12/11 Jewels 6th Ring - RESULTS

Jewels held their 6th event earlier today, some talented fighters on the card. Fighters like Mika Nagano and Shizuka Sugiyama is really becoming stars in this organization. They both won their fights earlier today.

Also German fighter Alexandra Sanchez got a very good win in the Rough Stone tournament final, and I hope we get so see more of her.

In the main event Saori Ishioka defeated Sally Krumdiack by TKO.

-52.5kg: Saori Ishioka Def. Sally Krumdiack by TKO Round 1 2:45

ShootBoxing Rule: -52kg: Akari Def. Asako by Decision 3-0

Rough Stone GP 2009 Finals:
-48kg:Asami Kodera Def. Kikuyo Ishikawa by Decision 3-0
-54kg: Mika Nagano Def. Yuko Kagoshima by armbar Round 2 3:56
-60kg: Alexandra Sanchez Def. Tomoko Morii by armbar Round 1 3:39

-60kg: Shizuka Sugiyama Def. Yukiko "Ko" Ozeki by Decision 3-0
-53.5kg: Mari Kaneko Def. Rina Tomita by Decision 3-0
-48kg: Misaki "Patora" Ozawa Def. Yumiko Inoue by Decision 3-0
-48kg: Yoko Yamada Def. Miyoko Kusaka by Decision 3-0

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12/11 Jewels 6th Ring - Fight Order and Weigh-in

Jewels is putting on a sold out event in Shinjuku Face tomorrow. A lot of good fights on the card, and except for the main event I think a lot of people are looking forward to the rough stone finals.

Main-Event:
-52.5kg: Saori Ishioka 7-4-0 (52.4kg) vs. (53kg) 7-2-0 Sally Krumdiack

ShootBoxing Rule: -52kg: Juri- (51.5kg) vs. (51.7kg) Asaka

Rough Stone GP 2009 Finals:
-48kg:Asami Kodera 4-3-0 (48kg) vs.(47kg) 2-0-0 Kikuyo Ishikawa
-54kg: Mika Nagano 4-2-0 (53.7kg) vs. (53.3kg) 1-0-0 Yuko Kagoshima
-60kg: Alexandra Sanchez 2-0-0 (59.6kg) vs. (59.8kg) 1-1-0 Tomoko Morii

-60kg: Shizuka Sugiyama 5-1-0 (59.9kg) vs. (59.5kg) Yukiko "Ko" Ozeki
-53.5kg: Mari Kaneko 8-8-1 (53.5kg) vs. (53.4kg) 2-2-0 Rina Tomita
-48kg: Yumiko Inoue (47.3kg) vs. (47.8kg) 0-4-0 Misaki "Patora" Ozawa
-48kg: Yoko Yamada 5-1-0 (47.6kg) vs. (47.6kg) Miyoko Kusaka

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12/11 Jewels 6th Ring - Fight Announced and Sold Out!

Jewels have added another fight to their 6th event. Mari Kaneko will return after almost 4.5 years. In her day she fought some big fighters in her day, including Yuka Tsuji, Satoko Shinashi and Hisae Watanabe.



Her opponent will be AACC's Rina Tomita.



It has also been announced that this event is sold out, there will be a few standing places available though. All other tickets are sold out.

Announced:
-53.5kg: Mari Kaneko 8-8-1 vs. 2-2-0 Rina Tomita

Previously Announced:
Main-Event: -52.5kg: Saori Ishioka 7-4-0 vs. 7-2-0 Sally Krumdiack

-60kg: Shizuka Sugiyama 5-1-0 vs. Ko Ozeki
-53kg: Hiroko Kitamura 1-0-0 vs. Ayuka Hamazaki
-48kg: Yumiko Inoue vs. 0-4-0 Misaki "Patora" Ozawa
-48kg: Yoko Yamada 5-1-0 vs. Miyoko Kusaka

ShootBoxing Rule: -52kg: Juri- vs. Asaka

Rough Stone GP 2009 Finals:
-60kg: Alexandra Sanchez 2-0-0 vs. 1-1-0 Tomoko Morii
-54kg: Mika Nagano 4-2-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yuko Kagoshima
-48kg: Asami Kodera 4-3-0 vs. 2-0-0 Kikuyo Ishikawa

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12/11 Jewels 6th Ring - Fights Announced

Jewels have announced an additional 3 fights for their 6th event, and its good to see a Japanese organisation that seems to be going well. This is almost sold out already.

