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Additional fighters for Art of War 13
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Posted on Dec 28 2018
Trench Tech fighters, headed by Cuki Alvarez, center, will be competing in tomorrow’s Art of War 13: Submission Grappling Tournament. (Contributed Photo)
A few more fighters signed up for Art of War 13: Submission Grappling Tournament that will take place tomorrow at the Trench Tech Gym in Garapan.
In the purple belt absolute (Gi) division, Guam’s Peter Carbullido and Saipan’s Jose Mafnas are added on the competitors list and will be battling Rey Kim, Beng Masga, Ken Tanzawa, and Shane “Pikaboo” Alvarez. For the brown belt absolute, Guam’s John Aguon Jr. is the latest addition and will be up against compatriot Kenji Okiyama and Mark Smith and Trech Tech founder and Art of War 13 organizer Cuki Alvarez.
In the two other divisions—white and blue belts absolute—the rosters are the same. Jasper Van Der Maas will headline the white belt competitors list, which also includes Kier Ada, Jose Quan, and Danny Feltner. The blue belt absolute has the most participants among the four divisions with six—Jeff Garcia, Paulo Sangalang, Giovonni Taitingfong, Franklin Santos, Mark Nuique, and Guam’s Phoenix Cannon.
In the No Gi contest, the welterweight class (146 lbs to 165 lbs), drew the most competitors with eight. Gordon Salas was added on the list that has Sangalang, Nuique, Shane and Cuki, Okiyama, Taitingfong, and Tanzawa.
Taitingfong is also entered in the No Gi lightweight division (100 lbs to 145 lbs) and will be squaring off against Franklin Santos and Piling Terlaje. In the middleweight (166 lbs to 185 lbs), Guam’s Nick Brown and J.J. Ambross will be up against Kim, Tanzawa, Masga, Quan, and Van Der Maas.
Masga and Van Der Maas will also compete in the light heavyweight class (186 lbs to 200 lbs) along with Cannon, Agda, and Ken Santos. For the heavyweight division (201 lbs and up), Kelvin “The Big Hit” Fitial is on top of the list and will be battling Cannon, Aguon, and Agda.
Matches will start at 9:30am.
