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Laufen Spannungen hoch als Former Falcons Teammates Bereiten Sie sich für MMA Cage Schlacht

Lewiston, Maine (Januar 10, 2018) – Aufgewachsen in der gleichen blue-collar-Community und die gleichen fort durch, schossige Sportprogramm nicht notwendigerweise zwei Männer beste Freunde.

 

 

 

Der ehemalige Berg Valley High School Mitspieler, und zukünftige New England kämpft Mixed Martial Arts Gegner, Ryan Burgess und Nate Boucher sind ein Beweis für die alte Maxime, “Vertrautheit züchtet Verachtung.”

 

 

 

Bürger, 24, und Boucher, 21, wird bei „NEF in einem Amateur-Kampf im Fliegengewicht kämpfen 32: Super Samstag"Auf Samstag, Februar 3. Der Kampf um Androscoggin Bank Colisee wird die Nummer eins in der 125-Pfund-Division bestimmen, und verdienen den Gewinner einen Titelkampf gegen Weltmeister Justin Witham.

 

 

 

Es wird fast ein Jahr her, seit Burgess gewesen, dreimaliger Maine High School Wrestling Champion und Vergangenheit NEF Titelverteidiger, Käfig ging in. Er nannte NEF Mitinhaber und Heiratsvermittler Matt Peterson und speziell nach dem Boucher Kampf.

 

 

 

Warum? Auf der einen Seite, es war eine Geschäftsentscheidung nach Bouchers schließen, Split-Entscheidung Verlust zu Witham in einem Titelkampf November.

 

 

 

„Ich habe seit einem Jahr aus. Ich hatte gehofft, bald wieder in einen Titelkampf springen,“Burgess erklärt. „Nachdem Nate Kampf mit Witham, Ich wusste, er würde wollen die sofortige Revanche. Einmal wurde es offensichtlich, dass bis April geschehen würde nicht, Ich fragte, ob wir diesen Kampf im Februar tun könnten, und Nate nahm es.“

 

 

 

Bürger (2-2) anschließend ein oder zwei soziale Granaten Medien ins Leben gerufen, die ein gewisses Maß an Feindseligkeit gegenüber seinen Mitmenschen Falcon, um anzuzeigen, erschienen. Es ist wahrscheinlich weniger persönlich als taktisches; Burgess spürte die Gelegenheit zu nutzen, was er als einer der Ritzen in Boucher Rüstung sieht.

 

 

 

„Nate, seit er ein Kind war,, hat eine piss-schlechte Haltung, wenn er verliert. Ich hoffe, ihn ein wenig demütigen und sicherstellen, dass er nicht über diesen Kampf kümmern muss in den Händen der Richter bekommen,“Burgess sagte. „Nate wahrscheinlich hätte ein zwei gewesen- oder-dreifache Staatsmeister, wenn er sich die Gelegenheit gegeben hatte, das zu tun,. Wenn er hat immer noch die gleiche Haltung hatte er damals, es wird auf die gleiche Weise zu beenden.“

 

 

 

Burgess ist einer von nur vier dreifachen Landessiegern in MVHS Geschichte. Zufällig, Boucher Bruder, Ethan, erreicht auch die Leistung.

 

 

 

Boucher, die bereits vier Mal Maine High School Matte Champion herausgenommen, und zweifache New England Finalist, Jeremiah Barkac von Dexter während seiner Zeit in dem NEF Sechseck, sieht aus und klingt wie ein anderer Charakter als derjenige, der sich als Teenager von der Matte zu kämpfen.

 

 

 

Nach seinen ersten beiden Kämpfen mit Leichtigkeit gewinnen, Boucher (2-1) nicht der einzige im Gebäude war, fühlte er genug getan hatte, den Gürtel in Portland zu verdienen.

 

 

 

„Ich dachte, dass ich die ersten beiden Runden des Kampfes kontrolliert. Alle drei, wirklich. Die ersten beiden ich ziemlich viel hatte (Mit Bin) erstickt,“Boucher sagte. „Es endete für mich ist eine Lernerfahrung, dass Sie nicht den Kampf um die Richter verlassen können. Die große Sache über die Amateur-Reihen ist, während natürlich kümmere ich meinen Rekord, am Ende des Tages ist es ein Teil des Lernprozesses, ein besserer Profi zu machen.“

 

 

 

Als Reaktion auf Burgess’ Salven auf Facebook, Boucher befragt das Verhalten des Ex-Champion, nachdem sie dem NEF Band zwei Kämpfe in seiner Karriere zu gewinnen.

 

 

 

„Ich bin nicht viel für den Trash Talk. Ich genieße nur den Sport. Ich mag zu kämpfen und dann einfach nach Hause gehen. Er tut es ein wenig sein Ego zu bauen Ich denke,,“Boucher sagte. „Er ließ das Band, weil er hat Schwierigkeiten, Gewicht zu machen, Das ist ziemlich respektlos, meiner Meinung nach. Er war für eine Weile, so jetzt bin ich von ihm voraus, und er weiß, dass er durch mich gehen.“

 

 

 

Burgess sagte er, dass die Entlassung verwendet, um seine College-Ausbildung abzuschließen und sein Beglaubigungsschreiben als Physiotherapeutin Assistent entwickeln, darauf hinweist, dass die Ärzteschaft wahrscheinlicher ist seine langjährige Karriere als MMA zu sein.

 

 

 

Während er weiterhin in Rumford Community Center mit Berserker MMA seinen Trainingsplan, Burgess sagte, es ist weniger intensiv und vor seinen Verlusten gegen Witham und Dustin Veinott strukturiert. Burgess besiegte zuvor beiden Rivalen.

 

 

 

„Körperlich sollte ich sie noch geschlagen haben, aber mental war ich nicht so vorbereitet, wie ich hätte sein sollen,. Jetzt bin ich viel gezieltere,“Burgess sagte. „Zu der Zeit war ich Abitur, Teilzeit arbeiten 20 bis 30 Stunden pro Woche und für wahrscheinlich eine andere in die Schule gehen 40. Ich verlor zwei Kämpfe, wo ich unter dem Gewicht war. Ich war an Gewicht zunehmen, während die anderen Jungs waren Gewicht Schneiden. Ich würde gehen dort an der Grenze, und sie würden anziehen 10 bis 15 Pfund zwischen dem Wiegen und dem Kampf.“

 

 

 

Boucher freilich erreichte nie sein Potential als High-School-Ringer. Er hat einen anderen Weg als Burgess gefolgt, im Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Einschreibung - im Alter -, wo er heute noch trainiert 13.

 

 

 

„Ich habe einige der härtesten und besten Trainingspartner in den Staat,“Boucher sagte. „Meine Jiu-Jitsu hat einen langen Weg zurück, fast der Punkt, wo es passiert hat rang meine ein wenig. Natürlich, Wrestling ist, was immer ich gehe zurück, wenn ich es brauche. Mein auffällig ist Nacht-and-Tag. Es war schrecklich für meinen ersten Kampf.“

 

 

 

Er fügte hinzu, dass sein größter Erfolg in MMA auf Kosten der ehemaligen Ringer gekommen ist.

 

 

 

Burgess zählt auf Boucher den Rest seines Repertoires zu unterschätzen. Als jemand, der in der siebten Klasse an der Mittelschule Junior Varsity Team Ringe aufnahm, er sagte, dass seine Geschichte als eine schnelle Studie wird in Reich der Jiu-Jitsu übertragen und Boxen.

 

 

 

„Ich denke, er wird überrascht sein,. Er denkt, dass er weiß, was ich an den Tisch bringen,“Burgess sagte. „Alles, was er über mich weiß, ist mein Ring, aber ich habe viel mehr als das zurückgreifen,. Ich weiß schon, was er an den Tisch bringt. Und er wird nicht lernen in zwei Monaten was ich gelernt habe in zwei Jahren."

 

 

 

Die Öffnung Glocke auf Februar 3 wird eingestellt 7 p.m. Karten gibt es bei www.TheColisee.com.

