thaum nws ntsej muag Ricky “Savage” Sylvester (2-1). Sylvester’s previous appearance in NEF ended in controversy when many felt he held an armbar a little too long on Tollison Lewis (0-4).

 

Nyob rau hauv lub pib xyaum ua sab ntawm lub card, Josh Harvey (4-1) is scheduled to headline in the first defense of his NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Title. Harvey will meet the stiff challenge of Ryan Dibartolomeo (4-2) los ntawm John Fain lub Team Triumph / Boston BJJ ntawm Nashua, New Hampshire. Harvey won the vacant title this past June with a first-round submission of Ricky Dexter (3-1).

 

Cov kev pib xyaum ua feem ntawm daim card tseem yuav feature tsis yog ib, but two women’s contests. Young’s MMA of Bangor, Maine will be represented in both bouts with Angela Hluas (0-0) thiab Kira İNNOCENTİ (0-0) making their respective debuts. Angela is the wife of Young’s MMA founder and head coach Chris Young. She will meet Rachel Reinheimer (1-0) los ntawm Sityodtong thaum İNNOCENTİ yuav square tawm tiv thaiv Hannah Sparrell ntawm Thawj Hoob MMA.

 

Cov tag nrho cov kev sib ntaus card (yuav hloov thiab pom zoo los ntawm lub Combat kev ua si Authority ntawm Maine):

KEV

265 Matt Andrikut 0-0 (Txoj kev ntseeg Martial Arts) vs Artie Mullen 1-14 (Yav qab teb Maine MMA)

205 Michael Hansen 2-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs Crowsneck Boutin 1-0 (Choi lub koom haum)

 

170 Darrius Heyliger 5-2 (Bombsquad) vs Brandon Chagnon 5-4 (Sityodtong)

 

155 Jesse Erickson 5-4 (CMBJJ) vs Ricky Sylvester 2-1 (Team Flo)

 

155 Matt Denning 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Zenon Herrera 0-1 (Independent)

 

150 Derek Shorey 2-2 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Tollison Lewis 0-4 (CMBJJ)

 

135 Zech Lange 2-1 (Bombsquad) vs Jay Perrin 2-0 (Boston BJJ NH)

 

 

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205 Ryan Glover 1-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)

 

200 Chaz Gray 0-1 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Dominique Bailey 0-0 (Independent)

 

200 Ian Milligan 0-0 (Team Kaze) vs Anthony Spires 0-0 (Independent)

185 Ruben Redman 1-2 (Independent) vs Nick Shea 1-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA)

 

185 Caleb Farrington 2-0 (Team TSHIAB) vs Jon McNeil 1-0 (Boston BJJ NH)

170 Ricky Dexter 3-1 (Team Irish) vs C.J. Ewer 3-2 (Young cov lus MMA)

 

170 Scott Godbois 0-0 (Berserkers MMA) vs Phil Pearson 0-0 (MMA Athletix)

 

155*Title Josh Harvey 4-1 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Ryan Dibartolomeo 4-3 (Boston BJJ NH)

 

155 Cory mus sib hais 1-1 (Phem MMA & Boxing) vs Rafael Velado 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA)

 

150 David Thompson (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Jason Lachance 1-2 (MMA Athletix)

 

150 Kira İNNOCENTİ 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Hannah Sparrell 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA)

145 Mike Pietersen 2-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Alex Johnson 2-2 (Phem MMA & Boxing)

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

135 Clifford Redman 0-2 (Independent) vs wil Carrero 0-1 (MMA Athletix)

 

130 Angela Hluas 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Rachel Reinheimer 1-0 (Sityodtong)

 

125 Ryan Burgess 1-0 (Independent) vs Michael Crespo 3-2 (MMA Athletix)

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX: Homecoming,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rauSaturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF XIX: Homecoming” pib ntawm cia li $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."

 

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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Nrov Fighter YUAV UA ntev-awaited XA RAU NEF XIX

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub Xya hli ntuj 1, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws puas tawm mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX,” rau Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced the addition of a professional lightweight bout to the fight card. Matt “Ken menyuam roj hmab” Denning (1-0) yuav rov qab mus tom qab ib tug lengthy tsis tuaj kawm ntawv rau lub ntsej muag Zenon “Xov xwm” Herrera (0-1) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 155-phaus.

