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COMBATE AMERICAS FIRMA INVICTO BOXEADOR, ANTERIOR “Lucha Underground” CHAMP DULCE MARIA GARCIA RIVAS A EXCLUSIVO, De múltiples peleas de MMA PROMOCIONAL CONTRATO
Antes de hacer su debut en el boxeo en abril 2017, García había aparecido en 57 episodes of El Rey Network’s Lucha Libre television series, Lucha Underground, y se coronó campeón de la primera mujer en la historia del programa de abril 9, 2016.
García también es un cuatro veces campeón de la organización profesional que lucha Lucha Libre AAA Mundial de México, y la esposa del ex, Tres veces campeón mundial de boxeoJhonny González.
JAKE BAGLEY AFTER DAZZLING MMA DEBUT: “I PLAN ON DOING BIG THINGS”
Portland, Maine (Febrero 16, 2019)—Jake “The Bull” Bagley has had a mythical reputation within the Maine wrestling community for well over a decade, but when he made his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at “NEF 37: Sub Zero” on February 1st in Bangor, a whole new legion of fans learned his name—fight fans. That’s because Bagley, a multiple-time state champion wrestler, brought the house down in his back-and-forth, fist-tastic battle with Canada’s Brady Macdonald. Bagley discussed his NEF MMA debut recently with Bryan Stackpole and Ryan Jarrell on the Entre rondas de radio podcast.
Bagley, now 25-years-old, grew-up wrestling for perennial powerhouse Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, where he won two state championships. During his time on the mat, Bagley earned a reputation as a relentless competitor that never hesitated to bump up in weight to face the toughest challengers he could find at both the state and national levels. Blessed with a relentless desire to constantly test his abilities, Bagley’s interests naturally progressed to MMA at a young age.
“When I was 15, I believe I was a sophomore, I heard there was cage fighting going on in Berwick, Maine,” Bagley told Stackpole and Jarrell. “I went down and checked it out and that’s the first day I met Bill Jones. I was 15-years-old and I walked into Hall Brother’s Roofing and they’re out there behind a storage unit place, in a garage bay training. Ever since that day, Bill’s been kicking my ass and pushing me to it. In the last couple of months, I finally got serious about it and decided to do it.”
Bagley’s NEF debut earlier this month came against a fighter that had proven himself to be a wrestler’s kryptonite. Canada’s Brady Macdonald needed only 15-seconds to force multiple-time New Hampshire state champion Greg Waterbury to tap when he debuted with the promotion in June 2018. Early into his bout with Bagley, it looked like history might repeat itself when Macdonald was able to secure Bagley’s back during the first round. Bagley, sin embargo, would have none of it.
“He caught me with that first overhand right right at the beginning of the fight and then it clicked—I realized I was in a fight,” Bagley recounted. “My adrenaline went up. I couldn’t have been happier. It was everything that I was looking for.”
Bagley fought off the choke and then, the fight was on. A frenetic, high-paced free-for-all followed that had all 1200 fans in the building on their feet.
“As soon as I realized how hard he could hit, I had no fear—I was going forward,” Bagley stated.
“I didn’t realize how many times he actually hit me until I saw the video,” Bagley continued. “That’s a big thing—I need to keep my hands up.”
One of the most dangerous moments of the fight for Bagley came when he found himself caught in a deep heel hook.
“I look at the video now and I see my foot facing down and my knee facing up and it definitely hurt,” Bagley explained. “He had it in there tight and I’m glad I got through it.”
“I didn’t notice anybody but Brady that night. When I was in there I couldn’t hear coaches yelling, I couldn’t hear fans yelling. It was awesome. It was pure focus because I knew if I wasn’t focusing he was going to catch me like I was catching him.”
Ahora, a couple of weeks removed from his head-turning debut, the bumps and bruises have healed, but for Bagley—and the fans that were fortunate enough to witness it—the magic of the moment has not been forgotten.
“I’ve wrestled on a couple of national stages, but the emotion and the stuff after that fight… I still feel it today,” Bagley said.
"Se siente increíble," él continuó. “I’ve always been a competitor and I’ve always trained my entire life. I didn’t do much the last five years—I had a couple of kids and started a family. When I just got back into the gym it was like riding a bike. Once I get going, there’s not going to be anybody to stop me.”
