Tams, Bulldogs fortify semis bids
The Tamaraws and Bulldogs are gearing up to storm their way to the semifinals.
Far Eastern University and National University strengthened their respective semis bids yesterday after posting hard-earned wins in the men’s division of the Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference at The Arena in San Juan City.
The FEU Tams wore down the College of St. Benilde Blazers, 25-22, 27-25, 25-21, while the Bulldogs turned back the University of Santo Tomas Tigers, 25-21, 17-25, 27-25, 25-23, to keep their
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – Jiujitsu fighter Marc Alexander Lim and wrestler Jonathan Maquilan moved closer to the medal round after getting past the preliminary rounds of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) here Monday at the Ashgabat Olympic Stadium.
Lim, a 20-year-old native of Davao City, stunned hometown bet Arslan Setdarow, 4-0, in their Ne-Waza 69kg prelims match before a packed venue.
Lim was able to pin down Setdarow at the 2:40 mark of their match with an arm-lock. From there, Lim tied up his opponent to secure the victory.
Lim set up a match against Setdarow after downing Erzhan Turuskeldiev of Kyrgyzstan, 2-0, in the first round. He is set to face Ibrahim Abdullah Alhosani of the United Arab Emirates in the quarterfinals late Monday.
“I basically won by points,” said campaigns intact behind the pacesetting Ateneo Blue Eagles (5-0).
It was the fourth win against a loss for FEU, which made up for its sluggish serves by assaulting the net behind skipper Richard Solis, John Paul Bugaoan, and Redijohn Paler.
Solis poured all his 17 points at the attack line, Bugaoan had four blocks and finished with 13 points, while Paler fired nine kills and scored 10 points.
The Tamaraws outplayed the Blazers in offense with more hits, 45-34, and complimented the attack with eight blocks, considerably weakening St. Benilde’s efforts.
NU, on the other hand, survived erratic Lim. “In jiu-jitsu there’s points and there’s submission (and) I got four points and held him from there and I won.”
Lim, who won two years ago in the Jiu-Jitsu World Championships in California, has to beat Alhosani to advance to the medal round and gain a shot at winning the gold.
Maquilan, on the other hand, won his first match against Jawid Ahmad Amiri of Afghanistan, 5-0, to arrange a quarterfinal encounter with Isgender Asyrow of Turkmenistan.
Meantime, Rio Olympics silver medal winner Hidilyn Diaz, the country’s flag bearer during the opening ceremony Sunday evening, will see action Tuesday when she participates in the women’s 53kg of the weightlifting competition.
Billiards will likewise kick off when Filipino cue legends Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes and Francisco ‘Django’ Bustamante lead the charge. plays against UST to even its winloss record at 2-2.
Meanwhile, University of the Philippines keep its semis bid alive by disposing of College of St. Benilde, 25-19, 25-13, 25-19, in the women’s division.
Diana Carlos had 14 points and six digs, Marian Buitre scored 10 points, including three blocks, and Isa Molde chipped in all of her eight points in attacks to lead the Lady Maroons to their second win in three outings in Group B.
The Lady Blazers skidded to their third straight loss, putting their semis campaign in jeopardy. Matet Pablo, Diane Ventura and Ranya Musa could do only four points apiece.