Niles, OhioEastwood Expo Center
The IFBL held their tenth event on December 15, 2007 in Niles, OH. Team Griffon-Rawl sent amatuer's William Jackson and Dan Polewchak to make their debut's and Nick Killian and Tom Lutz into their second contest. Team owner Jason Dent was pitted against the current IFBL world lightweight champion, Harris Sarmiento. What follows is a recap of Griffon-Rawl participants.Dan Polewchak started the night off with a very hard fought three round fight. Dan looked good in his debut showing nice skills on the ground. The fight went back and forth but when all was said and done, Mike Bothwell received a unanimous decision. William Jackson got his first taste of action against a very tough opponent in Chris Elliot. William fought hard but got his arm trapped midway through the first round and was unable to stop a series of strikes. Showing true warrior spirit, William refused to tap to strikes, but the referee stepped in at 1:54 to call a stop via TKO.Jay Racick was pitted against Nick Killian in his second contest. Nick was fighting a virus but didn't make any excuses and came out fighting hard. Nick showed how well rounded he is combining his standup, takedowns and grappling techniques on his way to a second win via unanimous decision.The final Griffon-Rawl amatuer showcased was Tom Lutz taking on Lamar Holmes. Tom came out very strong setting the pace and landing hard strikes right off the bat. Tom looked good on his way to receiving his second consecutive victory via tap out to strikes at 1:57 of the very first round.In the nights main professional event, Jason Dent faced the IFBL World Lightweight Champion Harris Sarmiento from Hawaii. Of the five, five minute rounds, the first four showcased both fighters excellent kickboxing skills. Harris and Jason traded amazing hand combinations and kicks giving the crowd a show for the ages. Jason said afterwards he felt the scoring would be close and dug deep in the fifth round and started landing hard shots including one that clearly rocked Harris, forcing him to attempt a takedown. Jason sprawled hard and was able to lock in an anaconda choke very deep. By the time Jason rolled, Harris was caught and tapped out to the choke at 1:49 of the final round.The IFBL was happy to have the head of Griffon-Rawl's Jiu-Jitsu association, Relson Gracie sitting ringside cheering on our combatants. All told it was a great night of action, even though terrible weather conditions kept many away. Written by:John StrmacComplete Results:IFBL WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FIGHTJASON DENT defeated HARRIS SARMIENTO (Anaconda Choke) in 1:49 RD 5IFBL WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHTJASON RILEY defeated SHANE LIGHTLE (TKO) in 3:45 RD 1PRO BOUTS:MICAH BENDER defeated COREY ABBOTT (TKO) in :54 RD 1BRANDON PIERCE defeated BRANDON EZZO (Triangle) in 1:50 RD 2AMATEUR BOUTS:BEN PETTIT defeated MATT ROSBOROUGH (TKO) in 2:56 RD 3TOM LUTZ defeated LAMAR HOLMES (TO Strikes) in 1:57 RD 2JOSH KNEBEL defeated RICHARD HILL (TKO) in 2:44 RD 1BRIAN PRIESTER defeated EDWIN CASTRO (TKO) in 2:06 RD 2JOHN OPFAR defeated RODGER FRYDRYCHOWSKI (Armbar) in :34 RD 1NICK KILLIAN defeated JAY RACICK by Unanimous DecisionMIKE NESTO defeated JOE SMITH (TKO) in :41 RD 1CHRIS ELLIOT defeated WILLIAM JACKSON (TKO) in 1:54 RD 1MIKE WILKINS defeated DAN JONES (Armbar) in 1:54 RD 1MIKE BOTHWELL defeated DAN POLEWCHAK by Unanimous DecisionJOE WAGNER defeated MIKE HOFFMAN (TKO) in 1:19 RD 2TONY ABBATE defeated JOHN WHITTEN (TO Strikes) in 2:56 RD 2
