Rikuhei Fujii, a rising star who joined countryman Yushin Okami in Oregon to train at Team Quest, saw his hard work pay off with a win over the legendary Yuki Kondo. Fujii won the middleweight King of Pancrase by dominating the third and final round on his way to a decision. Photo via Bout Review.
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Rikuhei Fujii
is another prospect from wajutsu keishukai
i wanna see him in sengoku.
Nothing but RESPECT for Matt "The Terror" Serra
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after this bout we probably will.
there is also that ISAO guy who fights in pancrase i believe. the passion tour this year had pretty good fights i must say.
by destructivist on Dec 6, 2010 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
Yuki Kondo is still around getting beaten up?
Did not know that.
When a ball goes into a net, it only means something because we decide it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.
by lowellthehammer on Dec 5, 2010 11:00 PM EST reply actions
Dude finally fighting at 183 probably 5 years too late. Cant hate on kondo though, just look at his opposition.
by destructivist on Dec 6, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
I saw Tony and Dan Herbertson talking about it on twitter, cool. Didn’t he just beat Kondo a few months before this too?
And thanks for picking up where Mr Nelson left off, sir.
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yes he beat kondo twice in months
Nothing but RESPECT for Matt "The Terror" Serra
http://gotmma.org/ - Korean MMA blog
It seems that the Japanese fighters have the skill, tenacity, and technique but are just a little behind in the athleticism department. Lately, though, it seems that many are attempting to emulate the example set by Yushin Okami and implementing a proper weight training and weight cutting regiment.
"Referees, be sure to step in and stop the fight on time tomorrow, because I might get carried away in the moment and my many punches may end up destroying my opponent." - Tatsuya "CRUSHER" Kawajiri
Yup. The new and improved Japanese fighter are ariving at the proverbial MMA shores.
At least it looks to be that way.
by ultima0chaotic on Dec 6, 2010 1:21 AM EST up reply actions
The biggest 3 problems with japanese fighters were no weight cutting, (in most cases) no strategy, and no hard sparring/cross training.
The japanese philosophy has been to just spar and practice skills, not a lot of cross training.
by destructivist on Dec 6, 2010 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
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