12/19 DEEP Cage Impact 2009 - RESULTS

The event is underway, will update the results as soon as I can here.

The 1st part is finished, with fighters like Imanari and Atsushi Yamamoto. Spoilers if you read on.

The attendence at this event is reported to be 1764, that means Differ Ariake was packed!

Sherdog is doing a live PBP here.

Part 2 - Main Event:
9. 70.3kg (3x5min): Nobuhiro Obiya Def. Toshikazu "ISE" Iseno by TKO Round 2 1:49

8. 65.8kg (3x5min): Takeshi Yamazaki vs. Toshiaki Kitada 1-1 Draw
7. 83.9kg (2x5min): Ryuta Sakurai Def. Hiroki Sato by KO Round 1
6. 93kg (2x5min): Bernard Ackah Def. Shunji Kosaka by TKO Round 1 0:34
5. Kick-Rule 62kg (3x3min): Yoshiki Harada Def. Kick ☆ by TKO Round 1 2:18
4. 70.3kg (2x5min): Naoki Matsushita Def. Yuki Ito by TKO Round 1 3:05
3. Open (2x5min): Hirohide Fujinuma Def. Makoto by TKO Round 1 2:50
2. 62kg (2x5min): Hiryu Okamoto Def. Kaiji Hirano by decision 3-0

Opening Fight:
1. 70.3kg (2x5min): Yasuhiro Kawasaki Def. Mitsuru "Mike" Yamaguchi by TKO Round 1 3:03


Part 1 - Main Event:
9. 62kg (3x5kg): Masakazu Imanari Def. Justin "The Shocker" Cruz by facelock Round 1 2:39

8. Open (3x5min): Yusuke Kawaguchi Def. Roque Martinez by Decision 3-0
7. 63kg (3x5min): Atsushi Yamamoto Def. Tomoya Miyashita by Decision 3-0
6. 77.1kg (2x5kg): Eiji Ishikawa Def. Yoshitomo Watanabe by Decision 2-0
5. 65.8kg (2x5kg): Koichiro Matsumoto Def. Isamu Sugiuchi by Decision 3-0
4. 77.1kg (2x5min): Kenta Takagi Def. Teruhiko Kubo by TKO (doctor stop) Round 1 3:54
3. 70.3kg (2x5min): Sadao Kondo Def. Atsuhiro Tsuboi by Decision 3-0
2. 65.8kg (2x5kg): Yasuhiro Motomura 2-3-0 vs. Kil Yon Bok

Opening Fight:
1. 65.8kg: Yu Def. Koji Kashikura by TKO Round 1

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12/19 DEEP Cage Impact 2009 - Fight Order (Sold out!)

The DEEP Cage Impact event tickets were selling very fast, and now its sold out! No wonder, there are lots of good fights on the card and it will be interesting to see what the DEEP cage looks like.

Since there are 2 parts, there will be 2 main events also.

Part 1 is highlighted by DEEP champion and favorite Masakazu Imanari who will take on Justin "The Shocker" Cruz. Also another fighter from Guam has taken the trip to Japan to take part in this event, Roque Martinez is taking on DEEP Megaton champion Yusuke Kawaguchi.

The 2nd part is headlined by former champion Nobuhiro Obiya taking on "ISE".

Thats just a few of the 18 fights on the card! Other fighters on the card include Atsushi Yamamoto, Takeshi Yamazaki, Toshiaki Kitada, Bernard Ackah and Koichiro Matsumoto.

Part 2 - Main Event:
9. 70.3kg (3x5min): Nobuhiro Obiya 10-3-1 vs. 7-5-2 Toshikazu "ISE" Iseno

8. 65.8kg (3x5min): Takeshi Yamazaki 14-10-2 vs. 10-4-2 Toshiaki Kitada
7. 83.9kg (2x5min): Ryuta Sakurai 19-15-5 vs. 3-3-4 Makoto "Hiroki" Miyazawa
6. 93kg (2x5min): Bernard Ackah 3-3-0 vs. 4-1-1 Shunji Kosaka
5. Kick-Rule 62kg (3x3min): Kick ☆ vs. Yoshiki Harada
4. 70.3kg (2x5min): Naoki Matsushita 11-12-9 vs. 7-4-8 Yuki Ito）
3. Open (2x5min): Hirohide Fujinuma 6-4-2 vs. Inochi (?)
2. 62kg (2x5min): Hiryu Okamoto 3-3-1 vs. 2-1-0 Kaiji Hirano

Opening Fight:
1. 70.3kg (2x5min): Yasuhiro Kawasaki 3-1-1 vs. 1-0-0 Mitsuru "Mike" Yamaguchi


Part 1 - Main Event:
9. 62kg (3x5kg): Masakazu Imanari 17-7-2 vs. 13-3-0 Justin "The Shocker" Cruz

