GriffonRawl Gains Two New Fighters!

Tony DiSantis and Jon Reeves Join the Official GR Fight Team

With their wins at Roctagon XXII we have 2 new fighters on the team. 

Jon Reeves beat Nico Persaliano by TKO due to strikes in just 1:51 of the third round.

Tony DiSantis earned his team colors even faster TKO'ing Chad Rothgeb at 2:07-second first round call due to strikes.  A dominating win.

Congratulations to Anthony and Jon on their achievements in the cage.  We look forward to many more victories with them.

Here is a link to our Teams full amateur roster. If there not on here there not on the team. http://www.ohio-mma.com/amateur.html

Here is a link to our Teams full professional roster. If there not on here there not on the team. http://www.ohio-mma.com/professional.html

Written by: Bob Donaghy

GriffonRawl Wins Big at Roctagon XXII

GriffonRawl comes home 3-1 from Rocktagon XXII! Congrats to GR's Joe Callari on bringing us home the W as well as we now have 2 NEW GR Fighters in Anthony Disantis & Jon Reeves. Our only loss tonight was Josh Belle who had an amazing fight and only lost by split decision

• Curt Harper verbally submitted to Joe Callari at 1:16 of the second round after a fierce leg kick.
• Tony DiSantis got the TKO against Chad Rothgeb at 2:07 of the first round.
• Jon Reeves defeated Nico Persaliano via TKO at 1:51 of the third round.
• Josh Belle posted GR's only loss for the the night.  Uriah Karkow (Team Bundy) won the split decision against after all three judges scored the back-and-forth battle between the 29-28.  Several people have commented that this was the fight of the night, and could easily been scored either way. Both fighters should be commended for their honorable behavior during and after the fight.

After a long dry spell, GriffonRawl comes out of this event with a set of strong wins.  This should mark a return to our historical path.

If you want to watch our guys win, Rocktagon XXII is set to air on The Comcast Network (TCN) and Comcast Sports (CSN) beginning December 8. Streaming footage of the live event is currently available globally for $9.99 through the Go Fight Live website.

http://www.rocktagonmma.com/

Written by: Bob Donaghy

GR 2nd Annual IGC Official Results

Congratulations to the champions and 2nd place competitors of  GriffonRawl's 2nd Annual IGC tournament .

In the top picture the champions are in the back row while 2nd place is kneeling in the front row.  Left to right Champs - 265 David Farhatt, 205 Landon Khakdoust, 185lbs Brad Bukovics, 170 George Comer, 155 Pito Lagoa, 145 Isaiah Chapman, 135 John Reeves!Left to right 2nd Place - 265 Billy Harmon, 205 Attila Meszaros, 185 David Gray, 170 Anthony Disantis, 155 Daniel Ramacciato, 145 Joe Riley, 135 Jeff Offak!

GR would like to thank all those that competed last night as well as our awesome staff that made everything run super smooth. Win or lose everyone's skill level is bound to go up as long as your willing to learn from your experiences.

It's very likely that GR will try to host our IGC's twice a year and make it a semiannual event. Were hoping to run the next one in May. Our goal is to run an extremely professional in house grappling tournament at an extremely cheap price to give our members or any other participating gyms some valuable experience.

Written by: Bob Donaghy