Once again fully committed to a competition lifestyle, Bagley is ready to start racking up the wins the same way he did on the wrestling mat.
“I feel that now that I’m in it, I have that drive and motivation that I don’t think many people are going to be able to compete with,"Él dijo. “I’ve got unnatural athletic ability and my determination is going to be hard to match—I don’t care who you are.”
“I will fight anybody that wants to accept a fight with me," él continuó. “That’s how I feel. If I want to be the best, I’m going to go against the best. I’ll take on anybody right now.”
“I plan on doing big things.”
próximo evento mixto de artes marciales de NEF, “NEF 38: TORMENTA DE NACIMIENTO,” se llevará a cabo el sábado, Abril 27, 2019 en el Aura en Portland, Maine, con un tiempo de campana 7 pm. Las entradas están a la venta enwww.AuraMaine.com. ��F�>s�O
BELLATOR 215: Mitrione vs.. RESULTADOS KHARITONOV & FOTOS
Tarjetas de lucha completo para Bellator 215: Mitrione VS. KHARITONOV presenta este viernes & BELLATOR 216: MVP VS. DALEY ESTE SÁBADO
SEGUNDA LUCHA DE TÍTULO ANUNCIADA PARA NEF 38 IN PORTLAND FEATURES ELITE WRESTLERS
Portland, Maine (Febrero 8, 2019) – Luchas de Nueva Inglaterra (NEF) presentará sus próximos mixtos de artes marciales (MMA) evento, “NEF 38: TORMENTA DE NACIMIENTO,” de abril 27, 2019 en el Aura en Portland. El día de hoy, the fight promotion announced the second amateur title fight confirmed for the event. Zac “Rocoso” Ricardo (3-0-1) se enfrentará a Tom “El Fenómeno” Pagliarulo (2-1) for the vacant NEF Amateur Featherweight Championship.
It will be Richard’s second attempt at capturing the title. A principios de este mes, Richard fought Fred Lear (6-2-1) to a thrilling five-round draw for the strap in Bangor, Maine. The bout is considered by many to be a very early contender for “Pelea del Año” in New England thus far. Lear’s decision to turn professional after that fight nixed any hope for an immediate rematch.
Ricardo, la 2018 “Novato del año NEF” as voted by the promotion’s fans, went on a tear last year with three first-round finishes. He has never been a stranger to the winner’s circle, having won a Maine state championship in wrestling for Massabesic High School in 2015. Richard hopes to replicate that success on April 27 and take the featherweight strap home in his second attempt.
Richard represents team Nostos MMA of Somersworth, New Hampshire where he trains under current UFC fighter, y ex campeón profesional de peso ligero de NEF, Devin Powell (9-4).
“Now that I’ve been in a war, I know what I need to work on,” dijo Richard. “I’ve came so far in just one year. I’m going to blow the roof off of AURA. No way around it, I want that title. I’m going to come back faster, stronger and smarter. Tom is a great fighter and I know this fight will bring out the best in me.”
Tom Pagliarulo will be making his NEF debut on April 27. He has two finishes to his credit on MMA events in New Hampshire, including a first-round technical knockout last fall. Like Richard, Pagliarulo cut his teeth on the wrestling mats. Él es un luchador de toda la vida. He competed for Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts and later for Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Pagliarulo currently holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and trains at both Burgess MMA in Manchester, New Hampshire and Spero’s Martial Arts Academy in Plaistow, New Hampshire.
“What better way to make my NEF debut than a title fight against a tough competitor,” exclaimed Pagliarulo when reached for comment. “Zac and myself are both elite wrestlers which should make for an exciting fight. The opportunity was presented to me, and I know it is a fight that will make us both better, so I jumped all over it. As far as the title goes, this is just another fight for me. I’m going to go in there and do what I love to do, lucha.”
próximo evento mixto de artes marciales de NEF, “NEF 38: TORMENTA DE NACIMIENTO,” se llevará a cabo el sábado, Abril 27, 2019 en el Aura en Portland, Maine, con un tiempo de campana 7 pm. Las entradas están a la venta enwww.AuraMaine.com.
