{"id":17594,"date":"2011-09-09T06:45:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T06:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=17594"},"modified":"2011-09-09T06:45:47","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T06:45:47","slug":"rop-11-onra-tonight-at-saipan-world-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/rop-11-onra-tonight-at-saipan-world-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"ROP 11: Onra tonight at Saipan World Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Walter J. Sutherland
\nReporter<\/div>\n

Trench Tech Purebred Promotions’ Rites of Passage 11: Onra goes down tonight at Saipan World Resort’s Royal Taga Ballroom. Doors open at 7pm and fights start at 8pm.<\/p>\n

Notably, there has been a recent change in the triple main event as USA’s Will \u201cThe Kill\u201d Chope suffered an injury during training.<\/p>\n

Trench Tech president Cuki Alvarez said because of the development Marianas Elite’s Maitai \u201cThe Charger\u201d Charley (3-7) will now face Guam’s Kyle Pablo of Mong Mong Toto Maite in a regular fight.<\/p>\n

Pablo so far has only one fight under his belt when he won here in Trench Warz 10: Collision.<\/p>\n

Alvarez said moving up to the main event is the bout between Trench Tech’s \u201cBadd\u201d Brad Palacios (5-2) and Guam’s The Attack\u201d Limiac (3-4), out of Tsunami Gym.<\/p>\n

A Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt and Muay Thai fighter, Limiac has been training in the United Kingdom for the past two years. Palacios, meanwhile, is undoubtedly one of Saipan’s best fighters in his weight class.<\/p>\n

The second main event, on the other hand, features Trench Tech’s Fasi \u201cQuickdraw\u201d Jesse (7-3) against USA’s Joseph \u201cJ.J.\u201d Ambrose (15-3), out of Tiger Muay Thai.<\/p>\n

Ambrose holds a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt and has been training in Thailand for the past year. He also competed in Ultimate Fighter Championship’s TUF Season 12. For his part, Jesse is hands-down Saipan’s best lightweight fighter.<\/p>\n

Both Ambrose and Jesse are riding winning streaks and have agreed to meet at the catch weight of 160 lbs.<\/p>\n

The third and final main event of the evening is a heavyweight brawl between Trench Tech’s Mylo \u201cAlabaMMA\u201d Lassiter (2-0) and Marianas Elite’s Myron \u201cThe Natural\u201d San Nicolas (5-2).<\/p>\n

With San Nicolas fighting under current Pacific Xtreme Combat and Trench Tech People’s Champion, Kelvin \u201cThe Big Hit\u201d Fitial, some words have already been exchanged between the pair as San Nicolas stands in the way of Lassiter, who wants a shot at the championship.<\/p>\n

Perhaps overlooking San Nicolas, Lassiter has gone on record saying he wants the People’s Champ belt and wants a crack at Fitial to get it.<\/p>\n

Lassiter has yet to face a worthy opponent with two swift first round victories, and although more experienced, San Nicolas has not been in the cage for two years.<\/p>\n

Just before the main events, Trench Tech will unveil its first-ever featherweight title bout between home bet Shane \u201cPikaboo\u201d Alavarez (6-0) and Marianas Elite’s Derrick \u201cEl’ Peligro\u201d Rangamar (3-9).<\/p>\n

Local MMA fans have been waiting to see this one go down for a very long time as both have built very respectable reputations in their careers.<\/p>\n

Rangamar has faced the cream of the crop and never shied away from a fight (even if he is the smaller fighter), while Alvarez comes from an MMA family that knows the business inside out.<\/p>\n

In addition, a special female boxing exhibition \u201crematch\u201d is set between Guam’s top female boxer, 18-year-old Gianna \u201cGiaBaby\u201d Sarusal, of Dededo Boxing Club and Lights Out Gym, and Saipan’s Tara \u201cThe Tarantula\u201d Namauleg at 150 lbs. These two met before in Guam for about a minute before the judges called it off due to Namauleg not having the proper protective equipment.<\/p>\n

Other matchups include a second boxing exhibition between Trench Tech’s Mark \u201cThe Dark\u201d Nuique and Zalaka’s Franklin Agulto at 155 lbs and four K-1 Kickboxing matches, which include Tinian’s Regino Mundo (3-0) of Zeng Zung against Guahan newcomer Justin \u201cDungka\u201d Dizon of Guam Muay Thai at 150 lbs; Zalaka’s Jacob Ilo vs. Guam’s John Garcia of Counter Shot at 125 lbs; Haga’s Jordan \u201cJungle Boy\u201d Ogo vs. Counter Shot’s Jared \u201cSmiley Face\u201d Santos at 120 lbs; and Pwang’s Pete Keju vs. Trench Tech’s Frank Muna in a double-debut at 160 lbs.<\/p>\n

Notably, both Counter Shot K-1 fighters train under South Pacific Games Taekwondo gold medalist Sonny Chargualaf.<\/p>\n

Seven other MMA bouts are listed on the fight card, which include Rangamar’s training partner, Irvin Saralu of Quarter Master Head Hunters taking on three-year Trench Tech student Vince Masga in a double-debut lightweight tiff; Myron’s little brother Derrick \u201cThe Headache\u201d San Nicolas making his independent debut against Trench Tech’s Ryan \u201cTrobz\u201d Ngirbabul (1-0) at 195 lbs; longtime Counter Shot student Kevin Miranda against Trench Tech’s Josh \u201cChaos\u201d Duenas (1-0) at 135 lbs; a double-debut match between Trench Tech’s Frankie Ramangmao and independent Leonard \u201cJ.C.\u201d Cabrera at 135 lbs; Zalaka’s Joe \u201cDa Combo\u201d Duenas (1-0) against independent Jason \u201cGround Maintenance\u201d Teregeyo (0-1) at 135 lbs; Trench Tech’s Walt \u201cThe Silent Assault\u201d Florencio debuting against Kev \u201cThe Rev\u201d Esteves (1-4) at 135 lbs; and a juicy grudge match between independents Brandon \u201cCommotion\u201d Camacho and Danny \u201cWarrior\u201d Santos at 145 lbs.<\/p>\n

\u201cROP11-Onra is dedicated to all the heroes, civilians, and soldiers who fight the real wars around the world and is a tribute to their sacrifices,\u201d said Alvarez.<\/p>\n

He added that fights are subject to change. The listed fight records were derived from www.sherdog.com.<\/p>\n

Tickets will be sold at the door for $20 and only $25 for VIP seating. Contact Alvarez at 483-4MMA (4662) for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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