Saturday night Coveted Fighting Championships launched in Ohio. The Mentor Civic Ice Arena, a cavernous and modern facility filled with raucous fight fans. Attendance did not quite make capacity, but it came close. CFC 3 was well organized, well paced, and considering the plague of last minute drop outs and no shows by fighters, it was very successful. Jake Digman and Kyle Rozewski did their usual fine jobs handling announcing, pacing and post fight interviews. We understand from CFC owner Dave Sweeney we can expect to see more Coveted Fighting Championships events in Ohio soon.
Since GriffonRawl is based in Mentor Dave Sweeney approached Jason Dent early about GR fighters forming the backbone of the card. At one point we had five fighters booked. Over about two weeks, opponents, who had signed contracts, withdrew. Bryon McCroskey, Cody Lewis, and Nikolai Gionti, all had and lost opponents before the weekend. On fight day we had two men standing, Logan Urban and George Comer. Logan’s opponent showed up for weigh in on Saturday morning, and missed by 5 pounds. He was given 5 hours to make weight and left. He did not return. This this was supposed to be Logan’s MMA debut. So even with a successful event, it was a mixed night for GriffonRawl.
George’s opponent, Joe Lile, (10-1 overall) is highly ranked and very experienced He made weight, and showed up as a professional does. GR wants to thank Joe Lile for being a warrior. It was clear from early research that Joe Lile was the probably most balanced opponent George had ever faced. Jason and George took time, did the research, developed a plan, and trained to it. While the result looked like many of George’s other fights, the Devil is in the details. Lile is a dominant finisher, with only one decision in 11 fights. Give him an opening, and you’re done for the evening. He is also 6 inches taller and has a 5 inch reach advantage. The fight plan was solid, and George executed it perfectly. George admitted to being nervous in front of a hometown crowd. How could you not be with several hundred people wearing shirts with your nickname on them, chanting ‘Bonesaw’, and carrying carnival cutouts of your face on sticks? But the nerves went when the bell rang, and George did what George does.
When you see George around the Academy, be sure to congratulate him on another dominant win.
GriffonRawl wants to thank The Happy Moose for their long support of George Comer and GriffonRawl, and particularly wants to thank Intimidation Clothing for introducing the new Bonesaw t-shirt at the event. From the number of people wearing the shirts, it was a good idea.
Bonesaw shirts are available HERE
George Comer vs Joe Lile full fight in HD
Quick Results from CFC 3
Main Event
- Chris Curtis Defeated Tiawan Howard Rd.2 Via submission (Catchweight 180)
Co-Main Event
- George Comer defeated Joe Lile, Jr. via decision (lightweight)
AMATEUR CARD
- Tony DiPiero defeated Michael Schimek via decision (185 Middleweight)
- Easton Johnson defeated George Murphy via TKO ref stoppage Round 2 (145 Featherweight)- Todd Liberati defeated Andrew Morrow via decision (165 catchweight)
- Cristian Carreras defeated Joey Anderson via KO round 2 (Hvy)
- Anthony Scalina defeated Harrison Watkins via decision (160 lb catchweight)
Many thanks to Mike Wrobel for permission to use his photographs of the event. Please visit this talented photographers site: Shoot It MMA
Written by: Bob Donaghy
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