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Von Badato
acknowledges cheers of the |
Fil-Aussie Captures World Kickboxing Title FILIPINO-Australian Von Badato
lifted the World Kick Boxing Federation welterweight crown from Over seven gruelling rounds, Badato and Okine went
toe-to-toe and refused to take a step back. In the final round, with both
fighters almost dead on their feet but going for broke, the non-stop action
had the crowd screaming deliriously to the final bell. The judges' unanimous
decision in favour of Badato
met with the crowd's approval. Badato's older brother Michael
dropped a close decision to Cheyna Rees, an Australian from
Castle Hill in Von, Michael and Cheyna are
trained by another Filipino kick-boxing world champion, Reinhardt Badato, at the Full Force Gym, in the ''The Australians had great support from many Australian
tourists and Filipino residents in The last round was the best and most exciting round,
according to Reinhardt. ''Both fighters had the capability to knock the other
out,'' he said. ''I was screaming to Von to go forward but to watch for those
head-kicks and hard punches. Von was just amazing, he had the heart of a true
warrior and he dug deep. ''He still had the energy to jump and give a push kick to
the face, land on his feet and shower his opponent with so many punches. They
went for it in the last 10 seconds. Von was so inspiring, it felt like we
were watching an action movie.'' Von said he could barely walk after the match. Hearing the
final bell was the best sound in the world,'' he said. ''Okine
and I were so relieved to hear it. He made his triumphant return to |
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