TITLE FIGHT DRAW DEJA A ZAC RICHARD CON UN SENTIDO DE ORGULLO
Tres incursiones previas en la jaula de New England Fights exigieron cinco minutos y nueve segundos de Zac Richard..
Ese fue el tiempo total que le tomó al nativo de Waterboro, Maine, acumular tres victorias por nocaut o sumisión y ganar una oportunidad por el título vacante de peso pluma amateur NEF en NEF 37 el viernes, Febrero 1.
Richard probablemente solo ahora aprecia completamente cómo las probabilidades estaban en su contra esa noche helada.. Estaba emparejado con Fred Lear, un veterano de ocho peleas anteriores que ganó el cinturón de peso gallo en su salida anterior. Tanto la casa de Lear como el centro de formación se encuentran a tiro de piedra del Cross Insurance Center, escena del enfrentamiento.
Si bien los empates son un giro poco común en las artes marciales mixtas, y las corbatas son calumniadas universalmente como un resultado insatisfactorio de cualquier esfuerzo deportivo, Richard puede apreciar a los jueces’ indecisión después del primer donnybrook verdadero de su incipiente carrera.
"Antes de la pelea cuando anunciaron nuestros nombres, Pensé que el lugar iba a explotar. Fue salvaje,"Richard dijo. "Y luego la pelea fue bastante pareja todo el tiempo. Seguí pensando para mí mismo, no estas perdiendo, pero no estás ganando por mucho. Eso es todo en lo que seguía pensando ".
Ricardo, un campeón de lucha libre del estado de Maine en la escuela secundaria, ha trabajado en los puntos más finos de su juego de pie con el veterano de UFC Devin Powell y otros instructores en Nostos MMA en Somersworth, New Hampshire.
El orgullo y la practicidad persuadieron a Richard a participar en tácticas de pelea con Lear, pero los viejos hábitos tardan en morir.
"Todo empezó bien. Me sentí en control desde el principio. Quería estar de pie y realmente mostrar cuánto ha venido mi golpe,"Richard dijo. “Y sabía que Fred era un verdadero oponente en el campo y ha estado entrenando mucho más tiempo que yo. Así que quería mantenerlo en mis pies. Pero seguir siendo un luchador es un hábito. La primera combinación que tiré, Bajé por un trago ".
El asalto de Lear al cuerpo sin duda afectó físicamente a Richard. El recién llegado obviamente nunca experimentó un trauma tan contundente en sus días de combate previos a las MMA y no había sido tocado en la racha de victorias que abrió su carrera contra Gabriel Díaz., Clifford Redman y Chris Lachcik.
"Me quedé realmente gaseado y sin aliento, porque seguía aterrizando rodillas y puñetazos al cuerpo,"Richard dijo, “Seguí esperando que llegara mi segundo aire y nunca lo hizo. Intenté hacer una combinación o un buen golpe de vez en cuando ".
Incluso sentarse en el taburete en su rincón entre rondas era surrealista.
Por supuesto que había pensamientos sobre la hermana de Richard., De encaje, quien perdió su batalla contra el cáncer en 2012 pero sigue inspirando a Zac con su espíritu de lucha. Tener tiempo para estar en contacto con los pensamientos de uno y examinar el paisaje no es la norma cuando estás acabando con tus oponentes antes de que el eco de la campana de apertura se desvanezca..
"La mayoría de mis peleas han sido bastante rápidas. Definitivamente fue una experiencia extraña,"Richard dijo. "Nunca he tenido eso entre rondas. Estaba mirando a la multitud y siempre veía a un amigo, familiar o compañero de entrenamiento.. Fue mucho más importante de lo que estoy acostumbrado ".
Cuando se hizo obvio, Lear no estaba maduro para ser eliminado, Richard trató de equilibrar la autodefensa teniendo en cuenta las tarjetas de puntuación..
"Pasando a la cuarta y quinta ronda, Sabía que estaba cansado, y sabía que Fred podía golpear y patear igual de bien,"Él dijo. "Estaba pensando para mí mismo, "Tienes que mantener las manos en alto. Esto es peligroso cuando estás cansado.’ Todo lo que seguía pensando era que no me golpearan. Golpealo.
