Fighting EID

To whom it may concern,

 I have fought MMA for the last few years and had some great first round victories, including knockouts of Dan Chambers and a first round gogoplata submission. Most of my losses were fights I was winning in the first round and then gassed out completely. The confusion was how it would happen as my lungs would shut down and I would feel like I was drowning and could not breathe at all. I would train conditioning but whenever I ran hard my lungs would close up in the same way.

 It is crazy it took me this long to finally go to the doctor but finally I went because nothing changed my experience. I was diagnosed with EID or exercise induced asthma. I have been training and competing with closed lungs and intense cardio for over 3 minutes triggers an attack shutting me down completely. I have been given medicine that allows me to train and compete with no asthma or danger of any attack at all. I can honestly tell you the difference is astounding. My lungs no longer close up. I can run fast, hard, and far with no attack all. My times in running have been smashed and my training is changed forever. I am so thankful and honestly feel like a completely new fighter. It is incredible.

I am only saddened that it took me this long to realize and get my condition diagnosed. I believe that honestly I have 6 losses that are directly attributed to this. I would love a chance to show my new ability to fight 3 hard fast paced exciting rounds. I believe I will bring exciting and entertaining fights to your promotions if you give me the chance.

I would love to be given the chance to serve your promotions and will do anything to be given a fresh opportunity to fight. I have fought some of the best fighters in Canada with only partial use of my lungs and would like show the skills I have with full breath. I am faster and more explosive and do not gas at all anymore.
This has all been discovered and diagnosed in the last 2 weeks and my coaches, training partners, and doctors will testify to the reality of this report.

Please contact me at any time,

Nolan Clark
jehupassion@hotmail.com

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Getting Back Up To Date - Commissions and the Cities

Welcome back everyone to Ringfight.com, new and improved! Ringfight took a small hiatus, as my partner and I were busy with life, and the Combat Sports World. Or, as we like to say when working with Municipalities and the Province, "Regulated Sports". A lot has been going on out there, especially with MMA. In our city, MMA is slowly moving closer to being legally recognized, both in the City Of North Vancouver and of course, in the City Of Vancouver itself. I'm sure most "regulated sports" persons, whether you're a fan, competitor, trainer, club or regulatory person living in the Lower Mainland, in BC, are aware of what's been happening within the two previously mentioned cities. I thought that before getting into the news, and goings on out there, I'd try and give everyone a brief update to what's happening.

In the City Of North Vancouver, the CNV Council approved the new Athletic Commission and appointed it's three new Commissioners. This occurred back in the summer of '09. But, as of yet we have not seen a "City sanctioned" event there. This is because although the Mayor and Council have agreed to the Commission, and they understood the purpose of it and agreed that it was needed for the regulation of the sport and the safety of the competitors, there has been some updating required. The original bylaw that was put into place, approximately back in '85 / '86, was of course out of date. Especially when dealing with today's immeasurable rise of the combat sports, especially MMA. So, working with City staff, the Bylaw itself had to be re-written, along with the Terms Of Reference. For those of you who aren't 100% sure of what the difference is between them, here's a definition. A Bylaw, very simply, are the laws or rules that govern an organization. So, a City bylaw that pertains to an individual group, or law would set out all the rules for that particular item. Terms Of Reference are not as formal. What they do are describe the purpose and structure of a project, committee, meeting, negotiation, etc... They will usually describe he scope of the committees responsibilities. They are different from each other, but work with each other. So, as I explained, both of these documents had to be updated to better reflect the Athletic Commission and it's role that it holds in the City. One thing that I would like to reiterate is the role or purpose of the Commission. There have been regulated sport "haters", and they've used the commissions as a firing point. Commissions and the commissioners are not promoters. They are there to regulate the industry. To make sure that the competitors are competing in the correct events, that they're in the right weight classes, that the rules of the competition are being followed, and, most importantly, to ensure the safety of the competitors. What does this all mean to a City? Mitigating liability. The best thing that any City can do, if they're having a problem with combat sports is to put an Athletic Commission into effect. It doesn't work to try and ban them, as they will continue to happen. Regulate them with rules ensuring the safety of all. The CBF, (Canadian Boxing Federation), is Canada's national regulatory body for regulated sports. They are the biggest supporters of Commissions, and in turn, the commissions, once established, join the CBF and work together with other commissions. It's a system that works, and the more Municipalities that join, the better the system will work. Of course, Municipal Athletic Commissions regulate "Pro" sports, and not amateur ones. Along with the Municipal commissions, we also need a Provincial or Municipal body that will do the same thing for the amateurs. Boxing has this in place, but unfortunately, this isn't the case for most of the other combat sports. Yes, there are a number of small amateur sanctioning bodies, but, what we need is one that works with say Sport BC. I know that this is in the works, and I whole heartedly support this, and hope that they emerge sooner rather than later.

