Jan 13, 2011
Kohei Yasumi (red ankle-band) vs. Uruka Sasaki from the Semifinals of the 2010 DEEP X Real King tournament. Great grappling match. Kohei Yasumi was a Shooto fighter, but hasn't fought since 2006 and a 5-fight losing streak. He was the 2010 Real King -69kg/152lb winner. Sasaki is an experienced grappler-turned-shootor who won the 2010 Shooto Lightweight(143lbs) Rookie Tournament.
Note: DEEP is a mid-tier MMA promotion in Japan used as a launching pad for Japanese fighters (Shinya Aoki, Masakazu Imanari and Riki Fukuda to name a few). However, DEEP also has their 'DEEP X' grappling series and the annual 'Real King' tournament.
