‘Pikaboo’ to stake title in Trench Warz 15

  Trench Tech’s Shane “Pikaboo” Alvarez will put his unblemished record and featherweight title on the line when he takes on Guam’s Rob “The Real Deal” Wusstig in Trench Warz 15: Supremacy on Dec. 16 at Saipan World Resort’s Royal Taga Ballroom.

Alvarez is looking to stretch his unbeaten streak to eight. He was awarded a unanimous decision victory after five grueling rounds against Marianas Elite’s Derrick “El Peligro” Rangamar in Rites of Passage 11: Onra last September.

Wusstig, fighting out of Counter Shot MMA, totes an unremarkable 2-5 record and has not notched a win since July 2008. He lost three fights in 2010, one by submission and two via decision.

Trench Tech also announced changes to the Trench Warz 15’s fight card with Josh “Chaos” Duenas (1-0) going up against Kev “The Rev” Esteves in a battle of independents at 135 lbs.

Trench Tech’s “Badd” Brad Palacios (5-3), meanwhile, will take on Guam’s Bryan Toves of the Light Out Gym at 145 lbs and Palacios’ stablemate Mark “The Dark” Nuique (5-0) will face off against Predator Combat’s “Tabi” Jay Muna (2-10) at 135 lbs.

In addition, Guam’s Gianna “Gia-Baby” Sarusal of Dededo Boxing Club and Lights Out Gym is still looking for an opponent in a female boxing exhibition match set from 130 to 150 lbs.

Interested contenders must be at least 18 years old. Sarusal’s last exhibition match resulted in a draw against Saipan’s Tara “The Tarantula” Namauleg in Rites of Passage 11: Onra.

A total of 14 fights are listed on the fight card for Trench Warz 15, including the heavyweight main event at 230 lbs between Trench Tech’s Mylo “Bam Bam” Lassiter (1-1) and Guam’s Manny “The Enforcer” Chong (8-8) of Thug Cop Fight Club.

Chong is returning to the cage after over a two-year hiatus. He lost his last fight in July 2009 when Marianas Elite’s Kelvin “The Big Hit” Fitial knocked him out. Fitial is the current Pacific Xtreme Combat heavyweight champion.

Lassiter, meanwhile, is looking to bounce back from a submission loss issued by South Korea’s Doo Hwan Kim (1-0) last month in PXC 27.

Trench Tech’s Fasi “Quickdraw” Jesse (7-4), for his part, will square off against Marianas Elite’s Maitai “The Charger” Charley (3-7) at 145 lbs.

Both fighters are hungry for a win as Charley absorbed a tough split-decision loss to Trench Tech’s “Badd” Brad Palacios last June, while Korean Top Team’s Jang Yong “The Beast” Kim submitted Jesse with an arm bar in the first round of last month in PXC 27.

Other matches in the fight card are the following:

* Trench Tech’s Slade “The Rage” Adelbai (8-4-1D) vs. Guam’s Martin “Gosh“ Pablo of Guahan Top Dog in a heavyweight bout at 230 lbs;

* Trench Tech’s Martin “Ningbo Slice” Cepeda (3-1) vs. Counter Shot’s Keith Corpuz in a light heavyweight match;

* Zalaka’s Joe “Da Combo” Duenas (1-0) vs. Counter Shot newcomer Leandro “Leanderlai” Dalalo at 130 lbs;

* Marianas Elite’s V.J. Pua (1-0) vs. Guam newcomer Jared Mellon of Spike 22-Ground Fu at 170 lbs;

* Trench Tech’s Vince “The Clinch” Masga (1-0) vs. The Fight Shop’s Dennis Cruz at 150 lbs;

* Zalaka’s Jake “One Blow” Ilo (0-1) vs. Tinian’s Craig “Earthquake” Borja (2-1) of Zeng Zung at 140 lbs;

* Zalaka’s John Ilo vs. Tinian’s Rentz “The Intense” Benghit of Team Relentless in a K-1 Kickboxing match at 145 lbs; and

* Zalaka’s Zack Reyes vs. Tinian-Zeng Zung’s George “Kamikaze” Manglona in a boxing match at 145 lbs.

Trench Warz 15 standby matches include Regino Mundo ready to step in against Dung Castro; Mike Salas against Ryan “Trobz” Ngirbabul in a K-1 match at 215 lbs; Joe Ray “Manglo” Manglona and Irvin Saralu in a MMA bout at 145 lbs; and Tinian’s Pete Cepeda (1-0) of Zeng Zung still waiting for an opponent for an MMA bout at 140 lbs.

The listed MMA records were derived from www.sherdog.com and all matches are subject to change. Tickets will be on sale soon.