June Schedule Japanese MMA/Kickboxing

Coming up in the month of June are good events. No DREAM event, but there is an SRC event which should be very interesting and the highlight of this month. Also on the schedule is Pancrase, DEEP, Shooto, ShootBoxing and Cage Force, among others.

If I have missed something, feel free to add it in the comments.


6/5
- Pancrase Passion Tour - Differ Ariake


6/6
- M-1 Muay Thai - Differ Ariake
- ShootBoxing - Korakuen Hall
- Shooto "Shooting Disco 12" - Shinjuku Face
- ZST SWAT! 34 - Golds Gym Omori
- DEEP Cage Impact 2010 in Osaka - Zepp Osaka


6/12
- Krush (kickboxing) - Shinjuku Face


6/13
- Shooto Gig Centra Vol. 20 - Zepp Nagoya


6/19
- GCM Valkyrie 06 - Differ Ariake
- GCM Cage Force - Differ Ariake


6/20
- WVR SRC 13 - Kokugikan
- The Outsider 12 - Differ Ariake
- J-Network (kickboxing) - Korakuen Hall


6/27
- New Japan Kickboxing - Differ Ariake
- Rise 67 (kickboxing) - Golds Gym Omori
- Demolition West Project - Osaka
- Gladiator 7 - Sapporo Teisen Hall

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4/25 ASTRA - Enson Inoue Added

Enson Inoue have been added to the Astra card on April 25. His opponent will be Antz "Notorious" Nansen, a kickboxer that defeated judoka Izumi in his Sengoku debut.

Makoto Takimoto announced his retirement and he will not be participating in this event.

Added:
Light-Heavy: Enson Inoue 11-8-0 vs. 1-0-0 Antz "Notorious" Nansen

Previously announced:
Yuya Shirai vs. 8-3-0 Che Mills
Michihiro Omigawa 9-8-1 vs. 13-3-0 Micah Miller
Tatsunao Nagakura 5-0-0 vs. 8-7-1 Akihiko Mori

Participants:
Hidehiko Yoshida 9-7-1
Kazuhiro Nakamura 13-10-0
Denis Kang 32-12-1

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4/25 ASTRA - Omigawa vs. Miller Announced

The Astra card will be all about Yoshida's farewell. But I am sure there will be some other big fights on the card too. Today one of them was announced.

Omigawa really turned his career around with his performance in the Sengoku featherweight tournament. In 2009 he went 5-1-1, making his MMA record 9-8-1. He will be taking on ATT fighter and DREAM, WEC and Shine veteran Micah Miller.

The other fight announced today will see the very promising Tatsunao Nagakura, who will take on the more experienced Akihiko Mori.

Added:
Michihiro Omigawa 9-8-1 vs. 13-3-0 Micah Miller
Tatsunao Nagakura 5-0-0 vs. 8-7-1 Akihiko Mori

Previously announced:
Yuya Shirai vs. 8-3-0 Che Mills

Participants:
Hidehiko Yoshida 9-7-1
Makoto Takimoto 6-5-0
Kazuhiro Nakamura 13-10-0
Denis Kang 32-12-1

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4/25 ASTRA - First Fight Announced, Denis Kang Added

J-Rock have announced their first fight for the Astra card on April 25. DEEP champion, Yuya Shirai will take on Che Mills in a welterweight fight.

Also announced as a participant is Denis Kang, who is returning to Japan after his disapointing loss in the Dream middleweight tournament in 2008. Kang will be eager to get back to winning here.

Announced:
Yuya Shirai vs. 8-3-0 Che Mills

Participants:
Hidehiko Yoshida 9-7-1
Makoto Takimoto 6-5-0
Michihiro Omigawa 9-8-1
Kazuhiro Nakamura 13-10-0
Tatsunao Nagakura 5-0-0
Denis Kang 32-12-1

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4/25 ASTRA - Yoshida's Farewell Fight

J-Rock have announced that they are holding an event on April 25. This will be Hidehiko Yoshida's last fight, and Yoshida Dojo is coming out in force. The fighters include Omigawa and Takimoto.

It will be interesting to see if this is a one time thing, or if there are bigger plans for "ASTRA". The event will take place in Nippon Budokan, and is priced similar to the Sengoku and Dream events.

