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Esemokwu-agba ọsọ High ka kpụrụ Falcons n'òtù egwuregwu bọl Kwadebe Emmanuel onu Battle

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Lewiston, Maine (January 10, 2018) – Na-eto eto na otu acha anụnụ anụnụ-olu akwa obodo na-aga n'ihu site na otu, storied sports omume adịchaghị ka ndị ikom abụọ kacha mma enyi.

 

 

 

Kpụrụ Mountain Valley High School teammates, na-eme n'ọdịnihu New England ọgụ mbuaha karat na-emegide, Ryan Burgess na Nate Boucher na-egosi nke ochie Anya, “familiarity iche anya.”

 

 

 

Burgess, 24, na Boucher, 21, ga-agha na ihe na-amu amu flyweight n'obi na "NEF 32: Super Saturday"Na Saturday, February 3. The agha na Androscoggin Bank Colisee ga-ekpebi ọtụtụ onye contender na 125-paụnd nkewa, na irite-eto eto a aha gbara megide mmeri Justin Witham.

 

 

 

Ọ ga-abụrịrị ihe fọrọ nke nta a afọ kemgbe Burgess, a atọ oge Maine ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị mgba mmeri na gara aga NEF titleholder, ije n'ime onu. Ọ na-akpọ NEF co-nwe na matchmaker Matt Peterson na kpọmkwem rịọrọ ndị Boucher agha.

 

 

 

Gịnị mere? On otu aka, ọ bụ a azụmahịa mkpebi mgbe Boucher ezigbo, gbawara n'etiti-mkpebi ọnwụ ka Witham na a November aha n'obi.

 

 

 

"M na na na maka a afọ. M na-enwe olileanya na-awụlikwa elu nri azụ n'ime a aha agha,"Burgess kọwara. "Mgbe Nate si agha na Witham, M maara na ọ ga-achọ ozugbo rematch. N'otu oge, ọ bịara doo anya nke na-adịghị aga na-eme ruo mgbe April, M jụrụ ma ọ bụrụ na anyị nwere ike ime nke a ọgụ na February, na Nate were ya. "

 

 

 

Burgess (2-2) ekemende ulo oru otu ma ọ bụ abụọ na-elekọta mmadụ media grenade na pụtara na-egosi ụfọdụ larịị nke ọjọọ n'obi n'ebe ibe ya agụ nkwọ. Ọ bụ na o yiri obere onye karịa kenkwucha; Burgess ghọtara ohere na-erigbu ihe ọ na-ahụ dị ka otu n'ime chinks na Boucher ihe agha.

 

 

 

"Nate, kemgbe ọ bụ nwa ewu, nwere a piss-ogbenye àgwà mgbe ọ na-efunari. M na-atụ anya-eweda ya ala a obere bit na-eme ka n'aka na ọ dịghị nwere ike iche banyere nke a ọgụ na-na-aka nke ndị ikpe,"Burgess kwuru. "Nate eleghị anya gaara a abụọ- ma ọ bụ atọ na atọ na-ala mmeri ma ọ bụrụ na o nyere onwe ya ohere ime na. Ọ bụrụ na ọ ka nwere otú ahụ o nwere n'oge ahụ, ọ na-aga na-akwụsị n'otu ụzọ ahụ. "

 

 

 

Burgess bụ otu n'ime nanị anọ atọ oge ikwu akaebe na MVHS akụkọ ihe mere eme. Coincidentally, Boucher nne, Itan, nwekwara mezuru feat.

 

 

 

Boucher, na oro ama e si anọ na-oge Maine ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị ute mmeri, na abụọ oge New England finalist, Jeremiah Barkac nke Dexter mgbe oge ya na NEF hegzagon, anya na-ada ka a dị iche iche agwa karịa onye na ndị na otụhọde efep ute dị ka a na-eto eto.

 

 

 

Mgbe emeri ya mbụ na nke abụọ na-alụ ọgụ na ala, Boucher (2-1) Ọ bụghị nanị otu onye n'ime ụlọ onye chere na ọ mere iji irite belt na Portland.

 

 

 

"Echere m na m na-achịkwa mbụ na nke abụọ agba nke na-agha. All atọ, n'ezie. The mbụ na nke abụọ m mara mma nke ukwuu nwere (Witham) kpagbuo si,"Boucher kwuru. "Ọ bịara ịbụ a na-amụta ahụmahụ m na i nwere ike na-ahapụ ndị agha na-ekpe ikpe. The oké ihe banyere amu amu n'ohu bụ, mgbe N'ezie m na-eche banyere m ndekọ, na njedebe nke ụbọchị ọ bụ akụkụ nke mmụta usoro-eme ka ị a mma ọkachamara. "

 

 

 

Na nzaghachi Burgess’ volleys on Facebook, Boucher ajụjụ mbụ mmeri àgwà mgbe emeri ndị NEF eriri abụọ ọgụ n'ime ya ọrụ.

 

 

 

"M na na ukwuu maka ahịhịa okwu. M nnọọ obi ụtọ na egwuregwu. Na-amasị m na-alụ ọgụ wee dị nnọọ aga n'ụlọ. Ọ na-eme ya a obere na-ewu ya ego m na-eche,"Boucher kwuru. "Ọ ama esịn na belt n'ihi na ọ na-enwe nsogbu na-eme ka ibu, nke mara mma enweghị nkwanye ùgwù, n'uche nke m. Ọ bụ maka a mgbe, mere ugbu a na m na-aga ya n'ihu, na ọ maara na o nwere na-aga site na m. "

 

 

 

Burgess kwuru na ya na-eji na layoff mezue ya mahadum na ịzụlite ya nzere dị ka a mmega ahụ agwọ ọrịa nnyemaaka, na-egosi na ndị ọrụ ahụ ike ndị ọzọ yiri ka ya ogologo oge ọrụ karịa Emmanuel.

