UFC 63 Jason "Dynamite" Dent makes debut !

Anaheim, California
The Pond

GriffonRawl's own Jason "Dynamite" Dent made his UFC debut on this card on just a week and a half notice. Coming off of a big win in Hawaii over hometown favorite Kola Koka obviously put Jason on the UFC radar. Below you will find a full play by play run through of nights fights. As far as Jason in the UFC goes Dana White ended up giving him and his opponent the fight of the night bonus check for $15,000 dollars. On a side note Jason was able to pay the off the gyms new zebra mats and install us a 20' boxing ring. Even though Jason lost the decison he is still on contract with the UFC and will be most likely to make his return this December or early '07. Look for Dent to capture his first UFC win as he will have plenty of notice this time around.David Lee vs. Tyson GriffinRound 1David Lee lands a crisp flying knee to get the action started. Griffin secures a takedown off a body lock. Griffin takes his back and forces the tapout with a rear naked choke at 1:50 of the first period. Danny Abbadi vs. Jorge Gurgel Round 1Sherdog.com scores the first round 10-9 for Abbadi. Gurgel landed a right hand and worked for a kneebar and an armbar, but a clean knockdown from an Abbadi punch and a left straight that consistently beat Gurgel to the punch earns the 10-point round for Danny. Round 2Round two is all Gurgel. The Brazilian had Abbadi backpedaling from a lead right that found its target several times in the round. Gurgel scored a takedown and some solid ground and pound to end out the second stanza. Sherdog.com has the fight scored even as the thrid round sets to kickoff. Round 3More of the same in round three with Abbadi backpedaling while Jorge pushes forward. in the closing moments of the fight, Abbadi scores on a flurry that could have stolen the round. Gurgel scores a takedown as the horn sounds to end the battle and gain the nod on two of the judges's scorecards. 29-28 x2 for Gurgel, 29-28 for Abbadi. Jorge's gutsy takedown in the final second may have been the difference in the close fight. Mario Neto vs. Eddie Sanchez Round 1Both fighters traded strikes to start the fight. Neto secured a takedown and control for a few minutes but Sanchez defended well. Neto tried to pull guard and finish the fight with a front choke byt Sanchez escapes to his feet. Sherdog.com scores the first round 10-9 for Sanchez. Round 2Sanchez lands a huge overhand right that ends the fight at 17 seconds of the second round. Sanchez followed the stunned fighter to the mat and finished with three punches that put Neto out cold. Jason Dent vs. Roger HuertaRound 1Dent lands a spinning back kick to the body, in what would be his only offense in the opening stage. Huerta landed strikes on his feet at will and scored a few takedowns, one of which was a huge slam followed by some serious bombs to Dent's face. Sherdog.com scores the first for Huerta, 10-9. Round 2More of the same in round two, with Huerta getting the better of the ground and standing action. the last 30 seconds of the round Huerta peppered Dent with a torrent of strikes. Huerta coasting so far, 20-18 after two rounds. Round 3Dent scores with a flying knee that opens up a gash on Huerta's head. Both fighters bleeding now. Dent starting to find his range with the strikes. Huerta lands a takedown at the 2:30 mark, and appears to rest and ride out the fight, before he started unloading bombs on the ground again. Huerta captured every round on all the judges' scorecards, 30-27. Joe Lauzon vs. Jens PulverRound 1Lauzon scores a single leg takedown in the opening seconds. Jens escapes to his feet the grabs the cage to avoid being taken down again. The foul fails and he is taken down anyways. Jens again works to his feet but catches a left hook right on the button that puts him to sleep. Lauzon wins by knockout at 0:48 of the first. Jason Lambert vs. Rashad EvansRound 1Rashad rushes in to clinch but Lambert defends well with single wrist control. Evans scores a takedown but Lambert works back to his feet. Evans picks Lambert up slams him to the mat into side-control. Jason works for a Kimura but Evans stays put in side position and defends. Both fighters back to their feet. Lambert now pushing Evans against the fence while working for a single leg takedown. Another takedown from Evans. Sherdog.com scores the first round 10-9 for Rashad.Round 2Fast takedown from Evans into his opponent’s guard. Lambert again tries for a Kimura but Rashad escapes. Evans explodes into a double leg and gains mount shortly after. Evans lands a flurry of heavy strikes from the mount that knock Lambert out at the 2:22 mark. Gabe Ruediger vs. Melvin GuillardRound 1Guillard sprawls to avoid several Ruediger takedown attempts in the first minute of the fight then lands a takedown of his own. Left hook stuns Ruediger. Gabe has a mouse over his left eye from a standing elbow delivered by his opponent. Melvin grabs the fence to defend a takedown. Ruediger scores a takedown. He moves quickly to mount then Guillard gives up his back. Ruediger working for a rear naked as the round