Saturday, May 31, 2003

Extreme Combat Challenge "Assault on A-Town"

Anderson, Indiana

Mike and Jason traveled to out of state this weekend for Jason to make his Proffesion MMA debut in a cage. The show was very exciting and there was over 15 fights. Jason took on Tim Newland from Muncie, Indiana in one of the featured bouts and was able to finish the fight in the third round. Jason was able to out strike Tim on his feet easily so Tim did a good job at getting Jason to the ground but that was not good enough because Jason is no slouch on the ground either and was able to submit Tim with a Triangle choke. P.S. After elbowing Tim in the head over a dozen times ! Great fight Jason is still undeafeted in MMA and is now in the Pro ranks.

Saturday, May 10, 2003

World Extreme Fighting Championships 3 "Shake the Shrine"

Jacksonville, Florida

Dan Rawlings makes successful MMA Debut.World Extreme Fighting would be Dan's first venture into the world of MMA, it would mark the first time he wouldhave to fight in a cage. His opponent would be Matt Horning from Dayton, Ohio who sports an MMA of 10-3 after this fight. Now that Dan has been training in ground fighting to supplement his stand up game he is becoming a well rounded fighter. This fight only lasted two rounds, round one saw the fight on the ground with Dan being able to neutralize his opponents submission attempts until the end of the round by using his half guard and full guard. His opponent made a stupid decision in round two by deciding to stand up with Danny. Dan clinched Matt against the fence and landed multiple knee to his solar plexus which forced the vebal submission. Great fight Dan the GriffonRawl Ohio team wishes you luck in your future fights and looks foward to having you in our classes in August.