1/24 DEEP 45 Impact - RESULTS

DEEP 45 was held yesterday in Osaka, and the main event was a title fight between 2 DREAM welterweight GP participants in Seichi Ikemoto and Yuya Shirai. Ikemoto won the title in the same arena in July 2008. This time he continue building on his losing streak, in a fight that went all the way to a decision. DEEP employs 5 judges in a title with and all voted for Yuya Shirai to be the new champion.

Tatsunao Nagakura expends his undefeated record to 5 with a very decisive win in the 1st round. Winning by KO over an experienced opponent in Yusuke Kagiyama.

DEEP Welterweight Title Fight:
Yuya Shirai Def. Seichi Ikemoto by Decision 5-0

Seigo Mizuguchi Def. Ryota by armbar Round 1 2:08
Jutaro Nakao Def. Yuki Ito by Decision 3-0
Tomomi "TAISHO" Iwama Def. Makoto Kamaya by Decision 3-0
Rikuhei Fujii Def. Young "RYO" Choi by Decision 3-0
Tatsunao Nagakura Def. Yusuke Kagiyama by KO Round 1 3:28
Yasuaki Kishimoto Def. Akihiko Mouri by Decision 3-0
Koji Nakamura vs. Shinichiro Tanaka Draw (1-0)
Yusaku Nakamura Def. Hiroto Hattori by TKO Round 1 4:21

Next-Level Kick Rule:
Mori 翔之 Def. Takeshi Kai by Decision 3-0
Davis Def. James by Decision 3-0
Hiroto Yamaguchi Def. 義悟Inoue by Decision 3-0
Koki Nakagawa Def. Hirohira Matsuura by Decision 2-0
Akira Sakurai Def. 顕吾 Kishimoto by Decision 3-0
Sho Koike Def. Takeshi Harada by Decision 3-0

Future Fight:
Sho Nonaka Def. Keita Yoshikawa by heel-hold Round 1 2:45
Koji Tomita Def. Yuji Sato by TKO Round 2 4:21

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1/24 DEEP 45 Impact - Fights Announced

DEEP have announced some fights for their Impact 45 event which will be held in Zepp Osaka. The main event will probably be the title fight between 2 DREAM welterweight tournament participants in Seichi Ikemoto and Yuya Shirai.

But there are some more interesting fights on the card as well, Korean "Ryo" is taking on Rikuhei Fujii and "Taisho" is taking on Makoto Kamaya.

Also a fight I am looking forward to is Jutaro Nakao vs. Yuki Ito.

DEEP Welterweight Title Fight:
(Champion) Seichi Ikemoto 18-16-5 vs. 17-8-0 Yuya Shirai

Young "RYO" Choi 12-7-1 vs. 5-3-0 Rikuhei Fujii
Tomomi "TAISHO" Iwama 7-5-1 vs. 13-7-1 Makoto Kamaya
Jutaro Nakao 22-15-4 vs. 8-4-8 Yuki Ito
Seigo Mizuguchi vs. Ryota
Tatsunao Nagakura 4-0-0 vs. 8-2-1 Yusuke Kagiyama
Akihiko Mouri 8-6-1 vs. 8-3-2 Yasuaki Kishimoto
Hiroto Hattori 8-4-1 vs. Yusaku Nakamura
Koji Nakamura 1-2-0 vs. 2-4-2 Shinichiro Tanaka

NEXT LEVEL - Kick Rule
Mori 翔之(M-BLOW) vs. Takeshi Kai
Koki Nakagawa vs. Hirohira Matsuura
Hiroto Yamaguchi vs. 義悟Inoue
Shinpei Hayashi vs. 顕吾 Kishimoto
Sho Koike vs. Takeshi Harada
James vs. Davis

Future Fight:
Yuji Sato vs. Koji Tomita
Keita Yoshikawa vs. Sho Nonaka

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1/24 DEEP 45 Impact - Fighters Announced

DEEP have announced some participants for the first event next year. It will take place in Zepp Osaka and the main event will most likely be a DEEP welterweight title fight.

