DEEP 65 Impact (Official Discussion)

Date: Saturday March 22 at 01:00 AM ET
Location: Tokyo, Japan

Fight Card:

Tomomi Iwama   vs.   Hiroshi Nakamura
Seiji Akao   vs.   Koichi Ishizuka  
Ryosuke Togashi   vs.   Juri Ohara    
Tomohiko Hori   vs.   Hiroyuki Kobayashi  
Isamu Nagase   vs.   Takuya Oyama  
Yuki Ohara   vs.   Naoki Shimamura  
Ken Hasegawa   vs.   Kazuhiro Nakamura | Title Fight | Open Weight |  
Masakazu Imanari   vs.   Yuki Motoya
Shigetoshi Iwase   vs.   Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Yuki Okano   vs.   Keiichiro Yamamiya  

Seigo Mizuguchi   vs.   Ryo Sakai  
Luiz Andrade I   vs.   Yoichi Fukumoto  
Masato Kobayashi   vs.   Masahito Wachi
Yusaku Fujisawa   vs.   Liger Narita  
Yasuaki Miura   vs.   Hiroshi Niisato  
Komei Okada   vs.   Kento Kayukawa  
Takeshi Ogane   vs.   Yuki Soshi    
Yoshiki Harada   vs.   Takahiro Ashida

Can't wait!

Wahoo!

I don't know why AXS TV doesn't pick up DEEP. Some good cards hear would be cool to see live.

CDF47 wrote:I don't know why AXS TV doesn't pick up DEEP.  Some good cards hear would be cool to see live.

I've been wondering the same thing for years.

They had some DREAM and SRC but since have really been sleeping on some JMMA   

They're just using the lame excuse.of how they can't broadcast it since there isn't an HD feed available.

adam wrote:

CDF47 wrote:I don't know why AXS TV doesn't pick up DEEP.  Some good cards hear would be cool to see live.

I've been wondering the same thing for years.

They had some DREAM and SRC but since have really been sleeping on some JMMA   

Yeah they have. Wish they would step things back up.

wekka wrote:They're just using the lame excuse.of how they can't broadcast it since there isn't an HD feed available.

Yeah but that's BS. They could broadcast DEEP, Pancrase, ONE FC, Shooto. Would be unreal if they could pick up two or more of these orgs.

CDF47 wrote:

wekka wrote:They're just using the lame excuse.of how they can't broadcast it since there isn't an HD feed available.

Yeah but that's BS.  They could broadcast DEEP, Pancrase, ONE FC, Shooto.  Would be unreal if they could pick up two or more of these orgs.

HDNet was supposed to be all HD 1080p Programming. That was their standard. Unfortunately they wanted to only do things in HD. I don't know the standards anymore but it would cost a lot for the grassroots MMA promotions to do 4K content now since 1080p is going away. It costs a boatload of money.

wekka wrote:They're just using the lame excuse.of how they can't broadcast it since there isn't an HD feed available.

Yeah, they've been saying that one forever.

Seemed more plausible maybe several years ago but I'm having a hard time buying that they can't get an HD feed in 2014, especially in Japan.

adam wrote:

wekka wrote:They're just using the lame excuse.of how they can't broadcast it since there isn't an HD feed available.

Yeah, they've been saying that one forever.

Seemed more plausible maybe several years ago but I'm having a hard time buying that they can't get an HD feed in 2014, especially in Japan.

Yup, exactly.

DEEP 65 IMPACT: MW Champ King Kaz challenges Megaton King Hasegawa, Imanari vs Motoya


Surprise upon surprise on the eve of Lunar Lew Year of the Horse, as King Kaz’ next title fight will not be against King Of Pancrase Ryo Kawamura – whom he called out at DEEP Cage Impact – and it won’t even be in his middleweight division. Nakamura, on a 4-0 streak through 2013, has set his goals even higher and heavier as plans to challenge Megaton Champion Ken Hasegawa.

Three years in DEEP got the 26-year old 220-pound prodigy a shot at the vacant title against Seigo Mizuguchi. Hasegawa remained undefeated while claiming the belt and this fight with Nakamura will be his first defense.

Next on the announcements platter comes Imanari’s next foe, and it will be none other than Yuki Motoya, DEEP’s first Flyweight Champ who lost his belt to Tatsumitsu Wada, then surged back to hand King of Pancrase Kiyotaka Shimizu a surprise upset.

The 24-year old Motoya is jumping up a weight class and a level of grappling danger when he faces the Leg Lock Master who is on his own 2-fight win streak.

Shigetoshi Iwase will be the next opponent thrown at Cage Force Welterweight Champ Yoshiyuki Yoshida, who only just returned home to Japan last year, where he almost twisted the head off Parky in a career-ending fight. Yuki Okano will welcome Pancrase warhorse Kei Yamamaiya to DEEP. Taishow returns against Iron. Tomomi Iwama has put in sporadic appearances over the last few years. Since Hiroshi Nakamura was KOed in his return to Japan MMA after Bellator, DEEP apparently thinks he needs a softer touch.

