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Tensiynau Rhedeg Uchel fel Cyn Hebogiaid teammates Paratoi ar gyfer MMA Cage Brwydr

Lewiston, Maine (Ionawr 10, 2018) – Tyfu i fyny yn yr un gymuned coler las a hyrwyddo trwy'r un, rhaglen chwaraeon storied reidrwydd yn gwneud dau ddyn ffrindiau gorau.

 

 

 

Cyn-teammates Ysgol Uwchradd Valley Mountain, a New England yn y dyfodol Ymladd gwrthwynebwyr crefft ymladd cymysg, Ryan Burgess a Nate Boucher yn dystiolaeth o'r hen wireb, “cynefindra bridiau dirmyg.”

 

 

 

Burgess, 24, a Boucher, 21, Bydd frwydr mewn bout pwysau pryf amatur yn "Fframwaith yr Amgylchedd Naturiol 32: Super Dydd Sadwrn"Ar Dydd Sadwrn, Chwefror 3. Bydd y frwydr yn Androscoggin Bank Colisee penderfynu ar y rhif un contender yn yr adran 125-punt, ac yn ennill yr enillydd teitl ergyd yn erbyn pencampwr Justin Witham.

 

 

 

Bydd yn wedi bod bron i flwyddyn ers Burgess, o dair amser pencampwr Maine reslo ysgol yn uchel ac titleholder NEF gorffennol, cerdded i mewn i'r cawell. Galwodd NEF cyd-berchennog a matchmaker Matt Peterson a gofyn yn benodol am y frwydr Boucher.

 

 

 

Pam? Ar un llaw, roedd yn benderfyniad busnes ar ôl cau Boucher yn, colli hollt-penderfyniad i Witham mewn Tachwedd Teitl bout.

 

 

 

"Rydw i wedi bod allan am flwyddyn. Yr oeddwn yn gobeithio i neidio i'r dde yn ôl i mewn i ymladd teitl,"Esboniodd Burgess. "Ar ôl ymladd Nate gyda Witham, Roeddwn yn gwybod y byddai'n dymuno i'r rematch ar unwaith. Unwaith y daeth yn amlwg nad oedd yn mynd i ddigwydd tan fis Ebrill, Gofynnais a gallem wneud frwydr hon ym mis Chwefror, a chymerodd Nate hynny. "

 

 

 

Burgess (2-2) wedyn lansio un neu ddau o grenadau cyfryngau cymdeithasol oedd yn ymddangos i ddangos rhywfaint o ddrwgdeimlad tuag at ei gyd-Falcon. Mae'n debyg llai personol na'r tactegol; synhwyro Burgess cyfle i fanteisio ar yr hyn y mae'n ei weld fel un o'r chinks mewn arfwisg Boucher yn.

 

 

 

"Nate, byth ers iddo fod yn blentyn, Mae agwedd piss-wael pan mae'n colli. Yr wyf yn gobeithio i ostyngedig ychydig iddo a gwneud yn siŵr nad oes ganddo i chi boeni am y frwydr hon gael yn nwylo beirniaid,"Meddai Burgess. "Nate yn ôl pob tebyg y gallai fod wedi bod yn ddau- neu dri-amser pencampwr wladwriaeth pe bai wedi cael y cyfle i wneud hynny ei hun. Os bydd yn dal i fod yr un agwedd oedd ganddo bryd hynny, mae'n mynd i roi diwedd ar yr un ffordd. "

 

 

 

Burgess yn un o bedwar bencampwyr wladwriaeth tri-amser yn unig yn hanes MVHS. Trwy gyd-ddigwyddiad, brawd Boucher yn, Ethan, Hefyd, cyflawni y gamp.

