Mixed Martial Arts Referee (1993- Present)
- Refereed thousands of bouts worldwide, including hundreds of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) main event fights from UFC 2 (Dec. 1994) up to UFC 77 (Oct. 2007)
- Refereed for K-1 (Japan), Strikeforce, Affliction and many others
- Has been a licensed referee in over 20 States/Provinces including California, Utah, Ohio, River Cree (Canada), Sydney (Australia) and many others
- Licensed judge in California
Boxing Referee (2009- Present)
- Licensed WBC Boxing Referee
- Licensed boxing official with the California State Athletic Commission
- Attended the ABC’s Boxing Referee and Judging Courses 2007, 2008, 2009
- Trained with Boxing officials Jack Reiss, Pat Russell and Pat Connelly
- Refereed a WBC NABF World Championship fight at River Cree (Canada)
- Has refereed multiple amateur boxing events
MMA Referee Instructor for Association of Boxing Commissions (2008-Present)
- Attended ABC Annual Conferences since 2002 to give MMA tutorials
- Drafted curriculum and testing system for Certified Officials for Mixed Martial Arts National Development (COMMAND)
- Conducted first referee/judges instructional course at July 2008 ABC Montreal meeting
- Conducts monthly ABC-accredited COMMAND Referee (3-day course) and Judging courses (2-day course) in Valencia, Calif.
- Conducts MMA referee courses throughout North America for regulatory bodies and commissions
- Spoke at International Professional Ring Officials Association (IPRO) conference in 2006
TV and Film Credits
- Referee and fight consultant for MTV’s hit reality show “Bully Beatdown” 2008 to present
- Appeared as himself in the 2010 TV series “NCIS Los Angeles”, episode “Hand-to-Hand”
- Appeared as himself in the 2010 movie “The 41-Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It”
- Appeared on 2010 Fight Science, Episode 302 “Super Cops” on National Geographic
- Appeared with MMA fighter Bas Rutten in New Found Glory’s video “Listen To Your Friends”. The music video, which was shot on November 5, 2008 at Big John McCarthy’s Ultimate Training Academy in Valencia, CA premiered on March 9, 2009.
- Appeared as himself in the 2007 TV series “Entourage”, episode “Gotcha!”
- Appeared as himself in the TV series “Friends”, episode “The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion”
RELEVANT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Awarded 2007 commendation by Senator James Battin for his “career accomplishments” in MMA, “for the work he has done to increase the safety, visibility, and importance of mixed martial arts”
- Awarded 2007 proclamation by the California State Athletic Commission for his “dedication and commitment to other officials in helping developing their skills and concern for athletes”
- Awarded Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt in 2006
- Opened Big John McCarthy’s Ultimate Training Academy (fully functional MMA gym) in 2006
- Inducted Masters Hall of Fame in 2006 for his “outstanding achievements in the martial arts”
- First-ever recipient of the 2008 World MMA Awards’ Lifetime Achievement accolade, voted on by the sport’s most prestigious journalists