BAD A$$ Xtreme Fighting Contest - Finals !

Niles, Ohio

In what would soon be considered the fight of the night Jason "Dynamite" Dent would next face last years BAD A$$ Middleweight Champion. Last years champion was none other than "Irish" Davie Mcbride an accomplished kickboxer himself. This fight was an all out war with everything from lighting fast spinning back kicks too thunderous bombs being thrown by both men. The turning point of the fight came late in the second round when Jason was able to open up a nasty cut above Davie's left eye. Seeing blood trickling down Davie's face Jason would turn up the tempo of the fight and start landing numerous rib brusing shin kicks to the body of a fading "Irish" Davie. The third round would start of much like the second with Jason controlling the tempo of the fight and landing the better shots of the two. Closing in on the end of the third round Jason would try like hell to put Davie down to the canvas but the former BAD A$$ champ refused to go down and shows why he was last years champion. Left in the judges hands there was no doubt who had won this fight as all three judges scored the fight in Jasons favor awarding him the unanimous decision. (What a hell of a fight !)Finally the championship match of the middleweight division, where Jason would face fellow finalist Lee "The Kid" Kreisher. The action in the first round was fairly even, at least until the last ten seconds of the first round where Jason would score the first knockdown of the round. However "The Kid" was not about to give up yet as he sprung back to his feet rather quickly, but right as the tow were about to engage again the bell soundend ending round one. Heading into round two Jason could sense his opponent was still rocked from the first knock down. As soon as the bell for wound three sounded Kreisher made a foolish mistake and rushed straight in at Jason, instinctivley Jason responded with a front push kick which sunk deep into his foe's stomach. Due to the impact of the kick Lee's hands came down a little and Jason made sure to capitalize quickly by throwing another vicious left and right combination. with both punches hitting their mark it was just to much for Lee as he unconciously fell face forawd to the mat for the count. What a way to end the evening ! Congratulations to Jason for having such a dominant performance in this tournament,and bringing home a "W" for the home team. Also a special thanks must go out to jason's family, friends, and teammates (Mike Russo, Ivan Erceg, and Marko Puljic). who came out to show their support. Expect to see more action in the ring from the GriffonRawl Ohio Team in "2003".

Ryan "The Lion" Madigan wins again !

Woodbridge, Virginia

On a show promoted by Scott Howard and Sean Douglas, Ryan was able to add yet another victory to his ever growing Proffesional record. Prior to Ryan's fight there had been a verbal agreement that the Muay Thai match would be for 4 rounds, since it was to be the main event of the evening. To jump back a few clicks the rest of the card consisted of a mix of Muay Thai, a couple of Mixed Martial Arts matches, and one Shidokan fight where Promoter/Fighter Sean Douglas walked away with the victory. Now back to "The Lion's match round 1 consisted of Ryan methodically picking apart his oppenent. Ryan was able to throw a lot of punching combinations that he would always end with a kick to the leg, body, or head, the only thing Ryan's oppenent was able to score in Round 1 was a Right hand to Ryan's head. Now on to round 2, Ryan would open things up with a straight right hand that would send his opponent from the middle of the ring clear into the ropes. With his oppenent on the ropes "The Lion" would start to chop at his legs at will. (That's what Muay Thai is all about!) In the 3 round Ryan was able to land many head kicks. Landing at will Ryan's confidence began building, with that said Ryan would attempt a front leg spinning back kick to his oppenents body. The spinning back kick would just barely miss it's mark only grazing the side of his oppenent. Later in the round Ryan got caught by a kick to the head which would open a nasty cut above Ryan's right eyebrow, however for those of you who know Ryan know that it takes a lot more than that to slow "The Lion" down. Ryan would next pin his opponent against the ropes where he would land several good old fashioned knees to his opponent to end the round. During the rest period Ryan's coach (Lorenzo Scott) was able to stop the bleeding from Ryan's cut and had him ready to Roar into the 4th round of a fight he was already winning. However right before the 4th round bell could sound Ryan's oppenent had his gloves cut off and refused to fight the 4th round in which they had already agreed upon. In my opinion only I think that Ryan's opponent new he had been beaten and was just trying to play off the cut so he would look good. Ryan should have been awarded the KO victory since his opponent was unable to answer the bell in the 4th, instead he was awarded the Unanimous decision victory. Way to go "Lion" the GriffonRawl team congratulates you on your recent victory. It's good to have a high caliber fighter like yourself coming out to our school to provide good quality sparring sessions. We look foward to seeing you again!

BAD A$$ Xtreme Fighting Contest - Preliminaries !

Niles, Ohio

This event is similar to a tough man event. The rules for this event are all Boxing goes and as far as kicking it is legal but only from the waist to the shoulders. Technically this kind of fighting does not even classify as any of the three forms of Kickboxing (Muay Thai, International, or Waist & Above), however nonetheless the money for first prize is good and it is good practice. Any wins or losses are not recorded onto Jason’s Kickboxing record. Remember this show is just the preliminaries and the finals will be held next Friday. Official ResultsJason "Dynamite" Dent destroyed his first opponent in a mere: 58 seconds of R1, via TKO referee stoppage. The Stoppage came after his opponent crumbled to his knees from a barrage of right and left crosses. With this win Jason reserves the right to advance to the to the finals of this tournament next Friday. There he will have a chance to win $1,000 in prize money, and the right to be called the Mahoning Valley BAD A$$ Middleweight tournament Champion. So stay tuned! Visit the official BAD A$$ website at http://www.badassfighting.com/ Written by: Jason Dent