 

 

 

Boucher, sydd eisoes wedi cymryd pedwar-amser yn bencampwr mat ysgol uwchradd Maine, a dwy-amser Lloegr Newydd yn rownd derfynol, Jeremiah Barkac o Dexter yn ystod ei amser yn y hecsagon Fframwaith yr Amgylchedd Naturiol, edrych ac yn swnio fel cymeriad gwahanol na'r un a oedd yn brwydro i ffwrdd oddi wrth y mat yn ei harddegau.

 

 

 

Ar ôl ennill ei ddau ymladd cyntaf yn rhwydd, Boucher (2-1) nid oedd yr unig un yn yr adeilad a oedd yn teimlo ei fod wedi gwneud digon i ennill y gwregys yn Portland.

 

 

 

"Roeddwn i'n meddwl fy mod yn rheoli dau gylch cyntaf y frwydr. Mae'r tri, 'n sylweddol. Mae'r ddau cyntaf i mi 'n bert lawer wedi cael (Witham) tagu allan,"Meddai Boucher. "Mae'n dod i ben i fyny fod yn brofiad dysgu i mi nad ydych yn gallu gadael y frwydr i'r beirniaid. Y peth gwych am y rhengoedd amatur yn, tra, wrth gwrs, yr wyf yn gofalu am fy record, ar ddiwedd y dydd mae'n rhan o'r broses ddysgu i wneud i chi yn broffesiynol yn well. "

 

 

 

Mewn ymateb i Burgess’ volleys ar Facebook, Cwestiynodd Boucher ymddygiad y cyn-bencampwr ar ôl ennill y strap NEF dau ymladd yn ei yrfa.

 

 

 

"Dydw i ddim yn fawr am y sgwrs sbwriel. Fi jyst mwynhau'r gamp. Rwy'n hoffi i ymladd ac yna dim ond mynd adref. Mae'n gwneud yn ychydig yn i adeiladu ei ego rwy'n credu,"Meddai Boucher. "Roedd yn gollwng y gwregys am ei fod yn cael trafferth gwneud pwysau, sydd yn eithaf amharchus, yn fy marn i. Bu'n allan am ychydig, felly nawr rwy'n o'i flaen, ac mae'n gwybod ei fod yn rhaid iddo fynd drwy i mi. "

 

 

 

Dywedodd Burgess ei fod yn arfer bod layoff i gwblhau ei addysg coleg a datblygu ei gymwysterau fel cynorthwyydd therapydd corfforol, sy'n dangos bod y proffesiwn meddygol yn fwy tebygol o fod yn ei yrfa yn y tymor hir na MMA.

 

 

 

Tra parhaodd ei amserlen hyfforddi yng Nghanolfan Gymunedol Rumford gyda Berserkers MMA, Dywedodd Burgess ei fod yn llai dwys ac yn strwythuredig cyn iddo colledion yn erbyn Witham a Dustin Veinott. Burgess trechu ddau cystadleuwyr yn flaenorol.

 

 

 

"Yn gorfforol Rwy'n dal y dylai fod wedi curo nhw, ond yn feddyliol nid oeddwn mor barod ag y dylwn i wedi bod yn. Nawr rwy'n llawer mwy o ffocws,"Meddai Burgess. "Ar y pryd roeddwn yn gorffen ysgol, gweithio'n rhan-amser 20 i 30 awr yr wythnos ac yn mynd i'r ysgol ar gyfer pob tebyg arall 40. Rwy'n colli dau ymladd lle'r oeddwn i dan bwysau. Roeddwn yn ennill pwysau tra bod y guys eraill yn torri phwysau. Byddwn yn mynd i mewn 'na ar y terfyn ac y byddent yn ei roi ar 10 i 15 bunnoedd rhwng y pwyso i mewn ac yn y frwydr. "

 

 

 

Boucher cyfaddef byth yn cyrraedd ei botensial fel wrestler ysgol uwchradd. Mae wedi dilyn llwybr gwahanol na Burgess, cofrestru yn Central Maine Brasil Jiu-Jitsu - lle mae'n dal yn hyfforddi heddiw - ar ôl cyrraedd oedran 13.

