Saturday, June 30, 2007

"Mansfield Mayhem 2"

Mansfield, Ohio
Fairhaven Hall

It was a night to remember in Mansfield for Team GriffonRawl. Four fighters from GriffonRawl set to compete infront of a huge crowd, two of which would be competing for belts.Starting the night off was Dave Osborne, Osborne would be taking on Donnie Morgan. Dave came out looking good, throwing kicks followed by punches in bunches, which would prove to be too much for the overwhelmed Morgan. Dave looked very impressive in this first rd tko to rack up his first cage win!Next on the card for GriffonRawl was Mentor PD's own, Jamie Covell. Jamies opponent, Dave Brown, came out looking very strong, taking the fight to the ground quickly, and would do much of the same in the 2nd. Jamie weathered the storm though, and in the 3rd rd, Jamie had to make something happen, or face a losing decision. Jamie dug deep, kept climbing guard, and to everyones surprise rolled out into an armbar, stealing the fight in one, if not THE most exciting finishes of the night.This takes us up to the first title fight of the night. Chuck Schilling(GR) vs Ray Jones (Team Beatdown). Schilling looked very impressive in the opening round, controlling the pace, making his presence known on the ground. The second and third was very much of the same. Chuck was in total control of all 3 rounds, and there was no doubt in the judges minds either, as Schilling would go on to win the 155lb Wreckroom Athletics Title.The last fighter from GriffonRawl to fight was AJ Pulling for the 170 lb title. AJ would be fighting one of wreckrooms own, Eric Truckovich. After standing briefly, AJ took Truckovich down, and imposed his will. This fight would not go to the cards, as AJ completed the sweep for Team GriffonRawl by armbar in the very first rd!Full Results:Shaun Heffelman over Shaun Carver Submission from Strikes Rd1 Eric Gibson over Bret Thomas Split Decision Jason Liss over DJ Carver KO in Rd 1 Mike Musslewhite over Tommy Kazias TKO in Rd 1 Dave Osborne over Donnie Morgan TKO in Rd 1 Marcus Aijan over Bill Signoracci TKO in Rd 2 Jason Nease over Brian Muich RNC in Rd 1 Jamey Kovell over Dave Brown Armbar in Rd 3 Title Fights 155lbs Chuck Schilling over Ray Jones Unanimous Decision Hvwt Seth Cole over Dave Hershberger TKO in Rd 1 170lbs AJ Pulling over Eric Truckovich Armbar in Rd 1 185lbs John "The Bullet" Fields over Zak Brodnik Split Decision 145lbs Cody Stevens over Mike Nesto Unanimous Decision

Saturday, June 9, 2007

NAAFS "Fight Night in the Flats 3"

Cleveland, Ohio
Plain Dealer Pavilion

It was a great night of fights down in The Flats, including our own, Jason "Dynamite" Dent, making his return to the cage for the first time since his last fight on March 3rd at UFC 68 in Columbus. Jason was all business stepping into the cage to do battle with Mike Bogner from Team Predator. After exchanging a couple shots, Bogner's takedown attempt was unsuccessful as Jason sprawled back and immediately went for a submission. Jason locked in a anaconda choke, and 58 seconds into the first round, the ref stepped in to stop the fight, and Mike Bogner was asleep on the mat. The next main event fight was between local fighter Jason "Freebird" Freeman (Vander Fighting System) against Sean Salmon (Team Gurgel). Sean Salmon took Freeman down early in the first, and would go on to win by Keylock in the same round.The final fight was veteran Dan "The Bull" Bobish (Strongstyle) vs 5-0 Nate Eddy (Team Titan). This fight seemed to play out just as everyone anticipated. After exchanging a few punches, Bobish threw Eddy to the mat, and started to pound Eddy until he was unconscious from elbow strikes, and would not get up for sometime.Thanks to all who came to show their support!Written by: Chuck KroegerOther Pro Results:265 lbs Dave Herman 9-0 (Damage Inc) over Andre Mussi 10-4 (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) by TKO in Rd 1170 lbs Joe Heiland 8-0 (StrongStyle Fight Team) overJacob Eaton 1-3 (Team Predator) by TKO in Rd 2185 lbs John Soeder 4-0-1 (StrongStyle Fight Team) over Taiwon Howard 5-1 (Rising Dragon) by Armbar145 lbs Sonny Marchette 1-1 (Independent) vsDan Swift 27-24 (Team DNA) No Contest due to Marchette's illegal knee to a downed opponent265 lbs Joe McCall 2-0 (Independent) overJustin Black 5-1 (Wreckroom Athletics) via split decisionPreliminary Bouts265 lbs Josh Stansbury 8-1 (Next Level Fight Team) beat Matt Lisi 3-1 (Team Anarchy) via KO in Rd 1145 lbs Zach Moomey 7-1 (Scodova’s MMA and Kickboxing) over Paul Compton 8-1 (Team Warfare) by Split Decision205 lbs Joe Lewis 4-0 (Wreckroom Athletics) over Chris Canale 3-2 (Youngstown, OH) via submission in Rd 1185 lbs Chuck Ellison 6-1 (Instigator Fight Team) over Chris Green 4-2 (Team Next Level) by KO 265 lbs John Hedges 3-1 (Team Warfare) overNorm Carriero 2-1 (Independent) Doctor stoppage at the end of round 2 due to a swollen eye.170 lbs Kellen Hughes 6-1 (Team Next Level) overFrank Carabello 3-3 (Rising Dragon) by Rear Naked Choke155 lbs Kevin Rothacker 1-0 (Strong Style Fight Team) over Bill Feinberg 2-0 (Jungle Fight Team) by TKOPictures courtesy of prokarateweekly.com