8. Open (3x5min): Yusuke Kawaguchi 10-1-0 vs. 5-1-0 Roque Martinez
7. 63kg (3x5min): Atsushi Yamamoto 13-6-1 vs. 16-6-8 Tomoya Miyashita
6. 77.1kg (2x5kg): Eiji Ishikawa 17-15-2 vs. 7-9-2 Yoshitomo Watanabe
5. 65.8kg (2x5kg): Koichiro Matsumoto 8-2-0 vs. 8-8-3 Isamu Sugiuchi
4. 77.1kg (2x5min): Teruhiko Kubo 8-9-1 vs. 4-2-0 Kenta Takagi
3. 70.3kg (2x5min): Atsuhiro Tsuboi 6-12-4 vs. 4-0-1 Sadao Kondo
2. 65.8kg (2x5kg): Yasuhiro Motomura 2-3-0 vs. Korean Fighter

Opening Fight:
1. 65.8kg: Yu vs. Koji Kashikura

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12/19 DEEP Cage Impact 2009 - Fights Announced

Tomoya Miyashita will be trying to build on his win streak, he defeated Keisuke Fujiwara in the Dream cage, now he gets a shot at another Dream veteran in Atsushi Yamamoto. This should be a very interesting fight .

Also the matchup between Takeshi Yamazaki and Toshiaki Kitada should be very competitive.

Also added to the card is the fight between Koichiro Matsumoto and Isamu Sugiuchi. Sugiuchi has not won in over 2 years and this is another tough fight for him here.

The tickets for this event is selling fast:
VIP 20,000円　
Stage seat 15,000円　
SRS 10,000円　
Seat A 8,000円 (Sold out)
Seat B6,000円 (Sold out)
At the door add 500円

Added:
Atsushi Yamamoto 13-6-1 vs. 16-6-8 Tomoya Miyashita
Takeshi Yamazaki 14-10-2 vs. 10-4-2 Toshiaki Kitada
Koichiro Matsumoto 8-2-0 vs. 8-8-3 Isamu Sugiuchi

Previously Announced:
Nobuhiro Obiya 10-3-1 vs. 7-5-2 Toshikazu Iseno
Ryuta Sakurai 19-15-5 vs. 3-3-4 Makoto "Hiroki" Miyazawa
Eiji Ishikawa 17-15-2 vs. 7-9-2 Yoshitomo Watanabe
Hirohide Fujinuma 6-4-2 vs. Inochi (?)
Teruhiko Kubo 8-9-1 vs. 4-2-0 Kenta Takagi
Hiryu Okamoto 3-3-1 vs. 2-1-0 Kaiji Hirano
Yasuhiro Kawasaki 3-1-1 vs. 1-0-0 Mitsuru "Mike" Yamaguchi
Masakazu Imanari 17-7-2 vs. 13-3-0 Justin "The Shocker" Cruz
Yusuke Kawaguchi 10-1-0 vs. 5-1-0 Roque Martinez
Bernard Ackah 3-3-0 vs. 4-1-1 Shunji Kosaka
Naoki Matsushita 11-12-9 vs. 7-4-8 Yuki Ito
Atsuhiro Tsuboi 6-12-4 vs. 4-0-1 Sadao Kondo

Participants:
Yasuhiro Motomura 2-3-0
Kick Star

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12/19 DEEP Cage Impact 2009 - Obiya's Opponent Announced

DEEP have announced the oppoent for their former champion Nobuhiro Obiya, he took care of Barbaro44 in his last fight, and now in his 2nd fight since returning he is taking on Toshikazu Iseno.

This card should be very good, and interesting. DEEP will test their cage for the first time, and it will be in Differ Ariake. Many of their star fighters are on this card and it will be huge.

Announced today:
Nobuhiro Obiya 10-3-1 vs. 7-5-2 Toshikazu Iseno
Ryuta Sakurai 19-15-5 vs. 3-3-4 Makoto "Hiroki" Miyazawa
Eiji Ishikawa 17-15-2 vs. 7-9-2 Yoshitomo Watanabe
Hirohide Fujinuma 6-4-2 vs. Inochi (?)
Teruhiko Kubo 8-9-1 vs. 4-2-0 Kenta Takagi
Hiryu Okamoto 3-3-1 vs. 2-1-0 Kaiji Hirano
Yasuhiro Kawasaki 3-1-1 vs. 1-0-0 Mitsuru "Mike" Yamaguchi

Previously Announced:
Masakazu Imanari 17-7-2 vs. 13-3-0 Justin "The Shocker" Cruz
Yusuke Kawaguchi 10-1-0 vs. 5-1-0 Roque Martinez
Bernard Ackah 3-3-0 vs. 4-1-1 Shunji Kosaka
Naoki Matsushita 11-12-9 vs. 7-4-8 Yuki Ito
Atsuhiro Tsuboi 6-12-4 vs. 4-0-1 Sadao Kondo

Participants:
Takeshi Yamazaki 14-10-2
Koichiro Matsumoto 8-2-0
Toshiaki Kitada 10-4-2
Yasuhiro Motomura 2-3-0
...and more

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12/19 DEEP Cage Impact 2009 - Fights Announced

Deep announced the first few matchups for the DEEP Cage Impact card. It looks like there will be a bit of a Japan vs. Guam theme.

