Filipino MMA: URCC XIV: Aggression Recap and Results

Promoted to the front page from the FanPosts by Luke Thomas.
Most media and MMA sites don't get to cover as much international MMA action aside from the likes of DREAM and Sengoku, so I figured I'd give the Philippines' biggest promotion their much deserved attention.
URCC XIV: Aggression was held at the A-Venue Events Hall in Makati City, Philippines, and it was headlined by current URCC Welterweight Champion, Eduard Folayang and Guam's A.J. Aguon. Both the URCC Light-Heavyweight (189lbs) and Heavyweight Belts (206 lbs and above) were also contested in an action-packed undercard.
In the main event, two undefeated fighters collided in the much anticipated superfight which saw a bloody Eduard Folayang grind out a unanimous decision victory over a very game opponent in A.J. Aguon.
In the only fight that went the distance, the two men fought a very tough war. Folayang used his Wushu base effectively to control where the fight went and used his devastating kicks to keep his opponent at bay. The hometown favorite stuffed several early takedown attempts and took his opponent down a couple of times in the duration of the bout.
After sustaining a nasty cut that almost stopped the contest, Folayang turned up the heat on the later stages of the fight. He became more aggressive, landing more leg and body kicks and getting a couple more takedowns. The Guamanian fighter fought valiantly and never backed down even after taking several hard shots. He landed his fair share of punches throughout the fight, but in the end it wasn't enough to beat the Wushu expert. Folayang controlled most the fight and landed harder and more frequent shots both standing and on the ground. It earned him an entertaining and clear cut decision victory over a very tough opponent.
The 24 year old fighter trained seven weeks in high altitude and proved that cardio wasn't an issue as he went twenty minutes without showing much fatigue. The country's biggest MMA star improved his record to 5-0 and strengthened his bid for a chance to make it to the big show.
All in all it was a great night of fights. Only one fight went to a decision, and it was by far the best fight of the night.
Exclusive Photo Gallery and Full Results after the jump
Eduard Folayang def A.J. Aguon (Unanimous Decision) 20:00 Round 2. The URCC Welterweight Champion fought at 155 lbs and defeated a very tough and durable opponent in A.J. Aguon. The highly decorated Wushu fighter stayed undefeated in 5 professional fights and could be a few steps closer to his dream of fighting for the UFC.
Caloy Baduria def Remand Lazaro (Verbal Submission) - 9:01 Round 1. This was co-main event event of the evening and it was for the vacant, URCC Light Heavyweight Championship. The fight was mostly comprised of scrambles with Caloy Baduria getting the better of the exchanges. He fought off several submission attempts and unloaded lots of body shots every time he sprawled to defend the takedown. About a minute before the opening round ended, Lazaro couldn't get up and told that ref that he couldn't continue. Caloy Baduria, the former middleweight champion, won his second belt in as many divisions.
Vicente Pajaro def Sugar Ray Estrada (Submission Modified Armbar) - 4:08 Round 1. This was for the URCC Heavyweight Title. Hybrid Yaw Yan's Vicente Pajaro defended his heavyweight title by submitting Elorde MMA's Sugaray Estrada early in the fight.
Mike Natividad def Ruben Sumido (Submission, RNC) - 1:19 Round 1. Mike Natividad got heavily booed by the crowd for taking his opponent down when they were about to touch gloves. He sunk in the choke soon after getting the takedown and was still jeered at until he went backstage.
Reggie Amarante def. Raymond Carlos (TKO, Strikes) - 3:03 Round 2. This fight went back and forth and had the several slams that got the crowd going. Reggie Amarante already had his opponent in trouble, when he illegally kneed Raymond Carlos on the ground. He was given time to recover, but Amarante still went on to win the fight anyway.
Eric Kelly def. Robert Buminaang (Submission, RNC) - 2:00 Round 1. Eric Kelly of Yaw Yan Ardigma quickly sunk the choke in that ended Robert Buminaang's night.
Badong Domasian def. Richie Redman (Submission, RNC) - 2:39 Round 1. The Elorde MMA fighter got Richie "Rich" down, and choked him out.
Erwin Focad def Lando Espinosa (TKO, Injury) - 1:03 Round 1. The bout got stopped early when Lando Espinosa dislocated his shoulder after a brief exchange and a takedown by Erwin Focad. Eduard Folayang's Lakay Wushu teammate got the TKO victory.
Charles de Tomas def. Franz Altarejos - (TKO, Strikes) - 9:53 Round 1. Altarejos of DEFTAC Jiu Jitsu got the early takedown and got de Tomas' back. He attempted to sink in the rear naked choke for several minutews, but Charles de Tomas defended it well. Charles de Tomas even landed several hard shots to Franz's face as he defended the choke. He then got the reversal and started pounding out the DEFTAC fighter until the ref stopped it.
