On Saturday Sept 25th, 2010 Kevin MacDonald will be conducting a one day MMA Referee Training Course. The location will be at the Tyngsboro Sports Center in Tyngsboro, MA. Kevin is one of just 6 MMA Referee Trainers approved by the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC). The ABC is recognized in all 44 [...]

Hey Everyone, I want to give big congratulations to Dave George and the whole Combat Zone crew for another great night of fights at their home base at Rockingham Park in Salem, NH. Here are the results:
AMATEUR
Xavier Vargas def Garrett Morrow via Verbal Submission at 2:44 of R2
Steve Perez def. Peter Wellman via UD (29-28, [...]

Just got this from Pete Dilorenzo for his AFO show Friday Night!
“13” on the 13th
AFO will stage its thirteenth MMA show done in Mass on Friday, August 13th at the Holiday Inn Grand Ball Room, Mansfield, headlined by two undefeated 170-pounders squaring off in a very interesting main event.
Tyson Chartier, representing Sityodtong, will risk his [...]

I have just been informed that the first ever fully sanctioned MMA event in Rhode Island will be taking place on Friday night September 17th at Twin Rivers Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island ( www.twinriver.com ). Fighters interested in getting on this card should contact matchmaker Darryl MacAurelle at mmamatchmaker@aol.com or by calling 860-857-2598
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At yesterdays meeting, the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission voted 3-2 in favor of a 6 month moratorium on approving any new amateur sanctioning bodies. They felt that it would be best to work with just the one organization currently approved, KICK, until amateurs become fully operational. There was also a motion to look into allowing [...]

Combat Zone 33 Results
Amateur:
John Santos def. AJ Campbell via Guillotine Choke R1 :30
Ryan Plummer def. Jason Feliciano via RNC R1 1:48
Bob Burton def. Garrett Morrow via RNC R2 :58
Heath England def. Jake Deignan via RNC R2 1:31
RJ Letendre def. Jaime Courtney via UD 29/28, 30/27, 29/28
Rob Goodwin def. Nick Olson via TKO RSC R1 [...]

This was just announced on a different thread, but big fights like this deserve their own headline:
“I am very excited to announce that #3 Rick Hawn will face #1 Dennis Olson at Triumph Fighter on June 5th at the Hampshire Dome in Milford New Hampshire”
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On Saturday, June 5th 2010 KRANE will be conducting a MMA Judge training program. This training program is approved by the New Hampshire State Boxing and Wrestling Commission and follows the same outline recently used to certify judges with the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission.This course is designed for those who have a strong functional knowledge [...]

Last night a packed house at the Dover Ice Arena in Dover NH saw another great night of fights from the Global Fight League. Matchmaker Dan Bonnell once again put together an exciting card featuring strong local talent in both the amateur and professional divisions. Here are the results (I apologize for any spelling errors, [...]

MSAC Help and Assistance?
As everyone knows, the newly formed Massachusetts State Athletic Commission began sanctioning MMA and all other unarmed combative sports on March 1st.  It seems that when someone has a good experience they might tell just one or two people, but when someone has a negative experience, they shout it to 100-200 people. [...]