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and

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Background

Ichii was born on in

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, Japan.

Professional wrestling career

Ichii debuted in 2004 in a match against

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Mixed martial arts career

Ichii's debut in MMA was on at '' Smackgirl 2006: Legend of Extreme Women'', where she was defeated via unanimous decision by

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. More than a year later, on her next match, Ichii defeated Yukiko Seki by

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(punches) to win the Universal Kickboxing Federation (UKF) Women's MMA Intercontinental Title on at Square Jungle's event ''Strong Soldiers' Conquest''. At ''

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35 Impact'' on at

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, Ichii defeated Japanese female MMA star

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via

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, becoming just the second woman to defeat Shinashi. On at Square Jungle's event ''Heisei Battle in the Square Jungle'', Ichii defeated Megumi Watanabe by

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in 25 seconds. Debuting with MMA promotion

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at '' Jewels 7th Ring'' on , Ichii was defeated by

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via unanimous decision. At '' Jewels 8th Ring'' on , Ichii was defeated by Saori Ishioka via

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submission in the second round. In her third straight loss, Ichii was defeated by South Korean kickboxer

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via unanimous decision on at '' Jewels 9th Ring'' during the first round of the Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament. After her

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, Ichii rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Miyo Yoshida during the 2010 Jewels -52 kg Rough Stone GP semi-finals at ''

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'' on . Ichii faced Hiroko Kitamura in the finals of the 2010 Jewels -52 kg Rough Stone GP at '' Jewels 11th Ring'' on . She was defeated by unanimous decision.

Kickboxing career

Ichii debuted in kickboxing on at ''Kakidamishi 8: Ryukyu Muay Thai Kingdom, Takeoff!'' where she was defeated by Sakurako via majority decision. Debuting in shoot boxing on at '' Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008'', Ichii was defeated by

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via extra round unanimous decision. On at the Martial Arts Japan Kickboxing Federation event ''Break Through 8: Breach'', Ichii fought to a

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against Mika Nagai. Ichii obtained her first victory in kickboxing by defeating Tomoko SP via unanimous decision on at ''M-1 Freshmans''. On at ''Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-cup 2010'', Ichii defeated Sumie Yamada by majority decision in the tournament's reserve bout.

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing record

''Legend'':

Championships and accomplishments

Professional wrestling

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( 1 time) – with GENTARO

Mixed martial arts

*Universal Kickboxing Federation Women's MMA Intercontinental Championship

References

External links

Mai Ichii Awakening Profile
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Profile
at Fightergirls.com

at

Official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ichii, Mai Japanese female mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Japanese female kickboxers Japanese female professional wrestlers 1980 births Living people People from Ageo, Saitama Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture