Native name 藤原 敬典 Name Keisuke Fujiwara Losses 2 Weight 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) Draws 1 | Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 ⁄2 in) Wins by knockout 1 Nationality Japanese | |
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Other names Fighting SculptorStrong Arm from ZST Division Bantamweight(MMA)Bantamweight (ZST) | ||
Keisuke Fujiwara - Pre-Fight Interview - Oct.23.2009
Keisuke Fujiwara (藤原敬典 Fujiwara Keisuke,[ɸɯdʑiwaɾa keːsɯke]; born September 17, 1982) is a Japanese mixed martial artist with a background in kickboxing.
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- Keisuke Fujiwara Pre Fight Interview Oct232009
- Keisuke fujiwara post fight interview 25 oct 2009
- Kickboxing
- Debut in 3 rules
- Winning first title
- Titles
- References
Keisuke fujiwara post fight interview 25 oct 2009
Kickboxing
While studying at art school, Fujiware joined Oguni-Gym to learn kickboxing. He got a license as a professional kickboxer. In 2004, he moved to Akimoto Dojo Jungle Junction and started leaning MMA.
Debut in 3 rules
On November 23, 2006, Fujiwara made a debut in a grappling match of ZST. He fought against Masato Arai, but the bout was decided as a draw because of time over.
On August 26, 2007, he made a debut in a MMA match of ZST. He fought against Hitoshi Makino and won by submission with triangle choke.
On May 20, 2007, he knocked out Ichiro Sugita in during 1st round, and won the Genesis tournament at bantamweight in ZST.
On February 24, 2008, he made a debut in kickboxing match under shoot boxing rule against Tatsuya Umemiya. He won by TKO when he cut Umemiya's right eye during 1st round.
Winning first title
On May 24, 2009, he fought against Yukito for the vacant 1st bantamweight title of ZST. He won by TKO with punches and became the 1st champion.
On October 25, 2009, he was offered to fight against Tomoya Miyashita in DREAM, but lost by unanimous decision after 3rd round.
On February 20, 2010, he had a rematch against Shunichi Shimizu to defend his ZST title, and retained his title by decision after 5th round. After the bout, he announced that he wanted to challenge DREAM again.
On November 25, 2010, he fought against Mariusz Cieśliński, a Polish kickboxer, in Poland under K-1 rule, but lost by unanimous decision.
On February 6, 2011, he had a rematch against Toshihiro Shimizu to defend his ZST title, and retained his title by submission with triangle choke during 5th round.
On May 29, 2011, he challenged DREAM again to participate in the bantamweight tournament.