Tomo Maesawa Retains Title, Rin Nakai Wins Quickly At Deep Jewels 26In one of her most impressive performances to date, reigning Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion Tomo Maesawa made a successful defence of her title on Tuesday afternoon at Deep Jewels 26 in Tokyo, Japan. Maesawa defeated rival Emi Tomimatsu for a second time in the card’s main event.

Competing on just one day’s notice, former Pancrase champion and veteran Japanese star Rin Nakai scored a quick stoppage win in the Deep Jewels 26 co-headliner. Nakai, who replaced an overweight “King” Reina Miura in the 63kg bout, armbarred Titapa “Diamond Rose The Rocket” Junsookplung.

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Deep Jewels 26 Live Play-By-Play & ResultsDeep Jewels showcased its 26th all-female fight card on Tuesday afternoon at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 26 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Atomweight Championship rematch between defending champion Tomo Maesawa and top-ranked title challenger Emi Tomimatsu.

In the 63kg co-main event, Rin Nakai stepped in on one day’s notice to face Titapa “Diamond Rose The Rocket” Junsookplung after Junsookplung’s original opponent, “King” Reina Miura, missed weight by more than five pounds. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 26 card.

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Shizuka Sugiyama, Hikaru Aono Earn Stoppage Wins At Deep Jewels 25Veteran contender Shizuka Sugiyama picked up a decisive victory tonight in the Deep Jewels 25 headliner at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Sugiyama dominated prospect Asami “Akaringo” Nakai en route to an impressive second-round submission finish in the night’s flyweight main event.

Sugiyama has not lost under the Deep Jewels banner in more than five years, and she is now one of the promotion’s top flyweights. Elsewhere at Deep Jewels 25, Hikaru Aono earned her second straight submission victory with a slick finish of Miyuki Furusawa in the atomweight co-feature.

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Deep Jewels 25 Live Play-By-Play & ResultsDeep Jewels showcased its 25th all-female fight card on Sunday night at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. The Deep Jewels 25 card was headlined by a flyweight contender’s matchup between veteran promotional standout Shizuka Sugiyama and fast-rising prospect Asami “Akaringo” Nakai.

In the atomweight co-main event, Hikaru Aono squared off against Miyuki Furusawa. Elsewhere on Sunday’s seven-fight card, Momoko Yamazaki took on Mizuki “Nisse” Oshiro in a featured minimumweight matchup. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 25 card.

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Seo Hee Ham, Stephanie Egger Win Impressively At Rizin FF 17Road FC Women’s Atomweight Champion Seo Hee Ham earned another impressive victory in her Rizin debut tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 17 in Saitama, Japan. Ham finished Deep Jewels champion Tomo Maesawa in the first round of their 49kg super atomweight contender’s bout.

Ham’s victory has propelled her into a title eliminator matchup later this year, where she will look to add more championship gold to her collection. Also at Rizin FF 17, Swiss standout Stephanie Egger dominated popular judoka “King” Reina Miura throughout their featured 63kg matchup.

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UFC veteran and former Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai made a successful return to action tonight at Deep Jewels 24 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai, who was making her Deep Jewels debut, easily dispatched of the still-winless Kaewjai “Kaew” Prachumwong in the flyweight main event.

In tonight’s 49kg co-main event, Emi Tomimatsu overcame a late opponent change and submitted Mizuki Furuse with a first-round kimura. In featured strawweight action, AACC prospect Miki Motono stayed unbeaten by defeating veteran Deep Jewels contender Mika “Future Princess” Nagano.

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Deep Jewels showcased its 24th all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 24 was headlined by a flyweight bout between returning UFC veteran Rin Nakai and Thai challenger Kaewjai “Kaew” Prachumwong, who made her Deep Jewels debut.

In the 49kg co-feature, Emi Tomimatsu took on Mizuki Furuse. Veteran contender Mika “Future Princess” Nagano battled newcomer Miki Motono in strawweight action, and Nanaka Kawamura faced off against Mao at 51kg. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 24 card.

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Rena Kubota, Kana Watanabe Among Winners At Rizin FF 15Competing at her traditional fighting weight of 51kg, top Japanese star Rena Kubota made a successful return to MMA action tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 15 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Kubota defeated Samantha Jean-Francois in a bout that was originally scheduled for New Year’s Eve.

Earlier on tonight’s card, undefeated flyweight standout Kana Watanabe overcame a solid effort from Polish challenger Justyna “Lara Croft” Haba en route to a Unanimous Decision victory. Also at flyweight, Kanako Murata earned a short-notice submission win over Saray Orozco Rodriguez.

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