{"id":186464,"date":"2014-12-03T04:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=186464"},"modified":"2014-12-03T04:00:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T18:00:07","slug":"crank-back-trench-warz-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/crank-back-trench-warz-18\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Crank\u2019 back for Trench Warz 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Frank \u201cThe Crank\u201d Camacho hits Keita Nakamura on the face during their bout in PXC 42 early this year at the University of Guam Fieldhouse. (PXC 42 Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nFrank \u201cThe Crank\u201d Camacho returns to his roots when he enters the octagon once more as the featured main event in Trench Warz 18: Rock & Rumble set for Dec. 12 at the Royal Taga Hall of the Saipan World Resort.<\/p>\n

Camacho, who started his mixed martial arts career with the Trench Tech gym almost a decade ago, will be facing Chinan MMA Korea\u2019s Jae Woong Kim in a 170-pound non-title bout.<\/p>\n

Camacho was last featured in a Trench Tech fight card in Trench Warz 5: Return of the Octagon on Feb. 24, 2007 where he won by way of knockout over Nathan \u201cThe Butcher\u201d Hanson in the 3:45 mark of the opening round.<\/p>\n

That KO punch victory was part of the 25-year-old\u2019s eight-fight winning streak that also included debut triumphs over Fritz Rodriguez in the Universal Reality Combat Championship: Unstoppable on Dec. 2, 2006; John Ogo in Pacific Xtreme Combat 11: No Turning Back on April 13, 2007; and Carlos Eduardo Santos in Geran Haga: Blood Wars 2 on May 28, 2007.<\/p>\n

Camacho, according to the MMA website sherdog.com, currently holds a 12-2 record with 9 KOs, 2 by decision and 1 via submission. His two losses are both by way of KO against Luigi Fioravanti in PXC 12: Settling the Score on July 12, 2007 and Caloy Baduria in URCC 11: Redemption on Nov. 25, 2007.<\/p>\n

Kim, 21, is fresh from a technical KO loss to Donggyu Kim in Top FC 2 on May 30, 2014. He holds a 5-3 card with two of his wins by way of KO, while another two were via decision.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, three title fights are also featured in Trench Warz 18 with Roman \u201cBoom\u201d Alvarez as the headliner when he challenges featherweight champion Rob \u201cThe Real Deal\u201d Wusstig of Team Countershot.<\/p>\n

Wusstig will be making his second defense of the 145-pound belt after snatching the title against Shane \u201cPikaboo\u201d Alvarez in Trech Warz 15: Supremacy on Dec. 16, 2011. He made a successful defense by beating challenger Jessie Fasi (TKO) two years ago.<\/p>\n

Ernie Santos of High Blood Pressure takes on Trench Tech\u2019s Josh \u201cChaos\u201d Duenas for the flyweight strap, while Will \u201cThe Kill\u201d Chope of Team Juggernaut faces Team Ultimate Martial Arts\u2019 Jose \u201cYoung Blood\u201d Ramirez for the lightweight crown.<\/p>\n

Team Guam Muay Thai\u2019s Rocky \u201cRock Star\u201d Quichocho takes on Tiger \u201cBukake\u201d Yatsui of Team ONI in one of the 10 undercard bouts that will have Trench Tech\u2019s Jimmy Kaipat opening the event when he meets Don2Scrap MCMMA\u2019s Jadrien Camacho.<\/p>\n

In the other undercard bouts, Team Zalaka\u2019s Deny Jepen collides with Choke Chain\u2019s Rai Norita; Dino \u201cNHB\u201d Cruz of Guam Muay Thai takes on LJ \u201cMakpo\u201d George of Garage Tech; Bradlee Manalo faces Jonathan \u201cOutlaw\u201d Camacho; Mike Picini meets Ben Flores; Allan \u201cThe Silver Bullet\u201d Aguon challenges Lenny \u201cThe Machine Gun\u201d Sablan; Jones Langu duels John Tudela; Eric \u201cGatti\u201d Gatman squares off against \u201cShiska\u201d Bob Alvarez; and Paul Ayuyu of Team Tinian tries to avenge his two losses in last month\u2019s Art of War 9 against Jordan \u201cThe Machine Gun\u201d Manglona.<\/p>\n

Fighters will have their weigh-in on Dec. 11, from 5 to 7pm at GIG in Garapan.<\/p>\n

Tickets before the event are priced at $25 for general admission and $40 for VIP. The prices will be $30 for GA and $50 for VIP on the day of the event.<\/p>\n

For more information, call Trench Tech organizer Cuki Alvarez at 483-4MMA (4662). (Jon Perez)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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