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Tensions Tumatakbo High bilang Former Falcons Kasamahan sa koponan Maghanda para sa MMA Cage Labanan

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Lewiston, Maine (Enero 10, 2018) – Lumalagong up sa parehong blue-collar na komunidad at pagsulong sa pamamagitan ng parehong, palapag sports program ay hindi kinakailangang gumawa ng dalawang lalaking pinakamatalik na kaibigan.

 

 

 

Dating mga kasamahan sa koponan Mountain Valley High School, at hinaharap New England Fights mixed martial arts opponents, Ryan Burgess at Nate Boucher ay katibayan ng lumang kasabihan, “pagpapalagayang-breeds pagsuway sa hukuman.”

 

 

 

Burgess, 24, at Boucher, 21, ay labanan sa isang amateur flyweight bout sa "NEF 32: Magara Sabado"Sa Sabado, Pebrero 3. Ang labanan sa Androscoggin Bank Colisee ay tutukoy sa numero unong kalaban sa 125-pound division, at kumita ang nagwagi ng isang pamagat pagbaril laban kampeon Justin Witham.

 

 

 

Ito ay naging halos isang taon mula Burgess, isang tatlong-time Maine high school pakikipagbuno kampeon at nakalipas na NEF titleholder, lumakad sa hawla. tinawag niya NEF co-may-ari at tagagawa ng mga posporo Matt Peterson at partikular na hiniling ang Boucher away.

 

 

 

Bakit? Sa isang dako, ito ay isang negosyo na desisyon matapos ni Boucher malapit, split-decision loss sa Witham sa isang Nobyembre title bout.

 

 

 

"Nakarating na ko sa labas para sa isang taon. Ako ay umaasa na upang tumalon karapatan pabalik sa isang away pamagat,"Burgess ipinaliwanag. "Pagkatapos ni Nate away sa Witham, Alam ko siya ay gusto ang agarang rematch. Kapag ito ay naging malinaw na hindi pagpunta sa mangyayari hanggang Abril, Tinanong ko kung maaari naming gawin ito paglaban sa Pebrero, at Nate kinuha ito. "

 

 

 

Burgess (2-2) magkakasunod na inilunsad ng isa o dalawang mga social grenades media na lumitaw upang ipahiwatig ang ilang mga antas ng matinding poot sa kanyang mga kapwa Falcon. Ito ay malamang mas personal kaysa sa taktikal; Burgess sensed isang pagkakataon upang samantalahin ang kung ano siya nakikita bilang isa sa mga chinks sa ni Boucher baluti.

 

 

 

"Nate, mula pa nang siya ay isang kid, may isang umihi-mahihirap na saloobin kapag siya loses. Umaasa ako na magpakumbaba sa kanya ng isang maliit na bit at siguraduhin na siya ay hindi kailangang mag-alala tungkol sa paglaban sa pagkuha sa mga kamay ng mga hurado,"Burgess sinabi. "Nate marahil ay maaaring magkaroon ng isang dalawang- or-three-time estado kampeon kung siya ay ibinigay ang kanyang sarili ng pagkakataon upang gawin iyon. Kung siya pa rin ay may parehong saloobin siya ay bumalik pagkatapos, ito ay pagpunta sa magtapos sa parehong paraan. "

 

 

 

Burgess ay isa lamang sa apat na three-time champions estado sa MVHS history. Coincidentally, kapatid Boucher, Ethan, ring nagagawa ang mga dakilang gawa.

 

 

 

Boucher, na nakuha sa labas ng apat na-time Maine high school mat kampeon, at dalawang-time New England finalist, Jeremiah Barkac ng Dexter sa panahon ng kanyang oras sa NEF hexagon, hitsura at tunog tulad ng isang iba't ibang mga karakter kaysa sa isa na nahirapan ang layo mula sa mat bilang isang tinedyer.

 

 

 

Pagkatapos ng panalong ang kanyang unang dalawang fights na may kadalian, Boucher (2-1) ay hindi ang isa lamang sa gusali na nadama niya ay tapos na sapat upang kumita ng belt sa Portland.

