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MMA: Pinoy fighters fall in ONE Malaysia card

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Filipino fighters featured in ONE: Throne of Tigers tried to put up a gallant fight in front of a hostile crowd at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday night but fell short.Burn Soriano bowed to Malaysia’s Saiful Merican via technical knockout, while Roy Doliguez got tapped out by Brazil’s Alex Silva.Soriano, who was looking for a followup to his sensational 15-second knockout of Indonesia’s Sitya Wirawan, got pummeled by Merican in the first round. After the beating, the Filipino bantamweight didn’t answer the bell in the 2nd round, prompting referee Yuji Shimada to award the win to “the Vampire.”Doliguez managed to reach the third round against Silva, but the Brazilian grappling expert caught him in an arm bar forcing Doliguez to tap out.It was Doliguez’s third straight defeat.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Filipino fighters featured in ONE: Throne of Tigers tried to put up a gallant fight in front of a hostile crowd at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday night but fell short.

Filipino fighters featured in ONE: Throne of Tigers tried to put up a gallant fight in front of a hostile crowd at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday night but fell short.