8/2 DEEP - MegaTon GP Finals - RESULTS

DEEP held their MegaTon finals yesterday, not unexectedly Kawaguchi took home the championship belt. Sherdog has more on the night here.

8. MegaTon Final: Yusuke Kawaguchi Def. Shunsuke Inoue by Decision 2-1
7. Mika Hayashi vs. Yoko Takahashi Draw
6. Sotaro Yamada vs. Ryoji Suzuki Draw
5. Grappling-Rule: Samio Kimura Def. Shinichiro Eguchi by armbar Round 2 4:44
4. MegaTon Reserve: Wakaarashi Def. Mamoru Nakamura by TKO Round 1 5:00
3. Semi-Final 2: Yusuke Kawaguchi Def. Shunji Kosaka by TKO Round 1 0:45
2. Semi-Final 1: Shunsuke Inoue Def. Ken Orihashi by armbar Round 1 4:44
1. Kohei Yasumi/Naoya Uematsu Def. Daichi Fujiwara/Takushi Hasegawa by Decision 2-0

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8/2 DEEP - MegaTon GP Finals

I have covered this previously, but here is the final fight order for this weekend's MegaTon Finals.

MegaTon GP Semi-Finalists (Match-ups will be drawn on the day):
Yusuke Kawaguchi 5-0-0
Ken Orihashi 5-6-0
Shunsuke Inoue 3-2-0
Shunji Kosaka 2-0-0

8. MegaTon Final
7. Mika Hayashi 2-2-0 vs. HARI
6. Sotaro Yamada 5-4-0 vs. 3-2-1 Ryoji Suzuki
5. Oyaji Grappling-Rule: Samio Kimura vs. Shinichiro Eguchi
4. MegaTon Reserve: Mamoru Nakamura 1-2-0 vs. 1-3-0 Wakaarashi
3. MegaTon Semi-Final 2
2. MegaTon Semi-Final 1
1. Grappling 1-day tournament final (the tournament takes place before this event)

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8/2 DEEP - MegaTon GP Finals

So it is time for the Megaton GP finals. This GP has given us some memorable moments and I am sure the finals will give us some more. Not really technical fights, but entertaining.

As always, audience members weighing in at more than 100kg will get a 500yen drink coupon.

MegaTon GP Semi-Finalists (Match-ups will be drawn on the day):
Yusuke Kawaguchi 5-0-0
Ken Orihashi 5-6-0
Shunsuke Inoue 3-2-0
Shunji Kosaka 2-0-0

MegaTon GP Reserve Fight:
Mamoru Nakamura 1-2-0 vs. 1-3-0 Wakaarashi

Non-MegaTon Fights:
Sotaro Yamada 5-4-0 vs. 3-2-1 Ryoji Suzuki
Mika Hayashi 2-2-0 vs. HARI

Oyaji Grappling-Rule:
Samio Kimura vs. Shinichiro Eguchi

Tickets:
VIP 8,000
S 8,000
RS5,000
Standing 4,000
At the door: +500

IRO Zeki vs. Ariyama Iitomo (2nd round reserve fight)


MegaTon Digest 2



MegaTon Digest 1

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5/24 DEEP Megaton GP 2nd Round - RESULTS

DEEP held the 2nd round of the Megaton GP earlier today. This is an interesting concept and the fights finish early, none of the fights today made it to the 2nd round. The finals will be fought August 2.

There were also some ClubDEEP fights today, so a good day of DEEP fights.

Megaton GP:
Shunsuke Inoue (103 kg) Def. Wakaarashi (126.5 kg) by TKO Round 1 1:33
Yusuke Kawaguchi (106.5 kg) Def. Youichi Babakuchi (139 kg) by TKO Round 1 0:16
Shunji Kosaka (116 kg) Def. Katsuhiko Kumasato (150 kg) by TKO Round 1 0:10
Ken Orihashi (112 kg) Def. Mamoru Nakamura (106 kg) by TKO Round 1 4:36

Megaton Reserve Fights:
Kazuki Wakamusashi (114.5 kg) Def. Kose Matsumoto (130 kg)
IRO Seki (121 kg) Def. Itomo Ariyama (136 kg)

ClubDEEP:
Misaki Takimoto Def. Naoko Omuro by Decision 3-0
Toshiaki Kitada vs. Ippo Watanuki DRAW
Yasushi Kitazaki Def. Sotaro Yamada by Decision 2-1
Takafumi Otsuka Def. Isamu Sugiuchi by TKO Round 1 3:51
Kazuya Hirose Def. Guy Delameau by KO Round 1 1:40
Sen Nakadai vs. Yoshitomo Watanabe DRAW

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5/24 DEEP Megaton GP 2nd Round

DEEP will hold the second round in their very popular Megaton GP later this week, the first event really turned some some heads. The participants in this GP are above average weight and does not have the grappling skills we are used to from the lightweights, but they make up for that in determination and strength. It is very exciting and there are some good non-GP fights as well.

