Buno sa Angono 2: Combat Wrestling & Takedown Challenge Participants

Takedown Challenge

Women

40 kg Girls U14

1. Marieco R. Riozal – 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts

2. Keide Kerzen G. Trigueros - Los Baños Laguna Wrestling Team

3. Maria Atea Agustin - Quezon City Wrestling Club

44 kg Girls U14

1. Jenawen Senosin - Batangas City Wrestling Team / Bear's Cave MMA Team

44 kg. Girls U16

1. Mikael Edpan Aro – Botong Sports

56 kg Girls U14

1. Glen Miley Ramos – The Alpha One

50 kg Girls U16

1. Abegail R. Campos – Botong Sports

2. Princess Ericka Mae I. Jorgio – Botong Sports

3. Marielle S. Coruno - Botong Sports

56 kg Girls U16

1. Andrea Castillo - Batangas City Wrestling Team/Bear's Cave MMA Team

Men

44 kg Boys U14

1. Andrew James M. Revilla – Batangas City Wrestling / Bear's Cave MMA Team

44 kg. Boys U16

1. Justin Perez – Batangas City Wrestling/Bear's Cave MMA Team

50 kg Boys U14

1. Ethan Bunal - Los Baños Laguna Wrestling Team

50 kg Boys U16

1. Kenver Lebrilla – 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts

2. Jeric Victor B. Organiza - Quezon City Wrestling Club

56 kg Boys U16

1. Louise Franz Valentino – The Alpha One

2. Jhay-R B. Ardid – Batangas Wrestling

3. Michael Angelo T. Lagaras – The Alpha One

60 kg Boys U16

1. Kazuki Nathan R. Peralta – Botong Sport

2. Spencer James Austria - GMA Wrestling Team

62 kg Men U18

1. Felix A. Narido – Botong Sports

2. Andrew James Rivero – Batangas City Wrestling

3. Jan Noriega – Batangas City Wrestling

4. Julian Ezekiel Plata - Batangas City Wrestling Team/Bear's Cave MMA Team

62 kg Men Adult

1. Joe Donasco Voloso – Batangas City Wrestling

2. Jan Vincent Cortez - Origins Athletics Wrestling

62 kg. Men’s Veteran

1. Karlo Kagahastian – SPRAWL MMA OGs

66 kg Boys U14

1. Jacob Christian C. Frivaldo - 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts (cancelled if no opponent)

68 kg Men U18

1. Mark Joseph Kakilala – Batangas City Wrestling

2. Kimbert Alintozon - The Alpha One

3. Manzelle Regala - T-Rex MMA

4. 1. Jacob Christian C. Frivaldo - 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts (tentative)

68 kg Men Adult

1. Johann Matthew Godio San Miguel – Valiant MMA

2. Juan Agapito Dakila I Tria – Wildcat Jiujitsu

3. Jan Paul Fadriquela - 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts

4. Xyen Diaz - FIST Gym

68 kg Men Veteran

1. Darwin Quintos – SPRAWL MMA

74 kg Boys U16

1. Abisha Claron O. Nicolas - Botong Sports

74 kg Men Adult 

1. John Andrei C. Samadio – Laguna Wrestling

2. Clint Mateo – Samadio MMA

3. MJ Magistrado – Botong Sports

4.  Ehlrej Pacantara - Wildcat Jiujitsu

82 kg Men Adult

1. John Alvin Dayondon Tilar – One Fitness MMA Academy

2. Ahmet Epli - Valiant MMA

100 kg Men Adult

1. Pong Meimban – Origins Wrestling Club

2. Niño Valencia - Samadio MMA

3. Don King Arriola - Valiant MMA

4. Martee Isaiah T. Villena - FIST MMA

 

