2/28 DEEP 46 Impact - Live Results

DEEP 46 is underway in Korakuen Hall, and as usual I am following the blows on Sherdog's chat.

There has been a few big upsets already. A very good card, and I thought some of the fights would go the distance. So far though, all early finishes.

As usual, there are some announcements in the ring. Bernard Ackah, Yuya Shirai, Katsunori Kikuno, Ryo Chonan, and Miku Matsumoto enteres.

Bernar Ackah was suppose to be in the LHW tournament, but broke his hand. He now would like to fight on the April card, and I am guessing he would be a reserve fight for the tournament there.

Miku Matsumoto is confirming rumors that she will be retiring, announceing that she would like to have an exhibition fight before that. Very sad, as she is one of the top female fighters out there.

Main Event:
13. Feather: Takafumi Otsuka Def. Takeshi Yamazaki by Decision 3-0
12. Middle: Riki Fukuda Def. Hiromitsu Kanehara by Decision 3-0

DEEP Lightheavyweight Tournament Opening Round:
11. Ryuta Noji Def. Katsuhisa Fujii by TKO Round 1 3:18
*Fujii announces his retirement after this fight.

10. Shunsuke Inoue Def. Minoru Kato by Decision 5-0
9. Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu Def. Yuji Sakuragi by TKO Round 1 2:29
8. Yoshiyuki Nakanishi Def. Tomoaki Hata by armlock Round 1 430

Non-Tournament Fights:
7. Feather: Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka Def. Toshiaki Kitada by Decision 2-0
6. Welter: Taisuke Okuno Def. Hidehiko Hasegawa by TKO Round 1 4:09
5. Welter: Shigetoshi Iwase Def. Eiji Ishikawa by anaconda choke Round 1 2:07
4. Bantam: Isao Terada Def. Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura by KO Round 1 1:11
3. Bantam: Yoshiki Harada Def. Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa by TKO Round 1 2:33
2. Welter: Yuta Watanabe Def. Yasushi Kitazaki by Decision 3-0

Future Fight:
1. 63kg: Hiroyuki Kobayashi Def. Takahiro Masuda by TKO Round 1 3:15

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2/28 DEEP 46 Impact - Weigh-in Results

The fighters have made weight for tomorrow's big event in Korakuen Hall.

I am very excited to see how the light-heavy weight tournament plays out. The big favorite is Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu, but Japanese fighters at home should not be underestimated.

The main event on the card will see DEEP featherweight champion, Takafumi Otsuka take on Dream veteran Takeshi Yamazaki.

The event is close to a sell out, and it should be a very good one!

Main Event:
13. Feather: Takafumi Otsuka (65.7kg) 9-4-1 vs. 14-10-3 (65.3kg) Takeshi Yamazaki
12. Middle: Riki Fukuda (83.8kg) 15-4-0 vs 18-22-2 (83.6kg) Hiromitsu Kanehara

DEEP Lightheavyweight Tournament Opening Round:
11. Ryuta Noji (91.7kg) 8-5-0 vs. 9-17-1 (93kg) Katsuhisa Fujii
10. Minoru Kato (92.4kg) 2-8-3 vs. 7-4-2 (93.1kg → 93kg) Shunsuke Inoue
9. Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu (93.5 → 93kg) 14-2-1 vs. 11-15-1 (90.9kg) Yuji Sakuragi
8. Tomoaki Hata (92.5kg) 3-0-1 vs. 5-1-0 (93kg) Yoshiyuki Nakanishi

Non-Tournament Fights:
7. Feather: Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka (65.7kg) 14-7-6 vs. 10-4-3 (65.8kg) Toshiaki Kitada
6. Welter: Hidehiko Hasegawa (77.15 → 77.1kg) 18-12-6 vs. 8-4-2 (77.5 → 77.1kg) Taisuke Okuno
5. Welter: Eiji Ishikawa (76.9kg) 18-15-2 vs. 8-12-3 (76.9kg) Shigetoshi Iwase
4. Bantam: Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura (62kg) 9-3-5 vs. 7-9-4 (62kg) Isao Terada
3. Bantam: Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa (62kg) 2-1-0 vs. 2-0-0 (62kg)Yoshiki Harada
2. Welter: Yasushi Kitazaki (77.3 → 77.1kg) 10-6-1 vs. 0-1-1 (77kg) Yuta Aoyama

Future Fight:
1. 63kg: Hiroyuki Kobayashi 1-3-0 vs. 1-2-0 Takahiro Masuda

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4/16 DEEP 41 - RESULTS

An action packed event in Korakuen Hall earlier today. The main event was for the DEEP lightweight title between Katsunori Kikuno and Koichiro Matsumoto. Alliance's Kikuno won a decisive victory by KO.

Kazuyuki Miyata returned to the ring and also won got a good win in his fight.

