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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] |
Toyohashi, Aichi
is a Cities of Japan, city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-largest city until March 31, 2005, when it was surpassed by the city of Toyota, Aichi, Toyota, which had merged with six peripheral municipalities. Geography Toyohashi is located in southeastern Aichi Prefecture, and is the capital of the informal "Higashi-Mikawa Region" of the prefecture. It is bordered by Shizuoka Prefecture to the east, and by Mikawa Bay and the headlands of the Atsumi Peninsula to the west. To the south is the Enshū Sea of the Pacific Ocean. The presence of the warm Kuroshio Current offshore gives the city a temperate climate. The stretching in adjacent city of Tahara to the west, Toyohashi, and the city of Hamamatsu to the east is a sea turtle nesting spot. Climate The city has a climate characterized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 2
''The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II'' (later renamed ''UFC 2: No Way Out'') was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 11, 1994, at Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado. The event was seen live on pay-per-view in the United States, and was later released on home video. History ''UFC 2'' featured a sixteen-man tournament format, the first and only one in UFC history, with the winner receiving $60,000. The first seven bouts were not aired on the live pay-per-view broadcast nor were they on the home video version (VHS). The tournament had no weight classes or weight limits. Matches had no time limit or rounds, therefore no judges were used. Competitors could only win a match by submission, by the opponent's corner throwing in the towel, or by knockout. ''UFC 2'' marked the debut of referee John McCarthy, arguably the most famous referee in the sport of MMA. Since this was the only 16-man tournament in UFC history, Royce Grac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 stable 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. Owner and head coach Hiroyuki Abe teaches mixed martial arts and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett is a catch wrestling coach for the gym. Notable members * Hiroyuki Abe * Hitomi Akano * Antonio Carvalho * Megumi Fujii * Shinichi Kojima * Hitomi Sakamoto * Yasuko Tamada *Ayaka Hamasaki * Koyomi Matsushima Strikeforce controversy The club was involved in a controversy during the mixed martial arts event '' Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz'', the inaugural fight card for San Jose-based fight promoter Strikeforce under their new Showtime broadcast deal on April 11, 2009. Hitomi Akano, former Smackgirl 125-pound fighter, was to meet Chute Boxe fighter Cristiane "Cyborg" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submission (combat Sport)
A submission, also called a "tap out" is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, resulting in an immediate defeat. A submission is often performed by visibly tapping the floor or opponent with the hand or foot, or by verbalizing to the opponent or referee of the competition. In combative sports where the fighter has cornermen, the cornerman can also stop the fight by " throwing in the towel" (either by literally throwing in a towel or by verbalizing to the official), which may count as a submission. To force a submission a fighter must do a submission hold, of which there are two categories. The first is a joint lock, which can include armlocks, americanas, anklelocks, kneebars, etc. These submissions damage the joints by hyperextending and threatening to break them. Secondly there are chokeholds. These include the rear naked choke, guillotine choke, triangle choke, etc. These prevent air flow to the lungs or blood flow to the brain, risking the fighter to go unconsciou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewels 10th Ring
''Jewels 10th Ring'' was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. It hosted the opening round of the second Rough Stone Grand Prix. Background On , Jewels announced that the event would begin the second Rough Stone Grand Prix. The first fights were announced on , along with the announcement that Seo Hee Ham's conflicting schedule led Jewels to release her. Ham's replacement was to be determined with the bout between Celine Haga and Saori Ishioka. More fights were announced on . Sixteen-year-old kickboxer Mizuki Inoue made her mixed martial arts debut on the card as part of the -56 kg bracket of the Rough Stone Grand Prix. The weigh-ins were held one day prior to the event. It was later announced that Ham would return to Jewels in December to reclaim her place in the Lightweight Queen Tournament semi-final. As a result, the bout between Ishioka and Haga was changed to a regular match. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikako Yuasa
