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Men’s Taekwondo teams from seven universities started their campaign in this year’s UAAP tourney last Tuesday, October 13 at the Blue Eagle Gym. This year, Ateneo De Manila University hosted the event.
First in the mats were the defending champions, the University of Santo Tomas Tiger Jins, who despite losing former MVP Paul Romero, dominated their games against ADMU and FEU, 5-2, 6-2, respectively. It was a reflection that the Golden Jins is still the team to beat this season despite losing former MVP Paul Romero. Asked to make a comment on this, UST’s Assistant coach, Jasmin Simpao explained that it’s not as easy as what other people think. “I guess because we are the defending team but there are also other teams na malakas like UE.” She added, “This year kasi it is more competitive because it’s more of a head to head fight, everything boils down to court performance.”
UE, last year’s bridesmaid finisher also managed to rule the court as they beat DLSU with a score of 6-1. They continued their winning streak and grabbed another victory against FEU, 5-2. The NU Bulldogs, who snatched the third place last season, split their win-loss record in the tourney. They struggled in their battle against the Taft-based squad and left them with a score of 1-6. However, they bounced back against a nail biter match with UP, 4-3. The Diliman-based wasn’t able to recover and lost to ADMU. 3-4.
Although it was just the first day of the competition, everyone is already ecstatic with the results of the match ups. UST and UE both topped the rankings with a 2-0 win loss record. Following them are DLSU, NU, and ADMU, 1-1. Unfortunately, UP and FEU dropped with a 0-2 win-loss record at the end of the day.
Watch out for more forceful fights between the Taekwondo teams as they compete in the second day of the tournament on Thursday, October 15 at the Blue Eagle Gym.
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Morning Sessions
UAAP Men’s Taekwondo Tournament: UST vs. ADMU
October 13, 2015 – Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Men’s Finweight Match (UST 1-0 ADMU)
Carlos Miguel (1-0) def. Justin de Leon (0-1), 5-1
Men’s Flyweight Match (UST 1-1 ADMU)
Francis Agojo (1-0) def. Rhayzor Catris (0-1), 12-0
Men’s Bantamweight Match (UST 2-1 ADMU)
Joaquin Mendoza (1-0) def. Elijah Buencamino (0-1), 8-3
Men’s Featherweight Match (UST 3-1 ADMU)
Juan Miguel Ramos (1-0) def. Marc Frigillana (0-1), 14-2
Men’s Lightweight Match (UST 4-1 ADMU)
Isiah Lorbes (1-0) def. Leonell Garcia (0-1), 7-3
Men’s Welterweight Match (UST 4-2 ADMU)
Joel Manuel Alejandro (1-0) def. Aries Capispisan (0-1), 7-6
Men’s Middle/Heavyweight Match (UST 5-2 ADMU)
Cedric Perez (1-0) def. Joel Felipe Alejandro (0-1), 2-0
UAAP Men’s Taekwondo Tournament: FEU vs. UST
October 13, 2015 – Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Men’s Finweight Match (FEU 0-1 UST)
Carlos Miguel (2-0) def. Ariel Bacud (0-1), 8-6
Men’s Flyweight Match (FEU 0-2 UST)
Rhayzor Catris (1-1) def. Eric Garces (0-1), 3-2
Men’s Bantamweight Match (FEU 0-3 UST)
Joaquin Mendoza (2-0) def. Kristian Tagarao (0-1), 2-1
Men’s Featherweight Match (FEU 0-4 UST)
Juan Miguel Ramos (2-0) def. Elijah Marcelino (0-1), 5-0
Men’s Lightweight Match (FEU 1-4 UST)
Jerome Raagas (1-0) def. Isiah Lorbes (1-1), 2-1
Men’s Welterweight Match (FEU 1-5 UST)
Aries Capispisan (1-1) def. Ivan Narombaba (0-1), 6-2
Men’s Middle/Heavyweight Match (FEU 1-6 UST)
Cedric Perez (2-0) def. Jason Samson (0-1), 5-2
UAAP Men’s Taekwondo Tournament: UP vs. ADMU
October 13, 2015 – Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Men’s Finweight Match (UP 1-0 ADMU)
Rainier Sanchez (1-0) def. Justin de Leon (0-2), 6-2
