Miku Matsumoto new DEEP Female champion, DEEP 31 results

DEEP 31 full results, winners in bold:

• Hidehiko Hasegawa (SK Absolute) / Dong-Hyun Kim (CMA Korea) (TKO, 3R 4:57)
• Hisae Watanabe (Freelance) / Miku Matsumoto (Club Barbarian) (Judges decision, 0-2) [DEEP Female Lightweight Title match, Miku Matsumoto is the new champion]
• Masakazu Imanari (Team-ROKEN) / Jong-Man Kim (CMA Korea) (Armbar, 1R 3:28)
• Kazunori Yokota (Team Grabaka) / Minoru Tavares Tuchiya (Hard Combat) (Armbar, 1R 3:53) [Anthony McDavitt didn't make weight and was replaced by Minoru Tavares Tuchiya]
• Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka (Club Barbarian) / Makoto Ishikawa (PUREBRED Omiya) (TKO, 2R 3:12)
• Ryuichi Murata (Yoshida Dojo) / Sojiro Orui (SK Absolute) (Unanimous draw, 1-0)
• Yuya Shirai (Team M.A.D.) / Kozo Urita (Seiken Kaikan) (Armbar, 1R 2:42)
• Keigo Takamori (Samurai Sword) / Dong-Yi Yang (CMA Korea) (TKO, 1R 1:57)
• Takeshi Yamazaki (Team Grabaka) / Yoshisuke Kitada (Paraestra Chiba) (Judges decision, 2-0)
• Yusuke Kawaguchi (Blue Dog Gym) / Iro Zeki (Freelance) (TKO, 1R 1:06)

Future Fights:

• Takafumi Otsuka (AACC) / Seiji Ozuka (Combat Sports Circle OZ) (Draw)
• Tarou Shimazaki (U-File Camp) / Takao Nakajima (Team Barbosa Japan) (Submission, 1R 1:16)

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The Road to the Title: Hisae Watanabe vs Miku

For the second time ever the DEEP female lightweight belt (110 lbs) is on the line at DEEP 31 this Sunday. The first time saw Hisae Watanabe become the first female champion in DEEP history after, at DEEP she KO'ed Satoko Shinashi in the first round for the vacant belt. This time Hisae Watanabe is defending the belt against Miku Matsumoto, a classic striker versus grappler matchup. Miku has been on a three fight winning streak in Club DEEP, while Hisae has one loss and one win in non-title matches.

Here's a collection of bouts, chronicling the two fighters journeys leading up to this title fight.

Hisae Watanabe

• vs Sumie Yamada, Smackgirl, 11/9/2002
• vs Jacqueline Roos, Girls Shock V (kickboxing), 6/27/2004
• vs Izumi Jet, IKUSA GP (kickboxing), 9/19/2005
• vs Mariko "Strawberry 15" Fujimoto, Smackgirl, 2/15/2006
• vs Satoko Shinashi II, DEEP 25 IMPACT, Lightweight title fight, 8/4/2006
• vs Su-Hi Ham, DEEP 28 IMPACT, 2/16/2007
• vs Masako Yoshida, DEEP 29 IMPACT, 4/13/2007

Miku Matsumoto

• vs Hikaru Shinohara, Club DEEP: Barbarian Festival 2, 5/15/2005
• vs Yuki Faratade, DEEP 23 IMPACT, 2/5/2006
• vs Carina Damm II, MARS 4, 8/26/2006
• vs Lisa Ward, Smackgirl, 9/15/2006
• vs Yuki Tanaka (kickboxing), 03/xx/2007
• vs Su-Hi Ham, Club DEEP Toyama, 5/13/2007
• vs Misaki Takimoto II, Club DEEP, 6/16/2007

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Fights announced for DEEP 31 IMPACT and CMA Festival 2

The busiest promotion at the moment in Japan, DEEP, is keeping a hectic schedule and announced fights for their CMA Festival 2 and DEEP 31 IMPACT cards.

DEEP 31 IMPACT
Returning to action is resident leglocker Mazukazu Imanari who faces Korean Kim Jon Man out of CMA Korea.

Also on the card, defending her lightweight title (which in this case is somewhere around 110 lbs), is Hisae Watanabe who puts her belt on the line against Miku Matsumoto. In Hisae's last DEEP appearance she was on the losing end against Su Hi Ham in a non-title bout, Miku later defeated Ham which is probably why she is getting the title shot and not Ham.

CMA Festival 2
Speaking of Su Hi Ham, Ham' fighting Yu Tsumiki at CMA Festival 2. The biggest attraction on that card is the return of Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa who is headlining the card with a fight against Ho Min Soo.

Check out all the announced fights for DEEP 31 IMPACT and CMA Festival 2 after the jump.

CMA Festival 2 full card:

• Ikuhisa "Minowaman" Minowa (Freelance) / Ho Min Soo (CMA Korea)
• Kousei Kubota (Sakaguchi Dojo) / Su Do Won (CMA Korea)
• Yu Tsumiki (CMA Center Japan) / Su Hi Ham (CMA Korea)
• Takayo Hashi / I Heui-Jin (CMA Korea)
• Matake Kazue / I Yeon-Ju (CMA Korea)
• Naoki Matsushita (MB3z) / Kom Don Jon (CMA Korea)
• Jyunpei Hamada / Yan Don (CMA Korea)
• Tsuyoshi Onda Toku / Kim Ji-Hun (CMA Korea)
  
• Ken Hamamura (CMA Kyoto Seikeikan) / Han Don Ho (CMA Korea)
• Yoshiyume Chodo (CMA Ikusa Gym) / Ho Yun (CMA Korea)

DEEP 31 IMPACT announced fights:

• Masakazu Imanari (Team-ROKEN) / Kim Jon Man (CMA Korea)
• Yoshihiro "Barbaro44" Tomioka (Club Barbarian) / Makoto Ishikawa (PUREBRED Omiya)
• Takeshi Yamazaki (Team Grabaka) / Yoshisuke Kitada (Paraestra Chiba)
• Yusuke Kawaguchi (Blue Dog Gym) / Irozeki (Freelance)
• Hisae Watanabe (Freelance) / Miku Matsumoto (Club Barbarian)

Also scheduled to participate:

• Hidehiko Hasegawa (SK Absolute)
• Kazunori Yokota (Team Grabaka)
• Sojiro Orui (SK Absolute)
• Keigo Takamori (Samurai Sword)

CMA Festival 2 is taking place on July 23rd in Kourakuen Hall, Tokyo, and DEEP 31 IMPACT on August 5th in Kourakuen Hall, Tokyo.

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