"Cada vez que los clackers sonaban, cuando hubo 10 segundos restantes, Intenté levantarme desde abajo o dar una patada o dar un último buen golpe. Eso fue diferente, porque nunca tuve eso, nunca escuché los clackers de 10 segundos. Definitivamente pude escucharlo más que el timbre, porque los últimos segundos se volvería tan caótico y todos se pondrían tan ruidosos. El árbitro simplemente nos agarraría, soy como, 'Se terminó?’ Nunca experimenté algo así en la lucha libre ".
Esas batallas de ida y vuelta en asuntos regionales y estatales le sirvieron a Richard.. Sintió que estaba mentalmente preparado para las rondas del campeonato., incluso cuando el costo físico aumentó.
Richard reconoció que tiene la mala costumbre de entrenar sin usar su protector bucal y que puede haber afectado su respiración en el combate..
"He estado en algunos combates de lucha bastante largos, tantos tipos diferentes como puedas entrar,"Richard dijo. “Siempre fui un buen luchador en las horas extraordinarias. No creo que haya perdido nunca en horas extras. Si lo hice, fue como una vez. Pero lo que pasa con la lucha libre es que no te golpean ni te dan un rodillazo en el estómago y otras cosas que te quitan el aliento.. Estaba tan cansado. Sabía todo el tiempo que no estaba orgulloso de mi desempeño, pero tienes que hacer lo que tienes que hacer. Seguí diciéndome a mí mismo que tenía que levantarme y hacer algo ".
Aunque descontento con el sorteo, Richard se anima por muchos detalles que han salido a la luz después de la pelea..
El resultado mixto seguramente dio derecho a Richard a una revancha inmediata.. Eso no sucederá explícitamente, como Lear le informó que tiene la intención de convertirse en profesional.
"Recuerdo febrero 14 del año pasado fue la primera pelea de NEF a la que fui. Solo había estado entrenando durante un mes y (NEF copropietario y casamentera) Matt Peterson me pidió que fuera,"Richard dijo. "Así que fui, y aquí está un año después estoy peleando por un cinturón contra un niño que luchó por el cinturón hace un año y medio. Descubrir después de la pelea que se está volviendo profesional, Realmente me hizo sentir mucho más orgulloso de cómo lo hice. Si puede ser profesional después de esa pelea, y solo he estado peleando por un año, entonces tengo muchas esperanzas para mi futuro ".
Ese futuro incluirá otra grieta en el cinturón, de abril 27º.
"Yo soy el número 1 contendiente, y se está volviendo profesional, entonces es quien sea el siguiente,"Richard dijo. "No sé si van a traer a alguien de otro lugar o qué. Matt dijo que está trabajando en el oponente. Voy a estar listo ".
próximo evento mixto de artes marciales de NEF, “NEF 38: TORMENTA DE NACIMIENTO,” se llevará a cabo el sábado, Abril 27, 2019 en el Aura en Portland, Maine, con un tiempo de campana 7 pm. Las entradas están a la venta enwww.AuraMaine.com.
NEF OFRECE UN EVENTO CALIENTE DE MMA EN UN CLIMA SUB CERO
TITLE CONTENDER JONES SPITTING FIRE AHEAD OF MAIN EVENT WITH UNDEFEATED HARVEY
Bangor, Maine (Enero 27, 2019) – Similar to his scheduled opponent in the February 1st main event of New England Fights’ “NEF 37: BAJO CERO,” card at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine, Bill “Jonesi” Jones is known as a hardworking entrepreneur that is focused on getting ahead in life.
As Jones himself recently stated bluntly: “I’m on a mission to get rich.”
Jones’ opponent for Friday night, undefeated hammer Josh “Hook-On” Harvey, is also known within the Penobscot County region where he resides as a sun-up to sun-down grinder that doesn’t stop until he crams 25-hours worth of work into a 24-hour day.
That is where their similarities end, sin embargo.
In the lead-in to their fight, Jones has been vocal in his predictions that he will finish Harvey quickly by knocking him out in the first round if the fight stays standing.
Harvey, Por otra parte, has been relatively quiet before their five-round Featherweight Championship bout.
Jones was at it again recently when he joined Craig Allen onFight Night Picks to talk about his upcoming showdown with Harvey.