Some very interesting fights announced, DEEP will look to get a light-heavyweight champion and the Bernard Ackah against Shunji Kosaka will have a central role in this (I am guessing it is an eliminator for a title fight).

It will be a big event for DEEP and a lot of their star fighters will participate. Announced to make his return is Hirohide Fujinuma who last fought back in DEEP 23, almost 4 years ago. If I am not mistaken the last fight ended in a very nasty armbar.

Fights Announced:
Masakazu Imanari 17-7-2 vs. 13-3-0 Justin "The Shocker" Cruz
Yusuke Kawaguchi 10-1-0 vs. 5-1-0 Roque Martinez
Bernard Ackah 3-3-0 vs. 4-1-1 Shunji Kosaka
Naoki Matsushita 11-12-9 vs. 7-4-8 Yuki Ito
Atsuhiro Tsuboi 6-12-4 vs. 4-0-1 Sadao Kondo

Participants:
Nobuhiro Obiya 10-3-1
Ryuta Sakurai 19-15-5
Koichiro Matsumoto 8-2-0
Eiji Ishikawa 17-15-2
Toshikazu Iseno 7-5-2
Takeshi Yamazaki 14-10-2
Toshiaki Kitada 10-4-2
Yoshitomo Watanabe 7-9-2
Hirohide Fujinuma
Hiryu Okamoto
Yasuhiro Kawasaki
Yasuhiro Motomura
...and more

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10/10 DEEP 44 Impact - Fight Order

DEEP have announced the complete fight card for DEEP 44. The headline will be the Megaton Title fight between the champion Yusuke Kawaguchi and Seigo Mizuguchi. The co-main event will be female fight between DEEP queen Miku Matsumoto and the experienced "Windy" Tomomi.

Kleber Koike continues to meet tough opponents, this time its Paraestra Chiba's Toshiaki Kitada.

Main Event - DEEP Megaton Title Fight:
11. Yusuke Kawaguchi 9-1-0 vs. 6-4-0 Seigo Mizuguchi

10. 51kg: Miku Matsumoto 21-4-0 vs. 12-10-1 "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba
9. 77.1kg: Hidehiko Hasegawa 17-12-6 vs. 10-11-4 Ryuki Ueyama
8. 83.9g: Ryuta Sakurai 18-16-4 vs. 4-1-0 Hosea Ware
7. 87kg: Hiromitsu Kanehara 18-22-1 vs. MAX Tozawa
6. 77.1kg: Yuya Shirai 16-8-0 vs. 8-11-3 Shigetoshi Iwase
5. 65.8kg: Kleber Koike 1-2-0 vs. 9-4-2 Toshiaki Kitada
4 62kg: Hiryu Okamoto 3-2-1 vs. 0-1-0 Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa
3. 65.8kg: Tatsunao Nagakura vs. 2-2-1 Fuhito Hasegawa

Future Fight:
2. 70kg: Tomoya Kato 4-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Ryota Minawa
1. 63kg: Tatsuhito Satsuma 1-2-0 vs. 1-1-0 Hiroyuki Kobayashi

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10/10 DEEP 44 Impact - Title Fight Announced

DEEP 44 Impact is a return to Korakuen Hall, after having Impact events in Osaka and Hamamatsu.

And they have already announced a title fight, it is the megaton title that will be on the line here. The champion Yusuke Kawaguchi will take on Seigo Mizuguchi in what is a rematch. The first time they met was to the day 2 years ago. On that occation it took just above 2 minutes for Kawaguchi to put away Seigo.

Also announced is former champion Hidehiko Hasegawa, he will take on Pride and HERO's veteran Ryuki Ueyama who returned to the ring with a win, after over 2 years away earlier this year.

DEEP Megaton Title Fight:
Yusuke Kawaguchi 9-1-0 vs. 6-4-0 Seigo Mizuguchi

Hidehiko Hasegawa 17-12-6 vs. 10-11-4 Ryuki Ueyama
Yuya Shirai 16-8-0 vs. 8-11-3 Shigetoshi Iwase
Hiryu Okamoto 3-2-1 vs. 0-1-0 Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa
Tatsunao Nagakura vs. 2-2-1 Fuhito Hasegawa

Future Fight:
Tatsuhito Satsuma 1-2-0 vs. 1-1-0 Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Paricipants:
Miku Matsumoto 21-4-0
Ryuta Sakurai 18-16-4
Toshiaki Kitada 9-4-2
Hiromitsu Kanehara 18-22-1
Akira Hiju
Tomoya Kato

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6/30 DEEP Impact 42 - Fights Announced

DEEP have announced a few fights for their DEEP 42 card. The event will take place in Korakuen Hall on Tuesday June 30. The main event should be the DEEP Middleweight title fight between challenger Riki Fukuda and last year's tournament winner Yuichi Nakanishi, this will be a repeat of the final.