 

 

 

Über New England Fights

 

 

New England Fights ("NEF") ist ein Kampf Ereignisse Promotionen Unternehmen. NEF Mission ist es, die höchste Qualität Veranstaltungen für Maines Kämpfer und Fans gleichermaßen zu erstellen. NEF Führungsteam verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung in Kampfsportmanagement, Veranstaltungen Produktion, Medienarbeit, Marketing, rechtlichen und Werbung.

MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

Mike Hansen

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

No surprise, dann, 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 Samstag, Juni 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 (bei 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, egal was,” 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 bis 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 bis 60 Sekunden,” 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 Miteigentümer) 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 und 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.

Im 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, ebenfalls. Hansen is the father of two girls, Ewigkeit 5 und 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. Zur Zeit, 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.’”

Die Öffnung Glocke auf Juni 18 wird eingestellt 7 p.m. Tickets für „NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 und sind an www.TheColisee.com oder durch Aufrufen der Box Office auf Colisee 207.783.2009, Erweiterung 525.

For more information on the events and fight card updates, besuchen Sie bitte die Webseite der Promotion an www.NewEnglandFights.com. Außerdem, Sie NEF Video anschauen www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, folgen ihnen auf Twitternefights und kommen Sie auf der offiziellen Facebook-Gruppe "New England kämpft."

MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

Lewiston, Maine (April 22, 2016) – During the years 2003-2006, Matt Glover (1-0) war die player from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine that you did nicht 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.”

 

Anfang 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 Sekunden. 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). Nach dem Sieg, 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. Zusätzlich, 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 (DIE). 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. "Zunaechst, 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. Gewinnen oder verlieren, 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, First Class 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 der ersten Runde.

 

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 Samstag Nacht, 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.”

 

New England Fights 'nächste Veranstaltung, "NEF 22: ALLE WEGE FÜHREN HIER,” takes place this Samstag, April 23, 2016 an der Androscoggin Banküber Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets für „NEF 22“ beginnen erst ab $25 und sind ab sofort bei www.TheColisee.com oder durch Aufrufen der Box Office auf Colisée 207.783.2009 x 525. Für weitere Informationen über die Veranstaltung und Kampf-Karte Aktuelles, besuchen Sie bitte die Webseite der Promotion an www.NewEnglandFights.com. Außerdem, Sie NEF Video anschauen www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, folgen ihnen auf Twitternefights und kommen Sie auf der offiziellen Facebook-Gruppe "New England kämpft."

BARBARIAN VERSUS BERSERKER ON APRIL 23 In Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine (März 17, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerikas Nummer eins regionalen Kampf Förderung, wird ihre nächste Veranstaltung halten, “NEF 22: ALLE WEGE FÜHREN HIER” auf Samstag, April 23, 2016 an der Androscoggin Banküber Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Die Kampfkarte enthält eine Mischung aus gemischten Kampfkünsten (MMA) und professionelle Boxkämpfe. Bereits heute Morgen, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” Kampf-Karte. Mikrofon “Der Schnurrbart” Hansen (3-3) hat zu Gesicht unterzeichnet Jesse “Der Barbar” Baughman (0-1) bei einem Kampf Gewicht von 205-Pfund.

 

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) letzten monat. He will look to rebound from that loss on April 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. So, 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).

 

“Auf 23. April, I’m looking forward to getting back in there and putting on a show,” Said 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.

 

New England Fights 'nächste Veranstaltung, "NEF 22: ALLE WEGE FÜHREN HIER," stattfinden Samstag, April 23, 2016 an der Androscoggin Banküber Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets für „NEF 22“ beginnen erst ab $25 und sind ab sofort bei www.TheColisee.com oder durch Aufrufen der Box Office auf Colisée 207.783.2009 x 525. Für weitere Informationen über die Veranstaltung und Kampf-Karte Aktuelles, besuchen Sie bitte die Webseite der Promotion an www.NewEnglandFights.com. Außerdem, Sie NEF Video anschauen www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, folgen ihnen auf Twitternefights und kommen Sie auf der offiziellen Facebook-Gruppe "New England kämpft."