In the second round Tagle looked exhausted and his will already broken after the constant pressure from Cali and getting hit by hard punches. He was also being taunted by Cali's winding of his right hand, ala Sugar Ray Leonard. In the second round Tagle was trying to pull guard but Cali didn't oblige. The end came when the challenger didn't answer the bell for the 3rd round and Cali retained his PXC Flyweight championship belt.
For complete fight results and write up, visit mmaorient.net Ale Cali the champion, defeated Philippine MMA pioneer, and considered by many as a Legend in Philppine MMA Erwin Tagle via Unanimous Decision. The fight went to the ground on a few occasions, but The Champion defended well against Erwin Tagle who is more well versed with the ground game. The hard hitting boxer Cali was successful in bringing the fight back to their feet, a feat he later attributed in the post-fight interview, to his wrestling training. He said his wrestling training has helped him escape from being down on his back, as he said he has rolled with bigger and heavier fighters in his training. In one instance though, Cali attempted a guillotine choke but was easily escaped by his challenger. Cali acknowledged the ground skills of Tagle as he said he actually thought he got the guillotine choke in but realized he was fighting a "Legend" in Philippine MMA, as Tagle manages to escape. The fight started with some head kicks thrown by Erwin Tagle, and they a had a few good striking exchanges. Tagle connected with some head kicks and punches of his own. But towards the end of the round, the Champion was able to parry those high kicks and countered with his boxing, relentlessly attacking Tagle to the head and body.
In the second round Tagle looked exhausted and his will already broken after the constant pressure from Cali and getting hit by hard punches. He was also being taunted by Cali's winding of his right hand, ala Sugar Ray Leonard. In the second round Tagle was trying to pull guard but Cali didn't oblige. The end came when the challenger didn't answer the bell for the 3rd round and Cali retained his PXC Flyweight championship belt.
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