 

Denning last appeared for NEF in November 2014. After a 4-1 hauj lwm nyob rau hauv NEF li ib tug pib xyaum ua, Denning debuted nyob rau hauv cov kev ibyam ntawd yav tsaus ntuj los tiv thaiv Derek Shorey (2-2). He would win the fight by first-round submission. Denning will make the move up to 155-pounds from 145-pounds for this fight. He is a member of Lewiston’s Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ).

 

“Tom qab noj tej lub sij hawm tawm, nws pom tau tias zoo rau rov qab rau NEF,” hais tias Denning. “Nws mus yuav ib tug nyuaj kev sib ntaus-Zenon tau muaj tshaj kaum ammy fights thiab ua nws debut pro tawm tsam kuv cob qhia, uas yog ib tug tiag tiag tawv tus nrog sib ntaus. Cov tsuas tsis kuv twb tau muaj rau NEF yog nyob rau hauv 155 thiab nws mus yuav ib tug xeem rau kuv rov qab los saib yuav ua li cas kuv ua li cas. Kuv yog ib tug me me 155er thiab kuv yuav npaj mus qhia kev txawj ntse yeej tshaj loj. Qhov no tej zaum yuav coos aub sib ntaus kuv twb tau, tab sis kuv yuav npaj rau nws.”

 

Zenon Herrera is hungry for a win after dropping his last two fights in a row. Herrera made his professional debut at “NEF XVIII” lub hli tas los nyob rau hauv ib tug losing dag zog rau CMBJJ cob qhia Jesse Erickson (5-4). He is an independent fighter out of Skowhegan, Maine. Herrera is a veteran of both the United States Army and Marine Corps, muaj kev pab ib tug ua ke cuaj xyoo ntawm ob cov tub rog ceg.

 

“Kuv biggest lub hom phiaj, cia tseg los ntawm tau txais ib tug yeej, yog muab cov MMA kiv cua nrog ib tug sib ntaus hais tias lawv txaus siab rau thiab cia siab yuav pom dua thiab dua,” hais tias Herrera. “Kawg lub sij hawm, Kuv ua siab ncaj xav tias kuv cia cov kiv cua cia. I know that I am able to do much more than what I showcased the last time I was in the NEF cage. This upcoming match with Matt Denning, Kuv ua siab ncaj ntseeg tias txhua leej txhua tus yuav pom ib tug tshiab thiab txawv heev Zenon 'Kabar’ Herrera. I have all of the respect in the world for Matt Denning -I do for everyone I face in this sport. Tab sis lub sij hawm no, Kuv tsis tsuas muaj los ua pov thawj rau lub kiv cua dab tsi kuv yuav ua tau – Kuv muaj los ua pov thawj nws rau kuv tus kheej raws li tau zoo.”

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw rau hnub Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF XIX” pib ntawm cia li $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 Colisee207.783.2009 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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TSHIAB hais fights announces TAU NTAWM NEF XVIII

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub rau hli ntuj 14, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, tuav nws xyoo mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVIII: UA NYOB RAU HAUV America,” nyob rau hnub Saturday hmo ntuj nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of 2,000 yog nyob ntawm tes los saib Crowsneck Boutin (1-0) yeej nws kev debut tshaj Ryan “Lub junkyard Aub” Cowette (2-3) thiab Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (11-8) tau ib qho kev ntsuas ntawm cov kua zaub ntsuab los ntawm tua yeej John “Thawj cov hoob kawm” Ray (2-8) nyob rau hauv lawv ntev-awaited rematch.

 

NEF crowned nws thawj zaug peb pib xyaum ua nyob rau hauv lub Champions sib ntaus qib lub keeb kwm nrog Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) noj cov heavyweight npe nyob rau hauv ib tug tsiaj qus rov qab-thiab-tawm brawl nrog Ryan Glover(1-1), Dustin Veinott (4-3) yeej ib tug nyob ze split kev txiav txim siab dua“Tsaug tsaug zog” Norman hma liab (4-2) mus ntes tus flyweight pluaj, thiabJosh Harvey (4-1) xa Ricky Dexter (3-1) thov lub sib championship.

