Team USA vs. Team Belarus

Date:July 1st, 2004
Time:Thursday morning sometime here.
Location:Minsk, Belarus - Russia

Today, Monday, June 28th, four fighters from the United States will travel to Belarus to fight under Muay Thai rules. The team, organized by MMA and Muay Thai promoter Sven Bean, is made of athletes coming from 4 different states. TEAM USA:World Champion Raul Llopis59 kg - 130 lbs, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA, 27-3World Champion Dan Rawlings63 kg- 140 lbs, Brooksville, Florida, USA, 30-6-1US Champion Jeremy Harminson72 kg - 158 lbs, Lerna, Illinois, USA, 21-2-1K-1 Veteran Andre Walker, Denver100 kg - 220 lbs, Colorado, USA, 18-3TEAM BELARUS:Intercontinental Champion Andrei Kulebin 58kgEuropean Champion Andrei Kotsur 62kg Belarus Champion Yuri Bulat 72kg K-1 Veteran Alexander Ustinov 118kg The international event will take place July 1st in the capitol city of Minsk. There will be two World Titles on the line. These matches will be fought under full Muay Thai rules. The two prestige bouts will be fought under 'modified Muay Thai' with no elbows being permitted. There will also be a 5 round Muay Thai SUPER FIGHT on the card featuring Alexander Talentov (Belarus) vs Patrick Carta (Italy) in the 57 kg division. All matches are sanctioned by the WKN (http://www.worldkickboxingnetwork.com/). These fights will be shown on Eurosport and on Belarus national TV. On a positive note the Griffonrawl Team met one of the Team USA fighters (not Dan Rawlings of course) at the ECC fights this weekend while Jason was warming up Raul could tell he had good Muay Thai skills and asked who he had trained under. His name was Raul Llopis and he held pads for Jason and gave him some punching pointers before his fight, so that was also an experience. It's amazing what a small world this is after all.GOOD LUCK TEAM USA !!!

Extreme Combat Challenge "Brawl at the Hall"

Date:June 26th, 2004
Time:Fight Time: 8:00pm
Location:Muncie, Indiana

Once again Team GriffonRawl will travel to Indiana to fight in the MMA event known as the ECC. This show is put on by Chaz Bowling and the fights take place in a square cage. Mike is set to fight in a amateur bout and Jason is set to fight in a pro bout. In case you have not read the other write ups on the ECC we have posted on this site the rules are similiar to Pride rules. This event allows elbow tips, Knees and kicking to a grounded opponents head and much more techniques that other shows have removed a long time ago.As usual if you want any more info on this event including directions or any other kind of info just shoot me an e-mail at jdent@alltel.net. Thank you.GriffonRawl FightersMike "The Bull" Russo 3-3 vs. Chris Moore (Match is at 165 lbs) Jason "Dynamite" Dent 10-2 vs. Tom Kirk (Match is at 160 lbs)

Northern Kentucky Reality Fighting

Date:May 29th, 2004
Time:Doors Open: 6:30pm - Fight Time: 7:30pm
Location:Covington, Kentucky

This will be a MMA show and the fights will take place in a ring. Both Jason and Mike will continue to stay active and try to bring home some more W's for the home team again. Ticket prices for this event are $25 general admission. If you would like any additional information about this show just e-mail me at jdent@alltel.net. Following this event there will be a full write up with the results and details posted on our news page like we do with all of our events.GriffonRawl FightersJason "Dynamite" Dent (9-2) vs. Henry Baird (2-2)Mike "The Bull" Russo (3-2) vs. Josh Souder (4-2)

SuperBrawl 35 "The Return of the Yamato Damashii"

Date:April 16th, 2004
Time:Fight Time: 8:00pm
Location:Honolulu, Hawaii

This event is one of the premier MMA events in North America to fight for. SuperBrawl has always taken place in a ring. The rules are pretty much the same as that of the UFC. This event is stacked with talent from start to finish and it is an honor for Jason to be a part of this show. Many people are saying that this is going to be SuperBrawls most star studded line up yet to date. Now on to Jason's opponent who is Tetsuji Kato from Japan and fights out of Enson Inoue's Gym called Purebred. Kato is currently 16-5 in MMA and has fought some of the best in the world including Ray "Bradda" Cooper, Hayato "Mach" Sakurai, Jutaro Nakao, and Anderson Silva. This fight is a major jump in competition than what Jason has fought so far and it will be interesting to see how he does. No matter how Jason does who could turn down a big opportunity like this. I mean a paid vacation to Hawaii and a chance to fight with all of the biggest names in the sport.For more on future shows or other various information visit SuperBrawls official website at www.superbrawl.tv/ and I am sure you find everything that you ever wanted to know about this event here.GriffonRawl FightersJyoji Yamaguchi (0-0) vs. Billy "The" Kidd (2-1)Bart Palaszewski (7-3) vs. Hiroaki Okada (2-1) Makoto Ishikawa (9-5-1) vs. Antoine "Lil Rampage" Skinner (4-3)Tetsuji Kato (16-5) vs. Jason "Dynamite" Dent (9-1) Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall (14-6) vs. Ray "King Kong" Seraille (3-5)Ryan Bow (10-5) vs. Deshaun "3D" Johnson (5-6)Joe Doerksen (25-6) vs. Riki Fukuda (0-0) Jeff "Big Frog" Curran (11-6-1) vs. Kimihito Nonaka (6-6) Rich "Ace" Franklin (12-1) vs. Leo Sylvest (4-12)Main EventTom "Trauma" Sauer (14-6) vs. Enson Inoue "Yamato Damashii" (11-7)

