Jewels 16th Ring
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Jewels 16th Ring was a mixed martial arts
(MMA) event held by Jewels
at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
in Koto
, Tokyo
, Japan
on .
The event featured the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament, which will determine the first featherweight (-48 kg) titleholder of the promotion.
, it was announced that Jewels 16th Ring would hold the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen Grand Prix; a tournament that will crown the first featherweight queen (champion) of the promotion. Naho Sugiyama, Yasuko Tamada
, Misaki Takimoto, Sachiko Yamamoto, Kikuyo Ishikawa
, Yukiko Seki, Miyoko Kusaka and Gabe Newell
were revealed as the participants in the tournament.
On , six bouts were announced for the card. Naho Sugiyama vs. Ayumi Saito, Yasuko Tamada vs. Kikuyo Ishikawa, Misaki Takimoto vs. Miyoko Kusaka and Yukiko Seki vs. Sachiko Yamamoto would be the quarterfinals in the Jewels Featherweight GP. Rina Tomita, competing for the first time since undergoing surgery six months earlier, would face Anna Saito in a regular MMA match, and Chikako WSR would face Satoko Ozawa in a kickboxing match.
Five days later on , it was announced that 2010 Rough Stone GP -56 kg winner and kickboxing standout Mizuki Inoue
would face Jewels Lightweight Queen Champion Ayaka Hamasaki
in a non-title match. Two other matches, Emi Tomimatsu vs. Celine Haga and Yuko Oya vs. Akiko Naito were also added to the card. A kickboxing bout between Kozue Nagashima and South Korean Kim Sung Eun was added to the card on .
Three more undercard amateur matches were announced a day before the event. Saya Ito vs. Ryouka and Mili Sasaki vs. Chihiro Imoto would compete as part of the Jewels Under-15 Kickboxing mini-tournament and Tamaki Usui vs. Nana Ichikawa would fight under amateur MMA rules.
The day before the event, all fighters made weight on their first attempt during the weigh-ins.
Naho Sugiyama, Kikuyo Ishikawa, Misaki Takimoto and Yukiko Seki were victorious in quarterfinal matches in the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament. A drawing was held after the event to determine semi-final matchups. Sugiyama will face Ishikawa. Takimoto will face Seki. The semi-final and final will take place at Jewels 17th Ring.
In the main event, Ayaka Hamasaki defeated Mizuki Inoue via unanimous decision.
Tamaki Usui (Reversal Gym Tokyo Standout) vs. Nana Ichikawa (freelance)
Chihiro Imoto (Kokushi Gym) vs. Mili Sasaki (Shobukai)
Ryoka Yasuoka (T.B. Nation) vs. Saya Ito (Shobukai)
Rina Tomita (AACC
) vs. Anna Saito (Fight Chix)
Akiko Naito (Deep Official Gym Impact) vs. Yuko Oya (Wajutsu Keishukai RJW)
Celine Haga (Team Hellboy Hansen, Jewels) vs. Emi Tomimatsu (Paraestra Matsudo)
Chikako WSR (WSR Fairtex) vs. Satoko Ozawa (Team Dragon)
Yukiko Seki (Fight Chix) vs. Sachiko Yamamoto (Angura)
Misaki Takimoto (Zendokai Yokohama) vs. Miyoko Kusaka (Grabaka Gym)
Yasuko Tamada
(AACC) vs. Kikuyo Ishikawa
(Reversal Gym Yokohama Groundslam)
Naho Sugiyama (Wajutsu Keishukai Akza) vs. Ayumi Saito (Angura)
Kozue Nagashima (y-park) vs. 
Kim Sung Eun (Kokusai Muay Thai Gym)
Ayaka Hamasaki
(AACC) vs. Mizuki Inoue
(White Heart Karate Association)
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(MMA) event held by Jewels
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Jewels is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd. focused on female fighters. It's the direct successor of Smackgirl...
at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
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in Koto
Koto, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 442,271 and a population density of 11,070 persons per km². The total area is 39.48 km². The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English....
, Tokyo
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, Japan
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on .
The event featured the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament, which will determine the first featherweight (-48 kg) titleholder of the promotion.
