Representing Marianas Elite, Rangamar took on ‘Bad’ Brad Palacios. Both fighters were evenly matched in the first round as Rangamar charged past Palacios’ kicks. Palacios’ second kick attempt left him vulnerable for a few moments, giving way for his foe to launch a couple jabs.
At the start, ‘Bad’ Brad seemed to have the advantage with a record eight wins and three losses. This didn’t matter to Rangamar, whose deadly blows weakened Palacios halfway through the fight.
“He was moving too quick. I just tried to take him down,” said Rangamar.
He had the advantage on the ground, striking Palacios with a couple elbows from a half guard position. Rangamar later slipped for a rear naked choke and ended the match 1 minute and 52 seconds in the second round.
“I’m just gonna train harder and climb all the way to the top,” he noted after landing his fifth win.
With a crowd of more than 400 fans at Trench Tech’s gym, the night was celebrated with a mixture of MMA, boxing, kickboxing, and submission bouts. Serving as guest referee was World BJJ Blue Belt Middleweight Champion Frank “The Crank” Camacho.
In the first boxing match, Team Asu’s James Castro defeated Victor Norita via technical knockout two minutes and 55 seconds in the first round. Leonard Sablan and Ken Taitano faced afterward in a kickboxing exhibition, where the former marked his first win via verbal submission.
Trench Tech’s very own Roman and Alverick Alvarez celebrated the night with one win apiece, beating Johmar Untalan and Derrick Chen, respectively. Both fighters remain undefeated.
In the semi main event, Martin ‘Ningbo Slice’ Cepeda improved his record to two wins and two losses against Ryan ‘Trobz’ Ngirbabul. Reaching the third round, Cepeda utilized his size to pin his foe to the ground. Ngirbabul couldn’t help but to submit to his opponent’s brutal punches.
Other victors last Saturday were Patris “Tricky” Nikki, Guam’s Mike Baza, Frank Atalig, Jacob Ilo, Team ZengZung’s Regino Mundo from Tinian, Danny “The Warrior Santos,” Pete “ASU” Castro, Joy Inais Fred, and Slade “The Rage” Adelbai.
This was Trench Tech’s second FAN, with the first taking place in July, 2008.
“This event is long over due and because our fans are the best fans in the Marianas, we decided it was time to do it again,” said Trench Tech president Cuki Alvarez in an email.
