UST and Philippine team head coach Dindo Simpao heading into the season had nothing in mind but the championship. They wiped-out the taekwondo circuit during the preseason; including winning the gold during the Taekwondo Nationals. The Tiger Jins 5-2 win over the NU Jins was a statement win the team.
Previously winless UST finweight Rryel Ramirez finally secured a win for himself with an 11-8 win over Alfred Avila. The match was just a prelude of the things to come for the NU Bulldogs. Rhayzor Catris took a huge 14-3 lead against Diether Baylon in the opening round before hitting a well-timed head kick during the start of the 2nd round in winning the match 17-3 by point gap stoppage. Philippine team member Paul Romero continued the wave with a 10-6 win over Jefferson Piopongco. Momentum for the UST-side would momentarily stop when Aljon Ortonio defeated last year’s UAAP Featherweight Gold medalist Joaquin Mendoza 12-7 but Juan Miguel Ramos took back the momentum with a 6-3 win over Dave Cea. Arven Alcantara blasted rookie Aries Capispisan right from the get go en route to a 20-10 win. Cedrick Perez would outwork late-replacement Erickson Silvestre 5-1 to cap the UST dominance.
SERIES SUMMARY
DAY 2 MORNING SERIES: UST vs. NU
UST 5 -2 NU
MEN’S FINWEIGHT MATCH
UST: RRYEL JOSHUA RAMIREZ (W-L: 1-2) def. NU: ALFRED JOSEPH AVILA (W-L: 1-1) via final score (PTF)
MEN’S FLYWEIGHT MATCH
UST: RHAYZOR CATRIS (W-L: 3-0) def. NU: DIETHER BAYLON (W-L: 1-1) via 2nd round point gap (PTG)
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT MATCH
UST: PAUL ROMERO (W-L: 3-0) def. NU: JEFFERSON PIOPONGCO (W-L: 0-2) via final score (PTF)
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT MATCH
NU: ALJON ORTONIO (W-L: 1-1) def. UST: JOAQUIN MENDOZA (W-L: 1-2) via final score (PTF)
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT MATCH
UST: JUAN MIGUEL RAMOS (W-L: 3-0) def. NU: DAVE CEA (W-L: 1-1) via final score (PTF)
MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT MATCH
NU: ARVEN ALCANTARA (W-L: 2-0) def. UST: ARIES CAPISPISAN (W-L: 1-2) via final score (PTF)
MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT MATCH
UST: CEDRICK PEREZ (W-L: 3-0) def. NU: ERICKSON SILVERSTRE (W-L: 1-1) via final score (PTF)
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