{"id":194098,"date":"2015-03-17T04:04:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=194098"},"modified":"2015-03-17T04:04:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:04:39","slug":"manglona-rules-naga-event-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/manglona-rules-naga-event-in-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"Manglona rules NAGA event in Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keli \u201cMaga\u2019lahi\u201d Manglona continues to reap awards in the U.S. mainland after recently competing in two consecutive grappling and Jiu-jitsu events.<\/p>\n

Manglona scooped up gold and bronze medals in the tough 2015 North American Grappling Association Phoenix Grappling Championship held on Feb. 28 and March 1 in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n

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Keli \u201cMaga\u2019lahi\u201d Manglona continues to put the CNMI on the mixed martial arts map while competing in various jiu-jitsu tournaments in the mainland. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Airman Warrior of Glendale\u2019s Luke Air Force Base in a week before that placed second in another equally tough tournament, the 10th Arizona International Open of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.<\/p>\n

The Tinian native, fighting out of Team John Crouch Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, topped the men\u2019s Gi purple belt cruiserweight division in the NAGA event beating Ralph Gracie\u2019s Rich O\u2019Toole via chokehold.<\/p>\n

He then finished third in the men\u2019s No-Gi expert cruiserweight class behind champion Kyle Boehm and runner-up Curt Howard, who are Arizona Combat Sports teammates.<\/p>\n

NAGA was formed in 1995 and it organizes submission, grappling, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu tournaments in North America and Europe. They hold the largest submission and grappling tournaments in the world where more than 200,000 participants join.<\/p>\n

Manglona, in the Arizona International Open, settled for the silver medal in the Over-18 purple adult heavyweight (208 lbs) division won by GD Jiu-jitsu Academy\u2019s Adrian Nez.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was another great weekend of competition. Two consecutive weekends of great competition and I can\u2019t complain with the merchandise I pulled,\u201d said Manglona, who is this year\u2019s United Grappling Federation California State Grappling champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you God for keeping me healthy. Thank you to my family and friends, whether near or far, for all the love and support, and thank you to my coaches and team for all the help,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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