Getting back to what the Municipalities are doing, Vancouver is in the same boat at the moment. I know Paul Lazenby, professional competitor and announcer has commented on the status of the upcoming UFC event coming to Vancouver in June, as he was at the Vancouver Athletic Committee meeting along with a few other guests. What he said was absolutely true, but, with what I know about working with Municipalities and updating current bylaws, I truly believe that Vancouver will get all their paperwork up to date, in the needed time frame. This is too big of a benefit to Vancouver, both to the local promoters, and to the city itself. I've been told that the approximate influx of money that is being predicted to run into the City that weekend is in the range of $40 million. Yes, I said 40 million! This is an estimate of course, but after participating in events, and seeing the amount of money that is involved with putting on an event, and speaking with Commissioners from Montreal, I think it's possible. I recently watched a program that talked to the AGM of a Hotel Association, and he confirmed that during UFC events, the rate of hotels bookings is extremely higher than during other events. And, that's just the hotels. Think about restaurants, retail stores, transportation just to name a few. The Pay Per View on UFC events has been proven to be consistently higher than every major boxing event, with the exception of two, in the past few years. I believe that the event will come to fruition, and will do everything I can to help in whatever way I can. I believe that the UFC and the City of Vancouver will work together and make this a monumental event, and I know there are a number of persons and organizations that will happily give any assistance that they can. So, getting off these heavier topics, let's get back to the news of the current months, and what's happening and what's happened out there! Watch the next blog for the current events and what's been happening out there. Thanks, and we'll be back with more.

Just a quick rant about UFC 106, and Tito.

UFC 106. It was exactly as I expected. And for the record, let me state that I am not a fan of Tito Ortiz. But, that being said, (if any of you watch "Curb your Enthusiasm", yes, it may not make sense to say that phrase), why is it, that he has to whine EVERY single time! Win or lose? Now, he's saying that he fought with a cracked skull? OK, being an Athletic Commissioner, I definitely have something to say. How the hell did he even fight then? Especially in Nevada? The supposed mecca of MMA and boxing. How did he get by with a cracked skull? And didn't he go around telling everyone that he was 100% healthy??
I know that fighters still fight when they have injuries, and that it's very rare for competitors to ever be 100%, and so they tough it out, and compete. I mean, they are in combat sports, they're not exactly involved in a quilting circle. But, I also know excellent combatants that know when it's not in their best interest, for the long run in their careers to say this is not a smart thing to do. So, what's up with the guy? I truly welcome feedback. And I know that there are big Tito lovers out there who are going to say that he's tough, and he went ahead and fought anyways. Fair enough, but don't whine afterwards! Even during the press conference, Tito and Dana were bitching about the judging! Oh, poor Tito, Forrest scored a 30-27 round in his favour, in the 2nd. Does anybody remember the 1st time that Tito and Forrest met, (UFC 59-Reality Check, April.15th/2006), and in the 2nd round of that match Forrest stuffed every single take down of Tito, and made Tito look like he was there to clean up the sweat off the canvas during the fight! BUT, somehow, he got a 30-27 score for that round. Hmmmm.
And, for the record...Forrest had a broken foot. I didn't hear him whining. I am officially starting the "RingFight Whine Club". Tito is definitely the President, and I think for the Vice-President, BJ Penn would fit the bill really well. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not saying that these guys are not talented, and are not at the top of their games, etc... But, I attend amateur and pro events all the time, besides watching every type of "regulated sport" event there is, and I have a hard time when I see other guys going into the ring/cage, and doing the same thing, coming out with the same wins and losses, and it's their livelihoods as well, and I have never heard one of them say anything like Tito does.
That's my blog. Hate it, love it, whatever. It's only my view.

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