Participants:
Hidehiko Yoshida 9-7-1
Makoto Takimoto 6-5-0
Michihiro Omigawa 9-8-1
Kazuhiro Nakamura 13-10-0
Tatsunao Nagakura 5-0-0

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1/30 King of the Cage "Toryumon" - RESULTS

KOTC held their first event in Japan earlier today. It was a very good card, and the Japanese fighters really cleaned up!

The main event saw Shooto veteran Mamoru handle the undefeated Baca, and eventually getting a rear naked choke win. He is now the KOTC junior flyweight champion.

Kotetsu Boku got a good win over the former KOTC lightweight champion, Toney Harvey.

Toby Imada got a good win over Daisuke Hanazawa, in one of the few fights where the American fighter came out on top.

King of the Cage World Junior Flyweight Championship:
Mamoru Yamaguchi def. Frank Baca by rear-naked choke Round 2 1:54

Light: Kotetsu Boku def. Tony Hervey by Unanimous Decision
Welter: Toby Imada def. Daisuke Hanazawa by TKO Round 2 0:29
Female: Roxanne Modafferi def Molly Helsel by rear-naked choke Round 2 3:18
Bantam: Tatsuya Sou def Shigeki Matsuda by TKO Round 2 3:48
86.4kg: Shungo Oyama Def. Mike Wimmer by heelhold Roun1 1:07
Open: Koji Kanechika def Jerry Vrbanovic by Decision 3-0
Jerry Nelson Def. Shinsho Anzai by decision 2-1
Feather: Shinya Kumazawa def. Steve Hecht by Armbar Round 1 1:14
Light: Tsuyoshi Tamaki def. Bryon Schnell by rear-naked choke Round 3 2:28

Some pictures from the event, from Sportsnavi:

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1/30 King of the Cage "Toryumon" - Reminder

Just a reminder of this event tomorrow in the Okinawa Convention Centre.

The event is a very good start for KOTC in Japan, the card is looking very good. It is marketed as a double main event (personally, I feel there can only be 1 main event) with the highlight being a KOTC flyweight title fight between shooto legend Mamoru Yamaguchi and the relatively inexperienced, but undefeated Frank Baca.

I also always enjoy good female fights, and Roxanne Modafferi vs. Molly Helsel should be a good fight.

Tickets range from JPY 2,000-20,000.

There has been a change to the card, Toby Imada originally scheduled to fight Kiichi Kunimoto will instead fight Pancrase veteran Daisuke "13" Hanazawa.

This is the card from KOTC Japan: (I suspect there is a mistake about Byron Schnell fighting twice)

King of the Cage World Junior Flyweight Championship:
Mamoru Yamaguchi 22-5-3 vs. 3-0-0 Frank Baca

Kotetsu Boku 15-6-2 vs. 11-6-0 Tony Hervey
Daisuke Hanazawa 13-11-5 vs. 22-13-0 Toby Imada
Roxanne Modafferi 13-5-0 vs. 8-8-1 Molly Helsel
Tatsuya Sou 4-3-1 vs. Shigeki Matsuda
Shungo Oyama vs. Mike Wimmer
Koji Kanechika 4-2-0 vs. 6-6-1 Jerry Vrbanovic
Leandro Cussano vs. 4-3-0 Christian Vargas
Shinsho Anzai vs. Jerry Nelson
Shinya Kumazawa 3-6-0 vs. 4-1-0 Steve Hecht
Zachery Hayden vs. "Black Dragon"
Tomohiro Adaniya vs. "Miyagi Takashi"
Tsuyoshi Tamaki vs. Bryon Schnell
Riku Inafuku vs. Donald Shaw
Tsuyoshi Tamaki vs. Bryon Schnell

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1/4 KRUSH 5 "New Year Fight" - Rambaa Fighting Exhibition Fight

Krush is an organization that I dont write much about, my focus has always been on the MMA side in Japan (with some very few exceptions). But Krush has announced a fight for their January 4 event that I thought was worth mentioning + the fact that they have been increasing their popularity lately (or it might be my perception).

Either way, the popular Shooto flyweight champion, Rambaa "M-16" Somdet will fight an exhibition fight on this event. Normally, I think exhibition fights might not be that big of a deal. BUT Rambaa is very entertaining in a normal fight, I think this should be a very entertaining fight for the fans in Korakuen Hall! His opponent is the M-1 Bantamweight chamption and RISE 55kg chamption, Nobuchika Terado.

Other than that, some very talented fighters on the card, like Yusuke Tsuboi, who was a participant in the 2008 Koshien K-1 tournament.

Fight Order:
Main Event:
8. 61kg K-1 Rule (5x3min.): Naoki Ishikawa vs. John Dennis

7. Exhibition Fight (2x2min): Rambaa "M-16" Somdet vs. Nobuchika Terado
6. 60kg K-1 Rule (3x3min + ext.): Junpei Aotsu vs. Hideki Mizutani
5. 55kg K-1 Rule (3x3min + ext.): Shota Takiya vs. Yoshiharu Nasu
4. 65kg K-1 Rule (3x3min + ext.): Daiki Watanabe vs. Atsushi Sasaya
3. 60kg K-1 Rule (3x3min): 隼児 Miyata vs. Daisuke Endo
2. 55kg K-1 Rule (3x3min): Yusuke Tsuboi vs. Yo Saenchai-gym
1. 65kg K-1 Rule (3x3min): Takahiro Ogawa vs. Wataru Suzuki

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The Mika Nagano Pictures *UPDATED*

At long last I got my hands on these, and for all the fuss I sort of expected more. But I gues thats just my hormones speaking. She is a beautiful girl (all I can say).

For those who needs more of Mika you can click here for the GBR free video of the event.

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12/11 KSW Martial Arts Confrontation 12 - World Strongest Man Takes on MMA

Some news from Polish organization KSW again. They are putting on some of the best events in Europe, and as I am a fan of strong-man competitions, this is a huge fight for me.

As far as I know, this is Mariusz Pudzianowski's MMA debut, but he is not new to martial arts. He has done professional boxing, and it seems also some Kyokushin karate. But he made his name by winning the World Strongest Man competition 4 times! I am really looking forward to seeing what he can do in the MMA ring. His opponent is Polish boxing champion Marcin Najman.

This should be a fight for people who enjoy hard hitting heavyweights!

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9/13 Jewels 5th Ring - RESULTS

Jewels held their 5th event earlier today, the main event saw Korean veteran Seo Hee Ham take on Misaki Takimoto. Seo Hee Ham had not fought since her loss to Megumi Fuji in SmackGirl over a year ago, and took a decision win improving her record to 5-3. Her only losses are to Megmi Fuji, Yuka Tsuji and Miku Matsumoto.

This event got a little more attention than normal when the popular Mika Nagano posed semi-nude (corrected, I read that and think topless... Have not see the picure yet) for DEEP boss Saeki. The picures went on print in "Friday" and should be in my mailbox soon. The attention did not seem to affect Nagano as she took an impressive first round win.

German Alexandra Sanchez put on a strong performance as the handed the popular Shizuka Sugiyama her first loss.

Main-Event: Seo Hee Ham Def. Misaki Takimoto by Decision 3-0
Open: Megumi Yabushita Def. Atsuko Emoto by arm-bar Round 1 2:43

ROUGH STONE GP 2009 - Round 1:
-60kg: Alexandra Sanchez Def. Shizuka Sugiyama by Decision 3-0
-60kg: Tomoko Morii Def. Chihiro Oikawa by arm-bar Round 1 4:13
-54kg: Mika Nagano Def. Rina Tomita by arm-bar Ring 1 2:25
-54kg: Yoko Kagoshima Def. Yuko Oya by Decision 3-0
-48kg: Asami Kodera Def. Shinsaki Ozawa by arm-triangle Round 2 1:56
-48kg: Kikuyo Ishikawa Def. Asako by rear-naked choke Round 1 1:18

Opening Fights:
Grappling: Ayuka Hamazaki def. Hikaru Shida by armlock Round 1 0:38
Masami Tsujiyama vs. Miki "Planet" DRAW

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9/26-27 ADCC 2009 - Participants

The ADCC tournament comes around every other year, and it is always a highlight. This is where the worlds best grappliers come to compete. Just qualifing here is a great achievement.