 

 

 

Mgbe ọ gara n'ihu ọzụzụ oge na Rumford Community Center na berserkers Emmanuel, Burgess kwuru na ọ bụ obere ufiop na ahaziri tupu ya weere megide Witham na Dustin Veinott. Burgess mbụ meriri ma rivals.

 

 

 

"Ahụ m ka ga-pịara ha, ma uche m na ọ bụghị dị ka kwadebere dị ka m kwesịrị ịdị na-. Ugbu a, m ọtụtụ ihe ndị ọzọ anya,"Burgess kwuru. "N'oge ahụ m na-gụchara akwụkwọ, arụ ọrụ akụkụ-oge 20 ka 30 awa a izu na-aga akwụkwọ maka eleghị anya ọzọ 40. M abụọ nwụrụ ọgụ ebe m nọ n'okpuru ibu. M na-inweta arọ ka ndị ọzọ na ụmụ okorobịa na-ịcha ibu. M ga-aba n'ebe ahụ na ókè na ha ga-etinye on 10 ka 15 pound n'etiti itu-na na na-agha. "

 

 

 

Boucher N'eziokwu mgbe ruru ya nwere dị ka a na ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị mgba. O soro a dị iche iche ụzọ karịa Burgess, idebanye aha na Central Maine Brazil Jiu-Jitsu - ebe ọ ka na-akụziri taa - na afọ 13.

 

 

 

"M nwere ụfọdụ nke toughest na kacha mma ọzụzụ mmekọ dị na steeti,"Boucher kwuru. "My Jiu-jitsu abịa a ogologo ụzọ, fọrọ nke nta ka ebe ọ gafere m atụgharị a obere bit. N'ezie, mgba bụ ihe m na-aga azụ mgbe m kwesịrị ya. My pụtara ìhè bụ n'abalị-na-ụbọchị. Ọ bụ jogburu maka mbụ m ọgụ. "

 

 

 

O kwukwara na ya kasị ukwuu ịga nke ọma Emmanuel abịa na-efu nke mbụ mgba.

 

 

 

Burgess na-agụta na Boucher ileda ndị ọzọ ya ebi. Dị ka onye were elu atụgharị na n'etiti ụlọ akwụkwọ keobere Varsity ìgwè na asaa ọkwa, o kwuru na ya akụkọ ihe mere eme dị ka a ngwa ngwa ọmụmụ mezuwo banye n'ógbè nke Jiu-jitsu na ọkpọ.

 

 

 

"Echere m na ọ na-aga-anya. Ọ na-eche na ọ maara na ihe m na-na tebụl,"Burgess kwuru. "All ọ maara banyere m bụ m mgba, ma m nwere ọtụtụ ihe karịa na-ada azụ. M na-ama ma ihe ọ na-eweta na tebụl. Ọ na-aga na-amụta na ọnwa abụọ ihe m na-na na mụtara n'ime afọ abụọ."

 

 

 

The oghere mgbịrịgba na February 3 a na-setịpụụrụ 7 p.m. Tiketi dị na www.TheColisee.com.

 

 

 

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New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.

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MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

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Mike Hansen

Lewiston, Maine (June 15, 2016) – Fighting anyone, n'ebe ọ bụla, anytime and under any circumstances has become Mike Hansen’s calling card with New England Fights.

No surprise, mgbe ahụ, 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 Saturday, June 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, n'agbanyeghị ihe,"Hansen kwuru. “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 ka 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 ka 60 sekọnd,"Hansen kwuru. “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 kwuru.

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

Na 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, afọ 5 na 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 kwuru. “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. Maka ugbu a, she is content to watch her Dad’s fights on YouTube.

“If we’re watching TV together,"Hansen kwuru, “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.’”

The oghere mgbịrịgba na June 18 a na-setịpụụrụ 7 p.m. Tickets for “NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 na dị na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site akpọ Colisee igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009, ndọtị 525.

Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe na agha kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

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MATT GLOVER FINDS FUTURE IN FIGHTING AFTER FOOTBALL

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

 

Ná mmalite 2015, Matt’s younger brother, Ryan—another Mountain Valley football standout—made his mixed martial arts (Emmanuel) debut at “NEF 16.” Ryan swarmed his opponent in his first fight and stopped him in a blistering 12 sekọnd. 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). Mgbe mmeri, 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. Ọzọkwa, 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. Mmeri ma ọ bụ hapụ, 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, Mbụ na klas Emmanuel. 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 nke mbụ gburugburu.

 

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 Saturday n'abalị, 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 alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,” takes place this Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

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BARBARIAN VERSUS BERSERKER ON APRIL 23 NA LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (March 17, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE” na Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The agha kaadị ga-Njirimara a mix nke mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” agha kaadị. Mike “The afụ ọnụ” Hansen (3-3) ka aka na ihu Jesse “The obi fere azụ” Baughman (0-1) na a agha arọ nke 205-pound.

 

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) ikpeazụ nke ọnwa. 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 fighter – and he seems like a guy I could get along with. Ya mere, 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).

 

“On April 23, I’m looking forward to getting back in there and putting on a show,” kwuru 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 alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,"Na-ewe ebe Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."