Yusuke Fujimoto

Yusuke Fujimoto 藤本祐介
Born	Fujimoto Yūsuke (1975-07-22) 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
Amateur
- Monster Challenge 2000 K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Winner

Kickboxing record

27 Wins (13 KOs), 17 Losses, 1 No contest

Wins K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong Tournament.
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
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

Winning K-2 Tournament Heavyweight Championship.
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
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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References

↑ "Fujimoto Defends K-1 Asia GP Title in Hong Kong". K-1 grand Prix Website. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
↑ Fight #6 :Super Fight : Fujimoto's Retirement Fight Archived December 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. k-1.co.jp

External links

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