; born 12 April 1991) is a submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor. Regarded by some as one of the greatest Japanese BJJ fighters, Yuasa is a World, European and Asian champion in coloured belt and a four times black belt World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, World champion. Career Rikako Yuasa was born on 12 April 1991 in Saitama, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. She started Swimming from the age of four, by the time she reached sixth grade she was selected to participate in the Junior Olympics. In secondary school she started Freestyle Wrestling and Kodokan Judo. Looking for a gym she joined Pogona club, an MMA in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Kawaguchi, where she discovered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She started training under Ichiro Kaneko. In October 2008 she was promoted to the blue belt then purple the following year in October 2009. In December 2010 she started competing in Submission Grappler, Grappling at a Tokyo Jewels (Mixed Martial Arts), JEWELS event. As a purple b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Takahashi (kickboxer)
is a Japanese kickboxer. Takahashi competes mainly in shoot boxing, where she became the runner-up in the 2010 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup tournament and is a former Shoot Boxing Japan women's flyweight champion. She vacated the title on . Background Takahashi was born on , in Chiba, Chiba, Japan. Shoot boxing and kickboxing career Takahashi debuted on , defeating Kanako Oka by unanimous decision in a special rules bout after an extra round at ''Young Caesar Cup Tokyo 2009''. In the opening round of the ''2009 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup'' tournament on , Takahashi was defeated by Saori Ishioka via unanimous decision after three rounds in a match that Ishioka controlled from beginning to end. Takahashi rebounded with a victory over Harumi by TKO (referee stoppage) in the second round on , at ''Shoot Boxing 2009: Takeshi Road -bushido- The Fifth''. Earning her second straight TKO victory, Takahashi defeated Asako Saioka on , at '' Jewels 7th Ring''. The referee stopped the fight i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewels 13th Ring & 14th Ring
''Jewels 13th Ring'' and ''Jewels 14th Ring'' are two mixed martial arts (MMA) events combined in a single date and location held by promotion Jewels. The events took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. Background Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, '' Jewels 12th Ring'' was canceled. As a result of this, Jewels decided to change their planned schedule in order to combine ''Jewels 13th Ring'' and ''Jewels 14th Ring'' into a single date and location, the first one in the afternoon and the second one in the evening, and serve as fundraisers for Japan's earthquake relief and reconstruction efforts. The location and date originally planned for ''Jewels 14th Ring'' will be used for '' Jewels 15th Ring''. As part of the relief efforts of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, ''13th Ring'' and ''14th Ring'' are part of the Fight for Japan charity, a collaborative effort from several Japanese combat sports organizations. The first four bouts announced we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majority Decision
A majority decision (MD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ... and other sports involving striking. In a majority decision, two of the three judges agree on which fighter won the match, while the third judge indicates that neither fighter won (i.e., a " draw"). In boxing, each of the three judges allocates a score (round by round) for each fighter. If all scheduled rounds are completed (i.e., no knockout (technical included)), each judge totals the points for all rounds. If the same fighter scores more points than the other on two of the judges' scorecards, but the third judge scored equally for both fighters (a draw), the official victory is award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Name
A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting the wrong image. Since the advent of the Internet, it is relatively easy to discover a fighter's real name. Professional wrestling Ring names are much more common in professional wrestling than any other sport; famous examples include Terry Bollea becoming Hulk Hogan, Shawn Hickenbottom becoming Shawn Michaels, Roderick Toombs becoming Roddy Piper, Dwayne Johnson becoming The Rock, Christopher Irvine becoming Chris Jericho, and Phillip Jack Brooks becoming CM Punk. A number of wrestlers adopted their real name or a variation of it, sometimes modifying the spelling to better fit their gimmick, such as Dave Bautista becoming Batista (later reverting to his real name for his Hollywood acting career), Patricia Stratigea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unanimous Decision
A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match. In boxing, each of the three judges keeps score (round by round) of which fighter they feel is winning (and losing). This only includes landed blows to the head or the body. In MMA, judges look for different criteria such as kicks, take-downs, punches, knees, elbows, cage control, submission attempts, and aggression. A decision is not required to be unanimous for a boxer or mixed martial artist to be given a victory. In the modern era of Olympic boxing, UD is utilized more often than other outcomes, including stoppages. Unanimous decision should not be confused with a majority decision or split decision. History In the early days of combat fighting, winners were determined only when one party was unable to continue th ... [...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] |
