PRIDE Total Elimination 2006: Kazuyuki Fujita vs James Thompson

PRIDE Total Elimination 2006: Kazuyuki Fujita vs James Thompson
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[@geneharrogate6911]

Thompson is the white Bob Sapp.

[@nihatgurbuz4175]

Hahahaha you are goddamn true 😄😄

[@charlesmosquera6279]

Except that Sapp was a beast.

[@plinkert22]

A match between the two of them would start with both of them knocked out on the floor. The first one to regain consciousness wins the match.

[@BrockLanders]

Massive human beings with very average fighting skills.

[@lone2617]

藤田は黄色いボブ・サップw

[@MiGi_HiJi]

PRIDEの醍醐味。選手じゃなくて戦士の戦い。

[@user-oo7xq2vr1u]

当時の藤田はとにかく強かった。 とにかくカッコ良かった。 とにかく憧れた。 日本ヘビー級ファイターの唯一の戦士だった。

[@user-lo5wo9gv7k]

アリスターに秒殺されてたけどね。

[@user-ol9sf8zp1i]

​@@user-lo5wo9gv7k38歳で全盛期過ぎた藤田と28歳の若さ＆ステロイダーのアリスターを同列に見てるなんてお子ちゃまだね

[@user-cb1zm9mz1z]

​@@user-ol9sf8zp1iおくすりについては藤田さんも…とはいえ年齢を考えたらまぁ負けるよね

[@user-ij2es9kz1q]

藤田も知らないだけでユーザーかもしれないだろ 日本人選手は無名の外国人選手に勝っただけで大騒ぎ

[@user-lq9li1gu7c]

35年生きてきて、1番感動した試合はこれです。

[@yossy2364]

全く色褪せない、PRIDEの歴史 漢藤田のプロレス魂の最果ては、 全盛期PRIDEのモンスター相手に、 全秒真っ向勝負の大逆転劇！ 観客全員の毛穴が開いて、 藤田の、あの場の全ての生命が躍動した名シーンだった。感謝！

[@smallplanet072]

Great reversal match of Fujita. Fujita showed us the importance of never giving up.

[@knowme4iam326]

And a head like a fire hydrant..

[@michaella5799]

Thompsons brain gave up, lol

[@maxodgaard1335]

Yes.... and Slava Ukraini ❤

[@nicholassims1947]

Yea, I thought Thompson had him after mauling him the entire round.

[@Valchrist1313]

Steroid muscle eats up the cardio quickly. He caught some good punches, sure, but he was probably light-headed enough just from standing up!

[@johnnyj6718]

Fujita was legit back in the day.. He's older now and still pro wrestles for NOAH same with Sakuraba. I remember when he beat Mark Kerr and was shocked and almost knocked out a prime Fedor. Fujita was no joke.

[@axo8932]

Both of these guys are beasts! Great comeback by Fujita!

[@indigameriseminalindian]

Much respect to Fujita. He has a huge heart.

[@td1145]

nah, james thompson has the huge heart due to steroid abuse. Very sad he got so huge but never learned how to fight =(

[@Bulmas_Panties]

Having a medically impossible skull helps too

[@omegaweapon116]

And a huge head. He was one of my favorite fighters in Pride. He almost beat Fedor.

[@safeandeffectivelol]

Respect to Thompson for blocking all those punches with his jaw

[@user-ni8yp4yc9c]

@@omegaweapon116 In addition, Fujita utterly dominated Mark Kerr. He's the strongest Asian man ever.

[@Brokours]

Crazy to see old Pride video with such a good quality !

[@user-mu2yk4si3g]

やっと見つけた！　当時テレビで見てて感動して泣いたんだよ 格闘技の試合見てて泣いたのは人生でこの試合だけだった でもずっと見つけられなくて探してたんだ 本当にありがとう！！

[@rafalmarc71]

Bo takich wojowników to trzeba podziwiać. pozdrowienia z Polski.

[@rafalmarc71]

Bo takich wojowników to trzeba podziwiać, pozdrowienia z Polski.

