A – I have never been a decision maker for either party. I had been hired to promote the FSC, their mission and their events. I have been blamed for things I am not responsible for. I am not privy to the money making dealings between the Commission and the FSC.

Q – “…and that many FSC employees are upset that they weren’t paid,”

A – I am unhappy and poor. I care not to comment any further on that.

Q – “…or that fighters weren’t paid perdiums?

A – I witnessed some fighters getting their perdiums. I don’t know how much each got or whether Matthew Dunning gave his fighter Karlin Armstrong his perdium for instance. You should ask the fighters and the Match Maker of the FSC. Again I am just a promoter.

Q – “Or that some fighters showed up 2 hours late for the weighins and weren’t fined or reprimanded in any way?”

A – There was disorganization. I don’t know what the FSC and Commission did to reprimand anyone,

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There, I’ve got to get up early tomorrow for my minimum wage job tomorrow, because they actually pay more than this job. Yay thanks for insulting me Matt. You are a class act.

Thank you Cageplay. Keep up the good work.

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I am surprised by your comments Matt.
I am actually outraged at what you accuse me of and the blame you put on me.

I suggest if you have any problems with me. Come see me or call me at 647 929 2135.

That is completely unprofessional to attack me personally especially on a public forum like this.

I expected more from you.

I have been blamed for things I am not responsible for and it hurts.

Thank you all, I am done with these politics.

http://www.cageplay.com/blog/2008/12/23/iroquois-mma-championships-not-bad-for-mma/

If Ontario fighters and fight clubs continue to go out of province to fight then Ken Hayashi has won in the battle to keep MMA out of Ontario, and other provinces like Quebec have no problem opening up their arms to MMA fighters and fans to continue to make them money. I read that almost 60% of the people that bought tickets to UFC 83 in Montreal were Ontario Residents. As long as Ontario MMA fans support out of Province MMA, it will never be sanctioned in Ontario. If Politicians see Native Reserves making money that could be theirs, that’s when it will change.

If you want MMA in Ontario, then support MMA fighter that fight here!

http://www.cageplay.com/blog/2008/12/23/iroquois-mma-championships-not-bad-for-mma/

Matt

I’m actually interested in hearing more about this…perhaps it’s common knowledge, but I’m not familiar with it.

It is absolutely the commission’s job to regulate a promotion’s event. If emergency personnel isn’t on site the event should be delayed or cancelled.

The negligence displayed by the promotion and the commission is overwhelming.

Shaun informs me that on Nov. 22nd he wasn’t KO’d, did receive a suspension, it was overturned, and was medically cleared to compete Dec. 14th 22 days later. On Dec. 14th he was taking some punches, and decided to end it before he took any more punches. He wasn’t hurt, but with one 5 minute round, knew he wasn’t going to win.

The promotions website and their email with the official results both had the fight listed as a KO. I’ve spoke a few friends who were there, and it sounded like more of a flash KO, where was knocked down, but popped right back up.

I don’t believe anybody should be fighting 22 days later, and no commission should be sanctioning this match.

No disrespect to you Shaun but a TKO loss should still carry a minimum 30 day suspension.
When no injuries are sustained in a fight, it’s typical to get 14 days of no contact suspension, but 22 days is just too soon.

This is exactly where I see the commission failing the sport when it comes to ensuring proper safety.

That being said, the commissions are the ultimate authority for their actions, and if their actions speak so loud that they could damage the sport, then I encourage more people to talk about it, and do something about this.

Appreciate the comments everybody. I’m slowly getting through my inbox. Some good some bad, but I appreciate them all.

Sorry Christine, but I am so tired of hearing about Steve Cantwell. An overhyped 22 year old excited from a win said something stupid, which he has already regretted and apologized for.

Caps lock – UNLEASH THE FURY!!!!!!!!!!!

I wasnt there last week, but I have heard many stories.

I sure look forward to a day when I can promote in my home province…and do it properly!

Pete

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Although I was pleased with the event as a whole, a few issues arose on the long ride home. First, the fight after the first round (sorry guys but I’m drawing blanks on names right now) went on WAY TOO LONG. That’s the fight where the fighter placed his hands on his knees to recoup and the other guy soccer kicked him in the head (legal kick though). Our concern wasn’t with the kick but that the ref did not stop the fight. We counted at least 10 blows to the head that were unnecessary. The fighter’s girlfriend had to come in and beg him to stop. That same fighter was not provided a chair for his corner and just laid down on the mat between rounds. Also, the first fight the bearded dude won with a rear naked choke that was on way too long; the ref was incredibly out of position to see the tap. Come on ref, you need to be looking at the hold AND the guy’s hand for a tap. Use both eyes. Now we were upstairs when the ref was going over the rules and I gotta say the fighter’s safety was not the first issue as he claimed; they wanted to put on exciting fights at any cost. But at least I saw paramedics at the event, though no ambulance out front (could have been hiding around the side).

