Wednesday, August 7, 2013

DAVAO GRAPPLERS

DAVAO CITY (Aug. 7) PNA – The Cenojas Mixed Martial Arts-Kamphuis Fabricio Davao (CMMA-KFD) dominated the Nightmare MMAI Sub-Fighting Championship held Sunday at the Gaisano Mall of Tagum in Tagum City.
Mike Lim beat his own teammate Earl Sideno in the finals of the Open weight division of the grappling competition. Axel Agbayani also from CMMA-KFD settled for the bronze medal to complete a 1-2-3 finish by the team of Sensei Marco Cenojas.
Lim, one of the fighting twin brothers, earlier took the gold medal in the featherweight category by outclassing another teammate Rannier Actub in the championship.
CMMA-KFD earned two more golds courtesy of bantamweight Mark Co and flyweight Chad Gutierrez, who also both defeated their own teammates in the finals.
Co outplayed Raphael Facundo while another CMMA-KFD entry Vann Tan settled for the bronze. Gutierrez overpowered David Acosta as the Davao team toppled down their rivals from Koronadal and Tagum City.
At least 30 players saw action in the event organized by Nightmare MMA and supported by the city government of Tagum. – LITO DELOS REYES