But there are more interesing fights on this card.

2 true veterans of the Japanese MMA scene will face off. Ryuta Sakurai will take on Hiromitsu Kanehara, and between them they have almost 30 years experience. Kanehara's career has been on a slump over the last few years, since 2002 he has only won 2 fights. However, he got a win in his DEEP debut in April and will be looking to build on that. Sakurai on the other hand has had some ok years, but he tends to loose to top fighters like Ryo Chonan and Riki Fukuda. It will be a very interesting battle between the veterans.

A lot of fans will also be excited to see Bernard Ackah on this card. He is returning to the MMA ring after getting a strong win in the ShootBoxing ring in April. He is taking on the experinced Korean Young Choi, Choi has had a mixed start to his DEEP career, with 1-2 record so far.

The undefeated Kazuhisa Tazawa will take on a Korean fighter, and I am not sure of the name, I think it is Jae Young Kim. I believe he is also scheduled to fight on the Art of War card on May 23.

Also look for the talented Hiryu Okamoto, there are lots of good fighters coming from the Mach Dojo and he is one of them. This time he is taking on the veteran Tomoya Miyashita.

Announced:
Ryuta Sakurai 18-15-4 vs. 17-22-1 Hiromitsu Kanehara
Bernard Ackah 2-2-0 vs. 10-5-1 Young Choi
Kazuhisa Tazawa 4-0-1 vs. Jae Young Kim (?) 金親尊氏
Hiroko 2-0-1 vs. 5-8-2 Kenji Nagai
Tomoya Miyashita 10-5-5 vs. 3-1-1 Hiryu Okamoto
Ryota Uozomi 3-1-0 vs. Pat Uncangco

Previously Announced:
DEEP Middleweight Title Fight:
Yuichi Nakanishi 9-8-3 vs. 14-4-0 Riki Fukuda

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2/20 DEEP 40 - Fights Added

DEEP have added 4 fights to this event that is looking increasingly good.

Added today is a fight between Riki Fukuda and Ryuta Sakurai. These fighters met in the first round of last year's middleweight tournament and Fukuda got a decision win on that occation. The winner will challenge Yuichi Nakanishi, who won the tournament last year.

Also added is a last years Shooto Rookie tournament finalist Naohiro Mizuno, facing Hiroto and Kazuhisa Tazawa is taking on American veteran Tim "Big Perm" Persey.

Hidehiko Hasegawa is confirmed as a participant.

I have a feeling you will see some of these fighters on DREAM cards this year, so it will be interesting to see. This is looking like a very good card from DEEP.

Added:
Riki Fukuda 12-4-0 vs. 18-14-4 Ryuta Sakurai
Kazuhisa Tazawa 3-0-1 vs. 9-2-0 Tim "Big Perm" Persey
Hiroto 6-1-0 vs. 4-2-0 Naohiro Mizuno
Shunsuke Inoue 4-3-1 vs. 2-6-0 Minoru Kato

Previously announced:
Seichi Ikemoto vs. 15-8-3 Hidetaka Monma

Participants:
Jutaro Nakao 22-13-4
Katsunori Kikuno 9-1-1
Koichiro Matsumoto 6-1-0
Hidehiko Hasegawa 15-11-5

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10/23 DEEP 38 - RESULT

First up, an apology. I was going to try to give live results today (told a few people on my favorite discussion board, the ONLY ONE)... and it didnt work. It sucks, but shows that an investment might be needed before I can provide that service.

Anyway, just got home from DEEP event of the year. This was very good, and I enjoyed every fight on the main card (I missed the future fights). I have to say, DEEP is back as I used to know it!!!

Thoresen had his toughest opponent yet, and it showed. He faced a guy that is VERY good at avoiding submissions, but very good at staying on top. The end result? Ishikawa got all the take downs and stayed on top all the fight... He also got most of the damage and the majority win. Simeon had most of the submission attempts, but was forced to work from his back.

Fight of the night was Riki Fukuda vs. Jason Jones in my eyes. Fukuda was the better fighter in the first round, but Jones came on strong in the second. Jones didnt hear the bell and continued his GnP a bit to long for the fans. One of which through ice across the ring. There are some rumors of trouble outside the arena (only involving one of these fighters, but I hope its not the case).

Otherwise a lot of fights went the distance, but this was not a boring event by any means. There were lots of close fights, and lots of celebrities for fans to take pictures with. It was a very good night of fights and a return of DEEP as I know it.