Megaton GP Participants:
Mamoru Nakamura 1-1-0
Yusuke Kawaguchi 4-0-0
Youichi Babakuchi 1-3-1
Ken Orihashi 3-3-0
Katsuhiko Kumasato 1-0-0
Shunsuke Inoue 2-2-0
Wakaarashi 1-2-0
Shunji Kosaka 1-0-0

Non-Tournament Fights:
Misaki Takimoto 7-8-4 vs. 8-6-2 Naoko Omuro
Yasushi Kitazaki 7-4-1 vs. 5-3-0 Sotaro Yamada
Isamu Sugiuchi 7-6-2 vs. 5-2-1 Takafumi Otsuka
Sen Nakadai 4-8-0 vs. 6-7-1 Yoshitomo Watanabe
Toshiaki Kitada 7-3-1 vs. 7-6-1 Ippo Watanuki
Guy Delameau 6-3-0 vs. Kazuya Hirose
Toshiaki Saiki 0-2-0 vs. 1-3-2 Nobuhiro "MIKE" Hayakawa

Megaton GP Reserve Fight:
Kose Matsumoto vs. TBA

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Random Bits

Ok, K-1 is just starting on TV and I will update the results later. But there are a couple of things I want to get off my chest first.

-Dan Hardy has set up his own web-site, hopefully there will be regular updates to this. He is one of my favorite fighters and I hope he is coming back to Japan soon. I have seen small indications on discussion forums, but nothing official yet.

For the latest updates on where he is fighting, make sure to check out his site.
http://www.danhardymma.com/

-Samurai Fighting TV will be showing ClubDEEP Tokyo and the MegaTon GP from March 29. The MegaTon GP got a lot of attention and this means it is possible that it will be on YouTube or DailyMotion. For those in Japan, it will be on April 16 at 23.00.
http://www.samurai-tv.co.jp/index.html?date=20080416

-Don Frye is featuring in Japanese noodle commercials for UFO. It is also confirmed today that Josh Barnett is fighting "The Predator" in IGF Prowrestingling in Osaka. I am not sure that "The Predator" = Don Frye, but it would not surprise me. I also think this is a sign he is making his way back to Japan. This is excellent news for fans here, Don Frye is always entertaining and very popular over here.
*** UPDATE*** The Predator was definately NOT Don Frye, just so that's corrected...

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3/29 DEEP Megaton GP - RESULTS

I didnt get to the Megaton GP last night, but a lot of people did. The reported numer is 528 paying audience members and in Shinjuku Face, that equals a full house. So it is safe to say that this was a success. Like the name suggests, this is a tournament for BIG guys.




The result for round 1:


GP Fights:
Mamoru Nakamura Def. Muscle Hironuma by decision 3-0
Yusuke Kawaguchi Def. Nobuyoshi Takahara by TKO Round 1 0:40
Yoichi Babaguchi Def. Kintaro Tsurukame by TKO Round 1 1:22
Ken Orihashi Def. Wakamusashi☆Kazuki by decision 3-0
Katsuhika Kumano Def. Ariyama Iiitomo by Decision 2-1
Shunsuke Inoue Def. Ryosuke Kojima by Decision 3-0
Wakaarashi Def. Muneyuki Suzuki by TKO Round 1 0:37
Shunji Kosaka Def. Tadahiro Hosaka by decision 3-0

Opening fight:
Yoshihito Takahashi Def. Hiroshi Kiyohara by TKO Round 1 1:24

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Busy Week Ahead - Pancrase, Shooto, DEEP

Its been a couple of slow days since the DREAM event. We are still waiting for official word on who will advance (JZ or Aoki) and the last fighter to go into the 2nd round of the DREAM lightweight tournament will be.

