Relson Gracie Coming to GriffonRawl

Date:February 26th, 2007
Time:7:30 - 9:30 pm
Location:GriffonRawl Academy

Relson Gracie will be holding a seminar here at GriffonRawl MMA Academy on Monday, February 26th, from 7:30 to 9:30. The cost will be $50.00 for a 2 hour seminar. He will answer participants questions, and then will cover many positions and submissions. The last Relson Gracie Seminar here went really well, and it's an honor to have him coming here once again. If you can make it, you will definitely learn a lot, and have fun doing so. Contact Mark Stefanac for further information.

IFBL Fight NIght 6

Date:February 24th, 2007
Time:Doors Open at 7:00pm
Location:Eastwood Expo Center

Tenativly set to compete are GR fighters Mike Lachina ,Ryan Lardie, and Nick Goldizen making their amature fight debuts. Matchups:Mike Lachina vs Chris TipiRyan Lardie vs John WhittenNick Goldizen vs Dana Coon

NAAFS Kickboxing

Date:January 20th, 2007
Time:Doors Open at 5:30pm
Location:Chaparrell's Community Center

Representing Team GriffonRawl is Tom Doverspike many of you do not know who Tom is. He has trained privately on a weekly basis for the the last two years and he is making his amatuer kickboxing debut also on the card and making his amatuer debut is Silas Maynard. He will be cornered by top GR fighter & Coach Ben "Thundercat" Parks and GR Boxing Coach Ken Curtis because both Jason and Mike will be in Rockford, Illinois with Donny for his fight against Jeff Curran at KOTC the very same weekend. Please come out and show your support for Tom. With the rapid growth of NAAFS MMA in 06’ the series has decided to venture into amateur kickboxing and has set up a trial show for this January 20th in Akron, Ohio at the Chaparrell's Community Center. “NAAFS kickboxing will allow fighters to work on their striking and gain valuable experience in the ring” said NAAFS spokesman Jake Digman. “We have many of the MMA guys crossing over to fine tune their stand up and get ready for the 2007 MMA season. We have also opened up a new avenue for many of the kick boxers in this region who do not often get a chance to compete. We feel this will eventually grow into something similar to the NAAFS MMA series.”There are currently ten bouts scheduled for the January 20th event with several familiar names to NAAFS followers including 2006 NAAFS welterweight Champion “Smokin” Joe Heiland and NAAFS heavyweight Dominic Qurazzo. The current fight card is as follows:265 lbs - Dominic “The Punisher” Qurazzo (Team Playland) vs Don Perry (Jungle Fight Team)170 lbs - Alonzo “Hollywood” Harvey (Rising Dragon Fight Team) vs “Smokin” Joe Heiland (Strong Style)170 lbs - Frank “The Tank” Carabello (Rising Dragon Fight Team) vs John “Mongoose” Myers (Instigator Fight Team)185 lbs - Silas "the Virus" Maynard vs Wally Kidder (Jungle Fight Team)155 lbs - Dan “The Dare Devil” Jones (Team Playland) vs Mike Wyatt (Jungle Fight Team)155 lbs - Dan Utyuzh (Vanyo Fight Team) vs Paul Compton (Team Warfare)130 lbs - Tony Jabkul (Vanyo Fight Team) vs Lee “The Kid” Kreisher (Vander Fighting Systems)265 lbs - Mike Perry (Rising Dragon Fight Team) vs Mike Laush (Team Playland)155 lbs - Tom Doverspike (Team Griffon-Rawl) vs Corey Oberfall (Sandusky Martial Arts)205 lbs - Rob Wenton (Rising Dragon Fight Team) vs TBAAlso possibly to compete are GriffonRawl's own Ben "Thundercat" Parks & Aaron "Juice" Veverka.*All bouts subject to change*Pre-sale tickets for NAAFS Kick Boxing will go on sale on January 5th, 2007 and will be available on-line at here at http://www.prokarateweekly.com/ or by calling 330-280-8442. Pre-sale tickets will cost $20 (General Admission) and $30 (Ringside).Fighters interested in participating in future NAAFS kickboxing or amatuer MMA events can download a fighter application

King of the Cage "Hard Knocks"

Date:January 19th, 2007
Time:Doors Open at 7:00pm
Location:MetroCentre - Rockford, Illinois

As of right now GR warrior Donny Walker is set to take on Jeff Curran who is a UFC vet and a BJJ Black Belt. This is a huge oportunity for Donny and will be his biggest challenge yet. The Walker vs. Curran fight is set to be either the co-main event or the main event we will know shortly. I will post more information as it becomes available. Check back soon updates.

GR Christmas Party on the Road this year

Date:December 21st, 2006
Time:Rocky 6 showing theatre # 8

Location:Willoughby Commons Regal Cinema

Christmas celebrations will be a little different this year at GriffonRawl. In place of our regular Christmas party at the school, we will be going as a group to a showing of "Rocky Balboa 6". We are all going to try to meet at the theatre around 7:30ish as the movie starts at 7:50. I made sure to make sure we were going to be going to the showing that takes place in one of their larger showing rooms.After the movie, we will all have dinner at Red Robyn, which is right next door to the Theatre. I called the restaurant and they would like it if we are all there by no later then like 9:45. They normally close at 10pm and are movie is 1 hour and 42 minutes long which makes it a tight fit but we will make it work. Red Robyn has no problem with us being there they would just like us seated and to have are orders placed before closing time. Thus, classes on Thursday Dec. 21 will be canceled.Please see the chatter page in the coming days for any updates. Happy Holidays.