[@JohnSmith-ks5xw]

I love Thompson. He never gets scared and never goes on defense. He keeps swinging even as he's getting knocked out. A true entertainer.

[@markokada7311]

Immediately after the fight, Fujita approached to James Thompson's site, obviously being concerned about the degree of his opponents' injury, which indicates his warmhearted & compassionate aspects of his disposition & personality. Not too many the triumphed or the winner, as we all know, is able to show such concern of sympathy to the opponent who was hard trying to kill or destroy you just until minutes ago. This attitude of his is apparently admirable & commendable. I wonder if anyone else feel the same, or Am I the only one?!,,,,,(02/28/23)

[@MarcosVinicius-gy6ui]

I agree with you, fair play is something really commendable.

[@trevorregay9283]

yeah, you are probably the only one......

[@davecozzi9721]

I think it is commendable. Some call it sportmanship.

[@markokada7311]

@@trevorregay9283 Oh, Ok,,,I do respect your opinion!!!,,,,,So I'm eccentric one, whereas you are not?!,,,,,Ok, I agree to disagree or differ. Btw, take care & have a marvelous day in the UK or the USA. And stay safe & healthy amidst the dour plight precipitated by the COVID-19 & its variant such as the omicron running on a rampage around the world or pandemic. (03/01/23)

[@trevorregay9283]

@@markokada7311 LOL!...chill my friend...I was just joking with you....I agree, its commendable that the Japanese fighter was checking on his opponent and also honoring his effort in the fight....this is essentially professional courtesy and respect given....I don't believe its that uncommon either as these fighter know what a tough life they lead to make a living....

[@fredbologn2344]

The blood drop hits the camera lense 8:20

[@paulkuznecovs3203]

It was ketchup from unfinished breakfast of James ...

[@vitorqro]

I was just checking if someone had noticed the same. Brutal!

[@user-ig7rv1ti2m]

これですよ！今のRIZINに必要なのは！勝っても負けても、正面からどつきあう！忘れられない試合の1つです。藤田よ、ありがとう！！

[@lucidstates6787]

i love the announcers mutt n jeff say "hes gotten exponentially better" and the other guy says "ya and he's gotten a lot better too" i laughed so hard i almost choked.

[@bikersoncall]

haha, and I noticed that he improved, a bunch. 😄

[@user-jq6wr3sr6y]

最後の怒涛のラッシュに鳥肌たった。。 やられそうなシーン何度もあったのにこの巻き返し。 藤田のメンタル強すぎる。 ホントに感動したよ😭

[@user-hd8wb8pb6u]

いやあ〜凄い試合やね、鳥肌が立ったわ。 藤田はトンプソンの膝を2発モロに食らってたのに倒れないとかバケモノだね😳 この一戦はもっと評価されても良いんじゃないだろうか。 ドン・フライと高山の一戦を凌ぐ名勝負だと思う。 勝った藤田も負けたトンプソンも天晴れ👏

[@leonardoccairesfilm]

Máximo respeito por Fujita e seu mestre Marco Ruas!

[@edsonaraujo6236]

Ruas o cara

[@user-eh3cv8io4o]

こんないい試合があったなんて

[@maski7124]

藤田がいまだにプロレスのリングに上がり続けてくれてるのは本当にすごいことだと思う 同世代と比べてもバリバリにやれてるしマジでとんでもなく頑丈だわ、この人

[@TakOn-wi6yr]

ラストサムライだね。

[@1111fuckuso]

お前が軟弱なだけな

[@ymg200]

Amazing endurance by Fijita! He has managed to sneak in his punches after almost being slaughtered.

