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Napięcia przebiegu wysoka jak Dawne Falcons kolegami z drużyny Przygotuj się do bitwy MMA Cage

Lewiston, Maine (Styczeń 10, 2018) – Dorastając w tej samej społeczności robotniczej i pogłębianie przez ten sam, Parterowy program sportowy niekoniecznie dokonać dwóch mężczyzn najlepszych przyjaciół.

 

 

 

Byli koledzy Mountain Valley High School, i przyszłość New England Walki MMA przeciwników, Ryan Burgess i Nate Boucher są dowody starej maksymie, “zażyłość rodzi lekceważenie.”

 

 

 

Burgess, 24, i Boucher, 21, będą walczyć w amatorskim muszej ataku na „NEF 32: Wspaniały Sobota"On Sobota, Luty 3. Walka na Androscoggin Banku Colisee określi numer jeden rywal w dywizji 125 funtów, i zdobyć tytuł zwycięzcy strzał przeciwko mistrz Justin Witham.

 

 

 

To było prawie rok od Burgess, trzykrotny Maine liceum mistrz wrestlingu i przeszłość NEF titleholder, wszedł do klatki. Nazwał NEF współwłaścicielem i swat Matt Peterson a konkretnie o walkę Boucher.

 

 

 

Dlaczego? Z jednej strony, była to decyzja biznesowa po zamknięciu Bouchera, utrata split-decyzja o Witham w listopadzie tytułowej walce.

 

 

 

„Byłem na zewnątrz przez cały rok. Miałem nadzieję, aby przejść z powrotem do walki o tytuł,”Burgess wyjaśnione. „Po walce Nate'a z Witham, Wiedziałem, że chce natychmiastowego rewanżu. Raz stało się oczywiste, że nie wydarzy się dopiero w kwietniu, I zapytał, czy możemy zrobić tę walkę w lutym, Nate i zabrał go.”

 

 

 

Burgess (2-2) następnie uruchomił jeden lub dwa granaty social media, które pojawiły się wskazywać pewien poziom niechęci wobec bliźnich Falcon. Jest prawdopodobne, mniej osobiste niż taktyczny; Burgess wyczuł okazję wykorzystać to, co widzi jako jeden z otworów w zbroi Bouchera.

 

 

 

„Nate, odkąd był dzieckiem, ma odlać ubogich nastawienie gdy traci. Mam nadzieję, upokorzyć go trochę i upewnij się, że nie trzeba się martwić o tej walce uzyskiwanie w rękach sędziów,”Burgess powiedział. „Nate prawdopodobnie mogło być dwóch- lub trzy-krotny mistrz stan gdyby dał sobie szansę, aby to zrobić. Jeśli wciąż ma tę samą postawę miał wtedy, to skończy się tak samo.”

 

 

 

Burgess jest jednym z zaledwie czterech trzykrotny państwowych czempionów w historii MVHS. Przypadkowo, brat Bouchera, Ethan, również osiągnąć ten wyczyn.

 

 

 

Boucher, który już wyjęte czterokrotny mat Maine liceum mistrz, i dwukrotny finalista New England, Jeremiah Barkac Dexter w swoim czasie w sześciokąt NEF, wygląda i brzmi jak inny charakter niż ten, który zmagał się z dala od maty jako nastolatek.

 

 

 

Po wygraniu dwóch pierwszych walk z łatwością, Boucher (2-1) Nie był jedynym, w budynku, który czuł, że zrobił wystarczająco dużo, aby zdobyć pas w Portland.

 

 

 

„Myślałem, że kontrolowane przez pierwsze dwie rundy walki. Wszystkie trzy, naprawdę. Pierwsze dwa ja dość dużo miałem (Witham) wykrztusił,”Boucher powiedział. „Skończyło się na bycie nauki doświadczenie dla mnie, że nie może opuścić walkę do sędziów. Wspaniałą rzeczą jest amatorskich szeregach, natomiast oczywiście dbam o mojego rekordu, na koniec dnia to część procesu uczenia się, aby można lepiej profesjonalny „.

 

 

 

W odpowiedzi na Burgess’ salwy na Facebook, Boucher kwestionowane zachowanie Były mistrz po wygraniu pasek NEF dwie walki w swojej karierze.

 

 

 

„Nie jestem bardzo za rozmowę śmieci. Po prostu cieszyć się sportem. Lubię walczyć i po prostu iść do domu. Robi to trochę budować swoje ja myślę,”Boucher powiedział. „Rzucił pas bo był problem z płaceniem wagi, co jest dość lekceważący, moim zdaniem. Był na chwilę, więc teraz jestem przed nim, i wie, że musi przejść przeze mnie.”

 

 

 

Burgess powiedział kiedyś, że layoff aby ukończyć wyższe wykształcenie i rozwijać swoje listy uwierzytelniające jako fizyczny asystent terapeuty, co wskazuje, że zawód medyczny jest bardziej prawdopodobne, aby być jego długoterminowa kariera niż MMA.

 

 

 

Podczas gdy on kontynuował swój plan treningowy na Rumford Community Center z Berserkers MMA, Burgess powiedział, że był mniej intensywny i zorganizowany przed jego straty wobec Witham i Dustin Veinott. Burgess wcześniej pokonał obu rywali.