Combat Wrestling

Women

40 kg Girls U14

1. Marieco R. Riozal – 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts (cancelled if no opponent)

44 kg Girls U14

1. Jeremie M. Amandoron – One Fitness MMA Academy

2. Marieco R. Riozal – 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts (tentative)

56 kg Girls U14

1. Glen Miley Ramos – The Alpha One

50 kg Girls U16

1. Jerlen Amandoron - One Fitness MMA Academy

57 kg Girls U18

1. Felicity Sabile - Samadio MMA

70kg Women Adult

1. Micah Matahom – Wildcat Jiujitsu

Men

36 Boys U14

1. Joseph Ken Lawas - Los Baños Laguna Wrestling Team

50 kg Boys U16

1. Kenver Lebrilla – 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts

2. Joshua R. Balancar – Botong Sports

56 kg Boys U12

1. Joshua Politano - Artelier de JiuJitsu

56 kg Boys U16

1. Louise Franz Valentino – The Alpha One

2. Daniel B. Aviles - Quezon City Wrestling Club

3. Jace Kendrix B. Aggabao - Quezon City Wrestling Club

62 Men U18

1. Andrew James Rivero – Batangas City Wrestling/Bear's Cave MMA Team

2. Jan Noriega – Batangas City Wrestling

3. Julian Ezekiel Plata - Batangas City Wrestling Team/Bear's Cave MMA Team

4. James O. Oliveros – One Fitness MMA

5. Ray Allen C Lumancas – One Fitness MMA

6. Ace Ryiel I. Flores – Samadio MMA

62 kg Men Adult

1, Jev Aron M. Nogot – One Fitness MMA

2. Rexor Gonzales Albarico – One Fitness MMA

3. Jev Aron M. Nogot - One Fitness MMA

4. Mathew Gellera Gesto – Botong Sports

62 kg Men Veteran

1. Mark Raymundo - Tom DeBlass PH

2. Karlo Kagahastian – SPRAWL MMA OGs

66 kg Boys U14

1. Jacob Christian C. Frivaldo – 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts

68 kg Men Adult

1. Johann Matthew Godio San Miguel – Valiant MMA

2. Gerard Richard A Yangao – Samadio MMA

3. Juan Agapito Dakila I Tria – Wildcat Jiujitsu

4. RJ De Chavez - One Fitness MMA/Asintado

5. Roger Angelo Gagarin - Botong Sports

6.  Jan Paul Fadriquela - 90 Degrees Jiu-Jitsu & Martial Arts

7. Kimbert Alintozon - The Alpha One

8. Motoaki Sugiyama - Valiant MMA

68 kg Men Veteran

1. Darwin Quintos – SPRAWL MMA

2. Jack Basay – One Fitness MMA/Asintado

3. Alexander Gabriele Sta. Ana Javier – One Fitness MMA/Asintado

74 kg Men U18

1. Erwin Yabut – Isaiah MMA

2. Ehlrej Pacantara - Wildcat Jiujitsu

74 kg Men Adult

1. John Andrei C. Samadio – Laguna Wrestling

2. Clint Mateo – Samadio MMA

 3. Ehlrej Pacantara - Wildcat Jiujitsu

74 kg Men Veteran

1. Dino Bautista – Fabricio/Isaiah MMA

82 kg Men Adult

1. John Alvin Dayondon Tilar – One Fitness MMA/Asintado

2. Yuki Suzuki – Manila Boat Club Luta Livre

3. Jun Morales - G.M.A Wrestling Club

90 kg Men Adult

1. Dale Vincent L. Kakilala - Valiant MMA/Manila Boat Club

2. Charles Gabriel Macabasco Ruzgal - Valiant MMA

100 kg Men Adult

1. Pong Meimban – Origins Wrestling Club

2. Niño Valencia - Samadio MMA

3. Kel Bautista - Valiant MMA

 

 

 

 

My Takedown Highlights - Wrestling/Luta Livre

(Tbh, with this post, I just wanna figure out how Google AdSense works coz I received an email that my blog "is ready to show AdSense ads and start earning." The text below, except for my age, is taken verbatim from the description of my 2021 YouTube video above.)

At 47 years old and most probably arthritic, I believe it's about time to share a highlights video of my wrestling takedowns. I have been competing in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling since 1998 and in submission grappling since 2004 (and unfortunately lost some videos due to stolen cellphones, PCs that conked out and lost my files, etc.). Along the way, I have won gold medals in national and international competitions, and the most significant has to be in the 2016 ADCC South East Asia - Philippine International Open - intermediate division (https://adcombat.com/adcc-events/adcc...) and in the Greco-Roman event of the 2011 Philippine National Games ( https://mertos.blogspot.com/2011/06/?...). Sadly, after diligent efforts, these are the only clips of my takedowns that I can find now - and three of them are "only" from friendly sparring sessions. Still, as my first coach always told me, "The way you train is the way you fight!" (Yours truly is currently a purple belt in Brazilian Luta Livre under Mestre Afonso Cego, a black belt from Academia Budokan - Rio de Janeiro led by Mestre Joao Ricardo.) Video by Milo Sevilla (2021) Music: "Fight to WIn" by Sven Karlssonhttps://www.epidemicsound.com/track/N ...)