PS. Anyone notice that IQMMA’s next event takes place on the same night as Affliction: Day of Reckoning? Clear evidence that no one’s really doing their homework over there.

At the 2nd IQMMA they seemed to have been very professional at making sure everything was done as safe as possible. Myself and others were impressed with there work however the following cards seemed to have less and lesser concern for the fighters. I won’t get into details but that was the general impression I got.

I am very grateful to have fought close to home which allowed some of my friends to come out and see me in action, Personally they IQMMA have treated me well and have not done me any wrong that I am aware of.

I want to do what is best for the sport yet the answer to the question: is IQMMA good for the sport? has been unclear to me. I supported the fact that they are on their own lands and have the right to put on these competitions yet safety needs to be paramount. I was never certain about the messures taken to ensure the fighters safety cause I don’t know the process behind the scenes and also the ability of the refs yet with my personal experience I have growing concern for the safety of myself and others.

I was threated to be suspended and I am currently under a 6 month suspension according to the quebec commission so with the uncertain safety of the IQMMA commision and the trouble with the rest of the countries commissioning I will no longer be fighting at IQMMA. Yet I have some fond memories of some of my first fights there with many of my friends, one of which includes memories of my first victory :)

In the end, it is such a shame we cannot compete and watch live MMA in Ontario with the assurity that safety is paramount.

P.S. It is also hard to always be the one who is traveling to fight and fighting the hometown guys :)
It was nice to have the crowd cheer for me for a change lol. Peace everyone.

I also agree that the fighters and rest of the MMA community who involves themselves is also not doing the sport a service. Nobody is intentionally trying to ruin the sport, but the ramifications of what they are doing could result in just that, and the sport cannot afford it!

I was also on the Fan 590 today during Showdown Joe’s show and brought this article and points up.

Thanks guys

IN REALITY ITS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS MARTIAL ARTISTS TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT THIS SPORT IS ABOUT.. NOT PUTTING ON EVENTS LIKE THIS.. WHERE IT LOOKS BARBARIC AND SOMETHIGN YOU CAN SEE IN A BAR? COME ON…

Anyone who fights on these rez cards wont be able to fight in canada anyways.. 6 months to a year depending on what province your in…

i can understand WHY they would want to have them but if your not dotting your “I’s” and crossing your “T’s” then why bother? you know the world is going to be nit picking especially if its under a rez commission…

christina

Unfortunately, I have tried to get in touch with Charles Monture and/or Jason King but the email addresses I have for them at iroquois mma return Undeliverable messages. It would only be fair to get their side published as well. I have asked some others in the MMA industry for the GRAC’s information, so stay tuned – Cageplay.com hopes to post their side yet.

2) Dana supports the sport but in NO way supports Self run Commissions. I guarantee you, he is all about the Unified commission that works on the same standard that they do.

5) It’s Rory McDonnell from Ontario that was confused. Similar but different names, and neither was on the card.

As a representative of FSC, can you comment on allegations that the Commission owes FSC money, and that many FSC employees are upset that they weren’t paid, or that fighters weren’t paid perdiums? Or that some fighters showed up 2 hours late for the weighins and weren’t fined or reprimanded in any way?

Seems to me critics are not getting there facts straight. To clarify I have composed a few misinterpreted items:

1. Tournament structure and single fight match have the same risk. In a tournament style FSC employed, fighters had ONE five minute round as opposed to 3 five minute rounds. In a tournament structure, fighters are allowed to rest after advancing. On dec 14, each fighter fought at most 2 minutes. Except for the main event which was 3 five minute rounds.

2. FSC was sanctioned by a commission. Grand River Athletics Commission held on Native Reserve. When UFC started they and was illegal they held their events on Native Reserve.
- On dec 10, 08 Dana White visited Toronto forUFC 94 press release, and has made it clear that he supports the small organizations that help build the industry.

4. FSC has not been fined by any commission. We have the support of the fighters, and the people that were involved .
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5. Pirating Rory MacDonald? KOTC and FSC had a misunderstanding. There were 2 Rory MacDonalds in MMA. The Rory MacDonald they thought we had was under their contract. We called to clairfy. They apologized and we apologized.

6. FSC trying to make a quick buck off Anderson Silva? We have a great relationship with Anderson Silva and his manager. We … Read Moretook a hard hit (loss) yet we are happy with the outcome because we knew it would help the fighters and the sport. We took a huge risk knowing that there would be a lot of hurdles, competition, critics (because of the illegalities of the sport) yet we stood strong.

We knew it would be a struggle to pull this off being a newbie in the MMA world. And we will continue with our fight to sanction the sport. You can come at FSC all you want. We’re here to fight til the end til the sport is sanctioned. We are here to build the industry and we try to help everyone involved with MMA in Ontario (namely IQ MMA, Fight Planet, & MMA Canada).

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my words:
They’re new to it.
They had the Balls to pull it off.
Made mistakes but I’m sure they’ve learned the hard lessons now.

I know I have.

No pun intended since I am sure this took place in an actual bush.