[@aakk3464]

決してレベルの高い試合ではないけど、ヘビー級のノーガードの殴り合いはやっぱり迫力が違う。 こういう試合が日本で観れなくなったのは本当に残念‥

[@user-il8jj3np7c]

関係ないが、逆に令和の日本男児は益々細く、弱く、女性化が進んでいく・・こういう動画が凄いとお

[@user-rq3gv9tv8c]

うるさいねん。 何がレベルが高くないや。

[@user-qn4zx1vc5c]

藤田はヘビー級日本人の中で唯一のちゃんと世界の選手と渡り合える選手だった、このタフネスぶり凄いよね

[@RTsukinomori]

最後まで気持ちが切れないのがすごい。 タックルは決められないし、体格でも押されてたのに、気持ちで勝った。まさに猪木イズム。 カメラに血が飛んだのも、演出的に良かった。 MMAでの名試合。

[@daxingzhesi]

二人とも息切れして立ってるのがやっとの状態だったね、諦めずに殴り続けた藤田の勝利。 あの白人はホブサップの倍近く体力はあったと思うが、プロレスラー相手にはちっと足らんかったね。

[@user-ry2sw5si7w]

プロレスラー最強💪

[@uneiro]

Marco Ruas vivia falando para Fujita parar de fumar

[@KT-eq4hq]

@@user-ry2sw5si7w そうか？

[@f6p47k5]

@@KT-eq4hq 気持ちでってことで！

[@RetCyberMedic]

Absolutely loved the blood drop hit on camera lens!

[@Timeshifter32]

That fight right there came down to all heart. Great fight on both sides

[@user-rk2eg9gz6u]

この体格差で相手が疲れた所に 根性一発の打ち合いを挑んでKO 見事としか言えない

[@user-uw8qs2uy2p]

鳥肌たった… 藤田がタックルで相手からダウン奪えないなら勝てないな、そう思ってた矢先に …！

[@johngotti3487]

All I’m saying is James Thompson’s corner gave him the wrong advice… they should’ve told him to catch his breath while in full guard but keep body weight pressure on him 🤦🏾‍♂️ once they said “get up!” And he did he caught a 2-piece directly on the chin. Still a classic and this is a great showing of Fujita’s heart 🤝🏽 and how good of a fighter Thompson became once he started taking it seriously

[@isaacahumada7313]

😮 😮 Fujita demostró en tiempo real que la pelea no sólo es.. fuerza,técnica y velocidad. Su resistencia física lo pone por encima de muchos y su pelea con el emperador Fedor fue increíble tambien

[@Kaizen2013v]

8:22 love the special effects 😂

[@user-tx3yr1wt3q]

日本の総合格闘技のヘビー級で、１番貢献した選手やと思うわ。

[@manispry2536]

Impresionante combate para los dos 💪👍

[@Koni2947]

Énorme victoire avec une différence de taille incroyable entre les deux adversaires. C'est grandiose!!

[@ser_djio]

ЭТО ТОМПСОН РЕАЛЬНО БОЛЕН. ПО ЛИЦУ ЖЕ ВИДНО, ЧТО ОН СУМАСШЕДШИЙ. ВЗГЛЯД БЕЗУМНОГО ЧЕЛОВЕКА 😂

[@cornking6]

Incredible comeback from Fujita. I miss PRIDE.

[@andreivieira]

Everyone that like good fights miss Pride. This is real fighters

[@iJustWantRestABit]

we all miss the pride, that was real fighting today the fighters barely touch each other.

[@mattyy101]

Not really all he had to do was wait until steroid guy gassed out

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Yeah Big Respect for Fujita ❤👍🏿❤

[@hardestmanalive6988]

​@@andreivieira 😂kzbin.info36Iz9M1APHQ?feature=share

[@edsonsilva6361]

O pride fui o melhor evento de todos tempos 👊

[@arlinglight]

Fui não, se diz Foi!!!

[@sasazivanovic777]

Fujita is a freakin Legend! What an entertaining Fight, great Show !

[@user-rz7fd3he8c]

ど根性見せてくれたね藤田さん。 トンプソンみたいに筋肉デカ過ぎるとスタミナ食われるんじゃね？バテて反応悪くなりパンチも喰らうだろうし。

[@lordrandolf1]

Wow, looked like a movie. Pride was better than UFC. I really miss it.

[@bulletpoints556]

Hell of a match! Thanks for uploading.

[@deenigeechtebz3598]

If Fujita was fighting in the ufc, he would be definitly in the top 10! That guy is one of the biggest fighter in the history of martial arts.

[@vladavasiljev]

Lol ..one of the top 10 overestimations ever.

