Lewiston, Maine (Lub ib hlis ntuj 10, 2018) – Loj hlob nyob rau hauv tib lub xiav-ntseg tsho zej zog thiab advancing los ntawm cov tib, storied kev ua si kev pab cuam tsis tas ua ob tug txiv neej zoo tshaj plaws cov phooj ywg.
Yav tas los Roob Valley High School teammates, thiab yav tom ntej tshiab hais Fights mixed martial arts tw, Ryan Burgess thiab Nate Boucher yog pov thawj ntawm cov qub maxim, “paub breeds yuam cai.”
Burgess, 24, thiab Boucher, 21, yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv ib tug pib xyaum ua Flyweight bout nyob rau hauv "NEF 32: Super Saturday"On Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 3. Lub sib ntaus ntawm Androscoggin Bank Colisee yuav txiav txim seb tus naj npawb ib contender nyob rau hauv lub 125-phaus division, thiab khwv tau lub khiav ib tug title tua tiv thaiv tau zus ib Justin Witham.
Nws yuav tau yuav luag ib xyoo txij li thaum Burgess, ib tug peb-lub sij hawm Maine high school wrestling yeej thiab yav tag los NEF titleholder, taug kev mus rau hauv lub tawb. Nws hu ua NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson thiab yeej thov lub Boucher sib ntaus.
Yog vim li cas? Rau ib tug tes, nws yog ib lub lag luam kev txiav txim siab tom qab Boucher tus nyob ze, split-kev txiav txim siab tsis mus Witham nyob rau hauv ib tug Kaum ib hlis title bout.
"Kuv twb tau tawm rau ib lub xyoo. Kuv twb hoping dhia txoj cai rov qab mus rau hauv ib tug title sib ntaus,"Burgess piav. "Tom qab Nate sib ntaus nrog Witham, Kuv yeej paub hais tias xav rau tam sim ntawd rematch. Thaum nws los ua cuab uas twb tsis yuav tshwm sim kom txog thaum lub Plaub Hlis, Kuv nug hais tias peb yuav ua li no kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj, thiab Nate coj nws. "
Burgess (2-2) tom qab launched ib tug los yog ob tug kev tawm grenades uas nyob yuav qhia tau ib co theem ntawm kev npau rau nws cov khub Liaj. Nws yog yuav tsawg tus kheej tshaj li tactical; Burgess hnov ib lub sij hawm rau kev siv dab tsi nws pom raws li ib tug ntawm cov chinks nyob rau hauv Boucher lub armor.
"Nate, puas tau txij li thaum nws yog ib tug me nyuam yaus, muaj ib tug piss-pluag cwj pwm thaum nws loses. Kuv cia siab tias yuav txo hwj chim nws ib tug me ntsis me ntsis thiab paub tseeb tias nws tsis muaj kev txhawj txog qhov no sib ntaus tau nyob rau hauv lub ob txhais tes ntawm lub tsev hais plaub,"Burgess hais tias. "Nate tej zaum yuav tau ib tug ob- los yog-peb-lub sij hawm lub xeev yeej yog hais tias nws tau muab nws tus kheej lub sij hawm mus rau ua li ntawd. Yog hais tias nws tseem muaj tib lub cwj pwm nws muaj rov qab ces, nws yuav mus xaus tib txoj kev. "
Burgess yog ib tug ntawm tsuas yog plaub peb-lub sij hawm lub xeev Champions nyob rau hauv MVHS keeb kwm. Coincidentally, Boucher tus tij laug, Ethan, kuj tau ua tiav feat.
Boucher, uas twb muab rho tawm plaub-lub sij hawm Maine high school lev yeej, thiab ob-lub sij hawm tshiab hais finalist, Yelemi Barkac ntawm Dexter thaum lub sij hawm nws lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv lub NEF hexagon, zoo thiab suab zoo li ib tug txawv cim dua qhov ib uas tsis deb ntawm lub lev raws li ib tug tub hluas.
Tom qab winning nws thawj ob fights nrog yooj yim, Boucher (2-1) tsis yog tus tsuas yog ib qho nyob rau hauv lub tsev uas nws xav tias nws tau ua txaus mus khwv tau lub siv nyob rau hauv Portland.
"Kuv xav tias kuv tswj thawj ob rounds ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus. Tag nrho peb, tiag tiag. Thawj ob kuv zoo nkauj npaum li cas tau (Witham) yuam kev tawm,"Boucher hais tias. "Nws twb mus ua ib tug kawm kev rau kuv tias koj yuav tsis tawm hauv lub sib ntaus rau lub tsev hais plaub. Qhov zoo tshaj plaws txog cov pib xyaum ua ibyam yog, thaum kawg kuv tu txog kuv cov ntaub ntawv, nyob rau thaum xaus ntawm lub hnub nws yog ib feem ntawm txoj kev kawm yuav ua rau koj ib tug zoo dua kev. "
Nyob rau hauv cov lus teb rau Burgess’ volleys rau Facebook, Boucher mas lub qub yeej tus cwj pwm tom qab winning lub NEF pluaj ob fights rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm.
