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New Hampshire MMA Licensing and medical requirements
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Justin Marcotte Oct 5.
New Gym in Haverhill
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Justin Marcotte Nov 20.
GFL 4 "UNIFIED" Final Fight Card
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Brent Bergeron Sep 17.
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hey matt, come on in man, I am completely a newbie,and they took me on..... and the training is at the level of do what you can,try to do what you think you cant, but push yourself. Everyone was a complete newbie at one point or another, and every...
im in haverhill and looking to join a mma gym. i dont have the most experience at all but i really wanna learn. do you take in the lessor experience fighters?
Dan send me your phone number I lost all my numbers kzushiryu@hotmail.com
email me your phone # I lost it mitchngioia@yahoo.com
BOOM! Hit it Hard!!!!
haha, ill see you there kid! Thanks for motivating me to check out the GFL....
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New Gym in Haverhill
Fighters and New comers,
There is a new Gym in town. The gym is located in Haverhill,Ma right near the center by the Bradford train station. Carried out Fight Gear, a New sponsor of the Global Fight league has given me full access to hold practices and train fighters in the gym.
The gym has 2 full size Olympic wrestling mats, Thai bags, punching bags, exercise equipment,etc. Carried out fight gear will also have there offices there as well as all the gear and apparel you need to fight and train.… Continue
There is a new Gym in town. The gym is located in Haverhill,Ma right near the center by the Bradford train station. Carried out Fight Gear, a New sponsor of the Global Fight league has given me full access to hold practices and train fighters in the gym.
The gym has 2 full size Olympic wrestling mats, Thai bags, punching bags, exercise equipment,etc. Carried out fight gear will also have there offices there as well as all the gear and apparel you need to fight and train.… Continue
Posted on October 1, 2009 at 12:22pm —
GFL 4 "UNIFIED" Final fight card
GFL 4 "UNIFIED" Final fight card is posted in the forum.
Posted on September 3, 2009 at 9:05am —
GFL 4 Medicals
Fighters,
Please check the GFL forum for the new fighter medicals that we require in NH.
If you have a valid NH license you are in the clear until it expires. but, if you do not, you must have all your medicals updated within 6 months of Sept 19th!
Also, I'd like to start receiving ENTRANCE MUSIC from all the fighters. IF, i do not receive it by Aug. 20th then we will pick your music for you. How does "I touch my self" by the Devinal's sound? All i am asking for is the Artist's name and the son… Continue
Please check the GFL forum for the new fighter medicals that we require in NH.
If you have a valid NH license you are in the clear until it expires. but, if you do not, you must have all your medicals updated within 6 months of Sept 19th!
Also, I'd like to start receiving ENTRANCE MUSIC from all the fighters. IF, i do not receive it by Aug. 20th then we will pick your music for you. How does "I touch my self" by the Devinal's sound? All i am asking for is the Artist's name and the son… Continue
Posted on July 24, 2009 at 5:54pm — 1 Comment
GFL 4 Sept. 19th "New Rules" and some other cool shit.
On Sept 19th, GFL will bring yet another New and exciting aspect to the MMA world in NH. After several talks with the NH Boxing Commission, the GFL has been granted Unified rules for Main Events and "Featured Fights" This is a first in the History of the sport for NH to allow Unified rules in a sanctioned bout in our state. Not the UFC, Not Elite XC, K1, etc. But the GFL has brought you, again, more Awesomeness!
Now, the crappy news.....All fighters are now required to have their medicals done w… Continue
Now, the crappy news.....All fighters are now required to have their medicals done w… Continue
Posted on June 29, 2009 at 9:33pm — 2 Comments
Need Some Help
Brady Bonnell Born May 26th 2009 @ 10:28pm, 7 weeks premature.
Anyone who knows me personally knows I am an independent, do it yourself man.
I’m your typical don’t ask for directions, Learn the hard way guy. Where I lack ability and skill I make up for with such a big heart…
My Boy is fighting for his life right now at Brigham and Women’s, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He was born 33 weeks into his Gestational period of growth at just a mere 4 lbs 3 oz. He was given steroids to speed his… Continue
Anyone who knows me personally knows I am an independent, do it yourself man.