[@user-ui8yr4wl3i]

@@vladavasiljev あの当時のUFC今ほどレベルが高くなかった。 また藤田は全盛期のピークを過ぎていた

[@vimal4154]

Now he is working with pro wrestling noah

[@MiGi_HiJi]

だが彼はまだ現役だ。 間違いなく怪物だろう。

[@bold58]

Looked like Thompson ran out of air ! He was doing great then it looked like in the end he had a classic case of arm weariness. He didn't seem to be able to raise his arms much to block punches in the last 30 sec. Not taking away from Fujita though. He patiently waited for his time.

[@user-ks3qg7lq2v]

すんげー試合内容、諦めない気持の強さを感じました

[@QuickStrikes84]

Those punches almost looks like they're swimming in there lol.

[@jameshughes525]

It took Fujita almost 10 minutes to start fighting and when he did he knocked Thompson out in under a minute

[@chucknorris277]

Big man had no gas left lol

[@boston312]

Poor James, he was always involved in so many fights going Toe to Toe where he seemed to have the upper hand early but sadly always lost in the later rounds.

[@paulthompson2231]

Because he didn't have the skill or the fitness, he did look awesome though much like Bob Sapp

[@TheCraigy83]

Hes paid to go ''soft'' then get ko'd..

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

​@@TheCraigy83 James fitness and fighting skills was soft and inferior to Fuyida's

[@dwaynereynolds2628]

Absolutely tough fellows ! Much respect

[@Atraxrobust]

Amazing fighter Fujita!!

[@markokada7311]

This fight looks like the one btw a middle wt. & a heavy wt. ( Fujita 36yo, 5'9" & Thompson 26yo, probably 6'3"-4" ; I don't know their wt though ), & yet Fujita triumphed!! Just like a Japanese car ( Toyota, Honda, Nissan, etc. ), he is really resilient, endurable, & enduring lasting for eternity(?) w/ a minimal maintenance ?!. Thoroughly enjoyed, admired, & appreciated, esp., a smaller guy had beaten a bigger one!!??,,,(02/26/23)

[@markokada7311]

@@markjoyous3525 Many thanks to you for your thoughtfulness & kindness. Have a marvelous day wherever you are. And stay away & healthy amidst the dour plight precipitated by COVID-19 & its variants such as the omicron virus that has been running on a rampage around the world or pandemic,,,,From Tokyo, Japan,,,,,(02/27/23)

[@andrealettich]

Thompson is 194 cm minimum

[@monarch1651]

​@@andrealettich nah he himself said he was 6 foot 2 on Twitter. He's noticably shorter than Alexander emelianenko who is a bit under 6'4.

[@markokada7311]

@@andrealettich Thanks for that,,,,Then he is about 6'4-5". Wow, he is big!!!

[@andrealettich]

@@monarch1651 196 cm for jt and 193 cm for ae

[@MrPJFurey]

I got into this fight thinking it was a fast ko for some reason. What an insane battle!

[@jayshomer4191]

That ending was hard core ! Punch for punch 🥊

[@user-uo5um5ss1u]

Best of luck in learning how to spell, m/oron

[@goldentheponyboy2400]

OMG!!??!! In the beginning, i thought, Thompson is beating Fujita HARD!!! But then, Fujita, COMES BACK SWINGIN'!!! WHAT A GREAT FIGHT!!! SOOO MUCH RESPECT, TO THESE, TWO GREAT FIGHTERS!!!!!😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mrkipple2080]

Win or lose. Thompson put on a great display in skills and heart . Fujita was just too much in the end. Really impressive all guts finish

[@codychickadee5095]

Lots of heart yes, but he sorely lacks any skill.

[@HyennaTheOne]

@@codychickadee5095 that takedowm defense was quite good. I think he has a skill, what he lacks incredibly is a patience and cool-head thinking. He has thrown this fight by, once again, going into headless exchanges...

[@truthoverlies6434]

Skill? They both looked terrible. They looked like 45 year old steroid abusing gym bros. And what was with the one guy's posture? He couldn't even move or punch normally. Horrible fight. Lol.

