The Freeman

Mindanao fighters seek complete domination in Ground & Pound VI

- By EMMANUEL B. VILLARUEL Sports Editor

The top caliber fighters from Mindanao will be arriving on Thursday for the highly-anticipate­d Ground & Pound VI: Invincible with one goal in mind - total domination.

Leading the pack of Team Mindanao is Lorde Rey “The Punisher” Yamit, a submission specialist from Butuan Extreme MMA.

Yamit will take on knockout artist Mark “The Terminator” Araneta of Team UMMA- Mandaue City for the GPC lightweigh­t championsh­ip topbilling the actionpack­ed Mixed Martial Arts ( MMA) card presented by Yaw- Yan Cebu Ardigma Martial Arts Federation, Inc. this Saturday night at the Cebu Coliseum.

The Yamit- Araneta rumble promises to be an all- out- war and a classic encounter between a striker and a grappler.

Completing the roster of Team Mindanao are Rocky Tune “The Outlaw” Batolbatol, the undefeated Jonathan “Mata De Leo” Esquierdo, Urtych “The Machine” Alarin, Israel “Fast Learner” Gomez, Carlo “The Masterpiec­e” Mabilin and Brian “D Kid” Paciete.

The first MMA spectacle in Cebu sanctioned by the Games and Amusement Board ( GAB) is spearheade­d by Yaw- Yan Cebu ArDigma Founder and CEO Master Benigno "Ekin" R. Caniga, Jr.

Tickets are reasonably priced at P150 for the upper box, P300 for the lower box, P500 for the ringside and P1,000 for the VIP section.

For more inquiries, one may contact 255-8919, 255-1405 or 0932-4524999.

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