Jet Lumawag def. Joel Taon - (TKO, Strikes) - 6:34 Round 1. The first fight of the night, also sparked a bit of controversy. Jet Lumawag took Joel down and threw several hammer fists that forced the ref to stop the fight. The replay showed that the first hammer fist landed squarely on the throat of Taon and it left him unable to continue. The illegal blow wasn't seen by the ref when it happened so they still ruled it as a TKO victory for Jet Lumawag. Joel couldn't get up after and was forced to be carried out on a stretcher.
--Photos taken by Jill Cruz and Anton Tabuena
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I still have lots of pics that i haven't edited and uploaded..
but it’s late and i have to get some sleep cause thesis is a bitch..
Oh and i hope that the title is okay.. I just patterned it on brent’s BloodyElbow goes Regional post… If it’s not okay, feel free to change it..
I’m off to bed. I’ll upload more pics and edit them better when i get the time.. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 20, 2009 12:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is good coverage, but weoweoweo, you CANNOT use our name in the title of your post. BE didn’t go international as no one on staff covered the event as credentialed media.
Seriously, I think your FanPost is stellar and this is great work, but BE’s name is not for use or co-opting without express written consent. Cool?
by Luke Thomas on Jul 20, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No worries. I love this stuff. And I really appreciate it. We just have to protect our name.
Shoot me an email. I have an idea.
by Luke Thomas on Jul 20, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weoweoweo for Bloody Elbow Philippines correspondent.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Jul 20, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Jul 20, 2009 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn I shouldn't rush these things..
I changed a couple of typos (maybe there’s still a bunch left haha)..
It’s almost 2am, Now I’m really off to bed.. If someone was editing the post at the same time I was, sorry about that.
Oh and just so you know, championship fights in the URCC have 2 ten minute rounds and a 5 minute overtime if the fight is tied after the first two..
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 20, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the report!
Added the results to the Fight Finder.
by Chris Nelson on Jul 20, 2009 1:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Cool. :)
Would I be able to help in anyway so you guys can update his actual record to 5-0? ..oh and typo on aggression. good job though chris, I never knew you had some pull in sherdog. Haha. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 20, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For sure man – if you can point me toward results from the shows with his other two wins, I’ll enter them today.
by Chris Nelson on Jul 20, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LANDSLIDE!!
Very cool man. Did you take the photos and what did you think of the show?
"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."
by Blackout612 on Jul 20, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Half of all the pics I have, I took, the other half was taken by my friend.. (more or less)
The show, production wise was real good.. Lighting was good, the videos looked nice.. Decent timing. Etc..
Most people, (at least on my area) seemed to be real educated mma fans..
The talent level between the two guys on the main event and the others, looked to be on a different level.. I think the wushu guys get wayyyy better training than the other locals..
AJ Aguon also impressed me a lot. He was real tough and well conditioned. He ate some bombs, but he still came forward and threw strikes. So far he was the biggest test of folayangs career..
Pretty good show IMO..
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 20, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rec'd
Support you local MMA, guys.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Jul 20, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nicely done at the PI.
Did anyone say Pac Man can take on these guys.
=D
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jul 20, 2009 3:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great stuff. I wish there was a way to watch the URCC other than bad cell phone videos, like an official stream or something. Thanks weoweoweo.
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by Johpin on Jul 20, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is badass, mate.
Shameless self-promotion! http://twitter.com/scb0212
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by themachiavellian on Jul 20, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Forget This Weoweoweo!!!!!
Pac Man vs Cotto on Nov 14th!!!!
HOLY SH*T!!!
=)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jul 20, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This and Vera gets a gift in the same day?
You’re a lucky man.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Jul 20, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck man, I was looking forward to the hamill fight.. A win over soz doesn’t do much for his career..
Plus this means no sig bet.. Unless youre betting soz. Haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 20, 2009 8:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that ain’t happening. We’ll do it again next time Munoz is slated to get his ass kicked :-D
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Jul 21, 2009 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um, no. Thanks, though.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
by subo on Jul 21, 2009 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
can’t blame me for trying.. haha.
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 21, 2009 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice post man, same here kinda upset that he no longer will be fighting Hamill
by awesome21 on Jul 20, 2009 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Added another pic in the gallery... :)
by Anton Tabuena on Jul 21, 2009 6:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
check this out
other pics on my facebook account :)
by jomex on Jul 21, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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