Jewels 1st Ring, originally was the inaugural mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 (MMA) event of the then newly created women's MMA promotion Jewels

Jewels (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...

. The event took place on at Shinjuku Face

Shinjuku Face

is an event hall located on the 7th floor of the Humax Pavilion Shinjuku complex, 1-20-1 Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan. It mainly hosts mixed martial arts, boxing and professional wrestling events. Shinjuku Face has a capacity of approximately 600 people.-History:...

 in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

Background

Women's promotion Smackgirl

Smackgirl

Smackgirl was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused solely on female fighters. The promotion also held grappling and amateur events along with its main line of professional MMA cards. After financial difficulties throughout 2008 the promotion was sold to Marverous Japan Co.,Ltd...

 had faced several problems prior to being bought by Marverous Japan. The new parent company decided to change the promotion's name into Jewels to have a fresh start. It was decided that the first events would have the same rules as Smackgirl and broadcast on Samurai TV in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The event was first announced on .

The first four matches announced were Saori Ishioka

Saori Ishioka

is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer and karateka. She has participated in MMA promotions Smackgirl and Jewels. Her nickname is Shooting Star.-Background:...

 vs. Mika Nagano

Mika Nagano

is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She currently fights as a lightweight in the Jewels promotion. Her nickname is Future Princess.Nagano won the 2009 Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix at 54 kg.-Early life:Nagano was born on in Gifu, Gifu, Japan...

, Misaki Takimoto vs. Masako Yoshida, Sachiko Yamamoto vs. Kazumi Kaneko and Harumi Harumi vs. Shizuka Sugiyama

Shizuka Sugiyama

, occasionally nicknamed and , is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She currently fights in the MMA promotion Jewels.-Background:Sugiyama was born on in New York City, New York, United States. Sugiyama has an older brother. She graduated from the sports faculty of the Tokai University...

. Abe Ani Combat Club

Abe 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...

 members Megumi Fujii

Megumi Fujii

Megumi Fujii is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She is currently the #3-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked female flyweight according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.-Biography:Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is...

 and Hitomi Akano

Hitomi Akano

, is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She uses a song she penned herself called "Between the Sky" as her entrance music.Akano is a former Smackgirl Middleweight Champion at 128 pounds...

 were confirmed for the card at a press conference held on . The rest of the card was announced a few days later.

Opening card

• 1st match: Jewels amateur rules -55 kg bout, 5 min / 1 R

  Yuko Oya (DEEP Official Gym Impact) vs.   Misaki Ozawa (Zendokai Matsumoto)

Oya defeated Ozawa by submission (armbar) at 4:03 of round 1.

• 2nd match: Jewels amateur rules -54 kg bout, 5 min / 1 R

  Rina Tomita (Abe Ani Combat Club) vs.   Miki Miki (Takamori Dojo)

Tomita defeated Miki by submission (armbar) at 1:25 of round 1.

• 3rd match: Jewels amateur rules -60 kg bout, 5 min / 1 R

  Shiho Shiho (Age Age) vs.   Mayu Mayu (Zendokai Matsumoto)

Shiho defeated Mayu by KO (punches) at 2:41 of round 1.

Main card

• 1st match: Jewels official rules -60 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

  Harumi Harumi (Age Age) vs.   Shizuka Sugiyama

Shizuka Sugiyama

, occasionally nicknamed and , is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She currently fights in the MMA promotion Jewels.-Background:Sugiyama was born on in New York City, New York, United States. Sugiyama has an older brother. She graduated from the sports faculty of the Tokai University...

 (Zendokai Yokohama)

Sugiyama defeated Harumi by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:55 of round 1.

• 2nd match: Jewels official rules -48 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

  Sumie Yamada (y-park) vs.   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....

 (Pancrase REAL)

Ishikawa defeated Yamada by submission (triangle choke) at 1:02 of round 1.

• 3rd match: Jewels official rules -48 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

  Sachiko Yamamoto (Zendokai Toyohashi) vs.   Kazumi Kaneko (Pancrase P'sLAB Tokyo)

Yamamoto defeated Kaneko by submission (armbar) at 4:34 of round 1.

• 4th match: Jewels official rules -49 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

  Misaki Takimoto (Zendokai Yokohama) vs.   Masako Yoshida (Age Age)

Takimoto defeated Yoshida by decision (3-0).

• 5th match: Jewels official rules -66 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

  Hitomi Akano

Hitomi Akano

, is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She uses a song she penned herself called "Between the Sky" as her entrance music.Akano is a former Smackgirl Middleweight Champion at 128 pounds...

 (AACC

Abe 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.   Mika Harigai (Age Age)

Akano defeated Harigai by submission (armbar) at 0:38 of round 1.

• 6th match: Jewels official rules open weight bout, 5 min / 2 R

  Hiroko Yamanaka

Hiroko Yamanaka

, more commonly known simply as Hiroko and nicknamed or Cat's Eye, is a Japanese female mixed martial arts fighter...

 (B CREW) vs.   Mayumi Aoki

Mayumi Aoki

is a Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where she received a gold medal in 100 m butterfly...

 (Gamurannac)

Yamanaka defeated Aoki by decision (3-0).

• 7th match: Jewels official rules -58 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

  Megumi Fujii

Megumi Fujii

Megumi Fujii is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She is currently the #3-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked female flyweight according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.-Biography:Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is...

 (AACC

Abe 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.   Tomoko Morii (Ito Dojo)

Fujii defeated Morii by submission (armbar) at 1:05 of round 1.

• 8th match, main event: Jewels official rules -52 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

  Saori Ishioka

Saori Ishioka

is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer and karateka. She has participated in MMA promotions Smackgirl and Jewels. Her nickname is Shooting Star.-Background:...

 (Zendokai Koganei) vs.   Mika Nagano

Mika Nagano

is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She currently fights as a lightweight in the Jewels promotion. Her nickname is Future Princess.Nagano won the 2009 Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix at 54 kg.-Early life:Nagano was born on in Gifu, Gifu, Japan...

 (S-Keep)

Ishioka defeated Nagano by decision (3-0).

External links

• Official results at Jewels
  Jewels (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...
  
   
• Event results at Sherdog
  Sherdog
  Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
  
  
• Event results at Fightergirls.com
• Event results at Bout Review
• Event results at God Bless the Ring
• Event results at kakutoh.com
• Event results at sportsnavi.com