{"id":215479,"date":"2015-11-27T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=215479"},"modified":"2015-11-27T06:00:50","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T20:00:50","slug":"top-gun-wants-to-see-if-he-still-has-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/top-gun-wants-to-see-if-he-still-has-it\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Top Gun\u2019 wants to see if he still has it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trench Tech\u2019s Mark \u201cThe Dark\u201d Nuique punches HBP Guam\u2019s Ernie Santos during their bout in the Rites of Passage 17: Road to Glory last year at the Royal Taga Hall of the Saipan World Resort. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrew \u201cTop Gun\u201d Sablan is coming out of a long hiatus to again climb the eight-sides when he faces Mark \u201cThe Dark\u201d Nuique in the semi main event of tonight\u2019s Trench Warz 19: No Turning Back at the Royal Taga Hall of the Saipan World Resort.<\/p>\n

Sablan (3-1 with 2 knockouts) last fought on Sept. 27, 2008, when he scored a knockout win over Martin Castro with 1:43 left in the first round of their undercard bout in Rites of Passage 5: Raging Warriors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to see if I still got what it takes [fighting] in the cage. I love it in there, it\u2019s been a while since I fought and I\u2019m looking forward to fighting in front of the local crowd again,\u201d said Sablan, who trained for almost two months but stayed in shape with Team Zalaka.<\/p>\n

Sablan and Nuique (8-4 with 5KOs) knew each other as both of them are united in saying that it would be an interesting match up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Mark a pretty long time. We\u2019re good friends and hang out a lot before. I know he\u2019s also talented and that we\u2019re a good match,\u201d added the 29-year-old Sablan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis would be a great fight for both of us since I also knew Andrew. He\u2019s a friend of mine,\u201d said Trench Tech fighter Nuique, who has lost four straight after winning eight consecutive matches.<\/p>\n

Nuique, 27, dropped his last fight against Ernie Santos in last year\u2019s Rites of Passage 17: Road To Glory losing to the High Blood Pressure Guam bet by rear-naked choke submission.<\/p>\n

Both had promised to give the fans an exciting fight where they would again showcase their skills and even exchanged good-natured remarks against each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll do my best to put on a good show. Good luck Mark, I know that you\u2019re tough and I don\u2019t doubt your will to win. I think that we\u2019re a good match and I\u2019m expecting a fun fight,\u201d said Sablan, who works at Seahorse Inc.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope the fans enjoy the fight since this will be a good one. Drew, let\u2019s show Saipan what we got. So knuckle up,\u201d added Triple J Wholesale employee Nuique.<\/p>\n

Terrence Tudela, 22, of Team Sonic will also be making his debut inside the eight-sides when he takes on Juan Lizama of Luta Top Team\/GroundFu.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the love of the sport. I don\u2019t know anything about [my opponent] but I\u2019m ready for war. I just want to say good luck to chelu, hope you\u2019re ready,\u201d said Tudela, an EMT at Priority Care.<\/p>\n

The official weigh-in took place yesterday at the Club C of the Kanoa Resort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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