Saturday, August 4, 2007

NAAFS "War On The Shore"

Date:August 4th, 2007
Time:Doors Open 5:30
Location:The Cove


Geneva, OH: The Biggest Party of the Summer will take place on Saturday August 4th in Geneva, OH when the North American Allied Fight Series presents NAAFS War on the Shore! The seventh round of the 2007 NAAFS Season will take place at The Cove, nestled comfortable on the banks of Lake Erie, with what will no doubt be the hottest night of MMA action this summer ...The biggest names & top ranked fighters in the NAAFS will be laying it all on the line at War on the Shore, including two NAAFS champions. In the Main Event, 2006 NAAFS National Heavyweight Champion & hometown hero John "The Showstopper" Hedges (3-1) will square off against Wreckroom Athletic's "Big Sexy" Seth Cole (2-1). Hailing from nearby Madison, OH; Hedges will be looking to make this a successful homecoming. For Cole, this is his opportunity to make a huge splash in the NAAFS Heavyweight Division. The winner of this bout will be on step closer to the 2007 NAAFS Finals in December.In the Co-Main Event of the evening, it's the rematch that NAAFS fans have been waiting for, as Madison's own Paul "Str8 Outta" Compton (8-1) will battle John "Mongoose" Myers (6-4) of Instigator Fight Team. Their first time they met was in Myers’ hometown of Dover, OH at NAAFS Border Wars. On that night, it was Paul Compton who walked away from the battle with a KO victory. This time, it will be John Myers entering unfriendly territory, no doubt looking to avenge the loss. If the first time they met in the NAAFS Cage was a battle, this time out it’s going to be a war!NAAFS War on the Shore will also see the return of Team Instigator’s Brian “The Predator” Rogers (3-1), who will square off against Frank Dachtler in a Light Heavyweight showdown. The 2006 NAAFS National Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Ellison (6-1) will be in action as well, facing the challenge of the ultra-tough Mason Woodruff (5-2) of Kombat Arts MMATickets for NAAFS War on the Shore are on sale now and going very fast. There is only a limited quantity of tickets available for this event, so make sure you don’t delay or you could miss the biggest party of the summer, as the NAAFS presents War on the Shore!Article from PKW.comFull Fight CardGriffonRawl Fighters Set To Compete In BoldHW Main Event John Hedges 3-1 (Team Warfare) vs Seth Cole 2-1 (Wreckroom)155 lbs Paul Compton 8-2 (Team Warfare) vs John “Mongoose” Myers 6-5 (Instigator)185 lbs Chuck Ellison 6-1 (Instigator) vs Mason Woodruff (5-2) 205 lbs Brian Rogers 3-1 (Instigator) vs Frank Dachtler 2-1-1 (Full Circle Vale Tudo)265 lbs Matt Lisi 3-1 (Anarchy) vs Norm Carriero 2-1 (Instigator)170 lbs Nick Goldiezen 2-0 (GriffonRawl) vs Marc Kofer145 lbs Jason Eckles 2-0 (Team Bloody Buddy) vs “Small” Paul Martin 7-2 (Team Takedown)170 lbs Matt Hopkins 2-2 (Team Warfare) vs Jay Wadsworth 1-1 (Gadfly)155 lbs Jim Myers 0-2 (Gadfly) vs Jeremy Joles 1-0 (Team Pain)145 lbs Jack Mardis 1-0 (New Cumberstown, OH) vs Justin Clark 0-0 (Gadfly)155 lbs Justin White 0-0 (Team Pain) vs Jerry Barrick 0-0 (Vander Fighting)170 lbs Cliff Golembieski 0-0 (Knockout Factory) vs Dan Cain 0-0 (Vander Fighting)145 lbs John Strmac 0-1 (GriffonRawl) vs John Grigware185 lbs Dave Brown 0-1 (Full Circle Tudo) vs Kevin Smith 0-0 (DNA)205 lbs Mike King 1-0 (Anarchy) vs Nick Golembieski 2-2 (Knockout Factory)170 lbs Garret Matheron 1-1 (GadFly) vs Frank Carabello 3-3 (Rising Dragon)205 lbs Mark Stefanac 0-0 (GriffonRawl) vs Chris Howard 2-2 (KO factory)170 lbs Marvin Williams 0-0 (Rising Dragon) vs Ryan Victory 0-2 (PA)205 lbs Jason Raugh 0-0(Vander Fighting) vs Rick Koullgh 0-0 (Kobmat Arts MMA)265 lbs Jeff Hughes 0-0 (Instigator) vs TBA155 lbs Ryan Lardie 1-0 (GriffonRawl) vs Fadi NaderAlternates 155 lbs - Mike Passio 0-0 (Vander)145 lbs - Carl Dean Roff 155 lbs - Joe Holt 0-0 (Baileys)185 lbs - Erik Connor 0-0 (Gadfly)170 lbs - Marc Cofer 1-0

Saturday, July 28, 2007

"GriffonRawl Pig Roast" at Dave Osborne's

Date:July 28th, 2007
Time:4:00 PM
Location:Dave Osborne's House


Come join us at Dave Osborne's for a pig roast. All present and past GriffonRawl students welcome to come join in the fun. There will be plenty of activities to take part in as well, there will be: volleyball, bocci ball, sumo suits and much more! Kids are welcome. Please bring a plate to contribute. BYOB Looking forward to seeing everyone there, and am sure this party will be a blast!