Men’s Flyweight Match (UP 1-1 ADMU)
Francis Agojo (2-0) def. Alfred Abanto (0-1), 18-6
Men’s Bantamweight Match (UP 2-1 ADMU)
Josiah Cabanag (1-0) def. Elijah Buencamino (0-2), 10-6
Men’s Featherweight Match (UP 2-2 ADMU)
Marc Frigillana (1-1) def. Joko Silverio (0-1), 5-4
Men’s Lightweight Match (UP 3-2 ADMU)
Karlos Gaerlan (1-0) def. Leonell Garcia (0-2), 8-2
Men’s Welterweight Match (UP 3-3 ADMU)
Joel Manuel Alejandro (2-0) def. Christian Mapalo (0-1), 6-2
Men’s Middle/Heavyweight Match (UP 3-4 ADMU)
Joel Felipe Alejandro (1-1) def. Gio de Dios (0-1), 4-3
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Afternoon series
UAAP Men’s Taekwondo Tournament: DLSU vs. UE
October 13, 2015 – Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Men’s Finweight Match (DLSU 1-0 UE)
Kyle Arsenal (1-0) def. Jean Nigel Buan (0-1), 2-1
Men’s Flyweight Match (DLSU 1-1 UE)
King Philip Pineda (1-0) def. Paolo Jazmines (0-1), 7-2
Men’s Bantamweight Match (DLSU 1-2 UE)
Jenar Torillos (1-0) def. Alfritz Areval (0-1), 11-6
Men’s Featherweight Match (DLSU 1-3 UE)
Deniel Kyle Buan (1-0) def. Mitchell Agapito (0-1), 12-8
Men’s Lightweight Match (DLSU 1-4 UE)
Frasser Tahil (1-0) def. Benjamin Sembrano (0-1), 3-2
Men’s Welterweight Match (DLSU 1-5 UE)
Raymond Cano (1-0) def. Kyle Uy (0-1), 0*-0
Men’s Middle/Heavyweight Match (DLSU 1-6 UE)
Cris Paul Mirasol (1-0) def. Karl delos Santos (0-1), 11-5
UAAP Men’s Taekwondo Tournament: UE vs. FEU
October 13, 2015 – Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Men’s Finweight Match (UE 1-0 FEU)
Jean Nigel Buan (1-1) def. Ariel Bacud (0-2), 14-1
Men’s Flyweight Match (UE 2-0 FEU)
King Philip Pineda (2-0) def. Eric Garces (0-2), 3-1
Men’s Bantamweight Match (UE 3-0 FEU)
Jenar Torillos (2-0) def. Kristian Tagarao (0-2), 2-1
Men’s Featherweight Match (UE 4-0 FEU)
Deniel Kyle Buan (2-0) def. Elijah Marcelino (0-2), 14-7
Men’s Lightweight Match (UE 5-0 FEU)
Frasser Tahil (2-0) def. Jerome Raagas (1-1), 7-5
Men’s Welterweight Match (UE 5-1 FEU)
Ivan Narombaba (1-1) def. Raymond Cano (1-1) , 6-2
Men’s Middle/Heavyweight Match (UE 5-2 FEU)
Cris Paul Mirasol (1-1) def. Jason Samson (1-1), 6-2
UAAP Men’s Taekwondo Tournament: NU vs. DLSU
October 13, 2015 – Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Men’s Finweight Match (NU 0-1 DLSU)
Kyle Arsenal (2-0) def. Diether Baylon (0-1), 9-1
Men’s Flyweight Match (NU 0-2 DLSU)
Paolo Jazmines (1-1) def. Alfred Avila (0-1), 10-7
Men’s Bantamweight Match (NU 0-3 DLSU)
Alfritz Areval (1-1) def. Noel Sabillano (0-1), 10-3
Men’s Featherweight Match (NU 0-4 DLSU)
Mitchell Agapito (1-1) def. Aljon Antonio (0-1), 10-4
Men’s Lightweight Match (NU 0-5 DLSU)
Benjamin Sembrano (1-1) def. Erickson Silvestre (0-1), 12-1
Men’s Welterweight Match (NU 1-5 DLSU)
Dave Cea (1-0) def. Kyle Uy (0-2), 5-4
Men’s Middle/Heavyweight Match (NU 1-6 DLSU)
Cris Paul Mirasol (2-0) def. Trevor Magdamit (0-1), 9-4
UAAP Men’s Taekwondo Tournament: UP vs. DLSU
October 13, 2015 – Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
Men’s Finweight Match (UP 0-1 NU)
Diether Baylon (0-1) def. Rainier Sanchez (1-0), 12-3
Men’s Flyweight Match (UP 0-2 NU)
Alfred Avila (1-1) def. Alfred Someros (0-2), 9-7
Men’s Bantamweight Match (UP 1-2 NU)
Josiah Cabanag (1-1) def. Noel Sabillano (0-2), 15-13
Men’s Featherweight Match (UP 1-3 NU)
Aljon Antonio (1-1) def. Joko Silverio (0-2), 11-3
Men’s Lightweight Match (UP 2-3 NU)
Karlos Gaerlan (2-0) def. Erickson Silvestre (0-2), 5-0
Men’s Welterweight Match (UP 2-4 NU)
Dave Cea (2-0) def. Christian Mapalo (0-2), 11-5
Men’s Middle/Heavyweight Match (UP 3-4 NU)
Gio de Dios (1-1) def. Trevor Magdamit (0-2), 9-3
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