2/28 DEEP 46 Impact - Light-Heavyweight Tournament Announced

Deep have announced a light-heavyweight tournament for their event on February 28 in Korakuen Hall. It looks like it will be interesting, but I thought Bernard Ackah would be in there somehow. We will have to wait and see what happens.

In addition to that, there are some good fights added to the card too. Riki Fukuda will take on Rings veteran Hiromitsu Kanehara.

Paraestra Chiba's Toshiaki Kitada will take on another tough opponent in DEEP favorite "Barbaro44".

DEEP Light-Heavyweight Tournament Round 1:
-Ryuta Noji 8-5-0
-Katsuhisa Fujii 9-17-1
-Shunsuke Inoue 7-4-2
-Yuji Sakuragi 11-15-1
-Yoshiyuki Nakanishi 5-1-0
-Minoru Kato  2-8-3
-Carlos Toyota 3-3-1
-Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu 14-2-1

Non-Tournament Fights
Riki Fukuda 15-4-0 vs 18-22-2 Hiromitsu Kanehara
Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka 14-7-6 vs. 10-4-3 Toshiaki Kitada
Eiji Ishikawa 18-15-2 vs. 8-12-3 Shigetoshi Iwase
Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura 9-3-5 vs. 7-9-4 Isao Terada
Yasushi Kitazaki 10-6-1 vs. 0-1-1 Yuta Aoyama
Takashige "Crazy Hill" Hirukawa 2-1-0 vs. 2-0-0 Yoshiki Harada

Participating:
Hidehiko Hasegawa 18-12-6

Tickets:
VIP 15,000円　
SRS 10,000円
A 8,000円　
B 6,000円
C 5,000円

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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
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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
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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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8/23 DEEP 43 Impact - Results

DEEP 43 Impact is going on right now in Korakuen Hall. I wont be able to get these up live, but here are the results so far, I will update the rest later tonight.

13. 77.1kg: Ryo Chonan Def. Jutaro Nakao by Decision 3-0

DEEP Featherweight Title Fight:
12. Takafumi Otsuka Def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima by Decision 5-0

DEEP Bantamweight Title Fight:
11. Masakazu Imanari (champion) Def. Tomohiko Hori by Decision 5-0

10. 93kg: Bernard Ackah Def. Ryushi Yanagisawa by TKO Round 1
9. 65.8kg: Toshiaki Kitada Def. Zach Makovsky by rear-naked choke Round 1 4:22
8. 65.8kg: Koichiro Matsumoto Def. Shunichi Shimizu by Decision 3-0
7. 93kg: Hans Stringer Def. Yuji Sakuragi by TKO Round 2 2:11
6. 70.3kg: Won Sik Park Def. Yuichi Ikari by rear-naked choke Round 1 4:58
5. 77.1kg: Yoshitomo Watanabe Def. Zuzu by TKO Round 2 4:56
4. 77.1kg: Yuki Ito vs. Sadao Kondo Draw (1-0)

Future Fight:
3. 70kg: Yasuhiro Kawasaki Def. Tomoya Kato by Decision
2. 67kg: Masato Kataoka Def. Hideyuki Noru by arm-bar Round 12:45
1. 62kg: Tatsuya Tsuchida Def. KZ Round 1 3:01

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8/23 DEEP 43 Impact - Fight Order

Even if there are 2 title fights on this card, Ryo Chonan returning to DEEP = main event! He will face Jutaro Nakao on the way back to reclaiming his DEEP title and I think we will see him take on Fukuda for the title soon.

The 2 title fights on the card should be very interesting, UFC veteran Dokonjonosuke Mishima will be defending his featherweight title against the very talented Takafumi Otsuka . In the bantamweight division, champion Masakazu Imanari will be taking on the experienced Tomohiko Hori, who won the DEEP Protect cup to deserve his title shot. Both these fighters are coming off a loss and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top. Everyone knows what Imanari brings, its just so hard to deal with...

There are some very interesting fights that completes this card. Bernard Ackah continues his fight to again be included in the big leagues, this time taking on a fighter that has seen it all in Ryushi Yanagisawa.

In what might be the most interesting match-up of the night, Paraestra Chiba's Toshiaki Kitada will take on Philadelphia Fight Factory's Zach Makovsky.

Making his DEEP debut is a fighter that has done very well in ZST, Shunichi Shimizu. He will be taking on Koichiro Matsumoto in a fight that might very well end up being fight of the night.

Lots to look forward to in Korakuen Hall on August 23! There should still be tickets available.

****Correction****
Ryo Chonan is the former Middleweight champion, however seems to be fighting at welterweight now (something that I missed). It will be interesting to see if he stays at welterweight. In which case he should be challenging Ikemoto for the title.