expires. Sherdog.com scores it 10-9 for Ruediger for the near finish at the end of the round. Round 2Guillard finds his range in the second round with punches. He landed two straight rights to the body within 30 seconds of each other, the second of which collapsed his opponent. Guillard then landed a soccer kick to the shoulder, forcing Herb Dean to stop the fight at 1:01 of the second round. Mike Swick vs. David LoiseauRound 1Right kick lands to the body of “The Crow.” Loiseau clinches Swick against the fence but the referee restarts the action after a minute of inactivity. Swick unloads with a barrage of punches at Loiseau covers up. The first half of round one is all Swick. Finally “Crow” lets his hands loose and backs up the American. Swick scores a takedown into the Canadian’s half-guard. Swick momentarily takes Loisaeu’s back but “The Crow” escapes to his feet. First round is dominated by Swick, 10-9. Round 2Swick taunts his opponent as the second period begins. Spining back kick lands for Swick. Loiseau lands 2 leg kicks that back Swick up. Flying knee from Swick finds its target. The Ultimate Fighter veteran scores a takedown. Loiseau bleeding over his left eye. Swick rides out the rest of the round inside his opponent’s guard. 10-9 for Swick. Round 3Loiseau now stalking Swick aroud the cage. Swick hits a single and drags Loiseau to the mat. “The Crow” tries to sweep but Swick escapes to his feet and waves his finger at Loiseau. “The Crow” finds his range on a few elbows and gets a takedown of his own. “The Crow” now working from half-guard against the cage with heavy elbows. Swick raises to his feet after surviving the onslaught of strikes. Swick catches a Loiseau kick and takes him to the canvas as the horn sounds to end the bout. Sherdog.com scores it 10-9 for Loiseau (29-28 Swick).Official score - 29-28x3 for Swick. Matt Hughes vs. B.J. PennRound 1Penn enters the Octagon looking calm and confident. Hughes makes the walk to the cage to his usual Hank Williams Jr. theme music. Penn lands a left hook to the body to kickoff the action. Hughes working for a single but Penn leaps on foot to the cage and defends. Hughes eats a right hand and answers with a punch of his own. Hughes backs away and eats a right hand before scoring a single leg takedown. B.J. rises to his feet and hits Hughes with a one-two. Hughes is poked in the eye accidentally, requiring a doctors check. Hughes gives the OK after the doctor’s thumbs-up and the fight continues. The duration of the first round is spent against the cage as Hughes works for a takedown. Sherdog.com scores the first 10-9 for Penn. Round 2Hughes lands a left jab and a right to the body before scoring a takedown against the cage. Hughes working to pass guard. Penn Closes his guard as Hughes tries to posture and pass to both sides. Hughes lands a elbow. B.J. working for an omaplata. Hughes escapes and drops another elbow. Two elbows rock B.J. Penn sweeps and takes Hughes' back. B.J. working for the rear naked choke. Bj now has a triangle from the back with an arm trapped. The fight is almost over. B.J. switched to an armbar just before Hughes escaped as the round comes to a close. Penn wins round 2, 10-9. Round 3Hughes opening up with some punches as the third period begins. Left hook lands for the champion. Another left lands for the mainlander. Stiff jab from Hughes. Huge uppercut lands for Hughes. B.J. rocked. Hughes scores a takedown and passes to half-guard. Hughes now in side control and traps Penn’s left arm. Hughes pounding away. Hughes pounds on a trapped Penn until “Big” John stops the fight. Hughes defeds his title with a TKO at 3:53 of the third round. Found on:http://www.sherdog.com/

NAAFS "Northcoast Showdown"

Euclid Sports Plant

This past weekends NAAFS event may have been the most memorable show yet for several reasons both positive and not so positive. On the positive end, fans were treated to a number of outstanding fights including what is surely a candidate for NAAFS fight of the year with Frank Carabello’s come from behind win over DJ Jacobucci… but more on that one later. In addition to the anticipated featured bouts, several new NAAFS fighters made emphatic debuts this weekend and had an immediate impact on the soon to be released updated 2006 rankings, while others looked to solidify their stance in hopes of earning one of two spots in each weight class during this December’s NAAFS finals in Cleveland. The night opened with a lightweight bout pitting Team DNA’s Dan Balon against newcomer Walter Shwanbeck of Warren, PA. After negating several take down attempts from Shwanbeck, Balon established position and worked his way to the back of his opponent securing a fight ending rear naked choke midway thru the opening round. Balon, who normally fights at 145lbs improved to 3-0 and could have something to say in the lightweight division before the year is out. The newly founded Team Playland’s Dan Jones was next up as he took on NAAFS veteran Brodie Arnold in another exciting lightweight clash. In what was a very entertaining fight (which nearly featured the NAAFS’ first ever pile