 

Nws twb ntxiv tshaj tawm hais tias yav tas los NEF MMA Professional Bantamweight zus Paul Gorman (10-9) yuav rov qab mus rau ntawm “NEF XIX” rau Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau Colisee tom qab ib xyoo tsis tuaj kawm ntawv los ntawm lub tawb.

 

Cov kev tshwm sim los ntawm Lewiston, Maine:

 

KEV

150 Bruce Boyington Def. John Raio ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2
185 Crowsneck Boutin Def. Ryan Cowette ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

135 Jeremy DiChiara kawg. Derek Shorey ntawm Americana, puag ncig 1
155 Jesse Erickson Def. Zenon Herrera ntawm kais mus ntaus, puag ncig 1
205 Cody Anderson Def. Michael Hansen ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

 

Pib xyaum ua
155*TITLE Josh Harvey Def. Ricky Dexter ntawm armbar, puag ncig 1 (Harvey yeej title)
125*TITLE Dustin Veinott Def. Norman Fox ntawm split kev txiav txim siab (Veinott yeej title)
S.HWT Dave Smith Def. Gravin Guillen ntawm armbar, puag ncig 1
Catch Mike Crespo Def. Caleb Costello ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

155 Cory mus sib hais Def. Corey Hinkley ntawm KO, puag ncig 1
125 Ryan Burgess Def. Justin Witham ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab

170 Mike Bazanson Def. Jeff Dustin ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2

155 Dom Cofone Def. Jason Lachance ntawm armbar, puag ncig 2

265*TITLE Billy Leahy Def. Ryan Glover ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (Leahy yeej title)

145 Rob Robinson Def. Dustin Shorey ntawm rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 2

170 Alex Payson Def. Alex Bronish ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2

160 Pat Kelly Def. Dr. Steve Bang ntawm TKO, puag ncig 1

185 Ruben Redman Def. Heath Hanson via tap to strikes, puag ncig 1

265 Nick Gulliver Def. Sonny Spratt ntawm rear-liab qab caj pas, puag ncig 1

Catch Carl Langston Def. Alex Johnson ntawm TKO, puag ncig 2

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XIX,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw rau hnub Saturday, Cuaj hlis 12, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF XIX” pib ntawm cia li $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 Colisee207.783.2009 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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BOYINGTON mus TAUB HAU-RAU-LUB TAUB HAU NROG RAIO HNUB UA NTEJ Sib ntaus: “Kuv mus mus HAUV MUAJ THIAB puas nws”

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Lewiston, Maine (Lub rau hli ntuj 10, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws xyoo mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVIII: UA NYOB RAU HAUV America,” no hnub vas xaum hmo ntuj, Lub rau hli ntuj 13, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Tsis ntev los no, headliners Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-8), lub NEF MMA Kev Hnav zus, thiab John “Thawj cov hoob kawm” Ray(2-7) koom NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson rau ib tug tshwj xeeb “Head-to-taub hau” edition of the NEF Podcast. Boyington and Raio discussed the upcoming rematch and the controversy surrounding their first meeting in February 2014, cov lwm yam ntsiab lus.

 

The interview quickly turned to the top of the first fight. Raio appeared to apply a rear-naked choke to Boyington on the mat late in the first round. Boyington began waving his hand in the air and referee Jimmy Bickford quickly stepped in to stop the fight. Much has been made of the infamous “tes yoj.” While Bickford saw it as a sign of Boyington’s submission, Boyington tau sib cav hais tias nws twb yuav luag taw mus rau nws lub kiv cua nyob rau hauv cov neeg coob coob hais tias cov tuav tsis ua tej yam puas tsuaj.