“I think Harvey likes to look good,” Jones stated. “I think he likes to protect his face and look pretty. Así, I think when I start smashing on him, he’s going to cover up and bail out really quick.”
The lone blemish on Harvey’s record-to-date came back in November when he fought to a draw withThe Ultimate Fighter finalist Joe Giannetti at a show in Massachusetts. Many in attendance felt that Harvey won the bout.
Jones, mientras tanto, saw the fight and wasn’t impressed with Harvey’s performance.
"[Harvey’s fight with] Giannetti was more of a hugging match,” Jones told Allen. “Two guys just kind-of hanging on to each other for 15-minutes, no damage done. I’m going to throw down and fire until there’s no more bullets to come out. It’s going to be exciting, No puedo esperar ".
At 40-years old, Jones knows that age eventually gets the better of every combat sports athlete and that, de modo realista, he’s looking at his final few fights. Fully aware of this, Jones is pleased to be finishing out his career back home with New England Fights.
“It’s good to bring it back home toward the end of my career,” Jones stated. “It will be nice to bang out Harvey here and maybe get that fight with Lacey, like they were talking about, and close it out with him. We’ll see where it goes.”
“It’s not about the money for me anymore—it’s not about the sponsors. It’s about the competition,” Jones concluded. “I want to go out there and kick some more ass. I make plenty of money doing my day job, so it is what it is—let’s go beat people up.”
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próximo evento mixto de artes marciales de NEF, "NEF 37: BAJO CERO,” will take place on Friday, Febrero 1, 2019 en Cross Insurance Center en Bangor, Maine, con un tiempo de campana 8 pm. Las entradas ya están a la venta enwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.
Acerca de Peleas de Nueva Inglaterra
Luchas de Nueva Inglaterra ("NEF") es una empresa de eventos promociones lucha. La misión de la NEF es crear los eventos de más alta calidad para los combatientes y aficionados por igual. El equipo ejecutivo de NEF tiene una amplia experiencia en la gestión de los deportes de combate, producción de eventos, relaciones con los medios, mercadeo, legal y publicidad.
CONTENDER BILL JONES ON JOSH HARVEY: “HE’S A PRETTY BOY THAT DOESN’T WANT TO GET HURT”
Bill “Jonesi” Jones has seen and done it all during a decorated mixed martial arts (MMA) career that spans back more than a decade. En febrero 1st, he’ll look to add another noteworthy accomplishment to his deep fight resume when he faces highly touted, undefeated prospect Josh “Hook-On” Harvey for the New England Fights (NEF) professional Featherweight Championship in the main event at “NEF 37: SUB ZERO” in Bangor, Maine. Jones recently discussed his storied record and his upcoming championship bout with Ryan Jarrell and Bryan Stackpole on the Entre rondas de radio podcast.
Jones made his MMA debut in September 2007. Over the course of more than 20-bouts, he fought and defeated a who’s-who of New England’s top-tier combat sports athletes, including multiple opponents that went on to compete in the world’s largest promotions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Liga de luchadores profesionales (formally known as WSOF), y Bellator. Jones holds wins over UFC veterans Matt Bessette and Tateki Matsuda. It’s this experience against high-level competition that Jones believes will give him an edge over Harvey on February 1st.
“I’ve won fights and I’ve lost fights in the Northeast, but a good portion of my fights were top contenders at 155 or 145,” Jones told Jarrell and Stackpole. “Harvey’s never really fought—other than his last fight that he fought to a decision and he didn’t really show anything in—he’s never fought anybody to the caliber of the guys that I’ve fought. Así, I feel really good about that going into this fight.”
“I’m going to bust ass and smash through this guy,” Jones added.
Bill made his highly anticipated debut with NEF in April 2018, finishing Matt Denning in the second round via technical knockout.
“Beating Denning pretty decisively the way I did—it felt good to get back in the win column, but it still doesn’t show me,” Jones said. “I feel like I should have beat him in the first round, not the second round.”
The win set-up Jones for a title match showdown with Aaron Lacey for the vacant professional featherweight championship in November 2018, but the bout was scrapped when Lacey sustained an injury that forced him to withdraw.
