Geneva-on-the-Lake, OhioThe Cove
On Saturday July 26, 2008 the NAAFS held its second installment of “War on the Shore” on the historic Geneva-on-the-Lake strip. Team GriffonRawl sent four veterans into action. What follows is a recap of these warriors.First up was Jim Payne taking on Tyler Wilson at 185lbs. Jim started quickly scoring a takedown and proceeded to land some good shots from top position. The fight found its way back up to the feet where Tyler was throwing a good amount of combinations. At the exact moment Tyler was throwing a left body kick, Jim dropped his level to shoot in and his shin hit hard right on the bridge of Jim’s nose. Due to the fact this was an amateur contest, the referee immediately stepped in to halt the contest. Jim’s nose was badly broken and the fight was declared a no-contest.AJ Carl represented the team at 145lbs, taking on perennial fan-favorite CoDean Roff of Team KSD. AJ scored a hard fought takedown in round one and retained top position for most of the first round landing good shots. Round two found AJ on his back in the guard defending strikes and position as CoDean continued advancing his position. Round 3 again found CoDean in dominate position where AJ’s heart and tenacity shined as he refused to submit despite being in a compromising position. As AJ pulled his head free from CoDean’s legs he seized an opportunity to wrap his arm around CoDean’s neck and sat back into guard with a very tight guillotine forcing him to tap at 1:37 of the third round. AJ is ranked #4 in the NAAFS featherweight rankings, is on a five fight win streak and looks to be a staple in the NAAFS!Bryon McRosky was next up to take on a very experienced Tim Hendrix at 170lbs. Bryon and Tim exchanged on the feet where Bryon pushed the action up against the cage, landing nice hand combinations and solid knees. The fight found its way to the ground with Bryon on top inflicting damage and trying to secure the mount position, but Tim defended well. At the :10 second left mark, Bryon started unloading catching Tim several times where Tim tapped out due to strikes at 2:59 seconds of the first round. Bryon is ever improving and one of the hardest working members at the gym. This victory improved Bryon to 3-1 and his third victory in a row.Long-time GriffonRawl warrior, Chuck Schilling, made the move to 145lbs taking on Bo Coleman of Team Beatdown. Bo asked for this fight, no doubt to avenge a victory over Bo’s teammate one year ago. Bo came out hard throwing excellent combinations from the feet with Chuck throwing right back. Chuck took an opportunity to shoot in where Bo landed a deep guillotine choke that Chuck eventually fought free from. Almost immediately Chuck found himself in one of the deepest triangle chokes I’d ever seen. Again, Chuck ultimately fought free. It’s safe to say Chuck’s head was purple for 2 of the first three minutes. As round two began it was clear Chuck shed a bit of “ring rust." He scored a takedown and landed some solid knee strikes before sinking in Sunday class’ favorite submission, the D’Arce Choke at 1:16. Moving to 145lbs, coupled with a 6-1 record, Chuck will no doubt vault into the NAAFS featherweight rankings.All told it was an exciting night of action, with 3-4 bouts being argued by fans as to what was fight of the night. Written by:John M. StrmacComplete Results:Preliminary Bouts205 lbs - Josh Talsma 1-0 (Team Xtreme) over Damien Dicken 0-1 (Geneva, OH) by TKO @ :53 of Rd 1170 lbs – John Roach 1-0 (Kombat MMA) over Casimir Heynoski 0-1 (Erie, PA) by Tapout From Strikes @ 1:25 of Rd 1185 lbs - Mike Macdonald 1-0 (Team Xtreme) over Dan Capp 0-1 (Team Pitbull) by Guillotine Choke @ :44 of Rd 1185 lbs – Neil Delos Reyes 1-0 (Jungle Fight Team) over Chris Cunningham 0-1 (Team Xtreme) by Rear Naked Choke @ 2:03 of Rd 1155 lbs – Ryan Victory 2-3 (Team DNA) over Dustin Varney 0-1 (Mayhem MMA) by Rear Naked Choke @ 1:35 of Rd 2135 lbs – Mike Connor 1-2 (Pain Headquarters) over Keith Mitchell 0-2 (Mayhem MMA) by Rear Naked Choke @ 2:38 of Rd 1155 lbs – Dru Shottenheimer 2-0 (Team Twisted) over Justin Clevenger 0-1 (Geneva, OH) by Guillotine Choke @ :26 of Rd 2185 lbs - Tyler Wilson 0-0-1 (Team Xtreme) vs Jim Payne 2-2-1 (Team Griffonrawl) No Contest (Head Strike)155 lbs – Trevor Traven 1-1 (Geneva, OH) over Lance Johnson 2-3 (TKO Erie) by Guillotine Choke @ :43 of Rd 1185 lbs - Jack Tolley 2-0 (Pittsburgh, PA) over Scott Blank 0-1 (Point Blank MMA) by Unanimous Decision145 lbs – Doug Kulbis 3-0 (Team JAD) over Chris Nash 3-1 (Team Takedown) by Unanimous DecisionFeatured Bouts155 lbs – Sylvester Organka 3-0 (Kombat MMA) over Jason “The Monster” Lawrence 2-2 (Erie, PA) by Unanimous Decision145 lbs - AJ Carl 5-1 (Team GriffonRawl) over CoDean Roff 4-6 (Team KSD) by Guillotine Choke @ 1:37 of Rd 3170 lbs – Bryon McRosky 3-1 (Team GriffonRawl) over Tim Hendrix 5-4 (Kentucky Combat) by Tapout From Strikes @ 2:59 of Rd 1155 lbs - LA Hampton 5-2 (Cleveland, OH) over Joey “The Hitman” Holt 4-3 (Gym City Gladiators) by KO @ 1:47 of Rd 2145 lbs - Chuck Schilling 6-1 (Team GriffonRawl) over Bo Coleman 8-6 (Team Beatdown) by Head & Arm Triangle @ 1:16 of Rd 2265 lbs – Adam Farrell 3-0 (Team DNA) over Felix “The Cat” Catheline 6-3 (Buckeye MMA) by Triangle Choke @ 2:06 of Rd 1185 lbs – AJ Aeschlimann 4-0 (Team Instigator) over John Opfar 5-3 (Pittsburgh, PA) by Guillotine Choke @ :55 of Rd 2