Background
At the end of Jewels 15th RingJewels 15th Ring
Jewels 15th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by promotion Jewels on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.As in the previous Jewels event, 15th Ring featured a Jewels vs. Valkyrie theme, pitting fighters from both promotions in four bouts that ended with two victories for each...
, it was announced that Jewels 16th Ring would hold the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen Grand Prix; a tournament that will crown the first featherweight queen (champion) of the promotion. Naho Sugiyama, Yasuko Tamada
Yasuko Tamada
is a Japanese female mixed martial arts fighter. She previously fought as a flyweight in the Valkyrie promotion and was the first and only Valkyrie Flyweight Champion...
, Misaki Takimoto, Sachiko Yamamoto, Kikuyo Ishikawa
Kikuyo Ishikawa
is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She won the 2010 Jewels Rough Stone GP in the -48 kg category. Ishikawa is the first female mixed martial artist from Okinawa....
, Yukiko Seki, Miyoko Kusaka and Gabe Newell
Gabe Newell
Gabe Logan Newell is the co-founder and managing director of video game development and online distribution company Valve Corporation.-Work:...
were revealed as the participants in the tournament.
On , six bouts were announced for the card. Naho Sugiyama vs. Ayumi Saito, Yasuko Tamada vs. Kikuyo Ishikawa, Misaki Takimoto vs. Miyoko Kusaka and Yukiko Seki vs. Sachiko Yamamoto would be the quarterfinals in the Jewels Featherweight GP. Rina Tomita, competing for the first time since undergoing surgery six months earlier, would face Anna Saito in a regular MMA match, and Chikako WSR would face Satoko Ozawa in a kickboxing match.
Five days later on , it was announced that 2010 Rough Stone GP -56 kg winner and kickboxing standout Mizuki Inoue
Mizuki Inoue
, nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becoming one of the youngest female champions in a major MMA...
would face Jewels Lightweight Queen Champion Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki
is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She has fought in MMA promotions Shooto and Jewels. Hamasaki won the first Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament to become the first lightweight champion of the promotion....
in a non-title match. Two other matches, Emi Tomimatsu vs. Celine Haga and Yuko Oya vs. Akiko Naito were also added to the card. A kickboxing bout between Kozue Nagashima and South Korean Kim Sung Eun was added to the card on .
Three more undercard amateur matches were announced a day before the event. Saya Ito vs. Ryouka and Mili Sasaki vs. Chihiro Imoto would compete as part of the Jewels Under-15 Kickboxing mini-tournament and Tamaki Usui vs. Nana Ichikawa would fight under amateur MMA rules.
The day before the event, all fighters made weight on their first attempt during the weigh-ins.
Event
Saya Ito and Chihiro Imoto won their semi-final matches in the Jewels Under-15 amateur kickboxing tournament. They will face each other in the tournament final at Jewels 17th Ring on .Naho Sugiyama, Kikuyo Ishikawa, Misaki Takimoto and Yukiko Seki were victorious in quarterfinal matches in the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament. A drawing was held after the event to determine semi-final matchups. Sugiyama will face Ishikawa. Takimoto will face Seki. The semi-final and final will take place at Jewels 17th Ring.
In the main event, Ayaka Hamasaki defeated Mizuki Inoue via unanimous decision.
Opening card
- 1st opening fight: Jewels amateur rules -48 kg, 4:00 x 1 round
Tamaki Usui (Reversal Gym Tokyo Standout) vs. Nana Ichikawa (freelance)- Usui defeated Ichikawa by submission (armbarArmlockAn armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint and/or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyperflexes or hyperrotates the shoulder joint is referred to as a shoulder lock, and an armlock that hyperextends the elbow joint is called...
) at 2:01 of round 1.
- 2nd opening fight: Jewels U-15 Kickboxing Tournament semi-final, Jewels amateur kickboxing rules -46 kg, 2:00 x 2 rounds
Chihiro Imoto (Kokushi Gym) vs. Mili Sasaki (Shobukai)
- Imoto defeated Sasaki by decision (3-0).
