Two-time jiu-jitsu world champion Eros Baluyot won by submission over veteran Rene Catalan in the first round of their match in the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) 87: Heroes Tuesday night at the Xylo at the Palace in the Bonifacio Global City.
Baluyot, 14 years younger than the 44-year-old Catalan, needed only 71 seconds to seal the deal as he used his ground game to near perfection to prevail in the main attraction of the event backed by www.crazywin.ph.
Combining strength and quickness, Baluyot went for an early rear naked choke and succeeded, forcing Catalan to tap out in a sign of surrender.
Catalan fell to 6-6 record.
In another MMA contest also supported by Lucas Lepri BJJ gym, Rex De Lara wowed the crowd by pulling off a huge comeback win against Mhar John Manahan during their 145 lbs contest.
“All fights were quality bouts. We are very happy to see how the Xylo crowd reacted to each fight,” URCC co-owner/ General Manager Aleksandr Sofronov said.
The two grappling super fights saw Godwin Langbayan winning by submission over Red Samson (by RNC )and Paige Alitao outpointing Troy Legaspi.
In other pro MMA fights, Rufino Mante knocked out Mark Cuizon and Kerwin Tan scored a technical knockout win over Marco Lampacan.
The lone amateur MMA bout saw Paolo Cruz besting Jerald Vellarde,
Meanwhile, the bareknuckle boxing showdown betweenChristian Panliag and Chris Cantor ended with Panliag winning by split decision despite surviving a first-round knockdown.
In the special slap battles to open the night, Reynaldo Beltran prevailed over Milarde “Pongde” Hugo by split decision and Gerald “Makahighlord” Gabonada won over Michael “Batang CamSur” Azucena by unanimous decision.