Also on the card will be Jutaro Nakao, Young "Ryo" Choi and Seigo Mizuguchi. It should be a good and entertaining card from the looks of it.

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DEEP Welterweight Title Fight:
Seichi Ikemoto 18-16-5 vs. TBA

Participants:
Jutaro Nakao 22-15-4
Tomomi "Taisho" Iwama 7-5-1
Young "Ryo" Choi 12-7-1
Seigo Mizuguchi 6-5-0
Akihiko Mori 7-6-1
Isao Terada 7-9-4 (1 NC)
Yakusaki Kishimoto 8-3-1
Tatsunao Nagakura 4-0-0
Yusuke Kagiyama 8-2-1

Ticket prices:
VIP: 15,000
SRS: 10,000
RS: 8,000
A: 6,000
B: 5,000
2nd Floor: 6,000
At the door, add 500

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8/30 DEEP Osaka Impact - RESULTS

DEEP Osaka Impact was earlier today, the main event saw the very experienced DREAM, WEC and Pride veteran, Yoshiro Maeda take on the very talented Kleber Koike. The fight ended early when Maeda caught a kick to the family jewels and was unable to continue. Koike was disqualified.

Korean "RYO" has now gone 4 straight fights without a loss and should be happy with the way 2009 has gone so far. A deceisive win for the fighter that normally goes the distance.

"Goodman" Tanaka was had just a second left of the round when he got caught in an arm-bar.

Main-Card:
15. Yoshiro Maeda Def. Kleber Koike by DQ Round 1 4:00
14. Young "RYO" Choi Def. Yuya Aikawa by TKO Round 2 1:32
13. Yusaku Tsukumo Def. Yoshiyume Chodo by Guillotine Choke Round 2 2:49
12. Teruhiko Kubo Def. Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka by arm-bar Round 1 4:59
11. Next Level: Nakagawa Ω 自演乙 Ω Koki vs. Mitsuru Kondo DRAW
10. Next Level: Kyohei Hayashi Def. Masahiro Tobino by decision 3-0
9. Koji Nakamura Def. Zenta Yamasaki by TKO Round 2 3:34
8. Hiroto vs. Yuki Kamishima DRAW
7. Makoto Kamatani Def. Nobuhiro "Punch" Yamauchi by Decision 3-0
6. Koji Tomita Def. Munetomi Suzuki by arm-lock Round 1 1:23

No results yet:

Opening Fights:
5. Sho Nonaka vs. Kohei Fujiwara
4. Kazuya Ukuda vs. Muneo Hatomune

Next Level:
3.Ren Takeno vs. Yuya Shibata
2.Shigeru Yoshino vs. Takumi Akita
1. Shinpei Hayashi vs. Tatsuya Tuda

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8/30 DEEP Osaka Impact - Fight Order

DEEP are putting together some interesting cards, and one is coming up this weekend in Zepp Osaka is Osaka Impact.

The main event will see the very experienced, Pride, WEC and Dream veteran, Yoshiro Maeda taking on Kleber Koike. Koike is a very good BJJ fighter, in only his 3rd pro fight he will be taking on Maeda. Koike has everything to gain here, and it should be a good fight.

Also on this card is Korean "Ryo", he defeated Bernard Ackah by decision in his last fight and will be looking to build in that here.

15. Yoshiro Maeda 24-7-2 vs. 1-1-0 Kleber Koike
14. Young "RYO" Choi 10-5-1 vs. 2-1-1 Yuya Aikawa
13. Yusaku Tsukumo 6-4-0 vs. 5-3-2 Yoshiyume Chodo
12. Teruhiko Kubo 7-9-1 vs. 15-7-3 Hiroki "Goodman" Tanaka
11. Next Level: Nakagawa Ω 自演乙 Ω Koki vs. Mitsuru Kondo
10. Next Level: Masahiro Tobino vs. Kyohei Hayashi
9. Zenta Yamasaki vs. Koji Nakamura
8. Hiroto vs. Yuki Kamishima
7. Makoto Kamatani vs. 6-4-0 Nobuhiro "Punch" Yamauchi
6. Koji Tomita vs. Munetomi Suzuki