 

“Kuv yuav qhia rau koj yuav ua li cas hmo ntawd twb,” recalled Raio of the first bout. “Yeej, Bruce had given me his back. When I took his back, I had the hooks in and I had the rear-naked choke across his jaw line. I was trying to pressure it under his throat, thiab raws li kuv tsawv nkaus kuv sab laug bicep thiab kuv sab tes laug twb yuav mus nyob tom qab nws lub taub hau, lub nyob nres kev sib ntaus… Kuv twb xav tsis thoob li hais tias nws tau tapped vim hais tias, honestly, Kuv paub hais tias kuv muaj ib tug ntau ntawm siab rau nws lub puab tsaig… Yog hais tias nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb nws yog waving, uas tsis zoo rau nws.”

 

“Nyob rau hauv uas qhov teeb meem no, Kuv yeej nco ntsoov Bickford saib kuv, Kuv lub ntsej muag li, nws yuav rau kuv lub caj dab thiab kuv waving,” hais tias Boyington. “Txhua leej txhua tus pib tsov tiag tiag nrov nrov thiab kuv nco ntsoov hais tias Bickford, 'Tsis yog Bruce, koj tsis tau hais tias '… Yog hais tias koj xav hais tias kuv xa los yog Kuv nyob rau hauv cov teeb meem los yog muaj peev xwm tsis ua pa, you don’t tell the fighter, “Koj tsis tau hais tias,” you just jump in and you stop the fight. I feel like he made a mistake. I feel like he realizes that… Kuv pom ib tug ntau ntawm txawv tej yam uas Yauhas tau hais tias online, thiab ib tug ntau ntawm tej yam uas lwm tus neeg tau hais tias, and that’s when I really started to get bothered by what had happened. I felt like he could’ve handled it better.”

 

Ua ntej yuav Boyington muab nws rov qab, many felt he had been winning that first round. Tseeb, Boyington’s striking seemed to be on point that evening. Peterson asked both competitors to speculate on what would have happened had the referee not stopped the bout at that point.

 

“Inevitably, Kuv xav hais tias John yuav twb tau khob qhov rooj tawm,” stated Boyington emphatically. “Kuv tsis xav tias kuv yuav ua rau xa nws, because that would be his best chance with me. He’s strong enough to defend a submission.”

 

“Kuv xav tias yog lub me nyob tsis tau nres thaum lub sij hawm, thaum kuv yog nyob rau hauv nws lub puab tsaig nrog kuv forearm thiab kuv twb ncav tom qab nws caj dab,” Ray speculated, “I believe my arm would’ve slid under his throat and it would’ve ended sometime soon before the round. Yog li ntawd, Kuv tsis xav tias nws yuav twb ploj mus rau ib tug thib ob puag ncig.”

 

Nyob rau hauv lub hnub, lub lim piam thiab lub hlis tom qab lub sib ntaus, both Boyington’s and Raio’s massive fan-followings have been very vocal on social media regarding the outcome of the bout. The heated debate has raged between both sides for well over a year now. With so much at stake for each side at “NEF XVIII,” ob ncaws pob kov rau dab tsi lub rematch txhais tau hais tias lawv, thiab yog dab tsi lawv yuav tsum tau ua pov thawj no los lis xaus.

 

“Kuv cia li tsis tau mus nyob rau hauv muaj thiab yeej John,” hais tias Boyington. “Txawm nws tus kheej kiv cua cia siab tias yuav… Kuv yuav tsis cia li mus nyob rau hauv muaj nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj 13thand beat John Raio. I gotta go in there and destroy him. Or I still lose out on this fight. Kuv paub hais tias, and I’m gonna go in there and make that statement. And I’m gonna do it with one arm, vim hais tias cov lwm sab caj npab yog tsis txawm ua hauj lwm txoj cai tam sim no… I haven’t worried about this date from day one. It’s nothing to do with John Raio. I don’t disrespect the guy. I don’t not like the guy. He’s a good man. I’m just at another level. I need to show up and prove that. That’s what it is to me. It’s not about me beating John. It’s about me showing everybody where I belong.”