Lots of MMA stars are here to compete for the honor and respect that comes from being an ADCC champion. They have recently added the wildcards, and the competitor list should be complete.

This year the tournament is being held in Barcelona.

Female -60kg:
Kyra Gracie, Brasil
Ina Steffensen, Denmark
Laurence Cousin, France
Michelle Tavares, Brasil
Megumi Fuji, Japan
Sayaka Shioda, Japan
Hillary Williams, USA

Female 60kg+:
Lana Stefanac, USA
Shanti Abelha, Denmark
Ida Hansson, Sweden
Rosângela Conceição, Brasil
Hitomi Hiraiwa (Akano), Japan
Penny Thomas, South Africa
Hannette Quadros Staack, Brasil

Male -65.9kg:
Jeff Curran, USA
Justin Rader, USA
Leo Vieira, Brazil
Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura, Japan
Jeff Glover, USA
Baret Yoshida, USA
Rubens Charles Maciel, Brasil
Jayson Patino, USA
David Marinakis, Australia
Ryan Hall, USA
Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas, Finland
Nicolas Renier, France
Rafael Mendes, Brasil
Kohei Yasumi, Japan
Rani Yahya, Brasil

Male -76.9kg:
Ben Askren, USA
Bill Cooper, USA
Milton Vieira, Brazil
Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Japan
Georges St. Pierre, Canada
Pablo Popovich, USA
Marcelo Garcia, Brasil
Kron Gracie, USA
Enrico Cocco, USA
Rodney Ellis, Australia
Don Ortega, USA
Toni Linden, Finland
Marcelo Azevedo, Brasil
Murilo Santana, Brasil
Keita Nakamura, Japan

Male -87.9kg:
Gunnar Nelson, Iceland
Tarsis Humphreys, Brasil
Rousimar Palhares, Brasil
Braulio Estima, UK
Nate Marquadt, USA
Mike van Arsdale, USA
Daniel Tabera, Spain
Rafael Lovato Jr.
Chris Weidman, USA
Igor Praporshchikov, Australia
Jason Selva, USA
Trond Saksenvik, Norway
Damian Maia, Brasil
Andre Galvao, Brasil
Kazuhiro Nakamura, Japan
Kassim Annan, France

Male -98.9kg:
Marcio Cruz, Brasil
Renato Sobral, Brasil
Vesa Vuori, Finland
Vinicius Magalhães, Brasil
Dean Lister, USA
Roberto Abreu, USA
Ricardo Arona, Brasil
Alexandre Ribeiro, USA
Gerardi Rinaldi, USA
Anthony Perosh, Australia
Rafael Davies, USA
Andreas Olsen, Norway
Radek Turek, Poland
Glover Teixeira, Brasil
Yukiya Naito, Japan

Male +99kg:
Jeff Monson, USA
Tom Erikson, USA
Jon Olav Einemo, Norway
Rogent Lloret, Spain
Saulo Ribeiro, USA
Fabricio Werdum, Brasil
Dennis Roberts, Australia
Asa Fuller, USA
Janne-Pekka Pietiläinen, Finland
Tomasz Janiszewski, Poland
Antoine Jaoude, Brasil
Kouji Kanechika, Japan
Tom DeBlass, USA

Super-Fight:
Roger Gracie vs. Robert Dysdale

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9/13 JEWELS 5th Ring - Fights Announced

Jewels have announced a couple of fights for their next event. Former SmackGirl champion Megumi Yabushita will be taking on pro-wrestler Atsuko Emoto. Another pro-wrestler, Hikaru Shida will be fighting in a grappling rule fight. He opponent is yet to be announced.

For the Rough Stone GP, German talent Alexandra Sanchez will be taking on the undefeated Shizuka Sugiyama.

Announced:
Open: Megumi Yabushita 17-15-0 vs. 2-2-0 Atsuko Emoto
Grappling: Hikaru Shida vs. TBA

ROUGH STONE GP 2009 - Round 1
-60kg: Alexandra Sanchez 1-0-0 vs. 5-0-0 Shizuka Sugiyama
-60kg: Chihiro Oikawa 1-1-0 vs. 0-1-0 Tomoko Morii

Previously Announced:
Main-Event: Seo Hee Ham 3-3-0 vs. 10-10-4 Misaki Takimoto

Rough Stone GP 2009:
-48kg:
Kikuyo Ishikawa 1-0-0
Asami Kodera 3-3-0
Shinsaki Ozawa 0-3-0
Miyoko Kusaka 0-0-0

-54kg:
Mika Nagano 3-2-0
Rina Tomita 2-1-0
*2 fighters TBA

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9/13 Jewels 5th Ring - Main-Event Announced

Jewels have announced the main event for their 5th ring event, which will take place in Shinjuku Face.

