Trench Tech promises to continue feeding the island\u2019s seemingly insatiable taste for mixed martial arts with six events lined up in 2009.<\/p>\n
Its president Cuki Alvarez said no-holds barred action inside the octagon returns on Jan. 24 when Trench Tech holds Rites of Passage VI: Conviction at the Trench Tech Gym in Afetnas. <\/p>\n
Like previous stagings of Rites of Passage, the sixth edition of the MMA event will feature up-and-coming young warriors who want to test their MMA skills in front of a smaller crowd and see whether they could make it to big no-holds barred fights inside the octagon.<\/p>\n
On March 14, Alvarez and company will then host The Art of War 3 also at the Trench Tech Gym. The grappling and submission challenge gives MMA fighters an opportunity to go back to basics.<\/p>\n
Next in the 2009 calendar of Trench Tech will be Rites of Passage VII: Fists of Fury on May 23 at the Trench Tech Gym and like Rites of Passage VI: Conviction, rookie warriors who win get the chance to earn an invitation to a full-fledged MMA event like Trench Warz.<\/p>\n
Incidentally, the Commonwealth\u2019s first Trench Warz event of 2009\u2014Trench Warz X: Collision\u2014is set on July 18 at the Royal Taga Hall of Saipan World Resort.<\/p>\n
Like previous Trench Warz editions, Trench Warz X: Collision is expected to attract the who\u2019s who of MMA not only on Saipan but in Guam as well.<\/p>\n
The Art of War 5 returns to the islands on Oct. 10 at the Afetnas venue followed by Trench Tech\u2019s yearend Trench Warz XI: Fearless scheduled on Dec. 6 also at the Royal Taga Hall.<\/p>\n
Trench Tech finished 2008 with a bang with its staging of Trench Warz IX: The Annihilation last Dec. 13 at Saipan World Resort.<\/p>\n
The Annihilation saw Marianas Elite\u2019s Kelvin \u201cThe Big Hit\u201d Fitial defeat Spike 22 Guam\u2019s Reuben \u201cThe Booben\u201d Quinata in the main event. <\/p>\n
The semi main event, meanwhile, had Myron \u201cThe Natural\u201d San Nicolas of Marianas Elite get the better of Team Predator\u2019s \u201cBrutal\u201d Bryson Sablan.<\/p>\n
Tara \u201cThe Tarantula\u201d Namauleg, for her part, outpointed Jenipy \u201cSo-High La\u201d Sambile in the islands\u2019 first ever MMA female fight. The jam-packed crowd was also treated to eight other action-packed MMA fights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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