 

“Nyob rau hauv hais txog Bruce xov kuv sai sai, thiab ua rau nws yooj yim, thiab tsis tshua txhawj txog kev sib ntaus heev npaum li cas, Kuv cia li nrhiav nws tsis hwm zoo li ib tug ntau ntawm tej yam uas nws hais rau kuv tias, kuv tsev neeg thiab kuv cov phooj ywg,” replied Raio. “Muaj lub sij hawm tom qab kawg sib ntaus thaum cov neeg tau congratulating kuv (on Facebook) and he’d go on like a one or two paragraph rant on every single comment everyone had put on my page for like three days straight. Yog li ntawd, tom qab uas kuv hais tias 'Bruce thiab kuv yeej tsis cov phooj ywg ntxiv lawm,’ so I deleted him. I liked him before that fight… tab sis thaum cov neeg saib tsis taus kuv zoo li nws muaj nws yog ib qho nyuaj rau xav tus txiv leej tub.”

 

Mloog lub NEF Podcast nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev, thov mus saibwww.NewEnglandFights.com/Podcasts/.

 

Yog xav paub ntau ntxiv txog John Raio lub gym, thov mus saib “Thawj Hoob Qoj thiab MMA” on Facebook. Likewise, xav paub ntau ntxiv txog Boyington lub Taekwondo Academy, thov mus xyuas lawv lub websitewww.BoyingtonsTKDA.com.

 

Daim pib rau “NEF XVIII: UA NYOB RAU HAUV America” pib ntawm cia li $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 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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NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS ANNOUNCES FULL NEF XVIII FIGHT CARD

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Lewiston, Maine (Tej zaum 19, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws xyoo mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVIII: UA NYOB RAU HAUV America,” rau Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 13, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, cov qib tshaj tawm tag nrho cov kev sib ntaus card rau cov kev tshwm sim.

 

In a highly-anticipated rematch, NEF MMA Kev Hnav zus Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-8) takes on rivalJohn “Thawj cov hoob kawm” Ray (2-7) in a non-title catchweight contest. Raio scored a victory over Boyington by rear-naked choke in their initial meeting in February 2014. That win, Txawm li cas los, was marred in controversy as Boyington contends the referee mistook his wave to his fans in the crowd as a sign of submission. Tsis hais, Boyington and Raio will look to settle the score on Lub rau hli ntuj 13 nyob rau hauv Lewiston.

 

NEF homegrown talent, thiab 2014 “Fighter ntawm lub xyoo,” Crowsneck Boutin (0-0) will debut in the professional ranks against “Lub junkyard Aub” Ryan Cowette (2-2) nyob rau hauv ib tug Middleweight sib ntau sib tw. Boutin has developed over the course of three years from a street brawler to a well-disciplined martial artist. Cowette is the head coach of MMA Athletix and the preacher of Victory Church in Bath, Maine.

 

In other professional bouts: Jesse “Lub Viking” Erickson (4-4) looks to follow up his commanding performance last month at “NEF XVII” with another victory when he takes on Zenon Herrera(0-0); “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (2-1) will also try to make it two-in-a-row when he meets Canada’s Jeremy DiChiara (1-0) in a bantamweight battle; thiab Elias “Txaus ntshai nas” Leland (2-1) hopes to rebound from a loss last month when he fights Chad “Tshuab rab phom” Kelly (3-2) in what many are predicting to steal the show on the professional side of the card.

 

“NEF XVIII” will mark the first time NEF has crowned a set of amateur champions. The amateur card will feature five championship title bouts. Among those bouts will be a heavyweight title fight between the popular Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (2-1) thiabRyan Glover (1-0). Glover won a 2011 state championship wrestling for Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine.

 

In another amateur title fight, Ricky Dexter (3-0) squares tawm tiv thaiv Josh Harvey (3-1) for the lightweight championship. Dexter will represent Team Irish while Harvey will represent Irish’s Bangor-area rival Young’s MMA.

 

A women’s fight will also be featured on the amateur card withAlex Walker (0-1) txojkev Kendra Streeter (0-0). Walker thrilled the Lewiston crowd of more than 2,000 ntawm “NEF XVII” last month with her “Sib ntaus ntawm cov Hmo ntuj” performance against Randi Knowles (1-0).

