7/17 DEEP/M-1 - Challenge 5 - Fights Added

DEEP has added 5 non-M-1 Challenge fights to this card. The card now has a total of 15 fights and should provide some good Thursday night entertainment!

Non M-1 Challenge fights:
Edo Matsuura vs. Mitsuru Yamaguchi
Seigo Inoue 3-3-1 vs. 1-3-2 Nobuhiro "Mike" Hayakawa
Yuki Ito 6-2-3 vs. 4-3-0 Takaaki Aoki
Tatsuya Mizuno 3-3-0 vs. 3-0-0Yoshiyuki Nakanishi

Japan vs. Nederlands
70kg: Daisuke Nakamura 14-9-0 vs.4-2-1 Bogdan Cristea
76kg: Ken Hamamura 14-4-4 vs. 7-5-0 Romano delos Reyes
84kg: Yuta Watanabe 8-1-3 vs. 4-3-0 Jason Jones
93kg: Yuji Sakuragi 9-11-1 vs. 4-2-0 Kamil Uygun
＋93kg: Katsuhisa Fujii 8-14-1 vs. 4-1-0 Jessie Gibson

France Vs. USA
70kg: Samuel Judes 2-1-0 vs. 1-0-0 Keith Perrigon
76kg: Farouk Lakebir 2-0-0 vs. 0-1-0 Vince Ortiz
84kg: Karl Amoussou 6-1-1 vs. 3-0-0 Jason Bukich
93kg: Christian Mpumbu Ndjoku vs. 5-0-0 Bryan Harper
93kg: Malick Ndiaye 1-1-0 vs. 2-1-0 James Jack

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7/17 DEEP/M-1 - Challenge 5

Saeki announced earlier this week that DEEP will co-produce M-1 Challenge 5 in Korakuen Hall July 17. This is an event format where 2 countries are pitted against eachother and they fight 5 fights in different weight divisions.

There is no doubt that this will be an exciting night in Korakuen Hall. For those who want to stay there over night can watch Shooto Tradition 2 the following day as well!

Participating this time in Japan are:
Group A: France Vs. USA　5 Fights
Group B: Japan V. Nederlands　5 Fights

The fights will be fought like this:
Japan vs. Nederlands
70kg: Daisuke Nakamura 14-9-0 Vs.4-2-1 Bogdan Cristea
76kg: Ken Hamamura 14-4-4 Vs. 2-3-0 Mehemt Uygun
84kg: Yuta Watanabe 8-1-3 Vs. 4-3-0 Jason Jones
93kg: Yuji Sakuragi 9-11-1 Vs. 4-2-0 Kamil Uygun
＋93kg: Katsuhisa Fujii 8-14-1 Vs. 4-1-0 Jessie Gibson

France Vs. USA
Samuel Judes 2-1-0 Vs. 1-0-0 Keith Perrigon
Farouk Lakebir 2-0-0 Vs. 0-1-0 Vince Ortiz
Karl Amoussou-Guenou 6-1-1 Vs. 3-0-0 Jason Bukich
Christian Mpumbu Ndjoku Vs. 5-0-0 Bryan Harper
Malick Ndiaye 1-1-0 Vs. 2-1-0 James Jack
Bertland Amoussou－Guenou Vs. X

*I am not a 100% confident in all the records here, but I have done my best. I think most should be ok. Please leave a comment if you have more up to date information.

Ticket Prices:
VIP 10,000円　
Other 5,000円
At the door +500円

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