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Colter tops Marsh in 1st round

May 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Matthew Marsh came out swinging with his long reach Saturday night in professional mixed martial arts action at the Dickinson Recreation Center. Continue Reading

Marsh Attacks

May 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Matthew Marsh is coming home. Continue Reading

Garza not ready to bail on MMA career

May 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Pablo Garza was released from the UFC earlier this week, but that doesn’t mean the mixed martial arts fighter, who trains in Fargo, is ready to bail on his career.
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UFC fighter Garza set for bout in Europe

April 4, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Pablo Garza thinks he’s going to feel at home even though he’s fighting in Europe. The mixed martial artist, who trains out of Fargo, is slated to fight Saturday in Sweden.
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Daugaard opposes commission for mixed martial arts

January 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic

“I’m offended that the state would legitimize cage fighting and the bloody violence these kinds of spectacles create,” Daugaard said.
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Mixed martial arts comes to the Ralph

October 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Mixed martial arts returns to Grand Forks tonight. The Dakota Fighting Championships are scheduled for Ralph Engelstad Arena with the first bout to begin at 7:30 p.m. It marks the second time that REA has hosted an MMA event. Continue Reading

Dickinson fighters starting careers well

September 20, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Neither Landon Leiss nor Matthew Marsh ever considered themselves impressive athletes in their high school days. Continue Reading

OPINION: Commission needed to oversee unregulated fights

July 13, 2012 in The Daily Republic

A 2009 state law that would have created a commission to regulate professional boxing and mixed martial arts events expired July 1 without action five weeks after a Sturgis man died after a mixed martial arts fight.
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Autopsy: Mixed martial arts fighter died of subdural hemorrhage

July 12, 2012 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) An autopsy performed on a Sturgis mixed martial arts fighter says he died of a subdural hemorrhage from blunt force trauma to the head related to an injury from a week earlier. Continue Reading

State Rep: Regulations could have saved Sturgis fighter’s life

June 25, 2012 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) A South Dakota lawmaker says a Sturgis man who died after a mixed martial arts match last month could still be alive if the state had a commission that regulates boxing and other fighting sports. Continue Reading