[@codychickadee5095]

@@truthoverlies6434 some ppl don't know what skill is, hence Jason Thompson and Jason Ivey fans. Thompson has zero skill. Fujita at least had some ability in his striking.

[@truthoverlies6434]

@@codychickadee5095 He looks like a drunk gym bro who forgot a stretching routine swinging his arms around. Lol.

[@brandonholsather2171]

I think it's weird how in Japan you can knocked out every time and still get cheered for.

[@MrAderlando]

Sangue até na câmera haha isso é PRIDE LUTA DE VERDADE!!!

[@elstonjrivera]

Pride was 🔥

[@thaistomp]

The best 👊

[@dangerzonetonnyseferian7329]

Fujita... very strong iron face!

[@roguesample]

8:22 blood hitting the camera - PRIDE was something else man 😆

[@RPM11111]

Thomson was giving him a hiding to nothing for the majority of the fight, but he gassed at the last minute. He fought brilliantly, but Fujita has a head like an anvil...he just keeps taking hits. What a comeback.

[@amossutandi]

Like a rocky movie

[@generalkayoss7347]

It all started to change at 6:29 when Fujita landed that right hand behind Thompsons ear. That fucked him up and both of the announcers missed it. That's why Fujita was able to drag him down to the ground, but ended up on bottom. lol

[@user-uo5um5ss1u]

Best of luck in learning how to spell, m/oron

[@RPM11111]

@@user-uo5um5ss1u 🤔...😂🤣😭 get 'a' life

[@jalenikezeue4114]

YEAH That's What Pride Is all About Heart and determination ❤👍🏿❤⭐️✌🏿⭐️

[@au8769]

『最後の最後は気持ちの勝負だ！』と言った師匠・猪木の言葉を守ったね。 藤田選手素晴らしい❗

[@1kz-]

立ってからの息の吹返しがスゴイな、前半はどう見ても負け試合なのに そして後半怒涛のラッシュ、藤田のパンチが気持ちいいように殆どヒットしてる いやー見てて笑っちゃうくらい真っ向勝負の良い試合(・へ・)

[@refuge3e]

Wow how u understand that ? Chinese are superhumans

[@uneiro]

Marco Ruas vivia falando para Fujita parar de fumar

[@wanderleida468]

会場で見てました。 当時は藤田がトンプソンにはてこずってほしくは無かった気持ちが強かったけど、改めてみると凄い試合でした。 トンプソンはこの後吉田秀彦に勝ってますからね。

[@user-rq3gv9tv8c]

何言うてんねん。

[@jozseftoth9368]

Now this outcome i expected the least, what a comeback from Fujita!

[@user-fr7me3ud7r]

素晴らしい試合ありがとうございます😊

[@osmang8852]

Bravo Fujita,super fight

[@jimjarmusch4659]

真の大和魂はエンセンではなく藤田和之や

[@advogadodavidaguiar]

The blood blowing on the camera at 08:20 is amazing! 🙂🙃

[@dilijanci64]

Удивительный бой. Единственный шанс неупустил. Молодец

[@wildernesstraining1957]

Great finish👊🏽

[@user-pl4ul6uu4y]

素晴らしい強さ、打たれ強い藤田、おめでとう🎊

[@tomaconstantin1101]

Unmeci extraordinar la care nu ma asteptam.bravo Băiatule.ok.

[@salrokz2002]

Awesome fight, awesome fighters 🎉

[@DaveRucci]

Wow, I’ve never seen someone take so many direct to the face punches, and still keep standing

[@Pupkin_1998]

В Японии допинг не запретили

[@althain1988]

👍 tough men. Have a look at Don frye vs takayama same type of fight a bit more brutal kzbin.info/www/bejne/opaZand4nZyMrbs

[@Fred12781]

There’s fights like this where they are so tired they don’t have a lot of steam on their punches

[@AlexandrTrukhanov]

Наверно это самый зрелищный бой! Уважение за волю к победе!

[@joannapaulinka7320]

Fujita to lwie serce,brawa dla obu zawodników!