Opening Fights:
5. Sho Nonaka vs. Kohei Fujiwara
4. Kazuya Ukuda vs. Muneo Hatomune

Next Level:
3.Ren Takeno vs. Yuya Shibata
2.Shigeru Yoshino vs. Takumi Akita
1. Shinpei Hayashi vs. Tatsuya Tuda

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8/30 DEEP Impact Osaka

Just a week after DEEP 43 Impact, DEEP will hold DEEP Osaka Impact. This will be in Zepp Osaka.

This will be a card with a lot of talent, but some very experienced fighters as well. Hightlight will be the participation of DREAM veteran and featherweight GP participant Yoshiro Maeda. Also on the card is Ken Hamamura and Young "Ryo" Choi.

Announced:
Young "Ryo" Choi 10-5-1 vs. 2-1-1 Yuya Aikawa
Yusaku Tsukumo 6-4-0 vs. 5-3-2 Yoshiyume Chodo
Ken Hamamura 15-6-4 vs. 7-9-1 Teruhiko Kubo
Hiroto Hattori 6-3-0 vs. Yuki Kamijima
Makoto Kamaya 11-5-1 vs. 6-4-0 Nobuhiro "punch" Yamauchi
Koki Nakagawa vs. Mitsuru Kondo
Masahiro Tobino vs. Kyohei Hayashi
Ren Takeno vs. Yuta Shibata
Shigeru Yoshino vs. Takumi Akita
Shinpei Hayashi vs. Tatsuya Sawada

Participants:
Yoshiro Maeda 24-7-2
Zenda Yamazaki

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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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1/25 ZST 19 - Results

This is the main ZST card of the day. This event starts at 6PM (Japan time and it should be a very good event.

The main-event is the welterweight title fight between 2 experienced fighters, crowd favorite "Mini-Hong Man Choi" Masayuki Okude is taking on Pancrase super-veteran Osami Shibuya, who has more than 80 professional fights to his name.

Other than the main event, there are some good ZST fighters on this card, Keisuke Fujiwara and Shunichi Shimizu to name a couple.

Making his ZST debut is Korean "RYO". "RYO" participated in the DEEP Middleweight tournament last year, but lost by decision to Daijiro Matsui (a fight I thought he should have won), he went on to loss again in the tournament reserve fight to Ryuta Sakurai. He is a very good fighter though, and I look forward to seeing him in ZST.


Quick results
Genesis Fights (1x5min):
1. Feather: Ryota Kobayashi vs. Masato Arai DRAW
2. Feather: Takahiro Baba vs. Takeshi Otaki DRAW (entertaining fight)

Opening Fights (1x7min.):
3. Welter: Yoichiro Karasuyama vs.Teruhiko Higashitani DRAW
4. Feather: Toshihiro Shimizu Def. Hiroyuki Yamashiro by arm-bar
5. Minimum (Female GT-F): Miki Aiba vs. Miyoko Kusaka DRAW
6. Feather (GT-F Rule): Daisuke Yokoyama Def. Yasuo Munakata by Guilliotine choke

Main-Card:
7. Bantam: Keisuke Fujiwara Def. Ryosuke Tanuma by Ko Round 2
8. Light: Kenichi Ito Def. Taku Aramaki by arm-bar round 1
9. Feather: Shunichi Shimizu Def. Takeaki Miyakawa by arm-bar round 1
10. Light-Heavy: Kenji Nagai vs. Young "RYO" Choi Draw
11. Lightweight Tag-Team (1x15 min.):
Naoyuki Kotani ＆ Tatsuya Yamada Def. Yojiro Uchimura ＆ Koji Tomiyama by Banana-split
Uchhimura called out Kotani to continue the fight after Tomiyama was carried out on a streacher, but Kotani declined.

