DEEP Cage Impact 2013 quick results

Having been a staple in the Asian MMA scene since 2001, Japan-based DEEP held its ‘Cage Impact 2013’ event this past Saturday at the Korakuen Hall situated in Tokyo, Japan.

The main event saw Doo Ho Choi (11-1) and Shoji Maruyama (12-9-1) excite the audience with their continuous knockdowns as both 145-lbs fighters put on a show from the get-go.

Ryuta Sakurai, in the meantime, needed just 0:64s to finish his opponent in the night’s co-main event. He improves to 24-17-6, while his opponent, Yuji Sakuraji (14-21-2, 1 NC), slumps to a 2-fight losing streak.

DEEP Cage Impact 2013 quick results

The event drew a total of 10 finishes, which would have definitely sent fans home happy.

Here are the rest of the results, courtesy of the folks at Sherdog.com:

  • Doo Ho Choi def. Shoji Maruyama via TKO (Punches) at 2:33 of Round 2
  • Ryuta Sakurai def. Yuji Sakuragi via KO (Punch & Flying Knee) at 1:04 of Round 1
  • Katsunori Kikuno def. Jutaro Nakao via KO (Punch) at 1:07 of Round 1
  • Kazunori Yokota def. Eun Kyum Kim via Submission (Keylock) at 4:02 of Round 1
  • Jong Wang Kim def. Seigo Mizuguchi via TKO (Punches) at 0:37 of Round 1
  • Shunsuke Inoue def. Atsushi Yamada via TKO (Punches) at 0:16 of Round 2
  • Yuki Okano def. Yoshitomo Watanabe via TKO (Punches) at 0:26 of Round 2
  • Koichi Ishizuka def. Yoshiki Harada via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:54 of Round 1
  • Sanshiro Nakakura def. Takahiro Kawanaka via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 3:32 of Round 1
  • Harushige Shinokawa def. Roy Roy via Unanimous Decision
  • Hideki Sekine def. Ryo Sakai via Unanimous Decision
  • Hayato Suzuki def. Kota Ishibashi via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 0:44 of Round 2
  • Yusaku Fujisawa def. Tatsuya Tomozane via Split Decision

DEEP returns Tokyo, Japan on July 20th with a fight card that will be headlined by Ryosuke Togashi (9-7-1) and Yutaka Ueda (8-3-1). Keep it locked to MMASucka.com for more news and updates.

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Thinesh John
Thinesh John
20, Asian MMA enthusiast in Singapore.

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