Kenjhons “Mr. Mainit” Serrano overcame a sluggish start to beat Map Soberano via unanimous decision on Thursday, Oct. 27, in the first-ever Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) bare-knuckle super fight main event bout at the Xylo at the Palace in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
The YouTube rapper sensation Kenjhons or Kenneth Serrano in real life fought toe-to-toe in the third and last round, hitting the 39-year-old Angkas driver some big shots in the face to get the nod of the judges during URCC 80’s “Bare Madness.”
“I salute all those fighters who participated in this bout and fans who watched the first ever URCC bare-knuckle fight. It was a great pleasure fighting in front of you people,” Kenjhons said.
Despite losing his first fight, Soberano had damaged the face of Kenjhons who suffered a bloody cut on his right face in the first round after being hit with Soberano’s two combinations.
Soberano tasted Kenjhons’ blood after the first round, but Mr. Mainit proved to be a solid competitor as he retaliated very well with accurate strikes in the second round.
Kenjhons stayed consistent in the third and last round to come out victorious in the first ever bare-knuckle URCC win presented by Angkas and supported by Unique Water, Bench and Winzir.
URCC Founder and President Alvin Aguilar and URCC Global Chairman Arnold Vegafria gave two thumbs up to URCC’s bare-knuckle debut, saying all the fights have “lived up to the people’s expectations.”
“We exceeded all expectations,” Aguilar said, who thanked the 1,000 crowd in attendance. “I’m so happy about what happened, the way they fought and showed showmanship. It is very awesome and I can’t wait for the next one.”
In other results, veteran Ruel Catalan put Edrion Macatangay into rear naked choke in the second round to win by a submission in their MMA 125-pound class, while Kimbert Alintozon scored a first round knockout win over JV Baldonasa in bare-knuckle 125-pound class.
Rocky Vergara defeated Marvin Dela Cruz via unanimous decision in their 125-pound bare-knuckle showdown, while the 145-pound bare-knuckle show between Elias Duran and Ronnel Esperas ended in a majority draw.
Jayson Margallo beat Wilson Managuio in their MMA 135-pound event via rear naked choke submission win while John Ornido won via second round technical knockout win win over Janedie Bernardo in their MMA 135-pound category.