driver) it was Jones getting the best of Arnold with a rear naked choke near the end of round one. With both fighters coming in with wins during their first NAAFS bouts, Milan Wesley of Cleveland and New York’s Nick Golembieski knew that each needed an almost flawless performance to get by the other. On this night it was Wesley who worked his game plan to near perfection and showed the rest of the NAAFS middleweights that he is in fact for real. With UFC bound Jason Dent in his corner, Wesley avoided danger and several submission attempts from Golembieski while pounding his way to a second round KO. Both fighters dropped down from light heavyweight for this fight and it appeared to be the right move for each particularly Wesley. Mike Nesto improved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the NAAFS with his latest win over Jay Wadsworth. In yet another intense battle, Nesto got an early takedown and never looked back while pushing the action for much of the fight. Wadsworth was more then game and had his moments in the fight testing Nesto’s chin on one occasion in the first round, however is was the aggressiveness of Nesto that has made him a fighter on the rise and one of the most versatile on the lightweight class. Next up was Griffon-Rawl’s Chuck Schilling taking on Team DNA’s Adam Swift who was a late fill in for the injured Carl Miller. In another back and forth bout it was Schilling who imposed his will on Swift while pinning his opponent against the cage and doing most of his damage on his feet. Swift came out aggressive in rounds two and three but could never establish a consistent attack of his own. Schilling worked his way to a finishing rear naked choke midway through round three. Our thoughts and prayers are with Carl Miller who was involved in a car accident while driving to the show from his home in Michigan. PKW has learned that Miller suffered no serious injuries and plans on returning to action in the not too distant future.In a super heavyweight clash, Cleveland’s Bobby Favors took advantage of a nearly 80 pound weight difference and wasted little time in finishing Anthony Holder of Warren, PA. Favors came out swinging and things quickly went to the ground. From there it was all Favors who ended the fight via rear naked choke in under a minute.The final preliminary bout may still have fans buzzing after the display put on by Rising Dragon’s Frank Carabello and Team Griffon-Rawl’s DJ Jacobucci in a middleweight showdown. Jacobucci won the first round with an aggressive attack and a right hand that seemingly rocked the iron jawed Carabello several times, however Carabello would survive and turn the tide in round two with his own fire power which Jacobucci would not have an answer for. The second round started with Jacobucci on the early attack and another overhand right that would momentarily back up his opponent but then came the punch of the night from Carabello, a clean uppercut that stunned Jacobucci and began to turn momentum in Carabello's favor. Several more punches were then thrown by both fighters with Carabello clearly getting the better of the exchange and his confidence growing with each shot landed. A final combo from the Italian slugger would down Jacobucci who would not be able to continue earning Carabello his first NAAFS win. Keep an eye on both of these fighters in the future….wow!Kicking off the main card was Carabello’s team mate and Rising Dragon captain Taiwon Howard who was looking for his third straight win against backyard rival Ben Parks of Team Griffon-Rawl. In a battle of two former kickboxers, this fight stayed standing and lived up to its expectations with Howard avoiding an early Parks flurry and turing the table in a very fast paced fight. A right hand down the pipe set up a barrage of Howard strikes that would end things for Parks in the just over a minute in to the fight. Howard will now likely be on the top of the 185 lbs class when the new NAAFS rankings are released and sent a message to the rest of the division at the same time with the win.In a featured lightweight battle Cody “The Wolverine” Stevens improved to 4-0 as he took out very tough Jay Morris. Stevens, who came out ultra aggressive, never gave Morris a chance to really get into the fight while showing off a very well rounded attack. Stevens went on to win the fight via ref stoppage late in round two. Top ranked NAAFS light heavyweight Dan Spohn suffered his first career loss to the hands of Chuck Ellison who evened his record at 1-1. Ellison came out firing while stunning Spohn in the opening seconds with a barrage of punches which Spohn could never recover from. With the win, Ellison has vaulted his way to the top five of the light heavyweight class.In a featured heavyweight bout, John “The Showstopper” Hedges wasted little time in defeating newcomer Bill Streller by TKO in the opening minute of the fight. Streller did all he could to avoid the take down but the “Showstopper” would not be denied and coasted to his second straight win. Streller has vowed to return and fight again while Hedges will now set his sights on his