MIKU to defend DEEP Lightweight Title against Lisa Ward

DEEP held a press conference today to announce the card for DEEP Toyoma Impact June 28 at the Toyama Techno Hall. The big news is that the main event will have MIKU defending the DEEP Women's Lightweight Title against Lisa Ward. First, it's very unusual for a women's match to be a main event on one of these shows so that's a big deal. And it could be a great match. MIKU's record is 20-4 and her most recent win was over Nicdali Calanic on the Apr. 16 DEEP show. Lisa's record is 12-4 and her most recent win was over Patti Lee on the July 18 Brawl At The Beach in Jacksonville, NC. Lisa lives in Seatttle and has had difficulty finding opponents in her area. But she has been to Japan several times and always performs well in Japanese rings. In fact, Lisa won over MIKU on the Sept. 15, 2006 Smackgirl show by armbar at 3:04 of round one. Check out the video of this match at the bottom of this post. MIKU said that she's not looking for revenge but she believes that she is a much better fighter today. She also credits her participation in Shoot Boxing for improving her standup game. MIKU also said she is honoured to fight in the main event in a very big arena. Though she wasn't at the press conference, there was a 115lb gorilla in the room named Megumi Fujii. MIKU said if she wins she will face Fujii next. But she knows Lisa is very tough and isn't looking past her. Lisa Ward lost to Fujii on a Aug. 2007 Bodog show and would jump at the chance to face Fujii if she wins this match. This has match of the year potential as both are great fighters.