by Redjie Cawis

Cordillerans made another mark as three athletes won in the recent Universal Reality Combat Championship at the World Trade Center in Pasay City last week.

 Team Lakay proved its reputation as the country's top mix martial arts squad as it dominated the URCC event dubbed the Collision.

 URCC pinweight belt Roy Docyogen retained his belt via a hard fought unanimous decision over Yaw Yan Buhawi's Alvin Ramirez. This is their second encounter in three years.


 The judges scored the fight 20-18 while one judge saw it at 19-19 in the two rounds of the match.
 Kevin Belingon came up with a big victory after scoring a technical knock-out against Freestyle's Isaac Tuling in their super fight belt where the catch weight was at 135.

 A vicious head kick from Belingon in the six-minute mark of the first round sent Tuling to the mat with the flyweight champion pouring on his ground and pound skills against the Davaoeno mix martial artist.

Belingon and Docyogen now hold records of nine unbeaten matches each in the URCC, while Banario has a clean 4-0 record in MMA.

 Meanwhile, new comer Honorio Banario, who stole the lightweight title against Davao's Angelito Manguray in the co-main event, was the surprise of the evening.

 The 21-year-old Banario won via a rear naked choke in the eight-minute mark of the second round scheduled for two rounds.

 Banario dictated the tempo of the fight that kept Manguray, previously undefeated after four fights, at bay before catching the 40-year-old dentist with a choke forcing the tap out.

Banario, who hails from Mankayan, Benguet, is a former member of the country's junior wushu squad. *(RC -PIA CAR)