UFC Fight Night New Orleans 9/17/2011

The Fight Night in New Orleans was Donny Walker's second UFC appearance in 2011. This time he was matched up with strong wrestler Ken Stone.

The fight opened with Donny showing some standup advantage. A leg kick from Stone lands low and they restart. Walker continues to show advantage standing. They close and Stone takes the action to the cage wall. Stone traps Donny's arm and trips him. Donny briefly stands up and is tripped again. Stone gets his hooks in and secures a Rear Naked Choke . Walker refuses to tap and is choked out

Written by Bob Donaghy

Evolve Smoker Results

Fun and successful night at Evolve MMA's Kickboxing Smoker tonight down in Akron. Congrats to Matt Maio & Reggie Parks on getting W's and having good showings and and even bigger CONGRATS to Ryan Lose who had an all out WAR with a very dangerous and experienced fighter. Ryan's fight was declared a draw but it was AWESOME! Overall it was a good experience for our guys and fun.

Written by Bob Donaghy

NAAFS "Rock N Rumble 8" Official Results

On Saturday August 27th three GR warriors competed in Cleveland, Ohio at the NAAFS annual Rock N Rumble event. Reggie Parks & John Burbol both fought amateur while George Comer made his Pro debut. It ended up being a tough night for our team as all three of our guys ended up losing by decision this time around. On the flip side all three guys still have winning records and gained some good experience as each faced top level competition in there weight class.

We will lick our wounds and plan a come back as we always do if we lose. Thanks for all the support from those who helped these guys in training and or showed up to there fights to show your support. See everyone back in the gym.

Tim Hall "Blue Belt Promotion"

Following tonights Monday night BJJ class GR Black Belt Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Jeff Starr proudly promoted student Tim Hall to the rank of Blue Belt. Tim has showed the skill, attitude, and has been attending classes on a regular basis. Make sure the next time you see Tim you congradulate him on his accomplishment. If anyone else is looking to obtain rank make sure you attend classes somewhat consistantly and make sure you stick around to free after most classes when you can. Getting ranked requires you to be training and rolling in a gi during classes. Jeff looks at your skill but also your attendance. Obviously the more time you put on the mat the better you will most likely get.

GR gets its own Song produced - Compliments of GmonE!!!

GR now has its own song. The song turned out pretty cool and has alot of details pertaining to the gym in the lyrics. The song also name drops all of GR's head instructors Jason Dent, Donny Walker, & Jeff Starr as well as all of GR's Pro's in AJ Pulling, Paul Compton, Bryon McCroskey, & George Comer. This song should be released on the next volume of the NAAFS fight music Vol. 4 but we plan to also have a stack of singles produced to sell for an affordable price at the gyms pro sales shop as well. Thanks for the support everyone and here is a link if anyone would like the hear the song now.

Link to the GR song: http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_9680511

GR's Jiu-Jitsu Instructor receives his Black Belt!

Congrats to Jeff Starr on being promoted to Black Belt by Relson Gracie. Jeff got promoted at the grand opening or Robin Gieslers Academy in Columbus, Ohio on Friday July 29th following a seminar that was conducted by Relson. Everyone here at GR is extremely proud of Jeff for this awesome accomplishment. Make sure to congradulate Jeff next time you are at GR or in one of his classes. Jeff runs BJJ classes Mondays & Wednesdays from 7:45 to 9pm also on Saturdays from 2pm to 3pm.

GR's Donny Walker gets 2nd crack at UFC Fight Night 25"

Donny 'Eagle Eye' Walker will have a second go around in the UFC, this time it will be on September 17th, 2011. Walker will take on America Top Team's Ken Stone in New Orleans at 135lbs. For more information, visit http://mmaweekly.com/bantamweights-ken-stone-and-donny-walker-meet-at-ufc-fight-night-shields-vs-ellenberger

GR's own Jason "Dynamite" Dent is set to defend the NAAFS Pro Series Title!

4x UFC vet & Ultimate Fighter Season 9 star Jason 'Dynamite' Dent (21-11), the current NAAFS Professional Lightweight Champion has signed a deal to fight Interim Champion Daniel Strauss (16-3) in October, 2011. Dent suffered a broken ulna in his fight last June of 2010 and has not fought since. It will be great to see Jason back in action agains and especially locally. This fight will unify the NAAFS Lightweight belt and will headline the NAAFS event in a brand new 4,000 seat arena inside the International Exposition Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Tickets will be available at GR starting on September 1st.

Click the following link for the full news report: http://naafs.biz/site/2011/07/19/blockbuster-main-event-to-be-held-at-i-x-center-this-october-as-dent-vs-straus-will-unify-naafs-title-at-caged-fury-15/

GR's Paul Compton & George Comer get Multi Fight Deal and there own Baseball cards with the NAAFS!

Both Paul 'Str8outta' Compton (145lbs) and 'Bonesaw' George Comer (155lbs), fighting out of the GriffonRawl MMA Academy, have signed 3-fight deals with the region's premier MMA organization, the North American Allied Fight Series.Both fighters are managed by GR's Jason Dent. Click on each link for the separate news write ups. In addition to the signings, both fighters now have NAAFS trading cards available for collection for a reasonable price. GR will do its best to get a stack of these cards to sell in house as soon as we can. Make sure you congradulate these guys the next time you see them in the gym.

Paul Compton story: http://naafs.biz/site/2011/05/31/comer-signs-3-fight-deal-with-naafs/

George Comer story: http://naafs.biz/site/2011/07/20/compton-and-holt-sign-multi-fight-deals-with-naafs/

Results for Donny's UFC 132 debut

On Saturday, July 2, 2011 GriffonRawl's Donny 'Eagle Eye' Walker took on Jeff 'Hellbound' Hougland in The Ultimate Fighting Championship 132 "Cruz vs. Faber." It was Donny's first fight at bantamweight, having taken the fight on two week's notice. Donny came out at a slower pace than normal but nonetheless was the aggressor, pushing the pace throughout the fight. Jeff was able to keep things at bay in round one until he hit a takedown and went for a guillotine submission attempt. Hougland went for a few submission attempts throughout the three rounds, but was unable to finish Walker. Donny continued to stalk Jeff, and attempted a submission attempt of his own, but in the end it was to be Hougland's night. The judges scored the contest 30-27, 29-28, and 30-27.
Being the first fight of the night, performing well, and going the distance was enough to convince the UFC brass Donny earned another shot. Check the GriffonRawl events page for Donny's next fight. For complete results visit http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC132/results