 

 

 

"Mae gen i rai o'r partneriaid hyfforddi caletaf a gorau yn y wladwriaeth,"Meddai Boucher. "Mae fy jiu-jitsu wedi dod yn bell, bron y pwynt lle y mae wedi llwyddo yn fy reslo ychydig bach. Wrth gwrs, reslo yw hyn yr wyf bob amser yn mynd yn ôl i'r pan fo'i angen arnaf. Fy trawiadol yw nos-a-diwrnod. Roedd yn ofnadwy ar gyfer fy frwydr gyntaf. "

 

 

 

Ychwanegodd fod ei lwyddiant mwyaf mewn MMA wedi dod ar draul cyn reslwyr.

 

 

 

Burgess yn cyfrif ar Boucher i amcangyfrif yn rhy isel gweddill ei repertoire. Fel rhywun a ddechreuodd reslo ar y tîm Varsity iau ysgol ganol yn seithfed radd, dywedodd fod ei hanes fel astudiaeth gyflym wedi ei gario drosodd i mewn i deyrnas o jiu-jitsu a bocsio.

 

 

 

"Rwy'n credu ei fod yn mynd i fod yn synnu. Mae'n meddwl ei fod yn gwybod yr hyn yr wyf yn dod at y bwrdd,"Meddai Burgess. "Mae pob ei fod yn gwybod am i mi yw fy reslo, ond mae'n rhaid i mi lawer mwy na hynny i ddisgyn yn ôl ar. Rwyf eisoes yn gwybod yr hyn y mae'n dod at y bwrdd. Ac nid mae'n mynd i ddysgu mewn dau fis hyn yr wyf wedi ei ddysgu mewn dwy flynedd."

 

 

 

Mae'r gloch agoriadol ar Chwefror 3 ei osod ar gyfer 7 p.m. Mae tocynnau ar gael yn www.TheColisee.com.

 

 

 

Ynglŷn ymladd Lloegr Newydd

 

 

Ymladd Lloegr Newydd ("NEF") yn ymladd hyrwyddo digwyddiadau cwmni. Cenhadaeth NEF yw creu digwyddiadau o'r safon uchaf ar gyfer diffoddwyr a chefnogwyr fel ei gilydd Maine yn. Tîm gweithredol NEF yn brofiad helaeth mewn rheoli chwaraeon ymladd, cynhyrchu Digwyddiadau, cysylltiadau cyfryngau, marchnata, cyfreithiol a hysbysebu.

MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

Mike Hansen

Lewiston, Maine (Mehefin 15, 2016) – Fighting anyone, yn unrhyw le, anytime and under any circumstances has become Mike Hansen’s calling card with New England Fights.

No surprise, Yna,, that the 30-year-old father of three from Rumford, ME will gladly entertain the idea of a mixed martial arts contest … against an opponent about whom he admittedly knows precious little … on the eve of Father’s Day.

Hansen (4-4) will take on Robert Laroski in a heavyweight clash at “NEF 24: Promised Land” on Dydd Sadwrn, Mehefin 18 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.

There is no fear of the unknown in a man who has carved out his reputation confronting substantially bigger foes since his days as a state champion wrestler at Mountain Valley High School. During his relatively short time in NEF, Hansen has fought as a middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.

“When I took the fight (at NEF 23 in Massachusetts) against Brendan Battles, people were saying, ‘You’re crazy! He’s going to bust your head!’ I understand why the weight classes exist, and I respect that it’s about safety and all that, but I’ve always felt that a fighter should be ready to fight anybody, no matter what,” Hansen said. “In high school, I would drink two gallons of water and put lead in my uniform just so I could get to the minimum weight for the unlimited class.”

That’s the attitude of a fighter whose skill and talent level far exceed his current record as a professional.

Hansen’s docket includes a stoppage win over former NEF “Fighter of the Year” Crowsneck Boutin. His record also includes TKO losses to Battles and Cody Anderson and a choke-out at the hands of Zach Elkins.

