Jewels 2nd Ring

Jewels 2nd Ring
Information
Promotion	Jewels
Date	February 4, 2009 (2009-02-04)
Venue	Shinjuku Face
City	Kabukicho, Tokyo,  Japan
Attendance	588[1]
Event chronology
Jewels 1st Ring Jewels 2nd Ring Jewels 3rd Ring

Jewels 2nd Ring, was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event, the second of women's MMA promotion Jewels. The event was held on February 4, 2009 (2009-02-04) at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.^[1][2][3]

Background

On January 2009 (2009-01), the event was first announced^[4] and a few days later the first bouts were announced, Hiroko Yamanaka vs. Michiko Takeda, Misaki Takimoto vs. Yasuko Tamada, Masako Yoshida vs. Shinsaki Ozawa and Shizuka Sugiyama vs. Shiho Shiho, along with the participation of Saori Ishioka and Mayumi Aoki.^[5] On January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23), debutants Hanako Kobayashi and Chihiro Oikawa were added to the card.^[6] The card had a rematch between Hiroko Yamanaka and Michiko Takeda, who had previously fought in Smackgirl in 2007, with Yamanaka winning the bout by split decision.

Results

Opening card

• 1st match: Jewels grappling rules -55 kg bout, 4 min / 1 R

Yuko Oya (DEEP Official Gym Impact) vs. Rikako Yuasa (Pogona Club Gym)

Yuasa defeated Oya by decision 0-3.^[7][8]

• 2nd match: Jewels amateur rules -48 kg bout, 5 min / 1 R

Miyoko Kusaka (Grabaka) vs. Satoko Kameda (P's Lab Yokohama)

Kusaka defeated Kameda by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:23 of round 1.^[7][8]

Main card

• 1st match: Jewels official rules -60 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

Harumi Harumi (Age Age) vs. Rina Tomita (AACC)

Tomita defeated Harumi by submission (armbar) at 0:22 of round 2.^{[7][8][9][10]}

At the beginning of the fight, Tomita exchanged strikes with Harumi, landing effective punches and kicks to Harumi's arms and body.^[9][10] As Harumi responded, Tomita took the fight to the ground where she held the advantage for the rest of round 1.^[9] In the second round, Tomita countered a take-down with an armbar, forcing Harumi to submit.^[9][10]

• 2nd match: Jewels official rules -60 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

Shizuka Sugiyama (Zendokai Yokohama) vs. Shiho Shiho (Age Age)

Sugiyama defeated Shiho by TKO (referee stoppage, punches) at 2:55 of round 1.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Starting with a flying knee, Sugiyama attacked Shiho with punches and kicks for the whole fight, while Shiho was only able to do some sweeps to try to defend.^[9][10] After the fourth standing count, the referee stopped the fight.^[9][10]

• 3rd match: Jewels official rules -52 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

Masako Yoshida (Age Age) vs. Misaki Ozawa (Zendokai Matsumoto)

Yoshida defeated Ozawa by TKO (doctor stoppage, runny nose) at 0:54 of round 1.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Ozawa started the fight with looping punches that damaged Yoshida and Yoshida countered with punches and kicks.^[9][10] After Yoshida got a take-down and Ozawa reversed it, the referee stopped the fight to check Ozawa's nose, which had a non-bloody liquid streaming. The flow could not be stopped and the doctor called the bout, giving the TKO victory to Yoshida.^[9][10]

• 4th match: Jewels official rules open weight bout, 5 min / 2 R

Mayumi Aoki (Gamurannac) vs. Chihiro Oikawa (Fighting Investigation Team Battlarts)

Aoki defeated Oikawa by submission (armbar) at 2:30 of round 2.^{[7][8][9][10]}

In the first round, pro wrestler Oikawa threw some jabs which managed to create some distance until Aoki started to counterattack with hooks and straights, and eventually Aoki dropped Oikawa with a right hook.^[9][10] During the course of the second round, Aoki landed kicks and knees that made the referee give Oikawa two standing counts. Oikawa pulled guard and attempted to get an armbar but Aoki defended and applied an armbar herself, forcing Oikawa to submit.^[9][10]

• 5th match: Jewels official rules -66 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

Misaki Takimoto (Zendokai Yokohama) vs. Yasuko Tamada (AACC)

Tamada defeated Takimoto by decision (0-3).^{[7][8][9][10]}

Takimoto landed punches and kicks in the first round, until Tamada took the fight to the ground, where she controlled position. Returned to their feet, Takimoto once again took then offense but Tamada took her down again.^[9][10] In the second round, Tamada landed punching combinations and, combined with take-downs, Tamada controlled the second round, earning a unanimous decision victory over Takimoto.^[9][10]

• 6th match: Jewels official rules open weight bout, 5 min / 2 R

Hiroko Yamanaka (B CREW) vs. Michiko Takeda (Zendokai Hiroshima)

Yamanaka defeated Takeda by TKO (referee stoppage, punches) at 3:25 of round 2.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Takeda was dominated during the first round by the striking ability of Yamanaka, who effectively used her height advantage, landing low-kicks and punches. At the end of round one, Takeda tried to apply a heel hook which Yamanaka avoided and countered with more strikes.^[9] The next round was also dominated by Yamanaka, who made Takeda take a standing count a little before being dropped with a one-two combination that forced the referee to stop the fight.^[9][10]

• 7th match, main event: Jewels official rules -52 kg bout, 5 min / 2 R

Saori Ishioka (Zendokai Koganei) vs. Hanako Kobayashi (Ito Dojo)

Ishioka defeated Kobayashi by TKO (referee stoppage, punches) at 2:20 of round 1.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Kobayashi landed kicks on Ishioka at the start of the fight. Ishioka countered with punches to the face and the fight became a striking exchange between the two, which ended in a standing count for debutant pro-wrestler Kobayashi.^[9][10] Kobayashi tried once again the kicks and Ishioka responded with punches which gave Kobayashi a second standing count. Shortly after, Ishioka finished the fight with punches.^[9][10]

References

External links

• Official results at Jewels (Japanese)
• Event results at Sherdog
• Event results at Fightergirls.com
• Event results at Bout Review (Japanese)
• Event results at God Bless the Ring (Japanese)
• Event results at kakutoh.com (Japanese)
• Event results at sportsnavi.com (Japanese)