#LutaLivre #wrestling #catchwrestling #submissiongrappling #grappling #combatwrestling 

 

Wrestling: Fireman's Carry

My major, major mental flub: For our last drills at the end of our wrestling session last Friday morn (at SPRAWL-MMA Cubao, QC), for our carry-your-partner-and-run drill, I eagerly demonstrated to Sir Edwin how to do a fireman's carry...forgetting that he is a veteran fireman -- and an officer at that! (I think I should've been the one to ask him how they do it, haha!) :-) 

For the drill:

...and the throw!:

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Wrestling and My Wedding Ring

As a wrestler, I always take off jewelries prior to training on the mat. And that includes my wedding ring. But lately, I've been having a hard time removing my wedding ring; I practically have to wring it off my finger. I must be getting fat. Or, maybe my wife tightens it around my finger when I sleep. (With...pliers?). 

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JM de Guzman: The Tom Cruise of the Philippines?

"Actor JM de Guzman, who is considered one of the most talented actors of his generation, is set to make his much-awaited comeback." - Reyma Buan-Deveza, ABS-CBNnews.com (07/14/2014 11:47 AM)

(Here's video of the singer-actor, singing "Don't Give Up on Us, Baby," because he's not! ;) )

Come-backing young Filipino actor JM de Guzman and Hollywood living legend Tom Cruise may not exactly look alike, but they are no doubt both good-looking, and they eerily share these two similar backgrounds: 

1. Wrestling, not pro wrestling but its amateur real sport variants. For Cruise, it's American high school, folkstyle wrestling when he was part of the Glen Ridge High School wrestling team in New Jersey, USA. On de Guzman's part, he took to the sport a little later, in college, where he joined the UP Wrestling Club of the University of the Philippines- Diliman Campus which practiced in the Olympic freestyle rules. He also placed second in the sport in a Metro Manila-wide competition and became president of the club.
2. Theater. De Guzman majored in theater in college, and was already active acting in plays for Dulaang UP when he began wrestling. (In fact, he already had an acting stint on TV as part of the children's comedy show Ang TV.) On the other hand, Cruise ventured into high school theater after suffering a knee injury while wrestling. Hear the amusing exchange between the actor and talk show host Merv Griffin from the video below: Cruise says, "In high school, when I injured myself in wrestling, I decided to go out for a play, a musical..." And Griffin responds, "That's what happens to old wrestlers: They go to a musical!"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

And, most importantly, as far as their current acting careers are concerned, they are two damn very fine actors! (And I'm sure their background in theater contributed significantly to their acting prowess. And, the discipline instilled through the sport of wrestling must serve them in good stead -- in all their endeavors.)

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Yours truly was JM de Guzman's wrestling coach in our UP Diliman Wrestling Club, and he's also the godfather of my son Mikael. I'll check if my wife still has the memory card which stores a short video of JM wrestling in my gym, SPRAWL-MMA in Cubao, QC. I'll post it tonight if she still has it.

UPDATE!: She still has it! So here's JM doing a staple freestyle wrestling move: the double-leg shoot (when a wrestler grabs the opponent's legs to take him/her down to the ground). And he seems to have suffered an injury, too, just like...never mind. :p

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Lastly, as JM has a cameo appearance in the teen flick She's Dating the Gangster, I'm gonna watch it with my family this weekend. But it's really more for my support for JM's comeback in showbiz -- more than anything else. ;) )

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In the Philippines, the Olympic sport of wrestling (largely due to the leadership of the FILA-recognized WAP officers) is now part of the Palarong Pambansa; the Philippine Sports Commission's Batang Pinoy, Philippine National Games, and Women Martial Arts Festival; INC Unity Games; and Ultimate Challenge multi-combat sport and fitness event. The Wrestling Association of the Philippines also holds its own national championships and other events.

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