Deep celebrated 10 years and 50 “Impact” events in grand style on Sunday night at JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan with four champions, Shinya Aoki and a host of other star Deep returnees on display
Lightweight Champion Katsunori Kikuno fought three hard rounds against the hard-hitting Takanori Gomi disciple Nobuhiro Obiya to retain his strap with a unanimous decision while Deep Welterweight Champion Yuya Shirai also went the distance against a hardy but outclassed Shigetoshi Iwase.
It is potential disaster when you have champions in non-title bouts but disaster was averted as Deep Bantamweight Champion Masakazu Imanari and Light Heavyweight Champion Yoshiyuki Nakanishi both picked up wins against Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata and Katsuyori Shibata respectively.
It would have been more of a disaster if DREAM Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki was to lose against MMA rookie Yokthai Sithoar but the reigning champion had no issues as he submitted the former WBA World Champion in the first round, first minute.