Sarmiento retains PXC Lightweight Title in PXC 35

The Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City became a hub once again for mixed martial arts recently, as Pacific X-Treme Combat held PXC 35 on Valentine's Weekend. The PXC has made it its home in Manila until its recent move to host it at the Araneta Coliseum.

PXC 35 surely went to the quick and decisive route, as only one match went to the scorecards, while over half of the card only needed just one round to decide a winner, which included the main event.

Reigning PXC Lightweight champion Harris "The Hitman" Sarmiento was successful in retaining his belt, as he made Isaiah Ordiz tap to his kimura before the end of the first round. Sarmiento went with the ground game for his 36th victory, with most expecting him to go toe-to-toe with Ordiz, who suffered his first loss in this third-ever MMA fight. After the victory, he wanted to get another shot at Mark Striegl, who beat him in his last fight before this one.

Meanwhile, PXC Flyweight champion Ale Cali now has an opponent. Louis Smolka survived an early beatdown from Alvin Cacdac, making him tap from a rear naked choke in the third round to chalk up his third straight win.

Other winners include Troy Bantiag, Chuji Kato, Dario Banario, Zebastian Kadestam, Ernesto Montilla, Miguel Mosquera and Glen Ranillo.

PXC 35 would not be possible without the help of the following: Sports 5 and San Mig Strong Ice, E-Games, Fitness First, FHM Philippines, FHM.com.ph, Premiere Condoms, Healthway Agility Philippines, Beer Below Zero, Eden Night Club, Real Sports Radio and Loqal.ph.

Also thanks to PRC., Inc.

Complete results:

Harris Sarmiento def. Isaiah Ordiz by Submission (Kimura), R1 [PXC Lightweight Title]
Louis Smolka def. Alvin Cacdac by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), R3
Troy Bantiag def. Tony Reyes by TKO (Punches), R1
Chuji Kato def. Egon Racz by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), R1
Dario Banario def. Joseph Mercado by Decision (Unanimous)
Zebaztian Kadestam def. Ronald Jhun by TKO (Leg Kicks), R1
Ernesto Montilla def. Ruel Catalan by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), R2
Miguel Mosquera def. Steve Grandeza by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), R2
Glen Ranillo def. Mark Billena by Submission (Armbar), R1

2nd Seaoil High School All-Star Game scheduled this March

On March 3 at the Ynares Center in Pasig City, 32 of the best high school seniors in the country get to strut their stuff against each other in the second-ever staging of The Seaoil High School All-Star Game. To be held at the Ynares Center in Pasig on March 3, this is one of the highlights of the National Basketball Traning Center (NBTC) Finals.

NBTC Training Director Alex Compton notes the Seaoil High School All-Star Game as the premiere event to showcase the top high school basketball talent in the Philippines. He is excited to be seeing the best of the best competing against each other on a national stage, as not everyone is aware of their talent and thus, the Seaoil High School All-Star Game will become their stage.

To cite that point, it was at this event that the coaching staff of the University of the Philippines discovered then-Sacred Heart of Cebu standout Henry Asilum, whom they eventually recruited and was a major contributing element for the Maroons' campaign on this past 75th Season of the UAAP.

Patterned after the McDonald's All-Americans High School Game, the 1st-ever Seaoil High School All-Star Game had the likes of Jeron Teng (Xavier HS), Tomas Ramos (Ateneo HS), Thomas Torres (La Salle Greenhills) JJ Alejandro (Mapua HS) and Daryl Nazareno, Francis Abarcar, Van Abatayo, Gideon Babilonia, and Antonio Bonsubre (San Beda HS). The first MVP trophy went to Ace Basas (Mapua), as the currently Ateneo "Glory Be" member scored a game-high 24 points for Team White in a 87-81 victory over Team Blue.

The second-ever staging of the event will have the likes of Jerie Pingoy (FEU), Ralph Atangan (NU), Ranbill Tongco (San Beda HS) and Nicko Bahia (UST). Provincial standouts like current La Salle commit Kib Montalbo (St. John's Institute), as well as John Luna (Cagayan de Oro National High School) and Paul Desiderio (University of Visayas) will also make their presence felt in this game.

The game will provide the backdrop for the upcoming NBTC Finals, which is scheduled to also take place on March 3.

The NBTC Finals is a culmination of the competition to determine the best high school team in the country, with 200 schools taking part all across the islands.16 different high schools will make their way to Manila and in the first three days of March, that sixteen will eventually be whittled down to one.

Cristiano and Manchester United, together again.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo. Arguably the best footballer in the world, sharing an embrace with Sir Alex Ferguson, arguably the best football manager in the world. 

