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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] |
Smackgirl
Smackgirl was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused solely on Women's mixed martial arts, 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. and Rebranding, rebranded Jewels (mixed martial arts), JEWELS. Unlike conventional MMA in Japan, Smackgirl did not allow striking to the head while in a grounded position. There was also a 30-second limit for ground fighting but it was abolished by 2008. There were four weight classes: flyweight (under 48 kg), lightweight (under 52 kg), middleweight (under 58 kg), and openweight (no limit). Before being Smackgirl, the ReMix banner was used and held its first event in . After another event with the ReMix brand, the promotion morphed into Smackgirl in . Rules Weight classes *Flyweight (MMA), Flyweight (-') *Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight (-') *Middlewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Mizuki Inoue
, known mononymously as , 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. On , Inoue became the 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5-kilogram tournament champion. She repeated this feat on . Background Inoue was born on in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She started training karate in fourth grade when she accompanied her brother to his karate lesson. A year later, Inoue joined Hakushinkai Karate and also began training mixed martial arts (MMA). At 11 years old, Inoue met her karate and current main coach, Sadanori Yamaguchi, who is also the head of Hakushinkai Karate in Toyohashi, Aichi. He was the one who encouraged her to start MMA as he himself became interested in MMA after watching fellow karateka Minoki Ichihara, a Daido Juku champion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emi Fujino
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler, occasionally nicknamed . Background Fujino was born on in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from college, she started training in Japanese style of catch wrestling and other combat sports for dieting purposes. Mixed martial arts career Early career Fujino made her professional MMA debut at ''Smackgirl-F: Next Cinderella Tournament 2nd stage & SG-F7'' on , defeating Seri Saito by unanimous decision. Fujino obtained her second victory by defeating Eri Takahashi with an armbar submission in the second round on at ''Cross Section''. On at ''Smackgirl 2006: Legend of Extreme Women'', Fujino got her third straight win, defeating Mai Ichii via unanimous decision. Fujino's fourth bout was a first round straight armbar submission victory over Madoka Okada at ''Smackgirl 2007: Will The Queen Paint The Shinjuku Skies Red?'' on . Continuing her winning streak, Fujino defeated Anna Saito via submission (rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka, Japan
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th- largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the Meiji Restoration, Osaka greatly expanded in size and underwent rapid industrialization. In 1889, Osaka was officially established as a municipality. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka Tsuji
is a Japanese female mixed martial artist whose nickname is Vale Tudo Queen. Tsuji was a prolific female mixed martial artist in the 2000s. Tsuji is a former Smackgirl tournament winner, Smackgirl Lightweight Champion and Valkyrie Featherweight Champion. MMA ranking system portal Fight Matrix ranked Tsuji as the #1 pound-for-pound Female Mixed Martial artist in the world in the years 2002, 2004 and 2005.MMA Awards Fight Matrix. Retrieved on 26 January 2016. Between 2002 and her retirement from MMA in 2012, she had frequently placed in the Top 5 of women's MMA fighters in and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most populous urban areas in the world. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes Tokyo and parts of six neighboring Prefectures of Japan, prefectures, is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with 41 million residents . Lying at the head of Tokyo Bay, Tokyo is part of the Kantō region, on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. It is Japan's economic center and the seat of the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government administers Tokyo's central Special wards of Tokyo, 23 special wards, which formerly made up Tokyo City; various commuter towns and suburbs in Western Tokyo, its western area; and two outlying island chains, the Tokyo Islands. Although most of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewels 17th Ring
''Jewels 17th Ring'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by promotion Jewels on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan. The event featured the semi-finals and final of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament, which determined the first featherweight (-48 kg) titleholder of the promotion. It also featured a Jewels lightweight queen championship match and the final of the Jewels Under-15 Amateur Kickboxing Tournament. Background At the conclusion of '' Jewels 16th Ring'', the semi-final matchups were determined in the Jewels Featherweight Queen Grand Prix; a tournament that crowned the first featherweight queen champion of the promotion at ''Jewels 17th Ring''. Naho Sugiyama would face Kikuyo Ishikawa in one semi-final and Misaki Takimoto would face Yukiko Seki in the other. The winners would then face each other for the championship later on the same card. On , three bouts were announced for the card. Jewels lightweight queen champion Ayaka Hamasaki would def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewels 11th Ring
''Jewels 11th Ring'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The event hosted the Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament semi-finals and along with the Rough Stone GP 2010 finals. It also held the retirement match for Miki Morifuji. Background For the first time at the Korakuen Hall, Jewels first announced the semi-finals of the Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament and the finals of the Rough Stone GP 2010. Two more fights were announced in , one of them was Miki Morifuji retirement match. On , along with two other matches, it was announced that Hiroko Yamanaka was slated to fight against 2008 Olympic bronze medallist American Randi Miller. After 5 days, , a reserve match for the Lightweight Queen tournament was announced, with Saori Ishioka and Yuko Oya as participants, along with a grappling bout added to the card. Replacing Randi Miller who withdrew from the event on , it was annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seo Hee Ham
Ham Seo-hee (; ; born March 8, 1987), anglicised as Seo Hee Ham, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. She is currently signed to ONE Championship, where she is ranked #3 in the ONE Championship Women's Atomweight rankings. Ham previously competed in the MMA promotions Deep, Smackgirl, Jewels, Road FC, UFC, and Rizin. She is a former Jewels Atomweight Champion, former Road FC Women's Atomweight Champion, and former Rizin Women's Super Atomweight Champion. Early life Ham was born on in Gangwon Province, South Korea. She started training in kickboxing in 2004, when she was in her second year of high school. She was introduced to the Japanese MMA scene by UFC fighter Kim Dong-hyun. With few female fighters to train with in South Korea, Ham regularly trains with male fighters, such as fellow gym member Dong Hyun Kim. She is nicknamed "Hamderlei Silva" because of the similarities between her fighting style and Wanderlei Silva's style. In Japan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka Hamasaki
is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions ''Shooto'', Jewels and Rizin in Japan, and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki won the first Jewels Queen tournament to become the first lightweight champion of the promotion. Hamasaki vacated her title due to injuries on . She is a former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Hamasaki is the first Asian to win a North American premier MMA promotion title. Fight Matrix and ''MMARising.com'' list her as the number 2 atomweight fighter in the world, and one of the top 10 pound for pound female fighters in the world. Personal life Hamasaki was born on in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Outside of fighting, Hamasaki enjoys time with her dogs and going for walks. Martial arts training Hamasaki practiced judo for 8 years, achieving 2nd dan. She stopped practicing judo after finishing college and was working in an office. A ... [...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] |