 

 

 

„Fizycznie nadal powinien je pobity, ale psychicznie nie był przygotowany jak byłbym. Teraz jestem o wiele bardziej skoncentrowany,”Burgess powiedział. „W tym czasie ja kończyłam szkołę, praca w niepełnym wymiarze godzin 20 do 30 godzin w tygodniu i chodzić do szkoły na prawdopodobnie inny 40. Straciłem dwie walki, gdzie znajdował się pod ciężarem. Byłem przybiera na wadze, podczas gdy inni faceci cięcia wagi. pójdę tam na granicy, a oni umieścić na 10 do 15 funtów między ważenia i walki.”

 

 

 

Boucher wprawdzie nie osiągnął swój potencjał jako zapaśnik liceum. On poszedł inną drogą niż Burgess, rejestrując się w Central Maine brazylijskiego Jiu-Jitsu - gdzie nadal trenuje dzisiaj - w wieku 13.

 

 

 

„Mam jedne z najtrudniejszych i najlepszych partnerów szkoleniowych w kraju,”Boucher powiedział. „Moje jiu-jitsu przebyła długą drogę, prawie taki punkt, gdzie przeszedł moje zapasy trochę. Oczywiście, Wrestling to co ja zawsze wrócić do kiedy muszę go. Moja uderzające jest noc-a-day. To było straszne dla mojej pierwszej walki.”

 

 

 

Dodał, że jego największy sukces w MMA doszła kosztem byłych zapaśników.

 

 

 

Burgess liczy na Boucher doceniać resztę repertuaru. Jako ktoś, kto podjął zapasy na gimnazjum juniorów zespołu uniwerek w siódmej klasie, powiedział, że jego historia jako szybki badaniu został przeniesiony w sferę jiu-jitsu i boksie.

 

 

 

„Myślę, że będzie zaskoczony. On myśli, że wie, o co mi przynieść do stołu,”Burgess powiedział. „Wszystko, co wie o mnie moje zapasy, ale mam dużo więcej niż by się znowu na. Już wiem, co on przynosi do stołu. A on nie zamierza się uczyć w dwa miesiące czego się nauczyłem w dwa lata."

 

 

 

Otwór Dzwon Luty 3 jest ustawiony 7 p.m. Bilety dostępne są w www.TheColisee.com.

 

 

 

O Nowej Anglii Walki

 

 

New England Walki ("NEF") jest walka wydarzenia promocje firmy. Misją NEF jest tworzenie najwyższej jakości dla bojowników wydarzenia i fanów zarówno Maine. Zespół wykonawczy NEF za posiada bogate doświadczenie w zarządzaniu sportów walki, Produkcja wydarzenia, relacje z mediami, marketing, prawną i reklama.

MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

Mike Hansen

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

No surprise, następnie, 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 Sobota, Czerwiec 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, nieważne co,” 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 do 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 do 60 sekund,” 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 i 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.

W 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, wieczność 5 i 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. Na razie, 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.’”

Otwór Dzwon Czerwiec 18 jest ustawiony 7 p.m. Tickets for “NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 i są dostępne www.TheColisee.com lub dzwoniąc do kasy Colisee w 207.783.2009, extension 525.

For more information on the events and fight card updates, znaleźć na stronie internetowej pod adresem Promocji www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dodatkowo, można oglądać filmy w formacie NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, za nimi na Twitterzenefights i dołącz do oficjalnej grupy na Facebooku "New England walczy."

MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

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

 

Na początku 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 sekund. 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). Po wygranej, 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. Dodatkowo, 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 (WHO). 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. "Najpierw, 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. Wygrać lub przegrać, 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 pierwszej rundy.

 

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 Sobota noc, 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.”

 

Kolejnym wydarzeniem New England walczy ', "NEF 22: Wszystkie drogi prowadzą TUTAJ,” takes place this Sobota, Kwiecień 23, 2016 w Androscoggin Banku Colisée w Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 i są już w sprzedaży na www.TheColisee.com lub dzwoniąc na kasowy COLISEE 207.783.2009 x 525. Więcej informacji na temat aktualizacji kart zdarzeń i walki, znaleźć na stronie internetowej pod adresem Promocji www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dodatkowo, można oglądać filmy w formacie NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, za nimi na Twitterzenefights i dołącz do oficjalnej grupy na Facebooku "New England walczy."

BARBARIAN VERSUS BERSERKER ON APRIL 23 W Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine (Marzec 17, 2016) - New England Walki (NEF), Ameryki numer jeden regionalna promocja walki, odbędzie się kolejne wydarzenie, “NEF 22: Wszystkie drogi prowadzą TUTAJ” na Sobota, Kwiecień 23, 2016 w Androscoggin Banku Colisée w Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Wcześniej dzisiaj, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” karty walki. Mikrofon “Wąsy” Hansen (3-3) podpisał w twarz Jesse “Barbarzyńca” Baughman (0-1) walki w wadze 205 funtów z.

 

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) w zeszłym miesiącu. He will look to rebound from that loss on Kwiecień 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. Tak, 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).

 

“Na April 23rd, 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.

 

Kolejnym wydarzeniem New England walczy ', "NEF 22: Wszystkie drogi prowadzą TUTAJ," ma miejsce Sobota, Kwiecień 23, 2016 w Androscoggin Banku Colisée w Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 i są już w sprzedaży na www.TheColisee.com lub dzwoniąc na kasowy COLISEE 207.783.2009 x 525. Więcej informacji na temat aktualizacji kart zdarzeń i walki, znaleźć na stronie internetowej pod adresem Promocji www.NewEnglandFights.com. Dodatkowo, można oglądać filmy w formacie NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, za nimi na Twitterzenefights i dołącz do oficjalnej grupy na Facebooku "New England walczy."