{"id":234522,"date":"2016-08-18T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=234522"},"modified":"2016-08-18T06:00:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T20:00:04","slug":"crank-aims-regain-winning-ways-rop-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/crank-aims-regain-winning-ways-rop-20\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Crank\u2019 aims to regain winning ways in ROP 20"},"content":{"rendered":"
Frank \u201cThe Crank\u201d Camacho, left, keeps his hands up as he waits for the next move of Korean Han Seul Kim during the first round of their bout in PXC 54 in Guam last month. (Pacific Xtreme Combat)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Toughened by his defeat in Pacific Xtreme Combat last month, Trench Tech\u2019s Frank \u201cThe Crank\u2019 Camacho is out to prove he is capable of recovering from a setback in such a short time as he competes in tomorrow\u2019s Rites of Passage 20: Conquer at The Warehouse.<\/p>\n

Camacho, who absorbed a TKO loss to Korean Han Seul Kim at PXC 54 in Guam last July 8, will be facing the latter\u2019s compatriot Hyun Joo Kim in one of the two main events in ROP 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s devastating for an athlete to suffer a loss in any sport. I was healthy after the loss so I thought to myself, I could either cry about the whole situation for a week, two weeks, a month, a year, or I could get back to working towards my goals, take the loss as a slight road bump on my goals and get back on a win streak. That\u2019s when I gave Cuki a call to see if he could get me on the Rites of Passage card. There\u2019s nothing better than fighting for the Saipan crowd,\u201d said Camacho when asked why he decided to return to the octagon cage quickly after the defeat to Han Seul Kim.<\/p>\n

Though he dropped his previous bout to end his streak, the 27-year-old MMA fighter said he will approach this weekend\u2019s match the same way he viewed his previous fights.<\/p>\n

\u201cI approach every fight with the same mentality. I always prepare properly, train hard and fight hard on fight night. It\u2019s how \u2018The Crank\u2019 came to be. Every fight I learn something new about myself. And what I learned from my last fight is to bring back the old ‘Crank’ and mesh with the smarter and more experienced one. Relentlessness and aggressiveness, combined with experience and technique, that\u2019s what I am excited for on Friday at The Warehouse,\u201d said Camacho.<\/p>\n

The Trench Tech bet is undoubtedly the more experience fighter in the co-main event bout with his 18-4 record compared to Kim\u2019s 1-2 slate. Kim lost his first two bouts before earning a unanimous win over Sung Won Son in Top FC National League 2 in Korea two years ago. Camacho, on the other hand, before losing in PXC 54, got three straight wins, including a TKO victory over Japan\u2019s Yasuaki Miura in ROP 18 last year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the other main event in tomorrow\u2019s ROP 20 will feature a title bout between Won Jun Jang of Korean Top Team and Ricky Camp of Guam Spike 22 in the bantamweight divisions. Three kickboxing matches and nine more MMA fights will also take place in this weekend\u2019s event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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