Added to the card is a very interesting matchup between the popular Saori Ishioka and American Sally Krumdiack. Ishioka lost her last fight against Megumi Fujii, and will be looking to get back on track with a win here. Krumdiack is the UMMA and FCF champion and will not be an easy opponent.

Also added is Shizuka Sugiyama against debutant Ko Ozeki. Ozeki is a ShootBoxing fighter and it will be interesting to see how she does against the Jewels favorite.

Announced:
-52.5kg: Saori Ishioka 7-4-0 vs. 7-2-0 Sally Krumdiack
-60kg: Shizuka Sugiyama 5-1-0 vs. Ko Ozeki
-53kg: Hiroko Kitamura 1-0-0 vs. Ayuka Hamazaki

Previously Announced:
-48kg: Yumiko Inoue vs. 0-4-0 Misaki "Patora" Ozawa
-48kg: Yoko Yamada 5-1-0 vs. Miyoko Kusaka

Rough Stone GP 2009 Finals:
-60kg: Alexandra Sanchez 2-0-0 vs. 1-1-0 Tomoko Morii
-54kg: Mika Nagano 4-2-0 vs. 1-0-0 Yuko Kagoshima
-48kg: Asami Kodera 4-3-0 vs. 2-0-0 Kikuyo Ishikawa

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7/11 Jewels 4th Ring - RESULTS

Jewels held their 4th event in a packed Shin-Kiba 1st ring earlier today. The main event saw Japanese star Megumi Fuji take on the very popular Saori Ishioka.

I was expecting "Mega-Megu" to dominate this fight, but Ishioka should not be underestimated and she put of a good fight. This was Ishiokas first time to fight with punches to the face on the ground allowed, and she got to try out being on both sides of these.

It is interesting to see that both the AACC stars took exactly as long finishing their opponents in todays event.

Shizuka Sugiyama continues her winning streak and Harumi continues her losing streak (streaching 12 fights now).

Also, it seems the fight order that I posted earlier was wrong, but here are the results.

Main-Event - 52kg: Megumi Fuji Def. Saori Ishioka by arm-bar Round 2 4:17

ShootBoxing Rule: Rena Def. Tomoko SP by Decision 3-0
60kg: Hitomi Akano Def. Miki Morifuji by rear-naked choke Round 2 4:17
54kg: Mika Nagano Def. Rina Tomita by arm-bar round 2 0:35
64kg: Shizuka Sugiyama Def. Hari by Decision 3-0
50kg: Asami Kodera Def. Yukiko Seki by arm-bar Round 1 4:47
56kg: Mutsumi Kasai Def. Celine Haga by arm-lock Round 1 3:06
60kg: Hiroko Kitamura Def. Harumi by triangle choke Round 1 3:51

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7/11 Jewels 4th Ring - Fight Order/New T-Shirts

The main event for Jewels 4th Ring is not unexpectedly Megumi Fuji against Saori Ishioka. I dont think Ishioka will give Mega-Megu her first loss, but she is a very popular fighter and I am sure the crowd will be enthusiastic about this fight.

For the occation, both Megumi Fuji and Saori Ishioka have designed new t-shirts, they will be sold at the event. This is Megumi Fujis shirt and it cost JPY3,675.



This is Saori Ishiokas shirt, it costs JPY 5,040.



The event is already sold out, there will be standing tickets on sale at the door, but if you are interested in those I would get there early. The doors open at noon.

