The NAAFS Nation Soaks in a Night of Full Contact Kickboxing
The Lion & Hollywood Stand Tall
Written by Jake Digman
Photos by Ryan Heckert

(10/05/09 – Akron, OH) – Back by popular demand, the NAAFS Nation was treated a night of Full Contact Kickboxing at Chapparell’s in Akron, OH. Several of the top names in the National Amateur & Pro Series traded in the MMA gloves for boxing gloves and provided the fans with an action packed night of action that many are calling the best NAAFS kickboxing event to date.

In the main event, World Combat League and UFC veteran Ryan “The Lion” Madigan improved his overall kickboxing record to 27-4 with a TKO victory over “Relentless” Rho Brower (4-1). The bout started out with both men trying to feel the other out, connecting with a series of leg strikes.

By the end of the round, Madigan had found his rhythm and continued it throughout the second round. Realizing their competitor was defeated, Brower’s corner called a stop to the bout declaring Madigan the winner by TKO.

After the fight, Madigan told the crowd that although his dream was always to be a professional kickboxing, he would be returning to MMA in the near future.

In the other featured professional bout, Elonzo “Hollywood” Harvey (15-0) showed once again why he is considered by many in the NAAFS Nation to be a kickboxing legend with a TKO victory over Doug Bowling (4-2).

Harvey’s kickboxing roots go back to the days of the old Extreme Kickboxing events in the area and he has previous wins over names like Joe Heiland and Adam Sadny.

Harvey unleashed a fury of offense that Bowling was unable to combat, which resulted in Hollywood picking up the TKO victory when his opponent couldn’t answer the bell for the second round.

2006 NAAFS National Amateur Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Ellison returned to competition for the first time in over a year in a successful kickboxing debut against Scott Smith (0-1) of Painesville, OH.

Ellison has always been respected for his stand up game and at Full Contact Kickboxing he showed why, earning the TKO victory at :51 of the second round.

Ellison declared he still intends on turning pro on some point, but that he wants to perfect his overall game before doing so.

In National Amateur Lightweight bout, NAAFS veteran Joey “Hitman” Holt defeated Andrew Huffman by Split Decision.

After the bout, Holt declared that he would be returning to the NAAFS at Caged Fury 8 on November 25th in his hometown of East Liverpool, OH against Rhett Northcraft in what has turned into a local rivalry.

Evolve MMA’s “Super” Mario Micale showed once again why he is called “your favorite fighter’s favorite fighter” with a TKO victory over Josh “Money” Blake at 1:10 of the third round. Micale kept pressing the action forward, scoring several knockdowns against Blake.

In the end, the referee called a stop to the action in the final round and declared Micale the winner.

In other action, Team GriffonRawl’s Landon Khakdoust defeated Chris Melillo by Unanimous Decision, Dan Farnworth scored the Split Decision win over “Drucifer” Dru Shottenheimer, Rick Foster of Team Triple Threat defeated Joe “The Postman” Foutty by Split Decision, and Justin Devastalli beat Eric Ocheltree by Split Decision as well.

The NAAFS would like to the United States Army, SportsTalkCleveland.com, SportsTime Ohio, BetonFighting.com, Rev 3 Energy Drink,and Cliffside Key Club for their support of NAAFS Full Contact Kickboxing. For information on upcoming NAAFS events, please log onto www.NAAFS.tv.

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QUICK RESULTS

PRO MAIN EVENT: 170 lbs - Ryan Madigan 27-4 (Evolve MMA) over Rhomez Brower 4-1 (Team Relentless) by TKO at the end of Rd 2

PRO 185 lbs - Elonzo Harvey 15-0 (Rising Dragon) over Doug Bowling 4-2 (Team Bundori) by TKO at the end of Rd 1

AM: 185 lbs - Chuck Ellison 1-0 (Instigator) over Scott Smith 0-1 (Painesville, Oh) by TKO @ :51 of Rd 2

AM: 145 lbs - Dan Farnworth 1-0 (Team GriffonRawl) over Dru Schottenheimer 0-1 (Instigator/Twisted) by Split Decision

AM: 155 lbs - Joey Holt 1-0 (Gym City Gladiators) over Andrew Huffman 0-1 (TFG MMA) by Split Decision

AM: 135 lbs - Mario Micale 1-0 (Evolve) over Josh Blake 0-1 (Team TNT) by TKO @ 1:10 of Rd 3

AM: 170 lbs - Landon Khakdoust 1-0 (Team GriffonRawl) over Chris Melillo 0-1-1 (Evolve) by Unanimous Decision

AM: 170 lbs - Rick Foster 1-0 (Team Triple Threat) over Joe Foutty 0-1 (Evolve) by Split Decision

AM: 170 lbs - Justin Devastali 1-0 (Rock Hard MMA Fight Team) over Eric Ocheltree 0-1 (Independent) by Split Decision

About the NAAFS

The North American Allied Fight Series is the region's premiere mixed martial arts organization featuring top amateur and professional prospects along with some of the sports premier fighters including Jason Dent (Current NAAFS Lightweight Champion), Ryan Madigan, Josh Hendricks, Sean Salmon, Ben Rothwell, Dave Herman, Jeff Cox, Dan Bobish, Paul Bradley, Noah Inhofer, Matt Brown, and Joe Heiland. The television program NAAFS Cage Fighting can be seen domestically Friday nights at 10:30pm EST on the television home of the Cleveland Indians, SportsTime Ohio, nationally via Direct TV and Dish Network and internationally on GTV.

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