Ayaka Hamasaki

Ayaka Hamasaki
Born March 31, 1982
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[1]
Weight 114 lb (52 kg)[1]
Division Lightweight
Featherweight
Strawweight
Atomweight [2]
Style Judo, Grappling[3]
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Abe Ani Combat Club
Trainer Megumi Fujii
Rank      2nd Dan Black Belt in Judo
Years active 2009-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 10
By knockout 2
By submission 4
By decision 4
Losses 1
By knockout 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: January 1, 2014

Ayaka Hamasaki (浜崎 朱加 hamasaki ayaka, born on March 31, 1982) is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She has fought in MMA promotions Shooto and Jewels. Hamasaki won the first Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament to become the first lightweight champion of the promotion. Hamasaki vacated her title due to injuries on August 31, 2013.[4][5]

As of November 2013, Hamasaki is the #15-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com[6] and the #6-ranked female strawweight (107-115 lb) fighter according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.[7]

Background

Hamasaki was born on March 31, 1982 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Martial arts training

Hamasaki practiced judo for 8 years, achieving 2nd dan.[1] She stopped practicing judo after finishing college and was working in an office. A year and a half later, Hamasaki began training in MMA around 2008, partly for dieting purposes. She was introduced to the Abe Ani Combat Club (AACC) by her friend and AACC member Rina Tomita, and although Hamasaki knew about MMA, she was unaware of women's MMA.[8][9]

Mixed martial arts career

Hamasaki made her MMA debut on October 25, 2009 at Shooto Gig Central Vol. 19, defeating Kinuka Sasaki via submission (armbar) in the second round.[10][11]

Joining Jewels for the first Lightweight Queen tournament, Hamasaki submitted South Korean kickboxer Han Sol Lee with an americana in just 48 seconds in the opening round of the tournament at Jewels 9th Ring on July 31, 2010.[12][13]

At Jewels 11th Ring on December 17, 2010, Hamasaki defeated Sakura Nomura after three competitive rounds via unanimous decision in the Lightweight Queen tournament semi-finals.[14][15] In the same event, Hamasaki defeated South Korean Seo Hee Ham by unanimous decision, surprising commentators by holding her own in the striking exchanges against the experienced Korean kickboxer. Hamasaki won the tournament in the process and became the first Jewels Lightweight (115 lbs) Queen Champion.[14][15]

Hamasaki was scheduled to face Lisa Ellis in a non-title bout at Jewels 12th Ring on March 11, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.[16] However, Ellis suffered a calf injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight. Hamasaki was then set to face Jessica Aguilar at 12th Ring instead,[17] but the event was cancelled after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami earlier in the day.[18][19][20]

Hamasaki faced Mizuki Inoue in a non-title bout at Jewels 16th Ring on September 11, 2011 in Tokyo.[21] She defeated Inoue by unanimous decision.[22][23]

Hamasaki defended her Jewels title in a rematch against Seo Hee Ham at Jewels 17th Ring on December 17, 2011.[24] She won the fight by TKO (corner stoppage) after the first round when Ham could not continue due to injury.[25][26]

Hamasaki faced Yuka Tsuji in a Jewels title fight at Jewels 19th Ring on May 26, 2012 in Osaka, Japan.[27] She won the fight by submission due to a kimura in the first round.[28]

Hamasaki was scheduled to face Jasminka Cive at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann on July 28, 2012 in Kansas City, Kansas.[29][30] However, Cive was unable to secure a visa to compete and Hamasaki faced Lacey Schuckman instead.[31] She defeated Schuckman by submission due to an armbar late in the third round.[32]

Hamasaki was expected to face Carla Esparza at Invicta FC 4 in January 2013.[33] However, Hamasaki withdrew from the fight in order to defend her Jewels title.[34] She faced Emi Fujino at Jewels 22nd Ring on December 15, 2012[35][36] and defeated Fujino by unanimous decision.[37][38]

Hamasaki agreed to face Carla Esparza for the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013,[39][40] but Esparza withdrew due to a knee injury. Hamasaki was then matched up against Claudia Gadelha.[41] She was defeated by TKO in the third round.[42][43]

Other activities

Hamasaki participated in a submission grappling mini-tournament held at Jewels 10th Ring on October 10, 2010, where she won the tournament by defeating Emi Tomimatsu via armbar submission in the second round and Yuko Oya, also by armbar in the first round.[44][45]

Hamasaki faced Saori Ishioka in a grappling match at Jewels 14th Ring on May 14, 2011.[46][47] She won the match by split decision.[48][49][50][51]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-1-0 Mei Yamaguchi Decision (unanimous) Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special December 31, 2014 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan featherweight bout.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-1-0 Naho Sugiyama TKO (Punches) Deep Jewels 5: Inoue vs Tomimatsu August 9, 2014 1 4:01 Tokyo, Japan featherweight bout.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 9-1-0 Claudia Gadelha TKO (punches) Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg July 13, 2013 3 3:58 Kansas City, Missouri, United States Invicta FC Strawweight title eliminator
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-0-0 Emi Fujino Decision (unanimous) Jewels 22nd Ring December 15, 2012 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended Jewels Lightweight (115 lbs) Queen Championship
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-0-0 Lacey Schuckman Submission (armbar) Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann July 28, 2012 3 4:45 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-0-0 Yuka Tsuji Submission (kimura) Jewels 19th Ring May 26, 2012 1 3:41 Osaka, Japan Defended Jewels Lightweight (115 lbs) Queen Championship
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-0-0 Seo Hee Ham TKO (corner stoppage) Jewels 17th Ring December 17, 2011 1 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Defended Jewels Lightweight (115 lbs) Queen Championship
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-0-0 Mizuki Inoue Decision (unanimous) Jewels 16th Ring September 11, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Non-title bout
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-0-0 Seo Hee Ham Decision (unanimous) Jewels 11th Ring December 17, 2010 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament final. Won Jewels lightweight (115 lbs) title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-0-0 Sakura Nomura Decision (unanimous) Jewels 11th Ring December 17, 2010 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament semi-finals
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-0-0 Han Sol Lee Submission (americana) Jewels 9th Ring July 31, 2010 1 0:48 Tokyo, Japan Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament opening round
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0-0 Kinuka Sasaki Submission (armbar) Shooto Gig Central Vol. 19 October 25, 2009 2 2:00 Nagoya, Japan

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Ayaka Hamasaki - Tapology". tapology.com.
  3. ↑ "Ayaka Hamasaki Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
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