- 3rd opening fight: Jewels U-15 Kickboxing Tournament semi-final, Jewels amateur kickboxing rules -46 kg, 2:00 x 2 rounds
Ryoka Yasuoka (T.B. Nation) vs. Saya Ito (Shobukai)
- Ito defeated Yasuoka by decision (3-0).
Main card
- 1st match: Jewels official rules -54 kg bout, 5:00 x 2 rounds
Rina Tomita (AACCAbe Ani Combat Club
The Abe Ani Combat Club is a mixed martial arts gym and training camp located in Japan. The gym is renowned mostly for its female staple of fighters who were regular competitors in the Smackgirl promotion. On its roster are prominent MMA stars such as Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii and Hitomi Akano...
) vs.
Anna Saito (Fight Chix)
- Tomita defeated Saito by technical submission (referee stoppage, armbar) at 4:24 of round 1.
- 2nd match: Jewels official rules lightweight bout, 5:00 x 2 rounds
Akiko Naito (Deep Official Gym Impact) vs. Yuko Oya (Wajutsu Keishukai RJW)
- Oya defeated Naito by decision (2-1).
- 3rd match: Jewels official rules lightweight bout, 5:00 x 2 rounds
Celine Haga (Team Hellboy Hansen, Jewels) vs. Emi Tomimatsu (Paraestra Matsudo)
- Tomimatsu defeated Haga by decision (3-0).
- 4th match: Jewels kickboxing rules -58 kg bout, 2:00 x 3 rounds
Chikako WSR (WSR Fairtex) vs. Satoko Ozawa (Team Dragon)
- Ozawa defeated Chikako WSR by decision (2-0).
- 5th match: Jewels Featherweight Queen GP 2011 first round, Jewels official rules, 5:00 x 2 rounds
Yukiko Seki (Fight Chix) vs. Sachiko Yamamoto (Angura)
- Seki defeated Yamamoto by decision (3-0).
- 6th match: Jewels Featherweight Queen GP 2011 first round, Jewels official rules, 5:00 x 2 rounds
Misaki Takimoto (Zendokai Yokohama) vs. Miyoko Kusaka (Grabaka Gym)
- Takimoto defeated Kusaka by decision (3-0).
- 7th match: Jewels Featherweight Queen GP 2011 first round, Jewels official rules, 5:00 x 2 rounds
Yasuko TamadaYasuko Tamada
is a Japanese female mixed martial arts fighter. She previously fought as a flyweight in the Valkyrie promotion and was the first and only Valkyrie Flyweight Champion...
(AACC) vs.
Kikuyo IshikawaKikuyo Ishikawa
is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She won the 2010 Jewels Rough Stone GP in the -48 kg category. Ishikawa is the first female mixed martial artist from Okinawa....
(Reversal Gym Yokohama Groundslam)
- Ishikawa defeated Tamada by decision (3-0).
- 8th match: Jewels Featherweight Queen GP 2011 first round, Jewels official rules, 5:00 x 2 rounds
Naho Sugiyama (Wajutsu Keishukai Akza) vs. Ayumi Saito (Angura)
- Sugiyama defeated Saito by decision (3-0).
- 9th match: Jewels kickboxing rules -57.15 kg bout, 3:00 x 3 rounds
Kozue Nagashima (y-park) vs. Kim Sung Eun (Kokusai Muay Thai Gym)
- Nagashima defeated Kim by KO (knee to the body) at 0:34 of round 2.
- 10th match: Jewels official rules -54 kg bout, 5:00 x 2 rounds
Ayaka HamasakiAyaka Hamasaki
is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She has fought in MMA promotions Shooto and Jewels. Hamasaki won the first Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament to become the first lightweight champion of the promotion....
(AACC) vs.
Mizuki InoueMizuki Inoue
, nicknamed , is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becoming one of the youngest female champions in a major MMA...
(White Heart Karate Association)
- Hamasaki defeated Inoue by decision (3-0).
External links
- Official results at JewelsJewels (mixed martial arts)Jewels is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd. focused on female fighters. It's the direct successor of Smackgirl...
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- Event results at God Bless the Ring
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