The only thing this event really left me missing was a 3rd round....

These are the results:

12. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Yasuhito Namekawa DRAW

11. Ryuta Sakurai Def. Sojiro Orui by Decision 2-1
10. Yusuke Kawaguchi Def. Seryu (星龍) by Decision 2-0
9. Satoko Shinashi Def. Yukiko Seki by Armbar Round 1 1:32
8. Riki Fukuda Def. Jason Jones by Decision 3-0
7. Takafumi Otsuka Def. Masanori Kanehara by Decision 2-1
6. Eiji Ishikawa Def. Simeon Thoresen by Decision 2-0
5. Toshikazu Iseno "ISE" Def. Masayuki Okude by Decision 3-0
4. Shunji Kosaka Def. Seigo Mizuguchi by TKO Round 1 3:30
3. Koichiro Matsumoto Def. Ryan Bow by Decision 3-0

Future fights
2. Yasuaki Kishimoto Def. 徳久宜生 （マッハ道場）
1. Yasuhiro Kawasaki 1-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Yuki Tokishige

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10/23 DEEP 38 - Weigh-in

DEEP has had weigh-in for their event tomorrow. No real drama. Fighters made weight (I dont know the result of the female weigh-in).

I am really looking forward to this event! There should be tickets available, so if you're in the area, get to Korakuen Hall round 5.

Fight 10 - 2x5min 86.0kg
Katsuyori Shibata 85.4kg
Yasuhito Namekawa 85.4kg

Fight 9 - 2x5min 83.9kg
Sojiro Orui 83.9kg
Ryuta Sakurai 83.9kg

Fight 8 - 2x5min Open weight
Yusuke Kawaguchi
Seryu (星龍)

Fight 7 - 2x5min 48.0kg (women weighed seperately)
Satoko Shinashi
Yukiko Seki

Fight 6 - 2x5min 83.9kg
Riki Fukuda 83.9kg
Jason Jones 83.6kg

Fight 5 - 2x5min 65.8kg
Masanori Kanehara 65.7kg
Takafumi Otsuka 65.3kg

Fight 4 - 2x5min 77.1kg
Simeon Thoresen 76.7kg
Eiji Ishikawa 77.0kg

Fight 3 - 2x5min 70.3kg
Toshikazu Iseno "ISE" 70.1kg
Masayuki Okude 69.7kg

Fight 2 - 2x5min Open-weight
Seigo Mizuguchi
Shunji Kosaka

Fight 1 - 2x5min 70.3kg
Ryan Bow 70.2kg
Koichiro Matsumoto 70.1kg

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DEEP 38 - Warm up

I am really looking forward to this event, and looking at the ticket sales, I am not the only one. The cheapest and the most expensive tickets are now sold out.

There is a mix of quality, but the event has a good mix of experience and talent. It should be a good event, and I expect it to sell out.

Some fighters they are all the videos I found, for others there were just too many.


Katsuyori Shibata
vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
vs. Ralek Gracie
vs. Jason Miller

Yasuhito Namekawa (the fights I found are very old (from Rings))
vs. Alistair Overeem
vs. Ryuki Ueyama Part 1
vs. Ryuki Ueyama Part 2

Ryuta Sakurai
vs. Ryo Chonan
vs. Murilo Bustamante
vs. Paulo Filho
vs. RYO Part 1
vs. RYO Part 2

Sojiro Orui
vs. Yuya Shirai Part 1
vs. Yuya Shirai Part 2
vs. Yuya Shirai Part 3

Yusuke Kawaguchi
vs. Nobuyoshi Takahara
vs. Babaguchi

Satoko Shinashi
Highlights, posted before but I really like this video
vs. Maiko Okada
vs. Kim Tae-Kyung

Jason Jones
vs. Daniel Weichel (be patient, not the best intro...)

Riki Fukuda
vs. Yuya Shirai Part 1
vs. Yuya Shirai Part 2
vs. Ryuta Sakurai Part 1
vs. Ryuta Sakurai Part 2
vs. Ryuta Sakurai Part 3
vs. Yuichi Nakanishi Part 1
vs. Yuichi Nakanishi Part 2

Takafumi Otsuka
vs. Isamu Sugiuchi

Masanori Kanehara
vs. Shunichi Shimizu

Simeon Thoresen
vs. Paul Jenkins
Chas Jacquier
vs. Clifford Hall

Eiji Ishikawa
vs. Yuichi Nakanishi Part 1
vs. Yuichi Nakanishi Part 2
vs. Hector Lombard

Masayuki Okude
vs. Masahiro Oishi
vs. Jerry Kvarnstrom
vs. Yojiro Uchimura

Seigo Mizuguchi
vs. Nobuyoshi Takahara

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10/23 DEEP 38 - Fight Order Announced

DEEP has announced the fight order for DEEP 38 today. This will be a very good event, with some good talents and some very experienced veterans.