 

Cov tag nrho cov kev sib ntaus card (yuav hloov):

 

KEV

150 Bruce Boyington 10-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs John Raio 2-7 (First Class/Choi)

185 Ryan Cowette 2-2 (MMA Athletix) vs Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Choi lub koom haum)

155 Jesse Erickson 4-4 (CMBJJ – Team NEU) vs Zenon Herrera 0-0 (Independent)

135 Derek Shorey 2-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Jeremy DiChiara 1-0 (Wulfrun MMA)

135 Elias Leland 2-1 (Lub Academy) vs Chad Kelly 3-2 (Fighting Arts Academy)

265 Michael Hansen 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs TBD

 

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265*Title Billy Leahy 2-1 (CMBJJ/Young’s MMA) vs Ryan Glover 1-0 (Berserkers MMA)

155*Title Ricky Dexter 3-0 (Team Irish) vs Josh Harvey 3-1 (Young cov lus MMA)

145*Title Aaron Lacey 5-1 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Alex Johnson 2-1 (Phem MMA & Boxing)

125*Title Norman hma liab 4-1 (MMA Athletix) vs Dustin Veinott 3-3 (CMBJJ – Team NEU)

135 *Title Johnny Crafts 3-0 (Team TSHIAB) vs TBD

S.HWT Countess Guillen 2-2 (Independent) vs Dave Smith 1-0 (Berserkers MMA)

265 “Sonny” Ora Spratt IV 0-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Nick Gulliver 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA)

185 Heath Hanson 1-2 (3Ronin Athletics) vs Ruben Redman 0-2 (Independent)

170 Mike Bazanson 0-0 (Team Kaze) vs Jeff Dustin 0-0 (Independent)

170 Alex Bronish 0-0 (Berserkers MMA) vs Alex Payson 0-0 (MMA Athletix)

160 Pat Kelly 2-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Dr. Steve Bang 1-0 (CMBJJ – Team NEU)

155 Corey Hinkley 2-3 (CMBJJ) vs Cory Trial 0-1 (Phem MMA & Boxing)

155 Dom Cofone 5-5 vs Jason Lachance 2-1 (MMA Athletix)

145 Dustin Shorey 0-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Rob Robinson 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA)

135 Mike Crespo 2-2 (MMA Athletix) vs Caleb Costello 2-3 (Team Irish)

125 Justin Witham 0-2 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Ryan Burgess 0-0 (Berserkers MMA)

125 David Brown 1-3 (Plymouth Fight Cluib) vs Steve Desjardins 4-3 (Team Irish)

125 Alex Walker 0-1 (Team Kaze) vs Kendra Streeter 0-0 (Independent)

145 Jimmy Jackson 2-2(Young cov lus MMA) vs TBD

145 Mike Pietersen 2-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs TBD

 

Daim pib rau “NEF XVIII: UA NYOB RAU HAUV America” pib ntawm cia li $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 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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LIGHTWEIGHT BATTLE ADDED TO PRO PORTION OF NEF XVIII FIGHT CARD

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Lewiston, Maine (Tej zaum 8, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws xyoo mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVIII: Made in America,” rau Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 13, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced the addition of a professional lightweight bout to the fight card. Jesse “Lub Viking” Erickson (4-4) yog teem kom tau raws li Zenon Herrera (0-0) in what will be Herrera’s professional debut.

 

Erickson is a mainstay of the NEF promotion. The native of Auburn, Maine made his amateur debut at NEF I in February 2012. All fourteen of his bouts have been hosted in the NEF cage except one which was part of an NEF co-promotion with Bellator.

 

Currently a coach at Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) – a New England United (TSHIAB) affiliate – Erickson challenged unsuccessfully twice last fall for the NEF MMA Lightweight Title, dropping back-to-back losses to Bruce Boyington (10-8). Lub hli tas los, Erickson returned to the cage against Florida’s Mark DeFord (0-4). The Viking came out aggressive, not letting up with a barrage of lefts, rights and knees. It was a departure from Erickson’s trusted ground game, but it took less than two minutes for him to knock DeFord out cold. If Erickson was looking to make a statement, then that statement was received loud and clear by the raucous crowd of over 2,000.

