The first ever MFC event took place this past Tuesday
November 24th at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. The event was created by Mr. Jesser Cordova,
chairman of Life Ring Society Inc, to
promote health and fitness among Filipino Seafarers. According to Mr. Cordova, there are currently
about 1 million Filipino Seafarers and one of the major issues the industry is
facing is the poor health and fitness of our kababayans that board these ships.
Being a martial artist himself, Muay Thai practitioner, he decided that the
best way to whip these boys into shape was through martial arts!
The event was comprised of five Muay Thai and five Mixed
Martial Arts fights. It was a successful night
filled with action and exciting knockouts. We can't wait for the next MFC fight night!
Muay Thai Bouts:
The first three Muay Thai fights ended in a TKO which had
the crowd in the stadium amped up and ready for more action! Daryl Antero, a Muay Thai fighter, knocked
out his opponent with a devastating right hook.
Prior to this knockout blow, it seemed as if Daryl was the one absorbing
punches. Jojo from PowCast.net Fight
Sports caught up with Daryl to find out what happened:
“Dun ako nagising...
laban na pala. Mabigat pero mabagal yung suntok nya. Alam ko na sa taas ng ulo
sya tumatama. Mali ang target, matigas dun. Dapat sa baba. Kaya alam ko kaya ko!
(That’s when I woke up and realized its fight time. His punches were heavy but slow. I also knew that he was hitting me on the top
of the head. That’s the wrong target, that’s the part of the head is hard. He should aim for the chin. I knew I could
take him)”
Daryl’s fight was follow by other exciting Muay Thai
bouts. The Muay Thai portion of the event
was capped off by Jonathan Pardo winning the first ever MFC Muay Thai
Championship belt. After his win
Jonathan had a positive message for the Philippine Muay Thai community:
“Unang belt ko po ito. Sana may mga sumunod pa na belt. Sana mas lalo pa mag grow ang Muay Thai sa
Pilipinas. Kaya natin lumaban sa maga ibang bansa. Marami magagaling dito. (This
is my first belt, I’m hoping for more belts in the future. I also hope that Muay Thai grows further in
the Philippines. We can compete against
other countries there’s a lot of talented fighters in the Philippines)”
MMA Main Event: CJ “The
Golden Boy” De Tomas VS Jonathan Teodoro
The most awaited MMA main event was dominated by the “Golden
Boy” CJ De Tomas. One would never expect that a humble young man with a sweet
smile would be such a monster in the ring!
PowCast.net Fight Sports affiliate Amir Arias had a chance
to talk with “The Golden Boy” De Tomas before the fight and asked him how he
prepared himself for this event. He said
“Nagfocus lang ako sa striking, pero
Hindi naman kami nagpabaya sa ground work ko (I just focused on my striking but
I didn’t forget about my ground work also).
CJ went on to say: “Tantiyahin ko muna kung kaya sa striking, pag
malakas tumanggap ng suntok ay dadalhin ko na sa baba (I’ll feel out my
opponent first to see if he can take a punch, if he can, then I’ll take him to
the ground). ”
CJ is one of the youngest Blue Belts in KMA BJJ, he got his
blue belt at age 17, he’s also a former member of the Philippine Wrestling Team.
“The Golden Boy” has also developed
excellent striking skills, making this young guy a complete fighter!
CJ won in the very first round beating Jonathan Teodoro, a
ripped and well built opponent. He started off by feeling out his opponent and deciding
whether to stand and strike or take his opponent down. After the very short feeling out process, CJ
decides to strike with his opponent. He
caught Teodoro with a double hook punch that dropped him to the ground. He
followed him to the ground and executed wonderful bull pass to before landing
the final hammer fist that made the referee stop the fight.
It was another sweet victory for this young undefeated fighter. Who do you think “The Golden Boy” should
fight next? Give us your thoughts on the comments section below!
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