Seryu is a new face for most, I would think. He is a Mongolian sumo wrestler, and is said to be very good at that. I really dont know what to expect...

DEEP have put up a picture from the press conferance earlier:


I also remeber reading that he is friends with Asashoryu (one of 2 Yokozuna's in Sumo)

Also on the card, Norwegian Simeon Thoresen is putting his undefeated status on the line, and I am picking him to get a submission win, but Ishikawa is very hard to put away and very good at avoiding submissions. It might go to the 2nd round.

Other than that, this card features: Riki Fukuda, Katsuyori Shibata, Ryuta Sakurai and Jason Jones (called Mini-Manhoef in Japanese media). This is going to be a very good event!

Main-Event:
12. Katsuyori Shibata 2-5-0 vs. 24-16-3 Yasuhito Namekawa

11. Sojiro Orui 5-2-4 vs. 17-14-4 Ryuta Sakurai
10. Yusuke Kawaguchi 7-0-0 vs. Seryu (星龍)
9. Satoko Shinashi 28-2-2 vs. 4-13-0 Yukiko Seki
8. Riki Fukuda 11-4-0 vs. 7-3-0 Jason Jones
7. Masanori Kanehara 10-4-5 vs. 6-3-1 Takafumi Otsuka
6. Simeon Thoresen 9-0-0 vs. 16-14-3 Eiji Ishikawa
5. Toshikazu Iseno "ISE" 5-4-2 vs. 5-4-5 Masayuki Okude
4. Seigo Mizuguchi 3-3-0 vs. 2-1-0 Shunji Kosaka
3. Ryan Bow 17-8-2 vs. 5-1-0 Koichiro Matsumoto

Future fights
2. Yasuaki Kishimoto 2-2-0 vs. 徳久宜生 （マッハ道場）
1. Yasuhiro Kawasaki 1-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Yuki Tokishige

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10/23 DEEP 38 Impact - Riki Fukuda's opponent/Fight Cancelled

Riki Fukuda's opponent for DEEP 38 was announced today. It is a fighter who has been in Japan before. Jason Jones was very strong in his last fight in Japan, that time he was fighting on the Dutch team against Japan in the M-1 Challenge. The won a TKO win over Yuta Watanabe. This time he is taking on a stronger opponent in Riki Fukuda and this should be a very good fight as well.

I cant remember the last time DEEP had a card to rival this (have to go a couple of years back at least. Even considering that one fight was taken off today...

The fight that was taken off is this fight:
Daiki Hata "DJ Taiki" 8-5-3 vs. 15-7-2 Naoya Uematsu

Added:
Riki Fukuda 11-4-0 vs. 7-3-0 Jason Jones

Card so far:
Main-Event:
Katsuyori Shibata 2-5-0 vs. 24-16-3 Yasuhito Namekawa

Ryan Bow 17-8-2 vs. 5-1-0 Koichiro Matsumoto
Simeon Thoresen 9-0-0 vs. 16-14-3 Eiji Ishikawa
Riki Fukuda 11-4-0 vs. 7-3-0 Jason Jones
Yusuke Kawaguchi 7-0-0 vs. Seryu (星龍)
Toshikazu Iseno "ISE" 5-4-2 vs. 5-4-5 Masayuki Okude
Sojiro Orui 5-2-4 vs. 17-14-4 Ryuta Sakurai
Masanori Kanehara 10-4-5 vs. 6-3-1 Takafumi Otsuka
Satoko Shinashi 28-2-2 vs. 4-13-0 Yukiko Seki
Seigo Mizuguchi 3-3-0 vs. 2-1-0 Shunji Kosaka

Future fights
Yasuaki Kishimoto 2-2-0 vs. 徳久宜生 （マッハ道場）
Yasuhiro Kawasaki 1-0-0 vs. 0-1-1 Yuki Tokishige

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10/23 DEEP 38 Impact - AWESOME Fights Added

DEEP have added 4 fights to their event on October 23. There is a lot to be excited about here, but for me (as a Norwegian), I look forward to seeing Simeon Thoresen.

He is a great talent and now making a move into the Japanese Market. This is a huge opportunity and I cant wait to see him fight here. Thoresen has 9 fights, finishing all within the distance and only 3 have gone to the 2nd round. Eiji Ishikawa should be his biggest test by far, Ishikawa is a very experienced fighter with fights against opponents such as Ryo Chonan, Ryuta Sakurai, Satoru Kitaoka, Hidetaka Monma and Hector Lombard. My tip is still for Thoresen to finish this, but it should be a good fight. I wrote about Thoresen as a future prospect here, you can also see a highlight video.

Ok, so now that its mentioned… They have also added a main event. Katsuyori Shibata will take on Yasuhito Namekawa. This is something that should draw the crowd. Just a speculation from my side, but I have been expecting more cooperation between DEEP and DREAM, I think that is what we are seeing with this card.

