The Legacy of DEEP 2001

In 2001, an MMA promotion was born that would become famous for its use of numerous pro-wrestlers.  DEEP 2001 ran 12 shows between 2001 and 2003 before dropping the "2001" from their name, took on a new role as the farm league for Pride FC and undoubtedly played a pivotal role in the Japanese MMA scene.  They remain in operation to this day, although MMA in Japan has dwindled in popularity.

In these first 12 shows, they used former UWFi stars, BattlARTS regulars, independent pro-wrestlers, the roster of Kiyoshi Tamura's U-Style group and most famously a variety of luchadors.  Dos Caras Jr. (now known as "Alberto Del Rio") had 5 fights for them.  They ran MMA tag matches.  They offered excellent fights with smaller fighters that led Pride to create their "Bushido" brand.

DEEP 2001
Date of Event: 1/8/01
1. Hitoyo Kimura vs. Vanlentin Siouljine
2. Gia Chirragishvilli vs. Yoji Anjo
3. Ryuki Ueyama vs. Kousei Kubota
4. KENGO vs. Tachihikari
5. Jorge Patino vs. Daisuke Ishii
6. Marcelo Tigre vs. Katsuhisa Fujii
7. Paulo Filho vs. Kei Yamamiya - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)
8. Ricardo Liborio vs. Ikuhisa Minowa - ** (Combo/Combo)
9. Royler Gracie vs. Takehiro Murahama - *3/4 (Combo/Combo)

DEEP 2001: Heatwave
Date of Event: 8/25/01
1. Kazuki Okubo vs. Kato Kung Lee - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
2. Kousei Kubota vs. Ryuki Ueyama (clipped)
3. Dos Caras Jr. vs. Kengo Watanabe - ** (Standing/Striking)
4. Akihiro Gono vs. Dustin Denes - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
5. Wataru Sakata vs. Adrian Serrano - ** (Ground/Combo)
6. Rogerio Nogueira vs. Katsuhisa Fujii - **1/2 (Combo/Combo)
7. Sanae Kikuta vs. Pshemek Walach - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
8. Joao Roque vs. Takehiro Murahama - *** (Ground/Combo)
9. Paulo Filho vs. Yuki Kondo - *** (Ground/Combo)

DEEP 2001: 3rd Impact
Date of Event: 12/27/01
1. Shinya Sato vs. Wataru Miki (clipped)
2. Koji Oishi vs. Takaharu Murahama (clipped)
3. Ryo Chonan vs. Takaku Fuke (clipped)
4. Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Kazuki Okubo - *** (Combo/Combo)
5. Ryuki Ueyama vs. LaVerne Clark - ** (Combo/Combo)
6. Wataru Sakata vs. Kousei Kubota - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
7. El Canek vs. Osamu Tachihikari - *** (Combo/Striking)
8. Somdert Loshizawa vs. Takumi Yano - *** (Combo/Combo)
9. Takehiro Murahama vs. Victor Rabanales - **1/2 (Ground/Hooking)

DEEP 2001: 4th Impact
Date of Event: 3/30/02
1. Azteca vs. Ryougaku Wada - **3/4 (Combo/Combo)
- Highlights of Doi-Sasaki, Nagai-Kurahashi
2. Yasuhito Nawekawa vs. Daisuke Watanabe - **1/2 (Ground/Striking)
3. Gustavo Ximu vs. Yuki Sasaki (clipped)
4. Takehiro Murahama vs. Joao Roque - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
5. Memo Diaz vs. Hirotaka Yokoi (clipped)
6. Solar vs. Minoru Suzuki - ** (Standing/Striking)
7. Toro Irisson vs. Wataru Sakata - ***1/2 (Combo/Combo)
8. Kick Boxer vs. Yuki Kondo - *** (Ground/Combo)
9. Dos Caras Jr. vs. KENGO - **** (Standing/Striking)

DEEP 2001: 5th Impact
Date of Event: 6/9/02
1. Takaharu Murahama vs. Yuji Hoshino
2. Ryuki Ueyama vs. Seiki Ryo
3. Kousei Kubota vs. Yuji Hisamatsu
4. Eiji Ishikawa vs. Ryo Chonan
5. Takafumi Ito vs. Ikuto Hidaka - *** (Ground/Combo)
6. Ryuki Ueyama vs. Takaharu Murahama
7. Kousei Kubota vs. Eiji Ishikawa
8. Darren Uyenoyama vs. Lumber Somdert Yoshizawa
9. Max Miyazawa vs. Ryogaku Wada
10. Ryuki Ueyama vs. Eiji Ishikawa

