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Kazuyuki Fujita

yeah i think almost any fighter could win a match w Ali where he was not allowed to hit you if you were on the ground and you crab-walk kicked him for 5 rounds and refused to stand up

Pancake Sprawl said:
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Not MMA related but Inoki pushed this tool to the moon,he didnt want to get pinned by Brock Lesnar,on 2 different ocassions.
 
"Fujita tried every both of his techniques against Wanderlei. He slowly waited to get punched and laid on top of him without doing anything."
 
fromTheAshes KoSkater said:
yeah i think almost any fighter could win a match w Ali where he was not allowed to hit you if you were on the ground and you crab-walk kicked him for 5 rounds and refused to stand up
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Also didnt he lie to Ali saying it was a work and then just started shooting on him? i am not a fan of Antonio,he did shoot on fellow pro wrestler and screwed the wwe champion out of his belt.
 
mmadeewana said:
Also didnt he lie to Ali saying it was a work
and then just started shooting on him? i am not a fan of Antonio,he did shoot on fellow pro wrestler and screwed the wwe champion out of his belt.
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No I think Ali was expecting a real fight and even agreed to the weird rules. Thing is he figured the guy would at least stand up for like 1 minute at some point and it'd be lights out considering the guy had not real fighting experience besides like training karate as a kid.

Well, Anoki refused to stand up at all. For literally 15 RDs the guy was crab walking or doing a slide-drop while kicking into Ali so he couldn't be hit. With all the damage Ali supposedly took to his legs Im kind of surprised he didnt just lose his tempter and knock him out during the crab-walking.

It wasn't an MMA match or a boxing match or even a wrestling match.

It was possibly the worst "fight" of all time. Granted Ali didn't want to grapple either but the fact he couldn't hit on the ground rlly made it silly. For instance, Im sure they would have given a TKD or a standing guillotine to Inoki its not like they said you can only grapple from the floor like they told ali you can only hit standing up.

Idk anything about the guy as a pro-wrestler or his athletics cuz I dont watch the stuff but I find it pretty silly when ppl say someone in MMA was one of his disciplines.
 
Wanderlei put a motherfuckin ass whoopin on him. That was up there with one of the most shocking mma fights. Wand went from 0-60 in an instant
 
That guy as huge for a Japanese man! I always wondered why the rest of the Japanese were so tiny compared to him
 
RicardinhoPT said:
I always wondered why the rest of the Japanese were so tiny compared to him
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...Because he is bigger than average? I mean Yamamoto was a longtime HW in pride,and he's bigger than Fujita. Also Takayama,Musashi etc.


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Fujita stood out more for his physique,that guy was a TANK in his prime.

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Shaddows said:
I had to research this gem for a thread, and I think it is a travesty that most fans now a days do not know the true legend of Kazuyuki Fujita... or rather... its thick skull (no, seriously! That's his nickname!!!)

For those who do not know The Last Disciple of Antonio Inoki (another nickname)... this might give you some insight.

Trust me. You will love it! (or not!! Taste is relative!)

Well worth the read!
https://www.cracked.com/blog/worst-life-ever-the-story-of-kazuyuki-fujitas-skull
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Good read.
Really funny in parts, especially the Reem flaming knee.
 
fromTheAshes KoSkater said:
No I think Ali was expecting a real fight and even agreed to the weird rules. Thing is he figured the guy would at least stand up for like 1 minute at some point and it'd be lights out considering the guy had not real fighting experience besides like training karate as a kid.

Well, Anoki refused to stand up at all. For literally 15 RDs the guy was crab walking or doing a slide-drop while kicking into Ali so he couldn't be hit. With all the damage Ali supposedly took to his legs Im kind of surprised he didnt just lose his tempter and knock him out during the crab-walking.

It wasn't an MMA match or a boxing match or even a wrestling match.

It was possibly the worst "fight" of all time. Granted Ali didn't want to grapple either but the fact he couldn't hit on the ground rlly made it silly. For instance, Im sure they would have given a TKD or a standing guillotine to Inoki its not like they said you can only grapple from the floor like they told ali you can only hit standing up.

