Torre pins down Esfra in Fight Ground Championship 3

CEBU, Philippines - Victor ‘Gladiator’ Torre of Fight Club Bacolod kept his unbeaten record intact after defeating Ramilo ‘Mad Dog’ Esfra of Arcomjukai-Mandaue in the main event of the San Mig Strong Ice-Fight Ground Championship (FGC) 3 the other night at the Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Center.

Aside from stretching his winning streak in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) to eight fights in a row, Torre also captured the vacant FGC lightweight title when he applied a powerful rare naked choke that forced Esfra to tap out in 3:13 of the second round.

Esfra, who dropped to 6-2, dominated Torre in the opening session using his advantage in size and striking skills, but Torre was defensive enough to survive the round.

In round two, Torre sustained a nasty cut on his left eyebrow after he was being pounded in the ground by Esfra.

But after sensing that his opponent ran out of gas, Torre swiftly did a ground reversal to establish position for a decisive rare naked choke that knocked the lights of Esfra.

After referee Jonas Azarcon halted the fight, Esfra, a former professional boxer, lay flat on the canvas for a minute.

In the supporting bouts, Alde De Soza of Bullet Muay Thai used an unorthodox leg lock to stop Team Insider’s Adamson Torbiso at the 2:40 mark of the first round, while Johnjier ‘Dangerous’ Torbiso made up for his uncle’s loss by scoring a first round TKO of Danny Diaz, Jr. of Tiger Stable.

In the other matches, former Muay Thai champion Gino Po passed his MMA debut with flying colors via first round stoppage of Rannie Calunsag, Rambo Galleto stopped Miguel Omboy, while Leo Rodrigo escaped with a majority decision win over Xander Ymbong.

Also, Pablo ‘Dragon’ Santillan dominated Victor Lago, Martin Lauron clobbered Bronzon Diaz, while Axel Torbiso prevailed over Benjie Capisnon via unanimous verdict. (FREEMAN)