Akron, OhioChapparell's Center
On Saturday night, three GriffonRawl members took to the cage for NAAFS "Midwest Combat Challenge 5". What follows is a recap of John Burbol, Matt Hopkins and Landon Khakdoust.John Burbol (185) was coming off consecutive knockouts as he faced Elijah Garshnick. No doubt his reputation preceeded himself, Elijah took the fight to the ground where John fought well, but was forced to tap out to an arm bar 2/3 of the way through round number one.Matt "Wildman" Hopkins (170) has shown tremendous dedication since joining Team GriffonRawl and is easily one of the hardest working men in the gym. That dedication paid off as he dominated Chris Bradley each and every round. He was able to sink a rear naked choke early into round three. His performance was so impressive fans took to the NAAFS message boards to praise his tenacity and skill, claiming Matt to be the early favorite at welterweight for 2009.Landon Khakdoust (185) found out only days before he'd be taking on NAAFS powerhouse Mickey Hughes. Mickey has an impressive resume of opponents and Landon looked forward to the challenge. Landon fought hard for two rounds against the ultra tough Hughes. Towards the end of round two, Mickey handed a wicked body shot that clearly took its toll. In between rounds, Landon was having trouble breathing and it was clear he sustained one or multiple broken ribs. Unable to answer the bell, Landon was forced to conceed a TKO to Mickey. This will no doubt be a fight that propells Landon to becoming much more accomplished fighter. Written by:John StrmacComplete Results:Cory Jones over Tim Chylik TKO 1 2:49 Matt Kaus over Trevor Traven Guillotine Choke 1 1:31 Jonathan Bobel over Dominick Wholpe Rear Naked Choke 2 1:45 Cody Fouts over Jimmy Duncan Tapout from Strikes 2 1:17 Chris Mellio over Rick Foster Rear Naked Choke 2 1:26 Elijah Garshnick over John Burble Armbar 1 2:07 Justin Head over Bob Schluneker Triangle Choke 1 1:44 Dru Schottenheimer over Sean Barnett TKO 2 2:02 Josh Castro over Abe Peterman Rear Naked Choke 2 1:42 Rashad Pearson over Neil Delos Reyes Kimura 2 1:23 Matt Hopkins over Chris Bradley Rear Naked Choke 3 1:01 Mickey Hughes over Landon Khakdoust TKO 2 3:00 Adam Saal over Mario Micale Armbar 1 1:28 Larry Shuck over Jon Neese Guillotine Choke 1 :45 Aaron Maynard over Russ Halsey Triangle Choke 1 1:28