12. Main-Event - Welterweight Title fight:
Osami Shibuya Def. Masayuki Okude by straight arm-bar Round 5

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1/25 ZST. 19 - Fight Order

The other ZST event on the 25 is ZST 19. In general terms, this should be the event with the bigger fights on it, but I actually think the entertainment should be very good on both of these cards.

I will be there for both, and will be updating the results live! This event is almost sold out, so if you are planning to get tickets I would try to get there as early as possible (doors open at 17.00).

The main-event is the ZST welterweight title fight between Osami Shibuya and Masayuki Okude. This should be a good fight, Shibuya is by far the more experienced competitor, but Okude is a very popular guy and the crowd is sure to get into this one.

Other fighters to look for on this card include up and coming ZST star Keisuke Fujiwara, the experienced Shunichi Shimizu taking on Takeaki Miyakawa (on a 4 fight winning streak) and making his ZST debut is Korean Young "Ryo" Choi.

There are 12 fights on the card, and is should be a good way to finish a long day of fights! I cant wait for Sunday!

12. Main-Event - Welterweight Title fight:
Osami Shibuya 36-32-15 vs. 5-5-5 Masayuki Okude

11. Lightweight Tag-Team (1x15 min.):
Naoyuki Kotani ＆ Tatsuya Yamada vs. Yojiro Uchimura ＆ Koji Tomiyama

10. Light-Heavy: Kenji Nagai 5-7-1 vs. 10-5-0 Young "RYO" Choi
9. Feather: Shunichi Shimizu 13-4-4 vs. 6-3-1 Takeaki Miyakawa
8. Light: Kenichi Ito 3-3-2 vs. 6-8-0 Taku Aramaki
7. Bantam: Keisuke Fujiwara 5-1-3 vs. 2-1-0 Ryosuke Tanuma

Opening Fights (1x7min.):
6. Feather (GT-F Rule): Daisuke Yokoyama vs. Yasuo Munakata
5. Minimum (Female GT-F): Miki Aiba vs. Miyoko Kusaka
4. Feather: Toshihiro Shimizu 3-6-2 vs. 2-2-1 Hiroyuki Yamashiro
3. Welter: Yoichiro Karasuyama 1-3-1 vs. 1-0-0 Teruhiko Higashitani

Genesis Fights (1x5min):
2. Feather: Takahiro Baba 1-1-0 vs. 0-0-1 Takeshi Otaki
1. Feather: Ryota Kobayashi vs. 0-1-0 Masato Arai

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1/25 ZST. 19/SWAT! - Fights Announced

ZST is holding a double header in Shinjuku Face on January 25. The first event starts at 13.00, and is the "SWAT! in FACE vol. 2" event. The main card is the ZST. 19 event, which starts at 17.00 in the same arena.

Today they have added fights to both these cards, but keep you eyes on a grappling match on the SWAT! card. Hiroshi Tsuruya (who happens to be my BJJ instructor), is taking on Ichiro Kojima. The card also includes 2 tournament finals, in the fly- and welterweight Genesis tournament.

The main-card includes a welterweight title fight between Osami Shibuya and the very popular Masayuki Okude. Another interesting fight to keep an eye on is the fight between Shinichi Shimizu and Takeaki Miyakawa. Miyakawa is on a 4 fight winning streak and Shimizu lost his last fight by KO. Shimizu will be looking to come back with a win here, and he is very efficient in finishing fights. It should be a good battle.

P.S. You have to buy ticket for each of these events separately.

SWAT! in FACE vol.2
Doors Open: 12：30　Start: 13：00

Genesis Tournament (all fights 2x5min):
Welter Final: Yoshinari Asano vs. 3-9-3 Hiroyuki Ito
※Masayuki Hamagishi was injured so Hiroyuki Ito takes his place in the final.