When he reflects upon his unique life story, Hansen, who fought twice for the World Fighting League as a 20-year-old college student, marvels that he ever got back into the cage at all.

“I started the winter of 2004-05. I started training because I had gone from 187 i 242 pounds in a few months. I was seeing stretch marks,” Hansen recalled. “I was pretty upset with myself for allowing that to happen. I started doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu two nights a week to get in shape. Then I went home for the summer and ended up with my first fight in August. My friends got me the fight without my coaches knowing about it. They told me it was a good thing I won, or they would have kicked my butt.”

Hansen kept a promise to his father to quit the sport after a knockout loss to Alexander Chianurashvili in 2006. He was studying at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, with intentions to enter the medical field.

He was stabbed and attacked with a baseball bat by three men in a case of mistaken identity not long thereafter. “I walked out of the hospital the next day, and all three of them were still in there from the beating I gave them in self-defense,” Hansen said proudly.

That dogged determination served Hansen well in the United States Army, where he studied in the elite Combatives program.

“They ask you ‘Who wins the fight?’ and the answer is, ‘Whoever’s buddy gets there first to help him clean up.’ That’s what Combatives taught me: How to survive that extra 30 i 60 eiliad,” Hansen said. “Work ethic is what it taught me. It helped me grow and do things I might have questioned mentally whether or not I could do. Not many people find that extra little motivation. The Army taught me how to find it and utilize it.”

A few years later, Hansen found that inner fire again. Even as he returned to coaching wrestlers in his hometown, his own physical fitness suffered as work and fatherhood took precedence.

Hansen vividly describes sitting in a bean bag chair, eating snack food, watching TV at 2:11 a.m. when his phone rang. He assumed it was a friend in trouble.

“It was (NEF co-owner) Matt Peterson. Our families grew up maybe 200 yards apart. My high school wrestling coach had called him, unbeknownst to me, to tell him he needed to get me back in the cage,” Hansen said.

Three weeks later ac 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.

Yn yr 15 months that have followed, Hansen has been instrumental in launching Berserkers MMA and building his reputation as both a fighter and an instructor.

Life is blossoming at home, also. Hansen is the father of two girls, oedrannau 5 ac 2, and a boy of four months. His older daughter, Kaydn, often accompanies Dad to the gym at Greater Rumford Community Center. He returns the favor by chaperoning field trips for her kindergarten class.

“She and her friends will be on the playground practicing boxing stances and stuff,” Hansen said. “Her teacher says it’s adorable. Hopefully she is learning to take care of herself so I don’t have to.”

Kaydn’s parents are making plans to take her to her first live NEF show after she turns 6. Am y tro, she is content to watch her Dad’s fights on YouTube.

“If we’re watching TV together,” Hansen said, “we have a thing where I get two shows and then she gets two shows. If I put in a fight tape, she’ll say, ‘Daddy, I know this doesn’t count as one of your shows, because this is your work.’”

Mae'r gloch agoriadol ar Mehefin 18 ei osod ar gyfer 7 p.m. Tickets for “NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 ac maent ar gael ar www.TheColisee.com neu drwy ffonio'r swyddfa docynnau ar Colisee 207.783.2009, extension 525.

For more information on the events and fight card updates, ewch i wefan y dyrchafiad yn www.NewEnglandFights.com. Yn ogystal,, gallwch wylio fideos ar NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eu dilyn ar Twitternefights ac ymuno â'r grŵp Facebook swyddogol "New England ymladd."

MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

Lewiston, Maine (Ebrill 22, 2016) – During the years 2003-2006, Matt Glover (1-0) Roedd y player from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine that you did Ni 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.”

 

Yn gynnar 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 eiliad. 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). Ar ôl y fuddugoliaeth, 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. Yn ogystal, 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, confirmed. “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 (PWY). 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. Ennill neu golli, 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, Dosbarth Cyntaf 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 o'r cylch cyntaf.

