Deep and Deep Jewels Microweight Champion Saori “Little Large” Oshima halted a two-fight shedding skid with an essential victory tonight at Deep: “127 Influence” in Tokyo, Japan. Oshima defeated Moeri “Black Diamond” Suda for a second time in a rematch to doubtlessly earn an atomweight title shot.
Regardless of her current struggles, Oshima was in a position to management nearly all of the grappling exchanges with rising star Suda, who entered the bout on a four-fight successful streak. Oshima could now be subsequent in line to problem Seika Izawa, who was on commentary, for Izawa’s Deep Jewels or Rizin FF title.
Oshima (15-6-0) caught a kick and took Suda (14-7-0) down seconds into the battle. She attacked with a kimura try and Suda countered by trapping Oshima’s head in a teepee choke together with her legs. Oshima deserted her kimura and punched as Suda switched to an inverted triangle choke from the underside. A scramble ensued and Suda trapped Oshima in a kneebar, however Oshima remained calm and freed her leg earlier than locking on a top-side guillotine choke. Suda escaped and Oshima struck with forearms from Suda’s half-guard.
The second spherical started with Oshima catching one other kick, however this time Suda balanced on one leg and countered with a sequence of proper arms. Oshima obtained her down on her second try to labored from Suda’s half-guard till Suda tried to arrange a heel hook after which one other kneebar. As Suda adjusted her grip and continued to hunt for heel hooks, Oshima squirmed free and tried to take her again. Suda shook her off and she or he pulled again on Oshima’s proper arm with an armbar try. Suda landed quick elbows from North-South place in the course of the remaining 30 seconds.
Suda landed a proper hand and a knee within the remaining spherical, however Oshima tripped her and as soon as once more labored from Suda’s half-guard. She handed to aspect management and prevented Suda from exploding out from the underside. Suda obtained again to full guard and Oshima landed hammerfists. Suda kicked off of the cage and ultimately obtained to her toes, however a body-lock takedown try failed and she or he wound up on the underside. Oshima took Suda’s again and sunk in each hooks with 40 seconds remaining. Suda escaped out the again and she or he transitioned to a quick armbar try earlier than time expired.
All three judges scored the aggressive battle 29-28 in favour of Oshima for a Unanimous Choice victory. It was Oshima’s first win since unifying the Deep and Deep Jewels microweight titles in Might 2024, and her current health club change seems to have paid dividends.
“This win was tough to realize,” Oshima mentioned within the cage after the battle. “I didn’t do regular mother duties, and as an alternative educated day-after-day for this battle, however I remorse that it went to a call. Seika [Izawa] did commentary for this battle. I’ll enhance and I ask that she please settle for my problem.”
