Two-division Deep and Deep Jewels champion Saori Oshima wowed fans with her breakout performance tonight in the co-main event of Rizin Fighting Federation 31 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Oshima earned her fourth straight win by upsetting Kanna Asakura via a hard-fought Split Decision.
The opening round was dominated by Oshima, who quickly took Asakura down and kept her on the defensive with punches and non-stop submission attempts. Asakura rallied in the second half of the fight, but she could not keep up with the work rate of Oshima, who took the well-deserved win.
Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Seika Izawa managed to overcome a considerable amount of adversity in her 49kg super atomweight debut tonight at Deep: “104 Impact” in Tokyo, Japan. Izawa, who was dropped in the second round, rallied to edge out South Korean striker Si Woo Park.
In a rematch almost nine years in the making, Rizin FF Women’s Super Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki scored her second victory over friend Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 30 in Saitama, Japan. Hamasaki outpointed Fujino in a non-title 49kg bout.
Atomweight prospect Mizuki “Nisse” Oshiro got back in the win column with a big victory tonight at Deep Jewels 34 in Tokyo, Japan. Oshiro, who had suffered three consecutive defeats against some of the division’s top talent, rebounded by stopping veteran Mizuki Furuse in tonight’s main event.
Deep Jewels showcased its latest all-female card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 34 was headlined by an atomweight matchup between the returning Mizuki Furuse and recent Atomweight Grand Prix competitor Mizuki “Nisse” Oshiro, who looked to rebound with a key victory.
Rising star Saori Oshima added a second championship to her collection today at Deep Jewels 33 in Tokyo, Japan. The reigning Deep Women’s Microweight Champion defeated Hikaru Aono in today’s entertaining main event to capture the vacant Deep Jewels Atomweight Championship.
Deep Jewels showcased its latest all-female card on Sunday afternoon at New Pier Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 33 was headlined by a rematch between Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Miki Motono and unbeaten challenger Seika Izawa, who upset Motono in a December non-title bout.
Following a disappointing setback in December, Saori Oshima rebounded in a big way tonight at Deep Jewels 32 in Tokyo, Japan. Oshima quickly submitted Emi Tomimatsu in the night’s main event, and she now joins three others in the semi-finals of the Deep Jewels atomweight grand prix.