On Saturday, May 13, DEEP returned to Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan for DEEP Cage Impact 2017.
In the night’s main event, current DEEP bantamweight titleholder and former featherweight champion Takafumi Otsuka defended his bantamweight title against Japan’s Koichi Ishizuka. Otsuka defended his bantamweight belt for the third time. Ishizuka was previously unbeaten in his past 9 fights.
The event aired live on Samurai TV (Japan). The event replay is available via DEEP Fight Global.
FULL RESULTS
Takafumi Otsuka def. Koichi Ishizuka by split decision – for bantamweight title
Haruo Ochi def. Kosuke Suzuki by split decision
Tatsuya Mizuno def. Jung Kyo Park by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 1:55
Makoto Kamaya def. Daisuke Endo by unanimous decision
Takahiro Ashida def. Yuki Ohara by majority decision
Kazuhide Shirota by unanimous decision
Michihito Abe def. Baataryn Azjavkhlan by split decision
Yuto Nakamori def. Haruki Nakayama by submission (armbar). Round 1, 4:33
Tiger Date def. Naoto Ayuta by TKO. Round 1, 2:27
Yuta Ueta def. Yusuke Matsubaya by submission (armbar). Round 1, 0:55
Kaiji Hasegawa def. Atsushi Kishimoto by unanimous decision
Makoto Takahashi vs. Yasutaka Ishigami ends in majority draw
Yuji Sekiguchi def. Speed-R Date by submission (arm-lock). Round 1, 1:37
Shunya Ogawa by submission (guillotine choke). Round 2, 0:53
Haruo Ochi def. Kosuke Suzuki by split decision
Tatsuya Mizuno def. Jung Kyo Park by submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 1:55
Makoto Kamaya def. Daisuke Endo by unanimous decision
Takahiro Ashida def. Yuki Ohara by majority decision
Kazuhide Shirota by unanimous decision
Michihito Abe def. Baataryn Azjavkhlan by split decision
Yuto Nakamori def. Haruki Nakayama by submission (armbar). Round 1, 4:33
Tiger Date def. Naoto Ayuta by TKO. Round 1, 2:27
Yuta Ueta def. Yusuke Matsubaya by submission (armbar). Round 1, 0:55
Kaiji Hasegawa def. Atsushi Kishimoto by unanimous decision
Makoto Takahashi vs. Yasutaka Ishigami ends in majority draw
Yuji Sekiguchi def. Speed-R Date by submission (arm-lock). Round 1, 1:37
Shunya Ogawa by submission (guillotine choke). Round 2, 0:53