I’m your typical don’t ask for directions, Learn the hard way guy. Where I lack ability and skill I make up for with such a big heart…
My Boy is fighting for his life right now at Brigham and Women’s, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He was born 33 weeks into his Gestational period of growth at just a mere 4 lbs 3 oz. He was given steroids to speed his… Continue
Posted on June 1, 2009 at 2:37pm — 8 Comments
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- At 7:01pm on October 29, 2009,
aaron p keller said…
- Hey Dan, I was told by Brent Bergeron that your the man to contact if i want on the card for Jan? Also I talked with Scott a bit about getting on a future card. I have my Medicals already. Did those in Sept. Let me know thanks alot and have a great rest of the week!
Aaron Keller
- At 1:11am on October 26, 2009,
Justin Marcotte said…
- Hey Dan, the Marcotte family will be pulling for you in November for your bout at the Combat Zone! I'll Be there cheering you on man.....
- At 4:47pm on October 16, 2009,
Brian Wilmoth said…
- HEY MAN, I NEED TO KNOW WHO I NEED TO CONTACT AND WHAT YOU NEED FROM ME IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED TO FIGHT. MEDICALS ARE NO PROBLEM, I TRAIN IN A MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ENJOY SPORT FIGHTING SO I WILL GO RONIN UNTIL I CAN GET SETUP WITH SOMEONE IN THE HILLSBOROUGH NH AREA. I'M SURE YOU GET THIS KIND OF CRAP ALL THE TIME, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO YOU COULD PROVIDE. THANKS.
- At 11:50am on October 14, 2009,
pedro said… - HEY whats happening Dan BOnnell listen id like to watch me and chrise's fight is there anyways u can load that?
- At 2:25am on October 1, 2009,
Brent Bergeron said… - Dan, pleaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeeee let me fight Marcotte ...
- At 11:38pm on September 29, 2009,
jimmyjames said…
- a better link to first two episodes of "I wanna be a global fighter" on our site: http://web.me.com/ergodude/teamkattar.com/Global_Fighter.html
- At 3:49pm on September 29, 2009,
Justin Marcotte said…
- Hey Dan, Justin here, and I wanna fight. Been training in martial arts since i was 11, looking to expand myself in my training and i want to step in the cage. Can you help?
- At 4:07pm on September 27, 2009,
Jimmy Davidson said…
- you know if they have any pics/videos of my gfl 3 fight
- At 11:21am on September 9, 2009,
Xavier Vargas said…
- how u doing big guy i was told to talk to u so that i can try to get a fight with gfl i know a couple people who fight for you and i was just wondering if u had another opening in currently weighing in agt 235 right now but im looking to drop another 30 lb s by oct. so send me an email if u want at xvargas275@aim.com i would appreciate it and thank you
- At 8:40pm on September 7, 2009,
- hey Dan, thanks. Scott and Mike hooked me up...
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Meet Cyrus Clark, an undefeated mixed martial arts champion ... after one fight
Cyrus Clark is not a fighter.
Sure, he's had a few scraps in his life (10 by his count). But he claims he's never started one. And with his laid-back, skater-dude demeanor, he's the last guy you'd expect to see throwing down.But there he was earlier this year, moments before his mixed martial arts debut, hopping up and down like a madman, ready to rip his opponent's head off.
"It was pretty sudden for all of us," said Ted Roberts, Clark's friend from Portsmouth High School. "He wasn't a wimp, but he wasn't the kind of guy going around picking fights."
"Starting his career at 32, I think, was pretty funny," said Jay Krecklow, another longtime friend.
Clark, a lifelong Portsmouth resident and drummer for the band The Han Solos, used to watch mixed martial arts on TV at the Daniel Street Tavern, where he has bartended for the past 2½ years. But it wasn't until he and Krecklow attended a fight at the Ioka Theater in Exeter last year that he came up with his crazy idea.
"Immediately after that, that's all I kept talking about — how I wanted to do it," Clark said. "I had watched UFC, but then once I saw it in real life, it was way better, and I wanted to do it."
So Clark got a hold of Scott Millette of Hampton, who runs the 8-month-old Global Fight League, and told him he wanted to fight at the group's February show at the Capitol Center in Concord .
"He was like, 'No, no, the card's lined up,' and there was really no room for me." Then, suddenly, there was an opening. One of the fighters scheduled for the show had to pull out after losing by technical knockout in another fight.
Millette called Clark. "Here's your chance," he said.
As they approach their mid-30s, it's not unusual for men to try out extreme activities like sky diving or bungee jumping in an attempt to cling to their fading youth. But that's not Clark. He did it for the fun of it, and because, as his friend Roberts noted, it would give him a great story to tell to every girl he meets.
But in order to have a story to tell, Clark had to win the fight. And it wasn't going to be easy, as he only had two weeks to get ready, and no experience as an MMA fighter. He scarcely had time to get the required medical paperwork together, let alone train.