next opponent and a possible top three ranking.In what ended up being the nights main event, John “The Mongoose” Myers defeated Ryan Miller in another highly anticipated yet controversial fight. A great early exchange got things started with Miller gaining the fights first takedown and control early. The mongoose in typical mongoose fashion then reversed position and shortly their after got things standing where he could make a move. From there things got interesting as Myers applied a standing guillotine which prompted referee Doug Patterson to stop the fight giving the win to Myers. A very vocal and unpleased Miller did not agree with the call and felt he was in no serious trouble and the fight should have been allowed to continue. In the end it was Myers walking out with a win and solidifying his spot near the top of the lightweight division while Miller will be forced to regroup and make another run.And then came the not so positive. After getting the news nearly a week ago that his first scheduled opponent (Josh Stansbury) was forced to withdraw due to an injury, Dominic Qurazzo was next slated to face Toledo’s Clark Baker (now 3-2) in the night’s main event but that’s where things apparently went wrong. Baker allegedly weighed in and then left the premises never to return forcing Qurazzo to win by disqualification. Needless to say Qurazzo’s disappointment was evident as he took center stage and addressed his loyal fans who came out to witness his NAAFS debut. A gracious and thankful Qurazzo assured fans that he would make this up to them with his next fight while warning future opponents of his intentions the next time he steps into the cage. It is not clear when Qurazzo will fight again however fans can expect an official announcement from the Qurazzo camp in the weeks to come on PKW. NAAFS HW Dominic QurazzoEven with the disappointing end to an otherwise very competitive and entertaining card, the fifth round of the 2006 series will go down as a memorable one with a night of amazing amateur action. All of us at the NAAFS want to thank the fans, fighters, trainers, sponsors, staff and everyone involved for their continued support and for making the NAAFS the nation’s undisputed leader in amateur MMA. We can honestly say that the best is yet to come……see you in November!Found on:http://www.prokarateweekly.com/Quick ResultsFeatured BoutsMain Event 265 lbs - Dominic Qurazzo over Clark Baker - Disqualification (Baker No Show)155 lbs - John "The Mongoose" Myers over Ryan Miller - Guillotine rd1265 lbs - John “The Showstopper” Hedges over Bill Streller - TKO rd1205 lbs - Chuck Ellison over Dan Spohn - KO rd1185 lbs - Taiwon “The Iron Dragon” Howard over Ben “Thundercat” Parks - TKO rd2155 lbs - Cody "The Wolverine" Stevens over Jay Morris - TKO rd2Preliminary Bouts185 lbs - Frank Carabello over DJ Jacobucci - TKO rd2SHW - Bobby Favors over Anthony Holder - RNC rd1155 lbs - Mike Nesto over Jay Wadsworth - Guillotine rd2155 lbs - Chuck Schilling over Adam Swift - RNC rd3185 lbs - Milan Wesley over Nick Golembieski - KO rd2155 lbs - Dan Jones over Brodie Arnold - Guillotine rd1155 lbs Dan Balon over Walter Shwanbeck - RNC rd1

Icon Sport “Mayhem vs. Lawler”

Honolulu, Hawaii
Blaispell Arena

GR Instructors Jason Dent and Mike Russo made the long haul a 12 hour plane flight to Honolulu, Hawaii. Set to compete on the Icon sport Superbrawl card this was Jason's second time with this organization and the debut for mike this will mark the biggest event of his career. Nearly 8,000 poeple in attendance it was a pretty packed venue. I would lie to take a moment and send a shout to Chas are manager for getting both myself and Jason on the card. I would also like to thank Rob Monroe for coming on short notice to be are cutman for the night. Below you find complete result for our fights as well as the rest of the line-up. Hawaii was awesome we can not wait to go back and fight for this organization again they took very good care of us. In a see saw battle Saturday night the questions were answered. At least for the time being. Jason “Mayhem” Miller answered the critics and brought it big time at the Neal Blaisdell Arena in Hononlulu Hawaii. Miller showed up with the Rastafari ring entrance donning a dreadlock wig and rasta hat along with his customary mask. Miller played the pro Mayhem crowd to the hilt."Ruthless" Robbie Lawlers entrance was anything but entertaining aside from the obvious anger he had coming into this fight, tearing his warm ups off and throwing his shirt, shoes and warm up pants.The first round saw Miller come out firing with his seemingly new found penchant for kicking, Its widely known that Miller is a Jiu Jitsu expert but as of late, including this performance and his last performance in California on the WFA card against Lodune Sincaid he has now done a remarkable job with his striking. He battered Lawler with nice kicks and knees. Leaving Lawler with bruising on his left side rib cage by the end of round one. Lawler seemed extremely hesitant in the first throwing only one punch. The first round clearly went to Miller as he was the clear