Sophomore Marian Cerillo mangled former champ Jenna Pedragoza, 8-5, as she roared with a turning side kick to stun Pedragoza in the first round of the Pencak Silat finals acid test game during the 2019 Intramurals at the Alcala Sports Complex, June 27
DEFEND KICK. Marian Cerillo delivers a turning side kick to her opponent Jenna Pedragoza to stay in the first round.
Cerillo fended off Pedragoza’s attacks in the first round and sought opportunity to execute her pivotal turning side kick in the initial round for a 2-0 tally.
Both parties staved off a tough jab-kick rally as Pedragoza launched a push-kick but Cerillo dodged the bullet and dashed off with a roundhouse that landed lethargically.
Pedragoza maximized her game as she threw a jab and a push kick to distance herself from the aggressive Cerillo to poise a 2-2 record.
The sophomore upended Pedragoza with a roundhouse to the torso that knocked down the former gold medalist in the last 2 ticks of the first round and wrapped up the rubber with a 4-2 tally.
Cerillo ignited the second round with a side kick, 5-2, but Pedragoza replied with a turning elbow strike that landed on the Sophomore’s chest, 5-3
Banking on an offensive gameplay, Cerillo sizzled with her signature turning side kick that hammered-out Pedragoza’s upper body on the last 24 seconds, 6-3.
Eyeing her redemption, Pedragoza targeted the head of the beast as she fashioned a high kick to knock down Cerillo, but it went wrong as Cerillo swiftly evaded the towering attack.
Pedragoza reverberated with a front push kick to secure her position, followed by a side kick that shook Cerillo’s torso, 6-5
Asserting herself on the mat, Cerillo blazed from the above as she shackled the former titleholder with an axe kick to pen a 7-5 tally.
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