"Kuv tsis ntau npaum li cas rau lub thoob khib nyiab tham. Kuv cia li txaus siab rau cov kev ua si nawv. Kuv nyiam mus tua thiab ces cia li mus tsev. Nws ua nws ib tug me ntsis rau tsim nws ego Kuv xav tias,"Boucher hais tias. "Nws poob siv vim hais tias nws twb muaj teeb meem ua hnyav, uas yog zoo nkauj tsis hwm, nyob rau hauv kuv lub tswv yim. Nws yog tawm rau ib tug thaum, yog li tam sim no kuv ua ntej ntawm nws, thiab nws paub tias nws tau mus los ntawm kuv. "
Burgess hais tias nws siv uas hauj lwm kom tiav nws kawm ntawv qib siab thiab tsim nws lub peev xwm raws li ib tug physical therapist pab, qhia tias cov kev kho mob profession yog feem ntau yuav ua nws ntev-lub sij hawm ua hauj lwm tshaj MMA.
Thaum nws hais ntxiv hais nws txoj kev kawm lub sij hawm ntawm Rumford Community Center nrog Berserkers MMA, Burgess hais tias nws yog tsawg mob siab heev thiab muaj cob qhia ua ntej rau nws losses tiv thaiv Witham thiab Dustin Veinott. Burgess yav tas los yeej ob leeg rivals.
"Lub cev kuv tseem yuav tsum tau raug ntaus lawv, tab sis lub hlwb kuv yog tsis raws li npaj raws li kuv yuav tsum tau. Tam sim no kuv ntau npaum li cas focused,"Burgess hais tias. "Thaum lub sij hawm kuv twb tau xov tsev kawm ntawv, ua hauj lwm part-time 20 rau 30 teev ib lub lim tiam thiab yuav mus lub tsev kawm ntawv rau tej zaum lwm 40. Kuv poob ob fights qhov twg kuv yog nyob rau hauv hnyav. Kuv twb nkag mus rau hauv hnyav thaum lub lwm yam hais mav tau txiav hnyav. Kuv yuav mus nyob rau hauv muaj nyob rau ntawm cov kev txwv thiab lawv yuav muab tso rau hauv 10 rau 15 phaus ntawm cov luj-nyob rau hauv thiab kev sib ntaus. "
Boucher ntxhias yeej tsis mus txog nws lub peev xwm raws li ib tug high school wrestler. Nws tau ua raws li ib txoj kev txawv tshaj Burgess, cuv npe ntawm Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - qhov uas nws tseem cob hnub no - thaum muaj hnub nyoog 13.
"Kuv muaj ib co ntawm cov toughest thiab zoo tshaj plaws txoj kev kawm nrog ib tug neeg nyob rau hauv lub xeev,"Boucher hais tias. "Kuv jiu-jitsu tau tuaj ib tug ntev txoj kev, yuav luag taw tes qhov twg nws twb dhau kuv wrestling ib tug me ntsis. Ntawm chav kawm, wrestling yog li cas kuv yeej ib txwm rov qab mus rau thaum kuv xav tau nws. Kuv tawm yog hmo ntuj-thiab-hnub. Nws yog phem phem rau kuv ua ntej sib ntaus. "
Nws hais ntxiv hais tias nws loj tshaj kev kawm tau zoo nyob rau hauv MMA tau tuaj ntawm cov nuj nqis ntawm yav tas los wrestlers.
Burgess yog suav on Boucher underestimate tus so ntawm nws repertoire. Raws li ib tug neeg uas coj li wrestling rau hauv nruab nrab lub tsev kawm ntawv junior varsity pab neeg nyob rau hauv qib xya, nws hais tias nws keeb kwm raws li ib tug ceev txoj kev tshawb no muaj ris rau hauv realm ntawm jiu-jitsu thiab boxing.
"Kuv xav tias nws yuav tau tag. Nws xav tias nws paub txog dab tsi kuv nqa mus rau lub rooj,"Burgess hais tias. "Tag nrho cov nws paub txog kuv yog kuv wrestling, tab sis kuv muaj ib tug ntau ntau tshaj qhov ntawd nws poob rov qab rau. Kuv twb paub tias dab tsi nws coj mus rau lub rooj. Thiab nws yuav tsis mus kawm nyob rau hauv ob lub hlis dab tsi kuv twb kawm nyob rau hauv ob xyoos."
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