aggressor and landed punches, kicks and knees. Especially effective was Miller with his leg kicks just as in Lawler’s previous UFC bout against Pete Spratt a few years back. Doesn’t appear Lawler worked much on leg kick defense. Oddly enough it didn’t appear that Miller was looking at all to get the takedown. It could be that he wanted to prove to his critics that he can fight stand up with the best. Round two-The start of the second was like a completely different fight. Lawlers corner seemed to wake him up with their urging and at the start of the second round the war was on. It was the old Robbie Lawler in there firing away and landing solid shots. Hurting Miller on numerous occasions. Lawlers power can not be denied. Lawler at one point had Miller turtled up on the mat and it appeared the referee was very close to stepping in and stopping it. Miller survived the onslaught and got to his feet near the end of the round. Once to his feet Miller exploded with solid kicks and knees pushing Lawler back into the ropes as the horn sounded the end of the round. The second round was most definitely Lawlers round. The third round started off where the second left off. An all out war. Close to mid way through the third round Miller was able to mount Lawler but both fighters were stuffed in the corner. The referee stopped the action and positioned them in the center for a restart with Miller still in full mount. Miller proceeded to land two solid elbow strikes to Lawlers head, which is a foul. The Miller – Lawler fight was to be contested under full Pride Fighting rules. Elbows to the head are illegal. A warning was given but the fight resumed in the position the fouls were commited and the Lawler corner vehemently argued that due to those fouls the fighters should have been stood up after the warning. Long story short the referee left them in that position which inevitably led to Miller securing a triangle arm choke, the same choke he used in his last fight in Hawaii vs. Stephan Gamlin. One could only wonder had the fight been stood up what the eventual outcome might have been. Winner Jason “Mayhem” Miller by triangle arm choke at 2:50 of the third round.In the semi main event “The favorite Son of Polynesia” Kolo Koka had his hands full with Jason “Dynamite” Dent from Ohio. The Koka we saw in this fight was not as willing to stand and trade shots like the Koka of previous fights. Both fighters did exchange their fare share of leg kicks and punches but Koka seemed intent on securing a leg and taking the native Ohio fighter to the ground. Once on the ground Dent seemed to be able to neutralize everything Koka tried to do. Dent caused considerable damage while on bottom. Dent continually worked for the high climbing guard and was searching for submissions. The stale mate on the ground forced the referee to stand the fights on numerous occasions. Dent landed a monsterous knee strike in the second round that had Koka in big, big trouble. All credit due to Koka for surviving the second round. He was visibly hurt and fought on with huge heart. My personal opinion from ringside was that Koka was not recovered at the start of the third round. He came out with glassy eyes and I believe he did not get his head completely clear during the break. But always the warrior he battled on and once again found himself in Dents guard but this time Dent found the submission opening and secured the triangle choke causing Koka to have no choice but to tap. Once again my personal opinion of Kolo Koka. He is a huge ambassador of the sport and represents Hawaii as well as any place could be represented. Total warrior and the most gracious and respectful person that I have come across in the sport in a long, long time. Kolo Koka is a first class fighter and more importantly a first class person.Jason Dent defeated Kolo Koka by triangle choke in Round 3.Peni Taufaao defeats Isaiah Cobb-Adams by guillotine in Round 1 Shaun Durfee defeats Thomas Ferguson by Rear Naked Choke at 1:30 of Round 1 Keoni Bryant defeats Derek Stadler by Unanimous Decision Both fighters had mount numerous times in the bout but in the third and final round Bryants striking seemed to give him the edge.145-lb TITLE FIGHTChico Cantebaros defeats Kevin Delima by Referee Stoppage due to strikes Cantiberos was the obvious dominant fighter standing utilizing the whole bag of tricks punches, kicks and kneesMakana Albino defeats Marshall Harvest by decision Seemed the crowd saw it different and booed the decision but mma Hawaii saw Albino outworking Harvest and therefore getting the decision.Mark Oshiro defeats Paul Gorman by TKO Oshiro lands the left hand bomb referee stops the contest.Sydney Silva defeats Kimo Woefel by armbar A very game Woefel was able to fight off numerous submission attempts but Silva’s Jiu Jitsu proved to be too much and was able to secure the armbar for the victory.Jack a Brazillian Jiu Jitsu black belt was too much for Russo, Jack was the aggressor and left Russo defending. Jack secures the back and sinks the choke.Jay Jack defeats Mike Russo by Rear Naked Choke in Round 1.Wriiten By:Rob Monroe