DEEP 2001: 6th Impact
Date of Event: 9/7/02
1. Shoichi Ichinomiya vs. Kazuki Okubo - **1/4 (Combo/Combo)
2. Ryo Chonan vs. Katsumi Usuda - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
3. Yashihito Namekawa vs. Max Miyazawa - ***3/4
4. Ryan Bow vs. Joao Roque - *** (Ground/Combo)
5. Dos Caras Jr. vs. Tatsuo Nakano - ** (Combo/Hooking)
6. Takumi Yano vs. Fabio Mello
7. Ryuki Ueyama vs. Gilson Ferrera
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka - ***1/4 (Ground/Combo)
9. Dokonjonesuke Mishima vs. Takafumi Ito - *** (Combo/Hooking)
10. Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Kiyoshi Tamura - **** (Ground/Combo)

DEEP 2001: 7th Impact
Date of Event: 12/8/02
1. Manabu Hara vs. Kaze - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)
2. Azteca vs. Shoichi Ichimiya - *** (Ground/Combo)
3. Tomoyuki Fukami vs. Koichi Watanuki - ***1/4 (Combo/Striking)
4. Hirohide Fujinuma vs. Dai Moriyama - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)
5. Max Miyazawa vs. Hiroyuki Ito - *** (Combo/Striking)
6. Ryuki Ueyama/Kazuki Okubo vs. Kosei Kubota/Ichiro Kanai - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
7. Taisho vs. Tappayar Crosspoint Jim - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
8. Lumber Somdet Loshizawa vs. Takeyasu Hirono - ***1/4 (Combo/Combo)
9. Takeshi Yamazaki vs. Nalupon Tackhornthin - ** (Ground/Combo)
10. Yasuhito Namekawa vs. Yuki Ishikawa - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
11. Masanori Suda vs. Ryo Chonan - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)

DEEP 2001: 8th Impact
Date of Event: 3/24/03
1. Tomomi Iwama vs. Masashi Kameda
2. Koji Takeuchi vs. Tashirou Nishiuchi
3. Hidetada Irie vs. Max Miyazawa
4. Osami Shibuya vs. Yasuhito Namekawa
5. Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs. Fabio Mello
6. Hayato Sakurai vs. Ryuki Ueyama

DEEP 2001: 9th Impact
Date of Event: 5/5/03
1. Ryu Echigo vs. Crafter M - *** (Ground/Combo)
2. Katsuo vs. Tomoyuki Fukami - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
3. Kengo Mashimo vs. Hirohide Fujinama - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
4. Eiji Ishikawa vs. Ryuta Sakurai - ***3/4 (Combo/Striking)
5. Kazuki Okubo vs. Kato Kung Lee Jr. - *** (Combo/Striking)
6. Hikaru Sato vs. Electro Shock - ***3/4 (Ground/Combo)
7. Giant Ochiai vs. Bengadoll Bolikua (Memo Diaz)
8. Takumi Yano vs. Brazo de Plata - *** (Combo/Combo)
9. Hiroyuki Ito vs. Dos Caras Jr. - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)

DEEP 2001: 10th Impact
Date of Event: 6/25/03
1. Crafter M vs. Shoichi Ichimiya
2. Tetsuya Onose vs. Kazuki Okubo
3. Hidetada Irie vs. Hirohide Fujinuma
4. Max Miyazawa vs. Yoshinori Oniki
5. Tomomi Iwama vs. Noboru Asahi
6. Hayato Sakurai vs. Dave Menne - **** (Ground/Combo)

DEEP 2001: 11th Impact
Date of Event: 7/15/03
1. Tomoyuki Fukami vs. Masashi Kameta - *** (Combo/Combo)
2. Hiroyuki Ito vs. Koji Okiyama - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
3. Seichi Ikemoto vs. Kyosuke Sasaki - *** (Combo/Combo)
4. Eiji Mitsuoka vs. Tibaru - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
5. Ryo Chonan vs. Yuji Hisamatsu - *** (Combo/Striking)
6. Anna Michele Dantez vs. Yuka Tsuji - ***1/4 (Ground/Combo)
7. Hayato Sakurai & Masanori Suda vs. Kiuma Kunioku & Hidetaka Monma - ***3/4 (Combo/Combo)
8. Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs. Masakazu Imanari - ***1/4 (Ground/Striking)

DEEP 2001: 12th Impact
Date of Event: 9/15/03
1. Hagane Samurai vs. Jun Ishii - **3/4 (Standing/Striking)
2. Ryuta Sakurai vs. Hirohide Fujinuma - ***1/2 (Ground/Combo)
3. Yoshinori Momose vs. Max Miyazawa - **1/2 (Standing/Striking)
4. Dokonjonosuke Mishima vs. Tetsuji Kato - **3/4 (Combo/Combo)
5. Dos Caras Jr. vs. Brad Kohler - ** (Ground/Striking)
6. Ryo Chonan vs. Hayato Sakurai - ***3/4 (Ground/Striking)
7. Masanori Suda vs. Ryuki Ueyama - *** (Ground/Combo)