Flyweight Semi-Final 1: Yoshiya Shinba 3-3-2 vs. 1-0-0 Yasushi Yasunaka
Flyweight Semi-Final 2: Keisuke Tamaru 4-7-3 vs. 0-1-0 Hiroyuki Ai
Flyweight Final: Winner Semi-Final 1 vs. Winner Semi-Final 2

Non-Tournament fights:
Welter: Tomohiko Yoshida 5-1-1 vs. 4-5-2 Ryo "Toraji" Nakajima
Welter: Kendo Kouda 1-2-0 vs. 3-2-3 Masaya Doi
Light: Yujiro Yamamoto 1-2-2 vs. 3-4-0 Yosuke Akahiro
Feather: Tetsuya Nishi 2-5-6 vs. 2-2-0 Keizo Hisamoto
Bantam: Ichiro Sugita 6-2-5 vs. 1-2-0 Makoto Takenaka
Minimum (female): Ayumi Funakoshi 0-0-1 vs. 1-3-1 Mamiko Mizoguchi
Middle - GT-F Rule: Hiroshi Tsuruya vs. Ichiro Kojima


ZST.19
Doors Open 17：00　Main-Card 18：00
※Genesis Fights start 17：40

Welterweight Title fight:
Osami Shibuya 36-32-15 vs. 5-5-5 Masayuki Okude

Lightweight Tag-Team (1x15 min.):
Naoyuki Kotani ＆ Tatsuya Yamada vs. Yojiro Uchimura ＆Koji Tomiyama

Light-Heavy: Kenji Nagai 5-7-1 vs. 10-5-0 Young "RYO" Choi
Bantam: Keisuke Fujiwara 5-1-3 vs. 2-1-0 Ryosuke Tanuma
Feather: Shunichi Shimizu 13-4-4 vs. 6-3-1 Takeaki Miyakawa
Light: Kenichi Ito 3-3-2 vs. 6-8-0 Taku Aramaki

Opening Fights (1x7min.):
Feather: Toshihiro Shimizu 3-6-2 vs. 2-2-1 Hiroyuki Yamashiro
Welter: Yoichiro Karasuyama 1-3-1 vs. 1-0-0 Teruhiko Higashitani
Feather (GT-F Rule): Daizuke Yokoyama vs. Yasuo Munakata
Minimum (Female GT-F): Miki Aiba vs. Miyoko Kusaka

Genesis Fights (1x5min):
Feather: Takahiro Baba 1-1-0 vs. 0-0-1 Takeshi Otaki
Feather: Ryota Kobayashi vs. 0-1-0 Masato Arai

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1/25 ZST. 19 - Titlefight Announced!

ZST have announced the first fights for their first event in 2009. Looks like the main event will be the welterweight title fight between the Pancrase super-veteran Osami Shibuya and ZST star "mini Hong Man Choi" Masayuki Okude.

Also added is Korean "Ryo", previously "Ryo" has mainly fought in SpiritMC and he is a very good fighter. His luck in Japan has not been the best, but I would favour him against ZST fighter Kenji Nagai.

Announced:
Welterweight Title fight:
Osami Shibuya vs. Masayuki Okude

Light-Heavy: Kenji Nagai 5-7-1 vs. 10-5-0 Young "RYO" Choi
Bantam: Keisuke Fujiwara 5-1-3 vs. 2-1-0 Ryosuke Tanuma

Participants:
Yojiro Uchimura 6-4-0
Tetsuya Yamada 2-1-0
Shunichi Shimizu 13-4-4
Kenichi Ito 3-3-2

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7/27 DEEP 36 Impact - RESULTS - New Welterweight Champ Crowned

DEEP had their Impact 36 event in Osaka earlier today. The main event was a title fight between Champion Hasegawa and challenger Ikemoto. Ikemoto has beaten Hasegawa previously, and he managed the same today. DEEP has yet another new champion!

