Mizuki Inoue
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, nickname
d , 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 promotion.
s at the kickboxing event J-Girls Catch The Stone 9 on , where Inoue, in an upset
, defeated Emi Fujino
via unanimous decision
after three rounds. At this event, Inoue began using the ring name
Mizuki instead of her real name, which she used in her previous amateur bouts.
At the event Krush.9, Inoue had an amateur rules match against Kanako Taniyama, losing against Taniyama via majority decision
after two rounds.
On at J-Girls Catch The Stone 10, Inoue defeated Anna Saito by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Inoue faced Madoka Jinnai at J-Girls Catch The Stone 13 on . She defeated Jinnai by unanimous decision after one extension round.
Inoue suffered her first professional kickboxing loss at J-Girls 2011: Born This Way 2nd on when she was defeated by Yukino Oishi via majority decision in the J-Girls bantamweight tournament final.
on during the 2010 Rough Stone Grand Prix -56 kg tournament, submitting the more mature Abe Ani Combat Club
member Emi Murata with an armbar
in the second round.
On at Jewels 11th Ring
, Inoue defeated the more experienced Asako Saioka via technical submission (referee stoppage, armbar) to win the 2010 Rough Stone GP -56 kg tournament.
Inoue faced Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki
in a non-title bout at Jewels 16th Ring
on in Tokyo. She was defeated by unanimous decision.
debut on at Shoot Boxing Osaka 2010 Alpinisme: "Young Caesar vol. 2". She faced Kanako Oka and was defeated by majority decision.
Inoue faced Natsuka in a shoot boxing match at Jewels 14th Ring on . She defeated Natsuka by unanimous decision.
| Loss
| align=center| 2-1-0
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Ayaka Hamasaki
| Decision (0-3)
| Jewels 16th Ring
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Koto
, Tokyo
, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 2-0-0
| Asako Saioka
| Technical Submission (armbar)
| Jewels 11th Ring
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:59
| Bunkyo
, Tokyo
, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 1-0-0
| Emi Murata
| Submission (armbar)
| Jewels 10th Ring
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:58
| Koto
, Tokyo
, Japan
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Legend:
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d , is a Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
female kickboxer and mixed martial artist
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...
. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and 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...
. 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 promotion.
Kickboxing career
Inoue made her debut in professional combat sportCombat sport
A Combat sport, also known as a Fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement , typically with the aim of simulating parts of real hand to hand combat...
s at the kickboxing event J-Girls Catch The Stone 9 on , where Inoue, in an upset
Upset
An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party popularly expected to win , is defeated by an underdog whom the majority expects to lose, defying the conventional wisdom...
, defeated Emi Fujino
Emi Fujino
is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler, occasionally nicknamed .-Background:Fujino was born on in Aichi Prefecture, Japan...
via unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
after three rounds. At this event, Inoue began using the ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Mizuki instead of her real name, which she used in her previous amateur bouts.
At the event Krush.9, Inoue had an amateur rules match against Kanako Taniyama, losing against Taniyama via majority decision
Majority decision
A majority decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking...
after two rounds.
On at J-Girls Catch The Stone 10, Inoue defeated Anna Saito by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Inoue faced Madoka Jinnai at J-Girls Catch The Stone 13 on . She defeated Jinnai by unanimous decision after one extension round.
Inoue suffered her first professional kickboxing loss at J-Girls 2011: Born This Way 2nd on when she was defeated by Yukino Oishi via majority decision in the J-Girls bantamweight tournament final.
Mixed martial arts career
At just 16 years old, Inoue debuted in MMA at Jewels 10th RingJewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan...
on during the 2010 Rough Stone Grand Prix -56 kg tournament, submitting the more mature 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...
member Emi Murata with an armbar
Armlock
An 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...
in the second round.
On at Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan....
, Inoue defeated the more experienced Asako Saioka via technical submission (referee stoppage, armbar) to win the 2010 Rough Stone GP -56 kg tournament.
Inoue faced Jewels 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 bout at Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring was a mixed martial arts 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 titleholder of the promotion.-Background:At the end of...
on in Tokyo. She was defeated by unanimous decision.
Shoot boxing career
Inoue made her shoot boxingShoot boxing
Shoot boxing is both a combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985....
debut on at Shoot Boxing Osaka 2010 Alpinisme: "Young Caesar vol. 2". She faced Kanako Oka and was defeated by majority decision.
Inoue faced Natsuka in a shoot boxing match at Jewels 14th Ring on . She defeated Natsuka by unanimous decision.
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
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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....
| Decision (0-3)
| Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring was a mixed martial arts 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 titleholder of the promotion.-Background:At the end of...
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| align=center| 5:00
| 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
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, 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...
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| Win
| align=center| 2-0-0
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Asako Saioka| Technical Submission (armbar)
| Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan....
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| align=center| 2:59
| Bunkyo
Bunkyo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, 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...
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| Win
| align=center| 1-0-0
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Emi Murata| Submission (armbar)
| Jewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan...
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:58
| 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
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, 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...
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Shoot boxing record
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External links
- Profile at Fightergirls.com
- Profile at J-Girls
- Official blog