QUIRMBACH YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!!
My arch enemy that no good democrat from ames the only teacher to ever fail me strikes again. Now hes trying to get MMA deregulated in Iowa and looks like so far hes succeeding. Id like to go Iron Sheik on him and i have been holding a grudge against him for years. Here is the article
www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/03/29//sports//doc460b4d44c2539112186005.
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DES MOINES — Iowa legislators agreed Wednesday that mixed martial
arts fighting is bad for the state, but they couldn't agree on what
to do about it.
The Iowa Senate voted 35-12 to end state regulation of this type of
fighting, also known as shoot fighting, extreme fighting or ultimate
fighting. The bill will head to the House.
The lead sponsor, Sen. Bill Dotzler, D-Waterloo, said the bill will
shield the state from liability if someone is injured or dies in a
professional mixed martial arts event. He said the measure comes
forward because not enough senators can agree to either ban the sport
or modify the regulations.
"We've begun to realize the real danger of this sport," he said.
This is the latest step in Iowa's decade-long attempt to deal with
this rapidly growing sport. Monte Cox of Bettendorf, a top manager
and promoter of mixed martial arts competitors, said the state is
making a big mistake.
"De-regulating it is the biggest pansy way out of this situation," he
said.
Cox has concerns that a lack of regulation will be an invitation for
unethical promoters to hold fights in unsafe conditions. He said that
would increases the chances of serious injuries or deaths.
Bettendorf has become a center for mixed martial arts fighting
because of Cox and trainer Pat Miletich. Nationwide, the sport has
grown into a pay-per-view TV phenomenon, with hundreds of millions of
dollars in annual sales.
Sen. Herman Quirmbach,
D-Ames, isn't a fan.
He voted against the bill because he would rather see the state ban
this kind of fighting.
"That's not a sport. It is a barbaric, disgusting, degrading and
subhuman activity that really has no place in the state of Iowa," he
said.
The only physician in the Legislature, Sen. David Hartsuch,
R-Bettendorf, said he has seen patients come into the emergency room
with injuries from mixed martial arts fighting.
"This is a barbaric sport," he said.
A former Bettendorf legislator, Republican Rep. Joe Hutter, used to
be the lead defender of the sport in the Legislature. But Hutter
failed in his bid for re-election last year.
Without Hutter around, people like Cox don't know who to talk to
about their concerns. Cox said he believes legislators would want to
regulate the sport if they understood the safety consequences of not
regulating.
Boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts fighting are overseen by the
Iowa labor commissioner, Dave Neil, who recommended the Senate bill.
Cox said Iowa is somewhat unique in having the labor department
oversee sports. He said the state would be better off if it had a
sports commissioner who was an expert in sports regulation.
Dan Gearino can be contacted at (515) 243-0138 and dan.gearino@...
www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/03/29//sports//doc460b4d44c2539112186005.
tx
DES MOINES — Iowa legislators agreed Wednesday that mixed martial
arts fighting is bad for the state, but they couldn't agree on what
to do about it.
The Iowa Senate voted 35-12 to end state regulation of this type of
fighting, also known as shoot fighting, extreme fighting or ultimate
fighting. The bill will head to the House.
The lead sponsor, Sen. Bill Dotzler, D-Waterloo, said the bill will
shield the state from liability if someone is injured or dies in a
professional mixed martial arts event. He said the measure comes
forward because not enough senators can agree to either ban the sport
or modify the regulations.
"We've begun to realize the real danger of this sport," he said.
This is the latest step in Iowa's decade-long attempt to deal with
this rapidly growing sport. Monte Cox of Bettendorf, a top manager
and promoter of mixed martial arts competitors, said the state is
making a big mistake.
"De-regulating it is the biggest pansy way out of this situation," he
said.
Cox has concerns that a lack of regulation will be an invitation for
unethical promoters to hold fights in unsafe conditions. He said that
would increases the chances of serious injuries or deaths.
Bettendorf has become a center for mixed martial arts fighting
because of Cox and trainer Pat Miletich. Nationwide, the sport has
grown into a pay-per-view TV phenomenon, with hundreds of millions of
dollars in annual sales.
Sen. Herman Quirmbach,
D-Ames, isn't a fan.
He voted against the bill because he would rather see the state ban
this kind of fighting.
"That's not a sport. It is a barbaric, disgusting, degrading and
subhuman activity that really has no place in the state of Iowa," he
said.
The only physician in the Legislature, Sen. David Hartsuch,
R-Bettendorf, said he has seen patients come into the emergency room
with injuries from mixed martial arts fighting.
"This is a barbaric sport," he said.
A former Bettendorf legislator, Republican Rep. Joe Hutter, used to
be the lead defender of the sport in the Legislature. But Hutter
failed in his bid for re-election last year.
Without Hutter around, people like Cox don't know who to talk to
about their concerns. Cox said he believes legislators would want to
regulate the sport if they understood the safety consequences of not
regulating.
Boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts fighting are overseen by the
Iowa labor commissioner, Dave Neil, who recommended the Senate bill.
Cox said Iowa is somewhat unique in having the labor department
oversee sports. He said the state would be better off if it had a
sports commissioner who was an expert in sports regulation.
Dan Gearino can be contacted at (515) 243-0138 and dan.gearino@...
posted by Kyle at Friday, March 30, 2007
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