{"id":177595,"date":"2014-08-27T04:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=177595"},"modified":"2014-08-27T04:00:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T18:00:59","slug":"cepeda-loses-japanese-foe-deep-impact-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cepeda-loses-japanese-foe-deep-impact-68\/","title":{"rendered":"Cepeda loses to Japanese foe in Deep Impact 68"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTinian-based fighter Peter \u201cThe Beast\u201d Cepeda was unlucky in his first overseas match when he lost to Japanese Michihiro Omigawa in Deep Impact 68 last Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n

Cepeda, who was invited to be a last-minute replacement for Rob \u201cChe\u2019lu Zombie\u201d Wusstig of Guam, lost by way of submission straight armbar against Omigawa (14-14, with four KOs) in the 62-second mark of the first round. <\/p>\n

He now holds a 1-2 record.<\/p>\n

The 150-lb fighter, representing ZengZung Tinian, previously lost via submission against Aaron Magbuhat of Guam (4-7, with one KO) in Rites of Passage: Unstoppable two years ago.<\/p>\n

Cepeda travelled with cornerman Reno Reyes and Jayson Tarkong.<\/p>\n

Wusstig, who is the reigning Trench Tech featherweight champion, sprained his ankle, forcing organizers to invite Cepeda.<\/p>\n

Wusstig won the Trench Tech 145-lb title after dealing Shane \u201cPikaboo\u201d Alvarez (10-1, with three KOs) his first loss in Trench Warz 15: Supremacy on Dec. 16, 2011.<\/p>\n

The Cepeda-Omigawa bout was the 11th fight of a 13-match fight card that saw Yuki Motoya (12-4, with four KOs) beating Tatsumitsu Wada (11-8, with two KOs) by submission via rear-naked choke with 45 second remaining in the second round.<\/p>\n

In other results, Kazunori Yokota 21-5, with four KOs) used a Kimura in forcing compatriot Yusuke Kagiyama (16-10, with six KOs) to tap out in the 2:38-mark of the first round, Masakazu Imanari (28-13 with one KO) defeated South Korean Chan Jun Park via submission heel hook, while Toshiaki Kitada (17-87, with three KOs) only needed a first-round technical KO against Jeung Geun Gyun (0-1).<\/p>\n

Yuya Shibata (10-2) scored a unanimous decision win over Kota Ishibayashi (5-8), the match between Yoichi Fukumoto (15-9, with one KO) and Yukinaki Tamura (15-10-1) ended up in a draw, Yasuaki Kishimoto (16-6, three KOs) used an armbar submission in beating knockout specialist Juri Ohara (13-8, with nine KOs).<\/p>\n

Sota Kojima (14-5, with two KOs) completed a unanimous decision win over Jae Kyung Kim, Kimihiro Eto remained undefeated after six fights after forcing Takaaki Aoki\u2019s (4-6, two KOs) corner to throw in the towel by TKO, which is the same result in Yuma Horiuchi\u2019s (2-1, with one KO) victory over Yuya Kodama (0-3) by way of punches.<\/p>\n

Kodi Morata (2-2) and Akito Mitoma (1-0) also defeated separate opponents by decision. Morata downed Yuki Takano (1-1) while Mitoma bested Liger Narita (2-6). (Jon Perez)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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