Yusuke Fujimoto

Yusuke Fujimoto 藤本 祐介
Born	Fujimoto Yūsuke July 22, 1975 Kyoto, Japan
Native name	藤本 祐介
Other names	Bun Bun Maru
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Karate
Team	Monster Factory
Years active	11 (1999–2010)
Kickboxing record
Total	45
Wins	27
By knockout	13
Losses	17
By knockout	15
No contests	1
last updated on: December 11, 2010

Yusuke Fujimoto (Japanese: 藤本祐介 [ɸu͍dʑimoto juːsuke]; born July 22, 1975) is a Japanese former heavyweight kickboxer who competed in K-1 and was the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong tournament champion.^[1] He is called "Bun Bun Maru" because he takes big swings when he throws punches.

Biography and career

Retirement

On December 11, 2010, he had his retirement against Hesdy Gerges in K-1. He was knocked down with right leg kick three times and the referee stopped the bout. After this bout, he had his retirement ceremony and he received a bunch of flowers from his family and thanked his authorities and fans.^[2]

Titles

• Professional
  • 2007 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hong Kong champion
  • 2006 K-1 World Grand Prix in Seoul champion
  • 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Hawaii runner up
  • 2005 Japan GP 3rd place
  • 2003 K-1 Japan GP runner up
  • 2002 K-1 Japan GP 3rd place
• Amateur
  • Monster Challenge 2000 K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Winner

