First off, I want to say Congratulations to Allan Marcus Co for winning the title match against Caloy Baduria!!!! Hail, Hail!
23 October 2004- Saturday started off slow because I woke up at 12nn because of a Friday night gimmick. Marc and I met at 4 PM at Greenbelt and ate merienda at Oody’s. We ordered the usual, Plate 309 [I forget the name of the dish], Green Mango Catfish, Spring Rolls and his favorite, Pandesal with Pandan Dip. After eating, we strolled off to Timezone to play Daytona. Marc wanted to play against me so badly because he wants to redeem himself [nyah nyah] coz he’s been racing badly in the Advance’s track the last few times and in the Beginner’s track, he’s yet to beat me 3 times in 40 games. That day, he still didn’t reach his goal [Tee-hee!] It was almost 6 PM so we head off to Max Brenner to meet up with Sir Mark Nep [who gave us a ride to Casino Filipino for the URCC Event]. On the way there, we were anticipating Allan?s fight. We’ve been praying and our all out support goes to him. We arrived at the venue and fortunately, I was able to sneak in my digital cam inside though it was hard and I had to elude two security guards in the process. I have to say that URCC V was more organized than the last one because they let people in earlier this time. Last time, everything was in disarray as to where we need to go. When we got inside the amphitheater, we saw our DEFTAC Makati friends and sat in their area. Darwin, Gina, Zach, Maricor, Garrick, RJ, Mark Nep and family, Shar and friends, Marcus’ parents, Christian Wong, JM among the crowd. I thought I was sitting next to Keith Martin but it was just another Afro-Am guy that had the same built. The first three fights were SOT [strike only tournament]. We enjoyed watching the next fights although we’re pretty much agitated to see the last four match-ups. My good friend Shar, Allan’s beautiful girlfriend was apprehensive about the match and she couldn’t sit still all throughout the night.
Finally, the main event! Everyone was on their feet! Shar got up and cheered loudly for his guy, chanting his name along with Cor and Gina and just supporting his man on his mission to win. I reserved my vocal cords for this last match and mustering all the courage to shout, I cheered him on and instructed him on what to do. I yelled, “Break his arm!? like a mad man in a prison cell and “Relax, Allan” like I was within his earshot. Allan looked pretty ready for this fight transitioning from one submission move to the next. Caloy was super strong and built like a refrigerator, escaped Allan’s fancy moves. Until he got caught as he ran out of space and Allan secured the armbar. The war was over in 5 minutes. What an excellent match!
Shar and I kept shouting in victory. What a win!!! She was so happy and I was so excited for her and Allan. Shar and I hugged tight and spread the love to Gina and Cor and the rest of the DEFTAC Makati Team who gave their supreme support. I was almost in tears because my energy was so pumped up during the fight. It’s different when you’re friends with the person fighting, like in URCC IV, Darwin Buenaobra fought in a match too and I was geared in high emotions that night.
After the pandemonium died out, the fighters huddled near the ring for pictures and interviews. Marc, JM and I waited for Allan and Shar. I took some pictures and before the interview started, Alvin was motioning for Shar to come over and Allan?s face lit up as he invited his girl over to share his limelight. During the interview, Allan wrapped a familiar arm around Shar, pulled her close and said happily and with so much pride, “This is my belt right here [referring to Shar.]” AAW! Isn’t that so sweet? Cheers to Shar and Allan!!!
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