Jiu-jitsu expert Eros Baluyot survived a grueling bloody bout over fellow black belt Elouie Federic Sevilla while Mariano Jones did what he vowed during the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) 84 Rage on Tuesday, April 25, at Xylo at the Palace in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

URCC 84 Rage winner Mariano Jones

Baluyot of Parañaque City displayed his great striking and wrestling skills to earn a unanimous decision victory over Sevilla in flyweight match that improved his win-loss record to 2-0.

“I learned how to face and conquer myself first before and during the fight. Good thing I learned how to execute well my striking and wrestling skills,” the 30-year-old Baluyot said, who worked in a one month training camp in Baguio City to enhance his striking skills.

Sevilla was also bloodied after the fight and dropped to a 6-4 record.

Jones, meanwhile, put an end to Arvin Chan’s 12-year MMA career by crushing him with a kimura submission lock with a three minutes and 45 seconds remaining in second round of their welterweight battle witnessed by URCC President Alvin Aguilar and vice president Aleks Sofronov.

Chan (8-10) showed up his striking skills, trying to land his solid blows, but the 26-year-old Costa Rican fighter also known as the “Hitman” overpowered him with powerful takedowns before catching him with a deadly submission to improve his win-loss record to 2-0.

“This victory is for everybody, for those people who are always being put down. So always believe in yourselves, fight for what’s right, and not only to the LGBTQ+ community, but I dedicated this fight to the other individuals as well,” Jones said.

The fight cards were watched closely by the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) Chairman Atty. Richard Clarin and supported by the most trusted online casino in the Philippines Nuebe Gaming and the flavourful Vietnamese Highlands Coffee.

Marianne Mariano escaped Jomary Torres’ wrestling and grappling skills via split decision triumph in the lone women’s strawweight bout. Mariano earned her 29-28 and 30-28, scores from the judges, while Torres tallied a 29-28 score.

In the preliminary bouts, Denzel Dimaguila finished Marvin Dela Cruz via rear naked choke with 1:14 to go in first round of flyweight bout while Rhino Casipe also victorious against Jeffrey Subla via rear naked choke first round of flyweight bout.

Rex De Lara also caught Leonard Fornia with a rear naked choke in the first round of featherweight bout.

In the amateur matches, AJ Castellano defeated John Ilarde in the second round via technical knockout win in the heavyweight bout while Chuckie Ruiz escaped Gerald Galangue via split decision in strawweight bout.

In the first ever slap rap battle, Tazz Wiggins bested Closa Mafia via first round knockout with a huge mighty slap while Sirdeo needed two rounds to knockout South Piezze.