Caged Vengenance 3 "Seasons Beatings"

Date:December 2nd, 2006
Time:Doors Open at 5:00pm
Location:Gray's Armory

Wow this should be an action packed weekend as I will be flying back from NYC where we already have three of our team members fighting Friday night to corner four more of our guys Saturday night. To start with we have Silas Maynard making his debut while Dave Osborne will be making his return. Next we have AJ pulling coming off of two impressive wins to take on Joe Heiland for a amateur title. Last but not least we have Mike Russo fighting Pro against the ever tough Torrance Taylor. Sounds like it will be a crazy fun weekend.Gladiators Fighting makes its final stop of 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio this December 2nd with one of its most anticipated events of the year as Betonfighting.com and Tazmanian Freight Systems present Caged Vengeance 3 “Seasons Beatings”. Two Gladiators Fighting title bouts will headline a stellar fight card as hometown favorite Dan “The Bull” Bobish defends his Gladiators Fighting Super heavyweight title in the night’s main event while current Gladiators heavyweight Champion Josh “Heavy’ Hendricks faces his toughest test to date in rising heavyweight prospect Nathan Carey (8-1) of Grand Rapids, MI. Fight fans will also witness the return of fan favorites Ryan “The Lion” Madigan and Torrance “The Tyrant” Taylor who’ll square off with cross-town rival Mike Russo in a lightweight showdown. In addition, “Seasons Beatings” will showcase several of the nations top amatuer fighters as the North American Amateur Fight Series (NAAFS), in conjunction with Gladiators Fighting crowns its 2006 amateur champions with five NAAFS title fights as part of a fourteen bout fight card. Tickets for this event are nearly gone and will not last much longer. Remaining tickets are available below or by calling 330-324-3034 and reserve your seats while they last. Standing room only tickets will be released once reserved seating is gone. Current Caged Vengeance 3 Fight Card:Gladiators Fighting Professional Featured BoutsSHW Title Fight – Dan “The Bull” Bobish 15-8 (Cleveland, OH) vs TBAHW Title Fight – Josh “Heavy” Hendricks 16-4 (Wadsworth, OH) vs Nate Carey 8-1 (Grand Rapids, MI)205 lbs - Jason “Freebird” Freeman 4-1 (Dover, OH) vs Rob Haynes 1-1 (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)170 lbs – Ryan “The Lion” Madigan 2-0 (Orville, OH) vs TBA155 lbs - Torrance “The Tyrant” Taylor 3-2 (Cleveland, OH) vs Mike “The Bull” Russo 8-9 (Cleveland, OH)NAAFS Amateur Title Fights 265 lbs – John “The Showstopper” Hedges 2-0 (Mentor, OH) vs Terry "The Punnisher" Davinney 6-4 (Grand Rapids, MI)205 lbs - Nicholas Duell 2-1 (Canton, OH) vs TBA185 lbs – Taiwon “The Iron Dragon” Howard 3-1 (Cleveland, OH) vs Garrett Matheron 1-0 (Jamestown, NY)170 lbs – “Smokin” Joe Heiland 6-0 (Shelby, OH) vs AJ Pulling 5-2 (Mentor, OH)155 lbs – John “The Mongoose” Myers 5-2 (Dover, OH) vs Mike Nesto 5-1 (Uniontown, PA)NAAFS/Gladiators Fighting Preliminary Bouts185 lbs – Ricky “The Thriller” Miller 1-0 (Canton, OH) vs TBA 185 lbs - Dave Osborne 0-1 (Cleveland, OH) vs Chris Roy 0-0 (Hamilton, Ontario, CA)205 lbs – TBA vs Chris Howard 0-1 (Buffalo, NY) 185 lbs - Silas Maynard 0-0 (Cleveland, OH) vs TBA*All bouts subject to changeCaged Vengeance 3 “Seasons Beatings” is proudly sponsored by Tazmanian Freight Systems, BetonFighting.com, Bloody Buddy Fight Gear, 2XL Sports Gear, Rascal House Pizza, SportstalkCleveland.com, MMAvideo.com, and the on line voice of the fight fan, PKW Live!

"Friday Night Fights" in NYC

Date:December 1st, 2006
Time:Doors open at 7:30pm
Location:The Church of St. Paul the Apostle

Ending the year in style as Team GriffonRawl travels to NYC. GriffonRawl warriors set to compete are Aaron "Juice" Veverka, Ben "Thundercat" Parks, and Melissa Carlson all making their long awaited return to the ring accompanied by trainer/manager Jason Dent. Thus far Ben and Juice's fights are set to go, as for Melissa we have been dealing with the up and down battle of drop outs and change in weights but none the less things will come around and their will be another action packed night of Blood, Sweat, and Muay Thai. For full results following this event check our News page.Aaron "Juice" Veverka 4-6-1 (153lbs) vs. Chris Kwiatkowski 8-2-0(153lbs)*Juice is wanting to go Pro sometime next year so the pressure is on and he needs to win this one.Ben " ThunderCat" Parks 4-0-0 (185lbs) vs. Dwight Grant 1-1-0 (185lbs) Melissa Carlson (115lbs) vs. TBA For more information check out Church Street Boxing Gym's website at http://www.fridaynightfightsnyc.com/