On this card will also be some "Rough Stone GP" fights. Looks like there will be 3 weight classes in this GP, -48kg, -54kg and -60kg. This will be a similar sort of thing to the rookie tournament format (even if there are some familiar names in there), and the goal would be to build a new star.

Anyway, the fight announced today will be the main event, and it features Korean SmackGirl and DEEP veteran, Seo Hee Ham and the very experienced Misaki Takimoto. Seo Hee Ham has 3 losses, but they are to some of the strongest female fighters in the world, Megumi Fuji, Miku Matsumoto and Yuka Tsuji. She holds a win against Hisae Watanabe, and this will be her first fight since April 2008.

Participating in this event will also be the Japanese pro-wrestler Hikaru Shida.

Main-Event: Seo Hee Ham 3-3-0 vs. 10-10-4 Misaki Takimoto

Rough Stone GP 2009:
-48kg:
Kikuyo Ishikawa 1-0-0
Asami Kodera 3-3-0
Shinsaki Ozawa 0-3-0
Miyoko Kusaka 0-0-0

-54kg:
Mika Nagano 3-2-0
Rina Tomita 2-1-0
*2 fighters TBA

-60kg:
Shizuka Sugiyama 4-0-0
Chihiro Oikawa 1-1-0
*2 fighters TBA

Participating:
Hikaru Shida

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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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7/11 JEWELS 4th Ring - Megumi Fuji Fighting

The 4th Jewels event will take place Saturday July 11. This time it will not be in the usual Shinjuku Face, but in Shinkiba 1st Ring.

The first fight has been announced and it will feature the unbeaten star of female MMA, Megumi Fuji. She will take on Saori Ishioka, who has won her last 3 fights. Megumi Fuji will go in with a record of 17-0 and only 2 fights have gone the distance. I have a feeling this fight will end before the final bell as well.

This fight was set up in the last Jewels event, when Saori Ishioka challenged Megumi Fuji in the ring. Mega-Megu accepted and there will be a few first for Ishioka in this fight. First of all, ground and pound will be allowed and it will go for 3x5min.

Ishioka got her chance, now lets see how she does against Megumi Fuji.

Announced:
Megumi Fuji 17-0-0 vs. 7-3-0 Saori Ishioka

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5/30 War Gods 5 - Results

I reported earlier that Steve Magdaleno would make his return in this event, fighting Kit Cope. That was before all the controversy, and I can only say what I have heard, so it might not be 100% true. Before the weigh-in there was a rumor that the event was called off. Kit Cope and his team-mate, Lucas Gamaza, deceided to rehydrate and when the rumor turned out to be true they could not make weight and pulled out.

This left Steve and the organisers in a bad position, 1 day to go and no opponent. Luckily, Carlos Garces stepped up to face Steve Magdaleno on very short notice. Steve also came in on short notice here, in place of injured Andy Wang. He ended up taking his 6th straight win, and I hope it opens some more doors for him.

The rest of the results:

Main-Event: Lew Polley Def. Vernon "Tiger" White by Decision 3-0

Lightweight Showdown Round 1:
Joe Duarte Def. David Gardner by TKO Round 1 2:41
Steve Magdaleno Def. Carlos Garces by arm-bar Round 1 3:30

Lightweight Alternate Bracket:
Bryan Travers Def. Tom Belt by Decision 3-0

Other Fights:
Rick Slaton Def. Salah Zabian by TKO Round 1 0:56
Gareth Joseph Def. Jose Diaz by TKO Round 1 1:26
Leland Gridley Def. George Sanchez by arm-bar Round 2 2:28
Tarec Saffiedine Def. Mike Arellano by keylock Round 1 2:44
Bailey Byrne Def. Mentoa McKenzie by triangle Round 1 0:57

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