 

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 Dydd Sadwrn nos, 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.”

 

digwyddiad nesaf Ymladd New England ', "NEF 22: POB ROADS ARWAIN YMA,” takes place this Dydd Sadwrn, Ebrill 23, 2016 yn y Colisée Androscoggin Banc yn Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ac ar werth nawr ar www.TheColisee.com neu drwy ffonio'r swyddfa docynnau Colisée yn 207.783.2009 x 525. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad ac ymladd diweddariadau cerdyn, ewch i wefan y dyrchafiad yn www.NewEnglandFights.com. Yn ogystal,, gallwch wylio fideos ar NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eu dilyn ar Twitternefights ac ymuno â'r grŵp Facebook swyddogol "New England ymladd."

BARBARIAN VERSUS BERSERKER ON APRIL 23 YN LEWISTON

Lewiston, Maine (Mawrth 17, 2016) - Ymladd Lloegr Newydd (NEF), America rhif-un hyrwyddiad frwydr rhanbarthol, yn cynnal ei digwyddiad nesaf, “NEF 22: POB ROADS ARWAIN YMA” ar Dydd Sadwrn, Ebrill 23, 2016 yn y Colisée Androscoggin Banc yn Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Yn gynharach heddiw, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” Cerdyn frwydr. Mike “Mae'r mwstas” Hansen (3-3) wedi llofnodi i wyneb Jesse “Y Barbariaid” Baughman (0-1) mewn pwysau ymladd o 205-bunnoedd.

 

Mike Hansen is the founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, Maine. He is an alumni of Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) where he won a state championship wrestling as a heavyweight in 2004. Hansen made his MMA debut shortly after graduating from high school, only to step away from the sport for a decade in order to serve his country as a combat engineer in the United States Army. He returned to the MMA cage in 2015 as a member of the NEF roster. After restarting his career with a record of 2-1, Hansen dropped his first bout of 2016 to Zach Elkins (1-1) y mis diwethaf. He will look to rebound from that loss on Ebrill 23.

 

I’m looking forward to getting back in the cage fast coming off this loss,” said Hansen. “I wasn’t mentally in that fight, so this time around with Baughman, I’m going to be mentally focused. Jesse is a big guy and a tough fighterand he seems like a guy I could get along with. Felly, when we are done smashing each other up, hopefully we can get a drink.

 

Like Hansen, Baughman is a United States military veteran, where he served in a recon unit of the special forces and earned a level-three certification in Army combatives. He is currently a member of Team Link based out of Hooksett, New Hampshire. As an amateur MMA fighter, Baughman put together a perfect record of 5-0 and was the number-one ranked light-heavyweight in the northeast region prior to turning professional. Baughman made his pro debut last November atNEF 20against Matt Andrikut (2-0).

 

“Ar April 23rd, I’m looking forward to getting back in there and putting on a show,” meddai'r Baughman. “My fans from New Hampshire want to see a warand best believe they will! Mike Hansen is a worthy opponent. He knows going in, this will be a bloody battle till the end. I have the best guys around preparing me for this matchup. Big thanks to Taylor Trahan, Kevin Haley, Brett Trahan and Rob Belliveau.

 

digwyddiad nesaf Ymladd New England ', "NEF 22: POB ROADS ARWAIN YMA,"Yn digwydd Dydd Sadwrn, Ebrill 23, 2016 yn y Colisée Androscoggin Banc yn Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ac ar werth nawr ar www.TheColisee.com neu drwy ffonio'r swyddfa docynnau Colisée yn 207.783.2009 x 525. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad ac ymladd diweddariadau cerdyn, ewch i wefan y dyrchafiad yn www.NewEnglandFights.com. Yn ogystal,, gallwch wylio fideos ar NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, eu dilyn ar Twitternefights ac ymuno â'r grŵp Facebook swyddogol "New England ymladd."