“When he backed out, I was super, extremely disappointed,” Jones explained. “I was extremely disappointed… Lacey’s more of a 145-pound fighter. Harvey, if he makes weight at 145, he is going to have a really rough night because it’s just going to be a lot of weight for him to cut. After the first round, if he makes it out of it, it’s going to wear on him.”
“In my brain, I knew he [Lacey] wasn’t going to make it out of the first round with me—it was a win,” Jones continued. “It was just one of those fights where you knew, you walked in there, and you walked out victorious. I know it’s a tougher fight with Harvey, but in my mind, it’s the same fight.”
With Lacey currently on the sidelines, Lacey’s teammate, fast rising Josh “Hook-On” Harvey, agreed to step in and put his 5-0-1 record on the line against Jones in the feature fight for NEF’s 2019 return to Bangor.
“Every fight that I’ve watched him [Harvey] lucha, it seems like he comes out and tries to stand with them, but then as soon as they start throwing back, I feel like he gets nervous and shoots,” Jones said. "Entonces, he flashes off like he’s a standup fighter, but then as soon as they start to attack, he instantly shoots. So that, en mi mente, makes me feel like he’s a pretty boy that doesn’t want to get hurt. He doesn’t want to get hit.”
“I feel like he’s going to crumble under the pace that I put on him. I’m a more of an attack, in-your-face fighter and I feel like he’s going to fold under that.”
When “Jonesi” and Hook-On” face-off on February 1st, it will be in the heart of winter in Maine, hence the title of the aptly named event, “Sub Zero.” Unlike many combat athletes that try to avoid cutting weight over the long holiday season, Jones, who works full-time during the day as a roofing foreman supervising a crew of 12 laborers, prefers competing during the winter months.
“Wintertime is always a good time for me to train,” Jones explained to Jarrell and Stackpole. “I get out of work fairly early in the wintertime. We work dark-to-dark in the summer, so I don’t get home until 6, 7, 8 o’clock—so it’s hard to make it to the gym. So winter time is a real good training schedule for me.”
Jones, who normally walks around at 155-pounds despite the admission that he normally “eats out of gas stations” when he’s not in fight camp, predicts no problems whatsoever in terms of making the championship scratch weight limit of 145-pounds. When asked, sin embargo, on whether he thinks his opponent will make the weight, he couldn’t express the same confidence.
“I have trouble seeing Harvey making weight for the fight,” Jones said. “I’m going to fight him either way, whatever weight he walks in at. Pero, I believe that Lacey is really the one that is in line for it. Quiero decir, Harvey hasn’t made weight for a fight at 45 en un momento. The fight he just had with Joe-Joe [Gianetti] that he just kind-of held on to the whole time, he missed weight by four or five pounds…. He’s going to have a tough time making that weight.”
Regardless of the weight, Jones is unwavering in his belief that he has the tools to put the first loss on Harvey’s record. Harvey, not known for losing frequently in any combat sport, was also a multiple-time state champion wrestler.
“I think he’s going to try to wrestle me,” Jones said. “I think he’s going to try to take me down and win by wearing me out… If he lets it stay standing, I’ll probably knock him out in the first round.”
Having kicked a 25-year smoking habit a few years ago, Jones feels revitalized and better than ever and ready for the challenge in front of him on February 1st.
“I really want to win that belt,"Él dijo. “I’m 40-years old. Life moves on and I don’t know how many more years I got to push into the sport, but it’s a good time for me.
“I don’t look at it as a job like everybody else, or something that I dream to do,” Jones explained. “Me encanta luchar. I love the atmosphere of it, I love the competition of it.
“I want to end my career on a high note.”
próximo evento mixto de artes marciales de NEF, "NEF 37: BAJO CERO,” will take place on Friday, Febrero 1, 2019 en Cross Insurance Center en Bangor, Maine, con un tiempo de campana 8 pm. Las entradas ya están a la venta enwww.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.
Acerca de Peleas de Nueva Inglaterra
Luchas de Nueva Inglaterra ("NEF") es una empresa de eventos promociones lucha. La misión de la NEF es crear los eventos de más alta calidad para los combatientes y aficionados por igual. El equipo ejecutivo de NEF tiene una amplia experiencia en la gestión de los deportes de combate, producción de eventos, relaciones con los medios, mercadeo, legal y publicidad.