This was after a 1-1 draw between Cristiano's old club Manchester United and his current club Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Portuguese was a major part of the Red Devils' Champions League title run in 2008, and return to the finals in 2009, his last before making the move to the Spanish capital.

Coming soon is the return leg, and his long-awaited return to Old Trafford.

The United States, from the Nats fan's view

Just found this from the Washington Post. Made me LOL.

Lightweight title at stake at PXC 35

MMA action in the Philippines returns, as the biggest Asia-Pacific's biggest and arguably best MMA organization in Pacific X-Treme Combat, brings its latest MMA event, PXC 35, which is scheduled to take place at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on February 16. It's their latest MMA event in the country, after making their initial Philippine debut back in July 2011.

PXC CEO EJ Calvo is excited to kick off 2013 with great matchups for the MMA event, adding that PXC 35 will feature fighters from all over the world, including some rising MMA talents from the Philippines. He also promises fans attending the event would be seeing an exciting night of fights.

The main event of PXC 35 will feature Harris "The Hitman" Sarmiento (35-24) as he faces Isaiah Ordiz (2-0). Sarmiento is looking to bounce back after his defeat to Mark Streigl on PXC 34 last November, defending his lightweight title against Ordiz. The youngster beat Kristoffer Persson last September, then took a split decision against Tristan Arenal last November.

Also in the card will be the match-up of Fil-Am Alvin Cacdac (11-9) against the undefeated Louis "Da Last Samurai" Smolka of Hawai'i. Other fights include Team Lakay's Troy Bantiag (4-1) against Guam native Tony Reyes (5-5); Hong Seung Chan (2-0) of Korean Top Team against Chuji Kato (3-1) of Japan; and Ronald Jhun (24-24) of Hawai'i facing Zebastian Kadestam (3-0) of Sweden.

PXC 35 will also include homegrown Filipino MMA talent like Dario Banario (2-0) against Joseph Mercado (1-1), Ruel Catalan (1-2) facing Ernesto Montilla, Jr. (0-1), Adrian Hillana (1-0) versus Steve Grandeza (0-1) and Glenn Ranillo (1-2) against Mark Billena.

Presented by San Mig Strong Ice and Sports5, PXC 35 action will start at 7pm, with television coverage to be shown via satellite on AkTV at 9pm.

Special thanks to E-Games, Fitness First, FHM Philippines, FHM.com.ph, Premiere Condoms, Healthway Agility Phil, Beer Below Zero, Eden Night Club, Real Sports Radio and Loqal.ph

More details about the Pacific X-treme Combat can be seen at www.pxc.com.ph and on their Facebook page.

Update: Press Conference for this fight will take place on February 14, while the weigh-in will be held on February 15.

The Chot Reyes' handpicked Gilas 17

Chot Reyes just announced the pool of players that he will select the roster of players for the upcoming FIBA-Asia 2013 to be held here.

Jimmy Alapag (TNT) - The leader of the dynasty that is TNT. Veteran smarts. Long-distance shooting.
Jayson Castro (TNT) - Best Player of the just-concluded All-Filipino Cup
LA Tenorio (GIN) - Sealed his spot with Jones Cup performance
Ryan Reyes (TNT) - Shutdown combo guard
Gary David (GLO) - Streaky scoring machine with proven Gilas credibility
Larry Fonacier (TNT) - Smart. Clutch. Can Shoot.
Gabe Norwood (RoS) - The official SMART-Gilas Swiss Knife
Jared Dillinger (TNT) - Can shoot. Can defend. TNT's Swiss Knife.
Jeff Chan (RoS) - Think James Yap, but with a clutch gene.
Ranidel De Ocampo (TNT) - The best offensive scoring threat amongst local bigs.
Marc Pingris (SMC) - Beast on the boards. Work ethic unquestioned.
Japeth Aguilar (GLO) - Has the best skill set. Up to Junel Baculi to finally unlock it and for Chot to see it.
Kelly Williams (TNT) - Has size and defensive capability
Sonny Thoss (ALA) - Familiar with system. Has size.
Junmar Fajardo (PET) - Really big. Can easily be plugged in down low.
Marcus Douthit (???) - Our Naturalized big man. Will take care of things down low.
Greg Slaughter (NLE) - Knows system. Has size.

Who makes the final 12? Barring injury, most likely it will be:

3 from Alapag, Castro, Reyes, Tenorio
4 from David, Fonacier, Norwood, Chan, Dillinger
3 from De Ocampo, Pingris, Aguilar, Williams
1 from Thoss, Fajardo and Slaughter
Marcus Douthit

If Chot is concerned with size, he can go two from the Thoss group and remove one from either RDO group or David group.