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The Filipino Straw Weights Joshua Pacio and Rene Catalan rocked the Filipino crowd inside the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City to open a championship: Reign of the Kings.
The two Filipinos are most likely facing an inevitable showdown. They became two of the best contenders in their division
But that is Pacio, 22, who scored the most thrilling victory.
The young stallion of the Lakay team quickly did the job of Thai veteran Pongsiri. Mitsatit, patting him with a single submission in the first round
"Maybe it's a Passionlock.I have already tried it at the gym and I thought that 39, it would be better to try it here, "pacio joked.
The native of Baguio City immediately raised Mitsatit to open the fight for a withdrawal.After a few changes, he was able to take the lead in the standings and rain on the punches.
Mitsatit tried to get up to avoid shooting, but he only exposed his back.But instead of blocking a narrowed rear stranglehold, Pacio chose to trap the left arm of his opponent, blocking his arm and lifting him up for tapout.
This is the third consecutive victory of Pacio at 15-2. On the other hand, it is the first defeat of Mitsatit in 10 fights
Catalan continued to roll, handing over a winner of Jakarta Flyweight Stefer Rahardian first round of defeat by unanimous decision [19659003It'sCatalan'sfifthstraightwinraisinghisrecordto5-2InadditionthisvictorygiveshimaprimepositiontochallengeAStrawweightWorldChampionYoshitakaNaito
"I know my opponent is strong and young, he is a hungry fighter. my fighters, I gave everything " Catalan shared.
Throughout the fight, the native of Santa Barbara, Iloilo was on the verge with his strikes. The 39-year-old Wushu specialist dotted Rahardian with left kicks to keep him at bay. In addition, he was able to jostle his opponent twice
Whenever Catalan was shot down by Rahardian, he remained calm, keeping Indonesian in his guard.
A few seconds from the fight, the Catalan climbed the temperature but the weather was not on his side. Still, his solid all-around was enough to have his hand up.
This is the first defeat of Rahardian in his young career of 10 fights.
In the opening fight, the Chinese fighter "The Stalker" Xie Bin (5 -2) did a quick job of the Cambodian mixed martial artist Sor Sey (4-3). The 20-year-old Tianjin Top Team fighter immediately shot down his opponent with ease before slapping a guillotine, sinking Sor Sey.
ONE: Results of the reign of kings
July 27, 2018 – SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City
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- Strawweight fight (MMA): Joshua Pacio def. Pongsiri Mitsatit via Round 1 Submission (3:37, armlock)
- Weight-Strike (MMA): Rene Catalan def. Stefar Rahardian by unanimous decision
- Featherweight fight (MMA): Xie Bin def. Sor Sey via the submission of round 1 (1:55, power guillotine)
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