In the second part of this morning’s DEEP double-header at Korakuen Hall, DEEP 92 Impact went down this morning following the great DEEP JEWELS 26 show.
Now it’s time for the men to show out much like the women did, capped off by Tomo Maesawa’s title defense.
In the night’s main event, 24-year-old stud Koji Takeda looked to make the first defense of his DEEP lightweight title following the first loss of his career at RIZIN 15. He took on Juri Ohara, a near-40-fight veteran who Takeda defeated in 2018 to earn a shot at Satoru Kitaoka’s lightweight championship.
In the co-main event, one of Japanese MMA’s most well-travelled journeymen competed as 43-year-old UFC, PRIDE, Shooto, and DREAM veteran Michihiro Omigawa returned against Akihiko Mori. Also on the card; DEEP welterweight king Ryuichiro Sumimura faced Yoshitomo Watanabe in non-title action, noted action-hero Shoji Maruyama returned against Makoto Kamaya, cult-favorite Kosuke “Rambo” Suzuki faced Chikara Shimabukuro, and two-division DEEP title-challenger Koichi Ishizuka returned.
Check out the full results from DEEP 92 Impact below!
DEEP Lightweight Championship:
Koji Takeda def. Juri Ohara via Technical Decision (20-18×3, 19-19×2)
-> Takeda defends.
–> Fight was stopped following a foul in round two, Ohara couldn’t continue.
—> Trilogy fight between the two is confirmed.
Main Card:
Michihiro Omigawa def. Akihiko Mori via TKO (Referee Stoppage) at 1:59 of Round 1
Takahiro Ashida def. Tatsunao Nagakura via Unanimous Decision (29-28×3)
Tatsuya Mizuno def. Ryo Sakai via DQ (Foul) in Round 2
Ryuichiro Sumimura def. Yoshitomo Watanabe via Submission (RNC) at 2:30 of Round 3
Shoji Maruyama def. Makoto Kamaya via KO (Punches) at 1:47 of Round 3
Chihiya Yoneyama def. Koichi Ishizuka via TKO (Knees & Punches) at 4:28 of Round 1
Kosuke Suzuki def. Chikara Shimabukuro via Submission (Guillotine) at 0:50 of Round 1
Ryota Oki def. Ryuji Takashio via TKO (Strikes) at 4:47 of Round 1