Cyrus had worked briefly as a bouncer, but dealing with drunks isn't much of a challenge.
("It's like handling a 6 year old," he said.) Other than that, his only physical training was running regularly, and carting around mattresses for his day job at National Discount Mattress on Islington Street.
What he did have, though, is a lot of what his friend Krecklow calls "pent-up aggression." And some experience getting beaten up as a kid by his older brother.
To get Clark ready for the fight, Millette took him to a gym in Haverhill, Mass.
"They beat the crap out of Cyrus for three weeks," Millette said.
"He gave me a crash course in stand-up boxing," Clark said. This entailed how to stand, where to hold his hands, and how to protect himself. "There's definitely an art to that."
When Clark broke a rib sparring just four days before his fight, he kept his mouth shut, afraid he might lose his chance to fight.
"I didn't realize at first I had broken a rib," he said. "Then it started to hurt. I definitely knew I was still gonna fight, though. I wanted to bad enough. I was afraid I wouldn't get another chance." For his corner team, Clark hooked up with Team Burgess at the weigh-in on Friday, the night before the fight. Then he worked his regular shift at the mattress store.
Saturday morning, a few hours before the bout, Team Burgess gave him his game plan for the fight. That helped him stay calm. It also helped that he had experience playing in a band.
"I know what it's like stepping out onto the stage," he said. "It was just a different event." The night of the fight, a group of friends showed up to support Clark.
"He was pretty pumped up," said Jason Stiles, his boss at the Daniel Street Tavern. "He was in the zone. He walked right past us." Physically, Clark seemed to match up pretty well against his opponent — at 6 feet tall, he had a 3-inch height advantage, and they both weighed in the neighborhood of 175 pounds.
Still, "Me and pretty much the rest of my friends all thought he was going to get his a** kicked," Roberts said.
When the fight started, it flashed through Clark's mind that he was going to have to try to kill the other guy, or be killed himself.
His plan had been to box, but the punches he was throwing kept missing. His opponent, on the other hand, had little difficulty landing a number of strong punches. Eventually, Clark grabbed the guy around the waist and pulled him to the ground.
Once on the mat, Clark managed to get his opponent in a full nelson. His cornermen started screaming, "Choke him out, baby" — a legal MMA move in which one fighter wraps his arm around the other's throat and chokes him into submission.
A minute and 20 seconds into the fight, Clark's opponent tapped-out, signaling that he was giving up.
Clark leapt into the air. As the referee raised his hands in victory, he pointed to his supporters in the crowd.
Despite his easy win, Clark said he has no plans to fight again.
"I'm already working 55 hours a week," he pointed out. "To really do MMA, you need to give 20 to 40 hours a week. There's no way. I'm officially retired, undefeated." Millette said he'd love to see Clark fight again. In fact, the GFL is building a new campaign, "So you want to be a Global Fighter?" around Clark's sudden success.
Still, Millette figures it's unlikely that he'll lure Clark back into the ring.
"He just wanted to do it once," he said. "He pretty much likened it to the top three experiences in his life, next to losing his virginity — he couldn't think of the third one."
By Marc Fortier
May 03, 2009 6:00 AM
Sign up to be part of the GFL community- What is it? Well its place where you can socialize with fans, and fighters from all over the Globe sharing one common bond- MMA. So whether you want to learn a new move from inside the ring, or your checking up on events, or schools in your area the GFL community takes you inside the CAGE!
Every Week Watch Inside MMA - Here on the GFL WEBSITE
Cyrus Clark is not a fighter.
Sure, he's had a few scraps in his life (10 by his count). But he claims he's never started one. And with his laid-back, skater-dude demeanor, he's the last guy you'd expect to see throwing down.But there he was earlier this year, moments before his mixed martial arts debut, hopping up and down like a madman, ready to rip his opponent's head off.
"It was pretty sudden for all of us," said Ted Roberts, Clark's friend from Portsmouth High School. "He wasn't a wimp, but he wasn't the kind of guy going around picking fights."
"Starting his career at 32, I think, was pretty funny," said Jay Krecklow, another longtime friend.
Clark, a lifelong Portsmouth resident and drummer for the band The Han Solos, used to watch mixed martial arts on TV at the Daniel Street Tavern, where he has bartended for the past 2½ years. But it wasn't until he and Krecklow attended a fight at the Ioka Theater in Exeter last year that he came up with his crazy idea.
