Former Jewels champion Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama captured another title on Sunday afternoon at Deep Jewels 12 in Tokyo, Japan. Sugiyama edged out Emi Tomimatsu in the three-round main event to become Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion in front of a capacity crowd at Shinjuku FACE.

Sunday’s win capped off a run of redemption for Sugiyama, who struggled after losing her Jewels Featherweight Queen Championship in 2013. Also at Deep Jewels 12, Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka earned a first-round finish in the co-main event, and 17-year-old Nori Date upset Yuko “Amiba” Oya.

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Deep Jewels held its 12th all-female fight card on Sunday at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 12 featured a vacant atomweight title bout between former Deep Jewels interim strawweight champion Emi Tomimatsu and one-time Jewels 106-pound titleholder Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama.

In Sunday’s atomweight co-feature, recent title challenger Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka looked to get back on the winning track when she faced Hana Date. Yuko “Amiba” Oya met Nori Date in a 54kg catchweight contest. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 12 card.

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Krush women’s kickboxing champion Syuri Kondo began her MMA career with a close and competitive decision victory tonight at Pancrase 277 in Tokyo, Japan. Kondo edged out previously undefeated teen prospect Kanna Asakura in a featured strawweight showdown on tonight’s main card.

The talented fighters spent the majority of the bout battling for takedowns and trading strikes in clinches against the cage. Kondo managed to secure a tight rear-naked choke in the dying stages of round three, which proved to be just enough to seal a razor-thin decision victory on the scorecards.

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Top-ranked contenders Emi Tomimatsu and Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama will face off for the newly-vacant Deep Jewels Atomweight Championship on June 5th at Deep Jewels 12 in Tokyo, Japan. The 105-pound championship fight was one of seven bouts officially announced for the card earlier today.

Former champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi vacated the belt in order to compete in her upcoming ONE Championship title fight. Also set for the Deep Jewels 12 card is a featured atomweight bout between Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka and Hana Date, and a 54kg bout between Yuko “Amiba” Oya and Nori Date.

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Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Champion Rena Kubota extended her winning streak to 16 with a Unanimous Decision victory tonight at Rizin Fighting Federation 1 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The popular Kubota defeated Chute Boxe representative Cyndi Alves in a 51kg shoot boxing matchup.

In MMA action at Rizin FF 1, multi-time BJJ world champion Gabi Garcia dominated Anna Malyukova en route to a second-round submission victory in an open-weight contest. Highly-touted wrestler Kanako Murata made a successful MMA debut by defeating Natalia Denisova at strawweight.

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Former Deep Jewels Interim Strawweight Champion Emi Tomimatsu earned one of the biggest victories of her career this afternoon at Deep Jewels 11 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomimatsu submitted popular contender Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka in round two of the Deep Jewels 11 atomweight main event.

Reigning Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Mizuki Inoue cruised to a quick and dominant win in today’s co-feature. The highly-touted 21-year-old finished Nori Date with a first-round armbar. In featured atomweight action, Mina Kurobe halted a losing skid by defeating Nori’s teammate, Hana.

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Deep Jewels showcased its 11th all-female fight card on Sunday afternoon at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 11 was headlined by a featured atomweight contender’s bout between former Deep Jewels Interim Strawweight Champion Emi Tomimatsu and Saori “Shooting Star” Ishioka.

In tonight’s co-feature, Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Mizuki Inoue took on Nori Date in a non-title matchup. Mina Kurobe faced Hana Date in a short-notice atomweight bout after injuries resulted in two late changes to the card. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for Deep Jewels 11.

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Former Deep Women’s Lightweight Champion Hisae Watanabe made a triumphant return to MMA action tonight at World Series of Fighting Global Championship 2 in Tokyo, Japan. Competing for the first time since late 2007, Watanabe stopped Ye Ji Lee in round two of an atomweight bout.

Watanabe’s lengthy hiatus from the sport did not appear to have an impact on her power, and she picked up her 12th knockout victory with tonight’s stoppage. Also on the card, Anna Bezhenar took a Unanimous Decision victory over the previously unbeaten May Ooi in a strawweight matchup.

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