 

“After back to back losses, I’ve really focused in on some of my weak points,” said Erickson. “Nyob rau hauv kuv lub xeem sib ntaus, I felt much more confident and relaxed, and I think it showed in my performance. I will continue to get better and show everyone the fighter I’ve always known I could be. I’ll never fight safe, try to eke out a decision, or have a boring fight. Come watch me fight and see something special. The Viking is back and he’s swinging Thor’s hammer now.”

 

Zenon Herrera, an independent fighter based out of Skowhegan, Maine, began his MMA amateur career in the fall of 2012. Having fought predominantly in Florida previously, he made his NEF debut last month at “NEF XVII” in a losing effort to a very tough Ricky Dexter (3-0). Herrera is a military veteran, having served four years in the United States Army and five years in the United States Marine Corps. He looks forward to making the transition from the amateur to professional ranks and the new challenges it will bring.

 

“I’m very much looking forward to this chance of taking myself to the next level of MMA,” hais tias Herrera. “Jesse Erickson is a tough dude and that will make this match all the better. I’m also looking forward to representing the NEF, Macho Fighter, Combatives Gear, and the USMC with all of the pride and honor that they deserve with everything I do in MMA from this point forward.”

 

NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVIII: Made in America” will originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine on June 13, 2015. Daim pib rau “NEF XVIII” pib ntawm cia li $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 Colisee207.783.2009 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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RIVAL BANGOR-AREA GYMS VIE FOR FIRST-EVER AMATEUR MMA LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE

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NEF_FNVXIII_madeinUSA_FB_final+(1)Lewiston, Maine (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws xyoo mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVIII: Made in America,” rau Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 13, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced that the first NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Champion will be crowned that evening when undefeated Ricky Dexter (3-0), representing Marcus Davis’ Team Irish, yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Josh Harvey (3-1) of cross-town rival Young’s MMA. The bout will be contested at the lightweight limit of 155-pounds.

 

Dexter and Harvey are regarded as two of the top prospects currently on the NEF MMA roster. Both athletes are undefeated in the promotion’s cage. Rau Lub rau hli ntuj 13, they will carry on a rivalry that has raged in NEF between the Young’s MMA and Team Irish gyms for several years.

 

“Both of these young athletes are a testament to their respective gyms, as well as to how far the sport has come in Maine,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson. “They both came along after NEF was established in the state, and we have seen both of them grow over the past year. We in the NEF front office unanimously believe that Josh and Ricky have a bright future ahead of them in MMA and look forward to this highly competitive bout set to be contested in Lewiston on Lub rau hli ntuj 13th."

 

Dexter, currently the top-nine-ranked amateur lightweight in New England, is coming off a first-round submission victory over Zenon Herrera (3-6) last Saturday at “NEF XVII.” Dexter has taken the promotion’s lightweight division by storm since debuting last November. He has stopped all three of his opponents in the first round to earn his shot at becoming the first NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Champion.

 

“I’m honored to be fighting for the NEF Lightweight Amateur Title,” stated Dexter. “To me there’s a lot more on the line than just a belt. Rau Lub rau hli ntuj 13th you better believe I’m bringing it.”

 

When fans last saw Josh Harvey in the NEF cage, he had his arm raised in victory after mauling Caleb Hall (5-2) in the amateur opener of “NEF XVI” dhau los no ob hlis ntuj. It took Harvey a mere 36-seconds to run through Hall, himself a two-time state wrestling champion for Dirigo High School in Dixfield, Maine. Many insiders believe this will be one of Harvey’s final amateur fights before turning professional.

 

“Two top fighters from two top schools, this is a match to be excited about,” stated Harvey when reached for comment. “I have all the respect in the world for Ricky, but there is no where this fight goes that I don’t win.”

 

NEF tus tom ntej MMA kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVIII: Made in America” will originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine on June 13, 2015. Daim pib rau “NEF XVIII” pib ntawm cia li $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 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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