URCC DIGMAAN 2 PICS

After the smoker Fight was URCC DIGMAAN 2, August 22, 2010. Yes you read it right, one day rest then its another event. Indeed, most of our time was spent training and preparing for this two events, the smoker fight and URCC. This was the fight night for the local profighters, a make or break night. They have trained for several months for this event and now this is it...

1st Match : Orlimer "The Ironman Boy Bakal" Celeste vsAllan "The Warrior" Trinidad

Tough luck for Allan got caught with a heavy hook, lost his balanced sprained his right ankle joint and almost peeled off his right big toe nail.. boy bakal got the W

2nd Match: Benjie Lumacad vs. Richard Alsado

Lumacad a heavy hand boxer always gets his opponent with a guillotine choke

3rd Match Ali "The Young" Cali vs Philip "Here comes the rain" Parcon

Uncompromising close fight between the two: Ali in blue muay shorts

It was then decided by a skillful, picture perfect double leg take down by Ali and a relentless ground and pound..

4th Match : Dan "the Machine" Duro vs Emanuele "The Man" Bellezah

Eman got Duro several times in this position but it seems he could not finish it

Ran out of steam....and lost the fight via unanimous decision The Machine lived up to his name...

5th Match : Danilo "the Knuckle Head" Elmore vs Lorde Rey Yamit

As expected, A resilient and tenacious fighter like Yamit gives a good show for everyone.

an overwhelming, electrifying fight between the two..The Knuckle Head won by submitting Yamit.

6th Match: Isaac Tuling vs Sean Sasing

what can I say ..it was fast, relentless and obdurate... Isaac won the fight by KO

7th Match The Co main Event:

Jose "Bazooka" Campo III vs Rick Cralo "the Hammer" Cubillas

Tap or Break ......It was the Refs call Bazooka Won the fight

8th Match: The Main EVENT of the Evening

Ricardo "El Matador" Sapno vs Rionover "Iceman" Patao

setting the tone of the fight...

Judoka in MMA..poetry in motion

El MAtador got the Big W with submission on the first round

behind the scene.. etc...

Congratulations to the fighters, coaches, organizers, staff and the fight fans...

Smoker Fight 3 NCCC Mall

Better late than never. Last month was a month full of activities here in Davao City. Especially in the world of martial arts. First of all it was the the annual festival of festivals here in Davao,

The KADAYAWAN Festival. A Festival where local and foreign tourists can witness the bounty of fruits. The festival honors Davao’s artistic, cultural and historical heritage, its past personified by the ancestral “lumads”, its people as they celebrate on the streets, and its floral industry as its representatives parade in full regalia in thanksgiving for the blessings granted on the city. A celebration that interfaces the three aspects: tribal; industrial and; arts and entertainment. The festivities are highlighted with floral floats, street-dancing competitions and exhibits that showcases the island's tourism products and services. Its one of the reasons why I was not able to write anything for the past several weeks.

Part of the Festivities was the Smoker Fight 3 entitled Blood Kompak, August 20, 2010.

This time we added a mixed martial arts competition. This third smoker fight was a joint effort between the Davao's Finest Tattoo artists, and Top Rock and reggae bands. It was a Tattoo Festival wherein artists from everywhere in Pinas gathered to compete and after which the culmination was the smoker fight backed up by the top bands rock/metal/reggae bands here in Davao.

Results of the fight were already posted. (click to view the results)

Big thanks to all the fighters who showed up, gave their best and showed what martial arts is all about. With gratitude to the judges Mr. Mars Cenojas of CMMA, Mr. Alcer Lozada of Butuan Extreme XFC and Mr. Joseph Prostrero.

To the Staff and Team of EDGE MMA Davao Chapter Big thanks to you guys..Sid Cayon, Ryan Cordero, Joachim Milana, Kim Velasco and Richard Gallogo.

To our Ref and MMA practitioner Mr. Isaac Tuling salamat!!

To the Organizers especially to Mr. Jim Tan Nuevo ...

And to Ms. Leah Marie Moral on her site Le Photgraphe for allowing me to post the extraordinary shots that she took.