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
27 Wins (13 KOs), 17 Losses, 1 No contest Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2010-12-11 Loss Hesdy Gerges K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Super-fight Ariake, Japan KO (Right leg kicks) 1 1:41 2009-11-03 Win Junpei Hamada Japan-Korea International Martial Arts Competition: Gladiator Okayama Okayama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2008-04-13 Loss Ewerton Teixeira K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Right cross) 2 Ext R.(5) 2:01 2007-09-29 Loss Junichi Sawayashiki K-1 World GP 2007 Final Elimination　 Seoul, Korea KO (gave up/3 knockdowns) 3 1:34 2007-08-05 Win Wang Qiang K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Final Hong Kong KO (Left hook) 1 2:49 Wins K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong Tournament. 2007-08-05 Loss Taiei Kin K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Semi-final Hong Kong KO (Knee attack) 2 1:59 Yusuke Fujimoto replaced Taiei Kin in the final as Taiei Kin was unable to continue due to an injury. 2007-08-05 Win Shi Hongjian K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hong Kong Quarter-final Hong Kong Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2007-04-28 Loss Badr Hari K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii KO (Left high kick) 1 0:56 The bout was for the vacant 1st K-1 Heavyweight championship title. 2007-03-04 Win Musashi K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (Left high kick) Ex.1(4) 1:23 Elimination match for challenging the vacant 1st K-1 Heavyweight championship title. 2006-12-16 Loss Freddy Kemayo K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07 Prague, Czech Republic KO 3 2:35 2006-09-30 Loss Ernesto Hoost K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Osaka Opening Round Elimination Fight Osaka, Japan KO (Right low kick) 3 2:09 2006-07-30 Win Bobby Ologun K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo Sapporo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-06-03 Win Min-Soo Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Final Seoul, South Korea KO (Right hook) 2 0:23 Winning the title of K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul tournament. 2006-06-03 Win Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Semi-final Seoul, South Korea Decision (Majority 2-0) 3 3:00 2006-06-03 Win Dong-Wook Kim K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Seoul Quarter-final Seoul, South Korea Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2006-04-29 Loss Carter Williams K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-07-29 Loss Gary Goodridge K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Final Honolulu, Hawaii KO (Left hook) 3 1:19 The bout was for K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii tournament title. 2005-07-29 Win Marcus Royster K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Semi final Honolulu, Hawaii KO (Left hook) 1 2:16 2005-07-29 Win Scott Junk K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii Quarter final Honolulu, Hawaii KO (Right hook) 3 2:21 2005-06-14 Loss Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hiroshima Semi-final Hiroshima, Japan KO (Right high kick) 1 2:39 2005-06-14 Win Ryu Moriguchi K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hiroshima Quarter-final Hiroshima, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2005-04-30 NC Carter Williams K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas Quarter-final Las Vegas, Nevada No contest 1 ? Match resulted in a No Contest due to an injury to Yusuke Fujimoto - Carter Williams advanced due to the Survivor Rule. 2004-02-15 Loss Montanha Silva K-1 Burning 2004 Ginowan, Japan KO (Right cross) 3 1:04 2003-12-31 Win Francois Botha K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!! Nagoya, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2003-12-06 Win Matthias Riccio K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Opening-fight Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 2 2:34 2003-09-21 Loss Musashi K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final Final Yokohama, Japan Decision (Majority 0-2) Ex 1(4) 3:00 2003-09-21 Win Hiromi Amada K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final Semi-final Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2003-09-21 Win Nobu Hayashi K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final Quarter-final Yokohama, Japan Decision (Split 2-1) Ex 1(4) 3:00 2003-09-21 Loss Eric Esch K-1 Beast II 2003 Saitama, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 1:02 2003-06-29 Loss Carter Williams K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Semi-final Las Vegas, Nevada TKO (Right hook/2 knockdowns) 2 2:26 2003-05-03 Win Dewey Cooper K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Quarter-final Las Vegas, Nevada Decision (Majority 2-0) 3 3:00 2003-04-06 Win Kerri Karena K-1 Beast 2003 Yamagata, Japan KO (Right cross) 3 1:20 2002-09-22 Loss Tsuyoshi Nakasako K-1 Andy Spirits Japan GP 2002 Final Semi-final Osaka, Japan KO (Left hook) 2 2:18 2002-09-22 Win Toru Oishi K-1 Andy Spirits Japan GP 2002 Final Quarter-final Osaka, Japan KO (Left high kick) 3 1:47 2002-08-10 Loss Rony Sefo Ichigeki Urayasu, Japan KO (Right uppercut/3 knockdowns) 1 2:51 2002-07-14 Win Ryo Takigawa K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO(Left cross) 1 3:00 2002-01-27 Win Cedric Kongaika K-1 Rising 2002 Shizuoka, Japan Decision(Unanimous) 5 3:00 2001-08-19 Loss Nicholas Pettas K-1 Andy Memorial 2001 Japan GP Final Quarter-final Saitama, Japan KO(Right low kick) 1 2:57 2001-06-24 Win Noboru Uchida K-1 Survival 2001 Sendai, Japan KO Ex 1R(4) 1:15 2001-04-15 Win Yasuhiro Anbe K-1 Burning 2001 Kumamoto, Japan Decision(Unanimous) 3 3:00 2000-11-19 Loss Ricky Nickolson K-1 UK Global Heat 2000 Birmingham, England KO (Right hook) 2 0:33 2000-10-09 Win Shinji Yoda K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan KO (Right low kick) 2 2:54 2000-07-07 Win Issei Nakai K-1 Spirits 2000 Sendai, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2000-03-19 Win Ryo Takigawa K-1 Burning 2000 Yokohama, Japan KO (Right cross/3 knockdows) 2 1:10 2000-01-25 Win Masanobu Yamanaka K-1 Rising 2000 Pro debut fight Nagasaki, Japan TKO 2 0:36
Amateur kickboxing record
5 wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2000-09-03 Win Masanobu Yamanaka Monster Challenge 2000 Japan Open "The Road to K-1" K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (4-0) 1 3:00 Winning K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Championship. 2000-09-03 Win Tatsunori Momose Monster Challenge 2000 Japan Open "The Road to K-1" K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Semi-final Tokyo, Japan KO (Left middle kick) Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

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See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 Events

References

1. "Fujimoto Defends K-1 Asia GP Title in Hong Kong". K-1 grand Prix Website. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
2. Fight #6 :Super Fight : Fujimoto's Retirement Fight k-1.co.jp

External links

• Official K-1 website
• Yusuke Fujimoto K-1 profile