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Barracuda:CourtesyMarianasVariety

Manibusan offered chance of a lifetime

Thursday, 24 September 2009 01:37 by John Wesley Jr. | Variety News Staff

 

Guam’s Melchor Manibusan, a revered MMA trainer and fighter, will return to competitive fighting in Japan’s DREAM 11 on October 6.

Melchor Manibusan poses during a break from training last night. The Spike 22 gym owner will be competing in Japan’s DREAM 11 on Oct. 6. Photo by John Wesley Jr. / Variety

Manibusan, who owns the Spike 22 Academy in Tumon, was presented the fight nearly one month ago but did not want to announce the match to the media until the contract was signed and his training camp was underway.

He said he had been offered to fight at the Playboy Mansion and in Strikeforce as well as other events within the past several years but those bouts never materialized due to injuries. He said he wanted to make sure that this upcoming fight in Japan’s biggest fight organization was a definite go. The Variety learned of the news online through the website www.mmamania.com. The official announcement was made on Sept. 18.

Known as “The Mangler” in the ring, Manibusan will be facing Tatsuya Kawajiri who is ranked as the No. 5 lightweight in the world on popular MMA website sherdog.com. Kawajiri’s status as a top fighter is one of the main reasons why Manibusan took the fight, seizing a chance to fight one of the best in the world.

“For the past two and a half years I’ve said no to everything. In turn, I’ve been getting my guys to fight off-island. This time they asked me if I wanted to fight in DREAM and for a second I just looked at the e-mail and I thought this is too good to be true and I said to myself of course I would love to fight in DREAM.”

Manibusan said that the initial e-mail did not list an opponent, but two weeks later he was sent a second e-mail asking him if he would like to fight Kawajiri at 155 pounds. Manibusan didn’t hesitate at that point and immediately accepted the fight.

“I said I would love to fight Kawajiri at 155. After that we did the paperwork and I got my passport and visa.”

For those unfamiliar with Manibusan as a fighter, there is much to know. Manibusan was once regarded as the best wrestler on the island, won numerous grappling  and submission tournaments and at one point was pursuing the Olympics.

Of late, Manibusan has focused on MMA and he made his debut in front of a packed crowd at the University of Guam Field House in Jungle Rules back in 2001. He won his match that night, but much to everyone’s surprise, he strayed from his new sport to chase his wrestling dreams once again.

Fast forward to 2006, nearly five years after his first MMA bout, Manibusan returned to fighting full-force. During that year he fought four times which included a fight against current UFC lightweight Tyson Griffin here on Guam. Manibusan lost that match and dropped three of the four fights that year.

Once again though he left active competition, this time for nearly three years. During that time Manibusan concentrated on building up Spike 22 and healing from injuries that he said needed to be taken care.

With the fight less than two weeks away, it’s crunch time now for Manibusan and he’s making the most of his three weeks of hard training. With passport issues not allowing him to leave island, Manibusan had to turn down an offer from B.J. Penn to train in Hawaii and instead brought in kickboxer Pat Ayuyu and Tetsuji Kato who has fought in over 20 fights in Japan. He says he has dropped over 25 pounds in the last several weeks and will be leaving Guam on Tuesday to train with Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto and Sakuraba in Japan for his final preparation for the fight.

It’s going to be a battle with Kawajiri and the Japanese media has already counted out Manibusan, who they have dubbed “Barracuda” in a recent marketing ploy.

“Kawajiri is a lot stronger than me, he’s fought and beaten the best of the best,” said Manibusan. “However, for me right now at this stage, I’m in a nothing to lose situation besides getting injured. I just want to give a good showing. I think in order to beat this guy I’m going to have to knock him out. He’s going to be very, very hard to submit, but who knows I could throw a Chamorro punch and lay him flat on his back.”

Should Manibusan win his bout against Kawajiri he will most likely be given the opportunity to fight the winner of the Shinya Aoki versus Joachim Hansen bout for the Lightweight title on New Year’s Eve.

ONRA:September24th,2009

Hafa Adai,

We’re entering todays column after another weekend of exciting fights. it was encouraging to see Another close-tofull -house event at the UniversityOfGuam Filedhouse as MarianaIsland Fighter athletes

sharpened their competive blades in PXC18:DeadGame2. And on Sunday we were treated to another look at MMA Peak Performance when Vitor Belfort easily decimated former UFC185lb world champion Rich Franklin at UFC103.

Congratulations to the members from the GuamArmyNationalGuard MACP program for their 16th place finish(out of 64teams)  in the US Army Combatives Tournament in Georgia after the competition that ran from September 18th-20th.

Good luck to  MikeFowler of the Purebred/LloydIrvin Jiujitsu Academy as received his invitation to the worlds most prestigious submission grappling event with AbuDhabiCombatChallenge in Barcelona this coming weekend.

Rob Washington of the Spike22Academy will be making Guams debut into Taiwan MMA in PROFighting2 on October 6th.

Hosea Weare is set to face the former deep champion Ryuta Sakurai on October10th.

 ART OF WAR3 POSTPONED
Saipan combat sports reaches out to extend an invitation to Guam grapplers with an event postponed from October 10th to a tentative November 6th for the  3rd Saipan All-Island Submission Grappling Tournament in the ArtOfWar3.

When you gather all the elements of successful local and international events, add int he Spike of our soldiers in offisland competiton representing our flag and pack it all into a single weekend–it often comes naturally to reflect on Guams position and direction in the Competitive Martial arts bigger picture.

Why do we support competitive martial arts as fans and what are we brandishing our fists for as fighters? Do these separate instances really accumulate into something positive and how and why quite often can some of us make it such a big deal?