DEEP 65 Impact
March 22, 2014
Differ Ariake
Tokyo, Japan
NEW FIGHTS ANNOUNCED
# – Megaton Title Match
Ken Hasegawa (7-0-1) 王者：長谷川賢（キングダムエルガイツ）
Kazuhiro Nakamura (20-11) 中村和裕（チームカズ）：挑戦者
# – Bantamweight
Masakazu Imanari (27-11-2) 今成正和（Ｔｅａｍ-ＲＯＫＥＮ）
Yuki Motoya (9-4) 元谷友貴（ＣＢ ＩＭＰＡＣＴ）
# – Welterweight
Shigetoshi Iwase – (12-15-4) 岩瀬茂俊（T-BLOOD）
Yoshiyuki Yoshida (16-6) (吉田善行（Ｔｅａｍ Ｃｕｒｒａｎ)
# – Middleweight
Yuki Okano (7-5-1) 岡野裕城（マッハ道場） ＶＳ
Keiichiro Yamamiya (45-31-10) ＫＥＩ山宮（ＧＲＡＢＡＫＡ
# – Big
Seigo Mizuguchi (12-15) 誠悟（TEAM東京CLUTCH）
Ryo Sakai (1-2) 酒井リョウ（パラエストラ松戸）
# – Lightweight
Luiz Andrade (16-15-3)（禅道会）　ＶＳ
Yoichi Fukumodo (14-9) 福本よう一（和術慧舟會/頂柔術）
# -
Masato Kobayashi (6-5-1) 小林聖人（総合格闘技津田沼道場)
Masahito Wachi (4-6-3) 和知正仁（ＵＫＲ）
# -
Yusaku Fujisawa (8-5-1) 藤澤優作（禅道会）　ＶＳ
Liger Narita (2-5-1) ライガー成田（ＧＲＡＢＡＫＡ）
#
Yusauki Miura (6-3) 三浦康彰（禅道会）
Hiroshi Takahashi (5-5-1) 高橋弘（蒼天塾）
#
Kome Okada (6-15-2) 岡田孔明（ＰＵＲＥＢＲＥＤ大宮）　ＶＳ
Kento Kayukawa (0-2-1) 粥川健人（チームカズ
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
Hiroshi ‘Iron’ Nakamura (15-7-4) 中村”アイアン”浩士（カルペディエムブラジリアン柔術）
Tomomi ‘Taisho’ Iwama (9-5-2) （チームバルボーザジャパン）
Seiji ‘Sage’ Akao (17-8-2) 赤尾セイジ（ＮＥＸ）
Koichi Ishizuka (7-1) 石司晃一 (Brigthness門馬道場)
Isao Terada (8-14-6) 寺田功（ＡＬＬＩＡＮＣＥ）
Yoshiki Harada (6-4-1) 原田ヨシキ（マッハ道場）
Ryosuke Togashi (10-8-1) 冨樫良介(ALLIANCE)
Juri Ohara (12-6-2) 大原樹里（KIBAマーシャルアーツクラブ）
Tomohiko Hori (12-12-7) 堀友彦（フリー)
Hiroyuki Kobayashi (5-5-2) 小林博幸（T-BLOOD）
Isamu ‘Masatoshi’ Nagase (6-5-3) 永瀬功（GRABAKA）
Takuya ‘Kennosuke’ Oyama (2-1) 大山釼呑助（ＩＮＦＩＧＨＴ ＪＡＰＡＮ）
Yuki ‘Aurora’ Ohara (2-1) オーロラ☆ユーキ（KIBAマーシャルアーツクラブ）
Naoki Shimamura (0-1) 島村“烈魅一牙”直希（ＰＵＲＥＢＲＥＤ大宮）

Hasegawa vs Nakamura open weight titlefight sounds cool

Deep 65 Result:

Ken Hasegawa defeats Kazuhiro Nakamura by Split Decision
Yuki Motoya defeats Masakazu Imanari by Unanimous Decision
Yoshiyuki Yoshida defeats Shigetoshi Iwase by Unanimous Decision
Hiroshi ‘Iron’ Nakamura defeats Tomomi ‘Taisho’ Iwama by Decision
Yuki Okano defeats Keiichiro Yamamiya by Submission, RNC, rd 1, 4:53
Seiji ‘Sage’ Akao Vs Koichi Ishizuka4 DRAW
Seigo Mizuguchi defeats Ryo Sakai by KO, rd 1, 2:37
Isao Terada defeats Yoshiki Harada by Unanimous Decision
Juri Ohara defeats Ryosuke Togashi by KO, rd 1, :14
Yoichi Fukumodo defeats Luiz Andrade by Unanimous Decision

Hiroyuki Kobayashi defeats Tomohiko Hori by Unanimous Decision
Masato Kobayashi defeats Masahito Wachi by KO, rd 1, :24
Takuya ‘Kennosuke’ Oyama defeats Isamu ‘Masatoshi’ Nagase by Submission, Armbar,rd 2, 1:59
Yusaku Fujisawa defeats Liger Narita by KO, rd 2, 3:58
Yusauki Miura defeats Hiroshi Takahashi by Submission, Triangle, rd 1, 1:55
Takeshi Ogane defeats Yuki Sorci by KO, rd 2, 2:36
Kome Okada defeats Kento Kayukawa by KO, rd 1, 2:18

Hasegawa is legit

I honestly think it should be enough to put him right into contention for a top 15 spot.

^I was thinking about that as well. Will get him in there.