13. 77.1kg: Ryo Chonan 15-10-0 vs. 22-14-4 Jutaro Nakao

DEEP Featherweight Title Fight:
12. Dokonjonosuke Mishima (champion) 19-6-2 vs. 8-4-1 Takafumi Otsuka

DEEP Bantamweight Title Fight:
11. Masakazu Imanari (champion) 16-7-1 vs. 10-4-3 Tomohiko Hori

10. 93kg: Bernard Ackah 2-3-0 vs. 24-23-9 Ryushi Yanagisawa
9. 65.8kg: Toshiaki Kitada 8-4-2 vs. 5-1-0 Zach Makovsky
8. 65.8kg: Koichiro Matsumoto 7-2-0 vs. 14-4-5 Shunichi Shimizu
7. 93kg: Yuji Sakuragi 10-14-1 vs. 8-4-1 Hans Stringer
6. 70.3kg: Yuichi Ikari 11-6-3 vs. 6-1-1 Won Sik Park
5. Yoshitomo Watanabe 6-9-2 vs. Zuzu
4. 77.1kg: Yuki Ito 7-3-3 vs. 4-0-0 Sadao Kondo

Future Fight:
3. 70kg: Yasuhiro Kawasaki 2-1-1 vs. 4-0-0 Tomoya Kato
2. 67kg: Masato Kataoka vs. Hideyuki Noru
1. 62kg: Tatsuya Tsuchida 3-3-0 vs. KZ

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8/23 DEEP 43 Impact - Ryo Chonan's Opponent Announced

DEEP had already announced 2 title fights for this card, and it was clear that Ryo Chonan would make his return to DEEP on this card. Chonan went 1-3 in his stay with the UFC and now he wants his belt back! Chonan had to vacate his DEEP title once he signed for the UFC, he has made it clear that he wants the title now held by Riki Fukuda back. His first opponent is the veteran Jutaro Nakao.

Also announced on this card is Bernard Ackah, but I had to rub my eyes and take a second look when I saw who he was fighting. It looks like Ryushi Yanagisawa will be making a return at the age of 37. This is a fighter that has fought all the legends (Randy, Fedor, Bas, you name it), but that was between 1993 and 2001. Will be awesome to see him back (finding it almost hard to believe)!

Allience's Yuki Ito will take on the very talented Sadao Kondo in what will be a very exciting fight.

Announced:
Ryo Chonan 15-10-0 vs. 22-14-4 Jutaro Nakao
Bernard Ackah 2-3-0 vs. 24-23-9 Ryushi Yanagisawa
Yuki Ito 7-3-3 vs. 4-0-0 Sadao Kondo

Future Fight:
Yasuhiro Kawasaki 2-1-1 vs. 4-0-0 Tomoya Kato

Previuosly Announced:
DEEP Bantamweight Title Fight:
Masakazu Imanari (champion) 16-7-1 vs. 10-4-3 Tomohiko Hori

DEEP Featherweight Title Fight:
Dokonjonosuke Mishima (champion) 19-6-2 vs. 8-4-1 Takafumi Otsuka

Participating:
Koichiro Matsumoto 7-2-0
Toshiaki Kitada 8-4-2
Yuji Sakuragi 10-14-1
Masato Kataoka

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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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12/22 DEEP Protect - Shinjuku Face

DEEP have announced DEEP Protect in Shinjuku Face. Already it has been announced that Dokonjonosuke Mishima will fight. He is the DEEP Featherweight champion, but this will be a non-title fight.

Also on the card will be a Protect bantamweight tournament. There will be 8 fighters in this tournament, 7 have been announced.

Participating in a kickboxing rule fight will be Youichiro☆Jienotsu☆Nagashima.

On a personal note, this is a very busy week for me personally. In addition to that, I have caught a cold. All I can say is, this week is not a good one, but I will come back to normal next week :).

Announced:
Dokonjonosuke Mishima 18-6-2 vs. 7-3-2 Toshiaki Kitada
Seigo Mizuguchi 3-4-0 vs. 4-4-0 Ken Orihashi

Protect Bantamweight Tournament (8 man) participants:
Tomihiko Hori 7-3-3
Isao Terada 4-6-4
Tomoya Miyashita 9-4-5
Seiji Akao 4-1-0
Ippo Watanuki 7-6-2
Toru Harai 5-2-0
Tatsumitsu Wada 0-4-0
1 more ZST fighter

Also participating:
Miku Matsumoto 18-4-0
Youichiro☆Jienotsu☆Nagashima
Hirokazu "Bull" Konno 0-2-0
Kazuya Hirose 1-0-0

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