Archive for the ‘DEEP’ Category

May
24/13

Video Highlight – The Best Of Masanori Kanehara

Last Updated on Friday, 24 May 2013 03:15
Written by BabaluJack
Friday, May 24th, 2013

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May
15/13

Pancrase vs. The World, Kawamura vs. Lee Announced For ROAD FC 12

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 09:46
Written by BabaluJack
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

ROAD FC announced that Middleweight King of Pancrase Ryo Kawamura will travel to South Korea to take on Dool Hee Lee at ROAD FC 12.

This will be be Kawamura’s first bout since his devastating K.O loss to Melvin Manhoef back in October last year. Kawamura’s participation at ROAD FC 12 should come as no surprise, its seems to be all part of Pancrase’s “Global Standard”. With their partnerships with Wand Fight Team and AKA, Pancrase have opened it’s doors to world class talent, putting them up against the best of the promotion’s roster. But that’s not enough, they are now sending out their top fighters to compete all around the world to prove themselves outside of home territory: former featherweight champ Koji Oishi will challenge Honorio Banario for ONE FC gold in the Philippines, current Featherweight KOP Takumi Nakayama will compete in PXC in June, and rising star Yoshiaki Takahashi will fight for Russian promotion GFC.

Kawamura’s opponent Lee holds a 7-7 record and is veteran of DEEP, M-1 and Spirit MC.

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May
14/13

Omigawa Enters ROAD FC Featherweight Tournament

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:02
Written by BabaluJack
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Michihiro Omigawa is set to compete in the ROAD FC Featherweight Tournament which will take place at ROAD FC 12 on June 22nd.

The 37 year Judoka is 1-5 in his last six bouts, which include a second difficult stint in the UFC and decision loss to Tatsuya Kawajiri last New Year’s Eve at DREAM 18. Omigawa will look to repeat the success he had in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix back in 2009, where, to surprise of many, he reached the finals of tournament, defeating the likes of Marlon Sandro, LC Davis and Nam Phan in the process, he would lose out to Masanori Kanehara in the finals but solidified himself as one of the best featherweights in Japan.

Also competing in the tournament is DEEP veteran Kosuke Umeda. The 42 year old, fighting out of R-Blood, holds a 13-12-3 record, including a win over Won Sik “Parky” Park.

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May
14/13

DEEP Tokyo Impact Lightweight GP this Saturday Ueda vs Kondo headline

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:01
Written by admin
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Yutaka Ueda and Sadao Kondo will headline this weekends lightweight grand prix and is part of DEEP’s TOKYO IMPACT lightweight grand prix card, which will be held on May 18th at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, Japan.

Kondo is coming into the fight having finished his last two opponents. His last fight with Fumiya Kiyoshima never made it out of the first round as Kondo finished his counterpart by strikes in a little over two minutes. Kondo, at age 33, is making a late run in his career. Prior to the three fight win streak, Kondo lost the first and second fights of his career.

Ueda, a GRABAKA product, had a much tougher go at it in his last fight, taking a decision from Hideto Kondo in the opening round of the tournament. Prior to the win, Ueda had lost two and fought to one stalemate. Having fought more difficult competition throughout his career, the 26 year old had never lost prior to that skid.

Other tournament bouts include:

DEEP Lightweight GP Second Round Bout 5 min / 2R
Ryosuke Togashi (Japan / ALLIACE) vs. LUIZ (Brazil / Zendo-kai)

DEEP Lightweight GP Second Round Bout 5 min / 2R
Ken Hamamura (Japan / Honey Trap) vs. Naoto Miyazaki (Japan / Tusdanuma Dojo)

DEEP Lightweight GP Second Round Bout 5 min / 2R
Youichi Fukumoto (Japan / Itadaki Jiu-jitsu) vs. Juri Ohara (Japan / KIBA Martial Arts)

DEEP Lightweight GP Reserve Bout 5 min / 2R
Hideto Kondo (Japan / Mach Dojo) vs. Yasuhiro Kawasaki (Japan / R-BLOOD)

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May
13/13

Kikuno vs Nakao Confirmed For DEEP Cage Impact

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:31
Written by BabaluJack
Monday, May 13th, 2013

Former DEEP Lightweight champ, Katsunori Kikuno will take on veteran Jutaro Nakao in a lightweight clash at DEEP Cage Impact at Korakuen Hall in June.

Since losing to Satoru Kitaoka last June, the Kyokushin Karate expert Kikuno has won his last three fights, including two quick knockouts of Takafumi Ito and Luiz Andrade I. Nakao, a 17 year veteran, has fought for the UFC, PRIDE and Shooto. In 2004, he became DEEP’s inaugural Welterweight Champion after winning a 8 man tournament, which saw Nakao knockout Shinya Aoki and Daisuke Nakamura. At 42 years of age, Nakao is at the tail end of his career but that is not stopping him from taking on elite competition like Kikuno.

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Apr
30/13

Deep 62 Impact fight videos

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 01:54
Written by IQWrestler
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

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Apr
26/13

Doo Ho Choi will meet Shoji Maruyama at Cage Impact + Ryuta Sakurai & Kikuno

Last Updated on Friday, 26 April 2013 11:45
Written by IQWrestler
Friday, April 26th, 2013

The 10-1 phenom they call Doo Ho Choi has an opponent lined up for June 15th’s DEEP Cage Impact, no, it’s not a title match with Kazunori Yokota. The Korean Superboy will face 12-8 slugger Shoji Maruyama. Choi has more than earned himself a title shot, but perhaps the high likelihood of UFC signing Choi away sometime soon has made DEEP officials hesitant.

Also booked is the return of the legendary Ryuta Sakurai, as he takes on do or die, KO master Yuji Sakuragi. And Katsunori Kikuno will face a TBA opponent.

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