PXC 35 went down this past Saturday, February 16th, at the Ynares Sports Arena situated in Pasig City, Philippines. This was the Pacific Xtreme Combat’s first event of 2013.
In the main event, former Strikeforce veteran Harris Sarmiento defended his Lightweight strap successfully by submitting Isaiah Ordiz in the 1st stanza. The 29-year-old is now 3-2 in his last 5 bouts, all of which have come under the PXC banner.
In the 2nd featured bout of the evening, Louis Smolka earned his shot to fight for the PXC Flyweight championship after defeating Alvin Cacdac via Rear-Naked Choke in the 3rd round. Smolka will now face current PXC Flyweight Champion, Ale Cali, at PXC 37.
With that said, here’re the rest of the results, courtesy of the folks at MMAOrient:
- Harris Sarmiento def. Isaiah Ordiz via Submission (Kimura) in Round 1
- Louis Smolka def. Alvin Cacdac via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 3
- Troy Bantiag def. Tony Reyes via TKO (Punches) in Round 1
- Chuji Kato def. Egon Racz via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 1
- Dario Banario def. Joseph Mercado via Unanimous Decision
- Zebaztian Kadestam def. Ronald Jhun via TKO (Leg Kicks) in Round 1
- Ernesto Montilla Jr. def. Ruel Catalan via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 2
- Miguel Mosquera def. Steve Grandeza via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in Round 2
- Glen Ranillo def. Mark Billena via Submission (Armbar) in Round 1
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