IFBL "Fight Nite 10"

Date:December 15th, 2007
Time:8:00pm
Location:Niles, OH

MMA action returns to the Eastwood Expo Center in Niles, OH on Saturday December 15, 2007. Doors open at 6:00pm and the action begins at 8:00pm sharp. There will be 19 fights in total. Team Griffon-Rawl has been here before with great success.Team owner and captain, Jason "Dynamite" Dent will be the co-main event as he faces Harris "The Hitman" Sarmiento for the IFBL World Lightweight title.Slated to represent Team Griffon-Rawl in the amateur ranks are Nick Killian, Tommy Lutz, William Jackson, and Dan Polewchak.For more information visit http://www.fightifbl.com/.With five team members in action, everyone is encouraged to attend and support Team Griffon-Rawl.

Chris "The Westside Strangler" Brennan MMA Seminar

Date:December 9th, 2007
Time:12-3pm
Location:Griffon-Rawl Academy

Chris is a UFC, Pride, ADCC, & former King of the Cage Champion. He is a also a Black Belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. We will be bringing him in for a seminar on Sunday December 9th and the time for the seminar is tentativley set for 12:00pm and going to 3:00pm. The Seminar cost is $50 for GR members and $70 for non-members. Jason Dent is taking a list of names of those who wish to pre-pay their seminar fee to reserve their spot. Should the seminar get canceled for any reason your money will be refunded immediatly. For those who want our school to bring in more people for seminars in the future we need to support Chris and come to this event. Thanks everyone and see you there.

NAAFS "Night of Champions"

Date:December 1st, 2007
Time:Doors Open 5pm
Location:Packard Music Hall

This will be the year end finals of the NAAFS. The regions top amateurs will compete for a belt in each weight class. GriffonRawl is proud to have Nick Goldizen 4-1 taking on #1 ranked Frank Carabello for the Welterweight Title. Our team will be there not only to support Nick in force but since GriffonRawl has the offical NAAFS cage we will be setting that up as well. If you have time check out the offical NAAFS website see fighter rankings, pictures, upcoming events and more http://www.naafs.tv/

Caged Combat 2

Date:November 10th, 2007
Time:Doors Open 5:30PM
Location:Team Energetics

Tim Payne's Promotion returns once again and much like the first event Team GriffonRawl fighters will be heavily loaded on the fight card. It will be a very busy night for us as we have six of our guys competing. Look for the return of John Stmac, Jim Payne, Miguel Defina, and AJ Carl as well as well as the debuts of GR fighters Bryan McCrosky & Miles King. You can purchase your tickets here at GriffonRawl through any of the above names competing.

NAAFS "Caged Fury 3"

Date:November 3rd, 2007
Time:Doors Open: 5PM
Location:Masonic Auditorium

As 2007 begins to wind down, this Saturday night will mark the beginning of a very busy three months for the North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS).Countdown to Caged Fury 3 - Things are heating up for the NAAFS’ next live event which will take place this November 3rd in Cleveland, Ohio’s Masonic Auditorium. Caged Fury 3 will feature several “must see” bouts as UFC veteran Jason "Dynamite” Dent (19-7) collides with cross-town rival Torrance “The Tyrant” Taylor (5-3) for the 155 lbs NAAFS pro series title. The co-main event will feature the hard hitting Ryan “The Lion” Madigan as he makes his long awaited return to the NAAFS cage against Team Gurgels Matt Brown. In a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown which was added to the Caged Fury 3 card this week, it will be a battle of unbeaten fighters as Dominic “The Punisher” Qurazzo (4-0) battles “Cujo” Joe McCall (3-0).There are currently 14 exciting bouts scheduled for November 3rds Caged Fury 3 with tickets now on sale and moving quickly. General admission tickets start at just $20 for this maga fight card and taped for television event. Be a part of it! Cage Side VIP seating is still available but becoming limited. For tickets or information on Caged Fury 3 either visit the GriffonRawl Academy or contact Jason Dent at 440-478-6138.NAAFS Caged Fury 3 Fight CardMain Event - NAAFS Pro Series Lightweight TitleTorrance "The Tyrant" Taylor 5-3 (Rising Dragon MMA)vs.Jason "Dynamite" Dent 18-7 (Team Griffon-RawlNAAFS Pro Series Welterweight Contender's Bout"The Immortal" Matt Brown 9-6 (Team Jorge Gurgel)vs.Ryan "The Lion" Madigan 3-0 (Jungle Fight Team)NAAFS Pro Series Heavyweight Contender's Bout"Cujo" Joe McCall 3-0 (Instigator Fight Team)vs.Dominic "The Punisher" Qurazzo 5-0 (Team Playland)NAAFS Pro Series Featherweight Contender's BoutSonny Marchette 1-1-1 (Tuff N Stuff)vs.Donny "Eagle Eye" Walker 8-5 (Team Griffon-Rawl)NAAFS Pro Series Lightweight Contender's BoutVadim Ivanov 3-2 (Strong Style Fight Team) vs Nick Sorg 5-3 (Team Predator)NAAFS Amateur Preliminary Bouts265 lbs – Matt Lust 4-0 (Wreckroom Athletics) vs Stipe Miocic 2-0 (Strong Style Fight Team)145 lbs – Cody “The Wolverine” Stevens 7-1 (Wreckroom) vs “Small” Paul Martin 10-2 (Team Takedown)155 lbs – Danny “Lil Thunder” Balon 10-3 (Team DNA) vs John “Mongoose” Myers 7-6 (Instigator Fight Team) 205 lbs – John “The Showstopper” Hedges 3-2 (Team Warfare) vs Josh Miller 2-3 (Team Air-Gadfly)170 lbs – Frank “The Tank” Carabello 4-3 (Rising Dragon Fight Team) vs Okey Lawrence 2-1 (Team DNA)155 lbs – Kevin Rothacker 2-0 (Strong Style Fight Team) vs Charles Cooper 2-0 (Team Predator)265 lbs – John Hawk 0-0 (Jungle Fight Team) vs Chris Pierce 0-0 (Independent – Lemont, PA)155 lbs – Eric Rex 0-1 (Jungle Fight Team) vs Dan "The Reaper" Pizzi 0-1 (Team Pain)185 lbs – Dave Overton 0-0 (Jungle Fight Team) vs Eddy Gonzales 0-0 (Team Air-Gadfly)

Xtreme Combat Cage "The Revenge"

Date:September 29th, 2007
Time:Fights Start at 8pm
Location:Monterrey, Mexico

Attention everyone. Donny Walker and Jason Dent will be traveling South of the border on September 29th to represent GriffonRawl. As if thats not interesting enough both will be facing Mexicans fighters on there home turf.Donny will be fighting at 150lbs against Yaotzin Meza and Jason will be fighting at 160lbs against Israel Giron Melchor! Both of our guys know that they must do everything in there power to put there opponents away as winning a decision would not be likely. Please keep checking our news page for full results following this event.

IFBL "Fight Night 9"

Date:September 15th, 2007
Time:Fights Start at: 7:30PM
Location:Eastwood Expo

Everyone make sure to come and see IFBL history. Breanne Vickers of GriffonRawl will be taking part in the IFBL's first ever female MMA fight and to boot Breanne will be GR's first female MMA fighter as well. Come cheer Breanne on and show your support as she is very excited to be competing and looking foward to showcasing her skills while bringing GR home another W. To view the entire fight card and for more info ont he IFBL visit there official website at http://www.fightifbl.com/