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Deep Jewels Events
These are the Jewels (mixed martial arts), Deep Jewels events held by the Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization Deep (mixed martial arts), Deep. The ''Jewels'' MMA events were previously held by Jewels (mixed martial arts), Jewels before Deep absorbed its operations on . ''Deep Jewels 1'' ''Deep Jewels 1'', originally was the inaugural MMA event of the Deep Jewels brand after Jewels promotion ceased operations to move the brand to Deep promotion. The event took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan. Source(s) ''Deep Jewels 2'' ''Deep Jewels 2'', originally was the second MMA event of the Deep Jewels brand held by the Japanese promotion Deep. The event took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan. The event featured Seo Hee Ham defending the Deep Jewels featherweight championship, which she won in the Jewels promotion by defeating Naho Sugiyama in the last Jewels event, against Sadae Numata, who won the rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewels (mixed Martial Arts)
Jewels (styled JEWELS in capitals) is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd., focused on Women's mixed martial arts, female fighters. It is the direct successor of Smackgirl. It has a working relationship with fellow mixed martial arts promotion Deep (mixed martial arts), Deep presided by Shigeru Saeki (also the Jewels supervisor). History After the women MMA promotion Smackgirl faced severe financial difficulties caused by the unexpected departure of major sponsors and television network deals, an executive from Japanese event production company Archery Inc., Yuichi Ozono, formed the company Marverous Japan and acquired the assets and rights formerly belonging to Smackgirl parent company Kilgore. Since the reputation of Smackgirl was tarnished by all the problems it faced, it was decided to start anew. On June 9, 2012, it was announced that Jewels has formed a strategic partnership with American promotion Invicta Fighting Championships to cross-prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takayo Hashi
Takayo Hashi (端貴代 ''Hashi Takayo'', born October 2, 1977) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. Biography Hashi observed her brother grappling and competing in mixed martial arts and this inspired her to compete as well. She joined the Wajutsu Keishukai, Tokyo Honbu gym and worked as an office worker during the day. Mixed martial arts career Hashi held the title of Smackgirl Grappling Queen in the promotion's Open-Weight division. She competed in the Japanese Abu Dhabi ( ADCC) qualifiers in 2007 and won her division. On May 6 and 7 of that year, she took third place in the official ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in Trenton, New Jersey. Hashi suffered her first defeat in MMA in 2005 when she was submitted by Hitomi Akano. She then won eight straight fights and avenged the loss to Akano in their 2007 rematch. Hashi faced Amanda Buckner at FFF 4 - Call of the Wild on April 3, 2008. She won the fight by unanimous decision. She later defeated Chisa Yonez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rin Nakai
is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist. Starting her MMA career in 2006, she has participated in the organizations Pancrase, Smackgirl, Valkyrie (mixed martial arts), Valkyrie and the UFC. Nakai has been rated amongst top ten of Women's Flyweight and Bantamweight fighters between 2006 and 2018. Biography Nakai was born on October 22, 1986, in Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. She started training in judo at the age of three. She was ranked #5 in judo in all of Japan in middle school and #3 in High school#Japan, senior high school. She graduated from :ja:東海大学付属高輪台高等学校・中等部, Takanawadai High School (a Middle School attached to Tokai University) and later dropped out of Teikyo University. Early MMA Nakai started fighting on October 1, 2006. She defeated Asuka Ito by TKO (technical knockout), after breaking Ito's nose at ''Pancrase 2006 Blow Tour''. Smackgirl On May 19, 2007, she fought against Kazue Matake in her first fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwanan Boonsorn
Suwanan Boonsorn (born June 14, 1996) is a Thai mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the microweight division of Jewels, where she is the inaugural microweight champion. A professional competitor since 2014, Suwanan has also competed in Rizin. Mixed martial arts career Full Metal Dojo In her professional mixed martial arts debut, Suwanan was scheduled to face Kaewjai Prachumwong at Full Metal Dojo 2: Protect Your Neck on August 23, 2014. She won the bout by a second-round submission. Suwanan faced Tipsuta Anoushian at Full Metal Dojo 10: To Live and Die in Bangkok on March 19, 2016. She lost the fight by a first-round submission. Suwanan faced Loma Lookboonmee for the vacant Full Metal Dojo Atomweight Championship at Full Metal Dojo 16: Big Trouble in Little Bangkok on November 3, 2018. She won the fight by a first-round submission to win the title. Jewels and Rizin In her Jewels debut, Suwanan faced Emi Sato on March 8, 2019, at Deep Jewels 23. She won the bout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kana Watanabe
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. She is competing in the Flyweight division of Bellator MMA. Kana Watanabe spent most of her career fighting in her native Japan, until she began fighting in Bellator MMA. Judo She started judo at the age of seven at Rinkai Juku. In his third year at Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Shibuya Junior High School, he competed in the 63 kg category at the National Junior High School Judo Tournament, but lost in the third round. In her first year at Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Shibuya High School, she placed fifth at the National High School Championships, and in her second year she competed in the Kinwashi-ki competition, reaching the finals along with Nakamura Misato, a year her junior, but lost to Saitama Sakae High School, placing second. At the Inter High School Championships, she finished second in the individual competition, losing in the final to Wada Mami, a junior at Okatoyo High School, and third in the team competition. In the team competition at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 In Rizin Fighting Federation
The year 2017 was the third year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. The year began with Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura on April 16, 2017. Rizin events are broadcased through a television agreement with Fuji Television. In North America and Europe, Rizin events became available on FITE TV. Background Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that Rizin will do 5 events in 2017: April, July, October, and the usual December 29 and 31 show. He also announced that they will do 2 Grand Prix this year. One is men, other is women. He stated the women grand prix will be at Atomweight due to the fact Rena Kubota will be in the grand prix. Kyoji Horiguchi will compete in the men tournament which take place at Bantamweight 61 kg. Rizin's Bantamweight grand prix will begin on July 30 at the Saitama Super Arena, with the first four opening rounds bouts of the tournament bracket. The remaining four opening bouts will take place in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayna Baszler
Shayna Andrea Baszler ( ; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she became a former List of NXT Women's Champions, two-time and longest combined-reigning NXT Women's Champion and a former List of WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, three-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. Baszler was trained in mixed martial arts (MMA) by former UFC fighter Josh Barnett and in catch wrestling by Billy Robinson. She had her first professional MMA fight in 2006 and later gained recognition for her skills as a submission grappler. Baszler was signed by the UFC in 2013 for the reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter'' – she would go on to have two professional bouts (0–2) in the company. In 2015, she was cut from the UFC and started her professional wrestling career that same year, being trained by Barnett again. Martial arts background and persona Baszler, a ''khun kru'' (teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reina Miura
Reina Miura (三浦 伶奈, born 22 July 1996) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the featherweight division of Rizin and DEEP. Mixed martial arts career Early career Openweight career Miura made her amateur mixed martial arts debut against Nao DATE at Deep Jewels 10 on November 22, 2015. The fight was ruled a no contest, as Miura had missed weight before the fight. Miura made her professional debut against Eriko Iwamoto, in a 165 lbs catchweight bout, at Deep Jewels 14 on November 3, 2016. She won the fight by a first-round technical submission. Prior to the fight, Miura left the Keishukai HEARTS and began training at Reversal Gym Tachikawa Alpha. It was from this fight onward that she began to compete under the ringname "King Miura" as well. Miura made her lightweight debut against Shayna Baszler at Deep Jewels 15 on February 25, 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Miura made her Rizin and openweight debut against Jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiko Raika
Emiko Raika (来家 恵美子, born January 24, 1975, in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese female professional boxer and mixed martial artist. Although more Japanese women have taken up traditionally male sports such as karate, kickboxing and wrestling in recent years, many in Japan still believe that women should not box, because of the injury risk. Raika, who has suffered a broken nose and an eye socket fracture in fights, shrugs off the possibility of injuries. "When I told friends that I want to become a boxer, they were surprised and put down my decision because I am a woman," said Raika. "But I had to resist. I like boxing and I wanted to do it. In fact, I am expressing myself through boxing. I am fighting not to beat the opponent, but for myself." Biography Early life Raika lived with her grandmother until she was three. After her grandmother died, she spent the next 15 years in the Karyo-en children's home in Kyoto. Raika was a good student, among the top of her high schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanna Asakura
Kanna Asakura (); born October 12, 1997, in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, is a female Japanese retired mixed martial artist. She competed in the Atomweight (106 lb) division and completed with the Rizin Fighting Federation. She is the #6 ranked Atomweight in the world according to Sherdog and #6 Atomweight according to Fight Matrix. Background Due to her father's influence, she started wrestling from the age of 5 and belonged to "Tokyo Gold Kids" from the upper grades of elementary school. Asakura won first at the 2011 Klippan Ladies International Wrestling Tournament in the cadet division for 38 kg and in the first year of high school, she achieved a brilliant record of 3rd place in the 46 kg class of the National High School Championships. She quit wrestling at 16, she re-entered high school, and while thinking about what to do with her future, saw footage of shoot boxing and shoot wrestling bouts. Seeing an avenue to make use of her wrestling and the Jiu Jitsu she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ji Yeon Kim
Kim Ji-yeon (; born October 18, 1989), often anglicized Ji Yeon Kim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist (MMA). She was the Jewels and Gladiator women's bantamweight champion. She competed in the Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Kim was born and raised in Incheon, South Korea. She started training in the 8th grade after seeing a kickboxing match on television, which set off her desire for a career in combat sports. She also wrestled in junior middle school and high school in her native South Korea. Mixed martial arts career Early career Kim started her professional MMA career in 2013 and fought primarily in South Korea and Japan. Kim acquired a six-fight winning streak and became the Jewels and Gladiator women's bantamweight champion prior to joining the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship Kim made her UFC debut on June 17, 2017. Kim faced Lucie Pudilová at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia in Singapore. She lost the fight v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina Kurobe
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the super atomweight division of Shooto, where she is the former and inaugural Shooto Super Atomweight champion. A professional competitor since 2012, Kurobe is also the former DEEP JEWELS Atomweight champion. In June 2021, she is the #9 ranked atomweight in the world according to Sherdog. Mixed martial arts career DEEP JEWELS Early career Kurobe made her professional debut against Naomi Taniyama at JEWELS: 22nd Ring. She won the fight by a second round rear naked choke. Kurobe made her second appearance with JEWELS at JEWELS: 23rd Ring, against Tomo Maesawa. Kurobe once again won by rear naked choke, submitting Maesawa in the first round of the bout. Kurobe was scheduled to fight Masako Yoshida at Deep Jewels 5. She beat Yoshida by unanimous decision. Following a first-round submission of Satomi Takano at Deep Jewels 6, Kurobe was scheduled to fight Emi Tomimatsu in the co-main event of Deep Jewels 7. Her figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
