DEEP's Feb. 22 Korakuen Hall show had a womens Flyweight tournament designed as a showcase for Smackgirl Flyweight Champion Satoko Shinashi. The idea is to set up a rubber match between Shinashi and Hisae Watanabe. Watanabe was not in the tournament but was supposed to have a match on the show. But unfortunately she suffered a training injury and the match was cancelled. I think DEEP is still going to do this match as Shinashi wants to avenge her only career loss. It's also a great contrast of styles. Watanabe has tremendous punching power and Shinashi is a relentless bulldog on the mat.
The first tournament match was between SACHI & Kayo Nagayasu. Nagayasu starts out with punches and then attempts a takedown to counter a side kick. SACHI's defense holds up and the two trade punches for the rest of round one though SACHI attempts a takedown at the end of the round. SACHI successfully takes Nagayasu down at the start of round two and takes control and wins with an armbar at 2:08 of round two. Next was Satoko Shinashi vs Fukuko Hamada. Hamada's problem is that she's likely to be so busy defending against Shinashi that she has to figure out how to get offense in. She's never able to do that though her defense held up under Shinashi's relentless attack. Shinashi got the takedown she wanted in round two and used a sleeper, an ankle lock and an armbar on Hamada. Shinashi doesn't finish her off but wins a unanimous decision.
So the final is Satoko Shinashi vs SACHI. Keep in mind that SACHI suffered a broken arm in a match with Shinashi in October. It looked at the start of the match that SACHI was trying not to lose instead of winning. That stuff isn't going to work with Shinashi and she takes SACHI down and applies a sleeper. Shinashi switches to an armbar. SACHI doesn't tap out but her corner throws in the towel at 2:58 of round one. So Satoko Shinashi adds to her hardware collection and is now the DEEP Womens Flyweight Champion. She's already one of the best MMA fighters in Japan and Satoko Shinashi's reputation continues to grow with every victory. That's why I call her the pint sized powerhouse.
The first tournament match was between SACHI & Kayo Nagayasu. Nagayasu starts out with punches and then attempts a takedown to counter a side kick. SACHI's defense holds up and the two trade punches for the rest of round one though SACHI attempts a takedown at the end of the round. SACHI successfully takes Nagayasu down at the start of round two and takes control and wins with an armbar at 2:08 of round two. Next was Satoko Shinashi vs Fukuko Hamada. Hamada's problem is that she's likely to be so busy defending against Shinashi that she has to figure out how to get offense in. She's never able to do that though her defense held up under Shinashi's relentless attack. Shinashi got the takedown she wanted in round two and used a sleeper, an ankle lock and an armbar on Hamada. Shinashi doesn't finish her off but wins a unanimous decision.
So the final is Satoko Shinashi vs SACHI. Keep in mind that SACHI suffered a broken arm in a match with Shinashi in October. It looked at the start of the match that SACHI was trying not to lose instead of winning. That stuff isn't going to work with Shinashi and she takes SACHI down and applies a sleeper. Shinashi switches to an armbar. SACHI doesn't tap out but her corner throws in the towel at 2:58 of round one. So Satoko Shinashi adds to her hardware collection and is now the DEEP Womens Flyweight Champion. She's already one of the best MMA fighters in Japan and Satoko Shinashi's reputation continues to grow with every victory. That's why I call her the pint sized powerhouse.
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