Recent Deep Jewels strawweight title challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino looks to rebound from a decision loss in August when she returns to action on November 23rd at Deep Jewels 10 in Tokyo, Japan. Fujino is set to face off against popular kickboxing prospect Nori Date under MMA rules.

Deep Jewels officials announced the fight today along with four additional bouts that all feature members of Team Date. In a featured atomweight matchup, Emi Yamamoto takes on Hana Date. Sachiko Fujimori battles Karei Date, Pan Hui meets Proof Date, and Reina Miura faces Nao Date.

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Bantamweight veteran Colleen “The Thoroughbred” Schneider continued her streak of victories with a hard-fought Split Decision win tonight at Pancrase 270 in Tokyo, Japan. Schneider narrowly edged out the previously unbeaten Bryanna “The Pink Ranger” Fissori in a closely-contested bout.

Schneider took an early lead on the scorecards thanks to a key takedown in the opening round, but Fissori rallied back and she dominated the middle stanza with submission attempts and ground and pound. A late takedown from Fissori in round three was not enough, and Schneider eked out the win.

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A second atomweight matchup has been added to the upcoming Deep Jewels 10 card, which is set to take place on November 23rd in Tokyo, Japan. Former Jewels champ Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama returns to action following a year-long hiatus and battles once-beaten prospect Mina Kurobe.

Deep Jewels officials announced the fight today. Sugiyama has not fought since August 2014 when she was stopped by current Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Ayaka Hamasaki at Deep Jewels 5. Kurobe dropped a decision to reigning Deep Jewels Atomweight Champion “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi in May.

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Atomweight prospect Kanna Asakura scored a huge victory in her third pro MMA fight tonight at Vale Tudo Japan 7th in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. The unbeaten 17-year-old upset former Valkyrie champion and Invicta FC title challenger Yasuko “Ikuko” Tamada in a one-sided matchup on the card.

Asakura has quickly risen to become one of Japan’s most highly-touted female prospects thanks to her three straight wins under the VTJ banner. Tonight’s Unanimous Decision win over 28-fight veteran Tamada vaults the talented teen fighter into the top ten in the competitive atomweight division.

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Deep Jewels Strawweight Champion Mizuki Inoue successfully retained her title in the Deep Jewels 9 main event tonight in Tokyo, Japan. The talented 21-year-old rebounded from a pair of tough setbacks under the Invicta FC banner by defeating Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino for a third time.

South Korean standout Ji Yeon Kim kept her undefeated record intact and captured her second pro MMA title in tonight’s co-main event. Kim, the reigning Gladiator Women’s Bantamweight Champion, defeated veteran Takayo Hashi in a rematch for the Deep Jewels bantamweight title.

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Deep Jewels showcased a pair of title fights on its ninth all-female card tonight at Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan. Deep Jewels 9 was headlined by a Deep Jewels Strawweight Championship trilogy fight between champion Mizuki Inoue and veteran challenger Emi “Kamikaze Angel” Fujino.

In tonight’s co-main event, Deep Jewels Bantamweight Champion Takayo Hashi put her title on the line in a rematch against unbeaten Gladiator titleholder Ji Yeon Kim. Emi Tomimatsu took on Natsuki Shimomakise. MMARising.com has live play-by-play for the Deep Jewels 9 card.

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Atomweight contender Satomi “Sarami” Takano rebounded from a setback in a Deep Jewels title fight in May with a hard-fought win on Saturday night at Road Fighting Championship 25 in Wonju, Gangwon, South Korea. Takano edged out 18-year-old Jeon Eun Kim in a back-and-forth bout.

Takano’s three-fight winning streak was snapped by new atomweight champ “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi at Deep Jewels 8, but she got herself back on track on Saturday night with her second victory inside the Road FC cage. Takano’s strong final round was enough to earn her a narrow decision win.

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One of Shoot Boxing’s biggest stars, four-time Girls S-Cup winner Rena Kubota, captured another title belt tonight at the 2015 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup event in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Kubota defeated late replacement Kane Chopirom for the vacant Shoot Boxing Women’s Flyweight Championship.

Also on the card, Kubota’s protégé, two-time JKS48 tournament winner Mio Tsumura, earned three victories in one night to claim the 2015 48kg Shoot Boxing Japan Girls S-Cup Championship. Tsumura narrowly edged J-Girls Mini Flyweight Champion Momi Furuta in a closely-contested trilogy fight.

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