[@Chasetherabbit100]

James kicked his ass until the very end. Good fight.

[@YS-lk8wp]

最後のラッシュ興奮した。やっぱPRIDEいいな〜

[@wolfcatcher4845]

They both did their best.

[@anthonybonanno6913]

Wow what a battle. Incredible heart

[@user-fh4gz3iv3c]

다시봐도 잼있는 경기이다! 후지타는 끝까지 포기하지 않았고, 톰슨은 리액션이 좋았다.

[@carldr6096]

Super, ich hatte es voraus gesagt, der fällt wie Brett! Top

[@user-cq4op9vn5k]

まさに当時日本人最強

[@manolosanchez2073]

Una gran pelea 👏👏👍😊

[@vadimone8695]

The blood drop on the camera 😂

[@user-zp1xq1pq8w]

久々に見て鳥肌が立ちました。

[@jim8981]

確かにw でも不思議なんだけど、こんなでかいトンプソンKOできたのになぜか階級下のヴァンダレイシウバにはこのあとフルボッコにされるんだよな・・・

[@user-ls8fc4zt3w]

前からトンプソン体力なさすぎ(笑)

[@user-os1kl4cl6q]

@@jim8981 あんときのシウバって体重上げてきてるんじゃなかったっけ

[@jim8981]

@@user-os1kl4cl6q 上げてる。けど普段は15kgくらい軽いから普段から100kg以上ある藤田のが有利なはずだった。シウバはヘビー級の体にまだ慣らしてなかったから逆に勝ったシウバがすごい。

[@Duppavich]

Wow that was epic 🤘

[@MrStrydente]

Esa gotas de sangre que cayo al lente de la cámara lo es todo.. ¡Bravo Fujita..!!

[@cabral5616]

Um Guerreiro! Vitória Justa

[@irosawwaledziak5849]

Podziwiam gościa dał radę pozdro

[@user-qe1dd7hr5r]

正に最後の猪木イズム継承者

[@dennisorr1746]

Hope James recovers well, great heart, deserves a UFC spot.

[@billboy9502]

Pride was the best! You rarely see fights like this in the current ufc.

[@MrTiff2010]

Que luta !!!!!!

[@edwardbraverock7649]

I never seen this fight, what an amazing brawl. I’m saying it now, this is one of the best fights of pride.

[@TheChismFamily]

There were so many that were this good or better. Allowing full indiscriminate use of PEDs made that league exceptional.

[@truthoverlies6434]

Glad I never watched then, because this fight was terrible.

[@deadsi]

Yeh first time seeing this too, Thompson didn't look too bad in this one

[@afonso1869]

Ahaha absolutely not

[@edwardbraverock7649]

@@afonso1869 The reason I think it is, you never see Thompson fight with control. From all his fights, he proved his ability to fight with discipline, lol 😂

[@user-ey9ih6vj4u]

I didn't see that coming. What a great end to a fight!!!

[@Rogueone162]

Bravo pour ce combattant ❤❤

[@JoaoPereira-fj2dq]

Que luta linda, ele soube se defender o tempo todo, mesmo sem demonstrar uma boa luta de solo, eles voltaram a trocar socos e o japonês conseguiu demonstrar seu coração de leão

[@pensandodireito8204]

O japonês não assistiu Cavaleiros do Zodíaco. O mestre do Hyoga disse que, quando o adversário é muito grande, deve-se atingir suas pernas.

[@shark_man_]

From what I understood. Fujita’s is a great strategist. Although he took many hits to the face. He managed not to get knocked out. When he was on the ground, his opponent kept trying to hit him. Which is very tiring when you are wrestling someone. Whereas fujita’s wasn’t wasting any of his. The other guy’s coach didn’t take into account his vessel’s stamina when he urged him to get up. His opponent now exhausted. Fuji landed an incredible combo that Finnish the big guy.

[@elliott9139]

​@@thedude3219or They threw the fight. Is his corner really that ignorant?? It's funny too because the announcer said previously, oh he's listening to his corner. As soon as I heard that I thought something was up. I've really never heard an announcer saying that that way before. Raised some red flags in my opinion..

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