Getting To Know The Fighters of UB9 – Isamu Himura

Getting To Know The Fighters of UB9 – Isamu Himura

Published on July 4, 2012 by The Editor in Ultimate Beatdown

The Fighters of UB 9 ~ Ultimate Beatdown @ De’Bali

American Gangster ~ Isamu Himura

Love him or hate him he really does know how to cause a stir, Isamu Himura has a lot to prove on Saturday. 

We tried to interview him for this event but he seems to be having a Chael Sonnen moment. Here’s what he had to say: 

“I am an American Gangster. There is not much more to say about myself other than that. I grew up on the streets of LA and dodged many a drive by, by a bunch of dudes who are not French. As a matter of fact I don’t think there are any French Gangsters in LA”.

When I asked him how long he had been training he replied:

“I don’t understand the question. Again. I am a gangster. I have trained every day of my life”.

Where do you train?

“Currently, I am in Thailand. I don’t have a gym so I train on the streets like I used to. It’s safer, because only the police have guns”.

What are your strengths?

“Speed. Power. Technique. You name it. It’s there”.

What do you know about your opponent?

“Who? Luc? The Rabbit? I know he calls himself the Doberman, but other than his sagging belly fat, it doesn’t suit him at all. I would say the Rabbit is a better name for him. He doesn’t really come in to fight, like a Rabbit, he kinda just flops his legs about, is scared of his own shadow, and I bet once you have him cornered after he can’t run away anymore, like a Rabbit, he just freezes.

And he has never had. a fight before. He has just picked on smaller Malays, but he lost to my Judo friend, Hadi. How in the hell can you get a 1st Round Unanimous decision”?

What’s the biggest fight you have had?

“My first one, Ross Ebanez, he had more fights than all of my opponents I’ve had sine combined. Didn’t know where I was, or what I was doing. I just ended up there after a hangover. Don’t remember anything before they called my name to come out.

Xavier MaCay, was my most technical opponent striking, people don’t realise how good he really is, slippery that one was, but he is an American Gangster too”.

What do you do for work?

“Gangster work for Thais right now.”

Do you have a message for your opponent?

“I just want him to know, that I am not training for him. the only thing I am doing, is skipping rope for 2 minutes, then shadow boxing for 3×2 minute rounds. That’s all I need for Luc, who should be breakdancing instead of fighting MMA. The French are the best at that”.

Anything else you wish to say?

“I heard he was scared to see me at the weigh-ins so he asked to weigh in separate. This is typical rabbit mentality. I was even going to bring him a bushel of carrots, because I heard he was complaining about making weight, so he must be starving, but the fear is probably just too overwhelming for him.

If he would like though, I will bring him in a bunch of garden snails instead. It’s up to you – Rabbit”.

On Saturday evening the smack talk will stop for a few minutes as Isamu and Luc try to put the hurt on each other. It’s going to be a real fight don’t miss it. De’Bali Bisto in Johor Bahru 8:30pm on Saturday night.