But there are more popular fighters on the card than the fighters in the main event, amongst others: Hitomi Akano and Shizuka Sugiyama. And of course some very interesting talent, such as Celina Haga Rina Tomita and Mika Nagano.

Main Card:
10. Main-Event - 52kg: Megumi Fuji 17-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Saori Ishioka

9. 60kg: Hitomi Akano 14-6-0 vs. 7-5-0 Miki Morifuji
8. 64kg: Shizuka Sugiyama 3-0-0 vs. 5-7-0 Hari
7. 60kg: Harumi 0-11-0 vs. 0-0-0 Hiroko Kitamura
6. 56kg: Celine Haga 0-1-0 vs. 2-0-1 Mutsumi Kasai
5. 54kg: Mika Nagano 2-2-0 vs. 2-0-0 Rina Tomita
4. 50kg: Yukiko Seki 5-16-0 vs. 2-3-0 Asami Kodera
3. ShootBoxing Rule: Rena vs. Tomoko SP

Opening Fights (Amature):
2. 52kg: Miyoko vs. Ayuka Hamazaki
1. 54kg: Yuko Kagoshima vs. Emi Murata

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7/11 Jewels 4th Ring - Sold Out!

Japanese media is reporting that Jewels 4th ring is sold out. If you want to get to this event, there will be standing room tickets ONLY available at the door.

Of course this is a testament to the popularity of female MMA in Japan, and the popularity of the fighters on this card.

Main Card:
52kg: Megumi Fuji 17-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Saori Ishioka
60kg: Hitomi Akano 14-6-0 vs. 7-5-0 Miki Morifuji
64kg: Shizuka Sugiyama 3-0-0 vs. 5-7-0 Hari
60kg: Harumi 0-11-0 vs. 0-0-0 Hiroko Kitamura
56kg: Celine Haga 0-1-0 vs. 2-0-1 Mutsumi Kasai
54kg: Mika Nagano 2-2-0 vs. 2-0-0 Rina Tomita
50kg: Yukiko Seki 5-16-0 vs. 2-3-0 Asami Kodera

ShootBoxing Rule: Rena vs. Tomoko SP

Opening Fights (Amature):
52kg: Miyoko vs. Ayuka Hamazaki
54kg: Yuko Kagoshima vs. Emi Murata

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7/11 Jewels 4th Ring - Fight Updates

I finally have a decent internet setup at home, that means its time to catch up on some fight cards.

Jewels is putting on their 4th card, and they are getting more and more interesting. This time the event will take place in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

Since I last updated on this the card looks complete. The fight that looks like it will be the main-event was already announced, Megumi Fuji will take on Saori Ishioka. Also on the card is another AACC star, Strikeforce veteran Hitomi Akano will take on T-Blood's Miki Morifuji.

Harumi has fought in all Jewels events so far, and she is back. I truely hope she get her win this time, showing a lot of heart and this time it could be lucky #12. She will be taking on debutant Hiroko Kitamura.

There are some very interesting talents on this card as well, Shizuka Sugiyama is undefeated in her 3 fights and taking on the much more experienced Hari. Team Hellboy Hansen's Celine Haga is taking on the undefeated Mutsumi Kasai. Also look for the fight between Mika Nagano and Rina Tomita, it will be a fight that will draw fans.

Added:
60kg: Hitomi Akano 14-6-0 vs. 7-5-0 Miki Morifuji
64kg: Shizuka Sugiyama 3-0-0 vs. 5-7-0 Hari
60kg: Harumi 0-11-0 vs. 0-0-0 Hiroko Kitamura
56kg: Celine Haga 0-1-0 vs. 2-0-1 Mutsumi Kasai
54kg: Mika Nagano 2-2-0 vs. 2-0-0 Rina Tomita
50kg: Yukiko Seki 5-16-0 vs. 2-3-0 Asami Kodera

Previously announced:
52kg: Megumi Fuji 17-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Saori Ishioka

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