Still, the week ahead has some very good events. I will try to get to 2 of these, but will have to see how much time I get.

3/26 Pancrase Shining Tour 2 - Korakuen Hall
http://mmamanjapan.blogspot.com/2008/02/326-pancrase-shining-tour-2.html

Pancrase is putting on a great card on Wednesday. There are fighters and fights on this card, 2 fighters are unbeaten, and it will be interesting to see if they remain that way after Wednesday.

Miki Shida 13-4-2 vs. 10-0-0 Marlon Sandro
Izuru Takeuchi 23-9-6 vs. 12-18-1 Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hikaru Sato 17-17-4 vs. 6-1-0 Gadzhiev Alavutdin
Takafumi Ito 33-26-9 vs. 7-0-0 Hacran Dias
Kenji Arai 12-11-2 vs. 4-3-2 Shinsuke Shoji
Michihisa Asano 5-4-2 vs. 3-4-3 Yuichiro Shirai “Yukito”
Ichiro Kanai 7-9-3 vs. 2-4-3 Takenori Sato
Asaki Honda 4-1-1 vs. 3-6-0 Tomoyoshi Iwamiya

3/28 Shooto - Back to Our Roots 8 - Korakuen Hall
http://mmamanjapan.blogspot.com/2008/03/328-shooto-back-to-our-roots-8-fights.html

This is also a great card from Shooto, "Lion" Takeshi was meant to be on this card, but it looks like he will get his chance in May instead. The return of Bare Yoshida is just one of the highlights on this card. There are in addition to that 2 title fights.

Akitoshi Tamura 11-5-2 vs. 12-7-2 Hideki Kadowaki
Masakatsu Ueda 7-0-1 vs. 5-0-1 Koetsu Okazaki
Baret Yoshida 5-5-1 vs. 14-3-1 Hatsu Hioki
Mamoru Yamaguchi 19-4-3 vs. 6-2-0 Masaaki Sugawara
Tetsu Suzuki 5-5-3 vs. 6-3-1 Hiroyuki Tanaka
Tenkei Fujimiya 7-2-2 vs. Hiroshi Nakamura
Junji Ito 2-1-0 vs. 1-4-1 Hayato Sato

Rookie Lightweight Tournament:
Kenichiro Marui vs. Hiroshige Tanaka

3/29 DEEP Megaton Tournament Round 1 - Shinjuku Face
http://mmamanjapan.blogspot.com/2008/03/329-deep-megaton-gp-match-ups.html

This is a tournament I thought would not get much attention at all, but it is proving to be very popular. There will be some heavy hitting in these fights and I expect them to go all out. It will be fun and very different than what you will see in Shooto.

Muscle Hironuma vs. Mamoru Nakamura
Yusuke Kawaguchi vs. Nobuyoshi Takahara
Yoichi Babaguchi vs. Kintaro Tsurukame
Ken Orihashi vs. Wakamusashi☆Kazuki
Katsuhika Kumano vs. Ariyama Iiitomo
Ryosuke Kojima vs. Shunsuke Inoue
Wakaarashi vs. Muneyuki Suzuki
Tadahiro Hosaka vs. Shunji Kosaka

Opening fight　Oyaji MEGATON
Hiroshi Kiyohara VS Yoshihito Takahashi

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3/29 DEEP Megaton GP - Match-ups

DEEP has announced the match-ups for their Megaton GP. I expect the fighters going at it with a lot of heart and maybe not the best of skills in this event. All in all, should make for some exciting fights.

Also, audience members weighing in at over 100kg can expect a 500yen drink coupon.

GP Fights
Muscle Hironuma vs. Mamoru Nakamura
Yusuke Kawaguchi vs. Nobuyoshi Takahara
Yoichi Babaguchi vs. Kintaro Tsurukame
Ken Orihashi vs. Wakamusashi☆Kazuki
Katsuhika Kumano vs. Ariyama Iiitomo
Ryosuke Kojima vs. Shunsuke Inoue
Wakaarashi vs. Muneyuki Suzuki
Tadahiro Hosaka vs. Shunji Kosaka


Opening fight　Oyaji MEGATON
Hiroshi Kiyohara VS Yoshihito Takahashi

Source:
http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/20080319-00000021-spnavi-fight.html

***UPDATE***
I was going to give this one a miss, but seems a lot of people are excited by this concept. I might go and check it out.

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