Main event:
Katsuyori Shibata 2-5-0 vs. 24-16-3 Yasuhito Namekawa

Ryan Bow 17-8-2 vs. 5-1-0 Koichiro Matsumoto
Simeon Thoresen 9-0-0 vs. 16-14-3 Eiji Ishikawa
Yusuke Kawaguchi 7-0-0 vs. Seryu (星龍)

Previously announced:
Toshikazu Iseno "ISE" 5-4-2 vs. 5-4-5 Masayuki Okude
Sojiro Orui 5-2-4 vs. 17-14-4 Ryuta Sakurai
Daiki Hata "DJ Taiki" 8-5-3 vs. 15-7-2 Naoya Uematsu
Masanori Kanehara 10-4-5 vs. 6-3-1 Takafumi Otsuka
Satoko Shinashi 28-2-2 vs. 4-13-0 Yukiko Seki
Seigo Mizuguchi 3-3-0 vs. 2-1-0 Shunji Kosaka

Participating:
Riki Fukuda 11-4-0

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10/23 DEEP 38 Impact - Additional Fights Announced

DEEP announced an additional 2 fights for their event on October 23.

Worth noticing in the addition of Masayuki Okude, this fight is pitted as one or the ZST vs. DEEP challenges and should be interesting. Okude has turned a bad run lately and racked up 3 straight wins in ZST. He will be facing "ISE" or Toshikazu Iseno, who has actually lost his only DEEP fight. "ISE" did have a decent run in GCM (Cage Force) though and this should be a competitive fight.

In the other fight, 2 DEEP fighters will square off. Sojiro Orui has had 2 ZST fights, but the rest of his 11 fights are all in DEEP. He will face the very experienced Ryuta Sakurai. Both of these guys lost in the first round of the DEEP middleweight tournament. I would still favor Sakurai in this one.

This is the card as it looks now, there should be lots more fights to be announced.

Added:
Toshikazu Iseno "ISE" 5-4-2 vs. 5-4-5 Masayuki Okude
Sojiro Orui 5-2-4 vs. 17-14-4 Ryuta Sakurai

Previously announced:
Daiki Hata "DJ Taiki" 8-5-3 vs. 15-7-2 Naoya Uematsu
Masanori Kanehara 10-4-5 vs. 6-3-1 Takafumi Otsuka
Satoko Shinashi 28-2-2 vs. 4-13-0 Yukiko Seki
Seigo Mizuguchi 3-3-0 vs. 2-1-0 Shunji Kosaka

Participating:
Riki Fukuda 11-4-0
Yasuhito Namekawa 24-16-3
Yusuke Kawaguchi 7-0-0
Eiji Ishikawa 16-14-3

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10/23 DEEP 38 Impact

DEEP has announced the first fights for their DEEP Impact 38. It looks like it will be a very good card again. There are no title-fights so far (looks like the Satoko Shinashi fight is a non-title fight), but there are some good fights and with the participants announced it looks very promising.

Yusuke Kawaguchi went through the MegaTon GP without much trouble (one fight was a split decision, the rest were mismatches). After winning the title, he said that fighting in DREAM was the... well, dream... Lets see what Saeki has planned for him. I hope it is someone good.

Also participating are Ryuta Sakurai and Riki Fukuda.

Daiki Hata "DJ Taiki" 8-5-3 vs. 15-7-2 Naoya Uematsu
Masanori Kanehara 10-4-5 vs. 6-3-1 Takafumi Otsuka
Satoko Shinashi 28-2-2 vs. 4-13-0 Yukiko Seki
Seigo Mizuguchi 3-3-0 vs. 2-1-0 Shunji Kosaka

Participating:
Ryuta Sakurai 17-14-4
Riki Fukuda 11-4-0
Yasuhito Namekawa 24-16-3
Yusuke Kawaguchi 7-0-0
Eiji Ishikawa 16-14-3
Toshikazu Iseno "ISE" 5-4-2
Sojiro Orui 5-2-4

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8/17 DEEP 37 - Results

DEEP is holding DEEP 37 in Korakuen Hall now. On the card are 2 title fights, and the card is looking very good.

I will update the results as they become available here. If you are impatient, and read Japanese, thats the place to get them.