"Immediately after that, that's all I kept talking about — how I wanted to do it," Clark said. "I had watched UFC, but then once I saw it in real life, it was way better, and I wanted to do it."
So Clark got a hold of Scott Millette of Hampton, who runs the 8-month-old Global Fight League, and told him he wanted to fight at the group's February show at the Capitol Center in Concord .
"He was like, 'No, no, the card's lined up,' and there was really no room for me." Then, suddenly, there was an opening. One of the fighters scheduled for the show had to pull out after losing by technical knockout in another fight.
Millette called Clark. "Here's your chance," he said.
As they approach their mid-30s, it's not unusual for men to try out extreme activities like sky diving or bungee jumping in an attempt to cling to their fading youth. But that's not Clark. He did it for the fun of it, and because, as his friend Roberts noted, it would give him a great story to tell to every girl he meets.
But in order to have a story to tell, Clark had to win the fight. And it wasn't going to be easy, as he only had two weeks to get ready, and no experience as an MMA fighter. He scarcely had time to get the required medical paperwork together, let alone train.
Cyrus had worked briefly as a bouncer, but dealing with drunks isn't much of a challenge.
("It's like handling a 6 year old," he said.) Other than that, his only physical training was running regularly, and carting around mattresses for his day job at National Discount Mattress on Islington Street.
What he did have, though, is a lot of what his friend Krecklow calls "pent-up aggression." And some experience getting beaten up as a kid by his older brother.
To get Clark ready for the fight, Millette took him to a gym in Haverhill, Mass.
"They beat the crap out of Cyrus for three weeks," Millette said.
"He gave me a crash course in stand-up boxing," Clark said. This entailed how to stand, where to hold his hands, and how to protect himself. "There's definitely an art to that."
When Clark broke a rib sparring just four days before his fight, he kept his mouth shut, afraid he might lose his chance to fight.
"I didn't realize at first I had broken a rib," he said. "Then it started to hurt. I definitely knew I was still gonna fight, though. I wanted to bad enough. I was afraid I wouldn't get another chance." For his corner team, Clark hooked up with Team Burgess at the weigh-in on Friday, the night before the fight. Then he worked his regular shift at the mattress store.
Saturday morning, a few hours before the bout, Team Burgess gave him his game plan for the fight. That helped him stay calm. It also helped that he had experience playing in a band.
"I know what it's like stepping out onto the stage," he said. "It was just a different event." The night of the fight, a group of friends showed up to support Clark.
"He was pretty pumped up," said Jason Stiles, his boss at the Daniel Street Tavern. "He was in the zone. He walked right past us." Physically, Clark seemed to match up pretty well against his opponent — at 6 feet tall, he had a 3-inch height advantage, and they both weighed in the neighborhood of 175 pounds.
Still, "Me and pretty much the rest of my friends all thought he was going to get his a** kicked," Roberts said.
When the fight started, it flashed through Clark's mind that he was going to have to try to kill the other guy, or be killed himself.
His plan had been to box, but the punches he was throwing kept missing. His opponent, on the other hand, had little difficulty landing a number of strong punches. Eventually, Clark grabbed the guy around the waist and pulled him to the ground.
Once on the mat, Clark managed to get his opponent in a full nelson. His cornermen started screaming, "Choke him out, baby" — a legal MMA move in which one fighter wraps his arm around the other's throat and chokes him into submission.
A minute and 20 seconds into the fight, Clark's opponent tapped-out, signaling that he was giving up.
Clark leapt into the air. As the referee raised his hands in victory, he pointed to his supporters in the crowd.
Despite his easy win, Clark said he has no plans to fight again.
"I'm already working 55 hours a week," he pointed out. "To really do MMA, you need to give 20 to 40 hours a week. There's no way. I'm officially retired, undefeated." Millette said he'd love to see Clark fight again. In fact, the GFL is building a new campaign, "So you want to be a Global Fighter?" around Clark's sudden success.
Still, Millette figures it's unlikely that he'll lure Clark back into the ring.
"He just wanted to do it once," he said. "He pretty much likened it to the top three experiences in his life, next to losing his virginity — he couldn't think of the third one."
By Marc Fortier
May 03, 2009 6:00 AM
Sign up to be part of the GFL community- What is it? Well its place where you can socialize with fans, and fighters from all over the Globe sharing one common bond- MMA. So whether you want to learn a new move from inside the ring, or your checking up on events, or schools in your area the GFL community takes you inside the CAGE!
Every Week Watch Inside MMA - Here on the GFL WEBSITE
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