Elyria, Ohio
Elyria Roll Arena
Five GriffonRawl warriors made their way to Elyria to participate in Superior Cage Fighting's latest promotion. Superior Cage Fighting and GriffonRawl MMA have had a long standing relationship, participating in each of their events. What follows is a recap of each fighter's bout.
Dan Farnworth (0-1, 145lbs), fresh off his eighteenth birthday, pulled double duty as he battled both Kelli Gotardo and a nasty flu virus as well. Dan had a solid triangle and subsequent arm bar in the latter part of round one, but Kelli was able to fight through it as the round ended. Kelli was able to land takedowns in both rounds two and three, remaining on top for most of the rounds, while Dan worked submissions from the guard. The fight ended with a unanimous decision in favor of Kelli.
George Comer (2-0, 155lbs) remained unbeated in MMA competition by scoring a split decision victory over Mike Maderitz. While round one was clearly won by George, Mike showed solid standup and a very active guard from the bottom, including a near arm bar in round three. George's balance, wrestling and effective ground and pound was enough to control the fight, giving him his second victory in as many outings.
Dave Klima (1-0, 170lbs) found out early in round one he was in for a battle, as Deramus Cannon landed a solid right straight that sent the action to the ground. Dave endured a brief ground and pound before he was able to move his hips to the side and began climbing his way to the back of Deramus, where he locked in a rear naked choke in the middle of round one. Deramus had no choice but to tap as the choke was solid and deep, giving Dave his first tast of victory inside the cage.
Dan Jones (5-3, 155lbs) looked to stand and bang early, but Dominic Jones, an accomplished wrestler, was able to keep the fight on the ground, while Dan positioned himself for submissions attempts. In round two, Dan nearly had an arm bar sunk deep, but props to Dominic who was able to fight through the lock. Rounds two and three were much of the same from Dominic, who kept looking for the takedown. The referre repeatedly stood the fighters up in the later rounds, but when the dust settled, Dan was handed a loss in the form of a unanimous decision.
Rounding out GriffonRawl's night was AJ Carl (6-1, 145lbs) who won a majority decision victory over a very tough and well conditioned Jason Schmucker. AJ clearly dominated round one with spectacular takedowns and wicked ground and pound. Rounds two and three found AJ on top most of the time, following multiple takedowns. Jason had a rear naked choke sunk deep late in the contest, but somehow AJ was able to pry Jason's arm away from his throat and reverse positions. AJ earned the Interim Featherweight Championship!
Congratulations to all who competed and thanks to all who drove the distance to Elyria.
More information may be obtained by visiting http://www.superiorcagefighting.com/.
Elyria Roll Arena
Five GriffonRawl warriors made their way to Elyria to participate in Superior Cage Fighting's latest promotion. Superior Cage Fighting and GriffonRawl MMA have had a long standing relationship, participating in each of their events. What follows is a recap of each fighter's bout.
Dan Farnworth (0-1, 145lbs), fresh off his eighteenth birthday, pulled double duty as he battled both Kelli Gotardo and a nasty flu virus as well. Dan had a solid triangle and subsequent arm bar in the latter part of round one, but Kelli was able to fight through it as the round ended. Kelli was able to land takedowns in both rounds two and three, remaining on top for most of the rounds, while Dan worked submissions from the guard. The fight ended with a unanimous decision in favor of Kelli.
George Comer (2-0, 155lbs) remained unbeated in MMA competition by scoring a split decision victory over Mike Maderitz. While round one was clearly won by George, Mike showed solid standup and a very active guard from the bottom, including a near arm bar in round three. George's balance, wrestling and effective ground and pound was enough to control the fight, giving him his second victory in as many outings.
Dave Klima (1-0, 170lbs) found out early in round one he was in for a battle, as Deramus Cannon landed a solid right straight that sent the action to the ground. Dave endured a brief ground and pound before he was able to move his hips to the side and began climbing his way to the back of Deramus, where he locked in a rear naked choke in the middle of round one. Deramus had no choice but to tap as the choke was solid and deep, giving Dave his first tast of victory inside the cage.
Dan Jones (5-3, 155lbs) looked to stand and bang early, but Dominic Jones, an accomplished wrestler, was able to keep the fight on the ground, while Dan positioned himself for submissions attempts. In round two, Dan nearly had an arm bar sunk deep, but props to Dominic who was able to fight through the lock. Rounds two and three were much of the same from Dominic, who kept looking for the takedown. The referre repeatedly stood the fighters up in the later rounds, but when the dust settled, Dan was handed a loss in the form of a unanimous decision.
Rounding out GriffonRawl's night was AJ Carl (6-1, 145lbs) who won a majority decision victory over a very tough and well conditioned Jason Schmucker. AJ clearly dominated round one with spectacular takedowns and wicked ground and pound. Rounds two and three found AJ on top most of the time, following multiple takedowns. Jason had a rear naked choke sunk deep late in the contest, but somehow AJ was able to pry Jason's arm away from his throat and reverse positions. AJ earned the Interim Featherweight Championship!
Congratulations to all who competed and thanks to all who drove the distance to Elyria.
More information may be obtained by visiting http://www.superiorcagefighting.com/.
