GR goes 3 for 4 at NAAFS Combat Challenge 23

Saturday night continued the resurgence of GriffonRawl at NAAFS events.  Three of the four warriors GR sent into the cage came away with victories, the sole loss was a very tight Split Decision.

Jon-David Reeves, Samuel Callari, Tony DiSantis and Joe Callari made the trip to the Z-Plex in Streetsboro, Ohio to stand up for GR.  Joe won by Unanimous Decision, Tony finished his opponent by Triangle Choke in the 3rd round, Sam took his win by TKO in the 1st round.  Jon  showed lots of heart and left it all in the cage, more experience will put him in the win column for sure.

GR Head Coach Jason Dent had lots to say about the fights: Sammy fought patiently and countered without hesitation. The pain he inflicted with his low kicks left his opponent open for some good old fashioned 1 – 2's!  Tony Di won in a war and showed Tony has heart thats for sure. His opponent was  game and had tons of heart as well.  Joe's opponent had no answer for the low kicks Joe delivered and he showed some really good takedowns.  Joe dominated his opponent and looked awesome.  Jon-David Reeves did damage with his kicks but his opponent controlled where the fight was so the judges gave him the decision.

Coach Donny Walker made the trip cornered for all four fighters with Jason. 

GR wants to thank Intimidation Clothing for their continued sponsorship of the GR Fight Team

Written by: Bob Donaghy

GriffonRawl at the American Grappling Challenge

GR Team Fighter Steve Hetzel and GR member Cody Lewis traveled to Hamilton, OH on Saturday, January 12 to compete in the American Grappling Challenge Tri-State Grappling Championships.

Steve finished 1st in nogi and 3rd in gi at 140 lbs while Cody took 4th in gi at 155 lbs. It 's great to see our guys stepping up to get out there to broaden their experience.

American Grappling Challenge is the new name for the Ohio Grappling Challenge.  Click on the yellow link to visit their new site.

The next AGC event will be The All-Ohio Open on March 23rd in Canton, OH

Written by: Bob  Donaghy

GR's Official Fitness Center "The Rock House"

We want to familiarize you with The Rock House, a small private gym in Painesville, OH. The Rock House is the official GriffonRawl weight/fitness/rehab gym. It is a 'key club': all members receive a key to the gym which they can use at any time, 24/7/365.

The gym includes 2800 square feet of free weights, a cardio area, and a general fitness activity area. It is “beginner friendly”, and all new members receive an orientation and a individualized training program and nutrition plan. Rock House does not use contracts, and offers a month to month membership. As a special consideration for GriffonRawl members, the gym will waive all sign-up fees. Just show them your GR card.

The gym is cleaned daily, and the equipment is well maintained. Broken equipment is replaced quickly. All weights are all rubber coated, which makes for a quiet atmosphere.

Donny and Jason have trained under the owner, Rocky, for years and the gym has sponsored them. Four GR fighters currently train there.. Donny Walker, Jason Dent, Thomas Salvator, and Dave Osborne. In addition, Thomas Salvator, who is also a licensed personal trainer, runs his training business out of The Rock House.

See them on FaceBook, and on the The Rock House website

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Written by: Bob Donaghy