STILL THE CHAMP. Harris “The Hitman” Sarmiento emerged
victorious over fellow Filipino Isiah Cordiz in the recently concluded PXC 35.
PURE DOMINANCE. Harris Sarmiento was all over challenger Isiah
Ordiz and ended the fight with an impressive kimura submission at the end of
the first round.
“I-DAWN ZULUETA MO AKO!”. PXC lightweight champion Harris “The Hitman”
Sarmiento prepares to body slam challenger
Isiah Ordiz in the recently concluded PXC 35.
HARRIS “THE HITMAN
SARMIENTO” SUBMITS ORTIZ; RETAINS PXC LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
Pacific X-Treme Combat general manager EJ
Calvo delivered on his promise to start the year with a bang as PXC staged its
eighth mixed martial arts event in the Philippines and 35th overall last Feb. 16 at
the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
In the first of possibly four events this
year in the country, the PXC treated Filipino MMA junkies to nine equally
electrifying fights highlighted by the successful title defense of lightweight
champion Harris ‘The Hitman’ Sarmiento.
“PXC 35 only solidifies the reign of PXC
as the premiere MMA company in Asia Pacific,” Calvo said. “The nine fights we
had so far gave MMA fans here in the Philippines something to remember and will
definitely make them come back for more PXC events.”
Coming off a disappointing first-round
loss to PXC featherweight superstar Mark Striegl last November, Sarmiento moved
back to his natural weight class and retained his 155-pound title belt at the
expense of Isaiah Ordiz.
The victory was expected from the veteran
Sarmiento, who marked his 60th professional bout with his 36th win,
but how he did it was surprising.
Expected to go toe to toe with Ordiz,
Sarmeinto instead opted to take the fight to the ground and emerged successful
as he forced his San Pedro, Laguna-born challenger to tap out with a kimura
submission move late in the first round.
“I just wanted to play it smart,”
Sarmiento said of his surprising ploy. “I just took advantage of an opening and
once I brought him to the ground, I knew I could finish the fight right away.”
In the main undercard between flyweight
contenders, Louis Smolka survived an early beating to defeat Alvin Cacdac via
submission and earn a title shot against champion Ale Cali of Davao.
After suffering a right eyebrow cut that
turned his face into a bloody mess in the first round, Smolka suddenly turned
the tables in the next two rounds as the Hawaiian turned to his ground and
pound game before finishing the game with a rear-naked choke.
“I’m kind of used to that because I get
beat up all the time in training,” said Smolka, who stretched his winning
streak to three fights.
Meanwhile, Troy Bantiag caught Tony Reyes
with a solid right punch then finished off his Guamanian opponent with
continuous blows to score a referee-stoppage win late in the first round.
Likewise impressive were the rest of the
fights in the event, presented by San Mig Strong Ice and Sports 5, and backed
by E-Games, Fitness First, FHM Philippines,FHM.com.ph, Premiere
Condoms, Healthway Agility Phil, Beer Below Zero, Eden NightClub, Real Sports
Radio, and Loqal.ph.
Dario Banario scored a unanimous-decision
victory over Joseph Mercado in an all-Filipino battle, Japan’s Chuji Kato
forced Egons Racz into submission, Zebastian Kadestam registered a
referee-stoppage win against Ron Jhun, while Ernesto Montilla Jr. Miguel
Mosqura, and Glen Ranillo all scored a submission wins over Ruel Catalan, Steve
Grandeza, and Mark Billena, respectively.
“Our fight cards are one of the best in
the industry, matching some of the most skilled fighters against each other as
they climb the rankings,” Calvo said.
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