Otsuka Upsets Mishima for DEEP Title, "Piranha" Chonan Bites Back After UFC Run

After dropping a two-round decision to “Flash” Bibiano Fernandes (5-1) in the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix last March, Takafumi Otsuka (5-3) didn’t let another 145-pound title slip through his fingers Sunday at DEEP 43 Impact in Tokyo. Otsuka won a three-round decision over former UFC lightweight Dokonjonosuke Mishima (18-7-2) to snag Mishima’s DEEP featherweight belt.

In a battle between former UFC welterweights and all-time DEEP legends, “Piranha” Ryo Chonan (16-10) won a three-round decision over Jutaro Nakao (22-13-4). Chonan broke the two-fight losing streak ending his 1-3 run in the Octagon last April

DEEP bantamweight champ “Ashikan Judan” Masakazu Imanari (16-7-1) defended his title from Tomohiko Hori (6-5-2) in another three-round decision.

In just seven seconds, Côte d’Ivoirian Bernard Ackah (1-2) ended light heavyweight Ryushi Yanagisawa‘s (24-24-9) comeback after fiver years. Ackah stung Yanagisawa with a head kick.

Featherweight Toshiaki Kitada (2-2-1) tapped Zach Makovsky (6-2) in a rear-naked choke at 4:22 of round one.

Featherweight Koichiro Matsumoto (4-1) won a three-round decision over Shunichi Shimizu (7-3).

Dutch light heavyweight Hans Stringer (7-3-1) TKO’d Yuji Sakuragi (7-14) on punches at 2:12 of round two.

Korean lightweight “Parky” Won Sik Park (2-0) tapped Yuichi Ikari (7-5-2) in a rear-naked choke at 4:58 of the first round.

Welterweight Yoshitomo Watanabe (3-6) TKO’d “Zuzu” Pat Ayuyu (1-1) on punches at 4:56 of round two.

Welterweights Yuki Ito (3-1-3) and Sadao Kondo (2-0-1) fought to a draw.

Lightweight Yasuhiro Kawasaki (1-0) won a two-round decision over Tomoya Kato (1-1).