Seichi Ikemoto Def. Hidehiko Hasegawa by decision 3-0
Young Choi "RYO" Def. Takenori Sato by decision 2-0
Seigo Def. Nobuyoshi Takahara by armbar Round 1 1:41
Masanori Tonooka Def. Hidehira Yabu by KO Round 1 3:37
Yoshinobu Kawamura Def. Junzo Tokunaga by TKO Round 1 3:22
Toru Harai Def. Isao Terada by decision 2-1
Hiroto Def. Nobuhiro Yoshitake by decision 3-0
Yasuko Tamada Def. Fukuko Hamada by Decision 3-0

NEXT LEVEL:
Kick-Rule:
James Low Def. Kareem “Sugarbear” Byron (?) by Decision 3-0

MMA-Rule:
Hasu Takeno Def. Takashi Murakami by KO Round 2 0:22
Hiroto Yamaguchi Def. Akira Fukukami by KO Round 2 1:42
Shohei Fujita Def. NakagawaΩJien乙ΩKoki by Decision 3-0
Kumiko Nanba Def. Suzuna Nakamura by decision 3-0

Opening Fights:
Yasunori Kanehara Def. Hiroshi Shiba by TKO Round 2 0:19
Yuki Kamijima Def. Makoto Kamaya by Decision 2-0
Yuya Aikawa Def. Miyamonta by TKO Round 1 2:23
Yasuaki Kishimoto Def. Reisyo Shoda by TKO Round 1 3:52

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7/27 DEEP 36 Impact Osaka - Fight Order

DEEP is putting on DEEP Impact 36 tomorrow in ZEPP Osaka. Headling the card it the fight for the DEEP Welterweight title, with champion Hidehiko Hasegawa defending against Seichi Ikemoto. This is not the first time these guys meet, last time was in September 2005 and Ikemoto is one up on Hasegawa.

Main-Event: DEEP Welterweight Title Fight:
8. Hidehiko Hasegawa 14-9-5 vs. 16-14-5 Seichi Ikemoto

7. Young Choi "RYO" 9-5-0 vs. 5-4-4 Takenori Sato
6. Seigo vs. 1-1-0 Nobuyoshi Takahara
5. Hidehira Yabu 1-2-0 vs. 0-1-0 Masanori Tonooka
4. Yoshinobu Kawamura 2-3-1 vs. 1-1-0 Junzo Tokunaga
3. Isao Terada 4-5-4 vs. 3-2-0 Toru Harai
2. Nobuhiro Yoshitake 0-3-1 vs. 5-1-0 Hiroto
1. Fukuko Hamada 4-2-0 vs. 7-4-2 Yasuko Tamada

NEXT LEVEL:
5. Kick-Rule: James Low vs. Kareem “Sugarbear” Byron (?)

MMA-Rule:
4. Hasu Takeno vs. Takashi Murakami
3. Hiroto Yamaguchi vs. Akira Fukukami
2. Shohei Fujita vs. NakagawaΩJien乙ΩKoki
1. Suzuna Nakamura vs. Kumiko Nanba

Opening Fights
4. Hiroshi Shiba 4-3-0 vs. 0-5-1 Yasunori Kanehara
3. Makoto Kamaya 8-4-1 vs. Yuki Kamijima
2. Yuya Aikawa 0-1-0 vs. Miyamonta
1. Yasuaki Kishimoto vs. 1-0-0 Reisyo Shoda

Taken off the card: Tomoyuki Fukami 7-1-4 vs. 4-1-0 Koichiro Matsumoto

Tickets:
VIP 12,000円　
RS 8,000円
Standing 5,000円
On the day +500円

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7/27 DEEP 36 Impact ZEPP Osaka

DEEP started selling tickets for DEEP 36 today. The event will be held in ZEPP Osaka and 5 fighters have been announced as participants.

Some very experienced DEEP fighters on this card! As always, Seichi Ikemoto fights in his hometown. It will be a great week for MMA fans in Osaka.

Participants:
Hidehiko Hasegawa 14-9-5
Seichi Ikemoto 16-14-5
Young "RYO" Choi 9-5-0
Jutaro Nakao 21-13-4
Seigo Mizuguchi 2-3-0

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