Warehouse Wars 2

Date:March 20th, 2004
Time:Doors Open: 6:00pm - Fight Time: 7:00pm
Location:Toledo, Ohio

This is a Muay Thai show and is being promoted by Sean Douglas. Two of the most busiest GriffonRawl Fighters Mike Russo and Aaron Veverka are set to do battle once again. Tickets are $25 for General admission and $30 for Ringside. Also there are 6-person tables available for $210 you do the math. Here is the number in which you can call if you want to use your credit card to get tickets 1-419-531-5059. If you would like additional information please e-mail me at jdent@alltel.net. GriffonRawl Fighters Mike "The Bull" Russo (0-4) vs. Carlos Druedwater (0-0)Aaron "Juice" Veverka (0-5-1) vs. Mike O'Neil (0-0)

King of the Cage "Rampage in the Cage"

Date:February 28th, 2004
Time:Fight Time: 8:00pm
Location:Canton, Ohio

In case you are wondering if this is the California based event - IT IS ! This will mark the first time ever that KOTC will take place in Ohio. This will without a doubt be one of if not the biggest MMA show in Ohio ever. Here is the full line up of fights that are confirmed to take place, you will notice that Team GriffonRawl's Fighters are in bold print. If you are interested in getting tickets for this event we are selling them right at are gym so just see Jason or Mike at class or you can get them straight through ticketmaster. This show will be taking place at the Canton Civic Center and all I have to say is be there because this is as close as any events we usually fight in get.Following this event there will be a full detailed description of the event and our teams fights on our News page so stay tuned. Good luck to Jason And Mike.Visit the official KOTC wwebsite at http://kingofthecage.com/ for more about this promotion and information on its upcoming shows.GriffonRawl FightersJason Keaton vs. Aitor CanupTony Sylvester vs. Brain PeoplesAngelo Popofski vs. Jon Torrh Josh Souder vs. Brad "MO" MohlerJeremiah "JP" Pocock vs. Eddie Sanchez Jason "Dynamite" Dent (8-1) vs. Matt Brady (1-0)Forrest Petz vs. Mike O’Donnell Drew Longshore vs. Dorian Price Josh "Heavy" Hendricks vs. Jonathan "Billy Bob" Westfall Jeff Cox (3-0) vs. Mike "The Bull" Russo (2-1) Jamie "TIN CUP" Tony vs. Fred ParrishMain EventKerry "Meat truck" Schall vs. Jimmy Westfall

Extreme Combat Challenge "Chaos In The Cage"

Date:February 7th, 2004
Time:Fight Time: 8:00pm
Location:Anderson, Indiana

The ECC is a fun Promotion to fight for and is run by Chas Bowling. This event still allows a numerous amount of techniques that are banned from the majority of all of the other MMA Organizations. The ECC takes place in a square cage so it is tough when you get stuck in a corner.Team GriffonRawl is set to return to the cage, and this time in full force. For this upcoming show, we will have four of our guys laying it all on the line. The list includes our Web Designer Dan Krempel who will be making his MMA debut, followed by Mike Russo, Donny Walker, and Jason Dent - all of which are already MMA veterans. Jason Dents match will a Proffessional bout and the rest of the our guys matches on this show will be amateur bouts.If you would like anymore details on this event please see me at the gym or shoot me an e-mail to jdent@alltel.net. Make sure to keep posted to the News page for a full write up following this event. Good luck to all the fighters. Are You Ready - Are You Ready - Lets Get It On !GriffonRawl FightersDan Krempel 0-0 vs. Bill Kid 2-0 (Match is at 135 lbs)Donny "Eagle Eye" Walker 2-0 vs. Jason Gillian (6-0) (Match is at 165 lbs)Mike "The Bull" Russo 2-1 vs. Triston Yunker (0-0) (Match is at 165 lbs) Jason "Dynamite" Dent 7-1 vs. Davey Gibson 3-1 (Match is at 155 lbs)