Deep Jewels showcased its 15th all-female fight card tonight at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 15 was headlined by an atomweight title rematch between reigning champion Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama and highly-touted contender Mina Kurobe, who looked to avenge a past loss.

In the Deep Jewels 15 co-feature, promotional postergirl Shizuka Sugiyama made her much-anticipated return to action against Yukari Nabe. Former boxing champion Emiko “Fujin” Raika battled Satsuki “Komachi Karate” Kodama at flyweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Champion Rena Kubota earned another impressive win under MMA rules on Saturday at Rizin Fighting Federation 4 in Saitama, Japan. Kubota stopped Poland’s Hanna “Tyson” Gujwan with a devastating kick to the body in round three of their 49kg matchup.

In atomweight action on Saturday’s card, KOTC champ Andy “The CrAsian” Nguyen finished wrestling powerhouse Miyu Yamamoto with a first-round armbar, and multi-time BJJ world champion Gabi Garcia made short work of professional wrestler Yumiko Hotta in a one-sided open-weight bout.

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Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai continued her streak of victories at 125 pounds with a third-round submission win on Thursday at Rizin Fighting Federation 3 in Saitama, Japan. Nakai finished standout wrestler Kanako Murata with a rear-naked choke in flyweight action.

Also on Thursday’s card, atomweight rising star Alyssa “Tiny Tim” Garcia earned a big victory over teen prospect Kanna Asakura. Garcia’s ground-and-pound and submission attempts impressed the judges, who awarded the American with a Unanimous Decision win after three hard-fought rounds.

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In spite of a late opponent change, Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai cruised to a one-sided victory in flyweight action tonight at Pancrase 282 in Tokyo, Japan. Nakai dominated Charlene “The Machine” Watt en route to a second-round TKO stoppage in tonight’s co-main event.

Nakai took Watt down in both rounds and battered her opponent with strikes from the top until the bout was finally waved off. Elsewhere on the card, Krush kickboxing champion Syuri Kondo kept her perfect MMA record intact with a first-round TKO win over short-notice replacement Sharmah Devaiah.

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Atomweight rising star Mina Kurobe earned the biggest victory of her career in the main event of Deep Jewels 14 today in Tokyo, Japan. Kurobe put together a strong performance en route to a Unanimous Decision win over former Deep Jewels title challenger Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka.

The Deep Jewels 14 co-main event also featured a significant upset, as atomweight prospect Tomo Maesawa finished former Deep Jewels Interim Strawweight Champion Emi Tomimatsu with a third-round rear-naked choke. At 125, former boxing champ Emiko “Fujin” Raika defeated Jin Hee Gan.

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Deep Jewels showcased its 14th all-female fight card on Thursday afternoon at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 14 was headlined by an atomweight contender’s bout between popular promotional veteran Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka and highly-touted rising star Mina Kurobe.

In the Deep Jewels 14 co-feature, recent atomweight title challenger Emi Tomimatsu looked to get back on the winning track when she battled Tomo Maesawa. Former boxing champion Emiko “Fujin” Raika took on Jin Hee Gan at flyweight. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the card.

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A total of eight fights are now official for Deep Jewels 14, which takes place on November 3rd in Tokyo, Japan. The all-female card is headlined by a pair of previously announced atomweight bouts pitting Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka against Mina Kurobe, and Emi Tomimatsu against Tomo Maesawa.

Among the latest additions to the event is a flyweight matchup between former boxing champion Emiko “Fujin” Raika and 17-year-old South Korean newcomer Jin Hee Gan. Strawweight prospects Sachiko Fujimori and Ayaka Miura will clash in featured action as each fighter looks for a key victory.

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Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Champion Rena Kubota kept her perfect MMA record intact with another impressive submission victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 2 in Saitama, Japan. Kubota finished standout wrestler Miyu Yamamoto with a power guillotine choke late in the first round.

In addition to the 49kg bout between Kubota and Yamamoto, Rizin FF 2 featured two more female fights. Kanako Murata outpointed Kyra “Mogwai” Batara in featured strawweight action, and Gabi Garcia submitted Destanie Yarbrough with a first-round keylock in the heavyweight card opener.

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