Saturday, July 21, 2007

SFN Ultimate Cage Fighting

Date:July 21st, 2007
Time:Doors open at 7:00pm
Location:Gray's Armory


This will be a Pro/AM MMA fight card held locally right here in Cleveland. GriffonRawl fighters set to compete are Mike "The Bull" Russo, Donny "Eagle Eye" Walker, and Jason "Dynamite" Dent. It's exciting to see all three Pro fighters from GR all competing on the same card. Between the three of them they have like 58 fights under there belts not including any toughmans or Muay Thai fights. Also another interesting fact is they are all veterans of some of the biggest MMA Organizations out there. Mike has fought in SuperBrawl, Donny in KOTC, and Jason in the UFC. Tickets are for sale here at the GR Academy now so make sure to buy some tickets and come out and support our guys. Pre Sale ticket prices are $25 for GA and $40 for reserved seating. Table seats are also available and cost $100 a seat. GR may have some amateurs competing on this card as well and if that happens it will be updated here ASAP. Thank you everyone for your support.There is also an official website for this show and it is http://www.sfnmma.com/

Saturday, June 30, 2007

"Mansfield Mayhem 2"

Date:June 30th, 2007
Time:Doors Open 6 PM
Location:Fairhaven Hall Mansfield


Mansfield Mayhem 2 will be taking place, June 30th, 2007. The card will have over 14 fights, and atleast two title fights which should make for a great show! Fighting for Team GriffonRawl: 170 lbs AJ Pulling vs. Eric Truckovich (Title Fight) 155 lbs Chuck Schilling vs. Ray Jones (Title Fight), 175 lbs Dave Osborne vs Donnie Morgan, 185 lbs Jamey Covell vs. Dave Brown.The fights will be taking place at Fairhaven Hall at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 750 Home Rd. Mansfield, Ohio. Make sure to get your tickets and support your fellow GriffonRawl fighters!Full Fight Card Coming Soon

Saturday, June 9, 2007

"Fight Night in the Flats 3"

Date:June 9th, 2007
Time:TBA
Location:Plain Dealer Pavillion


NAAFS "Fight Nite in the Flats 3"Fight Nite in the Flats 3 will feature many of the sports premier fighters as Cleveland natives and UFC veterans Dan “The Bull” Bobish and Jason "Dynamite” Dent will both take to the NAAFS cage on June 9th in front of the hometown fans. In addition fans in attendance will witness the return of UFC prospects Jason “Freebird” Freeman and Josh “Heavy” Hendricks along with the pro debut of 2006 NAAFS welterweight national champion “Smokin” Joe Heiland.Fight Card:FNF3 Featured Pro BoutsS H W Dan Bobish 16-8 vs TBA265 lbs Josh Hendricks 17-4vs Andre Mussi 10-3 205 lbs Jason Freeman 8-1 vs Ron Faircloth 20-9 155 lbs Jason Dent 16-7 vs Mike Bogner 6-3-1 170 lbs Joe Heiland 7-0 vs Jacob Eaton 1-2 145 lbs Sonny Marchette 1-1 vs Dan Swift 27-24 185 lbs John Soeder 3-0-1 vs Taiwon Howard 5-1 265 lbs Joe McCall 1-0 vs Justin Black 5-0 NAAFS Preliminary Bouts265 lbs Josh Stansbury 7-1 vs Felix Catheline 2-0 145 lbs Zach Moomey 6-1 vs Paul Compton 8-0 265 lbs John Hedges 2-1 vs Norm Carriero 2-0 185 lbs Chuck Ellison 5-1 vs Mark Hopple 5-0 175 lbs Ricky Miller 3-0 vs TBA155 lbs Bill Feinberg 1-0 vs Kevin Rothacker 0-0 205 lbs Joe Lewis 3-0 vs TBA185 lbs Nick Duell 4-2-1 vs TBA170 lbs Kellyn Hughes 5-1 vs TBA

Saturday, May 5, 2007

IFBL "Fight Night 7"

Date:May 5th, 2007
Time:8 PM
Location:Eastwood Expo Center


Saturday, May 5th at the Eastwood Expo Center in Niles, OH, At 155lbs Chuck Schilling makes his return against Roger La Hampton. Nick Goldizen will be squaring off against Mike Reiser at 170lbs. And AJ Carl will be fighting Mike Westhead at 145lbs at "Fight Night 7." Just added to the card, GriffonRawl's John Strmac(145). John will be making his mma debut against Josh Mathington from Team Instigator.Everyone who can should come out and support your fellow GriffonRawl fighters!!!Anymore information about "IFBL Fight Night 7" in Niles can be found on the IFBL website: http://www.fight-ifbl.com/

Friday, April 13, 2007

Cleveland Amature Golden Gloves

Date:April 13th, 2007
Time:Fights Start 7 PM Nightly
Location:Cleveland, Ohio


2007 Cleveland Amateur Golden Gloves Qualifying Tournament GriffonRawl's own, Aaron Petit is fighting in this years Golden Gloves Qualifier. Cornering Aaron, will be our Boxing Instructor Ken Curtis and Gym Owner Jason Dent. The preliminaries are Friday April 13th. The semi-finals are being held Saturday April 14th. Both will be held at The Galleria at Erieview, 1301 E.9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Finals are held Saturday, April 21st at Cleveland Browns Stadium.Fights start at 7:00 PM Nightly.To purchase tickets contact:The Lake Erie Association of USA BOXING 4500 Lee Rd. Suite 222 Cleveland, Ohio 44128 Phone: 1-216-662-7445