Idk anything about the guy as a pro-wrestler or his athletics cuz I dont watch the stuff but I find it pretty silly when ppl say someone in MMA was one of his disciplines.
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Inoki made thier main guy thier champion face two guys in MMA. Those two guys Fedor and Cro Cop
 
His match with Shiozaki was very controversial too.
 
fromTheAshes KoSkater said:
No I think Ali was expecting a real fight and even agreed to the weird rules. Thing is he figured the guy would at least stand up for like 1 minute at some point and it'd be lights out considering the guy had not real fighting experience besides like training karate as a kid.

Well, Anoki refused to stand up at all. For literally 15 RDs the guy was crab walking or doing a slide-drop while kicking into Ali so he couldn't be hit. With all the damage Ali supposedly took to his legs Im kind of surprised he didnt just lose his tempter and knock him out during the crab-walking.

It wasn't an MMA match or a boxing match or even a wrestling match.

It was possibly the worst "fight" of all time. Granted Ali didn't want to grapple either but the fact he couldn't hit on the ground rlly made it silly. For instance, Im sure they would have given a TKD or a standing guillotine to Inoki its not like they said you can only grapple from the floor like they told ali you can only hit standing up.

Idk anything about the guy as a pro-wrestler or his athletics cuz I dont watch the stuff but I find it pretty silly when ppl say someone in MMA was one of his disciplines.
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It was I believe sposed to be more of an open match but Ali's team changed the rules late on to prevent any grappling basically taking away all of Inoki's offence hence what we saw.
 
Fujita's peak rankings:
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Stephen Quadors Top 10:
Last Updated Monday 12-25-00
HEAVYWEIGHT (Over 200 lb/90 kg) Top Ten
https://web.archive.org/web/20010110062800/http://www.stephenquadros.com:80/FSN_NHB_Top_Ten.html

1. (tie) Mark Coleman (USA)
1. (tie) Igor Vovchanchyn (Ukraine)
2. Randy Couture (USA)
3. (tie) Kevin Randleman (USA) -
3. (tie) Pedro Rizzo (Brazil) -
4. Kazuyuki Fujita (Japan) - Decision "win" over Gilbert Yvel. Stopped Ken Shamrock (Pride X). Shocked the world with a dominant victory over Kerr. Durable.
5. Heath Herring (USA)
6. Renato Babalu (Brazil)
7. Mark Kerr (USA)
8. Josh Barnett (USA)
9. Gilbert Yvel (Holland)
10. Pete Williams (USA)


Mixed Martial Arts Media Top 10
July, 2001
Heavyweights - 205 lbs. and up (93 kg and up)
https://web.archive.org/web/20010815130515if_/http://sherdog.com/daily/july2001/07190101.shtm

  1. Mark Coleman 156
  2. Randy Couture 135
  3. Igor Vovchanchyn 114
  4. Pedro Rizzo 111
  5. Kazuyuki Fujita 91
  6. Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira 81
  7. Heath Herring 55
  8. Mark Kerr 40
  9. Josh Barnett 36
  10. Tra Telligman 30

Fighter's Destiny
Updated: 12:00 pm EST January 17th, 2001
Heavyweight 90kg and over
https://web.archive.org/web/20010124061900/http://www.fightersdestiny.com/rankings.htm

1. Mark Coleman
2. Igor Vovchanchin
3. Kazuyuki Fujita
4. Mark Kerr
5. Randy Couture
6. Kevin Randleman
7. Pedro Rizzo
8. Gilbert Yvel
9. Pete Williams
10. Heath Herring
11. Renato "Babalu" Sobral
12. Naoya Ogawa
13. Ricco Rodriguez
14. Jeff Monson
15. Josh Barnett

 
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Tugboat said:
He could take a hell of a shot to the head. Always admired that.
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I boxed for years ..... maybe I’m
Odd .....but I’d never want to hear people say ...” damn that Harper could take a punch “ .....put your hands up , find a good range and move your fucking head lol
 
r-harper-1 said:
I boxed for years ..... maybe I’m
Odd .....but I’d never want to hear people say ...” damn that Harper could take a punch “ .....put your hands up , find a good range and move your fucking head lol
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I think that's Stephan Bonnar's plea as well...
I remember a funny commecial between him & Forrest (before Silva's fight)... let me try to find it.


hmmm found this... Not the one I am looking for (there were a few)... I'll keep looking (but adding this one just because it is funny)
 
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