Jewels title contender Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino has a new opponent for her upcoming bout at Pancrase 247 on May 19th in Tokyo, Japan. Fujino will now face off against unbeaten King of the Cage veteran Amber “The Bully” Brown, who replaces injured teammate Monica Lovato on the card.
Brown announced her participation earlier this week and Pancrase officials confirmed the change on Friday. Lovato withdrew from her bout with Fujino due to injuries sustained in a car accident. Brown most recently earned a first-round TKO victory in January and now makes her Pancrase debut.
Top Jewels star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano had her work cut out for her today in the main event of Jewels: “23rd Ring” in Tokyo, Japan. The popular grappler earned a close Unanimous Decision victory over fellow submission specialist Emi Tomimatsu in a back-and-forth battle at 114 pounds.
Jewels showcased its first event of the year on Saturday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. Jewels: “23rd Ring” was headlined by a lightweight contender’s bout between promotional star Mika “Future Princess” Nagano and talented grappling specialist Emi Tomimatsu at 114 pounds.
Strikeforce veteran Colleen “The Beautiful Disaster” Schneider picked up her third straight victory and captured her first pro title tonight at Super Fight League 14 in Mumbai, India. Schneider submitted Serbia’s Sanja Sučević with a keylock to become the inaugural SFL Women’s Flyweight Champion.
Top-ranked strawweight Jessica “Jag” Aguilar made a successful return to action tonight at Bellator 94 in Tampa, Florida, but her victory did not come easily. Aguilar narrowly outpointed submission specialist “Little” Patricia Vidonic in a rematch from the pair’s first fight back in February 2012.
Another week of training has passed. I love it. I am feeling pretty good right now, the weight is great and everything is going according to plan. I’ve had great training sessions at the Ettl-Bros Team in Graz and at MMA-Vienna, which are two of the best gyms in Austria. I also did some fun training with M-1 Champion Beckan Taisumov, which helped me to improve a lot.
Featherweight standout Julia “The Jewel” Budd has a new opponent for her main card bout at Invicta Fighting Championships 5 on April 5th in Kansas City, Missouri. After two opponent changes, Budd faces off against veteran “Miss” Mollie Estes, who makes her second appearance for the promotion.
Three more fights and a one-day grappling tournament have been added to this Saturday’s Jewels: “23rd Ring” event at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. In amateur kickboxing matches, teen prospect Miiri Sasaki takes on Moga, and 16-year-old J-Girls veteran Mao Muronaga battles Ayumi Otaki.