Yusuke Fujimoto

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. He is called "Bun Bun Maru" because he takes big swings when he throws punches.

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.

• 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
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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