 

 

 

"Akala ko kontrolado ang unang dalawang rounds ng labanan. Lahat ng tatlo, talaga. Ang unang dalawang kong medyo marami ay (Witham) napigil dahil,"Boucher sinabi. "Ito napunta sa pagiging isang pag-aaral na karanasan para sa akin na hindi ka maaaring mag-iwan sa paglaban sa mga hukom. Ang dakilang bagay tungkol sa amateur ranks ay, habang siyempre pakialam ko tungkol sa aking talaan, sa dulo ng araw ito ay bahagi ng proseso ng pag-aaral upang gumawa ka ng isang mas mahusay na propesyonal. "

 

 

 

Bilang tugon sa Burgess’ volleys sa Facebook, Boucher questioned uugali ang dating kampeon matapos nananalo ang NEF strap sa dalawang fights sa kanyang karera.

 

 

 

"Hindi ako magkano ang para sa mga trash talk. Ako makatarungan tamasahin ang mga isport. Gusto ko upang labanan at pagkatapos ay pumunta lamang sa bahay. Ginawa niya ito ng kaunti upang bumuo ng kanyang kaakuhan Sa tingin ko,"Boucher sinabi. "Siya ay bumaba ang belt dahil siya ay nagkakaproblema sa paggawa ng timbang, na kung saan ay medyo walang galang, sa palagay ko. Siya ay out para sa isang habang, kaya ngayon ako nang mas maaga sa kanya, at siya nakakaalam siya ay may upang pumunta sa pamamagitan ko. "

 

 

 

Burgess sinabi niya ginamit na layoff upang makumpleto ang kanyang-aaral sa kolehiyo at bumuo ng kanyang mga kredensyal bilang isang pisikal na therapist assistant, na nagpapahiwatig na ang mga medikal na propesyon ay mas malamang na maging ang kanyang pang-matagalang karera sa MMA.

 

 

 

Habang patuloy siya sa kanyang schedule pagsasanay sa Rumford Community Center na may Berserkers MMA, Burgess nagsabi na ito ay mas matinding at nakaayos bago ang kanyang mga pagkalugi laban Witham at Dustin Veinott. Burgess dati natalo parehong karibal.

 

 

 

"Physically ko pa rin dapat na nasira ng mga ito, ngunit itak ako ay hindi bilang tunay na parang dapat ako ay. Ngayon ako magkano ang mas pokus,"Burgess sinabi. "Sa oras na ako ay pagtatapos ng paaralan, nagtatrabaho ng part-time 20 sa 30 oras sa isang linggo at pagpunta sa paaralan para sa marahil ng isa pang 40. Nawala ko ang dalawang fights kung saan ako ay sa ilalim ng timbang. Ako ay pagkakaroon ng timbang habang ang iba pang mga guys ay pagputol ng timbang. Gusto ko pumunta doon sa limitasyon at ang mga ito ay ilagay sa 10 sa 15 pounds sa pagitan ng timbangin-in at sa paglaban. "

 

 

 

Boucher admittedly hindi kailanman naabot ang kanyang mga potensyal na bilang isang high school wrestler. Siya ay sinundan ng ibang landas kaysa sa Burgess, enroll sa Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - kung saan siya pa rin tren ngayon - sa edad na 13.

 

 

 

"Mayroon akong ilan sa mga toughest at pinakamahusay na kasosyo sa pagsasanay sa estado,"Boucher sinabi. "Ang aking jiu-jitsu ay dumating sa isang mahabang paraan, halos sa punto kung saan ito ay lumipas ang aking pakikipagbuno nang kaunti. Oo naman, Wrestling ay kung ano ako palaging bumalik sa kapag kailangan ko ito. Aking kapansin-pansin na ang night-and-araw. Ito ay kakila-kilabot para sa aking unang away. "

 

 

 

Siya idinagdag na ang kanyang pinakadakilang tagumpay sa MMA ay dumating sa kapinsalaan ng dating wrestlers.

 

 

 

Burgess ay pagbibilang sa Boucher upang maliitin ang natitirang bahagi ng kanyang repertoire. Tulad ng isang tao kung sino ang kumuha up pakikipagbuno sa middle school junior varsity team sa ikapitong grado, sinabi niya na ang kanyang kasaysayan bilang isang mabilis na pag-aaral ay isinasagawa sa paglipas ng sa larangan ng jiu-jitsu at boxing.