Well a big deal can mean alot of things when it comes to local combatives. so today were here to give tribute to a pretty big thing going on from one of the bigger names in local combat sports in a pretty big deal event.

Melchor Manibusan will be competing against former Shooto World Champion Tetsuya Kawajiri in Dream 11th in Yokohama Japan on October 6th.
Heres a few words from the man that the Japan promoters have dubbed “Barracuda” on some of his thoughs on facing the modernday Samurai that Japan fight fans have grown to know as “TheCrusher”

1.THough inactive since 2006, how did you land a fight in an event of such proprtion?
Well they emailed me asking me if i would like to fight in DREAM , it was an opportunity that I couldn’t turn down . 2 weeks later they asked if I would fight Kawajiri and I said I would love to.
2.As an inactive fighter, what are you doing to prepare for a late noticed fight in one of the worlds biggest events against one of the worlds greatest fighters—in his territory?

Right when i got the 1st. email I changed my diet immediately ! started to eat healthy and training twice a day. as far as preparation I’m doing everything from running,circuit training ,sparring in all aspects of the game . And because its such a huge event and im fighting their up n coming star  I’m doing a lot of mental preparation and  mind drilling mainly to just stay focused and not to let this fight overwhelm me .
3.What tools for victory do you feel you are bringing into this fight? what do you feel to be his biggest tools?

Well I do know that i have more wrestling skills than Kawajiri but however him being bigger and possibly  stronger I’m might have to mix up some boxing , hurt him a little then bring it to the ground . If thats doesn’t turn out I should be ready for what ever … Kawajiri is well rounded but from what I’ve seen his ground n pound seems to be his bread n butter .
4.Off track ,how does it feel to see your fighters competing around the world?I love watching my guys compete on island … but not only is it a great experience to travel and test our skills and ability against the rest of the world . it feels good to see my guys out there putting it on the line with top notch fighters and doing very well against them.

5.From a TinyDotInThePacific–Students in international competitions, AbhDhabiCombatChallenge, Guam, Korea, russia. and Japan in one year, and now Dream in Japan—You think youre bad?
5.NO !! I don’t think I’m bad … I think i”m very lucky to still be competing against the best in the world ! Very fortunate to travel and show case my skills and meet the best there is out there.

6.Words From the Heart for Guam MMA?
To our local fighters , be proud of what and who you represent @ the same time keep the peace we are all one . To the fans and sponsors that support our sport . Thank you very much , the sport is growing and there”s a lot of up n coming talent that is worth getting involved with .
7.Most Imprtantly, How high can you kick?
As high as i have to ! LOL …

So Guam gets another shot at the big show again. In the land of the rising sun-Jesse Taitano came within an arms length distance from Guams first MMA world title shot in Professional Shooto. Patrick “Gori” Ayuyu represented the USA in K-1′s World Max 70kilogram world tournament. and now Melchor Manibusan is on deck for another chance in Guam’s participation for the MMA world stage. Inside and outside of these stellar accomplishments, though we may not always come out on top, its nice to see that event promoters from around the world (in such accomplished events) can recognize Guam and the Marianas as a reliable source for game and quality competitors and in effect–

an asset to World Combat Sports.

Thanks for dropping by.

URGENT MEMO-THE ART OF WAR 4 PUSH BACK DATE?

Dear All,

Seems like our request to use the Fiesta Resort for The Art of War 4 was denied. This according to the food and beverage manager, Mr. Das Krishnan. We also tried to get the MHS gym inside the school grounds as a “plan B” but our request did not have strong support from the principle and in fact we were asked kindly to seek other options. (Not to mention the usage fee was substantially high compared to the Fiesta Resort’s Bibiscus Hall).

I verbally requested the use of the Ada gym tonight with Mr. Elias Rangamar, but apparently we need to turn in our letter of request earlier than a couple weeks. They are booked with basketball leagues on weekends the whole month of October. I wouldn’t mind having the event at the TRENCH TECH gym, but the recent typhoon caused some leaks on our roof and our access road in was ruined by the torrential rains.

THEREFORE, for the best interest of the event, and to uphold the advertising integrity of our major sponsors we may have to push the date back to November 6th, 2009 (Sat). or the following weekend onNovember 14th.

I truly apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please let me know your take on this. As I had mentioned to all of you in the pass, event dates ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Most Respectfully,

Justis F. “Cuki” Alvarez
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Boys, Frank comes Nov 23rd…start practicing your submission combos so we can tapp his ass out!…read down on what I plan on executing to the boy after he commented to my wife on facebook that he’s gonna

“choke my arm!”…

Kiku! Why said u gonna choke my own arm!?…HAAAAAA!???….boyeeee? Just wait boy! In Novembre when you came here to cnmi…I’m gonna tap you down!
Jus bcuz I don’t have a facebook you’re gonna sangan me!!?? HAAAAAA??!…

Come to saipan and yo gonna get it! (Yo gonna gerrrrit!)..after I flying reverse gogomaplata your knee, I’m gonna transition to topmount RNC..then after you cry “uncle” I’m gonna do a flow series of submission moves starting wif- double leg trip-to ankle control-toehold foot lock-ankle pick…back to toe hold foot bar…continuing on to a flying neck crank-side mount torso twister-back control guillotine….then after that…I will end it with a devestating 3 point pressure from the clinch into a scary technical flying double knee bar calf crusher!!….and if that doesn’t work, then I will go with my high percentage finishing move:

The FLYING CHAMORRO HEAD CLUTCH!! With severely high decibel chamorro battle cry tone!!!….all at the same motion…

Be ready!!!!!……

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