The female fight of the night lasted only 21 seconds, a front kick and knees to the body secured the win for the DEEP female lightweight champion.

Main-Event - Lightweight Title Fight:
11. Katsunori Kikuno Def. Koichiro Matsumoto by KO Round 1 4:32

10. Miku Matsumoto Def. Nicdali "The Nightqueen" Calanic by TKO Round 1 0:21
9. Kazuyuki Miyata Def. Jae Hyun So by Guillotine choke Round 1 2:31
8. Ryuki Ueyama Def. Kousei Kubota by Decision 3-0
7. Hiromitsu Kanehara Def. Kenji Nagai by TKO Round 2 3:02
6. Yuji Sakurai Def. Minoru Kato by KO Round 2 0:59
5. Toshiaki Kitada Def. Joe Taimanglo by Guillotine choke Round 1 1:29
4. Seigo Mizuguchi Def. WakaArashi by necklock Round 1 0:19
3. Tomoya Miyashita Def. Crazy Hiru by Spinning choke Round 1 2:39
2. Baek Won Sik (?) Def. Naoki Matsushita by TKO (doctor stop) Round 1 3:59

Opening Fight:
1. Yasuhiro Kawasaki Def. Shun Yagi (?) by TKO Round 1 3:02

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4/16 DEEP 41 - Fight Order

It will be a very interesting event in Korakuen Hall on Thursday. For me, I am looking forward to seeing Miyata returning to the ring, but there are other very good fights on the card.

The main event is the DEEP lightweight title fight, fighting for the vacant title are Katsunori Kikuno and Kichiro Matsumoto. It should be a very good fight.

The female fight on the card is between DEEP champion Miku Matsumoto, who is taking on Nicdali Calanic. The Japanese media has had a bit of focus on this fight, and I expect it to be a good fight for the fans of female MMA.

To get you a bit more excited about the event GoForkYouself have put together this preview of this event:



Main-Event - Lightweight Title Fight:
11. Katsunori Kikuno 10-1-1 vs. 7-1-0 Koichiro Matsumoto

10. Miku Matsumoto vs. 5-2-0 Nicdali "The Nightqueen" Calanic
9. Kazuyuki Miyata 5-7-0 vs. 2-5-0 Jae Hyun So
8. Ryuki Ueyama 9-11-4 vs. 24-29-10 Kousei Kubota
7. Hiromitsu Kanehara 16-22-1 vs. 5-7-2 Kenji Nagai
6. Yuji Sakurai 9-14-1 vs. 2-6-1 Minoru Kato
5. Toshiaki Kitada 7-4-2 vs. 5-3-0 Joe Taimanglo
4. Seigo Mizuguchi 4-4-0 vs. 2-3-0 WakaArashi
3. Tomoya Miyashita 9-5-5 vs. Crazy Hiru
2. Naoki Matsushita 9-10-9 vs. Baek Won Sik (?)

Opening Fight:
1. Yasuhiro Kawasaki 1-0-1 vs. Shun Yagi (?)

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4/16 DEEP 41 - Fights Added

DEEP have announced 3 more fights for their DEEP 41 card, and the card should be close to final now.

The most interesting addition is the fight between Toshiaki Kitada and Joe Taimanglo. Taimanglo is following the trend of exchanges between Japanese organizations and PXC, the Guam based organization.

Also added is Kenji Nagai to face Hiromitsu Kanehara and Crazy Hiru to face Tomoya Miyashita.

Crazy Hiru is a fighter I know from Shoot Boxing and it will be interesting to see how he does in DEEP. I am not sure that this is his MMA debut, as Crazy Hiru is obviously not his real name...

Added:
Hiromitsu Kanehara 16-22-1 vs. 5-7-2 Kenji Nagai
Toshiaki Kitada 7-4-2 vs. 5-3-0 Joe Taimanglo
Tomoya Miyashita 9-5-5 vs. Crazy Hiru

Previously Announced:
Lightweight Title Fight:
Katsunori Kikuno 10-1-1 vs. 7-1-0 Koichiro Matsumoto

Miku Matsumoto vs. 5-2-0 Nicdali "The Nightqueen" Calanic
Ryuki Ueyama 9-11-4 vs. 24-29-10 Kousei Kubota
Yuji Sakurai 9-14-1 vs. 2-6-1 Minoru Kato
Seigo Mizuguchi 4-4-0 vs. 2-3-0 Waka Arash
Kazuyuki Miyata 5-7-0 vs. 2-5-0 Jae Hyun So
Naoki Matsushita 9-10-9 vs. Baek Won Sik (?)

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4/16 DEEP 41 - Miyata Returns!

Saeki has announced that Kazuyuki Miyata is set to make his return at DEEP 41 taking place in Korakuen Hall April 16. Miyata has not fought since his loss in the DREAM lightweight tournament last year. It is over a year since Miyata lost to Luiz "Buscape" Firmino. Since then, he has opened his own gym.

