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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