GriffonRawl Fight Team Grows by Two

 

Two of GR's most dedicated members, Cody Lewis and Alex Frenk, fought their way onto the Fight Team at Roctagon 27 on June 15th.  Both took on talented opponents and came away with dominating wins.

Cody won by armbar over Dib Haddah in the third round, and Alex KO'd Ben Horton just 45 seconds into the first.  Alex showed amazing maturity in his MMA debut fighting off a guillotine and capitalizing to get the KO so quickly.  Cody took his time, and in the 3rd round worked his ground game perfectly from his back to get the armbar at 1:34.  Training pays off.  Congratulations to both of them.

Alex Frenk stays busy at GR.  He volunteers with the jr MMA program (his son is in the program).   He's also entered (and won) Muay Thai events.

Cody Lewis is 1-0 on smoker fights and is one of the most active GR fighters on the grappling tournament circuit. Cody has two MMA bouts under his belt (a couple of disappointing squeaker decisions), but with this win he gets his first finish and made the team.  Hard work and dedication pay off

Be sure to congratulate Cody and Alex when you see them in class

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