Main Event:
DEEP Bantamweight Title-Fight:
15. Masakazu Imanari Def. Hiroshi Umemura by heel-hook Round 1 0:29

DEEP Female Lightweight Title Fight:
14. Miku Matsumoto Def. Misaki Takimoto by KO Round 2 4:40

13. Daiki Hata (D.J. Taiki) vs. Kim Jong Man DRAW
12. Ryuta Sakurai Def. Sojiro Orui by arm-bar Round 1 3:22
11. Yasuhito Namekawa Def. Claudio Silva by arm-bar Round 1 2:59
10. Katsunori Kikuno Def. Yoshihiro Tomioka "Barbaro44" by TKO Round 2 2:34
9. Eiji Ishikawa Def. Kousei Kobuta by TKO Round 2 0:55
8. Riki Fukuda Def. Hiroki Ozaki by Decision 3-0
7. Koichiro Matsumoto Def. Seigo Inoue by TKO Round 2 1:32
6. Yusaki Tsukumo Def. Yasushi Kitazaki by rear-naked choke Round 1 3:04
5. LUIZ vs. Shinobu Miura DRAW
4. Hama (?) Def. Jun Soo Lim by achilles hold Round 1 3:08

Future Fights:
3. Muneyuki Sato 1-2-0 vs. 4-2-1 Yuya "Jacare" Osugi
2. Makoto "Mako Dragon" Kawawa 1-2-0 vs. Kenta Takagi
1. Tomohiro Ishii vs. 1-0-0 Teppei Hori

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8/17 DEEP 37 - Fight Order

Not much happening in Japan right now, DEEP have a couple of very interesting cards coming up, other than that it is mainly Obon holidays and the Olympics people care about.

DEEP 37 looks like a very good card though. With 2 title-fights on the card and fighters like Ryuta Sakurai and Riki Fukuda I am sure it will be entertaining.

Main Event: DEEP Bantamweight Title-Fight:
15. Masakazu Imanari 14-6-1 vs. 11-7-3 Hiroshi Umemura

DEEP Female Lightweight Title Fight:
14. Miku Matsumoto (Title-holder) 17-4-0 vs. 8-8-4 Misaki Takimoto

13. Daiki Hata (D.J. Taiki) 8-5-2 vs. 3-5-2 Kim Jong Man
12. Ryuta Sakurai 16-14-4 vs. 5-2-4 Sojiro Orui
11. Yasuhito Namekawa 23-16-3 vs. 4-2-0 Claudio Silva
10. Yoshihiro Tomioka "Barbaro44" 12-5-4 vs. 7-1-1 Katsunori Kikuno
9. Eiji Ishikawa 15-15-2 vs. 24-27-10 Kousei Kobuta
8. Riki Fukuda 10-4-0 vs. 3-1-0 Hiroki Ozaki
7. Koichiro Matsumoto 4-1-0 vs. 4-3-1 Seigo Inoue
6. Yasushi Kitazaki 8-4-1 vs. Yusaki Tsukumo
5. LUIZ 7-6-2 vs. 1-3-2 Shinobu Miura
4. Hama (?) vs. 0-3-0 (1NC) Jun Soo Lim

Future Fights:
3. Muneyuki Sato 1-2-0 vs. 4-2-1 Yuya "Jacare" Osugi
2. Makoto "Mako Dragon" Kawawa 1-2-0 vs. Kenta Takagi
1. Tomohiro Ishii vs. 1-0-0 Teppei Hori

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8/17 DEEP 37 - Card complete ?

DEEP have announced some additional fights to their DEEP 37 card. The card looks final now and it looks very good. I have no idea who the Russian fighter Hama is, so fill me in if you know anything.

Due to injury, there has been a change to Ryuta Sakurai's opponent, he is no longer fighting Sojiro Orui but Kozo Urita instead.

Announced:
Yasuhito Namekawa 23-16-3 vs. 4-2-0 Claudio Silva
Hama (?) vs. 0-3-0 (1NC) Jun Soo Lim
Koichiro Matsumoto 4-1-0 vs. 4-3-1 Seigo Inoue

Future Fights:
Tomohiro Ishii vs. 1-0-0 Teppei Hori
Muneyuki Sato 1-2-0 vs. 4-2-1 Yuya "Jacare" Osugi
Makoto "Mako Dragon" Kawawa 1-2-0 vs. Kenta Takagi

Previously Announced:
DEEP Bantamweight Title-Fight:
Masakazu Imanari 14-6-1 vs. 11-7-3 Hiroshi Umemura

DEEP Female Lightweight Title Fight:
Miku Matsumoto (Title-holder) 17-4-0 vs. 8-8-4 Misaki Takimoto

Riki Fukuda 10-4-0 vs. 3-1-0 Hiroki Ozaki
Yasushi Kitazaki 8-4-1 vs. Yusaki Tsukumo
LUIZ 7-6-2 vs. 1-3-2 Shinobu Miura
Daiki Hata (D.J. Taiki) 8-5-2 vs. 3-5-2 Kim Jong Man
Ryuta Sakurai 16-14-4 vs. 5-2-4 Sojiro Orui
Eiji Ishikawa 15-15-2 vs. 24-27-10 Kousei Kobuta
Yoshihiro Tomioka "Barbaro44" 12-5-4 vs. 7-1-1 Katsunori Kikuno

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