Rites of Passage 18: Warpath
PHOTOS By JON PEREZ
- ZengZung Tinian’s Renz “The Intense” Benghit, right, and HighBloodPressure Guam’s Frank “Hellboy” Quidachay stare down before their match in the July 3 Rites of Passage 18: Warpath at the Saipan World Resort’s Royal Taga Hall.
- Jeffrey Aldan, red shirt, accompanies his son A.J. “Smalls” Aldan of TrenchTech out of the octagon after his win over Jadrien “Last King” Camacho of Down2Scrap.
- Team Zalaka’s Timothy Salas head-locks Down2Scrap’s Jonathan “The Outlaw” Camacho. Salas defeated Camacho via first-round guillotine choke.
- TrenchTech’s Cole Morrill choke-holds Jones Langu of RedAntsAcademy. Morrill needed two rounds before forcing Langu to tapout via armbar.
- Ring announcer L.J. Castro holds the flyweight belt prior to the start of the title bout between TrenchTech’s Jordan “The Machine” Manglona and Ernie Santos of HighBloodPressure Guam. Manglona won in 3:59 of the first round.
- Referee Alverick Alvarez, left, hands over the flyweight title to Jordan “The Machine” Manglona.
- Guam Muay Thai’s Eric “Gatty” Gatmen gets checked by one of the fight staff before entering the cage.
- TrenchTech’s Ning “The Slicer” Cepeda eyes Guam Muay Thai’s Eric “Gatty” Gatmen at his corner before the start of their lightweight title fight. The fight, however, was declared no contest after Gatmen accidentally kneed Cepeda’s groin.
- Zendokai Nagano Japan’s Miura Yasuaki bows down as a sign of respect and greeting the crowd.
- Frank “The Crank” Camacho, top, delivers a flurry of punches to Miura Yasuaki as referee Alverick Alvarez prepares to step in to stop the fight.