He is taking on the very young (20) Jae Hyun So, in a fight neither fighter wants to lose. Jae Hyun So is a veterean of Korean organization Spirit MC, and though his record is not good there are lots of Korean fighters coming up.

Miyata promised me to go for a KO in his next fight, he has been working hard on his striking so look for an even more agressive Miyata to enter the ring this time! This fight will be at 67kg, and Miyata is hoping to get down to featherweight at 65kg.

Also announced is the fight between Naoki Matsuchita and Korean Baek Won Sik (?)

Kazuyuki Miyata 5-7-0 vs. 2-5-0 Jae Hyun So
Naoki Matsushita 9-10-9 vs. Baek Won Sik (?)

Previously Announced:
Lightweight Title Fight:
Katsunori Kikuno 10-1-1 vs. 7-1-0 Koichiro Matsumoto

Miku Matsumoto vs. 5-2-0 Nicdali "The Nightqueen" Calanic
Ryuki Ueyama 9-11-4 vs. 24-29-10 Kousei Kubota
Yuji Sakurai 9-14-1 vs. 2-6-1 Minoru Kato
Seigo Mizuguchi 4-4-0 vs. 2-3-0 Waka Arash

Participants:
Hiromitsu Kanehara 16-22-1
Toshiaki Kitada 7-4-2
Tomoya Miyashita 9-5-5

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4/16 DEEP 41 - Fights Announced

Deep 41 should be another good DEEP event. It was announced yesterday that DEEP 52kg champion Miku Matsumoto will take on an American fighter in Nicdali Calanic. Japanese media is very interested in this fight, despite it being a non-title fight. Miku is on a 9 fight winning streak and have also done well in Shoot Boxing lately.

There is also a lightweight title fight announced, the new champion will be deceided between Katsunori Kikuno and Koichiro Matsumoto. These are 2 fighters that have been in great shape lately, and it should be a good fight.

Announced as a participant is Hiromitsu Kanehara, the veteran of Pancrase, Pride and Rings will be making his DEEP debut. And he will be hungry, having only won 1 of his last 15(!) fights.

I am also hearing rumors of a big name Japanese fighter maybe being added to this card.

Announced:
Lightweight Title Fight:
Katsunori Kikuno 10-1-1 vs. 7-1-0 Koichiro Matsumoto

Miku Matsumoto vs. 5-2-0 Nicdali "The Nightqueen" Calanic
Ryuki Ueyama 9-11-4 vs. 24-29-10 Kousei Kubota
Yuji Sakurai 9-14-1 vs. 2-6-1 Minoru Kato
Seigo Mizuguchi 4-4-0 vs. 2-3-0 Waka Arashi

Participants:
Hiromitsu Kanehara 16-22-1
Toshiaki Kitada 7-4-2
Tomoya Miyashita 9-5-5

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7/13 HEAT 7 - Results

Yesterday HEAT 7 kicked off what will be a very busy week for me. It was never part of MMA-Week, but it almost made it when SmackGirl was postponed.

In the event yesterday, 2 Kiwi fighters went into the ring in Nagoya and I was ment to post this earlier... Anyway, Rogue Magazine had an interview with Andrew Peck and Jason Suttie before their flight out to Japan. Unfortunately, the results were not what they expected, but I am sure they will fight back!

Also, for those who are FightLinker fans (I am one myself), I know you want to have a look at the ring-girls for this one. For this event we had Kana Kusumaki (top left), Yuzuki Kondo, Shizuki (bottom left) and Mana.

The event was mainly a round 1 of the various tournaments Heat will have this year, here are the results (in no particular order):

MMA-Rule Heavyweight Tournament Round 1:
Lee Sang Soo Def. Amazon Juninho by decision 3-0
Christiano Kaminishi Def. Minoru Kato by Decision 3-0

Kick-Rule Heavyweight Tournament Round 1:
Gotoku Onda Def. Jason Suttie by decision 2-0

Kick-Rule Middleweight Tournament　Round 1:
Yuzo Matsumoto Def. Nathan Willet by decision 3-0
Kinji Def. Park Eun Seok by KO Round 1 1:28

MMA-Rule Welterweight Tournament Round 1:
Yoshitaro Nimi Def. Jun Kito by rear-naked choke Round 1 2:49
Justin Holdaas Def. Pedro Akira by KO Round 2 4:34

Kick-Rule Heavyweight Special Fight:
Ali Reza Kabasi Def. Andrew Peck by KO Round 2 2:03

New-Age Fights:
Kick-Rule: Gaku Sakai vs. Masaaki Noiri Draw
Kick-Rule: Takao Niki Def. Yoshiharu Ono by decision 3-0
MMA-Rule: Kazuyosi Hioki Def. Kozaburo Muramatsu by decision 3-0
MMA-Rule: Hironobu Yoshida vs. YUSUKE Draw

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