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SERENIO BLITZES FLORES IN MANDAUE MMA By Rene Bonsubre, Jr. PhilBoxing.com Sun, 01 Jul 2012 Mandaue City ? James Joel ?Spider? Serenio needed only 45 seconds to stop Jafet ?Smiling? Flores in the main event of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card held Saturday at the Mandaue City Sports Complex. Serenio,who fights out of the SOMA MMA Club, slammed Flores (Komyjukai) into a corner and landed a hard elbow strike followed by a series of brutal punches prompting the referee to stop the fight in the opening round. The event billed as ?Who Are You? Unleash the Unstoppable? showcased fighters from different MMA clubs in Cebu ? Soma MWWAXFI, Durex Dragon KBC, Bullet Muay-Thai, Komyjukai Aikijutsu, Projectile Pit Muay-Thai, ArcomJukai and Yaw-Yan Ardigma-Cebu. Geronimo Etac (Yaw-Yan) beat Arnel Ylanan (Bullet) by TKO in the first round. Etac used a powerful knee strike to send Ylanan down. Time ? 1:13. David Po (SOMA) won by unanimous decision against Sherwin Pugales (Komyjukai), with scores of 20-18 for all three judges. John Edu ?Excalibur? Cabalhug (Durex) utilized a rear naked choke hold to beat Slotty Avila (Yaw-Yan) by tap out in the second round. Time 23 sec. Axel Cabalhug (Durex) won by TKO in the first round against Jepol Noquera (SOMA), Time 1:13. Moises Nudalo (Bullet) won by tap out in round one against Rolando Nacua (Yaw-Yan) using a rear naked choke hold. Time ? 3:57. Lanly Palagtiw (Komyjukai) beat Cyrus Noquera (SOMA) with a rear naked choke hold, forcing a tap out at 2:02 of the second round. Marcelino Abayle (SOMA) won by tap out in 59 seconds of the second round against Edmar Sumbi (Arcom-J). There were three special exhibition bouts ? Jumel Dinopol (SOMA) won by TKO in the first round against Mark Eric Sumanting (ArcomJ) time 4:20, John Dave Epile (SOMA) beat Jasper Berdin (Durex) by tapout in 2:05 and Rey Noblefranca (Yaw-Yan) won by unanimous decision against Jose Leo Rodrigo (Bullet). This MMA event was promoted by SOMA Promotions and was supervised by Rolando Mendoza of the Games and Amusements Board. WRITER?S NOTE: I?m not an avid follower of mixed martial arts and this was only the second MMA card that I witnessed live in Cebu. My home island has long been a boxing hotbed in the Philippines but MMA fight cards have generated their own rabid audience. Just like the Filipino boxers, most of the Pinoy MMA fighters are in the lighter weight categories. But just like their boxing counterparts, they move faster and have a greater punch and kick output. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Rene Bonsubre, Jr..  |
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