 

 

 

"Sa tingin ko siya ay pagpunta sa mabigla. Iniisip niya alam niya kung ano ang dadalhin ko sa mesa,"Burgess sinabi. "Lahat ng alam niya tungkol sa akin ay aking wrestling, ngunit mayroon akong isang pulutong ng higit sa na upang umasa sa. Alam ko na kung ano siya ay nagdudulot sa talahanayan. At hindi pupuntahan niya upang matuto sa loob ng dalawang buwan kung ano ang natutunan ko sa loob ng dalawang taon."

 

 

 

Ang opening bell sa Pebrero 3 ay nakatakda para sa 7 p.m. Mga Ticket Available sa www.TheColisee.com.

 

 

 

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New England Fights ("NEF") ay isang kumpanya-promote ng mga kaganapan away. Misyon NEF ay upang lumikha ng pinakamataas na kalidad ng mga kaganapan para sa fighters at mga tagahanga Maine ay magkamukha. Tagapagpaganap ng koponan NEF ay may malawak na karanasan sa pamamahala labanan sports, produksyon ng mga kaganapan, ugnayan sa media, marketing, legal at advertising.

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MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

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Mike Hansen

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

No surprise, pagkatapos, 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 Sabado, Hunyo 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, kahit na ano,” 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 sa 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 sa 60 segundo,” 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 at 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.

Sa 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, edad 5 at 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. Sa ngayon, 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.’”

Ang opening bell sa Hunyo 18 ay nakatakda para sa 7 p.m. Tickets for “NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 at ay makukuha sa www.TheColisee.com o sa pamamagitan ng pagtawag sa opisina Colisee kahon sa 207.783.2009, extension 525.

For more information on the events and fight card updates, mangyaring bisitahin ang website ng pag-promote ng sa www.NewEnglandFights.com. At saka, Maaari mong panoorin ang mga video NEF sa www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, sundin ang mga ito sanefights Twitter at sumali ang opisyal na Facebook group na "New England Fights."

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MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

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

 

Noong unang bahagi ng 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 segundo. 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). Pagkatapos ng panalo, 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. Bukod pa rito, 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. “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. Manalo o mawala, 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, Unang 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 sa unang round.

 

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 Sabado gabi, 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 'susunod na kaganapan, "NEF 22: ALL ROADS LEAD HERE,” takes place this Sabado, Abril 23, 2016 sa Androscoggin Bank Colisée sa Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 at sa pagbebenta na ngayon sa www.TheColisee.com o sa pamamagitan ng pagtawag sa opisina Colisée kahon sa 207.783.2009 x 525. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon sa mga update sa kaganapan at away card, mangyaring bisitahin ang website ng pag-promote ng sa www.NewEnglandFights.com. At saka, Maaari mong panoorin ang mga video NEF sa www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, sundin ang mga ito sanefights Twitter at sumali ang opisyal na Facebook group na "New England Fights."

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BARBARIAN VERSUS BERSERKER ON APRIL 23 SA Lewiston

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Lewiston, Maine (Marso 17, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Bilang-isang rehiyonal na pag-promote labanan America, ay hawak nito susunod na kaganapan, “NEF 22: ALL ROADS LEAD HERE” sa Sabado, Abril 23, 2016 sa Androscoggin Bank Colisée sa Lewiston, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Mas maaga sa araw na ito, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” labanan card. Mayk “Ang bigote” Hansen (3-3) -sign sa mukha Jesse “Ang napakawalang hiya” Baughman (0-1) sa isang away bigat ng 205-pounds.

 

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) noong nakaraang buwan. He will look to rebound from that loss on Abril 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 fighter – and he seems like a guy I could get along with. Kaya, 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 at “NEF 20” against Matt Andrikut (2-0).

 

“Sa April 23rd, I’m looking forward to getting back in there and putting on a show,” Sabi ni Baughman. “My fans from New Hampshire want to see a war – and 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 'susunod na kaganapan, "NEF 22: ALL ROADS LEAD HERE,"Ay tumatagal ng lugar Sabado, Abril 23, 2016 sa Androscoggin Bank Colisée sa Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 at sa pagbebenta na ngayon sa www.TheColisee.com o sa pamamagitan ng pagtawag sa opisina Colisée kahon sa 207.783.2009 x 525. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon sa mga update sa kaganapan at away card, mangyaring bisitahin ang website ng pag-promote ng sa www.NewEnglandFights.com. At saka, Maaari mong panoorin ang mga video NEF sa www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, sundin ang mga ito sanefights Twitter at sumali ang opisyal na Facebook group na "New England Fights."